12th December - Law News

1447th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lord Advocate introduces new prosecution guidelines for refugees | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8zyZR82n2R 
• Full bench overrules authority on breach of interdict review after ruling ‘ordinary civil appeal is competent’ https://t.co/zb90zhbMM5 
• Eminent legal figures speak at JUSTICE event as new human rights website launches | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/psrD9TMzLa 
• Diary entries cannot provide corroboration of distress in rape cases, appeal court holds | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7fd3FAXCyj 
• Holyrood passes bill to allow FAIs into deaths abroad | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6fsAeHugST 
• Liberty rectifies “glaring omission” from Parliament exhibition with HRA banner | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Aeiw9uWhEy 
• SLCC Statement on ADR Directive | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/75N07EOazE 
• Edinburgh dominates Scotland’s most expensive streets | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/L5OHIhu2Ms 
• Morisons strengthens real estate team with partner appointment | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4kyuLiVpSS 
• Murderer caught using walk-identifying forensic technique | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OKH7SqkaHD 
• Harper Macleod appointed to advise Scottish government on Help to Buy successor | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fXJ9B2Ttvg 
• Mike Ashley's Sports Direct 'stripped assets from USC' before collapse https://t.co/NGLWnNLp2r 
• David Smith obituary: Advocate and curling historian https://t.co/lrZIazP3kr 
• Mike Scott: West of Scotland legal profession lost one of their proudest sons | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/VYnEPSspCq
• More than half of legal professionals intend to move jobs in 2016, new research has shown | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ypha5fui8K 
• New solicitor exam may be on horizon | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Dy86d3HqIO 
• Lord Woolf has been honoured with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Centenary Award 2015 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/KhKwPOBZRg
• Fifty years on from the Race Relations Act 1965, has anti-discrimination law worked well? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/HIPLYFnWyk 
• Company responsible for bombarding people with millions of nuisance calls, fined £850,000 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/62BiGJolgt 
• International Human Rights Day was celebrated across the globe on 10 December | New Law Journal: https://t.co/deQOZZJhEM 
• Water-logged courts: a case of sandbags at the ready across Cumbria and Lancashire | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Li2AKcaRO1 
• First DPA negotiated with SFO: Lack of publicity on Standard Bank case “real coup” for bank | New Law Journal: https://t.co/dU6lg7jhwS 
• Skadden comes top on associate bonus with extra $10k for high-flyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Anxf0kkwjY 
• Partners warned that firm-hopping could damage their CVs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FOFvaPbz2w 
• Accountants get more out of IT than lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QE3v5qPzSM 
• US law firms suffer from bad branding, suggests PR research | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WF29q9gv6t 
• Computer science grads could get the edge on law grads in PI sector | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RmqnFSzKi1 
• Technology to power Virtual Assistants goes live | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sEDCNtEjcl 
• ABS start-up enters PI market with £13m acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7fjdvFqOOK 
• Donald Trump in Twitter spat with #Saudi Prince Alwaleed #US https://t.co/9Uj3vfefWw
• Rape allegation puts spotlight on anonymous campus app Yeti https://t.co/acZcFYcm3r
• Croydon cat killings: Police probe 'gruesome' deaths https://t.co/mu20ytgEX9 
• Six Liverpool men held over 'charcoal' cocaine plot https://t.co/yklE4E3BsO 
• Climate deal 'to keep rises well below 2C' https://t.co/xBPKWPkS1p
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/a7dKsHreIm
• Everton FC launch legal action against Everton Farm Shop over use of name https://t.co/h2P9kstG8x 
• Ppop group has flown back to South Korea after officials in Los Angeles thought they might be sex workers #US https://t.co/5koJyszPBW 
• AirBnB racism claim: African-Americans 'less likely to get rooms' #US https://t.co/2H4oWGYQBw 
• Gaddafi's son Hannibal freed after kidnap in #Lebanon https://t.co/UEvfkQZpSI 
• Women in #SaudiArabia to vote for first time https://t.co/XbUsONmAJd

11th December - Law News

1446th 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: Harmonisation of copyright law across the European Union remains a ‘long-term target’ the European Commission said today, unveiling proposed new rules on digital content and online shopping. The measures are the first of 16 legislative proposals to be presented as part of the strategy to create a ‘digital single market’. The commission said the proposals on digital content and online sale of goods ‘will tackle the main obstacles to cross-border e-commerce in the EU: legal fragmentation in the area of consumer contract law and resulting high costs for businesses - especially SMEs - and low consumer trust when buying online from another country’. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Sidley promotes one in London in 24-strong round | The Lawyer https://t.co/N5CvoT3I4E
• CMS, Hogan Lovells and Wragges win big on M&G Real Estate panel | The Lawyer https://t.co/ujInCYOpib 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May boosts bonuses for top-performing associates | The Lawyer https://t.co/IVX2vezy7m 
• RBS delays top-tier panel appointments in wake of GC resignation | The Lawyer https://t.co/y6QcAIPaAp 
• Skadden and Weil lead as DuPont and Dow merge | The Lawyer https://t.co/B3CHoFfMCk 
• Drone squad to be launched by Tokyo police #JAPAN https://t.co/c6vzDvlZkn
• #NEWZEALAND chooses new flag as preliminary winner https://t.co/DSyx5ZltXT 
• Cambridge firm invests in legal tech start-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/a5gkteP5Sx 
• LeO shelves bid to become compliant ADR entity | Law Gazette https://t.co/2ON7HDKpm5 
• Companies ‘must bolster cybersecurity defence’, lawyers warn | Law Gazette https://t.co/05o3N1LORC 
• Leading West Midlands solicitor dies at 60 | Law Gazette https://t.co/yVkjNxjLkh 
• Court rejects legal challenge to MedCo scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/xbjdmiOKnr 
• Costs judgment a ‘declaration of war’ against ADR refuseniks | Law Gazette https://t.co/8GiWUuF2bi 
• Law Society condemns SRA’s central exam plan | Law Gazette https://t.co/6UsXcIgi8s 
• Phone hacking: CPS calls end to prosecutions https://t.co/Gp6aq8iZcZ 
• Man with HIV jailed for 'recklessly' infecting women https://t.co/yf5OLVmqC0 
• Tony Blair tried to defends advice to Colonel Gaddafi during Libya conflict https://t.co/GFSPoxvm7g 
• Man charged over Leytonstone tube stabbing remanded https://t.co/hzAGsl9nai 
• One of #CHINA's richest men, Guo Guangchang, has been detained by police https://t.co/n5V3OJtsHA
• Wood Green police shooting: Man dies in 'plot' to free individual from custody https://t.co/0QfyywjYWm 
• Illegal unregistered schools face prosecution https://t.co/S0dUXP3T6B 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/VXvzmOiUOD
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson sees half-year turnover climb 7.5% to £30.8m | The Lawyer https://t.co/4hGPLFvorl 
• White & Case advises new client FRHI on £1.9bn Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel sale | The Lawyer https://t.co/AE2GJSYdWj 
• WHEB GC Kingsbury swaps in-house for Dechert role | The Lawyer https://t.co/49r2DuLFvl 
• Cooke Young & Keidan: not a "one-trick pony" | The Lawyer https://t.co/NkwOPMjZAy 
• Cardiff backs Geldards jobs with £127,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHtX8TVPjM 
• #RWANDA's 'most wanted man' arrested by Interpol over 1994 genocide https://t.co/q1zO6hXVqY 
• Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump is no longer funny, he's dangerous for the #US https://t.co/4BXPJHkMaU 
• Kick It Out calls Port Vale’s pandering to racists decision to overlook Hasselbaink ‘outrageous’ https://t.co/C973rVlZsi 
• Call to end police funding 'shambles' https://t.co/nUlzJl64t9
• #China anti-counterfeiting agents make many of the fakes themselves – report https://t.co/lRnFq8L85Z
• Pure Legal announces first purchase of law firm, buying Pryers for £13m | Legal Futures https://t.co/qEn0N9Z08P 
• Plan to smooth paralegals' path to CILEx qualification sparks "confusion" claim | Legal Futures: https://t.co/xbE89r9qFp 
• Coming soon to Asda? Canadian firm based in Walmart stores plans rapid expansion | Legal Futures https://t.co/TTij6P92Ov
• The Guardian view on Mike Ashley's Sports Direct: a bad business | Editorial https://t.co/8S5wTnFEcG 
• Jailed #Saudi blogger Raif Badawi on hunger strike https://t.co/LndRbb9EUJ 
• Cameron ready to give way over ban on in-work benefits for EU migrants https://t.co/n6VV5P77sf 
• EY to launch legal risk practice in January | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MEG4HSPwpY 
• Clifford Chance settles over Excalibur negligence suit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mERk5X4nG5 
• Kennedys merges with Danish firm as part of Scandinavian expansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wcQCeWjAl0
• Law firm inundated with phone calls in apparent scam | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/p0ipLyjKVA 
• Allstate GC laments challenges of explaining law firm fees to business | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/XXl0aZtx92 
• Law firm boosts productivity with flexible paid time off policy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/A4fZp6dAuR 
• Donald Trump endorses Katie Hopkins: Five things about the outspoken columnist https://t.co/zGHvJiuvoT 
• The government's Heathrow problem https://t.co/pi4djRRHcZ
• Tyson Fury: Police rule out hate crime action https://t.co/cXL9SVNdz2
• Tories bring in 5year limit on new secure tenancies with local authorities forced to review contract at end of term https://t.co/YEw0Cifrqy 
• Sports Direct fail to have Rangers chairman Dave King jailed https://t.co/AvczCFkqg8 
• Rotherham sex abuse trial: Accused brothers 'owned Rotherham' https://t.co/wEgai3kesn 
• More than 90,000 exam grades changed https://t.co/8EnJhYe4G9 
• Shauna Hoare and Nathan Matthews to appeal after Becky Watts killing https://t.co/2W0m6cGMrd 
• America's iconic killing machine https://t.co/Ukj9XEZbAh 
• Paris attacks: #Geneva alert raised as police hunt suspects https://t.co/1jxpC6LyCu
• Child abuse image investigation leads to 682 arrests https://t.co/JFLfK02Qpe 
• NHS discharge delays hit record levels https://t.co/pXTmcQY2aK 
• Gang guilty over £600,000 phone scam against pensioners https://t.co/GX6Y2izAsa 
• Donald Trump retorts: 'UK politicians should be thanking me!' https://t.co/Zp0VSOS1VD 
• NHS failure to probe deaths during his tenure as Health Secretary 'shocking', admits Jeremy Hunt https://t.co/8VmOoJLF8F

10th December - Law News

1445th 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: An influential Conservative MP has said he is “very keen” to see how the legal regulators could work “much more closely together”. Alberto Costa, a solicitor and member of the justice select committee, said that, “in the words of Michael Gove”, there was “a fear that the regulators are simply tripping over themselves”. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Lee Rigby killer sues Prison Service after having teeth knocked out https://t.co/vj7w8eBTr8 
• Obama calls for #US to reject bigotry in speech marking end of slavery https://t.co/uSa7D8Nj0q 
• #Jamaican gay rights activist challenges law against sex between men https://t.co/IhPg1zTXSo 
• Human rights: can we trust the #Australian government to get it right? https://t.co/sNPeAbc7yW 
• Myer, 7-Eleven and Pizza Hut scandals show many workers don't get a fair go https://t.co/Nol4pBla3f 
• More offenders being punished for carrying knives, latest figures show https://t.co/Ubo3fAlYyu 
• The hidden lives of knife-crime victims https://t.co/zSJ1Djpgye 
• BBC journalist who criticised Tyson Fury on Spoty says he is suspended https://t.co/S6X8BrTrQz 
• #SouthAfricans sue drinks giant for exploiting 'black empowerment' policies https://t.co/xEiRFwOK7R 
• Pro-choice Irish women go public on being 'exiled' by need for an abortion https://t.co/V9NFsD0QKJ 
• UK shops urged to look at Italian tomato sourcing over exploitation concerns https://t.co/BgVBtnTYGf 
• UK accused of dropping commitment to oppose death penalty https://t.co/zpAWkewzkm 
• Sunday World's investigative journalism vindicated by judge https://t.co/VNKSeZrLcP 
• European passenger name record plan clears key hurdle after seven-year battle https://t.co/al4jFzEgaA 
• Beheading the Blacksmith of Balkh: Iranian Americans scapegoated again #US https://t.co/AwPnZaVmwS
• Lee Rigby killer's compensation claim 'would spark outrage if successful' https://t.co/r4N1JPnhjB
• Firms face payment delays of up to four months | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9FZp8lf8gK
• HMRC pushes ahead with criminalising failure to prevent tax evasion | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dfqegV2XNA 
• EU lawmakers and member states agree on first cyber-security law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/VhwXQaDmAG 
• Consort Medical turns to Synageva for new GC hire | The Lawyer https://t.co/W8KHJheMpX 
• A&O client CSC wins bidding war for Xchanging after topping Capita's offer | The Lawyer https://t.co/8dglbhGAs7
• Housing association Midland Heart kicks off £40m panel review | The Lawyer https://t.co/qoZoRJKyaT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel makes up one in London in nine-strong promotions round | The Lawyer https://t.co/dJe9YR8jYh 
• European LAWYER moves: 10 December 2015 | The Lawyer https://t.co/NLBe12WQbV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys increases Nordic presence with trio of deals | The Lawyer https://t.co/LsCv237Lmv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Italy's Carnelutti launches in New York through joint venture | The Lawyer https://t.co/sK0Mnudw1R 
• EasyJet's Winterton to join taxi app Karhoo as first legal head | The Lawyer https://t.co/mI63yDs8WZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Howard Kennedy boss Dembovsky joins Doughty Street as CEO | The Lawyer https://t.co/aZBTLXgcLB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson sees half-year turnover climb 7.5% to £30.8m | The Lawyer https://t.co/4hGPLFvorl 
• @mrchrisjohn When I worked in a club years ago, the DJ played in when the police came in! No arrests but smiles :) https://t.co/6gskxFuY8V 
• Conveyancers must not treat cyber scams as an IT issue | Law Gazette https://t.co/NCWSuloiiQ 
• International Human Rights Day: why aren't non-lawyers interested? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Z9dNPUuScL 
• ABS start-up enters PI market with £13m acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/2eO2wM9gAG 
• Terror threats ‘used to curtail human rights’, activist warns | Law Gazette https://t.co/GQ0EfsGuxZ 
• More cases to be heard by magistrates | Law Gazette https://t.co/5SeritZszR 
• Court fee rise would amount to ‘divorce tax’, MPs told | Law Gazette https://t.co/WJ89BhAadS 
• EY snaps up BLP’s Whalley to run legal risk practice | Law Gazette https://t.co/c5UQh4Q3St 
• Man who pulled out an imitation gun when a chip shop worker refused to give him a free fish cake has been jailed https://t.co/3b7F05wdCi 
• Welsh Pub warned after DJ played Peppa Pig theme tune when police officers walked in https://t.co/Od1sXl3flS 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/LwCQTx8qWT
• New Bar chairman: the BSB is independent enough | Legal Futures https://t.co/1bB1oRiVy6 
• Legal regulators should work “much more closely together”, Conservative MP says | Legal Futures https://t.co/oKoymaKiVZ 
• First law firm regulated by the SRA gains access to BARCO | Legal Futures https://t.co/OBxFV88gji 
• French probe Eugene 2021 World Championships decision by IAAF https://t.co/SuktxDrBEL
• For contempt of court, Allahabad lawyer sentenced to 6 months in jail #INDIA https://t.co/a2swT6SQdT 
• Anti-Piracy Lawyer Milked Copyright Holders For Millions https://t.co/wyIvQOChMU 
• Drumm hires leading criminal lawyer for bankruptcy appeal #IRELAND https://t.co/hV5I47iP8R 
• NCPO lawyer lays complaint against Khon Kaen suspect's lawyer #THAILAND https://t.co/p95hzWLov6 
• Top RBS lawyer resigns as John Collins makes surprise defection to Santander https://t.co/y6tnwGxNog
• More than 180,000 child brides in #TURKEY, lawyer claims https://t.co/cXdGlmSohL 
• Seth Zachary Of Paul Hastings, On Topping The American Lawyer's A-List https://t.co/gY3hs7LEwd 
• Senators demand transparency in #US military justice system https://t.co/JLy91KdeEG 
• Justice Ministry accuses IDF of discriminating against Ethiopian-Israelis #ISRAEL https://t.co/eIcaXObbKQ 
• MSPs back Justice Bill after controversial corroboration plan removed https://t.co/wsndov2oqN 
• 'Access courts via mobile phones' justice minister Vara suggests https://t.co/U0j01j1x81 
• Justice Kennedy’s Racial Do-Over: Texas and the Fifth Circuit ignored his ruling in Fisher #US https://t.co/Dd3feqsih4 
• Former BC Solicitor General slams Victoria Police Board over chief scandal #CANADA https://t.co/kJK79Dn6ep
• Retired solicitor Brian O'Donnell and his wife fail in Supreme Court appeal #IRELAND https://t.co/UO1uRFxLdp 
• Worcestershire solicitor warns of care costs bureaucracy https://t.co/RppOGmd3XK 
• Barrister sacked from Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/xPkW8uUqDh 
• Happy Birthday To You copyright case settled https://t.co/f3BCFJppSy 
• #ESTONIA pulls out of financial transactions tax as George Osborne threatens legal challenge https://t.co/pJ38BUvDdO 
• Jill Meagher's depraved killer sues legal aid service for refusing to fund his appeal #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/nHwfB2NczD 
• Andrew Scott Joins Rachel Weisz In Holocaust Legal Drama ‘Denial’ https://t.co/rzDwprNXHZ 
• Why It Would Have Been Perfectly Legal For The San Bernardino Shooter To Borrow $28,500 From Prosper #US https://t.co/yUt6ZehALO 
• FIFA medical chief to support Eva Carneiro in legal claim against Chelsea and Jose Mourinho https://t.co/N5qOJQptQy 
• The Top Five Legal Stories of 2016 #US https://t.co/Fvj2w7HDp9 
• Legal experts agree: Donald Trump's proposal unconstitutional #US https://t.co/t7Tn7KRyQV 
• Tobacco giants launch UK plain packaging challenge https://t.co/xIBFjCyOcd 
• The truth behind Sharia Courts in Britain and are they actually helping Muslim women? https://t.co/hUliuFspPc 
• #VENEZUELA's Maduro says will veto amnesty laws, reshuffle cabinet https://t.co/Efsh7n6bUB 
• Trying to overturn a #US gun law https://t.co/TkgWggIHbU 
• Puerto Rico governor signs fiscal measures into law https://t.co/3Z8I9xmNGz 
• Greengro sees sales surge ahead of new medical marijuana law https://t.co/H4NWRCGzB9 
• EU Agrees New Cybersecurity Laws https://t.co/uDtuKJpHdh 
• Oscar Pistorius studying law through London university as he waits sentencing for Reeva Steenkamp murder https://t.co/OOVlfDzspD 
• UK law-enforcement agency: Average age of cyber-attack suspects now just 17
• Britain's harsh new immigration law turns refugees into criminals https://t.co/w3YTa31ZQe 
• FCA enforcement: the outlook | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Jo4XcdYoBE 
• Spotlight on privatisation of the courts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0X9o28VbjB 
• Lawyer facing murder trial over wife's shooting dies of drug overdose | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/24vomLI0Qd 
• Cravath kicks off Christmas bonus season with $15k bottom rung deal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zHo7Pc27jN 
• Dewey ex-chair spared new trial as prosecutors pressure other bosses | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cF1IwWnlSj 
• Pay of top earner at Macfarlanes jumps 33pc to £2.4m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Y7KpKNa8jp 
• PwC legal arm makes aggressive push in Australian market | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/6YTjYqFRRs

9th December - Law News

1444th 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: Attempts by businesses to block rivals registering conflicting trade marks have increased by 17 per cent, according to the results of a new survey. Research from City firm RPC found that the number of blocked registrations have risen to 2,070 from 1,775 over the past 12 months. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Kennedys strengthens Scandinavian presence | Law Gazette https://t.co/3blSs3FyH4 
• ‘More nuclear’ judicial review of legal aid tender a ‘complete mess’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HU9G9Cw3bv 
• Paralegals to become ‘specialist lawyers’ under new proposals | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/37ISKespv4 
• Gove could extend scheme to send foreign prisoners home early https://t.co/xgPBSzdmdO 
• Prison officer who revealed concerns about violence challenges dismissal https://t.co/c8VU0FjZM7 
• Supreme court ruling against affirmative action would be 'devastating' – activists #US https://t.co/kAJIzIXPxa
• Sports Direct chief defends zero-hours contracts https://t.co/xxe4V9YY7y 
• Revealed: how Sports Direct effectively pays below minimum wage https://t.co/Dd6GiivLdw 
• Sports Direct staff scared to take time off with sick children, teachers claim https://t.co/bay3isP5BF 
• Shadow home secretary Burnham backs call to publish all Shrewsbury 24 papers https://t.co/6K7TIOFLtx 
• Justice Scalia: minority students may be better off where 'they don't feel pushed too hard' #US https://t.co/QH27tEO2Ks 
• Court of protection extends ban on naming woman in right-to-die case https://t.co/JoVuSMPHap 
• Government softens plan to criminalise unwitting offshore tax evasion https://t.co/Q64dRrooD5
• Donald Trump stripped of degree by Robert Gordon University after 70,000 people sign petition https://t.co/D65pVkfg4y 
• Migrant crisis: #Greece removes 2,300 from Macedonia border https://t.co/vCs3PlGYHl
• Shameless: 'In defence of Blairism, by Tony Blair' https://t.co/kjHRWT4Puk 
• Vinson & Elkins ups NQ salaries to £100,000 | The Lawyer https://t.co/P4S7gjntNC 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan raids DWF and Simpson Millar for Leeds expansion | The Lawyer https://t.co/Up7fjB7BXS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong arbitration head joins Hogan Lovells | The Lawyer https://t.co/uACnUP1lwB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper boosts finance practice with Bakers and Slaughters hires | The Lawyer https://t.co/WZMXCo2maR 
• Clifford Chance settles Excalibur professional negligence dispute | The Lawyer https://t.co/PATpZSGxJm
• EY brings in BLP’s AI specialist Whalley to spearhead legal risk practice | The Lawyer https://t.co/Qe05HjtEr0
• Legal executives' watchdog eyes ABSs | Law Gazette https://t.co/qKKS6QR68a 
• Police have limited understanding of ‘honour’ crimes | Law Gazette https://t.co/sjNDSvKdJx 
• EU shelves copyright harmonisation – for now | Law Gazette https://t.co/qfSoUr548J 
• SRA under fire for centralised exam proposal | Law Gazette https://t.co/UKFhiOgCnw 
• CMC regulation – one size does not fit all | Law Gazette https://t.co/xYQyCwpguE 
• #Germany neo-Nazi trial: Zschaepe denies role in attacks https://t.co/5ui7JdARIC 
• Paris attacks: Bataclan third attacker identified https://t.co/c82Ht8wA2W
• Donald Trump UK ban petition passes 100,000 https://t.co/AbbSpZ75v9 
• Alistair Carmichael case: Legal bid to oust Lib Dem MP fails https://t.co/P3Eo4wiUY3 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/79GHUdhlZL
• Reported bitcoin 'founder' Craig Wright's home raided by #Australian police https://t.co/Lh1rVU2dKm 
• Wealthy Chinese businessman closely linked to the disgraced politician Bo Xilai has died in prison #CHINA https://t.co/T2OmxN2GSH 
• The #Chinese man fighting Islamic State with the YPG https://t.co/eK6wNumWkU 
• Row over including overseas students in net migration figure rumbles on with outburst by Theresa May ally https://t.co/FuTbHwqWou
• Is the Criminal Justice System Just and What Do We Do if It's Not? https://t.co/jzWf5BkTz2 
• Environmental justice scores a win in California carbon policy #US https://t.co/JrhvCrIohz
• Banning sale of Hitler's Mein Kampf not easy, says #German justice minister https://t.co/C2sETmClDx 
• Prosecutors: George Square FAI findings do not undermine bin lorry crash charges decision https://t.co/JkKSJtKYCj
• Business demand in #GAMBIA has increased since SWBR establishment -Solicitor General https://t.co/IJw4FvVDW4 
• More info needed before proper review of ACC appeals process can be made – barrister #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/v9YHZAdmpq 
• Charity setup by famous barrister offers support on Christmas Day to people affected by suicide https://t.co/fPKKZxkUDg 
• Nottingham barrister charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine https://t.co/QTlJDPkdlW 
• Appeals Court Judge to launch book on Land Law and Conveyancing https://t.co/9kAvL2WQXL 
• Would Donald Trump's ban on Muslims be legal? https://t.co/xNwTYrcRDC 
• Staples and Office Depot vow legal fight as officials seek to halt planned merger https://t.co/Clv4Wrf8Vm 
• No plans to ban legal highs in North East Lincolnshire https://t.co/rowBkEhWAu 
• Yorkshire Law Firm Beaumont Legal snapped up by US legal brand https://t.co/JUfy02PROx 
• The legal profession needs to innovate. Technology is having drastic effects on all knowledge workers https://t.co/0MW3a1E8Nq 
• Advocating Legal Reform: The UK Transgender Equality Inquiry https://t.co/Ly3ihtjXK0 
• UK Employment Law Update - December 2015 https://t.co/pFqB5NaAEs 
• UK Consumer Rights Act 2015: Reforms to the private enforcement of competition law https://t.co/hlG5rOignW 
• Europe to investigate Hutchison 3G – Telefónica merger without UK referral https://t.co/1wN0JCYDd9 
• UK police target script kiddies, teenage hackers https://t.co/CTwnncvDZM 
• Bondholders Challenge #PuertoRico Debt Law https://t.co/odVZzMwIvk 
• EU lawmakers, countries agree on bloc's first cybersecurity law https://t.co/55k2tqb17P 
• Donald Trump's plan to bar Muslims may be an outlandish policy too far #US https://t.co/GIaEqKGe38 
• Met blasts Donald Trump for 'London police in fear' claim https://t.co/DMWKlUmYmq
• The message from our appeal is clear: we stand with the refugees https://t.co/WsLWWOFROG 
• Donald Trump's Muslim hatred doesn't deserve a counter-argument https://t.co/QQw9YzAljL 
• Donald Trump’s real threat is making extreme bigots seem moderate | Owen Jones https://t.co/3Hzp1FQ2uK 
• Corbyn’s ‘new politics’ is neither hateful nor pure: it’s complicated https://t.co/38yUtobdi4 
• Donald Trump shows hate speech is now out and proud in the mainstream https://t.co/fLmYwXIzJj 
• Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto probably Australian academic, report claims https://t.co/OUvWaP7CzN 
• Recovery 'too reliant on consumer debt' as BCC downgrades forecast https://t.co/NZZMeF2hnw 
• Putin: 'foreign experts' will examine black box from jet shot down by #Turkey #RUSSIA https://t.co/zx6BjJK1vo 
• Greenpeace exposes sceptics hired to cast doubt on climate science https://t.co/l3pVv9eUyu 
• The Muslims who shaped America – from brain surgeons to rappers #US https://t.co/f0NyxaHXnO 
• Tories criticised over delayed defences in Storm Desmond flood zone https://t.co/0FoVzU8OAq 
• Muslim Americans call Donald Trump's remarks #fascist hate speech #US https://t.co/Ry1gNqRLlF 
• Donald Trump's Muslim ban proposal throws Republican party into chaos #US https://t.co/pnyLbSA5mz 
• Estranged lesbian couple's fight over child goes to supreme court https://t.co/sdvZqfHkp9 
• Cronulla riot rally injunction hearing delayed to give organiser more time #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/PVxOiwfd1p 
• Professional negligence warning over PI, commercial and family work | Legal Futures https://t.co/sisYDXiBI3 
• New advocacy panel could confuse public, CILEx Regulation warns | Legal Futures https://t.co/l5r0ZpNv0N 
• SRA puts Solicitors Qualifying Examination at centre of training revolution | Legal Futures https://t.co/EYUHD1y7WD
• DWF opens office in Brussels | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g0L0Abe7H2 
• Olswang extends reach to Hong Kong and Singapore through tie-ups | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/nPx9BPam5x
• LegalZoom acquires UK firm ahead of formal launch in 2016 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/y2jPcrGTx8 
• Walmart law firm moves into second phase of expansion | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NHHfnwldGx 
• French lawmakers consider disabling internet access during crises | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RR1XMctKxL
• Jones Day surpasses Skadden Arps as world's biggest litigation earner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/O7mNL0cZRa 
• Senate Intelligence Committee to revive counter-terror social media bill | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Y8JkZwanmK 
• We will not be commoditised, says Bar chair-elect | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ZL75RTEzrt 
• Mayor in Florida says he is barring Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from his city #US https://t.co/LqUGxRmIzj 
• Shami Chakrabarti: Gender injustice, an apartheid against women | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ykpzvkUdKc 
• David Miranda: Court of Appeal to hear ‘counter terrorism powers’ case | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4bCPIK9C5E 
• Law firm opts for BARCO escrow account despite pricing myths | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/9A0yLkwI6k 
• Tyson Fury: Police investigate complaint of hate crime https://t.co/hGCTQS4WwO 
• London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has said he regrets promising to quit as an MP https://t.co/Jf1O1laksF
• Donald Trump claim rejected that police 'afraid' in London - PM says https://t.co/e75Cn6LJ9x 
• Petition calling for Donald Trump to be stripped of an honorary degree awarded by an Aberdeen university https://t.co/ad4fR5QRft
• Paris attacks 'ringleader' Abdelhamid Abaaoud evaded Athens police https://t.co/uKhBCAEzzD 
• Four men from Luton charged with terror offences https://t.co/pPTzmY6gVx 
• Activist says Tory chair given bullying dossier in 2010 https://t.co/vZGiLIt0rA 
• Donald Trump's Muslim #US ban call roundly condemned https://t.co/BnmvBqZvJs

8th December - Law News

1443rd 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 capital still leads for UK and international litigation and arbitration, but Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong are becoming serious contenders. Full story - The Lawyer

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Australia's shameful treatment of Sayed Abdellatif | Richard Ackland https://t.co/5xFlOYAAEZ 
• What should we do when the world is burning? Start by restoring laws of war | Peter Maurer https://t.co/FPmz9cvpxC 
• Racism is still alive and well, 50 years after the UK’s Race Relations Act https://t.co/u8XgwYwuEO 
• 'Hollow words': why there'll be a fight over EU's plans to deal with our waste https://t.co/G3eDIzEknJ
• David Miranda in fresh challenge over Heathrow detention https://t.co/H8raPT4ANH 
• Firefighters to receive pension payouts after government concedes case https://t.co/uH1rfZs1CL 
• How the Guardian covered the introduction of the Race Relations Act 50 years ago https://t.co/64ih7Yj2fQ
• Keith Vaz says National Crime Agency is more like Keystone Cops than FBI https://t.co/EkwHisMch8
• Transgender prisoners: Ministry of Justice to review care https://t.co/wDdqe0AgPF 
• David Cameron told to 'play EU system hard' on migrant benefits https://t.co/Gox4oaJH80 
• Maasai lions: Two charged with #Kenya poisoning https://t.co/J99Cw54PnN 
• Flood-hit properties given tax relief amid fresh weather warnings https://t.co/dDvgiLlgP5 
• Bello emerges Kogi governor as PDP heads to tribunal #NIGERIA https://t.co/bJy55GkpQP 
• EP to debate #POLAND in wake of Constitutional Tribunal controversies https://t.co/CqWuCT8gVO 
• Setya Novanto Arrives at Tribunal Hearing Over Freeport Saga #INDONESIA https://t.co/MZNAc1bDpY 
• Executed war criminal Salauddin Quader’s lawyer gets bail in tribunal verdict leak case #BANGLADESH https://t.co/5NfISeea78 
• Opposition, government disagree on Mepa Tribunal clerks’ appointment process #MALTA https://t.co/ZqafekZd2u 
• #RWANDA Genocide Tribunal Winds Up but Freed Convicts Remain Stateless https://t.co/1L5aWNlpt1
• Top tribunal to consider temporarily lifting Platini ban https://t.co/hH5LP4arMc
• A citizens' tribunal will investigate Monsanto for "crimes against nature and humanity" https://t.co/4BVGx30kWh 
• To Judge, Lawyer's Cooperation Doesn't Offset Corruption #US https://t.co/xpAgL3cGce 
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge to Assault Weapons Ban in Chicago Suburb #US https://t.co/eoTkWfwDnO 
• Sarcasm and Doubt Precede VW's Update on Cheating Inquiry https://t.co/i3nsqkHKcD 
• Justice Dept. Plans to Investigate Chicago Police After Laquan McDonald Case #US https://t.co/30CbBVAvMx 
• Honesty­ and greed are beside the point. We get ourselves in trouble because we're suckers for belief https://t.co/unizDA6KrU 
• Liberalism's Gun Problem #US https://t.co/FuwOErpyuv
• The Unfair Treatment of Ebola Workers https://t.co/dARdtq7iuG 
• #NIGERIA's Comics Pull Punch Lines From Deeper Social Ills https://t.co/Qg7W5GM7l4 
• How Terror Hardens Us: ttackers aim to make us feel afraid. They also make us more rigid #US https://t.co/efwRwGAoi9 
• DWF opens second overseas office in Brussels | The Lawyer https://t.co/QJEJkHqtFs 
• RBS GC quits for Santander amidst shareholder litigation battle | The Lawyer https://t.co/maxsskVU5a 
• PI small-claims rise: what is the impact? | Law Gazette https://t.co/eHYVXMkiMD 
• Specialist courts proposed for domestic abuse | Law Gazette https://t.co/1uZqP3gSGF 
• MoJ urged to probe impact of ‘religion-based law’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/DbWUq4p4o5 
• Gove asks magistrates to reconsider resignations over criminal courts charge | Law Gazette https://t.co/vRZd746nTD 
• New timeframe for filing costs budgets | Law Gazette https://t.co/4SsB9lr6mJ
• Time not ripe for regulatory reform, says bar chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/0FYXag331r
• Football referees, including a #paralegal, tell their stories: 'Headbutted and told to grow up' https://t.co/Vbvc6oqymW 
• Donald Trump's Muslim #US ban call sparks Republican outcry https://t.co/vFngbgVJdB 
• Oscar Pistorius granted bail after murder conviction #SOUTHAFRICA https://t.co/CDpKCPszSo 
• Hospital sorry for 'do not resuscitate' order on patient with Down's Syndrome https://t.co/R5RSZ5IHbb 
• Why people are calling American businessman, Donald Trump, Voldemort https://t.co/yVPBtjFLhj 
• Abingdon Poundland stabbing: Van driver told suspect to drop knives https://t.co/51aYh23OeW 
• Dave Lee Travis loses appeal against indecent assault conviction https://t.co/MpVAH1paJH 
• Farmers urged to cut antibiotic use https://t.co/DP0imjwp2j 
• How IS threat strengthens authoritarianism in Central Asia #UZBEKISTAN https://t.co/VrJlIl0anX 
• Geneva Conventions laws of war 'need fixing' https://t.co/CbFQa9Jf37 
• Will EU border controls really threaten the euro? https://t.co/vIpIxwmprO 
• Cardiff 'Peeping Tom stabbed girlfriend 18 times', court hears https://t.co/k9dGFMuoYI 
• Nicola Sturgeon denies Forth Road Bridge maintenance cuts https://t.co/rC9L3aGTnV 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/mEFlUUsTwP
• Police 'not properly prepared' to tackle honour-based crime https://t.co/dIGln9vmH2 
• BLP advises alongside magic circle trio in GE's £3.8bn loan sale to consortium | The Lawyer https://t.co/NHGwIdGpi2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons picks up Simmons real estate finance partner Hughes | The Lawyer https://t.co/onoxYqn0SC 
• The real estate blog: Eversheds London real estate Bruce Dear talks MIPIM Asia | The Lawyer https://t.co/xkW78IJdK5 
• WHSmith joins Visa and MasterCard cartel claim as firms gear up for two-year court battle | The Lawyer https://t.co/MtxhcoQ77L 
• Tory MP allegedly caught selling ISIL Oil to Israel & others https://t.co/uaGqbn3gzQ
• Family of Tube terror accused called in police three weeks before Leytonstone attack https://t.co/07DEtGqF8e 
• Poundland killer armed with 'foot long knives' tasered by police https://t.co/uoeQoUqub6 
• Christmas jumper tribute for father and son who died hand in hand https://t.co/BtnpDrdpEO
• Muslim revert threatened to drop bomb on MP's house over Syria vote https://t.co/u8dJaGDbQP 
• Art collector tried to sell fake prints at Sotheby's to fund Brazillian lover's visa https://t.co/LqGaF8gyq2 
• Driver activates James Bond-style smoke screen to shake off police https://t.co/DFz3SfPNK7 
• Police must make more savings despite budget deal, says Theresa May https://t.co/HMsrFspkPi 
• Police tactics 'tip off' perpetrators of honour crimes, says official report https://t.co/bpChyU1CXf 
• Riverview unveils technology behind ‘virtual assistants’ Legal Futures https://t.co/mtVvF1TBed
• Lindsays volunteer helps with ambitious mentoring project for hospice | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XFvrn9dDCA 
• Blog: The Christmas cracker you’ll wish you never pulled | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/8fH72OdDV0
• Indian Supreme Court to hear Sikh jokes case | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HCCfdrz8uS 
• Russian phone spying rules fall foul of article 8 | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/3CifjiI3Eu 
• Battle of Buchylvie: council to hew humungous hedge | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/obhL9c8kyM 
• Harper Macleod appoints two new associates from within its ranks | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2O9pYbtSaE
• Holyrood committee: stronger bill essential to delivering ambitious land reform | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/wyyKMf4zrr 
• Shoosmiths advises Krispy Kreme on opening of largest UK store in Glasgow Robin Mitchell | Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4Qn18XxcgG 
• High Court rules on judicial review | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/awuiQbucVe 
• Crown Office hosts sexual offences conference | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/TCx0Y9DSrc 
• China-Australia Free Trade Agreement: the latest | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FUlIyjw4uJ 
• Bakers decide to beef up team in domestic back yard | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/11fGnT5U0p 
• Employment law network expands to Belgium | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Gx3X0LNQKm 
• CC to open no frills, hot desking admin base in London Docklands | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bqKnDI1bwb
• Prosecutors plan Dewey II trial after jury dismissal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qP4Z4uUWOv
• Father of class actions held at gunpoint in attack on home | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ajsgli9kMX 
• Riverview Law’s ‘Kim’ to unleash virtual assistants on legal sector | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/w1ihNiVoxh 
• Companies increase IPO ‘counter strikes’ to block rival trade marks | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/28wDymhxwZ 
• Gay couple’s international custody battle to be decided by Supreme Court | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tYOcHrWkAS 
• Tyson Fury responds as petition grows for removal from Sports Personality list https://t.co/xxfkPWEGgm 
• #CHINA pollution: Beijing issues first red smog alert https://t.co/fbjNiDLGf6 
• Eagles of Death Metal on Paris stage with U2 #FRANCE https://t.co/OfghgZ5W0Q 
• Donald Trump urges ban on Muslims coming to US https://t.co/oJHWB0zJKq
• San Bernardino attacks: Suspects had target practice, says FBI https://t.co/w6LbiVIBWN 
• The strange, slow death of the criminal courts charge | head of legal https://t.co/9Vk72dwMXY https://t.co/9Vk72dwMXY

7th December - Law News

1442nd 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: One in five family lawyers cite the increased numbers of litigants in person (LiPs) as their prime concern and a sizeable majority think pensions will become increasingly important when dividing up a couple’s finances, new research shows. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ex-BLP corporate head Collins joins Dentons to lead London practice | The Lawyer https://t.co/GcVTaFKD6O
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters boosts private equity practice with Shearman partner hire | The Lawyer https://t.co/DfplZvHGBU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman favours London as it promotes 12 partners worldwide | The Lawyer https://t.co/Gk7CeSZrOf
• SRA proposes final 'super-exam' at point of qualification | The Lawyer https://t.co/xShYn1Fi9e 
• Severe weather forces court closures | Law Gazette https://t.co/ikZrMl1tl2 
• Solicitor jailed for five years for fraud | Law Gazette https://t.co/pndmF9wyLx 
• City firms tackle ‘not posh enough’ barrier | Law Gazette https://t.co/fX0VFa7G55 
• High court clears way for legal aid contract challenge | Law Gazette https://t.co/nJSI870WxX 
• SRA proposes central exam for all trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/97cDP37lys
• The Sun Forced To Take Down 'Made Up' Story On Isis Attackers' Route After Croatia Exposes 'Liar Journalist' https://t.co/EZNg4Yslkw 
• The legal education system may soon be overhauled – here's how https://t.co/qxms63ocyK 
• MoJ considers specialist courts for issues such as domestic abuse https://t.co/lFUkRB3m6u 
• Niall Horan wins round in Daily Star libel case https://t.co/hfa14cy6nx 
• Glasgow bin lorry crash: GMC to issue guidelines on breaching confidentiality https://t.co/RDFHPrzVI0 
• Passengers say man thrown off National Express coach in Bristol because he may have been Muslim https://t.co/fWm9FUZXQk 
• Man stabbed to death in Abingdon Poundland store https://t.co/S0H9JJBBdQ 
• Oscar Pistorius and #SouthAfrica's gun obsession https://t.co/5pOOe1d0Rs
• Syria conflict: Coalition denies air strike on army camp https://t.co/XZEhHpq0Bf
• Lord Janner unfit to stand trial, judge rules https://t.co/3RPjfewtWy 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/gIjE7dR7n7
• Youngest MP Mhairi Black honoured by University of Glasgow https://t.co/e0MS6BB7fu
• Glasgow bin lorry crash: Report says driver Harry Clarke 'repeatedly lied' https://t.co/CDj8I0yBYd 
• Syria conflict: Coalition strike 'kills government forces' https://t.co/XZEhHpq0Bf
• legalZoom to make first uk acquisition | Law Gazette https://t.co/tcwtssS9on 
• Hodge Jones & Allen advises UK Asians via Bengali radio | Law Gazette https://t.co/FiXOlG8EGf 
• Bill of rights delayed | Law Gazette https://t.co/DuLCix0uIE 
• Solicitor opts for Barco escrow scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/Xhmk0GD40C 
• Study into mediation | Law Gazette https://t.co/W7iLw7PNh6 
• Advice for small firms | Law Gazette https://t.co/qL9fUcHHdu 
• Vardag accolade: Natwest EveryWoman Award 2015 for outstanding achievement | Law Gazette https://t.co/v83Q1UQUva 
• Lawyer struck-off and jailed | Law Gazette https://t.co/rEuxWNYkYa 
• Conflicts of interest s the first topic to be tackled by a suite of interactive scenarios | Law Gazette https://t.co/Vb6hjlYz8c
• HM Courts 2.0: Selling courts to buy computers is a difficult but necessary choice | Law Gazette https://t.co/kY3Aa9M3rM 
• One strand of the ABS revolution has been curiously neglected – employee ownership | Law Gazette https://t.co/mgCbPqtKNf
• My legal life: Tracey Emmott, Principal solicitor, Emmott Snell, Bedford - A Profile | Law Gazette https://t.co/UGXT6HVkGD 
• £25,000 damages in ‘sexting’ first: Profile of David McClenaghan from London firm Bolt Burdon Kemp | Law Gazette https://t.co/GDnDUjbVKB 
• In-house interview: Martin Bowen, Dyson - A Profile | The Lawyer https://t.co/bTCnrOa3ij 
• In-house interview: Keith Hubber, John Lewis Partnership - A Profile | The Lawyer https://t.co/aIRtDD3JGm 
• If a lawyer is not partnership material it's in their and your firm’s best interests to make them aware | The Lawyer https://t.co/1Awm1cAFUr
• City’s status faces multiple threats | The Lawyer https://t.co/7DwyR1F0jG
• DPA 'snowball effect': SFO approached by flurry of law firms seeking plea deals for clients | The Lawyer https://t.co/FzzVJMa3IK 
• CC's Bickerton on back office move: "Business services are integral to client delivery" | The Lawyer https://t.co/Q2Z6XvqHuT 
• John Lewis Partnership cuts panel to four following review | The Lawyer https://t.co/Oiiin8TrFc 
• The Lawyer Global Litigation Top 50 2015 – executive preview | The Lawyer https://t.co/nzBY5bDSIE 
• Exeter law graduate launches public appeal for job at busy London train station https://t.co/GymUy8wac3 
• Yorkshire solicitor struck off after charging magic circle rates https://t.co/tAiYGweZIW 
• Barrister in tears after being found NOT GUILTY of perverting course of justice in cricket Twitter libel case https://t.co/8ZPC9pkMsE 
• REVEALED: The BPTC providers with the highest chance of pupillage https://t.co/cNwMwOac1R 
• 'Seeking a job outside law ironically put me on the path to qualifying as a lawyer' https://t.co/ZLLiHKUpXY
• Much-maligned Bar Course Aptitude Test put on hold while regulator conducts review https://t.co/MO57YVVUVx 
• Judge allows pet cat to 'emotionally' support defendant at court https://t.co/ZEPkOPQhuT 
• Supreme Court takes down Marks & Spencer in a momentous case set to impact LLB-ers https://t.co/M1o5sIUU0I 
• Barrister fined £60 for using dead mother’s disabled blue badge to park outside court https://t.co/NyLOP33qbd
• Top Linklaters’ lawyer takes home £3.2 million a year -- 76 times as much as trainee https://t.co/HQSqhJpEff 
• Judge Rinder speaks out against swingeing legal aid cuts https://t.co/Wg74Ayaj8a
• Gove scraps Grayling's Criminal Courts Charge https://t.co/IFkQiSzrmx 
• Law student charged with hacking into uni computer system to boost his marks https://t.co/e0mhrZvBeA 
• Research: 74% of lawyers will push workplace boundaries at Christmas party https://t.co/9a82iDWk1A 
• Two more City firms adopt Lord Neuberger-backed contextual graduate recruitment method https://t.co/SQ01sqDC4W 
• Legal aid firm in London’s hipster hub puts City giants in shade to bag pro bono prize https://t.co/hoWkIuNUuy 
• Weil Gotshal joins ‘100 Club’ with Christmas pay boost for junior lawyers https://t.co/A1dYGod2i3 
• Cadbury owner paid no UK corporation tax last year https://t.co/Lv9MHrqLX2
• BBC Spoty shortlist: petition to remove Tyson Fury reaches 75,000 signatures https://t.co/saEMSYj2wV
• Top barrister accused of betraying fellow golf club members in Wentworth row https://t.co/QW3qzZaRwz 
• The TalkTalk hack – is cyber security more complicated than we think? | Legal Futures https://t.co/m9a6SYhSHB 
• Demise of Veyo is “green light” for Free2Convey, LSSA chair says | Legal Futures https://t.co/kWjq7XqXiY 
• LegalZoom makes its move with Beaumont Legal acquisition | Legal Futures https://t.co/UMZf6Lxda5 
• Why do trolls go after feminists? https://t.co/TL5KN5Kb1t 
• FBI probing Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal https://t.co/vzZYzY92oa 
• Patients less satisfied by GPs who refuse antibiotics https://t.co/bfKu8psPh3 
• Call for fewer Church of England bishops in House of Lords https://t.co/dKeLOlPafH 
• #FRANCE's far-right taps into voters' disquiet https://t.co/kLEh8OsuZL 
• San Bernardino attack: Obama vows to overcome terror threat #US https://t.co/KLTtHqKUk4 
• Police charge East London man Muhaydin Mire after Leytonstone tube attack https://t.co/mzSJqgTapK
• Removing the gag: how one man took on the FBI for nearly 12 years and won https://t.co/E3zD80mHU9 
• Love you to death: the British women dying at the hands of their partners https://t.co/9X3QoRUAPN 
• British Gas appeal in holiday pay case goes to employment tribunal https://t.co/FE2FEjOXyp 
• #YouAintNoMuslimBruv: How Twitter responded to Leytonstone attack https://t.co/3MLOjLhrbs 
• COP21: UK under fire on climate policy https://t.co/LAzVEGiWyu 
• Man charged after "malicious" Facebook messages sent to MP https://t.co/IBa9c6HKEh

6th December - Law News

1441st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
 
Our Latest Saturday Law Interview features the Scottish National Party Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson, Joanna Cherry QC MP, in a wide ranging discussion on the the Human Rights Act 1998, the role of corroboration in the Scottish justice system, the legal issues surrounding Scottish independence and human rights. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• GCHQ confirms that it hacks computers without ‘proper warrants’ https://t.co/FEFVkUgtGX 
• Top judge leads calls to scrap mandatory daily Christian worship in UK schools https://t.co/DoYtojPqeQ 
• Caitlyn Jenner to face fresh law suit after family involved in fatal car crash sue https://t.co/gKbJEbCXqF
• California's gun laws failed to stop mass shooting, what is needed is a ban on guns #US https://t.co/VEOwiF6MV8 
• #Iraq summons #Turkey's ambassador over troop deployment near Mosul https://t.co/0k0Et6t8xY 
• When asked for help with abusive husband, one Sharia judge allegedly responded: "Why did you marry such a person?" https://t.co/uS2A4L9KLP 
• A powerful way for ordinary people to fight climate change and the human rights abuses flowing from it https://t.co/Ox2fzx0sEe 
• Morrissey on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill and Advance Directives | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/F70YqcadOk 
• Open Letter: Recognition of the Travelling Community as an Ethnic Minority in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/Jk8I1DMsS4
• The Labour Party #repealthe8th Proposals: An Analysis | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/j3fUpz9yUe
• Book Launch: International Human Rights: Perspectives from Ireland, 8 December 2015 | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/61SrwwbI8R 
• FLAC: 2016 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/RAif6QDHfg 
• The Green Party’s Reproductive Rights Policy: An Appraisal | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/f06JhOcbTV 
• The dark face of our imperial past | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/q5P6quE4da 
• What's all the fuss about the Lord's prayer? Emma Fenelon | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/q82Yk6O3V5 
• The Round-Up: NI Change in Abortion Laws, and the Lord's Prayer Ban | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/q4m5nduXZB 
• The Human Genome and Human Rights recommendations: "aspirational and symbolic" | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/6O5FdZGNMw 
• The "socialite" who rejected life saving treatment | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/29VvN1hc0O 
• Media silent over Tory MP Lucy Allan's fake death threat scandal https://t.co/cXnGSLf6wr 
• Leytonstone Tube station 'terror attack': Police appeal for footage https://t.co/LQfyuBHWDp 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! https://t.co/RJxkMpann8
• Doctors and unions attack plan to charge visitors for emergency NHS care https://t.co/cZyP2UbZpB 
• Non-EU patients 'should be charged for GP services' say Tories https://t.co/UGunoDffvC 
• Leytonstone Tube stabbing a 'terrorist incident' https://t.co/4ZaG5Q9fyN 
• Man stabs at least 1 at Leytonstone tube station in London https://t.co/RnTQTCiqSj 
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