17th January - Law News

Edition 4405: 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: Ecuador used to be one of Latin America's most peaceful countries - but in the last few years it descended into chaos as Mexican drug cartels started to move cocaine through its ports and recruit local affiliates. In recent weeks, two major gang leaders escaped from prison - reigniting a turf war that has left dozens dead. The president declared a state of emergency and sent the army on to the streets to support the police.

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

• Legal businesses including barristers chambers and medical agencies stand to lose millions from SSB Group collapse | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/yzswyhsb
• British brothers jailed and banned from Switzerland for museum heist https://t.co/RzMXn6NWH7
• Coroners’ courts: A postcode lottery for the bereaved | Law Gazette http://tinyurl.com/4p8mv62t
• First diversity profile of in-house solicitors puts public sector to fore - Legal Futures https://t.co/oJ5dp0n5gm
• BSB to scrap requirement for barristers to have a degree - Legal Futures http://tinyurl.com/mu6xyvx3
• Chief justice speaks out about plans to recruit 150 judges to deal with asylum cases. Most senior judge in England and Wales says government plans draw ‘matters of judicial responsibility into the political arena’ http://tinyurl.com/3pw6e6fj
• Fujitsu admits it has a 'moral obligation' to compensate Post Office victims http://tinyurl.com/mrymem65