4th February - Law News

1501st 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:  Concerns already highlighted by internal review but DPP says more can be done. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is insufficiently resourcing and staffing its Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) units, a new report has claimed. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• DWP post for Amazon boss is 'disgusting', says Margaret Hodge https://t.co/vFCfBxX187 
• Swedes are hitting back following a series of far-right violent marches over the weekend #SWEDEN https://t.co/y69m6RP4cD 
• Home demolitions hit the Bedouin again #ISRAEL https://t.co/VpcGRvannb 
• Britain’s part in making the EU a plaything of corporate interests https://t.co/20YrUzteRH
• How DNA and 'recreational genealogy' is making a case for reparations for slavery https://t.co/ARtKNXYcHG 
• MoJ in spotlight as government plans to cull 75% of offices | Law Gazette https://t.co/kyc5a8Opqu 
• Jackson: Lottery could pump-prime legal aid fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/AwpFMvHnaS 
• LSB not opposed to full-scale legal market probe | Law Gazette https://t.co/TNdzyk1zMS 
• Five reasons why legal professionals should adopt cloud-based technology | Legal Futures: https://t.co/KclSbNgEkL 
• Law Society asks solicitors: Should we abolish client accounts? | Legal Futures: https://t.co/dWPX4IpKC2
• Cocaine addict solicitor wins right to further appeal hearing on privilege | Legal Futures: https://t.co/3EMl1Q0sR8 Feb 04, 2016
• Solicitor who fabricated documents in bid to deceive tribunal and opposing lawyers struck off | Legal Futures: https://t.co/GRMg2T8s8w 
• Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away following government welfare changes https://t.co/z40ydqFKvW 
• CMS Hasche Sigle becomes first international firm to set up shop in Iran https://t.co/CeoxfRAIhG 
• DLA Piper agrees partner remuneration overhaul https://t.co/L1pxhvBCg4 
• Betwixt clients and shareholders listed lawyers face tough conflicts, warns Australian judge https://t.co/gE42a1CEz6 
• Shkreli hires high-profile New York lawyer https://t.co/zOJzMxtvUK 
• Indian Supreme Court may overhaul anti-gay law https://t.co/xWaUzoHI3z 
• US and EU unveil successor to Safe Harbour https://t.co/neAvT29L25 
• Schengen Agreement restrictions and labour mobility https://t.co/y60jMiihxs
• Solicitor warns of ‘marked increase’ in FGM cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nZfCg0TnDn 
• ‘EU-US Privacy Shield’ in, ‘Safe Harbour’ out | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/U4giToa2Fi 
• Law Society opens applications for diversity scheme | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/R1Ugc8KtOB 
• Being discreetly Jewish in Marseille #FRANCE https://t.co/sR70Ga2yba 
• Headteacher mocked on Twitter for claiming evolution is not a fact https://t.co/AGW28pgYhF 
• UK to seek changes on troops' service and free speech in European rights law https://t.co/vNBcctzkiJ 
• Pitcairn mayor charged with possessing child abuse material wants to face 'local law' https://t.co/vZBIHXhnvv
• If Brisbane wants to be a 'new world city' it should stop persecuting artists and act like one #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/4HXIfjbhE6
• Lesbian woman wins court battle with former partner over daughter https://t.co/BpG80Fwo38 
• First steps towards meeting the global goals – your stories and images https://t.co/NndXgnxfiC 
• Lord Lucan death certificate granted more than 40 years after disappearance https://t.co/gI02HFNZPW
• 'It's only a matter of time before people control time and manner of their death' https://t.co/FUIlMyiRSN 
• Gay cake row: couple's appeal adjourned https://t.co/AZsEV5fzkv 
• Lawyer criticises 'broadsheet newspapers' for 'incompetent' reporting https://t.co/Z3Wu89ITkO 
• Lord Lucan death certificate granted https://t.co/zc7XfWPvYc 
• 'Plebgate' row: Officer cleared of misconduct https://t.co/T3Q4bG34wm
• Police brutality victim Sarah Reed dies in Holloway prison https://t.co/CAmyhkvRr2 
• Police probe 'threats' claims at Glasgow Central Mosque https://t.co/tjxLognkRK
• Education (Scotland) Bill to be debated at Holyrood today | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/s7pX6cLHOi 
• No more looking for Lucan | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yyVZiXZUw8
• Scottish government releases community right to buy guidance | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/v03OIwpxJS 
• Davidson Chalmers opens new Galashiels office | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L4dBVKH6G9 
• Law Society publishes guides for new parents | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nn6c3BiAY3 
• EU and US strike new privacy deal following demise of Safe Harbour | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3YBPAFooxL 
• Edinburgh University officials told staff to leak information on indebted students | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Gm1NkRZF3Y 
• Donald Trump ‘nominated for Nobel Peace Prize’ for 'vigorous peace through strength ideology' https://t.co/kpUKUV3UsT 
• Conveyancers ‘should not cross-examine clients’ over stamp duty | Law Gazette https://t.co/PcqpqAbRAx 
• Solicitor jailed for helping drug-dealer clients appeals conviction | Law Gazette https://t.co/ECD0J2hK9u 
• Jackson: Lottery could pump-prime legal aid fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/AwpFMvpLMi 
• Police say there is not enough evidence to prosecute a hit-and-run driver who accelerated into a cyclist https://t.co/IRweFtepFb
• Michael Gove gives a little away on the forthcoming draft British bill of rights | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q0sduaQKqi 
• Tax and professional secrecy | Law Gazette https://t.co/ReTocqtx5i 
• Jackson proposes fund for modest claims | Law Gazette https://t.co/1pRy53DgdZ
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/sSjOrEdR4G
• #AUSTRALIA's offshore asylum policy ruled legal by High Court https://t.co/aYtJL5rMD9 
• White & Case in limbo in Saudi Arabia | The Lawyer https://t.co/K4nBLIz6YI
• Latham joins Swiss duo in Kuoni’s £1bn sale to EQT | The Lawyer https://t.co/vaQw4LyYCK 
• McCann FitzGerald joins Irish rivals with New York base | The Lawyer https://t.co/MYd7XSXqbw 
• DLA Piper overhauls remuneration structure in profit drive | The Lawyer https://t.co/FysRRqd28Z 
• Orrick unveils 15-strong Houston launch team | The Lawyer https://t.co/ZNgkSKAg3F 
• Thomas Cook promotes from within as GC Stoehr packs bags | The Lawyer https://t.co/l45dGtG8J2 
• Stephenson Harwood takes seven-lawyer Eversheds team in Hong Kong | The Lawyer https://t.co/h3KZ9n3eTF 
• McDermott names new London head as Nineham retires | The Lawyer https://t.co/MZ1Fw9CF7z 
• He Xiaobo: latest victim of #CHINA's crackdown on labour activists https://t.co/KsRcdiRLKj 
• Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh's death sentence quashed by #SAUDI court https://t.co/vS6gNHvzM0 
• Should #French President Hollande be able to pardon a woman who killed her abusive husband? | Joshua Rozenberg https://t.co/BRpokS1htm 
• PinkNews publishes stories removed from Google under 'right to be forgotten' https://t.co/GNkewYgAdg 
• UK to seek changes on troops' service and free speech in European rights law https://t.co/AQBWrVkIEp
• GP gave elderly patient sleeping pills to pass on to her noisy neighbours in attempt to keep them quiet https://t.co/QMY5kFaoJf 
• Unforgiving Buddhist monk sues driver after car crash injuries leave him unable to meditate https://t.co/Ks5RSNarm1 
• Shoreham crash pilot Andy Hill 'was involved in another air incident a year earlier' https://t.co/NVJDXM5q0R 
• Google to deliver wrong search results to would-be jihadis https://t.co/YnPTQ74naS Feb 03, 2016
• Footballer Joey Barton's brother has sentence cut for murder after becoming charity worker in prison https://t.co/qj68ObWMGq 
• Theresa May was warned about concerns over 'British FBI' chief Lynne Owens https://t.co/DjbaCGLWJY 
• Pensioner bleeds to death during operation after spelling mistake on blood supply https://t.co/ydm0rjtTXH 
• India Chipchase murder: man, 51, in court charged with killing doctor's daughter, 20 https://t.co/yQq6Eou2mI 
• New National Crime Agency boss faced criticisms over 'litany of failures' at Surrey force https://t.co/IN31wQRmzH 
• High Court ruling outlines extraordinary scale of allegations against Blavo & Co | Legal Futures: https://t.co/gu4r4ByMlR 
• Leading unrated indemnity insurer withdraws from market | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Ydhi4JMxUB 
• Knights targets non-lawyer professionals in next stage of growth | Legal Futures: https://t.co/VGq7VeV8NQ

3rd February - Law News

1500th 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:  Law firms should be required by their regulators to publish details of complaints and average prices on their websites, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said. The panel said it would also like to see “more sector-specific information” about legal services, such as litigation outcomes and success rates. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Blavo & Co judgement reports thousands of files missing | Law Gazette https://t.co/glXdUuUjiV 
• Insurer pulls out of PII market citing dangers of cybercrime | Law Gazette https://t.co/DidB4JTeB7 
• Separate jurisdiction could trigger 'brain drain' in Wales | Law Gazette https://t.co/SPrg1I9Kp1 
• Rapist banned from working in legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/PQTpmhi0bp
• Lawyers not negligent to advise settlement on steps | Law Gazette https://t.co/huMCTkJFV7 
• CMS first big law firm to break into Iran | Law Gazette https://t.co/DP2n5Dkhkb
• Defendant lawyers to oppose small claims limit rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/0BrJB0Ft2F
• Lay your complaints record bare, says legal watchdog | Law Society Gazette https://t.co/kkNCENGnom 
• Slater and Gordon in talks over debt restructuring https://t.co/VeRgRXZnI4 
• Jones Day chases Australian resource slump to Brisbane https://t.co/xjb6IRWqw9 
• CMS Cameron McKenna names new managing partner https://t.co/85HKRagk1h 
• Cameron launches probe into sentencing bias against BAME community https://t.co/OHuKt2QVq7 
• £15.5m in fines for PII that put 1,300 law firms at risk https://t.co/ocan3YjYM7
• Watchdog finds CPS victim policies not followed in a third of cases | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/s99dEyRzTM 
• Cambridge applicants to face new test https://t.co/Qdag6Zz0wv 
• Shoreham air crash: Probe looks at 'second airshow incident' https://t.co/xV86Kyjz23 
• Aberystwyth man wins Apple Watch warranty court battle https://t.co/4KfYnb0cGd 
• Missing music shop owner Tanveer Iqbal found dead in Birmingham car boot https://t.co/pxP20VDzfW 
• 'Plebgate' row: Officer denies misleading account of Mitchell meeting https://t.co/9qyURcmjNe Feb 02, 2016
• People aged 65 to 79 'happiest of all', study suggests https://t.co/I1SMBMU6Fr 
• Syria conflict: #Jordanians 'at boiling point' over refugees https://t.co/6M6bvufPgf 
• YouTube stars U-turn on trademarks after online fury https://t.co/MCDQOcwuPD 
• NCA head Lynne Owens faced criticism as Surrey Police chief https://t.co/X50mRyIHco 
• Boy could be forced to incriminate brother in terrorism inquiry, court told https://t.co/BqvZg798hP 
• Laws that could jail journalists for reporting on spying 'may breach constitution' https://t.co/okryajZjd2 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/lwCZTfRcle
• 'Gay cake' couple: 'We don't hate anyone. It's done out of love for God' https://t.co/Ar6f6lKmUb
• Meeting of EU data watchdogs is set to have wide-ranging ramifications for the way businesses handle data https://t.co/Qc3DIAg5HX 
• Rape case specialist units falling short, review says https://t.co/79PHeEieIm 
• EU law 'veto powers' to be unveiled, according to Downing St. https://t.co/sJbymhaPSl 
• For Victims, an Overloaded Court System Brings Pain and Delays https://t.co/g7SevLkZSR 
• Missing and Presumed Held by #CHINA https://t.co/SCIDr5N0Xw 
• The Corporate Tax Dodge Continues #US https://t.co/zWeih653sn
• Facebook Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales on Its Site and Instagram https://t.co/eO9XcvH9QC 
• Racial Reparations and the Limits of Economic Policy #US https://t.co/hLjg90lA21 
• Intolerable Bias in #IRELAND's Schools https://t.co/YEP4MM6vr8 
• The Ethics of a Child Pornography Sting https://t.co/oa43EcMYNR
• The Supreme Court Rules for Common Sense in Electricity Case #US https://t.co/jDfLAmk05U 
• Interview: Michael Ward, Gateley chief executive - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/msCy2GgcBg 
• Liz Dux, national head of personal injury south-east and central, Slater and Gordon - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/UE0g3FI2dI 
• My legal life: Aika Stephenson, Just for Kids Law and Hodge Jones & Allen, London - Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/M22rNWStGs
• Falconer refers legal aid U-turn to spending watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/MM5eVLfFzS 
• Saga Legal admits it stopped taking new work last year | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z3RRNC3LVh

2nd February - Law News

1499th 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:  100 judges and magistrates received death threats over cases in past five years. Scale of intimidation faced by those on the bench revealed as concerns raised over impact of legal aid cuts in family courts. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Deeds signed by woman disposing of properties reduced on grounds of ‘facility & circumvention’ & ‘undue influence’ https://t.co/DZQIwb6Jej 
• Bill to modernise burials and cremations 'lacks ambition' | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Lmp1sEIeZn 
• Faculty hails third party rights proposals | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7u5eXXtvjU 
• Judge grants reduction of disposition as couple’s occupation of property was ‘an act of possession’ by title holder https://t.co/bsf5Rd2V8y 
• SLCC puts consumer understanding at heart of new strategy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GqBQcUvZID 
• Ban veils where credibility is questioned says Lord Neuberger | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KwUdNvSSWV 
• WJM to offer free mindfulness sessions to staff | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZCGnLX4eFw 
• CMS appoints Stephen Millar as new managing partner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u2KQHfqY2g
• Christine O’Neill re-elected Chairman of Brodies | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/t4JqMYWtqR 
• Thorntons bolsters its team with new chief operations officer | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/B4EtyQyB9g 
• Automatic early release brought to an end | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/elNj2SCxNx 
• New laws to allow alleged historical abuse victims to re-raise time-barred claims | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/l52bGhCI2Q
• Law student from King's College London demands lifetime supply of Kit Kats after purchasing waferless multipack https://t.co/nnDYV8doXx 
• Under-resourced CPS can't assign expert staff to all rape cases, says watchdog https://t.co/OzVM5yK9K1 
• My career story: I quit law to be Olswang’s head of corporate responsibility | The Lawyer https://t.co/Dwj6RL1zjJ 
• Three top tips: How to keep your in-house counsel happy | The Lawyer https://t.co/sk3Gxd5pc8 
• Hot 100 alumni: Mark Harper, Hughes Fowler Carruthers | The Lawyer https://t.co/TrqVllNOZ3 
• In-house interview: Michael Marecki, Aston Martin | The Lawyer https://t.co/B4uZFvSbUI
• In-house interview: Claire Debney, RB | The Lawyer https://t.co/ajotZ38YN5 
• Italy: economic upturn spells opportunity | The Lawyer https://t.co/0lYISnz0dd 
• How UK law firms approach risk management differently and M&A in the Asia Pacific: our top corporate briefings https://t.co/CyoxPeeqdL 
• Legal Moves: 1 February 2016 | The Lawyer https://t.co/R2gwJ97pd2 
• South-East Asia Elite 2016 executive summary | The Lawyer https://t.co/sD3Bs6aqci
• Don’t expect quick results from ASEAN | The Lawyer https://t.co/n7FVTld9mB 
• Long-standing sanctions in place against Iran were relaxed significantly | The Lawyer https://t.co/nEe5eLAyuY 
• BT and Burford deal: The £150m profit write-down ‘elephant in the room’ | The Lawyer https://t.co/Rf1Ysq83Vm 
• What’s stopping you achieving your goals? | The Lawyer https://t.co/QW0IALwwGD
• Amec Foster Wheeler appoints Northern Europe and CIS legal head | The Lawyer https://t.co/pSEwRPm6fl 
• Heuking enters top 10 German firms as revenue hits €132m | The Lawyer https://t.co/YpGmudV0YN 
• Towergate hires Stephenson Harwood Gouriet as new GC | The Lawyer https://t.co/5mAu09uiXK 
• South East Asia Elite report: UK firms win big in ASEAN market | The Lawyer https://t.co/uHxfGArlJb
• White & Case appoints Linklaters Hong Kong partner as Asia corporate head | The Lawyer https://t.co/amTycyAbuL
• CMS appoints Duncan Weston as global development head | The Lawyer https://t.co/piD8hqBVVY 
• Barrister and solicitors cleared of negligence over court doors settlement | Legal Futures: https://t.co/eYSDcDRbKS 
• SDT suspends solicitor who let client account become banking facility | Legal Futures: https://t.co/UvzLX59JyA 
• Law firms should be forced to publish details of complaints and prices, consumer panel says | Legal Futures: https://t.co/J44ud1OuPW
• Northamptonshire Pc who stabbed himself in bid to cover up wife's murder is jailed for life https://t.co/gg764SQxhK 
• Mechanic jailed for life for raping and strangling trainee lawyer https://t.co/zvRlnPkECa 
• Paedophile awarded legal aid in fight to see son, eight https://t.co/7uHjZofT41 
• Zimbabwean criminal Andre Babbage freed despite 'significant risk' to public https://t.co/eGc5Nwaq09 
• Deepcut: New inquest into death of Cheryl James will not consider wider 'culture of sexual abuse' claims https://t.co/oU9nmCYGpQ 
• Video: CCTV shows arsonist torching car in Teesside https://t.co/ryGKdxCPzW
• India Chipchase: Man, 51, arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Northampton https://t.co/RpOwXT2kQ5 
• RBS in legal challenge to Cooke Young & Keidan https://t.co/dxMO8Oye3P 
• Law Society report: Solicitors must keep pace or lose ground https://t.co/N50jSFhuRk 
• FB to push fraud claims against DLA Piper, Milberg https://t.co/GE5iTXy3tt 
• Dentons acquires banking and finance litigation team https://t.co/u0yysX3Vbk 
• Simmons & Simmons latest law firm to pull away from Abu Dhabi https://t.co/RYUGFsuEaw 
• DLA builds on Nordic presence https://t.co/xd3PnWoiLu
• Shanghai welcomes new Singapore arbitration hub https://t.co/86vMV2qdvo 
• Australia-listed Shine Lawyers halves earnings forecast https://t.co/TCDRZk4Na5 
• Donald Tusk to publish UK-EU 'settlement' https://t.co/GmObe5moE8 
• Latest news on hires, promotions, mergers, and deals from leading law firms and chambers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Rc6q4FrS8o
• Improved health and safety sentencing guidelines begin to bite | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/STdGnjRerc 
• Solicitors and barristers cautious over Lord Justice Jackson’s fixed costs recommendations | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/E0xyDpXYzq 
• Dual contracting: Lord Falconer chases government over wasted tax payer money | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/hGPV4XIfCL 
• Transgender race minorities face extra 'hurdles' coming out https://t.co/ng9Chcs4W7 
• Tareena Shakil jailed for six years for joining IS https://t.co/ypRiiDUnmb
• Scientists get 'gene editing' go-ahead https://t.co/FXNfxpiEcP 
• #Chechen leader Kadyrov posts video of Russian opposition leader in gun sights https://t.co/YFCsaObMne Feb 01, 2016
• Indian LGBT activists hold vigils as court rules on anti-gay law #INDIA https://t.co/z78Vpm2iPL 
• #Saudi inquiry into war crime claims in #Yemen inadequate, say rights groups https://t.co/m4EdPiqPVq 
• We #Chagossians are British citizens. So how can Britain treat us like this? | Mylene Augustin https://t.co/HYvl0u0gxX 
• African Union members back #Kenyan plan to leave ICC https://t.co/KrorFh7reC
• Why the Herald's (Scotland) editor fired a columnist in row with Rangers https://t.co/LNK9uM2cjx 
• How can we support migrant workers in the #palmoil supply chain? – live chat Weds 17 Feb 10am GMT https://t.co/8Eo7UKfyui 
• 100 judges and magistrates received death threats over cases in past five years https://t.co/D2WfljRLDa
• My daughter’s inquest wouldn’t have happened without the Human Rights Act | Des James https://t.co/Dk8HbiOIR8 
• Forcing landlords to check tenants' immigration status won't be easy https://t.co/hZUg27MFn1
• Probe to examine potential racial bias in criminal justice | Law Gazette https://t.co/bdMEHaxcpp 
• £15.5m penalties for PII that put 1,300 law firms at risk | Law Gazette https://t.co/7zsgKfyWSA
• MPs pass grim verdict on Kids Company trustees https://t.co/WSXsU5WNWm 
• Black workers 'earning less than white colleagues' https://t.co/zvrwhZfjj2

1st February - Law News

1498th 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 Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) has accused the government and insurance sector of “hijacking” a year-long review into insurance fraud. The Insurance Fraud Taskforce (IFT) published its final report last week. Its recommendations include greater data sharing between the insurance sector and regulatory bodies through databases such as MyLicence. It proposed that recoverable costs be reduced by 50% where a minor personal injury claim is notified six months after the accident, a system of predictable damages for soft tissue injuries and a rebuttable evidential presumption that no injury was suffered where claims are lodged after a specified period of time. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #NIGERIA’s Judiciary is my main headache in corruption war – President Buhari https://t.co/QdWudEykzh 
• 'Influence of corruption on judiciary can't be ruled out' #INDIA https://t.co/EG4wXVkPlm
• New Polish law sparks concerns over judiciary independence #POLAND https://t.co/EsQqWOGwPN 
• Powerful judge with humble Brooklyn roots sent to jail in 1939 for bribe scandal #US https://t.co/4rKfPQKTEK 
• #FRANCE's former justice minister gets doctorate in law from Uni of Wisconsin-Milwaukee https://t.co/oJuGJlwOxR https://t.co/P0c4LzsYA9
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg Praises First Jewish #US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis read more: https://t.co/P0c4LzsYA9 
• Review of racial bias and BAME representation in Criminal Justice System announced https://t.co/07MyrekHbi 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/ESlq6LuUqz
• Who Guards the Guardians? https://t.co/93UFvPJmMh 
• The good divorce guide: 12 questions all women should ask https://t.co/v5nGmMizpS 
• Burnley-born solicitor Saghir Munir has opened a new office in Manchester https://t.co/zGpJ45qG3F 
• An online court has its merits but it cannot remedy inequality of arms | Law Gazette https://t.co/aeMqEZVr6G 
• Forcing Russia to pay over Litvinenko | Law Gazette https://t.co/NsK1CDXQ4b 
• District judge ‘overworked and bullied’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/S7warEtnqV 
• Cardiff law firm sets up own litigation fund | Law Gazette https://t.co/JZCBQhFzcX 
• Solicitors welcome Gove’s legal aid retreat | Law Gazette https://t.co/dawSl5uwZw
• Undercover film shows how lawyers could ease flow of 'grey money' into #US https://t.co/1fIe27JGRX 
• Investigatory powers bill: snooper's charter lacks clarity, MPs warn https://t.co/gnpXVQfuOZ
• Actors' fury as mystery London QC pays £10,500 to appear as Broadway extra https://t.co/474GjehAqw 
• ULaw strikes Fieldfisher training deal as Kaplan exodus continues https://t.co/MubJPcGwts 
• Court fees row reveals huge rift between government and judiciary https://t.co/s8RXG3NLMr 
• Cambridge law graduate aged 102 bags masters 85 years later https://t.co/D1FoxTqw8q 
• UWE law grad who lied to hide her 2:2 is suspended from being a solicitor for 18 months https://t.co/GwOstdqOpo 
• Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts https://t.co/jybuHWwRJU 
• 10 insights into what it's really like to be a City law firm trainee and how you can become one https://t.co/yWAcmUN2kX
• Frustrated reporter blasts farcical court system in blistering Twitter rant https://t.co/WAenSdkvs3 
• Research: Law students are sociable but selfish https://t.co/1z4pGQGJOy 
• We spoke to a top barrister about the effect of spiralling court fees on frontline legal practice https://t.co/fKbSqKdNEv 
• Fast-expanding White & Case loses retention crown as trainee retention drops to 87% https://t.co/CIJjfAJotx 
• Big Four accountancy giants are expanding their legal services arms globally -- and solicitors are getting worried https://t.co/tMLAJHTDuh 
• Lawyers form united front against Supreme Court double-murderer decision backlash https://t.co/pCwYi1Qo54
• Criminal lawyers rejoice: Grayling's hated legal aid dual contracting system has been scrapped https://t.co/qWCPI1QE1Z 
• Freshfields boosts top earning partner pay by 68% to £3.2 million – as trainees make do with £500 extra https://t.co/fYWfxT3xVN 
• Global megafirm partner tells colleagues not to waste his time with 'thank you' emails https://t.co/btjuvo29Ga 
• SRA neglects to register Jones Day trainee lawyers for almost two years https://t.co/VevuEQ221r 
• Pre-diversity era Freshfields graduate recruitment ad dredged up by law mag https://t.co/lYXz1I5pHM 
• Court of Appeal awaits as High Court blocks straight couple civil partnerships https://t.co/quAOydm6Ld
• Champagne-quaffing 'wild food' restaurateur who waved fake shotgun at passers-by is spared jail https://t.co/TBKoJIqbOy 
• Perverted driving instructor used hidden camera to film up the skirts of pupils https://t.co/jnvwOJrh8M 
• Six figure compensation claim for children of dead C-section mother Frances Cappuccini https://t.co/p1QQZ0etBS
• Victims' anger at £1.6m payouts for IRA kidnap gang https://t.co/i9INlYRPCq 
• Wentworth golfers threaten legal action over £100,000 charge planned by new owners https://t.co/R5PmvmPQwD 
• Kids Company founder said she would break the law to save her charity https://t.co/tN3VVlC3r1 
• Complaints about lawyers fall to lowest level yet | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ch08cWKOzW
• Law firm to back clients' litigation after £50m deal with hedge fund | Legal Futures: https://t.co/dXpESYD441
• Unregulated firms are the future, says high-profile struck-off solicitor as he sets one up | Legal Futures: https://t.co/APj2WI1XwD 
• Cheryl James Deepcut death: New sexual exploitation claims https://t.co/xWHYeyG8zn 
• Venice police check masked carnival-goers amid tight security #ITALY https://t.co/u9rHylJ95C
• Migrant crisis: More than 10,000 children 'missing' https://t.co/eZTqSY3ud9 
•  Barclays facing $70m #US dark pool trading fine https://t.co/DAqShYMORI 
•  #Tanzania arrests suspects after British helicopter pilot killed https://t.co/16EaU5g5sX
•  Uniformed PCSO mistaken for stripogram at 50th birthday party https://t.co/o1RjfWRePo
  The Legal Services Act 2007 (Claims Management Complaints) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 https://t.co/7fvy1gLTAZ 
• Legal action against soldiers ‘could undermine Britain in future battles’ claim army chief https://t.co/bW1fX32ZB7 
• Candidate's legal name change puts 'none of the above' on ballot in #CANADA https://t.co/UqOF844EWs
• Floyd Mayweather's promo company pursues ‘legal representation’ as St David's Hall issues cancellation statement https://t.co/LrVnpQLKeH 
• Wentworth golfers threaten legal action over £100,000 charge planned by new owners https://t.co/R5PmvmPQwD 
• Google row: Tax UK sales not profit, says Lord Lawson https://t.co/S8m8h0Ep9d
  8-year-old was among 22,000 UK children held in police cells overnight in 2015 https://t.co/A2tmipkaMC 
• A toxic union law, not independence, is the real issue https://t.co/SOYX1mFgD8
  Chairman Nishat Group serves legal notice against TV channel in UK via law firm Carter Ruck https://t.co/udE1GC4xtP 
• A&L Goodbody and Irish Refugee Council Asylum Law Award 2016 | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/oK5iLxrH2D 
• The Espaces Generation Climat and the domestication of public engagement | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/LPabrxp5kw 
• Visa scheme exposes workers to abuse -the Round-up | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/z5hDJaf1J7 
• Wearing the veil in schools: the debate continues - Clive Sheldon QC | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/pDUsdmgyTW 
• An open or shut case? R(C) v. Secretary of State for Justice [2016] UKSC 2 | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/snubuaLMeQ 
• Heterosexual Civil Partnership Refusal Not A Human Rights Breach | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/oG5DSptuuY 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/mxxtnp8wBj 
• Tories lobbying to protect Google’s £30bn island tax haven https://t.co/L1feUZRstY 
• Oxford and Cambridge universities 'out of reach of most locals' https://t.co/dexC36Vav0 
• Prison sentence race divide to be investigated by Labour MP https://t.co/bRfIjxIfdg 
• Homeless man ‘thrown out of Caffe Nero after customers try to buy him coffee’ https://t.co/VeQRxnz8mz

31st January - Law News

1497th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #German police 'should shoot migrants', eurosceptic politician says https://t.co/mgN3tNQhLK 
• Racist masked gang 'targeted migrants' in Stockholm #SWEDEN https://t.co/mFg0DrpA8s 
• #Tanzania elephant poachers kill British helicopter pilot https://t.co/4zaac6tErd 
• #Turkey says #Russia violated its airspace near Syria border https://t.co/OyYoNumuc6 
• BBC personality questioned over alleged sexual assault https://t.co/xTR4NgfZL5
• Far-right vigilante masked men in Stockholm threaten to 'punish' refugee children #SWEDEN https://t.co/ARsAITX6Ss 
• Denis Goldberg on standing trial with Nelson Mandela https://t.co/7WcJ5JgPvI Jan 30, 2016 
• Heterosexual couple lose out on civil partnership | New Law Journal: https://t.co/3iwR0RISTh
• Insurance fraud report “hijacked” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/2yQLlqsAFa 
• City lawyers should pay levy on earnings because they “benefit directly from the polarisation | New Law Journal: https://t.co/wgZVMXBGeu 
• Black cabs: not so special | New Law Journal: https://t.co/uw2VRjhKa0
• Mixed report for SRA before passing the baton on to Ombudsman Services | New Law Journal: https://t.co/hLofY027wB
• Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider CIArb has launched its first online course | New Law Journal: https://t.co/4FUgXbIeKk 
• London Legal Support Trust urging people to ditch NY resolutions and indulge in sweet charity | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kZ39ljK0MJ 
• Success of first Bar Nursery in London, leads to Bar Council offering special rates in Leeds | New Law Journal: https://t.co/2UGtwa7mNq 
• Legal publisher LexisNexis UK acquire Jordan Publishing, market leader in family practice area | New Law Journal: https://t.co/yaeBkCyHEZ 
• Under-occupancy penalty or the ‘bedroom tax’, is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has held | New Law Journal: https://t.co/AahaZrYMym
• Clampdown on claims against veterans | New Law Journal: https://t.co/RfRMe2HBsq 
• Migrant crisis: Dozens drown off #Turkey as boat capsizes https://t.co/Jlz0NPoGYX 
• Prison as bad as you can imagine, watchdog Hardwick says https://t.co/YpgMJPSTMm 
• South #China Sea: #US warship sails near disputed island https://t.co/Ydd3bXTwgp 
• Bricks thrown as demonstrators clash in Dover https://t.co/69SlMhQWNh
• Risk facing female revellers in Birmingham cannot be compared to the Cologne sex assaults https://t.co/IGUsAUqiZ8
• Stephen Lawrence investigation: Police seek fresh DNA samples https://t.co/huOJzQy0pI 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/2qzCzsF36v
• Shane Warne attacks critics as his charity closes amid investigation into finances https://t.co/AhLvazsLZ0
• Marshall Islands sue Britain, #India and #Pakistan over nuclear weapons https://t.co/fh9O1MQNBe 
• Vulture detained in Lebanon on suspicion of spying for #ISRAEL returned home after UN peacekeepers intervened https://t.co/4VR5BqMCLW
• Hillary Clinton emails declared top secret even though they were not deemed classified at the time she read them #US https://t.co/2EWBWIo1Sv
• Female Italian judges outnumber male counterparts for first time #ITALY https://t.co/sUPUIqktun
• Prisons inspector Nick Hardwick: ‘You shouldn’t do this job for long because you get used to things you shouldn’t’ https://t.co/VTHqfcGlpt
• Allowing four Syrian refugees into UK 'may set limited precedent' https://t.co/y1WG5aCwWw
• Heterosexual couple lose high court civil partnership case https://t.co/bDkXd8ccq9
• Laurent Gbagbo war crimes trial shown footage of #IvoryCoast clashes https://t.co/I6KhQOY3rA 
• Female prisoners more likely to self-harm than male counterparts https://t.co/lLkYs2u3I3
• Legal highs law could hinder police, says commissioner https://t.co/1nTrpcdvOE
• Bum deal: is access to a toilet a human right or a privilege? https://t.co/sMS7E25tG7
• Hidden child labour: how Syrian refugees in #Turkey are supplying Europe with fast fashion https://t.co/xphulNJogp 
• Serious Fraud Office back in the dock after Libor acquittals https://t.co/w6NuYOKlyo 
• Freshfields top earner enjoys thicker pay packets despite profit plateau https://t.co/D7ficXP3CH
• HR manager jailed after stealing $400,000 from law firm https://t.co/fXibNYm32y 
• News UK recruits Rebekah Brooks' defence lawyer to top legal post https://t.co/17yJRHare4
• RPC and Premier Law team up for new Singapore offering https://t.co/Q3lrqTkJVk 
• Kennedys expands in the Americas https://t.co/PnZBGp1TxG 
• RBS in legal challenge to Cooke Young & Keidan https://t.co/0v4xscnnnb
• Ministry of Justice abandons controversial legal aid overhaul https://t.co/ppI9XdejZo 
• Cherie Blair QC under fire from fellow silk for providing counsel to the Maldivian government | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/iIMKfRRk61

30th January - Law News

1496th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Maoist cult leader Aravindan Balakrishnan jailed for 23 years https://t.co/RPdq8opbS1 
• Daniel Pelka's killer stepfather found dead in prison https://t.co/BeVnMBuiP9 
• Drones involved in near misses at UK airports https://t.co/6QiSePpDc4
• Heterosexual couple lose civil partnership court challenge https://t.co/z87R7mzLP0 
• Ex-Dragons' Den star cleared of child sex offences https://t.co/k627xtgH28
• Oxford Rhodes statue row is part of global protest https://t.co/dFt7IXxWI8
• Tommy Robinson: The man behind the British version of #racist Pegida https://t.co/BIdiwdOY4t
• British woman Tareena Shakil guilty of joining IS https://t.co/0TPKEsWzwo
• Digby Brown announces associate promotions | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nRuvnYh44U 
• Finance Committee calls for debate on Smith taxation powers | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9P6HTDdtRU
• Ex-spouses to no longer inherit without express provision following passage of Succession (Scotland) Bill https://t.co/eVE9M1ICSp
• Law Society supports proposed Third Party Rights Bill | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sGrxbOi5BJ 
• Deeds signed by woman disposing of properties reduced on grounds of ‘facility and circumvention’ & ‘undue influence' https://t.co/DZQIwb6Jej 
• Legal secretary steals nearly £79,000 from clients to spend on clothes and shoes | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kn6eLTg7J9
• England: Law Society welcomes Ministry of Justice decision to abandon two-tier duty contracts | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sVmkGm5nth 
• Services for abused women to get £570,000 boost | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/WePV8Pnjcx 
• Law Society of Scotland announces partnership to develop e-conveyancing platform | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Om91nXLpCG
• SLCC puts consumer understanding at heart of new strategy | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/GqBQcUvZID
• Fixed fees: what will it mean? | Law Gazette https://t.co/QgWKud99Zb
• Top pay at Freshfields jumps 68% on flat profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/kyHTEDldXY 
• MoJ commercial arm ‘made net £1.1m loss’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/Kqh0CL7FT3
• Firm’s vendor to pay £15,000 for over-selling profit prospects | Law Gazette https://t.co/NRsLsodG2U 
• ‘Novel and contentious’ payments continue to dog Legal Ombudsman | Law Gazette https://t.co/CORdNdrRQv
• Listed law firm pioneer halves profit forecast | Law Gazette https://t.co/I0aXp8jn2F 
• Society warns SRA on disciplinary decisions | Law Gazette https://t.co/PJQgfZEsjb 
• MoJ faces compensation claims over legal aid U-turn | Law Gazette https://t.co/7rvgIgl0eR
• Jackson: fixed costs needed for all claims up to £250k | Law Gazette https://t.co/SxIN3hmd2t 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/dI2Tty8NPR
• RBS declares war on Cooke Young & Keidan in Libor case | The Lawyer https://t.co/MWQQHpclp8
• Clifford Chance Saudi JV under threat | The Lawyer https://t.co/FxDr5Sn3ZB
• LatAm firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa & Uría adds 100 Peruvian lawyers | The Lawyer https://t.co/pzn3pUjPxK 
• Mannheimer Swartling: the power of lockstep for an independent firm | The Lawyer https://t.co/lbDdwKTJCQ
• Legal aid procurement challenge over after Government climbdown | The Lawyer https://t.co/w3jyTAK2LO 
• Kennedys hires US-qualified lawyers in Miami | The Lawyer https://t.co/UB1RpmgeIW 
• Freshfields’ profits to highest-paid partner jumps to £3.2m as salaries drop | The Lawyer https://t.co/TQTLR3QGh4 
• Pinsents raids KPMG to open second German office | The Lawyer https://t.co/gWCxyGRpwR 
• White & Case announces strong spring retention | The Lawyer https://t.co/YsefR4QSUH 
• Court of protection to allow greater access under new pilot scheme https://t.co/kfKJZyTugl

29th January - Law News

1495th 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 government has today announced it is scrapping a controversial new contracting scheme for criminal legal aid. In a written ministerial statement this afternoon, justice secretary Michael Gove (pictured) said he had decided 'not to go ahead with the introduction of the dual contracting system'. He will also suspend, for a period of 12 months from 1 April, a second 8.75% fee cut which was introduced in July last year. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Senior Tory quits party's bullying scandal inquiry https://t.co/xkYo9KQ9DK 
• Firm propped up by loan from employee 'did not mislead' SRA over financial difficulties - Legal Futures https://t.co/r02HwPVvfG
• "Business as usual" is not an option if you want to survive & thrive, Law Society tells solicitors | Legal Futures: https://t.co/R5sIKBZbbx 
• Court of Appeal slashes award in law firm sale dispute | Legal Futures: https://t.co/qeC4sgsbm0 
• SDT fines Berezovsky solicitor over fee deal for Abramovich case | Legal Futures: https://t.co/2TV73gBfWO 
• Card Factory removes handles from plastic bags to avoid 5p charge https://t.co/rKr2uV7lu6 
• Government business department shuts largest non-London office https://t.co/9KG6iEmfoi 
• Why Adolf Eichmann’s final message remains so profoundly unsettling | Giles Fraser https://t.co/Yhz3EXhy1L 
• Kids Company founder says 'malicious' child abuse claims led to closure https://t.co/lRQW98pynW 
• Gary Neville's hotel for the homeless closes its doors https://t.co/G9zoPkOFqh 
• Cecil Rhodes statue will not be removed, says Oxford University https://t.co/hNudm0PdVL 
• David Cameron closing in on deal for brake on benefits for EU migrants https://t.co/uoem37LN6O 
• EU could force Google to pay more UK tax https://t.co/Au79WnSNDV 
• Tory bullying inquiry: official seen as 'witness obstacle' steps down https://t.co/KlOVkIdMHh 
• 'From hero to villain': Denmark comes to terms with outcry over refugee law https://t.co/kxzw1uJDUF 
• Domestic violence victims forced to face abusers in court due to legal aid cuts https://t.co/Qj6zAE6xzk 
• New York start up aims to help refugees through food delivery service #US https://t.co/Maepdghe3k 
• Are #US businesses doing enough to support religious diversity in the workplace? https://t.co/EowPBgMs49 
• Democracy on Hold in #HAITI https://t.co/KYnirs9lqq 
• RBS puts £2bn aside for US litigation and PPI claims https://t.co/bOY4YfRcUb
• TTIP backlash grows as government withholds legal advice documents https://t.co/va320lopHD
• Australian legal chat room serves 1,000 clients in just four months https://t.co/Z6zcBwWVCa 
• KWM to open second UK office https://t.co/zxadu6DK3C 
• Sheffield launches campaign to entice law firms https://t.co/9yLBTZrIiT
• Malaysian Attorney General rejects misappropriation charges against PM https://t.co/RYBngMPfsl 
• SFO defends Libor prosecution after five acquitted https://t.co/oX08E3iw3I 
• Libor trial: Cleared brokers 'were scapegoats' for scandal https://t.co/LvBsogx2Jh
• Medical student accused of 'drive-by' plot 'posed with gun' https://t.co/2clY8werdU 
• Disneyland Paris: Man arrested carrying two guns https://t.co/CNQRNRRIhQ