28th May - Law News

1249th 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 president of the Law Society has voiced concerns for the future of legal professional privilege after criticising the ‘rushed’ introduction of recent sweeping surveillance powers. Andrew Caplen told the Malaysian Bar Council that the right to consult a legal adviser in confidence, without either having their communications tapped or fearing they might be, was ‘fundamental’ to the right to a fair trial. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• McQueen Legal appoints new senior associate | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/DCvU307ZFO
• Law Society of Scotland responds to Queen’s Speech | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/JL7Xa3vYVE 
• Lawyers warn action needs to be taken on Edinburgh tram lines before fatality | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/VMIbxwXXJi 
• MSPs reject proposed assisted suicide law | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/EILmfr8V5u 
• Scotland Bill to begin legislative journey through Westminster | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/rKvhmoo1aN 
• Motorist jailed for nine years for causing death by dangerous driving has sentence reduced on appeal http://t.co/HU992VmO5O 
• Thousands to see Magna Carta original on display at Supreme Court | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/rUDiJxJVdv 
• Justice Secretary Michael Matheson calls for radical change in treatment of female criminals | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/2pM3rqO1dL 
• Thorntons family law specialist accredited by Law Society | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/rLFKbQYlj6
• New York judge asked to rule on whether chimps are 'persons' – video #US http://t.co/aEJYactmA8 
• Blacklisted workers seek to prise open secrets of covert police surveillance http://t.co/7kfnIlUze0 
• Hollywood studios sued for recycling old movie soundtracks http://t.co/6Tm6wTV7J6
• Tim Carmody cancels contentious talk on judicial reforms due to wife's illness #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/AfDWHfoFN1 
• Washington wisdom on data collection shown up by Justice Department verdict #US http://t.co/s4egcZVhAp
• 15 motorists to be prosecuted for filming multi-lorry traffic collision http://t.co/rNGyrfVKfp 
• The comedy side of getting to #America http://t.co/12xaAMEdQc 
• Methodist Church apologises for abuse spanning decades http://t.co/YZKfxYGHtB 
• UK growth hit by trade deficit and services slowdown http://t.co/HVrJSltwTs 
• Food poisoning bug 'found in 73% of shop-bought chickens' http://t.co/sx6Eqta2bV 
• #UKRAINE police receive Western-style training http://t.co/cLNvLpJjmZ 
• Claims of NI 'collusion' between UK agents and paramilitaries http://t.co/EFYxPcVGOz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fried Frank poised for major UK funds boost with K&E partner trio | The Lawyer http://t.co/qMHN0ULDLk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst pay rises across the board as NQ salaries hit £65,000 | The Lawyer http://t.co/oAHHh00ger
• DLA Piper and Latham take lead on PureTech's $160m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/eMZRMKiJdy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons strengthens trade finance pratice with Watson Farley partner Gardiner | The Lawyer http://t.co/qWWtQgkcfe
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang GC Callander to take on new general counsel role at Addleshaws | The Lawyer http://t.co/TG7znP4ZG1
• Tesco appoints Diageo M&A GC as first UK legal director amid restructure | The Lawyer http://t.co/HCBsQJ7nyj 
• European Lawyer moves: 28 May 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/4vAdIHc7n8 May 28, 2015
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cartwright King moves North West through Garstangs merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/z6ELRz11Ut
• LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons corporate partner leaves for Paul Hastings | The Lawyer http://t.co/7geb899mf0
• McGuireWoods and Scott & Scott to take on Tesco in multibillion pound shareholder claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/i62GOfzYgY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gateley listing date set for 8 June with share price of 95p | The Lawyer http://t.co/yLCUiFqHPm
• Consolidator vows to buy 60 high street firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/5UpJJ33ZlD 
• Four out of 10 divorce petitions flawed | Law Gazette http://t.co/2yFVAwPAnt 
• Northern Ireland barristers withdraw services in legal aid protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/pi1cUuyxLA 
• MoJ accelerates court Wi-Fi | Law Gazette http://t.co/qZ7Z35xxbz 
• Metamorph vows to buy 60 high street firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/bH85HMauxZ 
• Government pauses for thought on human rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/2sl8BjFTem 
• Four out of ten divorce petitions flawed | Law Gazette http://t.co/yrXFr50oIK
• Banking Inquiry: ‘Deep regret’ supervision not more intrusive #IRELAND http://t.co/BcGVGwlF2K 
• No double beds allowed for unmarried elderly #IRELAND http://t.co/iTTD3xQ7aW 
• Family Court: Inquiry ordered over care provision for teenager #IRELAND http://t.co/DpoZnVVyeZ 
• US justice officials charge 14 in #Fifa corruption investigation http://t.co/J4wrteZEX8
• The fight for rights as an Asian domestic worker http://t.co/WgWpKGkPbJ 
• Banned Russian art squirrelled away in #Uzbekistan http://t.co/yCOoavCI6p 
• Is #CANADA on the path to totalitarianism? http://t.co/sVNYb6oe4p 
• Breather for Greenpeace in battle with government #INDIA http://t.co/pJjHqdbOnF 
• SC quashes death warrants issued in “undue haste” after NLU D's Death Penalty Litigation Clinic intervenes #INDIA http://t.co/oZFNTcnKqd 
• Major firm ventures into start-up space #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/GSFVdG7cc6
• Obama administration will not seek Supreme Court stay on immigration block #US http://t.co/Hp6x02FiQF 
• Activists alarmed about Indian laws curbing free speech amid charity crackdown #INDIA http://t.co/dEbYp1xrjb
• Judge sets release schedule for Clinton's State Department emails #US http://t.co/ETlIiks4CM
• 'I was raped by another man. Now the Tory state is cutting the one thing that saved my life' http://t.co/H6397oH71b 
• Man gets punched in the face for defending Muslim women on a train from abuse #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/BaUCalD7lH 
• UK's biggest male rape charity Survivors UK has state counselling funding slashed to zero http://t.co/lxLLrqcOqF 
• Every armed police officer in London 'may have been exposed to asbestos' http://t.co/c5cF30UesH 
• G4S has sacked an employee arrested over an international human trafficking ring http://t.co/GG1vDNsajQ 
• Tom Hayes Libor trial: Trader accused of rigging lending rates ‘tried to enlist help of stepbrother’ http://t.co/nraPoNqRAp 
• Law firms need an exit strategy, SRA says | Legal Futures http://t.co/tfAU8z91xB 
• Anti-solicitor campaigners who burned court bundles are liable for contempt | Legal Futures http://t.co/4C5dJY9iRF 
• Acquisition-hungry Metamorph Law looks to transform high street practice | Legal Futures http://t.co/H0DCqZTe4E 
• Allison Pearson: A British Bill of Rights will finally deliver justice http://t.co/WJAOu9fMlA 
• Doctors admit diagnosis of dying teenager was wrong http://t.co/bTu0307V9o
• Cocaine worth £1.6m found hidden in cheese lorry at Dover http://t.co/Yi2XODwsRb
• Police warn youngsters against 'Paracetamol Challenge' http://t.co/a26KKqUdc8 
• Identity theft jump 27pc as thieves target innocent account-holders http://t.co/rlWpuBq5CR 
• Mexico firms gear up for discussions with international lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/V9vmmnOmEZ 
• Quinn Emanuel to open Shanghai office with ex-Kirkland partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/C6VtXLnL8S
• KWM to focus on energy and funds in Singapore office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Go0HWvdzzt 
• Florida lawyers lead businesses into Cuba as embargo ends | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3pMpfpNJME
• Paralegal's knowledge of French leads to overturning of $4.25m award | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rlK1yx2sSp 
• Legal departments need to up knowledge of cybersecurity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qsKX1c29iz 
• New York banking regulator to depart | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rjQsg1CeMT 
• Willkie Farr wins merger clearance for Orange over Jazztel acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0dZNxpchz0