7th March - Law News

1533rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers have welcomed proposals to ban McKenzie Friends from charging fees for their services. The Judicial Executive Board (JEB) has proposed substantial reform for McKenzie Friends, non-lawyers who offer assistance or appear as advocates on behalf of litigants in person. The number of both litigants in person and McKenzie Friends has risen sharply in number in recent years, partly due to cutbacks in legal aid. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Greetings card delivery company Moonpig apologises for delayed Mother's Day deliveries https://t.co/F0u8si4BxP 
• Commonwealth laws encroaching on freedom #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/gVR9oLpqeH 
• Finalists for the inaugural Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards have been announced https://t.co/BR30l1rF5I 
• Revenue up, but business development neglected at law firms https://t.co/PLnbL8wqDx
• Inaugural awards attract high-profile judges #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/I1wdJcVjcH 
• Solicitors-General divided over public interest advocacy #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/sCmiyGBBn3 
• Slater and Gordon: What is the risk to clients? https://t.co/82lu1KmBdC 
• Two judges join the NSW Supreme Court bench #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/wPl2wLJ0Bo 
• Rise in cyber risk leads to legal jobs boost https://t.co/pyobVjQ297 
• Lawyers need to review their personal habits to maximise their efficiency https://t.co/ctYely7agR 
• Class actions seek overseas funding against big Aussie players #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/dhTWb04LPF 
• Law firm IT can do more than simply ‘keep the lights on’ https://t.co/3OSHgOplFL 
• Government to review £500m-worth of Atos contracts after IT failure https://t.co/tyLixJOOL3 
• Could wrestler Hulk Hogan take down Gawker over a sex tape? https://t.co/X9iPkjjQjk 
• Access to justice ‘very much at risk’ – Neuberger | Law Gazette https://t.co/nVixztuya4 
• Eversheds in Singapore merger talks – reports | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZG6SalUphB 
• Regional firm goes for John Lewis-style shared ownership | Law Gazette https://t.co/C6KvYjKyJ4 
• No violation of article 6 after evidence found in unlawful search used against man, Strasbourg rules - Scottish Lega…https://t.co/7XPVsrPUQs 
• Judges rule ‘hearsay’ evidence can provide ‘mutual corroboration’ in refusing appeal against assault conviction https://t.co/7Cm61BZ8kY
• Faculty suggests simplifying Simple Procedure - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UnIHOD3XSK 
• Clan Childlaw intervenes in ‘named persons’ case at Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gx1OY6SeMP 
• Maclay Murray & Spens reaches final of award for family friendly firms - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rEypFAvUAU 
• England: CPS produces guidelines for pursuing internet trolls - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xvnnZKSelY 
• Holyrood passes legislation banning e-cigarette sales to under-18s - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/xvVHT6uzww
• Buy-to-let interest still strong despite LBTT - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/MhKw5OFxVP 
• Luxembourg court confirms citrus fruit labelling rules - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aCQaduwdhP 
• Car dealer not responsible for unremovable adverts associated with manufacturer - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9Q0tWM3MWr 
• Judge says High Court is 'not a casino' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4s9ChQVMR5 
• Lord Neuberger discusses work of the Supreme Court and addresses constitution criticism - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qitGuj7vAC 
• Are ladies’ nights legal? https://t.co/VGILO9iLkb 
• There are two ways to become a serious injury lawyer: I took the scenic route https://t.co/B3BVdBhCpN 
• Job seeker bags interview with Slaughter and May after sending two packets of Haribo https://t.co/u74xdVHsL0 
• Slater & Gordon remains tight-lipped over trainee lawyers' futures in wake of £500m losses https://t.co/27J0md2OZA
• City law firm partner, 33, shares romantic tale and upcoming castle wedding with world https://t.co/lwg9PzCzAp 
• BPTC cost hikes across providers as Cardiff bumps fees by 11% https://t.co/fQdpwErlN5 
• You can now sue your parents for uploading those embarrassing photos on Facebook https://t.co/CPEkq5VmeZ
• The ‘justice gap’ in sexual offences: why is the criminal justice system failing rape victims? https://t.co/NM2zkE1RwF 
• The definitive guide to university law balls https://t.co/8dszlFyd9a 
• Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of its 43 London qualifying trainees https://t.co/vF3knOlYWW 
• Supreme Court vicarious liability decisions to hit law syllabuses https://t.co/F8hpIcb48C
• Durham students learn to think like commercial lawyers https://t.co/9QBg6o5lus 
• Multiple choice questions to be axed from BPTC ethics exam https://t.co/BLaoHhRHi9 
• Emoji law: Barristers brace for UK cases after American girl charged for using gun symbol on Instagram https://t.co/oTFrOTcPUX 
• Southampton law student turns on his own and slams arrogant wannabe lawyers https://t.co/PhLj73weDA 
• Berwin Leighton Paisner reveals spring retention rate of 70% https://t.co/p20SCju99A 
• Harvard Law School ditches official emblem after student protest https://t.co/FZk5e2UfiU 
• Reed Smith ups newly qualified pay -- and hours targets https://t.co/rDpj0bvYM9 
• Law firm offers rookies chance to become partners during their training contracts https://t.co/dQcbdp9mkc 
• 'For clients litigation is just another business deal' https://t.co/34LFs60a7V 
• Regional law firms nudge out global giants in Sunday Times best employers guide https://t.co/Xnn9kQEyCF 
• Sexist email DLA Piper partner WILL face disciplinary tribunal https://t.co/H5vk9HikEa 
• Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74 https://t.co/gyX5NbQ5d5
• Twenty Faslane workers exposed to radiation https://t.co/y5CR7Toxfb
• Migrant crisis: Boat sinking off Didim, Turkey claims 25 lives https://t.co/iPU6ZSg7uc 
• BCC boss resigns over 'Brexit' support https://t.co/tU4w4iYJjU
• Trump on waterboarding: US should stop 'playing by the rules' in Isis battle #US https://t.co/4aMdpwtM3p 
• A UK conflict tribunal would end the current legal mess https://t.co/Jsn4SBhBf7 
• Human rights groups condemn UK security trade fair https://t.co/A7UIOILgxk
• Silicon Valley's gender problem extends beyond pay gap https://t.co/UmF5eKl3zi
• 'Biggest crackdown' on rogue pharmacists https://t.co/YDayLSJhfh 
• Attempted murder charges after pregnant woman stabbed https://t.co/n9cbwDkiRa
• Carnfunnock Country Park: 'Terrorist hide' including bomb parts and explosives found https://t.co/HymD3FJrcO 
• #IRAN billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death https://t.co/BwOCmpZIYp 
• EU reform on UK sovereignty not achievable, says Johnson https://t.co/Y4IsdUIy6g 
• Body found in Chinese lift month after it was switched off #CHINA https://t.co/6ikEHYroT9 
• The Round-up: companies off the hook for human rights abuses? | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/jLOOYuctw9 
• #Indian feminists/activists respond to Harvard kids attempting to help the less fortunate ‘third world’ feminists https://t.co/dqzHJZRGSx 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/DLwifMjjt7

6th March - Law News

1532nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• West Belfast: Second bomb found during security alert https://t.co/fbXh4J5w3Y 
• Driverless lorries to be trialled in UK https://t.co/33HzteLgao
• Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as #TURKEY police raid https://t.co/ZqqIXEbHbw 
• Larne: Men aged 66 and 19 arrested over stolen fire engine https://t.co/11WwF0fTUW
• Newton Heath fire attack: Brother charged with woman's murder https://t.co/bZ1xgiBN9o 
• Islamic State trains ‘purer’ child killers in doctrine of hate https://t.co/YCJT1LUVat
• Myrtle Cothill: 92-year-old widow will not be removed, UK says https://t.co/fbSR1L3BEK 
• Football’s lawmakers approve live trials for video technology to aid referees https://t.co/dOIIPcaS1O 
• Leadership change threat to London's royal parks, say campaigners https://t.co/fIYAx4Zy5E 
• #Austrian expatriates in Greece condemn Vienna over refugee crisis https://t.co/odDoM7V3MV 
• George Osborne backs down on radical pension reform https://t.co/tKGbb1v5Aa
• New head at Legal Aid Agency | New Law Journal: https://t.co/KX3PQ5WI9u 
• Divorce could be digital as early as next year, Sir James Munby has said | New Law Journal: https://t.co/FC7PTnjpF6 
• Nominations open for the 14th Legal Aid Practitioners Group Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards | New Law Journal: https://t.co/SExLieC6pP 
• Legal Walk 2016 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/v9NTytp0tF 
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• Investigatory Powers Bill was “a rush job” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/LS1azijXcL 
• Best law firms to work for | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jBDLVhGEd7 
• To digital: Sir Ernest Ryder has called for the “long overdue” improvement of IT facilities | New Law Journal: https://t.co/VHhq36JMmo 
• Knauer changes PI law | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Jyi3sUb52Z 
• Part 36 trumps fixed costs | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ahECSHRchw
• No pay for McKenzie Friends | New Law Journal: https://t.co/4vUwCHMuhm 
• New landmark in vicarious liability | New Law Journal: https://t.co/73WYRfXFd8 
• Neuberger’s advice for IT efficiency | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yAp28mQTtx 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/ZhHbWnm4Kj

5th March - Law News

1531st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Donald Trump reverses position on torture, saying he would abide by law https://t.co/vCGb4UNUdV 
• Alabama supreme court dismisses gay-marriage challenge #US https://t.co/KclXXrUMb
• #TURKEY police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul https://t.co/SqrvtRPYRc 
• Director-general of British Chambers of Commerce suspended over his personal support for Brexit https://t.co/y0Yyo1zWgx 
• Kaim Todner Solicitors rescued by ABS suitor https://t.co/fHwVhwelEg 
• Indicted ex-Chesapeake Energy CEO dies in car crash https://t.co/NBLHiYIbVq 
• Ups and downs at DLA Piper https://t.co/LnViYq64fb 
• Regional outfit bests City giants in Sunday Times employer ranking https://t.co/b2HqOLezkR 
• Lawyer funds own MH370 investigation https://t.co/2fAFPcpNbA 
• Conservative bosses promote fewer women, study finds https://t.co/2fzuDSgWMe 
• Global vice chairs announced at Dentons https://t.co/MC59IVBZDo 
• Harvard Law School scraps official crest in slavery row #US https://t.co/HUvpQW3tbi 
• LA police testing knife 'found on old OJ Simpson property' #US https://t.co/NuLvrzT6Eg 
• Sylvester Stein’s self-exile in London https://t.co/1hKiHCyhpq 
• Foreign government requests for fraud information up 62 per cent | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/laU2VDKijm
• The not-so-silent judge | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/g8PcybJAqk 
• Dominic Grieve QC: ‘It may be time to consider a written constitution’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/XkFWhgTiCF 
• Employer liable for employee’s criminal act at work | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/uUSiRyIB3r 
• Legal stereotypes dictate the careers of women lawyers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/IeQg6jFc4q 
• Migrant crisis: Asylum seekers in EU 'doubled in 2015' https://t.co/W6EADIdz4G 
• Bobbi Kristina Brown's cause of death revealed https://t.co/V6iY143FsD 
• SRA must rethink its central exam plans | Law Gazette https://t.co/7iXWYY7jeC 
• DLA appoints Picón as senior partner | Law Gazette https://t.co/tVuqf3d4AL
• Government makes £10bn pledge to cut regulation | Law Gazette https://t.co/9XCGZuFS9i 
• UN sex abuse scandal: Rise in allegations against peacekeepers https://t.co/x61M0SuHTi 
• Alan Kurdi death: #TURKEY jails Syrians over migrant drowning https://t.co/Weftw7mqqR 
• Facebook to pay millions of pounds more in UK tax https://t.co/YiKeIESwzz 
• Gillian Triggs says coroners should have greater powers on domestic violence https://t.co/3xkJF31lNj 
• Regional firm goes for John Lewis-style shared ownership | Law Gazette https://t.co/C6KvYjKyJ4 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/hJAIsBBeaf
• George Clooney interview: ‘Donald Trump is a xenophobic fascist’ https://t.co/j32PcTFqLn 
• Whether it’s Ali G or Tina Fey, ironic racism just isn’t funny any more | Emma Brockes https://t.co/Jj4qfykKUP 
• Apple backed by more online giants in FBI iPhone unlock battle https://t.co/JheRqIMxMf 
• Adam Johnson: Durham Police say officers told Sunderland of sex act https://t.co/ehkKaP9obq

4th March - Law News

1530th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has spent more than £93m funding defence counsel in cases that did not go to trial, the National Audit Office has found. According to the public spending watchdog’s Efficiency in the criminal justice system report, published today, two-thirds of cases did not progress as planned despite case management improving since 2010-11. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• WWF accused of facilitating human rights abuses of tribal people in Cameroon https://t.co/XfiVqIM1Pm
• 'This is a court of justice not a casino,' judge tells lawyers over £1.1m fees https://t.co/WGVUdtrJXH 
• Five New York women file class action lawsuit in effort to end tampon tax #US https://t.co/b1abuco3em 
• Jane Kelly could pose dilemma for top senator if nominated for supreme court #US https://t.co/B627ShiAKH
• This little-known state law promotes happy employees and innovative ideas #US https://t.co/UdHQ4yD5FN 
• Man removed from UK flight over 'prayer' message on phone https://t.co/q0LnJWkAJn 
• Pioneering legal tech company launches mobile app | Legal Futures: https://t.co/EAJR1jZJVf 
• Accountants and reserved legal activities - a taxing problem | Legal Futures: https://t.co/r9wfUxBhA5 
• ABS for nurses to focus on personal injury | Legal Futures: https://t.co/PP28rGXz5H
• Slater & Gordon shareholder class action gets backing from UK funder https://t.co/qNeY2nLl0A 
• Greenberg Traurig moves towards merger with revenue boost https://t.co/LuoowzVuBn 
• Gun emoji may send 12-year-old schoolgirl to court https://t.co/teLagNMTmP 
• Baker Botts tops $1m revenue per lawyer https://t.co/Ju4YbfPwAM 
• Singapore based legal disrupter infiltrates Australia https://t.co/BBddkIDybR 
• New chapter dawns in Australian media ownership law https://t.co/xcwC53sZCM
• Olympus pays big to resolve bribery probes https://t.co/vNWMpmkle4 
• https://t.co/Okdep47cuH rapist Jason Lawrance jailed for life https://t.co/OXSN3GyOgq 
• Adam Johnson case: Sunderland AFC 'must reveal what it knew' https://t.co/M2kSb55Lis
• Oscar Pistorius denied leave to appeal for Steenkamp murder #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/2D97joTUlv
• Bailey Gwynne case: Murder accused 'tried to save' teenager https://t.co/ecAa62pnGl 
• Birmingham's QE Hospital under weekly review amid high death rates https://t.co/ysSUGWERBq 
• Nina Simone biopic trailer reignites anger over casting https://t.co/pWrdFTpvDo 
• 'Cheating watches' warning for exams https://t.co/SAeDpvyoOP 
• Foreign government requests for fraud information up 62 per cent | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BWVlMkhIEF
• Addleshaws senior partner elections kick off | The Lawyer https://t.co/G5wipMIYoS 
• Is now the time for Ashurst to seal a US merger deal? | The Lawyer https://t.co/e1RmbIzfrm 
• Shearman misses growth target as global PEP falls | The Lawyer https://t.co/lrTfg5rpv8
• DLA Piper partner investigated by SRA for sexist emails | The Lawyer https://t.co/Guan80JLSs 
• DLA Piper picks EMEA MD Picon as Knowles replacement | The Lawyer https://t.co/9WrrgdXqxw 
• Amazon ditches UK firms in mid-panel roster review | The Lawyer https://t.co/rC7ZlfStNt 
• Shoosmiths targets flexible working market with contract lawyer offering | The Lawyer https://t.co/McuCLPsWPQ
• Fraudulent ex-solicitor ordered to repay taxman £800k | Law Gazette https://t.co/jg03B9ASTo
• DLA partner referred to SDT over ‘sexist’ email scandal | Law Gazette https://t.co/oz3qEbu4tv 
• ABS steps in to save Todner criminal defence firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/STSnqsTk6q 
• CPS to go after online trolls who use fake profiles to post revenge porn https://t.co/bUjE0r0djp 
• Twitter to train prosecutors in fight against online abuse https://t.co/DDqDRIPsmN 
• Scottish government recommends Holyrood approve Scotland Bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/283oQxzkny
• Trainee solicitors to benefit from new Living Wage requirement | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8K0x8nYUhc
• Company held vicariously liable for employee who punched customer in unprovoked attack | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/dcsKF7i1LM 
• Petition for judicial review of decision to refuse planning permission for new wind farm dismissed https://t.co/8XTus2RjA1 
• Gordon Jackson QC defends cross-examination against judicial criticism | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KUHqcJAoRT 
• Anderson Strathern Asset Management appoints Donald Barlow as senior investment manager | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zTrLTkiCAS
• Police watchdog calls for better whistleblowing procedures | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/zFA0iBJntp 
• Blog: Should I stay or should I go | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/RyHIHUDzTf 
• Keeper-induced Registration to enable title transfer from Sasine to Land register this year | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nG6s8RYakH 
• Council tax increases provide more 'uncertainty' for home owners | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yIHVCmLJ0w 
• SYLA welcomes Law Society's revised pay rates for trainees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qPz9yuQ57C 
• Police hacking powers extended under new snoopers' charter | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a8flouAwIZ
• Anderson Strathern announces partner hire to boost family law team | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tq0bPn15RE 
• National Audit Office’s report on the system’s efficiency is an alarming read | Law Gazette https://t.co/LghWirIUBZ 
• Judge censures HMRC over ‘austerity’ excuse for compliance failure | Law Gazette https://t.co/Iu9znMeOYE 
• Lawyers face new push to improve complaints guidance | Law Gazette https://t.co/ep3sQBnpjO 
• Domestic violence victims ‘routinely abused’ in family court – charity | Law Gazette https://t.co/JBz65puiUP
• Slater and Gordon says ‘majority’ of UK sites will stay open | Law Gazette https://t.co/MhNBqbPa5a 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/r46u9IezoI

3rd March - Law News

1529th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Supreme Court is to hear five challenges against the 'bedroom tax' levied against anyone receiving housing benefit, but has an extra bedroom. All five cases involve people who suffer from a physical or mental disability, and have so far lost their cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Jesse Matthew admits Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington murders #US https://t.co/EDaONHKP9Q 
• BMW tells UK Rolls-Royce car workers of 'benefit' of EU https://t.co/5cEqJGyM6q 
• Rio 2016: Refugee team to compete at Olympics https://t.co/9IaC9H1y9c
• LSB: Regulators need to get tough with lawyers over poor complaints handling | Legal Futures: https://t.co/1dyQqsAvmW
• NAHL drives on conveyancing market push with comparison site launch | Legal Futures: https://t.co/8O4h8Ja1dU
• COLPs failing to report problems to SRA, groundbreaking study finds | Legal Futures: https://t.co/asUqBdZk0e 
• Sole practitioner who overcharged client by 500% is struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/L4dT34v96C
• UK litigation funder to back shareholder class action against Slater & Gordon | Legal Futures: https://t.co/vlN5e8K30b 
• BBC iPlayer 'loophole' to be closed soon, says culture secretary https://t.co/PtJqoKxFnb 
• MoD to be reprimanded over Brecon Beacons SAS deaths https://t.co/3LKzDvZPZj 
• #US election 2016: Republicans express Donald Trump fears https://t.co/gs21X53fmb
• Footballer Adam Johnson has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a girl aged 15 https://t.co/AlPn0JJGon 
• Apple judgment: people will pay to secure their privacy https://t.co/odWFfbLCed
• #US supreme court justices spar over strictest abortion law in the nation https://t.co/lIZ83jZWsW Mar 02, 2016
• #Norway rejects Anders Breivik 'inhuman' prison conditions claim https://t.co/Dmy4Ynls6x 
• Supreme court finds Morrisons liable for employee's crime at work https://t.co/xekeaElD4J 
• Liverpool lawyer Donald Munro obituary https://t.co/zP8kiHmHCv 
• Divorce app eyes UK market as 'digital divorce' gains traction https://t.co/w8BVAIg766
• Legal professionals increasingly search for pastures new https://t.co/np9NQrh1lq 
• Paul Hastings has a record year https://t.co/85ZBum8hav 
• Theresa May assures statutory protection for legal privilege https://t.co/Tfvvbcwv76
• Pinsent Masons brings in political blueblood for Brexit team https://t.co/i5J96fMKwp
• Tory activist Elliott Johnson 'suffered degrading treatment' https://t.co/zqSitC0az7 
• Eton student who owned toddler-rape videos allowed to use false name to protect wealthy family https://t.co/WZA1Prc4up 
• Snoopers' Charter is a 'rush job', says Bar | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Fwwo7NpNyz 
• Government is failing its responsibility to ensure access to justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/VZw9QYdMkh Mar 02, 2016 
• The latest news on hires, promotions, mergers, and deals from leading law firms and chambers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CCWq6Utfum
• K&L Gates London revenue stays flat as firm turnover dips 8 per cent worldwide | The Lawyer https://t.co/0jsX3Z7aEi 
• Greenberg Traurig Maher posts 10% revenue rise ahead of potential BLP deal | The Lawyer https://t.co/pjY8RkC1EG 
• Gibson Dunn client ordered to pay £9.3m costs after Boreh claims dismissed | The Lawyer https://t.co/NayjXSLdGo 
• Kirkland doubles global notice period amid London partner exits | The Lawyer https://t.co/GNP8Pzzjml 
• The Investigatory Powers Bill needs more time | The Lawyer https://t.co/uDfGZYTvQU 
• Ashurst bags lead mandate on Morrisons’ deal with Ocado | The Lawyer https://t.co/L3nOiTxfEF 
• Nominations revealed for global in-house lawyer of the year | The Lawyer https://t.co/uuRGwOV8in
• Legal and Lawyer in Asia moves: 2 March 2016 | The Lawyer https://t.co/rK6R1WQ4i2
• Allen & Overy keeps 91% of spring 2016 qualifiers https://t.co/tItKOny6og 
• Slaughters appoints Turnill as new M&A head | The Lawyer https://t.co/B8niDlkYvQ 
• European independents branch out with foreign offices | The Lawyer https://t.co/SGv6ZhJ7dX
• HMRC debarred after litigant in person claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/Yw2uhh8twT 
• Law Society ponders legal aid innovation fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/D1e9KALdmu 
• MoJ admits £1.35m spent on upgrading condemned courts | Law Gazette https://t.co/6iQxciid46 
• UK law changes planned to liberalise citizen data held by public bodies https://t.co/aLBELCUFOa 
• No changes to Freedom of Information law, Government announces https://t.co/dqbhvNuxj8 
• US works on data access agreement with UK https://t.co/EysP09aTQV 
• UK spying laws: Government introduces law requiring WhatsApp and iMessage to break their own security https://t.co/zyefVFjLEQ 
• Police Get More Access to Citizens' Browsing Data Under Revised UK Law https://t.co/1nJj0iMrpn 
• Fury As U.K. Makes Proposed Internet Spying Law Even More Invasive https://t.co/TgZVZV6RQt 
• UK fights to retain Dublin law to deport asylum seekers https://t.co/tENs0RriZy 
• #US supreme court takes on biggest abortion rights case in two decades https://t.co/vmlGYWcHs0 
• Curbs on ‘shameless’ armed forces claims within weeks | Law Gazette https://t.co/uhoFDAd4zb 
• Animal charities take will contest to Supreme Court | Law Gazette https://t.co/iuKgwTE3co 
• CJC presses ahead on fixed-costs extension | Law Gazette https://t.co/xFAM5JxQFc 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/49sEnn45Xy
• Olympic Games: French prosecutors to investigate 2016 and 2020 bids https://t.co/q4vw2dRBHn 
• Drone near-misses prompt calls for plane strike research https://t.co/SPKVxorSOa 
• Teenager at an Aberdeen school was fatally stabbed after a row broke out over a biscuit https://t.co/kmSBc0EQux 
• Shell being sued in two claims over oil spills in #NIGERIA https://t.co/V0Rpc0sOgS 
• Schools urged to ban tackling in rugby by doctors https://t.co/XQq5UnqyYb 
• Gang 'used rap lyrics to discuss guns' https://t.co/xQJZxuXf0g

2nd March - Law News

1528th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Online divorce and probate are set to be delivered under the courts modernisation programme by early 2017, the president of the Family Division has said. Addressing the Family Law Bar Association, Sir James Munby also called on barristers to adopt new working practices, including direct access, unbundling and fixed fees. Sir James said that, in the future, proceedings would begin in many cases with a lay person filling in a questionnaire. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The sorry tale of a fallen giant | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Hf7tAqz3W0 
• Sole practitioner who overcharged client by 500% is struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/8wVx1r5A46
• Solicitor to be sentenced for helping ‘the Pope’s banker’ launder millions | Legal Futures: https://t.co/QXJYObVSPS
• Slater & Gordon in crisis after £493m loss and massive UK write-down https://t.co/swETxehq54 
• Hogan Lovells shuns 'lift-and-shift' with new Kentucky back office https://t.co/FkxE6ig9Js 
• Dewey battle winds down as most serious charges dismissed https://t.co/ypYnz96SQP 
• Kirkland exodus continues as Hagan heads for Freshfields https://t.co/Pu6bbSuabo 
• EU court judge to join White & Case https://t.co/sQuRzHVnqE
• Africa IPOs to push ahead, says Baker & McKenzie https://t.co/x2fuYyw5y0 
• The snooper’s charter remains an insult to Britain and democracy https://t.co/hDa93EuMIk 
• Detective who wanted to speak to minister was taken off case https://t.co/QrcIhiKUyL
• Ashurst bags lead mandate on Morrisons’ deal with Ocado | The Lawyer https://t.co/HgSu4frZRd 
• Pinsents appoints former Labour MP Douglas Alexander as Brexit adviser | The Lawyer https://t.co/PIA0ezEKww 
• News UK’s Moloney takes on top in-house role at Endemol Shine | The Lawyer https://t.co/99N0vvNNiC
• Protection for legal privilege promised in new snoopers’ charter | Law Gazette https://t.co/zygviCFigL 
• Lord Bach: Labour helped erode consensus on legal aid | Law Gazette https://t.co/SX9IeTrzCR 
• Solicitor who overcharged struck off | Law Gazette https://t.co/TIuWXUjZov 
• Slater and Gordon share price plunges 46% as crisis mounts | Law Gazette https://t.co/Jd7sjCaDVK 
• Legal sector presence in Sunday Times’s 'top 100' falls | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bk2xtUzOXf 
• NAO: Criminal justice system not delivering value for money | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/OmwmYnPNjI
• Supreme Court to hear bedroom tax cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/a10pDdNU16
• Six lucky lawyers and the legal awards show | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JfUf06q7bp 
• Stripping criminals of their UK passports – even terrorists and sex abusers – is dangerous | Nesrine Malik https://t.co/JasiqJsDKZ 
• A right to housing should be part of UK law https://t.co/IGxurVtMdP 
• Gove: I can reform prisons without cutting inmate numbers https://t.co/F4It48YyED 
• Sports broadcaster Erin Andrews breaks down during nude videos lawsuit #US https://t.co/giFeRavaQC 
• Police destroy illegal mining operations in one of #PERU's biggest raids https://t.co/nFBwt7Iusk 
• Punjab govt appoints nodal officer to check illegal mining #INDIA https://t.co/f4yQvACOeq 
• Illegal dumping, garbage burning is now a hot issue #INDIA https://t.co/i6NNRFF3DV 
• Heathrow to take action over 'illegal' flights as residents compare low-flying planes to 'bombing raid' https://t.co/bYfarXMPVw 
• Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has warned owners of illegal structures that are cropping up in the city #UGANDA https://t.co/SSFR53YxhI 
• ‘Lucy gang’ of eBay scammers jailed for ‘fraud on an industrial scale’ https://t.co/I55s4RxkQW 
• A Conversation With Latinos on Race https://t.co/EgzQo45kbi 
• Nail Salon Sweeps in New York Reveal Abuses and Regulatory Challenges #US https://t.co/XppAJPeLH0 
• Size matters: Subway promises its Footlong sandwiches will be... a foot long #US https://t.co/HSds5gvZf4 
• Apple v FBI – whose side are you on? | Law Gazette https://t.co/FKIItJjGCa 
• Legal Aid Agency spends £93m on cases not heard in court | Law Gazette https://t.co/3XRcMBo4Ew 
• Conveyancers face possibility of more stamp duty reform | Law Gazette https://t.co/HTQxAs1YAd Mar 01, 2016 
• Divorce to move online in 2017, says Munby | Law Gazette https://t.co/1yoOhM0zaq 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/b4KvYeDjSQ
• Trial of Auschwitz medic Hubert Zafke suspended in #GERMANY https://t.co/cNUBAbcRO7 
• Tim Bosma murder trial: Incinerator evidence focus at trial of 2 accused #CANADA https://t.co/yyuu4HRaef 
• #US Air Force vet one of first to face trial for Islamic State support https://t.co/YCYK8R4XSG 
• Trial begins for David and Collet Stephan after death of 18-month-old son #CANADA https://t.co/DIYpDFEJmj 
• Hong Kong protests student leaders go on trial #CHINA https://t.co/ok1lsZv6oa 
• SC for day-to-day trial in case involving DU professor Saibaba #INDIA https://t.co/aWr3EgwDWZ 
• #BRAZIL Supreme Court moves to curb impunity loophole https://t.co/WHCRyWPcxC 
• Is it domestic violence if you didn’t mean to hurt your partner but recklessly did so anyway? https://t.co/JLQYnPcnJv 
• California Courts Demand Total Access to Email and Social Media Accounts #US https://t.co/gouw4z6Wd7 
• It's Time for Courts to Advance Zero Suicide #US https://t.co/agEVEzdDct 
• Debate rages in courts over 'high-sensitivity' DNA analysis #US https://t.co/hLpCiCFeZ8 
• Legal experts: Erdoğan acts unconstitutionally, clearly attempts to influence courts #TURKEY https://t.co/lrEkcgY1Gw 
• 'Overwhelmed' family courts are falling short on domestic violence, says Children's Commissioner #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/Qwnnxy5twn 
• #Dubai Courts becomes the first judicial institution in the Arab World to become a member https://t.co/BEVmVB54iL 
• Indian judicial system regards deities as legal beings #INDIA https://t.co/sogg7IL10n 
• Lawyer seeking video of death in police custody accuses mayor of 'empty promise' https://t.co/tNY5YadiVj 
• Apple's Top Lawyer Will Tell Congress Tuesday 'Encryption Is a Good Thing' https://t.co/iBpuBlaHiC 
• Another Lawyer Bribed Nigerian High Court Justice Yunusa With $5,000 #NIGERIA https://t.co/saspRm86Cp 
• #CHINA Charges Churches' Rights Lawyer With 'Endangering State Secrets' https://t.co/xvAwg82Tcf 
• Dunedin based Syrian lawyer admitted to the bar in Invercargill https://t.co/jzHkjbLERo 
• Funke Abimbola, a multi-award winning lawyer, named senior advisory board member of Aspiring Solicitors https://t.co/W0ohtFQpdT 
• Dr Luke's lawyer says Kesha is 'not a victim' after she thanks Gaga https://t.co/kB4hCCtkxR 
• Donald Trump Elicits Shock and Biting Satire in European Media https://t.co/ymcB0MRllq 
• Obama's Tangled History With Supreme Court Sets Stage for Nominee Fight #US https://t.co/RmN1GG2MvL
• With Humility, Starbucks to Enter #Italian Market https://t.co/5Q5CNPCt4H 
• The Broken System of Classifying Government Documents #US https://t.co/eJjskM4GXx 
• Paddy Power 'encouraged gambler until he lost his home, jobs and family' https://t.co/6SvADVfng8 
• National Audit Office attacks justice system inefficiencies and delays https://t.co/GaYuJNvC0H

1st March - Law News

1527th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Golf bags and remote-controlled cars banned under 'busybody's charter'. Councils increasingly using public space protection orders to ban everyday activities deemed to have detrimental effect on quality of life of residents. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Partnership prospects at… Quinn Emanuel | The Lawyer https://t.co/Gzy8rsJ5GB 
• BMA Law turns to Capital Law on junior doctor contracts judicial review | The Lawyer https://t.co/LxSRNhFKMI 
• Exclusive: Hertfordshire suspends LPC: “We can’t charge for course that might not be valid in 2018” https://t.co/wXqJnKuuem 
• Solicitors call for Online Court to have lower £10,000 limit | Legal Futures: https://t.co/pKLOrbPNgL 
• App aimed at automating divorce process looks forward to UK market entry | Legal Futures: https://t.co/zxsAQTkXGj 
• Online divorce and probate set for early 2017, Munby says | Legal Futures: https://t.co/kepMNMjSV8 
• Global turnover tops $2.5bn at DLA Piper, but profits straggle behind https://t.co/cPo8lsG8ke
• BAT appoints Linklaters to probe corruption allegations https://t.co/fxKmhAw3QK
• Dentons demands near $2m pay-back from former McKenna partners https://t.co/giunZhPDsI 
• Cartier and Montblanc secure court-ordered block on websites selling fakes https://t.co/tWOcrGZUQk 
• Lawyers among most popular on Tinder https://t.co/o96hA0aC7v
• Japan could be the first country to classify Bitcoin as legal currency https://t.co/i8CoZYDKEP 
• Donald Trump questions impartiality of 'Hispanic' judge in Trump University lawsuit https://t.co/iRDEZ4YlT9
• Google self-driving car hits a bus https://t.co/EsoXqQmp1F 
• Ryanair flight violence: Groom says stag do behaviour 'unacceptable' https://t.co/l3nLAcjLnE 
• Museum raids gang guilty over Chinese art and rhino thefts https://t.co/MrXkiLV03u 
• Clarence Thomas shocks supreme court by ending 10-year oral argument silence #US https://t.co/SpARhaMB8N 
• 'Privacy shield' – the new deal governing how Europe's user data is sent to the #US https://t.co/mKS4j1OdVF
• Don’t blame legal highs for prisoners’ problems. Blame prisons https://t.co/0Ya3SKkdeo 
• BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of postcapitalism https://t.co/Xr5m9FWu1E 
• Kylie v Kylie – the Jarndyce v Jarndyce of our time https://t.co/78fwQl8HKn
• Disability campaigners gather at supreme court for bedroom tax cases https://t.co/WpIU8q9Sd3 
• Leonardo DiCaprio leads political charge at 2016 Oscars https://t.co/4lxqCMz9QT 
• Hong Kong booksellers confirm arrests for illegal trading in #CHINA https://t.co/Q1YRiQ61jC 
• #POLAND's changes to court system 'endanger democracy' https://t.co/S6TVGWfBfW 
• Whether it's #Mexico's gold or #Zimbabwe's diamonds, mining is riven with violence and business is complicit https://t.co/FtDkKXP0Lr 
• #GUATEMALA sexual slavery verdict shows women's bodies are not battlefields https://t.co/r7cQyA87wq 
• Golf bags and remote-controlled cars banned under 'busybody's charter' https://t.co/gphiEsxjOJ
• Bar Council: US surveillance powers threaten UK legal privilege | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/03efuKL3SF 
• Online courts are not a panacea, says Law Society | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/0jbT3w3QtP
• Easingwold school bus flood driver 'no longer employed' https://t.co/UhIJKIEDc7 
• Adam Johnson trial: Judge begins summing up https://t.co/EkDhix4t1r 
• Gang 'smuggled 31 guns into UK on boat' https://t.co/fTanAEGxFI 
• Black MP Dawn Butler 'mistaken for cleaner' in Westminster https://t.co/NX4StZOQgr 
• EU migrant crisis: Clashes as France clears Calais 'Jungle' #FRANCE https://t.co/ffFlAmMeZV 
• Woman held for Moscow child 'beheading #RUSSIA https://t.co/dWu8mUJ2nu 
• Walter Mercer appointed summary sheriff - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EIMSOzm1t4
• Scots lawyer warns of threat to workers' rights in event of Brexit - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lAyBXiM0VQ 
• Dates announced for air weapons licensing scheme - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8s6Sk0s276 
• Fifty-two communities benefit from £9m Scottish Land Fund - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/p5FHSSEw6S 
• Businesses urged to pay VAT on time after court rules six figure fine for one day payment delay ‘proportionate’ - Sc…https://t.co/ToygGwORVe 
• Law society of Scotland welcomes technology in justice report - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Zvhm58zh3Z
• Obituary for Glasgow solicitor Kevin Maguire who passed away last month aged 95 https://t.co/Cy9NUC6XKB 
• New appointment for Scottish Land Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fYSjLx7KlO 
• Slater and Gordon has weeks to save itself: firm is effectively run to get its banks their money back | Law Gazette https://t.co/CfjDA8iKoP 
• Slater and Gordon plans UK closures after £493m losses | Law Gazette https://t.co/87bEBW5eQu 
• ‘Distinct arrangements’ needed for Welsh law – minister | Law Gazette https://t.co/MDK25u5cs4 
• Legal Aid Agency names new chief executive | Law Gazette https://t.co/rUcAboqqAY 
• Broaden scope of competition review – Chancery Lane | Law Gazette https://t.co/6j0VUZwOiq 
• Solicitor develops online questionnaire for client meetings | Law Gazette https://t.co/bWqApsjuxX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/o4Thfyxfwy
• AUSTRALIA's Cardinal Pell testifies from Rome in abuse inquiry https://t.co/fggWnSZ64a 
• Bristol stab murder: Boy killed in attack named as Shamus Mcnama https://t.co/cDLxhm7LeY