9th January - Law News

2571st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus:  The Metropolitan Police has said it will deal "robustly" with protesters who barrack MPs outside parliament. The police have been criticised for failing to protect MPs, such as Tory Remainer Anna Soubry, who was abused by hardline pro-Brexit demonstrators yesterday. The Commons Speaker John Bercow called for tougher action and said the hounding of MPs was "a type of fascism".

Focus of the Day Article:

There is a strong proven business case for law firms to promote good physical and mental health for all staff – it leads to greater productivity, better morale, better retention of valued and experienced staff, and reduced sickness absence.
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Saturday Conversations on Law

• Spotify entrepreneur facing new legal row after brother claims his name was 'dragged through the mud' https://t.co/vnDb9HNOW
• UK-Based #Ghanaian Lawyer ordered to repay £22 million made from 'thousands' of fake legal claims https://t.co/jLgr6qfMpg
• Brexit: MPs defeat government over no-deal preparations https://t.co/4iSZ3Pg5u
• British MPs to debate rule of law in #Uganda https://t.co/BWKbBAcEko
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YarPs3OI2T
• Key UK tax changes for not-for-profit sports clubs in 2018/19 https://t.co/33W5FU2pqw 
• Divorce settlements may see time limits imposed on annual maintenance payments https://t.co/ywinmoKglf
• Legal abortions start in #Ireland for the first time following historic referendum https://t.co/U2IuAE0WnN
• Energy firm ceases trading after ban https://t.co/xJK31Qst6
• Heathrow airport: Drone sighting halts departures https://t.co/JObQhsvxB3
• #Canada is Pakistani Asia Bibi's 'most likely destination', says her lawyer https://t.co/WyHKwReNE
• Brexit means losing stringent EU rules on hazardous chemicals in makeup in favour of opaque US-style self-regulation https://t.co/kDwMnG3vXK 
• Children 'still being tortured to confess to Isis links' by Kurdish security forces https://t.co/cjtIiUGWE2
• Slender Man stabbing teenager appeals sentence #US https://t.co/sCnUhZiOH9
• Woman given erectile dysfunction cream for dry eye https://t.co/ygV7qapZxe
• Tomorrow is Divorce Day, but you won't need a lawyer: How to cut the costs of a marriage break-up… https://t.co/dfg9emPk7n
• Brooklyn lawyer arrested in connection to Manhattan rapes from 4 years ago #US https://t.co/UXBAakukBm
• A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa https://t.co/pVM7p14X4r 
• Migrants’ Despair Is Growing at #US Border. So Are Smugglers’ Profits https://t.co/qXfW3vknZH
• Eversheds Sutherland partner found dead after inappropriate behaviour allegation https://t.co/ChW9wKtCeR 
• Football sex abuse accused dies in crash on day of trial https://t.co/pxkegvcGF1
• #German data theft: Suspect arrested in Hesse https://t.co/v4LFvScQd6
• Alex Salmond wins sexual harassment inquiry case https://t.co/sc5u5f9H9r
• 2019 will be the year of real change for the entire legal industry https://t.co/ZdmOcpLDmG tps://t.co/SJJdmRhEHU
• Anna Soubry: 50 MPs write to Met Police chief over brexiter 'Nazi' abuse https://t.co/Ljoe0virLE 
• Ireland's legal community aims to charm post-Brexit business from UK https://t.co/mkNMaGAmkL 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Ff2s9647FB
• Super regulator brings CPD back from the grave | Law Gazette https://t.co/QzInwF9Pjn 
• False sicknote solicitor avoids strike-off after tribunal shows mercy | Law Gazette https://t.co/bll7tXNWcL
• City firm wants more female solicitors talking to the press | Law Gazette https://t.co/ETmwpnNgXP 
• Crunch meetings on advocacy fees as bar insists ‘major problems remain’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/IxCifAS8m8
• Bought-out Ince & Co entered administration last month | Law Gazette https://t.co/TyrU8vF2xU 
• NDAs: Society warns public interest must come first | Law Gazette https://t.co/VtY1yVuRXR 
• Junior lawyers demand answers on firms' mental health measures | Law Gazette https://t.co/NSVCmhKIKD 
• #India transgender gurus in landmark Hindu procession https://t.co/hYnxn4KeRD 
• Salvini illegally wears police and fire service badges #Italy https://t.co/rJRStF4Y2Z 
• Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder #US https://t.co/pX2T2hokQS
• Bolivia President Evo Morales attacks 'white supremacist ideology' in clash with #Brazil's Bolsonaro ally https://t.co/8AcQyJsxa2
• Workers need a voice to enforce their rights https://t.co/PPySu0QlOR
• A former hunger striker writes: help give Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hope https://t.co/a2hTejYIMB
• Consent is not a ‘romance killer’. The mistake of fact defence for rape needs to go https://t.co/lkQKtNXjC6