29th January - Law News

1130th 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 Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority not to give up regulating solicitor insolvency practitioners. Chancery Lane said giving practitioners the option of being regulated by another body could create additional costs and burdens for all involved. In its response to an SRA consultation on the issue, the Society said most solicitor IPs do not want to be regulated by an accountancy regulator. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Counter-extremism' boost in schools http://t.co/lHefWWz8Mn 
• Burglars 'enjoyed' Wimbledon lecturer attack http://t.co/Gzf8nBxb1d 
• Data from death inquiries lost by Ministry of Justice http://t.co/17O7xv0edx 
• Top-25 firm confirms £15m bank loan | Law Gazette http://t.co/BmWqENpLlK 
• Government push for victim support | Law Gazette http://t.co/IqakiFCf69 
• Sampson’s expenses ‘novel and contentious’, says MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/2DLlB05ryC 
• #CHINA's super-rich communist Buddhists http://t.co/xNqmyAm380 
• MH370: Malaysia declares flight disappearance an accident http://t.co/NjQetIwmVp
• Supreme Court rules family cannot sue police | Law Gazette http://t.co/xKMFFwHMlD 
• MoJ admits losing inquiry data discs | Law Gazette http://t.co/P6wIWVerZ2
• Amal Clooney accuses #Turkey of hypocrisy on freedom of speech in Armenian genocide trial https://t.co/yXa8xIZ3N3
• Rape trial footballer Simon Lenighan: ‘Allegations cost me Leeds United contract’ https://t.co/V3hUL3MhI2
• #CAMEROON Bar Council Elections - Common Law Lawyers Endorse Sama Francis https://t.co/r4XDHYPi8A
• WikiLeaks threatens legal action against Google and US after email revelations https://t.co/xtI9A1FkQV
• Rory McIlroy hopes for quick legal case http://t.co/44Hf78mQ2L
• Top law official at Aberdeen City Council is leaving the local authority “by mutual consent” later this year https://t.co/TVWy36jCuW
• Anti-Semitism exposes legal gaps in Europe http://t.co/mRiZTVjBFh
• DUP and Sinn Féin consider legal action over election debates exclusion http://t.co/1H5b1ZWH6i
• #AUSTRALIA asylum: Sea detention of Sri Lankans legal, court rules http://t.co/Ft1RjU1ytd
• Conveyancing is in much better shape https://t.co/UEr2k9Wsah
• Villiers rejects call over OTRs law https://t.co/sVzrRJ3gTE
• UK hails #DRC’s new electoral law https://t.co/B9Ra6DwojH
• UK General Election — A Question of Immigration? https://t.co/UdQeeZcnto
• UK Harmonises Electric Bike Law with Europe https://t.co/bPkGVOkHsb
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons, Dacheng merge to create world’s biggest law firm https://t.co/lvsJqAzfdE
• An evaluation of government and law enforcement interventions aimed at reducing metal theft https://t.co/wNrsCgJh5g
• Assisted suicide law 'needs tougher safeguards' http://t.co/vzNh6oiZGl
• How Do We Increase Empathy? https://t.co/LwEXIe8MhI
• At Silk Road Trial, Lawyers Fight to Include Evidence They Call Vital: Emoji #US https://t.co/Tu3djuhGup
• 'American Sniper' and its jingoism Fuels a War on the Home Front #US https://t.co/oed6Gcozep
• New Rules in #CHINA Upset Western Tech Companies https://t.co/I39LJUKBNs
• Justices Stay Executions of 3 in Oklahoma, Pending Decision on Lethal Drug Protocol #US https://t.co/Fz9JYZ5C1B
• All-but-Forgotten Prisoner in #JORDAN Is Suddenly at Center of Swap Demand by ISIS https://t.co/O4dLVXoYb7
• Some of the more conservative States Renew Fight to Stop Same-Sex Marriage #US https://t.co/w4gbZZwkK0
• #SRILANKA plans fresh inquiry into human rights abuses during civil war http://t.co/Oe7G7moDrv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Al Tamimi forges Egyptian association to access investment opportunities | The Lawyer http://t.co/OKd1Zpiytm
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson managing partner pledges further growth for third term | The Lawyer http://t.co/aaEim35ltV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Collins and Mayhew to contest BLP managing partner election | The Lawyer http://t.co/cs8wR0ourg
• Fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers off Bournemouth coast http://t.co/V2LpZKoUos 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Michelle Obama headscarf controversy - do Saudis really care? http://t.co/QM58s4YRbp
• Pembs chief Bryn Parry-Jones's dispute 'cost £150,000' http://t.co/hHhRmAh7ku 
• We must increase availability of restorative justice for crime victims | Jon Collins, Restorative Justice Council http://t.co/1HroJ6CHrv 
• Rapists use social media to cover their tracks, police warned http://t.co/19xmKrK1WA
• International insurance group to launch ABS for corporate clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/g2lXMCO8lr
• Network Rail sends Thames Water 'multi-million pound bill' http://t.co/dHc2glaOlN 
• Drone maker DJI bans Washington flights after White House crash http://t.co/7aD2U0xuX0 
• Skull clue to exodus from Africa http://t.co/CY1GcQdD7L 
• Tory MPs 'expect key role' in future coalition negotiations http://t.co/zUPkOlMxYm 
• Castro demands Guantanamo Bay in return for US-Cuba diplomatic deal http://t.co/I6L7UpCKqj 
• Lord Wigley sorry for linking Trident jobs with Auschwitz http://t.co/WHhZ1ZmQzQ 
• Care spending 'cut by fifth in 10 years' http://t.co/vx93pQemjw 
• Jailed nurse not guilty of killing four elderly patients, says trial juror who helped convict him http://t.co/54taRoyfFi 
• Campaigners hail DPP's tough new rape guidelines as 'huge step forward' http://t.co/c5s3wQxNQ6 
• Shoplifters at Asda have been posting DVDs to themselves to evade security http://t.co/rdGEzduyDa 
• The most senior judge in Britain thinks 'peddling internet porn' contributes to violent murders http://t.co/ItlwEEWiar 
• Theresa May: Don't call police to report a crime, visit a website instead http://t.co/VhmkTHZvoM 
• Men must prove a woman said 'Yes' under tough new rape rules http://t.co/wbIf7Ge1ng 
• 'Angel of Death' murders: Juror's doubt over guilty verdict http://t.co/6rt5DwfZaw 
• Andrey Lugovoy: UK only ordered Litvinenko inquiry after falling out with Russia http://t.co/3ihyJZoUZV 
• Charity worker found hanged 'after complaining she was intimidated by noisy neighbours' http://t.co/f6e6er0WJJ 
• Debbie Evans, head of art at leading girls' grammar school, banned for life after affair with pupil http://t.co/zPxQFkKSvp
• Artist says £50k a year from ex-wife in divorce is 'unreasonable' http://t.co/YWxJerItGX
• The foreman of a jury which convicted a serial killer has said he now believes the man is innocent http://t.co/7WzbPxNPyg 
• Pricing directors miss the point | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pZDG22ILuZ 
• East Coast USA law firm rates rising fastest | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/K620hFKBdh
• Law firm set-up blocks client value | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JZnPa2IMn5 
• Dentons Dachung merger described as high risk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/K44VW4NdaM 
• Al Tamimi starts association with Egypt firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ECZK5bOrPZ 
• China's largest law firm opens office in Taiwan | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lRd8pWItKM
• Rainmakers could stand to gain as CC begins lockstep review | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PKO11sFCJI 
• Claims and settlement sizes fall for US federal class actions | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WLAZnDBXVB

28th January - Law News

1129th 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: Fewer than half of managing partners at the top 200 law firms think that recent mergers in the market have been successes, new research has found – even though most expect major consolidation in the next two years. The research – which surveyed 102 of the top 200 firms – said that only 43% of those who had undergone a merger in the last five years considered the majority of law firm tie-ups had been a success; 21% said they had not, while the rest declined to answer. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Michelle Obama opts to forgo headscarf during #SaudiArabia visit http://t.co/byoWrlTwwq 
• The Tesco store closures - the list in full http://t.co/SLcf1MyvW5 
• Family of woman killed by ex-partner loses battle to sue police for negligence http://t.co/m9cbW0fMp9 
• Michael Fisher obituary: Solicitor who became an expert in Irish cases http://t.co/0Nt2QOWaL9 
• The £8.8m typo: how one mistake killed a family business http://t.co/FXJLgufw8B 
• Ched Evans submits ‘fresh evidence’ to try to get rape conviction overturned http://t.co/CwdOS2pJbh 
• Women with disabilities excluded from domestic abuse law, say campaigners http://t.co/ZfNRLgC3oK 
• CIA torture report: ACLU asks judge to block attempt to repossess copies #US http://t.co/cAjHaObC7U 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co and 7KBW succeed in £8.8m typo claim against Companies House | The Lawyer http://t.co/lCLwPjvbvu 
• Virgin Media bats off ninth patent infringement claim from tech company Rovi | The Lawyer http://t.co/vK1ssxlhHF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills on board for HS2 rail project | The Lawyer http://t.co/aZY51cpRUj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields to pay £1bn to retired partners over next 50 years | The Lawyer http://t.co/Mk901voJfv 
• Drone on – with an eye on the law | Law Gazette http://t.co/BYlGHhe1es
• The lord chief justice wants to spare us details of horrific crimes. His good intentions are doomed | Law Gazette http://t.co/xq6YtFrgqP 
• SRA warns solicitors over risks to client confidentiality | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jpWW5VFCnu 
• Court of Appeal recognises client capacity in entering CFAs | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bf4HcUHcX4 
• Freshfields boosts profits but wary of dangers | Law Gazette http://t.co/CM2lbPSDgT 
• SRA secures injunction against fraudster ex-solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/RJVzoEpvFP
• 'Upskirt' voyeur Paul Appleby sentenced for 9,000 photos http://t.co/DjttKPZkyO
• Courts strike in Scotland ‘forced police to cut arrests’ https://t.co/GMMQ8DtR2G 
• Spirit of Shankly false imprisonment case against four police forces reaches courts https://t.co/nHxB0QSJw0 
• Britain's courts are 'full off sex offenders, warns Justice Secretary Chris Grayling http://t.co/13OdyBQN6O
• Procedures questioned: 16-year-old plea against military courts restored https://t.co/IcPubRUr83
• All set for military courts to try terror suspects #PAKISTAN https://t.co/BZjurdKD3C 
• Court closures complete as reforms get underway in Scotland https://t.co/dbbaljUKMn
• Mandatory minimum sentences are bad for communities #CANADA https://t.co/3SgJz3jaN7
• A growing chorus: courts agree mandatory minimum sentences are unconstitutional #CANADA https://t.co/SDjVr0VeF0 
• Alabama Chief Justice: Federal Courts Don't Hold Sway On Marriage #US https://t.co/QVil6Q7jbi 
• Edward Snowden Wins 'Debate' With NSA Lawyer https://t.co/ZJ2t5bsdyL 
• Court docket on lawyer discipline to be public #SCOTUS https://t.co/ox2xqdB3hH 
• Lawyer: Boy Scout files depict 'sordid' history of abuse #US https://t.co/9MEmmoRllW 
• Dismiss Dean Del Mastro’s attempt to seek mistrial after guilty verdict, crown pleads #CANADA https://t.co/WkMizCSLNq 
• Liam Gallagher facing court fine over US daughter he has never seen http://t.co/dsGG5agAkS
• Barrister Henry Hendron, 34, arrested over the death of his teenage boyfriend  http://t.co/9dDoMowRDM 
• #ARGENTINA's President Denies Lawyer Death Link https://t.co/mbtP3SHPH5 
• Lawyer for Melissa Rivers claims doctors were acting like 'groupies' #US http://t.co/Z7nhEukKhY 
• Student implicated in Facebook scandal will take part in hearing: lawyer #CANADA https://t.co/tT70TSyldx
• Litvinenko 'poisoned by Russian mafia state,' family's lawyer claims http://t.co/KahrPFxhrp 
• The Fraud of the Student-Athlete Claim #US https://t.co/RzGftaqp1D
• Mormons Seek Golden Mean Between Gay Rights and Religious Beliefs #US https://t.co/61H5TRbtZ1 
• States Move to Make Citizenship Exams a Classroom Aid #US https://t.co/HEcN45eHW4 
• Group Linked to ISIS Says It's Behind Assault on #Libyan Hotel https://t.co/LXNkn5svRm
• A New Level of Refugee Suffering for #Iraqi and #Syrian citizens who can't go home https://t.co/xiMSZhKYPl 
• Grabiner is both right and wrong to resist the money question http://t.co/eSbzsVDtwY
• In-house media lawyer heading for the spotlight? http://t.co/efnVxS6jSl
• KPMG general counsel Sharp stands down after 18 years | The Lawyer http://t.co/Io5OFi4uiz 
• Sir Declan Morgan: 'Significant concerns' over courts budget cuts in Northern Ireland http://t.co/ymNPmFgqyz 
• Couple charged with child cruelty after investigation as part of an investigation into the care system in north Wales http://t.co/J83MhqJTBF 
• Cameras could be allowed in Scottish courts http://t.co/GAal555wa8
• Cigarette packaging opposition 'growing in Tory ranks' http://t.co/jyFA8W0f4b 
• Litvinenko post-mortem 'probably most dangerous ever' http://t.co/jM8mGyUnPL 
• National Gallery staff to stage five-day walk-out http://t.co/CaiW7NJaZW 
• Gary Glitter breaks down in tears over child porn images http://t.co/8dE2RgbDGZ 
• Blood for sale: The illegal 'red market' in #INDIA http://t.co/30e0yQlEd6 
• Joanna Michael murder: Family cannot sue police http://t.co/IH811hANUV
• Patient’s shocking death alone in a public toilet made me question end-of-life care http://t.co/JnIaOg60q7
• Maureen Lipman: rise in antisemitic attacks may prompt me to leave UK http://t.co/JtgQxG257k
• European counter-terror plan involves blanket collection of passengers’ data http://t.co/Nr8nZCKEbc 
• Cameron’s five-year legacy: has he finished what Thatcher started? http://t.co/2p4lUy2FiQ 
• Loretta Lynch: opponents and allies expect Senate attorney general confirmation http://t.co/dmzA4CidYT 
• Tribunal non-payments a ‘scandal’, says minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/z9IPm4OiN5 
• LeO finally takes on CMC complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/z1NmvOIiCn
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Law enforcement wants popular police-tracking app disabled #US https://t.co/bdUPc8YuFR 
• UK Lords kill attempt to sneak in new surveillance laws https://t.co/CVdzYNUvFc 
• New Campaigning Laws ‘Frightening’ UK Charities https://t.co/6P0aA4tQQI
• Evolving digital markets require speedier enforcement of competition rules, says UK government http://t.co/OsztNduyzb 
• Children as young as 11 are taking so-called legal highs in Northern Ireland https://t.co/kj3w1Ud6Og 
• Government agents find 'legal highs' at Nottinghamshire prison after raid https://t.co/kqjDf5vXsK 
• WikiLeaks threatens legal action against Google and US after email revelations http://t.co/HRIzYmHApe 
• Is London the world’s legal capital? https://t.co/6t8C35NCWL 
• Chris Brown’s Tour Postponed Due To Legal Woes: See His Heartfelt Apology https://t.co/DAmTDQwUIs
• 'American Idol' season 11 winner Phillip Phillips takes legal action over contract #US http://t.co/yx4tlYv3NS 
• Former solicitor Simon William Griffiths is facing dishonesty charges https://t.co/sTcqZr48gJ 
• Solicitor returns to Cambridge law firm Woodfines Solicitors after time in Hong Kong https://t.co/q6OrYSJRtG 
• Solicitor struck off after he was found guilty of 30 counts of professional misconduct #IRELAND https://t.co/1Lex9U9UUJ
• St Albans solicitor recognised at Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year awards https://t.co/Hiv0BCYGoX 
• Equity release - should advisers be a jack of all trades or a specialist in one? https://t.co/Ugy4yGwBMZ
• No5 Chambers barrister Russell Bailey recovers costs for wronged employer https://t.co/br1MiJDuSv 
• Ripley murder trial: Court hears accused ‘lost control’ when he stabbed victim 33 times https://t.co/61WZbEf1lT
• 'Disgraceful' former Wellington barrister ordered to pay $30,000 #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/iJQXEteXIb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Finland's Roschier tempts Latham capital markets partner home from London | The Lawyer http://t.co/lLANFrNLFc 
• Eaglewood Capital Management hires Paul Hastings associate as its first GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xx9y0ewJ7e
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Ashurst win key roles on £680m Jurys Inn hotel chain sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/f6ZZiIqH2j 
• Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills ring in on Hutchison Whampoa’s £10.25bn acquisition of O2 | The Lawyer http://t.co/eBAIyRCmzV 
• Top 200 expect more consolidation - even though most think mergers to date have not succeeded | Legal Futures http://t.co/2lgb4xLUh2 
• Lord Chief Justice calls for independent review of legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/qLBLnixuDt 
• LeO recruits team of 30 to tackle claims management complaints | Legal Futures http://t.co/23J5bWRSSn 
• “Don’t merge to make costs savings”, says head of newly merged City firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/Y4ehHDSznh 
• The BBC has just done more to eradicate ‘terrorism’ than all our wars since 9/11 http://t.co/RYIuEHaOt1 
• A population bigger than London's has been displaced in Syria, so why has the Government only accepted 90 refugees? http://t.co/kXU5gIxzTv
• At least Ukip is openly bigoted – the Tories just hide their disdain for people like me http://t.co/Ur0QqhN0qA 
• This Christian blogger has stopped wearing leggings so she doesn't 'entice' other men http://t.co/I5TRG79YMG 
• People are very upset about Ukip Jelly Babies http://t.co/iyELuslEah 
• Two people come forward to claim they were abused by former Home Secretary Leon Brittan http://t.co/enAIuGkB9s 
• 'Clare's Law' saves 1,300 women from violent partners in first year http://t.co/2tvdqp3qF3 
• Police officers could be charged for 'calling alleged domestic violence victim 'f*****g slag' and 'b***h'' http://t.co/beeuEhCnWo 
• Labour to cut luxury houses used by High Court judges across the UK http://t.co/mtv2eY18Zr
• Birkbeck College academic investigated after allegations of 'research misconduct' http://t.co/2oeksGu9eB
• Gary Glitter claims he never abused young fans because he was too busy cleaning his wig http://t.co/cvh3YxSl1j
• Government in £9 million payout after single letter blunder causes business to collapse http://t.co/mey8YEtIdM
• Vince Cable proposes reforms to controversial free-trade deal with US http://t.co/EscggM4sFI
• Bravery of the Congolese women #CONGO http://t.co/aB98sAA4yH 
• Hopes and fears in the shadow of the Holocaust http://t.co/YLoyiF0QfK
• Microsoft to spruce up eDiscovery tools | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/XNo1gbzRgm 
• Hair straightener patent dispute | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0GuTV5lZOY
• Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7Zhggk5By5 
• Dentons Dachung announce merger across 120 offices | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Gjiz66qgEs 
• Pillsbury boosts Austin office by hire of ten from Bracewell IP | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/C88OlLdBCR
• Law firms snubbed by Debrett's listing of most influential lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KEWfILeEHP 
• Lawyer faces US$1m fine over medical witness slip | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pFfQmY67P1
• DLA branches out of legal through cybersecurity offshoot | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qhCnNw9Xhb 
• Underage girl rapist William Mailer dies in prison http://t.co/c4E8s1GjTq 
• Amazon's Tokyo offices raided as part of investigation into alleged sales of images of child sexual abuse #JAPAN http://t.co/cG7gf4fT5R 
• Hacktivists step up web attack volumes http://t.co/qQGKY7lMoY 
• Lib Dem Tessa Munt quits as Vince Cable aide over fracking http://t.co/77zRegFugH
• Nicola Payne death: Two charged with 1991 murder and abduction http://t.co/02TJLMwwDU

27th January - Law News

1128th 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: Thinking of becoming a freelance lawyer? Five things to consider. Full story - The Lawyer

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Gary Glitter trial: Assault claims untrue, singer says http://t.co/kRjyU8QmcY 
• Iraq Inquiry: Chilcot to face MPs over delays to report http://t.co/08ESHMBu6Y 
• Don’t hijack her murder, Alice Gross parents tell anti-immigration groups #US http://t.co/4OnQi7ZX2X 
• Charlie Hebdo saw a fierce free speech debate. Now it’s an Italian poet Erri De Luca's turn http://t.co/aknVWYNlBt 
• Georgia again plans to execute intellectually disabled inmate #US http://t.co/EWsQrxpSRc
• Justice agencies lack human decency when it comes to complaints | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/FC4api4GfU 
• SRA urged not to relinquish insolvency regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/IOYijQOGRS 
• CFA retained by client without mental capacity – CoA | Law Gazette http://t.co/g8AsHG6Dex 
• Legal services market failing to cut costs, says LCJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/T7jVMOUhhd
• Italy 'frustrating' attempts to bring key witness to Alexander Litvinenko inquiry http://t.co/azTioq4u0x 
• Dog theft gangs marking target houses with chalk symbols http://t.co/E7cqM478pW 
• Murder suspect Leo Barnes found dead in his cell http://t.co/N6YyNA7lUc
• Boris Berezovsky died with tax debt of £46 million, High Court hears http://t.co/5viqnieOx0
• Fraudster made £22,000 selling fake Poppy Appeal pins and Premier League badges http://t.co/MQJTInzXxw 
• Harrods wine thief 'had no idea' rare Burgundy Grand Cru worth £20k http://t.co/ASfbxBVUlI 
• Man charged with murdering Zac Evans in machete attack http://t.co/F44wYjruCw 
• Child sex abuse inquiry could cost hundreds of millions http://t.co/9lBC1DPBCU
• Christian campaigner mount private prosecution against doctor accused of offering gender-based abortion http://t.co/jU6KeEBsw7 
• Crime victims treated as a 'nuisance', says official report http://t.co/3KE4Nc8hEy
• Alexander Litvinenko killers 'put thousands of lives at risk' with trail of radiation across London http://t.co/ueu2GGdvLa 
• Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Even today, Jews need Israel as a safe haven http://t.co/looxzLzx0j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case and Osborne Clarke reveal spring retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/RAfZHTXoBQ 
• India's largest Law firm Amarchand splits as brothers battle over equity stake | The Lawyer http://t.co/2qGZ10xc9D
• Almost half of all non-merged UK firms would consider a tie-up over the next two years | The Lawyer http://t.co/X6dLDc1fdN 
• When a partner misbehaves, everyone around them can be tarnished | Law Gazette http://t.co/WdRnoCWght
• Accountant threat driving law firm merger interest | Law Gazette http://t.co/x7gXwb7aDr
• Gary Glitter trial: Former singer gives evidence http://t.co/kRjyU8QmcY
• Rail journey satisfaction dips - Passenger Focus survey http://t.co/zzkH4Nsdpb
• Glasgow bin crash tweet: Ross Loraine, 19, cautioned http://t.co/8vEK27wmkk
• Aston McLean Williams death: Police were 'judge and jury', claims mum http://t.co/gOAfXyCNGr 
• Dubai International has taken over from Heathrow as the world's busiest international airport http://t.co/eBdsoGGWyC
• Court in #FRANCE stops child from being named Nutella http://t.co/kAOhq02M5E
• Auschwitz: 70 years since concentration camps liberated http://t.co/0HnqpFJgYp 
• Alexander Litvinenko's poisoning of 'utmost gravity' http://t.co/r912cnSvA8
• Alice Gross murder suspect Zalkalns 'would have been charged' http://t.co/FDjxig82lI 
• Crime victims ignored and confused, says Baroness Newlove http://t.co/ASJBWZJ2d4
• #GREECE debt repayment in full is 'unrealistic', says Syriza http://t.co/CIzKdmLd5A 
• Facebook says it caused fault that sent services offline http://t.co/UuHmMgtk5M
• Auschwitz 70th anniversary: Survivors mark camp liberation http://t.co/voSYgkI47K 
• UK economy records fastest growth since 2007 http://t.co/Af21p8vlo5 
• Victims of crime let down by criminal justice system, report finds http://t.co/AOIP4ARaZv
• Alexander Litvinenko murder inquiry opens in high court http://t.co/cBdkmOO0kW
• Ben Emmerson QC – the high-flyer representing Marina Litvinenko http://t.co/0ECul9IiXy 
• How a law degree could launch your career in politics http://t.co/bFJtSmPmhD 
• Alexander Litvinenko death gives rise to issues of ‘utmost gravity’ http://t.co/3rrDsuaIfY
• Special report: Cyber security – In a rights pickle | The Lawyer http://t.co/rmbm5vjSNj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Grimaldi makes trio of lateral hires from local rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/xYwqjfM6AM 
• Sovereign Housing Association adds four firms to 14-strong legal panel following review | The Lawyer http://t.co/2Yrag4usOB 
• BOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide | Law Gazette http://t.co/NENVsJP9Kg 
• J K Rowling ruling challenged by Associated Newspapers | Law Gazette http://t.co/jOF45Utrcd 
• Roundtable: in-house public sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/NWcYCBbY4F 
• South-east roll-out for CRM14 form | Law Gazette http://t.co/3RrIYDRKSY
• Sikh Solicitors no longer have to remove articles of faith when meeting clients in detention centres| Law Gazette http://t.co/NVRszVQUM
• After the easy fixes, what next for diversity? | The Lawyer http://t.co/oZrNOD4y7s
• Victims ‘let down by justice agencies’ – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/CIUAGZ42xa
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Akon: 'America was never built for black people' http://t.co/z6RDdQsOVS 
• Hollywood shoots Arabs: 'American Sniper' replays the age-old racist roles http://t.co/Ea3jSYoxib
• Innovative flight claims practice completes 10,000th case in less than two years | Legal Futures http://t.co/76aRKWFgjX 
• With an anti-terrorism law in the works #SPAIN still uneasy with the Moors http://t.co/lFA2UdBUv3
• Did the army manipulate the revolution four years ago? #EGYPT http://t.co/qan1FEpvn5 
• Jailing of former Law Society council member damaged profession, SDT says | Legal Futures http://t.co/6ShAsImYlU 
• Human rights comes under corporate attack | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nAZnxLEX2I
• Private sector-prosecutor collaboration secures 13-year conviction | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jWazYmMlDS
• Dinsmore & Shohl takes over Midwest firm to arrive at 575 lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vrqVDZ2lEd 
• Bird & Bird to face €130m negligence suit from German property funds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zbQVNVIP88 
• Serbian lawyers to call off strike after concessions from the government | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8OZIZBatrC
• Amarchand to split in two as brothers fall out | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fsoGZYarVW 
• #ARGENTINA to dissolve intelligence body after prosecutor death http://t.co/kHfSO7Z6e1 
• Ex-CIA officer convicted of leaking Iran plan #US http://t.co/JWP894hOy9
• TalkTalk forces porn filter choice http://t.co/tzXmqUMYvC
• Facebook complies with #TURKEY page block order http://t.co/YWFLXryLrZ 
• Plymouth train mum Sammie Welch given good manners note http://t.co/RMqUibZSv7 
• Benedict Cumberbatch sorry for 'coloured' comment http://t.co/wbeSfrCoZp
• FBI has charged three men it says were spying for Russia and trying to recruit sources in New York City #US http://t.co/ff9cTLpf84 
• Alexander Litvinenko 'killed on third attempt' http://t.co/dCtEK47rAR 
• When you say you 'don't see race', you’re ignoring racism, not helping to solve it http://t.co/pcRtm0E2NY 
• Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated http://t.co/JTXrz4YULe
• New laws to protect those cashing in pension pots http://t.co/0rjYxe2IzN

26th January - Law News

1127th 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: A legal challenge over domestic violence evidence criteria has foundered at the High Court. A judicial review, R (oao Rights of Women) v Lord Chancellor [2015] EWHC 35 (Admin), was brought by the Public Law Project on behalf of Rights of Women (ROW) against April 2013 regulations setting out the evidence that domestic violence victims must show in order to prove eligibility for legal aid. Victims can be asked, for example, to produce a letter from a health professional detailing injuries consistent with domestic violence, an assessment of risk by a social worker, a letter of admission to a refuge or evidence of a court order. . Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• As the legal revolution progresses, the weakest and most abused clients will be pushed to the margins | Law Gazette http://t.co/CqB0pBqkQd 
• Tax dispute forced firm into insolvency | Law Gazette http://t.co/TROMqRFAMu 
• Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ekjsm2ZmqY 
• John Cooper QC on the Global Law Summit: By going there, we are tacitly endorsing what Grayling is doing” http://t.co/XBs7Pvf8Ut
• Trinity Mirror should come clean about phone hacking http://t.co/CSoXsGOVQc
• Why we have to get smart about artificial intelligence http://t.co/i5Cj3dkril 
• Legal highs and prescription drugs face ban in English and Welsh prisons http://t.co/zTAX749JnZ  is fundamental threat to human rights, says European report http://t.co/4uh5SP0kTK
• Activists cheer Scottish government rethink on new women’s prison http://t.co/2ASOp3TIdQ 
• Vedder Price wins key role on launch of the UK’s first regulated bitcoin trading platform | The Lawyer http://t.co/LpHppdm7Sj
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Wilson Sonsini loses Beijing head Li to Sidley | The Lawyer http://t.co/klmR53Edvw 
• Merseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/NCppxlKz1M
• Saatchi bill running out of time | Law Gazette http://t.co/aHWEc7ro7E 
• Society puts trainee minimum salary back on agenda | Law Gazette http://t.co/tcLx27iucd
• #EGYPT FGM trial 'convicts Raslan Fadl of manslaughter' http://t.co/wxbhaAjBz0
• The Smith reforms have become obsolete even before they've become law https://t.co/fev6EJW7tt
• Slavery Victims Treated as Criminals in #IRELAND https://t.co/grRs6M40qM 
• UK Government Urged to Pardon the 49,000 Men and Women Who Were Persecuted Under Anti-gay Laws https://t.co/00Hsorpe2N 
• UK decision to lower flags after death of Saudi king stirs debate https://t.co/4lZayUNCBz 
• #IRAN lawmakers drafting law on nuclear enrichment hike https://t.co/wv9bPTwb7m 
• Government sneaks previously rejected surveillance laws into Counter Terrorism bill https://t.co/v284zkYOFV 
• Former DPP Eamonn Barnes said that gardaí went out of the way to have Ian Bailey prosecuted #IRELAND http://t.co/Bim8G7vSOH 
• L'Origine Du Monde Facebook Legal Battle - Court To Reach Decision #FRANCE https://t.co/YGkb6Zw3be 
• How can I draw up a valid will on my own? #IRELAND https://t.co/Ru1yzEUZji 
• Attorney General Soraya Diase Coffelt quits after 10 days refusing to be the Governor's puppet #VIRGINISLANDS https://t.co/ayEF1FWiz0 
• Paris attacks prompt fresh concerns about online Islamophobia http://t.co/sr0MP1MfAQ 
• A9 average speed cameras 'have reduced speeding' http://t.co/nXVRoqkR7g
• Double murder accused Leo Barnes found dead in prison cell http://t.co/KB03dJIZsm 
• #MALAYSIA Airlines website 'compromised' by hackers http://t.co/jjBCEazK7E 
• A third of siblings in care 'forced to live apart' http://t.co/8NDiHwvADu 
• CCTV: Too many cameras useless, warns surveillance watchdog Tony Porter http://t.co/Jn08fL4Dfl 
• Election should include online voting in 2020 - Bercow http://t.co/VkfgFFfsQ6 
• Prince Philip recommended for knighthood by #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/mYTqJaGrzr
• New £75m women's prison scrapped, confirms Scottish minister http://t.co/qpeSyX5U5L 
• Former president Hosni Mubarak's sons released from Egyptian prison #EGYPT http://t.co/dDakObbR1h
• Clare's Law: 1,300 domestic abuse disclosures made http://t.co/ytigUJ5UWF 
• MPs: Ban fracking to meet carbon targets http://t.co/5DYTzWatKj 
• Libby Lane would be first female bishop to be consecrated http://t.co/JTXrz4YULe 
• Syriza and Independent Greeks agree #GREECE coalition http://t.co/YpzLgL9Dlk 
• Jewish leaders call for Europe-wide legislation outlawing antisemitism http://t.co/NO6rAiEKdg
• The war on leaks has gone way too far when journalists' emails are under surveillance http://t.co/fYvyng1kRZ 
• Alabama same-sex marriages could start on Monday, says judge #US http://t.co/Z7L4vUUUM2 
• Just how hard can it be to purge prisons of drugs? http://t.co/ONUGo1yTWs
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper bulks up in Singapore with hires from Gibson Dunn and Jones Day | The Lawyer http://t.co/rFabdNabja 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Goodwin Procter and Mayer Brown pick up key roles on £327m sale of Tower Place | The Lawyer http://t.co/kgEec5g7ZW 
• The in-house interview: Pets at Home legal chief Louise Stonier - Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/4vCLQ8u4rG
• My legal life: Kevin Poulter, Legal director, employment and social media, Bircham Dyson Bell - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/8NppHujD1n
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Where do the wealthiest 1% live? http://t.co/p8fmYJmKvK 
• Syriza victory in #GREECE: Turning point for EU? http://t.co/BxNvt9gS3D
• New M4 speed cameras catch 500 in four days http://t.co/AHpSxOik5O
• Sir Philip Green considers BHS takeover offers http://t.co/Y86Sp3RkYU 
• Hoax call to David Cameron prompts security review http://t.co/hUV4IJvuSY
• We must take great care when arguing that lawyers are ‘special’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/YLYE45O2Wv 
• DV: breaking free of coercion: Legislating emotional abuse will prove difficult | Law Gazette http://t.co/3W9QOPrcr8
• Rihanna gets shirty | Law Gazette http://t.co/QXRwt0BWlt 
• Turkish lawyers concern | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z6O6GfGKNb
• Law Society backing for outreach | Law Gazette http://t.co/LvihL5TyxM
• Insolvency costs cap does not fit – peer | Law Gazette http://t.co/wu1IX4a8EE 
• Lawyers-to-be reveal career motivations | Law Gazette http://t.co/2r56y1n444 
• Capita still failing to hit interpreter target | Law Gazette http://t.co/a33HCvPj8A
• Midlands-based lawyers in line for 10 per cent pay rise as legal jobs increase | The Lawyer http://t.co/OVzcWxFE4J
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird hit by €130m professional negligence claim in Hamburg | The Lawyer http://t.co/OnqJowLwwi 
• Hot 100 2015: record number of in-housers among this year's stand-out lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/t64dt5aF5p 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance moots superpoints for star partners as part of lockstep overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/lW5HcBwFoZ 
• Lawyers’ use of ‘the cloud’ and their ability to harness ‘big data’| Law Gazette http://t.co/7N61kfXEWD 
• SRA warns firms of confidentiality risk from law firm M&A | Legal Futures http://t.co/GhTxNYad1l 
• Only 13% of home movers choose cheapest conveyancer, major survey reveals | Legal Futures http://t.co/yRLGhavbit 
• Why tyrants are afraid of art and beauty http://t.co/RaR9mvBmmQ 
• Fox News 'Muslim Birmingham' claim prompts faith rally http://t.co/H5OBZ4fPtC

25th January - Law News

1126th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Our  Saturday Law Interview features Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Reforming the Administrative State Is a Game of Inches | Library of Law http://t.co/MXlf2fVNYr
• More on Bias in the Implementation of Sexual Assault Laws | Library of Law http://t.co/BS6bTZW6BG 
• Health, Gender-Based Violence and the Right to Reparations in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/W40H1zAZWX
• Protection against Cross-Examination by the Accused in Sexual Offence Trials | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/OZlqfn80iT 
• Mental Disorder and Punishment in Criminal Law - Seminar | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/tCjx4KatWZ
• Male circumcision can be part of "reasonable parenting", but no form of FGM is acceptable - Family Court http://t.co/zu4OSxPgtC
• Grime Rap 'Gangbo' appeal fails in High Court - Diarmuid Laffan | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/7aBAq9THdC 
• BBC News on anti-terrorism law and human rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/DcVkfxwFii 
• Nonagenarian unlawfully detained in care home for nearly two years | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aLPwH7EEPh 
• The Changing Face of the European Court of Human Rights: Public Lecture by Judge Paul Mahoney | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/49oH7AbLUh 
• TTIP - more "foreign" judges criticising "our" laws? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/qbsQqWEZPg
• The darker side of Britain's most iconic wartime hero Winston Churchill http://t.co/AG8mnqL6zt 
• Watch Emma Watson’s impassioned plea for gender equality at Davos http://t.co/nr1MTfRv0m
• Tennis fan sues Australian Open organisers because Murray match was too hot #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/bIGQEtCSrD 
• Pope Francis wants us to put the smart phone down and start talking to each other http://t.co/fs1ar3dtDI
• Actor Ashton Kutcher to testify against 'psycho-sexual killer' accused of murdering his ex http://t.co/J0b8oKeyd4
• Who is Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, the female suicide bomber at the heart of Isis Japanese prisoner swap plan? http://t.co/GwBJJLanyu 
• UKIP hustings in South Thanet – boycotted by Greens and Labour for men-only audience http://t.co/NTSJ5Y6xs5 
• When is a crime of hatred not a hate crime? http://t.co/as69jH2m15 
• Rupert Murdoch and the police treat journalists like terrorists | Nick Cohen http://t.co/EYXoD30V1L 
• Eric Cantona's kung fu-kick at 20: Guardian reports from the archive http://t.co/jnF6jEVRl7 
• Ministry of Justice bids for contract with Saudi prison service http://t.co/OxyVUzyECm 
• Winston Churchill: the enigma of a British hero http://t.co/J3p1QRa5GP 
• Cleared in court - but police poster boy's still under a cloud http://t.co/bU93QTUl4S 
• Man who held up 'hire me' sign at Waterloo station returns a year later with 'I'm hiring' sign http://t.co/TkUaBs3G0B 
• Preacher who raped & tortured five -year-old daughter to death is released after paying 'blood money' #SAUDIARABIA http://t.co/md6bHz6fwI 
• Former Royal Navy sailor jailed for 14 years for string of 'depraved' sexual attacks on children http://t.co/7kwzRiUWLa
• Grandmother stabbed more than 70 times by squatter after returning from holiday in Turkey http://t.co/lAoAwFJJUW 
• M4 crashes investigated by South Wales Police http://t.co/wEHDrZfG3w
• Valerie Graves murder: 500 volunteer for DNA screening http://t.co/Okyz4KB8kL
• Pinterest to open up more user data for advertisers http://t.co/3PEfftqnXs
• Net firms condemn revival of 'snoopers' charter' http://t.co/HO6SF20JgM 
• Ofsted to inspect but not judge academy chains http://t.co/eEfKbByTD8 
• Is there a diversity dividend? http://t.co/8X8NOyJh2r 
• Silence at junior rugby aims to tackle 'abuse' http://t.co/SIvu5h8zd2 
• Broadmoor Hospital: Investigation into fraud and overspend claims http://t.co/8GCPu1vxA0 
• £2.9bn unpaid child maintenance 'uncollectable' http://t.co/5Grow4Tu7X 
• Nigel Farage hits back at defecting MEP Amjad Bashir http://t.co/cTI8o5gT2a 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• 'Ill-thought-out' mansion tax to hit just 87 Welsh homes http://t.co/4BLy7JSvwu 
• The sheikh who listened to Nazi radio http://t.co/FelkpUkKQe 
• Two #US airliners searched at Atlanta after bomb threats http://t.co/6aFAM9Qrzw
• Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir defects to Conservative Party http://t.co/P5OvJwfsnU 
• Post-traumatic stress 'evident in 1300BC' http://t.co/MtEv7tpB9z 
• Last photograph of Winston Churchill in Chartwell exhibition http://t.co/KOAvNtUPUF 
• Gloucester pub 'machete' attack prompts murder probe http://t.co/iSZne8cvto 
• GP recruitment drive film 'tackles outdated stereotypes' http://t.co/p5MoKqZYXK 
• UK should stay in EU, Goldman Sachs president says http://t.co/Ziu7VENdsr

24th January - Law News

1125th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Our  Saturday Law Interview features Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Decision of King’s College London to reverse its daft adoption of a trendy new name, “Kings London”, is a welcome http://t.co/jAvadKhbv4 
• Why plain packaging won't stop anyone’s craving for a cigarette http://t.co/uDxifOSi5k 
• A Tube worker has been stabbed in the face in London http://t.co/LYWaRJMql2 
• Police officer cleared of ABH after kicking and hitting woman while child cried in hospital bed http://t.co/lolIxgJsNC 
• Cleared in court - but police poster boy's still under a cloud http://t.co/bU93QTUl4S 
• Former Royal Navy sailor jailed for 14 years for string of 'depraved' sexual attacks on children http://t.co/7kwzRiUWLa
• When the British Queen reminded the late King Abdullah of #SAUDIARABIA that women can drive fast http://t.co/fwZF6qyBTL 
• Meet the CEO whose pay-off was bigger than his 17,600 employees combined #US #CANADA http://t.co/NZEsf0BFuB
• Do you live in one of Britain's 20 most burgled postcodes? http://t.co/ekVLLjG8GN 
• Teenager killed in machete attack outside Gloucestershire pub http://t.co/2iMNgR6z9L 
• Law students want 'feel good factor' - 61% of students pursue a career in law to help others | The University of Law http://t.co/hsXxyUPkPp 
• Excluding private minicabs from using bus lanes does not confer 'selective economic advantage' | New Law Journal: http://t.co/K8bILa7wxn 
• New and existing law firms can now apply to ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) for authorisation | New Law Journal: http://t.co/GntHAevjxj 
• Law students want the feel good factor, according to a survey by the University of Law | New Law Journal: https://t.co/VrfBAtLM3e 
• Stonewall rates lawyers and likes the findings | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pcfLYF6dVw 
• Scarman lecture by Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC, law reform expert & former PM of New Zealand | New Law Journal: https://t.co/w40OpHFJKR
• New legislation restricting adjournments in employment tribunals? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9HyN26wYQ8 
• Bar council warn against plans to hike court fees for debt recovery | New Law Journal: https://t.co/vDDheBP09N 
• Pensions mis-selling scandals warning | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hDFEwIxzhf 
• Significant drop in Cafcass cases | New Law Journal: https://t.co/PkZyyiyVKL
• Pressure mounts over court fees proposals | New Law Journal: https://t.co/m510FPUmDu 
• Compensation excludes dividends | New Law Journal: https://t.co/DHdMZGfkcx
• High Court rejects domestic violence challenge | New Law Journal: https://t.co/cKm4j8l6nN
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• 7th Annual Report of Independent Reviewer of Justice & Security https://t.co/yw0tsyQgsq 
• Criminal justice system and victim support: Lords general debate https://t.co/leOAYMgJvi 
• Justice Minister Fitzgerald publishes draft legislation to merge Property Registration Authority #IRELAND https://t.co/Tz7Xtfoxdh 
• Law Society concerned about potential dual regulation of solicitors' consumer credit activity https://t.co/AmSSp59mkr 
• Abuse solicitor welcomes potential statute of limitations removal #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/PWoE5XdS5f 
• Firm entitled to €2.4m judgment against Blackrock Clinic shareholders #IRELAND https://t.co/kDwqVqgRmg 
• Garda asked State solicitor to contact minister over charges #IRELAND https://t.co/VNQ4a1kLz7 
• Solicitor Jonathan Leach retires after 33 years at Ware & Kay in York https://t.co/8PbR4LXwUs
• Polish-born Kamil Tomaszewski, a trainee solicitor at Mills & Reeve, teaches children Brazillian jiu-jitsu https://t.co/0a7kne0otl 
• Prince Andrew Hires UK's Top Barrister William Clegg, Speaking Publicly About Sex Allegations https://t.co/71MiCNJvmy
• Former Keddies partner wins right to practise as a barrister #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/OkpQT1Z3iI 
• Jury hears girl ‘didn’t want to admit’ being raped http://t.co/Hx6co8r7Aq 
• No5 Chambers barrister represents gypsy in fight to live on own land | The Lawyer http://t.co/AaD6x9gn3L 
• Carer who helped steal £500k from widow, 92, is an erotic model http://t.co/GTCzMQ0x1q
• Leon Brittan's accusers must now show us their evidence http://t.co/JnP9Ko9ZSg 
• Chef and manager jailed after woman dies and 31 taken ill at Christmas dinner http://t.co/DrzhsT04FF 
• Stepping Hill nurse murder trial jury discharged http://t.co/a20yaTS7aV 
• Hundreds of strangers form blockade to help man claim eviction victory over bailiffs http://t.co/58Ed3THbP2
• Justice Secretary 'sorry' after prison pictures of killer appear on Facebook http://t.co/jukaoz9cri 
• Laura Ashley chairman accused of being 'feckless husband' in latest divorce battle salvo http://t.co/j6OhttnRtH
• Alexander Litvinenko: Key moments of the life of a Russian spy http://t.co/fLkLyoxfCG 
• Litvinenko inquiry: the proof Russia was involved in dissident's murder http://t.co/RwVtijP8pU 
• Alexander Litvinenko: Murdered for unmasking 'Kremlin-backed' mobsters? http://t.co/MQZdGvZTxN 
• US politician's links with law firm under spotlight in $4m bribes case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ncoa7G6U9Y
• One in three lawyers at risk on alcohol intake | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZE3xRmOEbN 
• Rihanna victorious in Topshop image rights case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EVnde1yEtU 
• Kobre & Kim opens San Francisco office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/XjIJKfoCbu 
• Will the rise of US law firms in London benefit litigation funding? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tOvyviI8lg 
• A sea change in UAE corporate law: Doing away with minimum capital | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wTTeppAmQY
• SEC attracts US law professors fury over Harvard | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zsermNLoxV 
• Africa gets ready for IPO flurry | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/b3tOoPkC4Q
• Paralegal mistake could cost JPMorgan Chase $1.5 billion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lLBPolnJma 
• Dentons-Dacheng mega-merger due for decision next week | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ST7LRvn8dh 
• Lawyers fight to compel Prince Andrew to answer claims of sex with girl, 17 http://t.co/OwIqZIRT8O 
• #US supreme court to review execution procedure in case brought by man already put to death http://t.co/mo1nHJVDy3
• Dundee University student union in legal highs ban https://t.co/1gt1zlws5d 
• Q&A: What are the legal implications for Prince Andrew? http://t.co/lpWOOnKiRg 
• How #SAUDIARABIA's deplorable legal punishments compare to those of Isis http://t.co/Z5wkgkty3u
• Is Racial Segregation Legal, If It's Not Deliberate? #US https://t.co/4ZqDp9CN3z 
• New York politician Sheldon Silver arrested on corruption charges #US http://t.co/ZrjsKuebJI
• Legal challenge against 'named person' plans dismissed http://t.co/tylPN5nh60 
• British Constitutional Court Cases in English https://t.co/gTyDpvnfho
• UK terror law amendments would bring back "Snooper's Charter" https://t.co/d2Qjl1IUnp 
• Seth Rogen apologizes for American Sniper comment, Alec Baldwin comes to his defence http://t.co/KgxZpEqTZh 
• UK unveils federalism bill that will boost Scotland’s powers http://t.co/TTgC4kKbMW
• Guidance on legal obligations placed on expert witnesses https://t.co/aBWYkm0RZE 
• Enshrining Britain's aid contributions in law would hurt poor countries, says Lord Lawson http://t.co/yS2Iwn9cgy
• Public meeting to scrutinise police surveillance of campaigners and journalists http://t.co/7TPkItew8I 
• ‘Armenians want acknowledgment that 1915 massacre was crime’ | Geoffrey Robertson http://t.co/DCiFUm8uxg
• High court upholds legal aid rules in domestic violence cases http://t.co/v5BgO64ShD 
• Panel calls for civil rights investigation into death of mentally ill Rikers inmate #US http://t.co/6t8HW3ciFt 
• West’s praise of King Abdullah shows #SAUDIARABIA is exception to human rights stance http://t.co/8458q7zL9m
• Court of Appeal close to setting debt repayment precedent | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5jK7LwMECe
• Child benefit returns deadline looms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/NVwzC8C3fD 
• Thousands of lawyers set to desert Conservatives if Grayling stays | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zn3ca9tFj9 
• 19th century criminal trials are too expensive, says Leveson | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BDFMQwwxWB
• CoA sides with Reed Smith client Rihanna in Topshop image rights battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/psHTdWPEnl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters loses Asia-based Carlyle relationship partner to White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z7TJNqUsVU
• Law Firms scramble to tighten disciplinary procedures in wake of CC trainee’s Islamist rant | The Lawyer http://t.co/SwkMnRW5N7
• Slater & Gordon in talks to acquire Quindell operating division | The Lawyer http://t.co/fiVfIsOfZH 
• Barclays' head of litigation and investigations Jonathan Peddie to leave bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/WGe3Nms9cC 
• Chilcot approach crowds out the rule of law | Law Gazette http://t.co/TYWSrrG10z
• Litigation funder unveils £60m sum for smaller claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dx5DnzKLOK
• Liverpool Law Society's support for apprenticeships | Law Gazette http://t.co/9xak51z1gH 
• Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette http://t.co/PwgABHb8Y6
• How I did on Twitter this week: 18 New Followers, 31 Mentions, 141K Mention Reach. How'd your week go? via http://t.co/d2wUkx4rn8

23rd January - Law News

1124th 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: Tory blogger says Grayling has launched a 'counter-attack' on those who see him as unfit for purpose. Chris Grayling has said that it is a help, rather than a hindrance, to perform the role of Lord Chancellor without a legal background. The first non-lawyer to hold the post in 440 years said it meant he wasn't 'cup-tied' in any way to a previous career, or chambers, or law firm. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Last weekend's Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.
• Branded the "most hated woman in Britain", Josie Cunningham accuses The Sun of making her 'most hated woman' http://t.co/AU5hcVOasp
• A homeless man was found impaled on a spike in a square in London's Kensington - but who was he and why did he die? http://t.co/9cWAjTLSiB 
• LGBT groups are celebrating an historic court victory over Twitter users who sent homophobic tweets #FRANCE http://t.co/z1PJOuyLVM 
• Lord Brittan dies: His final months were marred by smears and innuendo – but no charges that would stick http://t.co/lbkJkd5zwO 
• Hacking by Mirror ‘worse than at Murdoch papers’ http://t.co/KKz0w7XBQs 
• Sadistic pair jailed for ‘black magic’ rape of 11-year-old girl http://t.co/RLUAgyU421
• US reporter jailed for linking to stolen data http://t.co/YQCegizEBA 
• Black Friday 'may have hit Christmas sales', says ONS http://t.co/MTnADHA7KF
• Rape threat found in Gateshead Travelodge room http://t.co/FULoel4oPt 
• #THAILAND impeaches former PM Yingluck Shinawatra over rice subsidy scheme for poor farmers http://t.co/wgivaBTgE9 
• Cosmetic surgery 'should be done by specialist surgeons' http://t.co/h3ZuYZB0zT 
• NSW may extend time limit on child sex abuse claims #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/CYyruq2Cxs
• Companies suing critics. That's the real enemy of free speech #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/MrPpCU8gtg 
• Leveson review proposes sweeping efficiency reforms for justice system http://t.co/eBmf7qKKMZ 
• Magna Carta: 800 years on, we need a new people’s charter http://t.co/hYqDK28Ues
• Tory MP accuses CPS of pursuing vendetta against Sun journalists http://t.co/b4FRbTBqhz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: France's Veil Jourde launches competition group with Winston & Strawn team | The Lawyer http://t.co/JxHjB2ItFp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons chair on the Dacheng merger: "Like Halley's Comet and the Holy Grail" | The Lawyer http://t.co/uQyZlLDY9n 
• Solicitor felt ‘comforted’ over tax rules by SRA visit | Law Gazette http://t.co/iotrjy1qOn 
• Leveson cost-cutting review urges virtual courtrooms | Law Gazette http://t.co/aOQiog4Ru5 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Arsenal manager wants work permit rule change for non-EU players http://t.co/vwOv6ahQSg 
• Court in #CHINA begins 'public shaming' for overdue fines http://t.co/PRf37mpdLc
• Court in #TURKEY acquitted journalist Mehmet Ülger https://t.co/LMa4TQ3MOw
• Police in Bradford vow to bring foreign offenders to justice https://t.co/wEBJ1MkkRT 
• Alberta Justice, RCMP to review contact with career criminal who shot officers #CANADA https://t.co/nW5hT3NMZU 
• Can #ARGENTINA Find Justice Without Alberto Nisman? https://t.co/Bg2t5owZwY 
• UK May Review Law Enabling Lords to Exploit Other People's Lands https://t.co/mbbuqHFPnF 
• UK aims to pass law to ban branding on cigarette packs before May http://t.co/587iWceL5C 
• Is Your Ad Legal? Digital Advertising Raises Additional Issues for Marketers https://t.co/7W70ie4Hkf 
• Brevan Howard co-founder settles legal action and prepares to launch his own fund http://t.co/0a81goiGGF
• Women's World Cup legal action over artificial pitches ended https://t.co/mcUMdvi4t9 
• https://t.co/2jtOt675YK #US https://t.co/2jtOt675YK
• UK's second city Birmingham has ruled out joining possible legal action to sue a US news channel https://t.co/x2QklAFVl7 
• UK nuclear ambitions dealt fatal blow by Austrian legal challenge, say Greens https://t.co/InpF9FTg0Y 
• Rangers fans contribute £500,000 for Ibrox legal fight http://t.co/7eFFmLHy3X
• Director jailed for £750,000 fraud after laying off staff while on ski holiday http://t.co/01T2e6Z76K 
• Phone hacking: Andy Coulson to face retrial in Royal directories case http://t.co/P6MSACBu4e 
• Church holding 'rowdy' parties is told to keep it down after ding-dong with neighbours http://t.co/8ZMawQe1QL 
• Eight odd historical laws which are still in force today http://t.co/JdbrF1cGwS 
• Frauds outnumber burglaries for the first time http://t.co/tiZfZCvDNS
• Saatchi Bill: The law can't cure cancer. But it can help the people who might http://t.co/vBbtbKpQvG 
• Men accused of armed raid on family of Stagecoach tycoon http://t.co/ClTnXQqdC9 
• Barrister rating site not aiming to “undermine the Bar” | Legal Futures http://t.co/mMUjZz7glR 
• Quindell in talks to sell legal services arm to Slater & Gordon: | Legal Futures http://t.co/i2yww6gXSF 
• Third law firm fined for involvement in SDLT avoidance scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/LIuy6NDFss 
• The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill's career http://t.co/72BDygJQDV
• Secret file on ‘unnatural’ sex at Westminster https://t.co/o1QGSbFNSO
• Abuse inquiry barrister calls for removal of panel member https://t.co/L0DLO6mqYg 
• BoE bows to pressure to reveal barrister’s fees for forex inquiry report http://t.co/RyeSqEY7HP
• What makes a good trainee solicitor (according to employers)? https://t.co/gWgdKbwhND 
• A solicitor has been targeted in a scam which has asked a member of the public to pay her legal fees https://t.co/vG3IQ54VA1 
• Solicitor fined and told to pay colleague over sexual assault http://t.co/Pc9FVkdbsi
• A sea change in UAE corporate law: Doing away with minimum capital | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6l8Mx3c4dj
• SEC attracts US law professors fury over Harvard | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ZRgDyY5dig 
• Beijing sees boom in foreign individuals legal services | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HJ0DJ4WW34 
• New York beats London on Commercial Court fees | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oDCEewdSOO 
• A third of Zimbabwe lawyers under investigation by Law Soc | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SY6Kwas1P3
• Dentons-Dacheng merger to dwarf other law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6KdQlCHFx2 
• Weil back in profit as US firms start results season | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rSzrdnJVg6 
• Nixon Peabody eyes up Chicago acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/giC26wHIZf
• Fred Talbot trial: Ex-TV weatherman 'staged naked orgy' http://t.co/MGCgNsxsj7 
• 'Don't give up on us,' police tell ministers http://t.co/zS868UrDGt 
• Gary Glitter trial: Girl 'given champagne before assault' http://t.co/EERQ4LWWQh 
• Election 2015: Broadcasters expected to offer new TV debates plan http://t.co/SqUz3laqz7
• Prince Andrew publicly denies sexual misconduct claims http://t.co/Pf33r0FpfK
• Ex-Home Secretary Lord Leon Brittan dies http://t.co/U0P1jKGb35 
• Colorado baker under investigation for refusing to write anti-gay slurs on cake #US http://t.co/smsnQdlTn6 
• Undocumented Latino migrants seek sanctuary in #US churches http://t.co/TYg5BedvV7 
• McDonald's sued over claims workers were fired from store with 'too many black people' #US http://t.co/ccXzrvg1OG 
• European lawyer moves: 22 January 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/caBr9fjEHN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird consolidates loans in bid to reduce debt-servicing costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/tJ7OmKOnab 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares’ new CEO sets out national ambitions as Wilson steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/FuBgepttSQ 
• Magistrates’ courts have changed over the past few decades. Where have all the journalists gone? | Law Gazette http://t.co/ewkxOG8Sgl 
• Quindell in sale talks with Slater & Gordon | Law Gazette http://t.co/HZiHs4iE16
• Defendant lawyers join court fees condemnation | Law Gazette http://t.co/RWwCcZT8Wv 
• Domestic violence challenge on legal aid fails | Law Gazette http://t.co/jzoRnIyCfj 
• Dentons’ China tie-up to create world’s biggest firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/VbToRNJTF9