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27th December - Law News

Edition 4383: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story: How refugees fleeing war, genocide and revolution find hope in the UK

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law
  • If law modules were Christmas dinner foods... - Legal Cheek https://t.co/LEnoZVs3tY|
  • End government by WhatsApp, urges former GCHQ head. Sir David Omand tells parliamentary inquiry the platform should be restricted to ‘background mood music’ http://tinyurl.com/2vyme2sx
  • Miranda’s Victim review – law-changing courtroom drama stuffed with acting muscle http://tinyurl.com/2tt4phyw
  • The winner of a Xiangqi, or Chinese chess, tournament has been stripped of his title after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Yan Chenglong has also been accused of cheating by using a communication device analogous to anal beads http://tinyurl.com/yvekkukz
  • Shoplifters to benefit most from ending short jail terms in England and Wales. More than 9,000 people given six to 12 months for shoplifting in past two years would now be made to do community service http://tinyurl.com/mumu6zdu
  • Italian woman facing removal from UK despite ‘permanent residency’ card. Silvana one of potentially thousands who were unaware of need to apply for post-Brexit EU settlement scheme http://tinyurl.com/4cc2p8hv
  • #Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism http://tinyurl.com/yvjndy3w