10th February - Law News

1142nd 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: Extended police bail should be subject to judicial oversight. It is not necessary for Crown Court to take responsibility for bail decisions in certain cases. The Law Society has welcomed proposals to introduce legislation to regulate the use of pre-charge extended bail. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A Review of the previous week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 1st to 7th February http://t.co/HCHII3sXod
• Worker argues unfair dismissal due to ‘philosophical belief’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/e0SNUliIQ0 
• High Court to hear ‘double discrimination’ claim against Catholic parents | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2y0mZ592W9 
• Grayling: ‘Accept cuts and move on’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/O7aYpRTXEh
• Clapham & Collinge leaves QualitySolicitors after four years | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/5bbP8lUUwp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters reveals 91 per cent retention, sustaining magic circle high | The Lawyer http://t.co/iXMZGKrZhT 
• HSBC turns to BLP in a bid to dispel tax evasion allegations | The Lawyer http://t.co/l2zCjYAx0D
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters corporate heavyweight Matthew Elliott quits for Kirkland & Ellis | The Lawyer http://t.co/4wn57ypG6T
• #FRANCE baby-swap families win damages http://t.co/rAQIQmMBKO 
• Strauss-Kahn: Only 12 sex parties in three years http://t.co/AtQ7zh3H9h 
• Briton in court over 'fatal punch' at Spanish resort http://t.co/1hRJoeMAVk 
• EU law targets foreign rogue drivers to curb offences http://t.co/Fb2wmVJi3g 
• 'No alcohol in early pregnancy' call http://t.co/xbsDFSSuGK 
• UK prisoner voting rights breached, European judges rule http://t.co/H3jnnoSAhK 
• Tax office says it was prevented from sharing HSBC tax data http://t.co/P0sX99e30Y 
• How undocumented immigrants who can't vote can change the 2016 elections #US http://t.co/MfGWYSwtsx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons granted permission to battle HMRC's tax powers in judicial review | The Lawyer http://t.co/LdwXplBmk5
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon secures Welsh bolt-ons as UK half-year revenue soars to £60m | The Lawyer http://t.co/yEyYF2WdVl 
• Lessons in judicial courtesy - Applying procedural fairness in the courts can improve compliance | Law Gazette http://t.co/ztRIUUQyvo 
• Intervention papers may be destroyed, court rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/7Wndeekq0z 
• Want a London hearing? Prove it is needed, litigants told | Law Gazette http://t.co/Tb0aeuaeZM
• UK prisoners banned from voting not entitled to compensation, court rules http://t.co/5qX05wR6xF 
• Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters hits 88 per cent NQ retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/B1dHJnXOZ9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers looks to strike it rich with $748.8bn Singapore's new elite | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNYfj6ueVA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy and Linklaters pocket £10.4m for Aviva’s Friends Life merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/yNK530rZ1C 
• Capquest Group general counsel Flynn takes on top legal job at Wonga | The Lawyer http://t.co/z3SMtlmHtJ 
• Slater & Gordon reveals double UK acquisition | Law Gazette http://t.co/8uPPUVNLjF 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Myleene Klass reprimanded over birthday present row http://t.co/mFPGWNCncI 
• Charge after mugging of disabled man Alan Barnes in Gateshead http://t.co/QziGLom68Q 
• Rotherham abuse: Researcher's warning 'ignored in 2002' http://t.co/cZ4jbT17RS 
• MPs to launch inquiry into HSBC tax scandal http://t.co/gVIXyLEcMY 
• Rural areas see surge in 'legal highs' abuse http://t.co/MbKM1T1rWj 
• Immigration advisers 'stress' vulnerable clients with 'unrealistic' legal challenges http://t.co/GklIlAkbdv 
• Banker who tried to use dead mother to win dispute over 12in strip of land faces jail http://t.co/MBlO9ZnbRL 
• Arm all frontline police with Tasers, says Federation http://t.co/bhsTqTG2QM
• Young hairdresser mowed down couple 'while on the phone' http://t.co/YOGUS268VV 
• Police apologise after demanding details of Charlie Hebdo buyers http://t.co/bt7Vw261Ap 
• Man charged with assaulting frail mugging victim Alan Barnes http://t.co/TZ1dIm6fiR 
• Cricketer Raoul East 'stabbed DJ he saw kissing his wife on CCTV' http://t.co/leN1SOxu0r 
• Theresa May to order probe into collapse of police corruption trial http://t.co/fgfaFsq6HQ 
• Child prisoners more likely to become sex offenders, report suggests http://t.co/ll8zZWaYwh 
• Leeds Utd official seeks damages over dismissal for 'obscene' images http://t.co/Km044Wjo1J 
• High Court grants SRA power to destroy millions of documents held after interventions | Legal Futures http://t.co/3Nm4gggEvB 
• National v local brands - stalwart QS firm "reclaims independence" | Legal Futures http://t.co/RpJMtz1lht 
• Slater & Gordon unveils next two acquisitions, while Quindell talks continue | Legal Futures http://t.co/kSCvOLY2Xq 
• When lawyers take on lawyers: five of the biggest law firm partnership battles http://t.co/79ZDFSfOpS 
• Law firms should mirror their clients on costs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RI00RaCktO 
• Lawyers prepare for defence to HSBC tax leaks | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AE3q0caqiG 
• Augusta throws down the gauntlet on SME litigation funding | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/5bRpIndaBR 
• Dubai to offer legal processing posts in metro and bus stations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9UVYkwzbIM 
• Aggressive Skadden M&A lawyer and bibliophile Bob Pirie dies in New York | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Audih43IIk
• Harper Lee's lawyer defends herself against exploitation accusations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/aObPtqyF7u 
• Picking a litigation funder | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/o7RwyXsm15 
• Law firms take on role of commissioners of original art | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RcUK0gtJHI
• The mathematical formula for love http://t.co/lszDaeK0Ql 
• Amal Clooney to represent 'hooded men' in torture legal case http://t.co/xNjSYWhsDh 
• Alleged 'swatter' prankster arrested in #US http://t.co/wtU4frrqKE 
• EU probes fraud claim over Lyon-Turin rail project http://t.co/JzoMztQoDr 
• Tax evasion v tax avoidance - in 90 seconds http://t.co/KEmW16fBNF 
• Harper Lee 'extremely hurt' by Mockingbird sequel claims http://t.co/KF3ljdqZaO
• UK planning for possible Greece exit from the eurozone http://t.co/SOqbLwX65f 
• Lynette White: Corruption trial collapse investigation http://t.co/ExRFx2JKrs 
• Not in front of the telly: Warning over 'listening' TV http://t.co/V1wnNtwig5 
• Brusthom Ziamani 'arrested on way to behead soldier' http://t.co/jXBUryU0Iz 
• Briton held over fatal Spanish resort attack http://t.co/HQU6W7nEML
• Tax officials defended over HSBC claims http://t.co/qinePHm3wk

9th February - Law News

1141th 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 introduction of fixed costs for small multi-track cases such as low-level building disputes could be a way to achieve proportionate costs, according to Lord Neuberger. In an address to the Manchester Law Society and Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association, Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, said costs management would take time to “bed down” but that, if it did not work, there would be no alternative but to go over to fixed costs. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• A Review of the previous week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 1st to 7th February http://t.co/HCHII3sXod
• Bury St Edmunds divorce centre an administrative hurdle for family justice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ntR54EAdpG
• Association of Costs Lawyers granted permission to intervene in Coventry v Lawrence | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ATpmtX7KBw 
• Norfolk firm ‘reclaims independence’ from QualitySolicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/shFpPkKIve 
• Defendants slam ‘grotesque’ costs regime | Law Gazette http://t.co/arrMrzVz1r 
• DLA Piper continues to bulk up in Asia with MoFo Hong Kong hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/CHqG22tEdP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HFW elects Marcus Bowman as managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/YLlwb5AQ3r 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Six take flight from Bird & Bird's China offices in defection to IP consultancy | The Lawyer http://t.co/6MXgOGiiew 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons UKMEA CEO Matthew Jones to step down after landmark Dacheng merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/OZW8xabkDp 
• Divisional court refers Rosneft sanctions case to EU courts of justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbp5ttY1Qv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields moots Manchester low-cost hub for legal and support services | The Lawyer http://t.co/vea7xCLgeX 
• One justice system for all? | Law Gazette http://t.co/8WyLjV9Jtc 
• Freshfields will be next to ‘north-shore’ – reports | Law Gazette http://t.co/3r4uSgWAGr
• Alabama judge makes last stand against same-sex marriage in state #US http://t.co/4Wm6939zh7
• Police force tells officers 'Don't investigate crimes' http://t.co/fECfPW8f75 
• Terror suspects arrested every day in UK as police call for extra funding to cope with Isil threat http://t.co/bmMUoTuX5i 
• 'Illegal motorist' only caught as he stuck his tongue out at police http://t.co/FsgQaJKMef 
• Racist trolls could be banned from social media using "sex offender" powers http://t.co/FDhSmFE5KE 
• Jury goes out on Eleanor Whitelaw murder trial http://t.co/sdYn61e9JL 
• Supreme Court dismisses Shetland wind farm appeal http://t.co/HiZ19XWmIv 
• Asbestos NHS costs laws overruled by Supreme Court http://t.co/FvqE509Q9j 
• Some taxi drivers 'overcharging wheelchair users' http://t.co/MUade19IC1 
• Big firms face crisis of trust, business lobby group says http://t.co/lGFMySFT7S 
• Thousands of care workers 'miss out on minimum wage' http://t.co/fJgMcFR2UY 
• Drop in number of traffic police in England and Wales http://t.co/K8cHAJAWZe
• The dangers of DIY wills http://t.co/JTMEaoTOqq 
• My job offer is under threat because a former employer is taking so long to provide a reference http://t.co/pxWIwfz3ZM 
• Why every aspiring lawyer should study human rights law http://t.co/fe6FcJV1hk 
• Flexible resourcing juggernaut: Ride the wave of change, don’t resist it | The Lawyer http://t.co/JMFN45lxe2 
• Empower the North to galvanise growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/eSRP0z2ZSQ 
• Special report: litigation funding – From alternative to mainstream | The Lawyer http://t.co/5tFZwR0zM6 
• Clifford Chance’s top of equity pay lags behind its peers yet partners have so far resisted change | The Lawyer http://t.co/M4fAGFTtP4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case enters strategic partnership with Cass business school | The Lawyer http://t.co/URpiK3yCXP 
• Clydes partner Jamieson speaks out about Companies House typo trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/y7HBf5AqgU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLM offers all London staff flexible working contracts | The Lawyer http://t.co/xnW4fVB89z 
• The in-house interview: EDF Energy’s legal team - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/D804wvBRiz 
• My legal life: Kathleen Rice - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/zfZ0Iyiqgq 
• Effective oversight of the global surveillance network requires transparency and trust | Law Gazette http://t.co/pirLoqSYgm 
• Victims and witnesses should be enabled to give their best evidence in court | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZyskWsarFR 
• An Orwellian nightmare: speaking up for Turkey’s persecuted lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/kPpkoW9mPN 
• ‘Fake firm’ probe: no decisions, SRA admits | Law Gazette http://t.co/nVFknmB537 
• Tackle ‘credibility vacuum’, regulator told | Law Gazette http://t.co/tWwPCKDpt3 
• News focus: revamped TSol tightens belt | Law Gazette http://t.co/jpF7SSlfFX 
• Scottish solicitors given ‘gender neutral’ PC option | Law Gazette http://t.co/8u8oa7VqBJ 
• Economic slump was a wake-up call for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/R0NHTZsgBl 
• Law Society calls for ‘Google tax’ delay | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kly81RT2Ex 
• Magna Carta on view | Law Gazette http://t.co/nkkFuKR9fX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Labour to double paid paternity leave to four weeks http://t.co/3iI5xjH7KS 
• Ban racists from Twitter and Facebook, say MPs http://t.co/MGuRuBQedU
• #EGYPT Cairo football clashes leave at least 22 dead http://t.co/CM6Xf9tvno 
• HSBC bank 'helped clients dodge millions in tax' http://t.co/04fRO0G5Ak 
• CLC moves closer to regulating probate specialists | Legal Futures http://t.co/r3OPiTYZRm
• SDT to SRA: Giving accountants more responsibility will encourage law firms to play “blame game” | Legal Futures http://t.co/HrYA3qCzAr 
• High Court throws out £71m claim against Thompsons over failure of miners litigation law firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/u2Hs1n8uld 
• Opposition Headed To The Privy Council in ongoing legal battle over boundary changes in St. Kitts-Nevis: http://t.co/6A2pNhRNnD 
• Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, Minister of Justice & Attorney General of #CANADA https://t.co/7B1Dst80xw 
• #EGYPT's Mass Trials Place State Security 1st https://t.co/5h8Olqqkev 
• Dudley mother's battle for justice for asbestos victims goes global https://t.co/ahYACGDMLp 
• Barclaycard pay up after Mr Justice wins £10,000 for North Shields kids' football club defrauded by treasurer https://t.co/s0aAHe381R 
• Nicola Sturgeon gets to grips with justice? https://t.co/SFADbtO4R3 
• FoI: Little justice in the legacy of our learned friends http://t.co/TrDxwPusxK 
• Ormskirk trainee solicitor Chloe Hughes at law firm Mooney Everett takes to the stage http://t.co/kGgolMKaK5 
• Ivor Guild: Much-loved solicitor and genealogist who became a leading figure in the Scottish Establishment http://t.co/KTlFnm7pV8
• Young Bermudian lawyer Cyle-Bianca Allen is set to make her solo debut in an English court https://t.co/1zOouIvEJv 
• Fury as barrister insists men should not be prosecuted for rape if a woman is drunk http://t.co/bFvjV0H6pu 
• Britain isn’t buying everything in TTIP http://t.co/PGsyKGWt6H

8th February - Law News

1140th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


A Review of last week's Legal Press - The Sunday Law Review: 1st to 7th February http://t.co/HCHII3sXod.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Katy Perry 'Left Shark' model removed at lawyers' request http://t.co/s68vMl7lb8 
• HMRC: Finding Scottish taxpayers 'more complex than predicted' http://t.co/8XjLTzi3le 
• Paedophile Ian Watkins' prison move criticised http://t.co/oF9NVVYGjx
• Frontline teams 'unaware' of wildlife smuggler tactics http://t.co/KkaJcokj0C 
• Solicitor General Robert Buckland denies tax claims http://t.co/7nNRQn2DR7 
• Magna Carta edition found in Sandwich archive scrapbook http://t.co/qjhduMpnDu
• One in five care homes 'failing standards' http://t.co/zm7HJ7wjNl 
• Rochdale rape: Boy, 16, charged with street attack http://t.co/DbsKe9lpVG
• Al-Jazeera journalists given #EGYPT retrial date http://t.co/kjaCGFTA3t 
• Legal experts discuss ways to enhance judicial capability #INDIA https://t.co/eUgO4tfUz1 
• Upskirt photos of teen ruled legal in Oregon #US https://t.co/LLdeKOQLjy
• Political ads exist in legal grey area #INDIA https://t.co/3oif5Xntcg 
• Five Legal #US Residents Arrested for Allegedly Supporting Terrorists, One More Charged https://t.co/R9KZPqy9cH
• American Football player (not soccer!) Reggie Bush denies spiking women's drinks, threatens legal action #US https://t.co/2MsvsfMu0L 
• When celebs ran into legal trouble #INDIA https://t.co/dkhY49ph9k
• Legal highs could make comeback onto #NEWZEALAND shelves https://t.co/mUuQj2IEAq 
• ‘Secondary ticketing’ might be legal, but that doesn’t make it morally right http://t.co/y5dOWWsW4h 
• Assange considers law suit against UK Deputy Prime Minister https://t.co/8Q0umTZUUx
• Japanese government orders workers to take holidays #JAPAN https://t.co/sgUBbeg4yQ
• Former daughter-in-law banks £10,000 'Fast Eddie' reward http://t.co/xPmBcg7v7i 
• Missouri attorney general urges changes to deadly force law #US http://t.co/WirmLNhDAO 
• Tribunal says UK spies' Internet surveillance was unlawful http://t.co/nAyvKZEv88 
• The Birth of a Nation: Did this 100-year-old film make people racist? http://t.co/pskK1skkMB 
• Are train travellers without the right ticket treated fairly? http://t.co/PhZlD0M90n
• Abortion law: David Ford accuses SDLP of talking 'nonsense' http://t.co/d3Rrl3J2hE 
• Tory reform of planning law ‘will ruin London’s social mix’ http://t.co/fbBbRRHVtO 
• Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Verizon's Use of Mobile 'Supercookies' #US https://t.co/4hMcJADgQ3 
• Supreme Court decision to strike down subsidies for insurance could carry political risks #US https://t.co/ZpEFr1W6LH 
• The sad reality in workplaces: Women help more but benefit less from it https://t.co/tAZ3zazjhu 
• Inability to travel freely between Gaza and West Bank affects thousands of #Palestinians, human rights groups say http://t.co/Cb9MALwhgv 
• UK Court of Appeal: D v UK exception remains exceptional in medical treatment cases under Article 3: http://t.co/y7ghP8tG
• Appointment to the bench is not a licence for judges to be gratuitously rude to those appearing before them: http://t.co/udHU2XtkWU 
• "Lamentable", "egregious" & "wholly indefensible": High Court lambasts local authority's conduct of care proceedings http://t.co/aQLeWBSMqz 
• Foreign nationals posing threat to national security may not be deported to Algeria because of human rights - CoA http://t.co/AB90XOvWIL 
• The worrying new anti-terrorism measures that are set to become law | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/GAg85tjkCa
• Police not liable in negligence to victim of domestic violence, but Article 2 claim proceeds | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/XYQD3ExTRi 
• This is how to volunteer for the Human Rights Information Project | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bbrRcP6IGs
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Woman 'cured by lucky DNA mutation' http://t.co/LJiwUFMGV8 
• Prince Charles says radicalisation of young people 'alarming' http://t.co/OnifScIwa2 
• Privacy priorities: A ruling against mass surveillance is a welcome start http://t.co/Lcz03G1ZcX 
• They might not be able to tweet to let us know, but the children of #Malawi need our help so much right now http://t.co/TzA9IHJcBN 
• Fifty Shades of Grey: This enters a new terrain of toxicity – and no feminist can think otherwise http://t.co/Jr4bEh6Yau
• David Cameron's plans for housing benefit cuts could be devastating for many young LGBT people http://t.co/0GNOv1VwSh 
• Court guidelines for rape victims 'are not working', aggressive cross-examination and intimidating encounters common http://t.co/jGo7g8MsI6 
• Britain criticised for DNA hold up keeping an innocent man locked up in Spanish prison http://t.co/jkIUJE6xqO 
• Anti-doping experts concerned at rise in number of amateur athletes turning to drugs to get ahead http://t.co/5vUYascTEW 
• Man wanted over theft of dying elderly woman's purse after she was killed by lorry http://t.co/6TNCJPVSRJ
• What this Barrister has written about rape is shocking http://t.co/pQMz5j0tlm
• Cyber-crime chief warns of threat from ‘World of Warcraft’ fraudsters http://t.co/wKzxuNBzje 
• The appalling death of a man caught up in benefits nightmare http://t.co/Gode2DCwy8 
• Katy Perry's lawyers demand Left Shark costume design be removed from website http://t.co/Umvfi9EnYs 
• Isis cleric who objected to pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being burned alive is arrested http://t.co/jEKBRzmMwo 
• John Heald: Man on trial for murder of guest house landlady hangs himself while waiting for jury to return verdict http://t.co/3L4S6SqEyq
• Fake pregnancy woman found guilty of child smuggling http://t.co/VUzCuDmNDi 
• #US says Massachusetts violated disabled mother's rights by removing child http://t.co/Z5xfbPNP8b 
• We've got too many inquiries. I demand an inquiry http://t.co/watCjNHzmP 
• Don't tie up our spies in red tape http://t.co/0T4irjTZiy
• Men should be cleared of rape if the victim is drunk, claims barrister http://t.co/AsP1vkvSir 
• Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is pursuing the wrong cases http://t.co/FOQ5GqKGfP 
• Rotherham sex abuse victims 'complained about PC Hassan Ali' http://t.co/XcOfS0nJUj

7th February - Law News

1139th 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

• Smoke and mirrors: the stealth approach that aims to put cigarettes out for good http://t.co/iwC8teOoo9 
• Nicola Sturgeon backs LGBTI envoy plan http://t.co/APcQ2vA4Hx 
• Ricky Hatton burglary: Thieves stole watches and cash http://t.co/MtAjKRNQ5A 
• UKIP sorry for PC Ali Hassan death 'karma' tweet http://t.co/hzV3mLlm6E 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Woolworths brings good news for employers | New Law Journal https://t.co/gpvWweTXAX 
• Neuberger on costs - President of Supreme Court calls for fixed costs | New Law Journal https://t.co/7rdHXVP2zK
• No need for new terror scrutiny board | New Law Journal https://t.co/Wd6ObQLKY7
• “Scant evidence” for court fees hike | New Law Journal https://t.co/owDdcA2xXY
• ATE is not recoverable | New Law Journal https://t.co/UkjEFKeY1b 
• Government law shake-up | New Law Journal https://t.co/JsKIitv8hb 
• Neuberger speaks out on judges’ interests | New Law Journal https://t.co/L1yEozITJW 
• New timetable for care proceedings a success? | New Law Journal https://t.co/ZeqYB9mKcw 
• Model CV for expert witnesses | New Law Journal https://t.co/Jz4lSIGtqG
• Original Magna Carta document to be exhibited as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations | New Law Journal https://t.co/MgcxWdOOob
• Today is a great victory against GCHQ, the NSA and the surveillance state http://t.co/HBUaC54zev 
• #CANADA's highest court strikes down ban on doctor-assisted dying http://t.co/GDTs5LGTI2 
• Terminally ill New Yorkers demand state rule on legality of assisted dying #US http://t.co/WjEOamZFwK
• Judge rules man's upskirt photos of girl, 13, at Target not a crime but appalling http://t.co/NvtVxFrOEv
• Europe sees a decline in shareholder activism | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/e4ViG844Kp 
• New York lawyers resign after appearing in violent rap video | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Jb3taTeMAu 
• PwC controversy could lead to code of conduct for tax advisers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NCcELS6aaC
• Companies still vulnerable to tax data leaks, warns A&O | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/76pHwNdSY8 
• Energy clients turn on work flow again in response to oil price | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/BG6uxz27GP 
• Baker seeks pioneer advantage through Kenya presence | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/daXfM4KA7B 
• Famed gaming firm seeks Chapter 7 bankruptcy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/T3LXYT68bT 
• Dentons opens second South African office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/a9sWBlGG73 
• 'Slave labour' maids told their Saudi diplomat boss has immunity http://t.co/hB687q4Z4X 
• Gary Glitter: the predatory paedophile hidden behind a Glam Rock superstar http://t.co/dKDvjnTJI9 
• Armed gangs fight in the middle of a busy road in #CHINA http://t.co/uLxx1oWutB 
• GCHQ's Internet surveillance with US ruled unlawful http://t.co/z5NPy52gFT
• Children's doctor found guilty of sex abuse in hospital at the same time as Jimmy Savile http://t.co/Fl7wLmgN4L
• Burglar arrested after his own father calls police to report break-in on his street http://t.co/7K0qwtAxyu 
• Teenage Good Samaritan beaten so badly his parents could not recognise him http://t.co/b1PkAsw0MA 
• Jihadist who missed moisturiser and toilet roll is 'most violent extremist to return to Britain' http://t.co/HhEyWodR6g 
• Car 'stolen in middle of driving lesson' http://t.co/VLKCu1joGs 
• PC under investigation over Rotherham sex abuse scandal dies in crash http://t.co/FbZxSGxK7m
• Man steals purse from dying woman hit by lorry in Leigh http://t.co/PIgJCU0mPA
• Contactless limit to go up to £30 as card use surges http://t.co/aBe0i3CNss 
• Female genital mutilation: Woman arrested at Heathrow Airport http://t.co/BTrJ0iRd2H
• Operation Elveden: Budget leaker Jonathan Hall avoids jail http://t.co/YjGj22QP8D 
• Hillsborough inquests: Police 'threw' fans back into pens http://t.co/uihdxpLXB9

6th February - Law News

1138th 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: Lord Chancellor guidance on inquest funding to be challenged. Claimant argues confusing and high threshold for legal aid is flawed and unlawful. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?: https://t.co/5qUxEUQU3n 
• Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet: https://t.co/B7dqzHdlqX 
• City law firm graduate recruiter tells wannabe solicitor that 2:1 from Durham not good enough for training contract: http://t.co/xLNCn6irSs 
• The Mr Darcy of the bar is reported to have hooked up with a Hollywood star: https://t.co/7T6eQWhzqO 
• City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year: https://t.co/qoSqPNw4IV 
• Demystifying the City: 11 things that corporate lawyers do: https://t.co/hI6l9sHML3
• England to consider gender neutral titles for solicitors after Scottish legal profession brings in Mx option https://t.co/fsrHdmZphT 
• Lawyers most sought after profession for affairs because they're good liars and pay attention to detail: https://t.co/2z5N5F6Z3u 
• Student rage as hackers seize control of beloved law meme Facebook page: https://t.co/W9Fhsotm74 
• What judges say Vs. what judges mean: https://t.co/aogY0F70Iw 
• Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm: https://t.co/DpwbAae7Ki 
• The Bar Council giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences -- apply here https://t.co/6i4uGvda1o 
• 'Unexploited' legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs: https://t.co/v1rL9EtEa0 
• Extended police bail should be subject to judicial oversight | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/qze6zIwsv5 
• UK family trusts fall by 300,000 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JorxPtgMt5 
• Lying lawyers are best to have affairs with | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Pl054oP0Rk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: High Court dismisses $3.7m claim against Mishcon over allegations of dishonest assistance | The Lawyer http://t.co/jtzK1Il5LJ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard latest to moot contract lawyer initiative | The Lawyer http://t.co/hR5aFp12EM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump reports 12.8 per cent profit rise to $356m | The Lawyer http://t.co/KauS3Z32LR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cadwalader’s profit per partner drops by 15 per cent as revenue stalls at $481m | The Lawyer http://t.co/kv1pMiDw4I 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Matrix, Monckton and Blackstone triumph as tribunal rules against GCHQ for first time | The Lawyer http://t.co/vxaroFahSA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Weil win seats as DFS lists on the London Stock Exchange | The Lawyer http://t.co/vVjwSqvA0U 
• Fr Michael Duffy: Baffled priest praised for Celtic move http://t.co/ZRycCxKRYb 
• Rotherham abuse scandal: South Yorkshire PC dies after car crash http://t.co/Yf8V66zMWn 
• Stephen Fry, Russell Brand, and God in a suffering world: Part 1 http://t.co/n5X65oJJSf
• Met police treatment of journalist confirms it as a 'rogue force' http://t.co/LSAtSbAwSi 
• Murder suspect kills himself awaiting jury's verdict http://t.co/D09GICSfAL 
• CMCs face fees hike to cover cost of regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/Yq7KqWgzob 
• Personal Injury giant reports huge revenue drop post-Jackson | Law Gazette http://t.co/xeS1msMETM
• Royston Jones trial: Doctor saved ward attack nurse's life http://t.co/fZ4gJV0EDj 
• New law on sale of sex 'could cut human trafficking' http://t.co/RNX2KHBnY3
• Lockerbie bombing: Campaign to clear Megrahi 'disgraceful' http://t.co/qC1T4CFxJH
• Grieving woman Stacy Banner calls for domestic violence inquiry http://t.co/PQUGJ5IsaT
• South Shields bar drops 'dress like Savile' night poster http://t.co/pBntQ26Qtg 
• What is a defensive weapon? http://t.co/VmYcmx9mvt 
• Action films restricted in Paris following attacks #FRANCE http://t.co/HOLjkCEOBF 
• #CHINA rejects Anthem health hack accusation http://t.co/sq3Urrftrd
• Pregnant travellers offered new flight advice http://t.co/scZdvJYix8
• UK trade deficit last year widest since 2010 http://t.co/ZyHwG3j3gy 
• Is it fair to 'shame' online? http://t.co/3R34H1vxhz 
• End scandal of mentally ill being held in police cells, MPs say http://t.co/dlHjLlWWCh 
• John Heald: Murder accused found dead at Hull Prison http://t.co/UDplVdBe1F 
• Farage forced to abandon Rotherham event amid protests http://t.co/sYip7t0P1W 
• Doctor Michael Salmon guilty of indecent assaults http://t.co/eFq0JKUaCl 
• GCHQ intelligence sharing 'was unlawful', tribunal rules http://t.co/Y2ZJ3voHor 
• British jihadist Imran Khawaja jailed for 12 years http://t.co/7dABsv8ezy 
• In-house media lawyer heading for the spotlight? http://t.co/dj7Najogp9
• Detention of mentally ill people in police cells needs to end, say MPs http://t.co/z2U3HUDHch 
• Italian policeman ‘used Couchsurfing website to drug and assault travellers’ #ITALY http://t.co/67MjNxquQr 
• GCHQ mass internet surveillance was unlawful, court rules http://t.co/XFGGbHV58y 
• House husbands, gender imbalance and divorce law | The Lawyer http://t.co/46na93YSwL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft departures stack up in Madrid | The Lawyer http://t.co/rTFkp3JmGO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons, HSF, KWM and Slaughters among eight firms to win FSCS panel spots | The Lawyer http://t.co/qNqTiiA6fU 
• Novae Group appoints RSA lawyer as first group general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/fWWULeOMRQ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters advises on groundbreaking $1bn bond in post-Arab Spring Tunisia | The Lawyer http://t.co/nEw2hjAsuI
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Locke Lord’s Clements: "We got the team we wanted" | The Lawyer http://t.co/iZrE7hNpMp 
• Lower number of City deals – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/3d6wrD5Ydo
• Interveners named as stage set for crucial Coventry case | Law Gazette http://t.co/B5PGbYlmPj 
• Tribute: Simon Chandler - a partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | Law Gazette http://t.co/dzykIxYgLY 
• ‘Gratuitously rude’ judge reprimanded in CoA ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/5nuMYCRLGc 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Anti-fascist protests sparked by Le Pen talk at Oxford http://t.co/kruwQBhKVq 
• Evan Davis: Gays take more drugs as they don’t have kids http://t.co/2mCRPfadRt 
• #ZIMBABWE President Robert Mugabe falls down stairs, tries to get photographers to delete the evidence http://t.co/v9y2RtoKTw 
• Conrad Hilton: Hotel heir faces long stay in jail after a 'drug-fuelled' flight rant http://t.co/sTJWozrbXG 
• Antisemitic incidents hit record high last year http://t.co/ogGdMh0HKa 
• The British jihadist who faked his own death to get back into the Uk is being sentenced http://t.co/MM11PCFi5n 
• PwC promoted tax avoidance 'on industrial scale', say MPs http://t.co/x3o7AqdU0r 
• Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey given courts warning http://t.co/0SfTQwYxT9 
• Man admits driving pickup truck into Calgary Courts Centre #CANADA http://t.co/vZGDRp3dB7 
• Digital courts way forward #INDIA http://t.co/6wbzzQbkTU 
• Taliban courts: When all alternatives fail #AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/SGE5nrhhYj 
• #PAKISTAN military courts will breed more terror http://t.co/fheqnEKUTv
• Cadbury in the #US: Fans stockpile sweets after ban upheld http://t.co/eK7Zx0PV32 
• Andrea Gada's family granted visas for funeral http://t.co/Nu9tgySlHX 
• Millions hit by health company hack attack http://t.co/BiLSh5co4u 
• E-cigarettes 'may harm the lungs and immune system' http://t.co/nNXdq6G6yW 
• Africa Cup of Nations: Semi-final was 'war zone', says Ghana FA #GUINEA http://t.co/iBOMippfoN
• #JORDAN jets 'strike Islamic State' after pilot's death http://t.co/NbE9pSN4YB 
• Number of Quindell shareholders hoping for compensation reaches 500 Legal Futures http://t.co/4vE26fEhHI 
• Sham marriages solicitor loses appeal against conviction | Legal Futures http://t.co/FCnzt4tWlZ 
• MoJ announces huge fee rises for claims management companies | Legal Futures http://t.co/GVv8AllOcn 
• Julian Assange policing costs reach £10 million http://t.co/bvP7zNL30S 
• Cycling vigilante who has secured over 70 motorist's convictions http://t.co/4INY1dw4I2 
• David Lowe jailed for 10 years for abusing boys at Westminster Cathedral Choir School http://t.co/b3LG2wLHg6
• Mother and daughter save suicidal man by grabbing wrists as he tries to jump from bridge http://t.co/BwFsXganCb 
• Rotherham abuse didn't happen because of political correctness. It happened because of racism http://t.co/yzbqf4fdge 
• Man jailed for drunkenly setting off fireworks by mistake and burning down family home http://t.co/wcs1w57AfF
• Operation Yewtree: The successes and failures http://t.co/hSYxSOrZ1b 
• CCTV shows robber breaking into garage brandishing five-inch knife http://t.co/0NqFebW3zD
• Depression drove senior British boxing figure to suicide http://t.co/cAnR097uYI 
• Rolf Harris interviewed under caution over alleged sex offences http://t.co/RwOSpJiN50 
• 'Slave labour' maids told their Saudi diplomat boss has immunity http://t.co/hB687q4Z4X 
• Gary Glitter: the predatory paedophile hidden behind a Glam Rock superstar http://t.co/dKDvjnTJI9 
• Solicitor has been dragged to court after property owners allegedly overpaid £100,000 for a unit https://t.co/AaM5C29Fs4 
• Tributes for well-known Helston solicitor Derek Reid http://t.co/03GsolzGnq 
• Maghaberry Prison: Solicitor Ciaran Shiels disputes claims no prisoners assaulted http://t.co/ykBqBWTv2Z 
• Jehovah’s Witness sued for £500,000 by woman who says it failed to protect her from sex attacker https://t.co/3iaMc8XpM3 
• Ellen Barkin Engaged to Amal Alamuddin's Colleague British Barrister Ben Emmerson http://t.co/qBx2iOPHXK
• No5 barrister prosecutes drug dealers, who go down for a total of 27 years | The Lawyer http://t.co/t3vHvhucgr
• Victoria’s legal year has officially begun with the nation’s first Multi-Faith Opening - #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/I4ktyiqrXN 
• Higher minimum legal size set by EU must apply to all to protect sea bass https://t.co/eblBNiOmx4 
• US# regulators mull legal action against BP on rules violations- company https://t.co/wsXbVU3ko1 
• Beer Store threatens legal action to protect monopoly #CANADA https://t.co/5zoAKb7tcP 
• Nick Diaz of UFC fame tested double the legal limit for marijuana https://t.co/s4WN2sMetk 
• FCC says net neutrality plan is on a 'firm legal foundation' https://t.co/n3lID6NxEN
• Aberdeenshire Midas victims issue plea to others to join them in legal action https://t.co/troP4nUERC 
• Police corruption law 'not needed' https://t.co/GdstJbTQk1
• Republicans, Democrats jockey on changing education law #US https://t.co/TlFJiVuOWf 
• Case Watch: ECHR and UK Find a Compromise on 'Whole Life' Sentences https://t.co/IpqYyf6Ca7 
• Family law: a digital approach https://t.co/uB3jaOpJf0 
• Dublin law firm helps partners focus on enjoyable activities | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iGAIzZNTr1 
• Withers aims for 33pc Asia revenue as it links up with Singapore firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6Xy0WtC1WW 
• Milbank starts Seoul office with M&A focus | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tmXYY21ogv 
• US lawyers more liberal than the general population | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wqrQjhxSl1 
• Shearman plans move into Africa through Egypt base | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7ALyFqeRcF 
• Minimising risk in law firms - Compliance | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9Hfvlzd0M4 
• Goldberg Segalla expands in St Louis | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/exaeXsp52m 
• McCarthy Tetrault tops Canada finance tables | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H9LjDOp5j1

5th February - Law News

1137th 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 Ministry of Justice introduced legal aid reforms without taking account of the potential consequences and continues to show little interest in their knock-on effects, MPs said today. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said the MoJ is still playing ‘catch up’ almost two years after reducing the scope of civil legal aid, with ‘considerable gaps’ in its understanding. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• How does Google's Autocomplete censor predictions? http://t.co/r3hUEIHVWP 
• Rolf Harris questioned in Stafford by Operation Yewtree detectives over sex offence allegations http://t.co/mi5cmBrTjP 
• Gay blood donation: 'No evidence' to support outright ban http://t.co/lt4Tt9wKpF
• Scottish police consider ending consensual stop-and-search http://t.co/aocywaZvbu 
• Golf champ Alan Bannister guilty of £26k benefit fraud http://t.co/XZzLIzoq4r 
• Emoticons in texts can rack up huge bills http://t.co/Ri3ml6v09m 
• Include humanism in RS GCSE, urge religious leaders http://t.co/5UHhveEVzw 
• BT to buy mobile firm EE for £12.5bn http://t.co/N7VLh6DUMr 
• Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal steps down after hack #US http://t.co/GsQI54ATg0 
• Tesco investigated by new regulator amid concerns it breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice http://t.co/iwhYEBm35g
• End 'gross indignity', Greek FM Varoufakis tells Germany http://t.co/nhafeugCJk 
• Mother and child held at knifepoint in Bridgwater break-in http://t.co/nXs8aQN1D1 
• Family 'pleaded with Syria fighter son Imran Khawaja to come home' http://t.co/yTnnJu6p3Y 
• Rape and child prostitution probe: 20 Tyneside men charged http://t.co/r777DEuC3G 
• Glasgow bin lorry deaths: Driver 'has no memory of crash' http://t.co/dbBQlZDqUt 
• Gary Glitter trial: Singer guilty of historical sex abuse http://t.co/RZm86TmOEY 
• CPS defends decision to bring FGM case against doctor acquitted in 30 minutes http://t.co/IWBeyCt430 
• This FGM trial should never have happened http://t.co/oJ09N43H0x 
• Female jihadis publish guide to life under Islamic State http://t.co/1TaRlYB7ib 
• Bike paths in abandoned tube tunnels: is the London Underline serious? http://t.co/CsmKXGeqrh
• Prosecutors shouldn't have immunity from their unethical – or unlawful – acts #US http://t.co/tUta6ciH8u 
• Legal aid should have been granted automatically to bereaved sister, court told http://t.co/zVI2tLYlwa 
• One in ten lawyers have no data safety guards in place | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/28S7iwcDin 
• Trainee solicitor numbers increase by two thirds in 2014 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jR3FPVRHLv 
• Grayling kicks joint-enterprise review past election | Law Gazette http://t.co/2kO12GCjmi 
• Wonga escapes criminal action over letters scandal | Law Gazette http://t.co/Wv67o9wUYT
• European lawyer moves: 5 February 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/mkRoJtHnvk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gide turns to Baker & McKenzie for senior operational hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/oOjftBCJgG
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons' UKMEA profits soar 33 per cent in first year of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/qXskMHi405 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate hires three Locke Lord partners in largest-ever lateral move | The Lawyer http://t.co/djBniQecca 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons expands its Africa presence with Johannesburg office opening | The Lawyer http://t.co/T8r6cmeLpk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis wins Lion Capital for Proskauer after move from KWM | The Lawyer http://t.co/7AHkoxCMvw 
• Davis wins Lion Capital for Proskauer after move from KWM | The Lawyer http://t.co/7AHkoxCMvw 
• Government backs liaison scheme for offenders | Law Gazette http://t.co/NrOx4CNa6Y 
• MP’s libel costs claim slashed by a third | Law Gazette http://t.co/0JfOicuACk 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Cabinet minister urges more action to ensure gender equality in the law | Legal Futures http://t.co/C5eo4wbREG
• SME law firms “face the most threat” from new entrants, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/T7xKJBwiQe 
• BSB launches CPD pilot as it moves away from hours-based scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/kpaWtb9HHB 
• PI lawyers predict "carnage" in market | Legal Futures http://t.co/UlUv8JbkVh 
• Hugh James extends law firm network | Legal Futures http://t.co/CUq02TfCeG 
• Lowell Goddard profile: judge ‘has key qualities’ to lead child abuse inquiry http://t.co/zm1FE98h7V 
• What is sex? HIV case forces Florida supreme court to define intercourse #US http://t.co/T2Oci955Vj
• Decision to prosecute doctor for FGM ‘left me with no faith in British justice’ http://t.co/EqdFTr1oSd 
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I would overturn supreme court's Citizens United ruling #US http://t.co/SshTYPBciX 
• French comedian Dieudonné leaves court accused of glorifying Paris killer #FRANCE http://t.co/LDvSQqZG0N 
• Relatives of road death victims get 'poor' service from prosecutors http://t.co/3i1tHIurGe 
• Is there really something uniquely wicked about genocide? #BALKANS http://t.co/2ifKaSC3lM 
• Life doesn’t mean life in Strasbourg, I’m afraid http://t.co/6M7LIZdoHT 
• Butcher forced to help cut off own toe in 'Tarantino-style' torture ordeal http://t.co/fLl8Mb7BBl
• Rotherham council 'not fit for purpose', child sex abuse scandal report finds http://t.co/I2fKT3iThz 
• Rotherham Council's leadership resigns following damning child sex abuse report http://t.co/cEkgT1lfwv 
• 'Prince of Poachers' is first person to be convicted with the help of DNA from red deer he killed http://t.co/k6ap1sX97P 
• NHS doctor cleared in less than 30 minutes in first FGM case http://t.co/2jAUDMSJNI 
• Last ever photo of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko released to show "Kremlin" killed him http://t.co/pu2WZOqHc3 
• Rotherham council ignored child abuse by Asian gangs because of 'misplaced political correctness', report concludes http://t.co/vYEvWXS6XP 
• Rotherham scandal: The catalogue of council failings http://t.co/cIipM92RXy
• Derbyshire fire chief cleared of rape in just 10 minutes http://t.co/MVC67Yq03q 
• Oil claim for $1.4b dropped as Baker Botts spot alleged fake | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tOBMsuZ6sQ 
• Canada gets ready for shift to Alternative Business Structures | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1hgkvNIhYK
• Lawyer found Harper Lee's sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/etPtzOPqoI 
• Latham recruits corporate duo from CC in Germany - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6ysrKxNcW9 
• K&L Gates in revenge porn fight - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VBGUYPX116 
• S&P settles mortgage claims for $1.37 billion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VSpi5A0FPQ 
• Regulators shift burden onto companies under investigation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0j0mHNLvvU
• Successful CPS prosecutions are designed for the ‘model victim’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/IIOztKl4Rk
• New CSA inquiry to be headed by New Zealand judge | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/al504fyjMP 
• Hogan Lovells announces ‘ground-breaking’ Global Citizenship Policy | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2Fh7RGPpCx 
• Lord Chancellor guidance on inquest funding to be challenged | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dQcfDV3dzq 
• Legal profession must improve on only one in four partners being a woman | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2YpqgyVSqx 
• CPS’ handling of fatal RTAs deemed poor | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bunk4DaUJa 
• MPs release damning report into Ministry of Justice’s legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/kEbjv2AxGP

4th February - Law News

1136th 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 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the right of UK courts to impose whole-life prison sentences on those who are jailed for life. Over-ruling its decision in 2013, the Strasbourg court ruled six to one that the justice secretary has the power to release those serving whole life term in exceptional circumstances, which meant such a sentence complies with article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MoJ sees legal aid cuts as a job well done | Law Gazette http://t.co/VbWezGafXI 
• Under close scrutiny, Magna Carta can’t be claimed as the root of all that’s good in our ancient rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/PR4XgqaZ3F 
• TV producers in #ANGOLA apologise over gays kissing http://t.co/1x26EgaB4B
• Topshop ordered to pay pop star Rihanna's legal costs http://t.co/s5uTKcpalb 
• Public 'support' for independent BBC licence fee body http://t.co/d4gFq28b6S 
• Ex-Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina released without charge after flatmate was stabbed to death with sword #US http://t.co/a4qhaQ5mb0 
• Alan Barnes fund: Donations halted for mugging victim http://t.co/1kPYjB3nBh 
• Seven big myths about top-performing school systems http://t.co/EX02pGVElv 
• Iraq Inquiry: Chilcot rejects calls for report timetable http://t.co/mEDEcdmQjk 
• BSB explores alternatives to advocacy quality scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/v53kNhYIiW 
• Mishcon defeats breach of duty claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/3DVlSb18ZH 
• Rotherham Council 'not fit for purpose' over child abuse failings http://t.co/0zvhtUyneE 
• Facing the crocodile that 'ate my wife' http://t.co/TfzO1f3FmZ 
• #JORDAN executes convicted jihadists after pilot's death http://t.co/BnRS6eonfo 
• Rory McIlroy and Horizon Sports Management settle golf court case http://t.co/s9khtuaevL 
• New Zealand High Court judge Lowell Goddard to lead abuse inquiry http://t.co/Ub8IeMQ1CE 
• Theresa May’s Prevent bill is extremism in the name of security http://t.co/tI8Y2mUe4D 
• British court to rule on death sentences for two Trinidad murderers http://t.co/XnEPcDuUJ1 
• Republicans hope latest anti-Obamacare bill will be first to reach president's desk #US http://t.co/DD5OMGbA5q 
• Sir Keir Starmer: police stations are intimidating for rape victims http://t.co/EcwmgjrY7C 
• Judge authorises sterilisation of mother-of-six with learning disabilities http://t.co/iiy9T1p4Cu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ireland's Arthur Cox hires Source general counsel for London office | The Lawyer http://t.co/90Fj3b3Ff2 
• MPs' report slams MoJ for ‘lack of evidence’ to back civil legal aid reform | The Lawyer http://t.co/1jbmVgXRal 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers enters formal alliance with Singapore firm KhattarWong to grow Asia revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/Nic5ntRSt4 
• Court fees are just the latest blow to smaller businesses seeking to enforce their rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/Mh9qPk6Ec9 
• Indemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans | Law Gazette http://t.co/r2SjB1KDua 
• Government still playing ‘catch up’ on LASPO | Law Gazette http://t.co/tZLdML2l1l 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• 'Unexploited' legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs: http://t.co/x7ogtBMZLe 
• Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm: http://t.co/13qrekSgKg 
• The Bar Council is giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences -- apply here!: http://t.co/3pIGwRl8F5 
• Grayling Magna Carta party latest -- win raffle to open a bridge: http://t.co/szeB6Ie6Kv 
• Bar is 'fantastic' for working parents says Ed Miliband's wife -- but her chambers has just 17% women QCs: http://t.co/Ei2Sffm3qU 
• Herbert Smith Freehills and Reed Smith both post retention rates of over 90%: http://t.co/iBqHrWsJVt 
• Guilty until proven innocent? Ministry of Justice mistakenly reverses the burden of proof: http://t.co/tEuHQBSBo0 
• Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity: http://t.co/WmdAZHOEnR
• Magic circle giant Allen & Overy is retaining 93% of its trainees: http://t.co/itc4eUUSwA 
• Twitter shock at barrister's triple 'C-bomb': http://t.co/1q4sEuyhXQ 
• An intellectual property firm has nicked a corporate law firm's name: http://t.co/2MC4m8IhpJ
• Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy: http://t.co/I4LLKnGKi4 
• 11 New Year's resolutions that law students have already given up on: http://t.co/Ch8zFPj3MP
• Edinburgh Uni law student legally analyses tutor's feedback -- conclusion: breaches official guidelines: http://t.co/nHzmJOa4cP 
• The campaign for the trainee solicitor minimum salary is being resurrected: http://t.co/gGWFuskXBb 
• Criminal Bar Association makes awkward U-turn over Global Legal Summit: http://t.co/SrHK6kS0YY
• Little girls dressing up like Elsa from Frozen are the future of feminism http://t.co/WWuTDZrdMg 
• Muslim women are being turned away from mosques in an absurdly sexist violation of human rights http://t.co/02Pez5QPIL
• Life in jail for thug who befriended an elderly man on a bus before beating him almost to death with a potato masher http://t.co/rlD3pYxd6C 
• Hundreds of thousands of people not charged with any crime still on police mugshot database http://t.co/vXB0LW2HiN 
• Government under pressure to ban religious slaughter as halal scandal grows http://t.co/REpBnQ92ha 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS Cameron McKenna cash flow increased by 774 per cent to £33.1m in 2013/14 | The Lawyer http://t.co/5eAbUtRdtn 
• Scottish Water launches panel review as firms chase five-year contracts | The Lawyer http://t.co/SN55urQ9Al 
• Police warned to expect deluge when new revenge porn law is introduced http://t.co/vRw5Wx2wbA 
• Radio boss told female director he liked recruits to be 'blonde with big boobs', tribunal hears http://t.co/6X1OT1QEER 
• Armed police left family 'shaking like a leaf' after mistaking them for a hold-up gang http://t.co/FdIHozkQWt 
• Don't arrest addicts, give them free drugs, Chief Constable says http://t.co/rKbU5tqiqK 
• Former Spurs starlet sues club for £7m after heart attack ends his career http://t.co/qIzG7TOGd6 
• Church deacon sues pastor wife over flower arranging row http://t.co/CCnrFELtCn
• Student David Souaan jailed after trying to join Isil in Syria http://t.co/hLOtiitLcx 
• Revenge porn: What to do if someone posts your naked pictures online http://t.co/zdd3DiKhKH 
• Scotland Yard could be forced to cut frontline police officers http://t.co/JbTu57AXkM
• Automatic early release of dangerous prisoners to end in Scotland http://t.co/P8krLjS11E
• Muslim convert 'stabs controlling boyfriend to death in row about Western lifestyle' http://t.co/DaFb3Epg5B 
• Triple killer behind the latest Strasbourg ruling http://t.co/jTlkPvZgU1 
• Strasbourg judges back-track on 'whole life' tariff human rights ruling http://t.co/sYvXevrjKD 
• One in nine killings committed by those out on bail http://t.co/aUUTi47Y6X 
• Fletchers launches Medical Law Network to take on big firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/IWnCQ2cEAN 
• Veterans call for more protection 'from poverty' for older soldiers https://t.co/1WcVUBd5zY 
• Korean golfer Bae charged with violating military service law https://t.co/p3ApoRpGyg
• UK ‘revenge porn’ law nets teen offender https://t.co/mNFUJnANiT
• Married ex-dean of SMU law school, 60, arrested on prostitution charge #US http://t.co/rHfO1oyTwK 
• Northern Ireland legal aid proposals are unfair https://t.co/3eJwPNe2Kw
• A Team Production Theory of Corporate Law: A Theory of the Just Corporation https://t.co/7DL177r5jX
• A Case Study of Academic Freedom issues at Brigham Young University https://t.co/wZNJXQNVjU 
• Comparative analysis: Male Police Officer Law Enforcement Preferences in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence https://t.co/MC57VI48nK 
• Multi-perpetrator domestic violence https://t.co/0fWaEpnCom 
• The Unrecognized Dominance of Law in Morality https://t.co/xRjGK3aan9
• The trouble with privatising probation http://t.co/ZYgcZfex6b 
• The specialist courts that care about keeping families together http://t.co/LrtgmDYMAq
• High-handed Met police impose freedom of information ban on Press Gazette http://t.co/VHH7r3QHuT 
• MPs vote in favour of 'three-person embryo' law http://t.co/0cYkbCWoCe 
• Proposed changes to #US data collection fall short of NSA reformers' goals http://t.co/dDRbIKxT3i 
• Sports Direct faces multimillion-pound claim from zero-hours contract workers http://t.co/Nyk0TLUD5W
• From scavenging seaweed to swearing, Rhode Island plans to ditch archaic laws http://t.co/EQDR2WzY6w 
• Dickstein Shapiro creates million dollar partners | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vGsL5GW7EA 
• Dentons Dachung recruits former Alberta premier as counsel | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CNNwpSFqhe 
• Skadden holds off Jones Day to win title of world's strongest law brand | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HRLceHlwew 
• French lawyers issue death threats over legal reforms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pKS158fweX 
• KWM to open in Singapore within three months | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/yY3SV8kgw7 
• JUSTICE hosts Hilary Mantel of Wolf Hall fame | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wom3I3lI2H 
• Top Bahamas judge slams shoddily-prepared appeals - The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ceXP7GCPNK 
• Gulf of Mexico oil leak costs BP US$43b to date | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6i575RPIhl
• Strasbourg rules UK whole-life sentence is not incompatible with human rights | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JKwYqBdlxy 
• Supreme Court to hear appeal from mother forced to move 50 miles from family | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6RGNbzTB7l 
• MoD faces whistleblowing claim from doctor sacked by text | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/R3u587pWAg
• LGB networks lacking in firms outside of London | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/M1KglIkEri 
• Munby blasts interpretation service for extensive failures | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sHmvsX6pOI 
• #JORDAN pilot hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh 'burned alive' http://t.co/2LErK3L15I 
• Energy comparison sites earn £30 for every switch, MPs told http://t.co/NfSYNa5iyE 
• Strauss-Kahn trial hears of lunchtime sex parties #FRANCE http://t.co/AUmhI510Ys 
• Former US rap music mogul Suge Knight taken to hospital after court hearing #US http://t.co/EdRNmJaDpQ
• Fred Talbot trial halted after he is injured in witness box fall http://t.co/p51cIKbFEC 
• English MPs would get tax veto under Conservative plans http://t.co/rzwernuU0r 
• Facial recognition technology: How well does it work? http://t.co/Lr71obuSEC
• Alexander Litvinenko 'did not inadvertently poison himself' http://t.co/tkqzt6GNEh 
• Soldiers wounded in Nice Jewish centre attack #FRANCE http://t.co/TITZm9B0vu 
• MPs say yes to three-person babies http://t.co/BhmQsX0rmT
• Indemnity insurer liable for disbursement loans | Law Gazette http://t.co/lHykeFEbHp
• British courts can impose whole-life terms | Law Gazette http://t.co/ie5Id1sTfl 
• Equalities minister urges change of culture in law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/YwMAxjWRdc 
• UN court says Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide during Balkan wars http://t.co/vkGjUt9VDE
• European judges uphold British courts’ right to impose ‘whole life’ tariffs http://t.co/k9rv1AA9HN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers earns £2m for key role on Bank of England’s forex investigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/tBjLxTrng2
• Alliance Boots legal chief Pagni scoops top job in wake of Walgreen merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/oP5eXBkeQ6 
• Munby bemoans ‘serial failures’ over interpreting | Law Gazette http://t.co/EHk8qcbgNW