4th January - Law News

1469th 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: Access to justice for all? Now that would be a measurably good thing. Justice is bigger than police and prisons, it is the key to exercising our rights. The methods we use to evaluate it must therefore be correspondingly broad. Full story - Guardian Law 

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• Sudanese man who walked into UK via Channel tunnel granted asylum https://t.co/wQx1TcC2uH 
• UK investigating whether missing #HongKong bookseller has British passport https://t.co/3n7oYfwqlB
• Crime in the community: when 'designer' social housing goes wrong https://t.co/UYH0r27ycC 
• Oregon militia occupying wildlife refuge aims to overthrow government, says sheriff #US https://t.co/Ur9H56oXcz 
• Seven skills that will land you work experience at a law firm https://t.co/qTQGCUkciJ 
• Bank of England’s lawyer headcount jumps 670% in five years | The Lawyer https://t.co/MLwwmcXZpR
• Beringer and Ereira among lawyers named in New Year’s Honours list | The Lawyer https://t.co/bjTFLlnzB2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden tops global M&A rankings as Freshfields and CC compete with US leaders | The Lawyer https://t.co/RNBPZLz7V2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump promotes London trio to partnership | The Lawyer https://t.co/W7sZNudViM
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons is Europe’s biggest hirer as recruiters focus on Germany | The Lawyer https://t.co/iT3i7ozlYS 
• Fieldfisher doubles top earnings as profits soar | Law Gazette https://t.co/DRDJL5LtxR
• Government lawyers criticised over killer’s CD damage claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/dXbZScjMzt 
• Insurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering | Law Gazette https://t.co/cbfClquoY4 
• Calls made for lewd texts MP Simon Danczuk to resign https://t.co/Kzm5Z3dedT 
• Horse penis joke Scot 'to be from #Kyrgyzstan https://t.co/wAeDXIIDnj 
• #SaudiArabia's allies Bahrain, Sudan and UAE act against Iran https://t.co/eIDMqgirfD
• #Denmark responds to Swedish border checks with own controls https://t.co/AiWHCpjhDX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/nBIK9wPgjM
• The little car you can drive in #France without a licence https://t.co/kxt5r6PAWE 
• Migrant crisis: #Sweden border checks come into force https://t.co/tbZGiqFkeB
• Gruesome centenaries of 2016 | Law Gazette https://t.co/rK88VVzonn 
• CBE for ex-A&O chief Beringer | Law Gazette https://t.co/jKxo3YVXIH
• Litigation funder pledges money to probe merits of case | Law Gazette https://t.co/0j5EWDkBH7 
• Lack of supply-chain visibility puts businesses at risk, GCs warned | Law Gazette https://t.co/LTsGCDHmvm 
• New CPS powers to tackle domestic abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/qC19fZuYju 
• Major figures from legal world scoop New Year's honours | Legal Futures https://t.co/fzaeSNwZKJ 
• SDT: Millions of pounds not repaid as Barnett tried to keep firm afloat | Legal Futures https://t.co/lxczOEfRtf 
• The Imperiled Bloggers of #Bangladesh: In support of gender equality, human rights and civil liberties https://t.co/4IXrFBgdNT
• #CHINA Grants Courts Greater Autonomy on Limited Matters https://t.co/xdC7Fn4bRc 
• Xinjiang Seethes Under #Chinese Crackdown on Uighur people & their culture https://t.co/liMynnJETu 
• On Perilous Migrant Trail, Women Often Become Prey to Sexual Abuse https://t.co/EvQXf2odrX
• #CHINA's Homeless Find Shelter Under McDonald's Golden Arches https://t.co/yXNOiR7dES 
• Experts Foresee Obstacles for Both Sides in Bill Cosby Case #US https://t.co/2ISbDBf3Cv 
• 2 Islamists Sentenced to Death in Killing of #Bangladeshi Activist in 2013 https://t.co/hwXkIZ74xK 
• Bill Cosby came close to escaping sexual assault charges. How many others do? #US https://t.co/83k0rJ9I4t 
• Anxiety Aside, New York Sees Drop in Crime #US https://t.co/xEPT8QIBlm 
• Flawed Justice After a Mob Killed an #Afghan Woman https://t.co/hK9OAjHGma