FOCUS OF THE DAY: Government plans to introduce 'accelerated payment' laws that would force savers to pay inheritance tax (IHT) while they are still alive are "rather frightening", an independent financial adviser has said. Under the new proposals, HMRC will be able to force people they suspect of tax avoidance to pay IHT up front while the courts decide whether the arrangements are legal. Full story - Solicitors Journal
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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden brokers historic $16.5bn Bank of America deal with US DoJ | The Lawyer http://t.co/W8SDCIiyu0
- General Motors' legal team under investigation over concealed evidence | The Lawyer http://t.co/hTdDqWnJH8
- Complaints about insolvency practitioners rise 26% | Law Gazette http://t.co/kxpElhSn3M
- Kidwelly smoker to pay £860 over dropped cigarette butt http://t.co/66TUINQgrN
- GERMANY: 'Cannibal' trial - policeman in court over killing http://t.co/o0lTeElJVo
- Ex Cardiff City FC boss Malky Mackay insists he is no "racist, sexist, homophobe or anti-Semite" http://t.co/IDWcDSLO5J
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- MPs to quiz BBC and police bosses over Cliff Richard raid http://t.co/vS8WQnrB3V
- INDIA: Linkedin profile as evidence for tax assessment, Delhi High Court stays ITAT order http://t.co/jYf3UpSPHA
- INDIA: Month-long lawyers' strike in Rajasthan to continue http://t.co/LhfopCCpsz
- The cost of beauty: KOREA's plastic surgery craze uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection http://t.co/ClQszQnWVR
- SOUTH AFRICA: Black youth bear brunt of drug cocktail http://t.co/WipjZSspdj
- US: Alabama community alleges race bias over toxic landfill site http://t.co/xxuoWqxAOZ
- Media rights groups, bloggers and journalists say ambiguous laws may be an affront to free speech in LEBANON http://t.co/DXkIO2Hu2o
- My legal life: Julie Bishop, Director, Law Centres Network - Profile | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/mGCjt70Rsq
- Cardiff City FC call for League Managers' Association chief Richard Bevan to resign after "friendly banter" statement http://t.co/aU98lI2mkt
- What happens when Britons fighting in Syria return home?: Deradicalising Brits http://t.co/G1mUsBPGod
- MH17: Minute of silence observed as MALAYSIA mourns http://t.co/0oldU82trr
- Are law firms doing enough to encourage diversity? http://t.co/e8aI8o5VaZ
- INDIA: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley condemned for calling Delhi gang-rape a 'small incident' http://t.co/BqpnR1GaAL
- UN human rights commissioner attacks security council for failure over SYRIA http://t.co/QShfL1qvm5
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- West Midlands PCC election won by David Jamieson amid 10.4% turnout http://t.co/Ofv3VSOGb6
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- Tributes paid to Stephen Lloyd, leading charity lawyer & former senior partner at a City Firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcvHtgkzZx
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- Law Society: don’t delay PII renewal | Law Gazette http://t.co/XJfKshqvfk
- 2014 NATO summit: Cardiff drivers urged to use public transport as road disruption begins http://t.co/UZfRsk7bxf
- Address to parliament by SOUTH AFRICA's President Jacob Zuma has been halted by opposition MPs http://t.co/A96mAfYpbQ
- Boko Haram crisis: NIGERIA militants 'seize police academy' http://t.co/KpF86iFAdD
- The Dynamics Of Demanding Ransom From Nations http://t.co/yoLDPBNLOY
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- ARGENTINA debt plan ruled 'illegal' in US court http://t.co/k4OTSWQMl4
- VENEZUELA plans to introduce supermarket fingerprinting http://t.co/O9JLjlijhp
- British Muslims blame jihadi subculture after beheading video http://t.co/SDkF6wl8Jj
- AUSTRALIA defends detention of child asylum seekers http://t.co/XM7yYR8UDn
- CHINA investigates former NDRC finance chief in bribe probe http://t.co/Q5WrKfPNPS
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- Craig Maddocks's family backs knife surrender campaign http://t.co/BmoYZYAsO1
- Successive governments & imams in UK are to blame for the radicalisation of Muslims, a former Foreign minister said http://t.co/yvpBPrVKtd
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
- INDIA: Indira Gandhi assassination: Controversial film blocked after killers allegedly glorified http://t.co/ja0iRVB0gb
- EDF Energy told to pay £3m to help vulnerable customers http://t.co/2GY3NsRAAz
- KAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters and Wragges lead host of firms on Legal & General property sell-off | The Lawyer http://t.co/qFqeeEzX4z
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLM sets sights on £100m turnover for current financial year | The Lawyer http://t.co/EPtp8sqe3w
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- US: Boston bomber 'friend' Dias Kadyrbayev pleads guilty http://t.co/DieYMknSi7
- BBC 'acted appropriately' in Sir Cliff Richard coverage http://t.co/UvMpHjig41
- James Foley killers 'wanted $132m ransom' http://t.co/0hMQNNIPN8
- McDonald's: RUSSIA watchdog widens probe into food chain http://t.co/Uywsl4pEoq
- Jack Straw and Margaret Beckett join Commons clerk row http://t.co/alHxMWByjb
- SOLOMON ISLANDS: Workshop on family violence, youth justice underway here http://t.co/yMo7e6E2w2
- NIGERIA: History made in Lagos as sisters exchange baton as Chief Justice http://t.co/2XFkwHj2zA
- TRINIDAD Judiciary will not pay admin staff who refused to work until their health and safety concerns are addressed http://t.co/LUT7cUMRnD
- NEPAL: ‘Rape’ case of foreign resident puts judiciary in dilemma http://t.co/nekKqXUyR1
- NIGERIA: Ondo Judiciary Workers To Paralyze Court Activities Starting Monday http://t.co/I71ur6qWIS
- INDIA's Judiciary at crossroads: misgivings about judges’ appointment Bills even among opponents of collegium system http://t.co/ykLXCinin9
- South Africa’s judiciary, Court battles, Silk gowns, red berets and the struggle for independent courts http://t.co/e3EnOhYizC
- Sexual subalterns, human rights and the limits of the liberal imaginary https://t.co/ADsMeDjxph
- INDONESIA Papua Censorship Obsession https://t.co/saUDm18XHS
- Human Rights as Fundamental Conditions for a Good Life http://t.co/im9NFRZ8FS
- Rights groups urge president-elect Joko Widodo to implement his commitment to advancing human rights in INDONESIA http://t.co/sJiLJvJLqB
- SUDAN Human Rights Commission Regrets Police Behaviour http://t.co/Wg6lnVvuF1
- BAHRAIN: Citizenship Rights Stripped Away http://t.co/1ot1SYLUAJ
- UN human rights inquiry on GAZA inherently biased http://t.co/M5BqbnDiOq
- Jailed solicitor landed in court again after being hit with harsher sentence than a broker involved in the same fraud http://t.co/1xHoFtTBoo
- Beware the bogus law firms and fake solicitor scams being run by criminal gangs http://t.co/5aTW3k9QTC
- Beverley Jones, head of family law at DWF in Liverpool, talks about her legal career and key issues in family law http://t.co/be3yzRHl1m
- A brighter future for Family Justice: A round up of what’s happened since the Family Justice Review https://t.co/nP4c05qyKh
- UCLA faculty voice: Advocates of criminal justice reform must frame race carefully http://t.co/6fDtfdZvJ4
- US: Missouri Politician: Justice is an 'Anglo American Tradition' http://t.co/piscxDQ4m1
- Frustrated US Judge Scolds ARGENTINA but Does Not Hold It in Contempt http://t.co/YMSBMXWknx
- US: Warren Buffett’s Company Fined by Justice Dept. Over Stock Purchase http://t.co/EPd2cHXla8
- UK Law: Are you part of the the Supply Chain Gang? http://t.co/BSM6X5djMm
- Targeted spear phishing campaign targets governments, law enforcement http://t.co/kUykeAPTnl
- President of UGANDA signs HIV criminalisation bill into law http://t.co/ctBrvjVsIG
- Welsh Assembly’s chief legal adviser shortlisted for top UK award http://t.co/sP6SeHn6Zv
- Same-Sex Marriage UK: Over 1,400 Gay Weddings Three Months After New Law http://t.co/MUTuWLTSWt
- Why did Wirral Council spend an incredible £1,872 on a London barrister to prevent openness and transparency http://t.co/fkIOSGHGi7
- NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer gets speed camera ticket thrown out http://t.co/T8fxr7cOhc
- Plymouth barrister battling to save HMS Plymouth as she heads towards her namesake city http://t.co/A4ACjI1NCt
- Alleged Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt to wait until at least next week to hear if he will get out of jail early http://t.co/y3KiAYmnQv
- NEW ZEALAND: Jock Anderson's Caseload: What lawyers worry about http://t.co/k2hEAdkbEN
- Did Shakespeare 'kill all the lawyers'? http://t.co/6fmZYGoMwj
- Interview: Ian Ashley-Smith on how he became a judge without getting a degree: http://t.co/8bW3iH1rMS
- ARGENTINA: Latin pop star Tame Impala under legal threat after website 'joked' about plagiarism http://t.co/UR7RUiaGoo
- Cardiff City to take legal action against Crystal Palace over 'spygate' row http://t.co/R5RxSNRnuk
- US sailors prepare for fresh legal challenge over Fukushima radiation http://t.co/FTUekHB1EE
- Why Jews are Worried: Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe http://t.co/BDJgdedBLb
- US: Bob McDonnell’s Sister Testifies at Corruption Trial in Virginia http://t.co/dsgKHe3UKN
- US: Advocates Seek to Delay Deportations for Millions http://t.co/lYwcOgGUQs
- Exposing the great 'poverty reduction' lie http://t.co/sInQoVkn4k
- Ivory poachers killing elephants faster than they are being born http://t.co/fhgLybYmI9
- US: Alaska ballots fraught with issues for Yup’ik speakers http://t.co/ioD6sWACIo
- Burmese refugees wary over THAILAND's changes http://t.co/pZm0rgezGW
- SAUDI ARABIA: 19 people have been executed in the kingdom since August 4, including one for sorcery http://t.co/O04WRhf94H
- EGYPT: Appeal filed over jailed Al Jazeera staff http://t.co/R4zzJQjrby
- Microsoft previews document management system for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R7AF2duTH9
- Austin, Texas: The new corporate hub | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AXGr4I5lDk
- Children over ten could soon be entitled to tell family judges what they think about future | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nRgqs19dMk
- CC set to lose four private equity associates in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HZ4WzNMzx3
- Hong Kong seen as divorce capital of Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/feSnYJwoSD
- Betty Ford Foundation to study addiction rates of lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jkxE2FSx36
- Legal profession will be levelled out by cloud, say IT experts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CzM9otqmOW
- UK turnover falls 10pc at Edwards Wildman | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/h6t6GwuZEZ
- Jeremy Clarkson 'does not see a problem' with his racist language on Top Gear, says BBC http://t.co/EPTo9gKtRK
- Notting Hill Carnival: Teenager stabbed at illegal rave ahead of festival http://t.co/e8tttvqQE0
- Romanian fraudsters stole the bank details of 60,000 people http://t.co/twBgm7wnTf
- GPs criticised over lack of online access and services http://t.co/CylrHtUSxu
- Derby Moor teacher David Foster banned for punching and swearing at pupils http://t.co/C7bkyxlpSW
- NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs' alleges developer http://t.co/VfDQvs9bIx
- Ex-Cardiff City FC boss Malky Mackay sorry for two 'disrespectful' texts http://t.co/D5XzwRc0pm
- Scottish independence: Councils bar 'Yes' and 'No' campaigns from schools http://t.co/xPyi2duoS7
- Ebola outbreak: Suspected case in County Donegal, IRELAND http://t.co/iuX8B2aOB4
- Human rights campaigner Helen Bamber dies, aged 89 http://t.co/GrWmeiDEx6
- Doctors who harm patients face 'tougher sanctions' http://t.co/tNg6LBR9Q8
- Spy agency GCHQ organises game to spot new recruits http://t.co/H1d3XTdUso
- 'Brave' police crash into wrong way driver on M6 http://t.co/Wfbwgd2i8B
- Women steal lawn from outside house http://t.co/94ItS10Z6b
- YEMEN: Officials fail to produce 'disappeared' American for fourth time http://t.co/TIjWigdhcw
- US: Florida same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional in federal court http://t.co/HnZUpTp7Iv
- LSB praised for scuppering indemnity cover cut | Legal Futures http://t.co/v0QIFZ0hTK
- Barristers’ clerks leader condemns “scandalous” local authority portal scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/slb1Tw5HrL
- Hanged INDIA girls' 'rape' in doubt http://t.co/a7QOkXKHss
- James Foley killers 'wanted $132m ransom' http://t.co/0hMQNNIPN8
- Scottish independence: Last debate at Holyrood before vote http://t.co/BA9W8vjhZS
- Diaspora social network cannot stop IS posts http://t.co/boTf22oZSZ
- Roy 'Chubby' Brown filmed reading paper while driving http://t.co/45pr0vHsq7
- UK government finances show an unexpected deficit in July http://t.co/xPSbMxaJga
- US: Bank of America in record $16.7bn mortgage settlement http://t.co/utUEqW8S60
- Undercover police officers will not face sex charges http://t.co/YRLwxc7ulX
- BBC 'acted appropriately' in Sir Cliff Richard coverage http://t.co/UvMpHjig41
