18th December - Law News

1819th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: President Barack Obama said in an interview with NPR that the US will take action against Russia for its interference in the US presidential election.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London? https://t.co/DUiKqXR7DF
• Hogan Lovells teams up with ULaw to launch Birmingham-based paralegal apprenticeship scheme https://t.co/ik3PBTHAnf 
• Addleshaw Goddard joins Freshfields and Clifford Chance in signing deal with artificial intelligence system ‘Kira’ https://t.co/T6bskaTtqk 
• Man appears in court charged with mugging High Court judge by the Royal Courts of Justice https://t.co/aQOIJiX6iM
• Exclusive: City law firm partner resigns amid Christmas party grope claims https://t.co/Qe9gfP4XcX 
• Meet the law graduate whose passion for vlogging helped her reach triple training contract offer glory https://t.co/hdtlybH5O7 
• Uncertain times for King & Wood Mallesons trainees as Dentons pulls out of merger talks https://t.co/Gxf8Y05nkQ https://t.co/i5ZZ6gNeEm 
• Uncertain times for King & Wood Mallesons trainees as Dentons pulls out of merger talks https://t.co/Gxf8Y05nkQ 
• My life as a real estate lawyer https://t.co/T2ltA53nxu 
• Slaughter and May bumps junior lawyer salaries by 9% to £78,000 https://t.co/GqqTD4RXjJ 
• Investigation concludes Matrix Chambers’ Ben Emmerson QC did NOT commit sexual assault https://t.co/7KKMn0v2sx 
• Email scammers impersonate City law firm partner in attempt to dupe public https://t.co/s9u3WF9Aw6 
• Bristol University law student lands advocacy honours in BPP-backed national competition https://t.co/S847OawhaP 
• Brexit: The impact on law firms' projects and procurement teams https://t.co/opP5rF3YnY
• QC at the centre of Brexit legal challenge forced to defend working class background in wake of Twitter abuse https://t.co/0pOK4FSke6 
• Solicitorsupermarket .com coming soon? https://t.co/4ZSNxweWTq 
• Battle of the law firm Xmas trees: Legal Cheek's official round-up https://t.co/SrVSVNAn3j
• Research: Oxford graduates top law school earnings power table, pocketing £61,500 https://t.co/OQ2ryeh5OA 
• Leading silk slapped with £2,000 fine for making inappropriate ‘sexual advances’ towards woman at hotel bar https://t.co/xNVTyY3EpY 
• Christmas time merger for 1 Gray’s Inn Square and Mansfield Chambers https://t.co/h1H4ITe59A
• Eversheds Sutherland: Partners green-light merger to create new transatlantic giant https://t.co/xfkdmeYrMX 
• BBC Sport - Sir Dave Brailsford: Team Sky chief to answer MPs' questions at select committee https://t.co/jhcuhi66zD
• Uterly pointless British values oath to appease the political right would not combat radicalisation https://t.co/QMHfQ4SEnl
• The protracted negotiations to extricate Britain from the European Union are exposing the falsity of Farage and his…https://t.co/zn59mjsDfF
• Sturgeon seeks more powers for Scotland as part of Brexit plan https://t.co/57dtNgrAnq 
• Locums claim up to £155 an hour to fill NHS gaps https://t.co/8v6wCHypC5 
• White House faces exodus of foreign policy experts ahead of Trump's arrival #US https://t.co/2pAJO4FqgB 
• Buses attacked en route to evacuation of #Syrian villages https://t.co/LUJwF9DEok 
• Mini police on patrol in Durham https://t.co/OH9AYEpnNf
• Farage overestimates his self worth and wants to be 'bridge' between UK and Trump https://t.co/Nfd64JGyxN 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PY2QhSmNuH T
• Scottish government Brexit proposals to be published https://t.co/4IAYEKo99V 
• British values oath proposed for public office holders https://t.co/6cMtjgzT5w 
• PayAsUGym user details compromised in hack attack https://t.co/O4jLZJ7GIh 
• Borrowash murder and M1 death victims 'related' https://t.co/bPd6Y1rnb4
• Met chief verdict is third blow to Hillsborough families' faith in IPCC https://t.co/SNlRH4IlFs 
• Hardline Muslim cleric banned in Pakistan is preaching in UK mosques https://t.co/ORaz4V42Pc 
• Murdoch’s Sky deal must be blocked, say senior opposition figures https://t.co/QXoYj5ufHT 
• TUC and businesses urge Theresa May to act on rights of migrants https://t.co/iNDi3L7Rsv
• Homeless shelter opens with multifaith support in Leicester https://t.co/oZgfDdQyHh 
• Hunting must be regarded as a human right for indigenous and tribal peoples https://t.co/QiP4JRoMa1 
• More than 2,500 children unlawfully housed in B&Bs https://t.co/XSaup7ATVd Dec 18, 2016
• Family seeks justice over alleged ‘honour’ killing https://t.co/TEg1MViwvT
• UN’s ban on child labour is ‘damaging mistake’, Academics say policy ignores benefits & reflects western prejudice https://t.co/5p7WxPv8Mw 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FRURvXWRV9
• Having personally inflamed #CHINA Donald Trump now accuses China of 'unpresidented' act over #US navy drone... https://t.co/fO3z9GOXf8
• ‘Shocking’ rise in number of homeless children in B&Bs at Christmas https://t.co/sQLQfe3PFi https://t.co/LmUUwwfMAD 
• ‘Shocking’ rise in number of homeless children in B&Bs at Christmas https://t.co/sQLQfe3PFi 
• Having personally inflamed #CHINA Donald Trump now accuses China of 'unpresidented' act over #US navy drone https://t.co/EPCUOI3Hf5 
• Birmingham prison riot: 240 inmates to be moved out of jail https://t.co/jZz7HRW7oM 
• Aleppo evacuation: Thousands wait to leave as new deal reached #SYRIA https://t.co/jpnfA5jvhQ 
• HMP Birmingham riot: 240 prisoners being moved after riot https://t.co/A4f56BZPlT

17th December - Law News

1818th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Russia says more than 6,000 people have now been evacuated from the Syrian city of Aleppo. Under a ceasefire deal, many will travel to neighbouring Idlib province, the opposition's last major stronghold.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Justices hear landmark wills case | New Law Journal https://t.co/ElLTWmZxNV 
• Cheap family legal advice rate for “Jams” | New Law Journal https://t.co/WiwRzm3AUX
• A new edition of The Queen’s Bench Guide has been published | New Law Journal https://t.co/wRA5YReAph 
• Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has stepped up its warnings on fraud, scams and cybercrime | New Law Journal https://t.co/qBiajDp8LK
• A& O teams up with global charity Advocates for International Development to create an online “legal health https://t.co/QySZ66Mh85
• A& O teams up with global charity Advocates for International Development to create an online “legal health check” https://t.co/4Zo8BSyNTV 
• CMA: lawyers must display prices | New Law Journal https://t.co/wKgmLfHR0z 
• Template for barristers’ CPD | New Law Journal https://t.co/cz67qeWN3o 
• Art 50 predictions “impossible” | New Law Journal https://t.co/3mTLIZa6Wa 
• Couples putting splits on hold until referendum fallout is clear | New Law Journal https://t.co/qQ1IVRr62A 
• Prison service in crisis, says Prison Officers Association chairman – video https://t.co/FdLG5hb1cs
• Anne Frank may have been discovered by chance, new study says https://t.co/cTYg6eOcv1 
• Uber defies demand to cease self-driving #US https://t.co/eyRYfTQiXg
• UK fishing industry 'will need EU market access' post Brexit https://t.co/1qpuhW6VeG 
• #Polish protesters block parliament over press freedom https://t.co/d1MhTHK3MR 
• HMP Birmingham rioters 'will face full force of the law' https://t.co/LlVjMqGkM4 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gyxG7yc99z
• Three firms weigh in on Heineken UK's £403m bid for Punch pubs portfolio https://t.co/bpuvG0sm1F 
• DLA Piper enters Chile with new cooperation agreement | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hQwTvQvdQW 
• Another major firm opts to remove gender from the parental leave equation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/61RCtqEV0C
• Former Freshfields heavyweight Lawes makes the switch to investment banking | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JrZLR5edVl 
• Australia appoints new Solicitor-General following Gleeson resignation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FlkfmGBC8L 
• Stephen Kon confirms resignation from King & Wood Mallesons | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oZ2LsqBWdq
• #Chinese warship seizes US underwater drone in international waters https://t.co/UrP1SUlrEA 
• Man pleads guilty to killing woman while her husband listened helplessly on phone https://t.co/d8FqPKxCAT 
• Theresa May rejects £50bn EU 'divorce settlement' figure https://t.co/fDfDjvXcFs 
• HMP Birmingham: authorities regain control after prison riot https://t.co/vrjCVo3PT1
• Hundreds of Calais child refugees have UK asylum claims rejected https://t.co/VeeAOAiJC0 
• Obama says he warned #Russia to 'cut it out' over election hacking #US https://t.co/OYNpyDcbcF 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/vFuNEDGYsy
• Harriet Harman breaks record for long service as MP https://t.co/c6ak50V3YB 
• Hundreds of #US gymnasts allege sexual abuse https://t.co/ILbLZrvomq 
• Family lawyers hold key to driving change | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/DU63KbWrFT

16th December - Law News

1817th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed to the BBC that he shot dead three men while mayor of Davao. He said: "I killed about three of them... I don't know how many bullets from my gun went inside their bodies. It happened and I cannot lie about it." His statement came hours after his spokesman denied that Mr Duterte had personally killed anyone. The recent controversy began on Wednesday at the president's palace.


Focus of the day story:  Chris Grayling is a name that strikes terror into the heart of anyone who cares how well the country is run. Legal aid reform, books to prisoners, and possibly even the catastrophic state of Southern’s industrial relations, which this week left hundreds of thousands of commuters unable to get to work because of a two-day strike – his fingerprints are on them all. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Human rights watchdog urges Ireland to do more to safeguard trafficking victims https://t.co/Avv42HKR0O 
• Poppy Widdison death: Mother and partner guilty of cruelty https://t.co/HrAP34ovHP
• Woman's death in Borrowash 'may be linked' to M1 crash https://t.co/ePkBGUMloB 
• Internationalist ABS sets sights on Middle East alliance - Legal Futures https://t.co/CVlQftP3uX 
• Solicitor struck off for carrying on unauthorised practice and lying about holding client money - Legal Futures https://t.co/GAElUawv8T
• CMA responses: Law Society and SRA at odds, but McKenzie Friends are happy - Legal Futures https://t.co/nbonlDgeyZ 
• Pilot union row hits Virgin Atlantic https://t.co/ZDmS72qvIh 
• Trump election: Michelle Obama tells Oprah Winfrey America lacks hope #US https://t.co/fZRnfyKBlR 
• Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse 'will not be scaled back' https://t.co/vlmM2P8oIa 
• Government backs SNP MP's violence against women bill despite one idiot Tory MP's filibustering attempt https://t.co/AN1mEKSjhR
• Pupil data shared with Home Office to 'create hostile environment' for illegal migrants https://t.co/SpSsDzJR2F 
• Donald Trump's #Israel ambassador is hardline pro-settler lawyer #us https://t.co/GPesc4hXwW 
• Time to end SRA’s conflict of interest | Law Gazette https://t.co/g1o4OE0TFj 
• Solicitor banned for falsely holding out firm as authorised | Law Gazette https://t.co/Xyybax5UzR 
• Barrister disciplined for ‘repeated’ sexual advances | Law Gazette https://t.co/Xhigvm6On4 Dec 16, 2016
• No break for Nestlé as EU court revives Kit Kat IP row | Law Gazette https://t.co/3jIDTiK9Uq 
• Court fee refunds for settled cases to be scrapped | Law Gazette https://t.co/Dk1zBdmSOl
• Silence over Gove's legal aid advisory council | Law Gazette https://t.co/sNn9MyEstk 
• Silent night: bellringing row leaves York Minster facing quiet Christmas https://t.co/OPLkAuSspt 
• Chris Grayling would hopefully face private prosecution for ‘dooring’ cyclist https://t.co/dGczwB5EnG
• Disgusting Conservative MP tries to derail bill protecting women against violence https://t.co/Go9WbqJhz5 
• Former soldiers to be prosecuted for IRA man's murder https://t.co/A1YuZUCFc2 
• 101-year-old Ralph Clarke guilty of child sex offences https://t.co/YDTOrWUGPk 
• 'Disturbance' reported at HMP Birmingham https://t.co/jCzOog6Qxh
• Top model agencies fined £1.5m for price-fixing https://t.co/laLgbX8EcX 
• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling (former Justice Secetary) knocked cyclist off bike outside Parliament https://t.co/8trV3V3lmq
• Actavis UK accused of overcharging NHS for vital drug https://t.co/YpBsrMrB35 
• Marine A, jailed for murdering Taliban fighter, hopes to be home for Christmas, says wife https://t.co/UEWNW2Y69c 
• National Lottery firm Camelot fined £3m for damaged ticket payout https://t.co/uacJedqEOk 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/PaOaeUWqfQ
• US world boxing champion Terence 'Bud' Crawford jailed https://t.co/tMghrXHLvk 
• Obama vows action against #Russia over election hacks https://t.co/VVJwKH0k9v 
• Longtime Hogan Lovells leader Gorrell announces retirement aged 62 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NgfdZzbHoK
• King & Wood Mallesons sets administration date for EUME arm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Gsg3CCpMSI 
• Matrix Chambers clears Ben Emmerson QC of sexual assault allegations | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/EPrO2LHYQp
• Slaughter and May to lift associate pay by up to 10 per cent | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/g4lgwDAr8M 
• Litigation funders consolidate as Burford acquires Gerchen Keller for $160m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/43jbXiF818
• Arlene Foster's top advisers 'tried to cleanse' energy scandal documents, ex-DUP minister claims https://t.co/y5dtqPzu1X 
• Donald Trump will earn vast amounts of #US taxpayer's money by leasing space to Secret Service in his own buildings https://t.co/85Td3L8qhW
• Fake news: Facebook rolls out new tools to tackle false stories https://t.co/oxPOmncqCL 
• Man jailed over bomb threats during Queen's visit to Dublin #IRELAND https://t.co/QpoJulBGGl 
• Boris Johnson summons Russia and Iran ambassadors https://t.co/dqVQSaxNHi
• White supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of South Carolina black church killings #US https://t.co/QN0Kp2y2g1 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/j23tSfYdVU
• Report tells UK law firms to display their prices for clients https://t.co/WrNvDQTK4c 
• Government’s responsibility over sharia law https://t.co/9fAF7OhV4j 
• Most terrorism arrests lead to no charge or conviction, figures show https://t.co/Ej8WVuU55X 
• The Guardian view on probation: another Grayling casualty | Editorial https://t.co/UJUJqbDDWk 
• Karen Danczuk's rapist brother jailed for 15 years https://t.co/tfuC0W2vL8
• Brexit: EU leaders to discuss UK's exit without Theresa May https://t.co/1PrTsuzJMY
• Olympian Louis Smith granted the freedom of his home city, weeks after a film in which he mocked Islam https://t.co/qJgTM4XgTJ 
• Councils angry at government's social care offer https://t.co/Kiw4OyJNjo

15th December - Law News

1816th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: In an interview to RT, the Syrian President warned against taking statements by western governments at face value, as in Aleppo, they seemed to care more about saving terrorists than civilians. He also slammed the lackluster reaction to ISIS’s onslaught on Palmyra.


Focus of the day story:  The Solicitors Regulation Authority is pushing the idea of a ‘no enforcement tool’ to overlook minor rule breaches in the name of innovation. In a consultation published today, the regulator says waivers could be extended where firms have come up with innovations that are a technical breach of current rules. Existing or new firms would apply to the SRA for rule waivers and be required to show consumers are still adequately protected, and that the proposal is developed enough to start. A handful of waivers are already granted each year but the proposals attempt to define and expand the policy. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• US role in Isis fight will continue under Trump, speculates an optimistic UK minister https://t.co/KFpL0CmhpI
• Lambeth council to pay tens of millions to child abuse survivors https://t.co/91aTIUbeVm
• Michel Roux Jr admits restaurant staff get no share of service charge https://t.co/gcxR51TCM5
• Poorer voters' worries on immigration fuelled Brexit vote, study finds https://t.co/0AMoN0lcQK 
• Yahoo7 reporter Krystal Johnson faces hefty penalty for contempt of court in murder trial #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/nGEESbMZp6
• The high street solicitor can survive - I know, I used one | Law Gazette https://t.co/quj9PPiMlO 
• King & Wood Mallesons set to enter administration next month | Law Gazette https://t.co/TIIAIoSigu
• CMA report: firms must publish price information | Law Gazette https://t.co/EVnBI4Y6Gi 
• Bar chair: ‘We join solicitors in doubting “one-size-fits-all” policy on fees’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/L4QyTx0Vgh
• Profession reacts: 'Astonishing' that CMA downgrades consumer protection - Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/MsJLdVOeZm
• Domestic violence legal aid applications rise | Law Gazette https://t.co/XGJ2olzOBn
• Solicitor groups say cold call ban - not PI reforms - will fix sector | Law Gazette https://t.co/sZSyaG5gNC 
• CMA: Lawyers must be more transparent on quality and costs | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/2xSsY0KPVc 
• PI practices brace for change | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/IKDX1A6jBB 
• Pink wafer firm Rivington Biscuits goes into administration as a result of Brexit - 99 jobs lost https://t.co/THBBoYuPOJ 
• Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain tells of racist abuse on train https://t.co/Vwsr3HQSEf
• 'Abuse' payouts for all ex-residents of Shirley Oaks home https://t.co/5BW9sXRBUG 
• Sky and 21st Century Fox agree £18.5bn takeover deal https://t.co/yyewGdHpR3 
• EgyptAir crash: Explosives found on victims, say investigators #EGYPT https://t.co/olJks57N9a 
• Paris smugglers offering migrants Lidl trucks to get into UK https://t.co/6TLM5EICPb 
• Rolf Harris to appear at trial via video link, judge rules https://t.co/dZHMxWmxF1
• PR consultant to offer a day's free consultancy for three largest donations to CEO Sleepout tonight! - Scottish Lega…https://t.co/HEtDNiIzeH 
• England: prosecutors and police chiefs launch honour crime protocol - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6LBbZZ5qPt 
• Ben Emmerson QC cleared of sexual assault allegation - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/KLG9Xb2SqL 
• World’s first national land register turns 400 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/AoL7CKXLnN 
• Kenneth Mure QC, who passed away at the age of 69 on November 18, 2016 - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/49f3xXcZEQ 
• John Scott QC named president of Society of Solicitor Advocates - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9zLIvqo98y 
• Arab Spring migrants held on Lampedusa in 2011 suffered Convention violations, rules Grand Chamber https://t.co/5knYD5nnPV 
• Frank Mulholland QC installed as Senator of the College of Justice - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9HDRjkbMVg
• Boy injured on farm awarded £325,000 damages over occupier’s breach of duty - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lFBTDGJ2mG 
• Boris Johnson urged to call for release of activist who criticised Yemen war https://t.co/6KXOHT1Vx5 
• 'Wrong baby' security fears at Royal London Hospital https://t.co/za0GFPLx3H
• Brexit trade deal could take 10 years, says UK's ambassador https://t.co/OaiDff3xk1 
• All new police officers in England and Wales to have degrees https://t.co/XibbtrlQrW 
• Babies made from three people approved in UK https://t.co/VPd1yCJfkx 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/nBVvCuFpWi
• SRA asylum report: Positive picture marred by meritless judicial reviews - Legal Futures https://t.co/qes0JqTUjw 
• SRA eyes rule waivers to stimulate innovation - Legal Futures https://t.co/WcJcWV4Am1
• 'No plan B' - incoming Bar chair outlines concerns over court modernisation - Legal Futures https://t.co/qXzfxj2lG0
• #POLAND restricts public meetings https://t.co/x5xDHJff82
• Privatisation of probation service has left public at greater risk – report https://t.co/tJKAepzWf8 
• 'One billion' affected by Yahoo hack https://t.co/awInjp9Izt
• Bakersfield police shoot white pensioner carrying crucifix #US https://t.co/x15OvG84sD
• Woman has baby using ovary frozen in childhood https://t.co/EZlRr6U2A0 
• Federal court upholds controversial Virginia voter ID laws | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sm01UOvCUb 
• Gowling WLG to launch technology skills assessment for lawyers and staff https://t.co/ZlFmLFlxOc 
• Crowell & Moring and Herrick Feinstein lay groundwork for US merger | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/jOdzBQCjyG 
• HSF global energy co-head Balsdon joins Latham & Watkins | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/A9dAoRPM1a 
• CMS dominates practice head appointments for merged firm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qgKrk04BO2
• Reed Smith circles KWM partners as Dentons bows out of takeover talks | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1mqLvizVas

14th December - Law News

1815th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: At the centre of controversy after the Congress party of India alleged that he was linked to 450-crore power scam in Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju launched a fierce counter attack. On The Buck Stops Here, the minister said that the Congress will be in trouble now for the contracts were made in their regime.


Focus of the day story:  A “vast amount” of complex and lucrative international commercial work could be lost by UK lawyers if they are denied access to the EU legal services market as a result of Brexit, the Bar Council has warned. The barristers’ body said that although some lawyers would “doubtless be in high demand in the short term for new, Brexit-related work”, in the longer term the level of uncertainty was high. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Uber appeals against ruling that its UK drivers are workers https://t.co/pUNXbueE4D 
• Brexit: disengaging on criminal law | Law Gazette https://t.co/uzTaY3PTro 
• Litigation funder expands to create world’s biggest legal financier | Law Gazette https://t.co/Y71t0kNmD0 
• Deprivation of liberty under scrutiny at Court of Appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/HSK1Bsd6C4 
• Global firm Simmons & Simmons warns of Brexit effect on UK business | Law Gazette https://t.co/aI08egmeaS https://t.co/fyO0MpKVVg 
• Prisoners face advice struggle on release, thinktank reports | Law Gazette https://t.co/URHrbfSIZq 
• King & Wood Mallesons on the brink amid staff talks | Law Gazette https://t.co/I2tyVIoI0E https://t.co/Ry2hgWhHBi 
• Law Society backs ‘super-exam’ – but warns of cost | Law Gazette https://t.co/Sjy0E0Wjc4 
• 'All in it together': Slaughters overhauls reward structure | Law Gazette https://t.co/LLMSwWu7oc 
• ‘Filling their stockings’: Labour backs ‘fat cats’ campaign against whiplash reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/QW2URiPaPd 
• Energy customers could save £260 without switching, says Ofgem https://t.co/3V1PzyILGx 
• Corpse sex kill threat prisoner gets 45 year sentence https://t.co/pTlaj4lLAp 
• Southern strike: Union chief 'barred from rail talks' https://t.co/Ycowx5YM7G
• British Airways cabin crew vote overwhelmingly for strikes in dispute over pay, Unite union says https://t.co/18sWwWQC6I 
• Christine Lagarde on Trial in #France, Overshadowing I.M.F. Role https://t.co/1PTCuxreSk 
• Footballer Nile Ranger charged with fraud and money laundering https://t.co/l3iKTfMuav 
• Devon based Buckfast monks make record £8.8m from wine associated with violence in Scotland https://t.co/4ntX7sN9xg 
• Fable video game team hunted down troll https://t.co/RBFt6K9zqV
• Met Police investigating 'very significant' public figures https://t.co/YDucCmpnLV 
• Pregnant woman pinned to the ground and sprayed in eyes in Yardley 'carjacking' https://t.co/6dFbsOkhKd 
• Oscar Wilde key sells for £15,000 ahead of April exhibition - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/PkbKN6xHjg 
• Stronachs achieves STEP recognition for private client team - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SN7hgp87WL 
• IBA and OECD establish task force to develop standards for lawyers in the 'fight against corruption' https://t.co/BMaRTdjz9I 
• Digby Brown promotes internal talent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/eX5bvSJDSu 
• Protect EU citizens’ rights in withdrawal agreement, Lords say - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/hr93yZ7QnL
• Benefits claimed by misrepresentation not ‘unjustified enrichment’ and therefore not subject to prescription https://t.co/OyOkSUZoCR 
• Lack of ABSs puts Scotland at 'disadvantage', says Turcan Connell chairman - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QhYJZlYYLm 
• General Pharmaceutical Council's appeal and pharmacist's cross-appeal against Extra Division unanimously allowed https://t.co/tAVlIUW6T5 
• Margate's Nazi cupcakes and a new breed of the ultra-right https://t.co/e6amrHTFrk
• DNC emails hacked by #Russia after aide made typo, investigation finds #US https://t.co/n1fipALx4M
• Bafta changes rules to increase diversity in awards and membership https://t.co/f7PlHKC6Mc 
• Boris Johnson's unused water cannon had £1,000 stereos fitted https://t.co/kg7EVOWFm9 
• Gordon Brown: delay Murdoch Sky takeover till after Leveson part 2 https://t.co/zUHXYDgUCI 
• Sharia courts have no place in UK family law. Listen to women who know https://t.co/qn9xWV18CL 
• Ex-offenders face neglect from the very services set up to help them https://t.co/MMHRWHhWbG 
• EU citizens should collect proof of living in UK, says Helena Kennedy https://t.co/ra4FEEdUox 
• Briton loses fight to stop Mormon ex-partner taking children to Utah https://t.co/wGjYVS3CcJ 
• Former child abuse inquiry counsel cleared of wrongdoing https://t.co/Hs3jx9NEdc 
• #PHILIPPNES' president Duterte admits personally killing suspects https://t.co/SKLY5rDoS7 
• Police drop Strictly's Gorka Marquez Blackpool attack probe https://t.co/AIAs7aOJAG 
• Coach Bennell remanded on sex charges https://t.co/5X14nNsC8D
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JaTtxpvNhW
• London criminal check delays a 'great concern' as jobs lost https://t.co/e6IylesjVa 
• Yemen conflict: US cuts arms sales to #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/00tcdiP7Ru 
• Bridget Jones on Woman's Hour Power List https://t.co/ez5N346gmm 
• 2017 must be a year of productivity for conveyancers - Legal Futures https://t.co/Zh8YkUhQiF 
• Review urges higher fees and mandatory training to combat 'poor-quality' advice in Youth Courts - Legal Futures https://t.co/dBqO86xPNV 
• Leading wills and probate provider opts for 100% employee ownership - Legal Futures https://t.co/kiTRIqnklu 
• One pioneering ABS receives stamp of approval as another sees investors sell off its shares - Legal Futures https://t.co/mxzgWkvljr 
• The Guardian view on the Nanjing massacre: remembering war crimes | Editorial https://t.co/LIQgDV6uxS 
• Higher fees and specialist training among recommendations for Youth Court lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1we7u9jkHn
• DWF launches new real estate practice in Dublin | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/b13RcCYsXy 
• New York lawyer petitions judge to identify disgruntled Google reviewer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/cDquEgxtJj 
• Barrister allowed to keep career after stalking former lover | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/icypw7Y8c9
• A&O and HSF clinch key roles as 21st Century Fox launches bid for Sky | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9ageg5y3du 
• RPC prepares to elect new managing partner as Watmough steps down | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Z0aeFK9xOI 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jsflWEgKNZ
• Briton jailed over unsuccessful Trump death plot #US https://t.co/QUebsDsfyO 
• Met football abuse inquiry covers four Premier League clubs https://t.co/rQYRRUSKJb 
• Nine convicted over student visa English test plot https://t.co/9ooSp9U2tZ 
• Aleppo: George Osborne attacks 'vacuum' of Western leadership https://t.co/hRMPH9HfSW

13th December - Law News

1814th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Nigerian officials have reportedly ordered the arrest of contractors and engineers involved in the construction of a church, which collapsed on Saturday killing scores of people.


Focus of the day story:  CMCs and McKenzie Friends not the answer to PI reform. Lord Chancellor invited to meet claimants who would be stifled by MoJ reforms. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Why is Lord Tebbit so worked up about sharia law? https://t.co/TxB8xDGoeT 
• Bill Cosby sexual assault prosecutors ask judge to allow 13 accusers to testify #US https://t.co/2YQqOIqJVT
• Charlotte Bayntun-Coward obituary - former magistrate https://t.co/m3eEDiDThC 
• Will patients know when they need a lawyer? | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZLRmD99nBT 
• Suspension for barrister convicted of stalking | Law Gazette https://t.co/jhk9sxcBlO
• Party tightens screw on Chinese lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/pMAnpuYdRk 
• Sole practitioners rebut claims they are in decline | Law Gazette https://t.co/cYJ1G4KK8M 
• Executive fined £10,000 for faking mortgage application document | Law Gazette https://t.co/JIcTWzNP3N
• Legal profession 'united on Brexit' | Law Gazette https://t.co/JnHPb2qJlg
• Welsh government plans national legal code | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZdStCgNaPX 
• Beware ‘excessive’ ground rent clauses, conveyancers told | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/teTwkNkL0K 
• Children trapped in building under attack in Aleppo, doctor tells UN #SYRIA https://t.co/xLXew4rX1q 
• TalkTalk hacker, 19, pleads guilty at the Old Bailey https://t.co/SAV0YfHsd7 
• Darren Byrne's 999 call after murdering his wife Maria https://t.co/GP9T9m3kVu
• Is the 'alt-right' on the rise in Europe? https://t.co/plVN7CK6Eq
• Uber accused of letting staff spy on celebs and exes https://t.co/tomj9TZqW6 
• Trump picks Exxon chief Rex Tillerson, who is well liked in #Russia, as for the #US secretary of state https://t.co/FicZKMZ2eH 
• Woman who made Michelle Obama 'ape in heels' Facebook post 'to return to work' #US https://t.co/PVk0MlaYqh 
• 'Huge concern' as teen moped crime in London rises https://t.co/eGQMoMNHRW
• Southend Hospital diesel leak prompts evacuation https://t.co/mJml1VPVeU 
• Europe-wide judges' body suspends membership of Turkish judiciary - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9nD4oyWJoN 
• European Court of Human Rights elects vice-president and three section presidents - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/vl0dOju19u 
• House price index shows four per cent annual increase in average prices in Scotland - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/bNCBheIZ88 
• New documents on the life of Thomas Muir discovered in Advocates Library - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/BefF4QIQjD 
• EHRC calls on government to protect and strengthen human rights - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/NBG1EgxWJi 
• Respect all in the criminal justice system, says Lord Advocate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/pyWshkMvID
• ECJ to rule on whether member states are obliged to grant humanitarian visas to people outside EU territory https://t.co/QfcSpwbnIm 
• Tenant wins appeal over council bid to terminate tenancy agreement - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/m88JXK7ENa 
• Wrongly accused Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib still fighting in courts #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/zS1TP6rQqT 
• City lawyer, who has earned mass public sympathy, will won't be charged in anti-Trump graffiti incident #US https://t.co/YxgcKYYwwH
• Keith Lewin is suing GlaxoSmithKline for damages after 'being poisoned by doctors' https://t.co/0QFMGJEhuM 
• Solicitor for Ephrata Township to retire after 44 years #US https://t.co/XP36wqUP3N 
• George Brandis says former solicitor-general Justin Gleeson's advice swayed him, denies UK posting #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/nOR9nzs3yJ 
• 5 legal pitfalls for high potential start-ups https://t.co/MfTb2yTRzN
• Shropshire police in 'Russian roulette' alert on legal highs https://t.co/krIVQ5qcAt 
• Donald Trump rips up legal agreement over golf course environmental protection in Scotland https://t.co/QrQKC2L2MV 
• Disability rights body begins campaign for equal legal capacity #INDIA https://t.co/G0HgfcbhBm
• Croydon tram crash survivors take legal action https://t.co/JGHWcU0xOS 
• Perth technology start-up is set to replace the tedious legal research work traditionally done by junior lawyers https://t.co/EhailMIj98 
• Recreational Marijuana In Mass. — The Legal Do's And Don'ts To Know #US https://t.co/OxiJN9KV0R
• New law plan for children with learning needs in Wales https://t.co/dxmlaufzed 
• 'Vile' neo-Nazi group to be banned in UK https://t.co/eJwVxOYFAk 
• Fast-growing law firm Hugh James confirms new HQ at Cardiff's Central Square in biggest office deal of the year https://t.co/CeTh7EnUt1
• UK Football Sexual Abuse, a National Scandal https://t.co/YfarqFLqKJ
• UK Government Urged To Let EU Migrants Stay After Brexit https://t.co/e8VsFt7jro 
• UK's Investigatory Powers Act Increases the Need for Decentralized Internet Solutions https://t.co/fjN1TY0G5e
• Drone law UK: Where you can fly drones in the UK and other countries. PLUS: Dronecode explained https://t.co/kwkXBjOhUu
• A win, loss or draw for her Brexit plan? Jury out on Theresa May's week https://t.co/Qh8JwoypJi
• Battersea Ferrari crash: Seven teenagers hurt and driver arrested https://t.co/hA6rT0C4n2 
• Man City player Yaya Toure accepts drink-driving charge https://t.co/xl09l00l8G 
• Donald Trump claims that 'No new personal business deals' during his presidency would be done https://t.co/YePpdbR3n4 
• Treachery killed USSR, #Russia's Gorbachev tells BBC https://t.co/dd7jSqVI1s 
• Aleppo battle: UN says 82 civilians shot on the spot #SYRIA https://t.co/z7yAWQ3TRc 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/YsfcWIvTV7 
• Inauguration blues: Why pop stars won't play for Trump despite offer of huge money #US https://t.co/QVuv4fSpke 
• How MI5's scientists work to identify future terrorists https://t.co/A3UrOtAHUe 
• Charity warns of FGM 'parties' taking place in England https://t.co/79HtW9y3o2 https://t.co/aPdw7ExMKs 
• Ex-Premier League footballer Sam Sodje in court over charity fraud https://t.co/Zyi11PWqNS 
• Charity warns of FGM 'parties' taking place in England https://t.co/79HtW9y3o2 
• Hackathon app 'will help LGBT people report persecution safely' - Legal Futures https://t.co/khvJdXc9yx 
• Bar Council on Brexit: UK lawyers could lose “vast amount of work” - Legal Futures https://t.co/FFI50RPf33
• Conveyancing firm apologises for 'Christmas premium' letter - Legal Futures https://t.co/4VrV75MFHB 
• Brexit will undermine London's legal standing, barristers warn https://t.co/igSdr5Hrg3
• Brexit, the judiciary and the royal prerogative https://t.co/EujwN62iTS 
• Senate torture report to be kept from public for 12 years after Obama decision #US https://t.co/vFjMw7wktJ 
• UN chief warns of Aleppo 'atrocities' #SYRIA https://t.co/cRtJ8ewXr8
• Legal innovators hack into hate-crimes with new tool | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/NQDF1uAD9e 
• Ashurst picks up restructuring specialist Manganelli in Milan hire | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lnJ9QSnM9M
• California law firm promises to eclipse the Cravath bonus scale | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lMJNdM5iZq 
• KWM Europe confirms takeover offers from multiple parties | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vzZYB9TlI0
• Pan-African firm Bowmans opens new office in Tanzania | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Xy9ZOJ5K06
• Mischon de Reya once again chooses Gold as managing partner | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/XwkJoWzNfg 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Dpv6D9S12I
• Chancellor urges Brexit interim deal https://t.co/iFlHmZ5tRn 
• Forest Hill station Islamophobic hatecrime attack: Man stabbed on Overground train https://t.co/Kbb7UoGtZl
• Key to Oscar Wilde's jail cell to be auctioned off - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4FjTjxjWOs 
• Ryanair to insist compensation claims go through Irish courts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9ddTrtwggB 
• Thompsons Solicitors invite entries for Frank Maguire award - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/tnTylvg5TA 
• Challenge to Brexit process to be heard in Irish courts - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QQYUEHoGJ5 
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• Blog: Gender pay gap reporting regulations – is your business ready? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/FJdVYnnWYn 
• Former SHRC chair talks human rights with Law Society - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/o69nGclHwA 
• COPFS inquiry: Domestic abuse cases expedited following Scottish government cash injection - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/X4cCnymPav
• Murderer who claimed judge ‘linked him to Paris terrorist’ fails in ‘unfair trial’ appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/7au82iRqIv

12th December - Law News

1813th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Do people get shot because some cops panic? A solution that aims to reduce deadly shootings by police officers.



Focus of the day story: E-mail hacks against conveyancing transactions—often occurring on Fridays—are the most common cybercrime in the legal sector, with £7m of client losses reported in the past year. Figures published this week by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) show that three-quarters of cybercrime reported to it in the past 12 months took place on a Friday afternoon. The reason is that the majority of cases involve conveyancing, and house sales usually complete on Fridays. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• By limiting criticism of Israel, Theresa May's new definition of anti-Semitism will do more harm than good https://t.co/Gf60cJaOty 
• CMCs and McKenzie Friends not the answer to PI reform | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/J41b6AA0OK 
• Mladic genocide and war crimes trial close to conclusion | Law Gazette https://t.co/hglKhP6jDt
• Scottish society threatens court action on legal complaints | Law Gazette https://t.co/4nRSp8fvW9 
• Potential regulation changes prompt council to set up ABS | Law Gazette https://t.co/CfhdalmKPJ
• King & Wood Mallesons confirms 'takeover offers’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/43GOumkvGn 
• Supreme Court hears ‘unfair wills’ test case | Law Gazette https://t.co/ddFoKRYZQX 
• Shares plummet as law firm owner issues profit warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/1qUDzcBwKn
• Failed PI firm owed more than £5m when administrators were called in | Law Gazette https://t.co/tjHiM3ha6i 
• Charity bequests shouldn't have special status, Supreme Court hears | Law Gazette https://t.co/YllZi3jS5G
• Train youth justice lawyers and pay them more – landmark report | Law Gazette https://t.co/rmMY8Pomi0
• Southern train drivers to strike on Tuesday after court rejects appeal https://t.co/w6EDw6v0yp 
• Crisis in morale blamed for resignation of 842 magistrates since April https://t.co/7tXAczvTUs 
• HS2 accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren on high-speed rail route https://t.co/6V13dtIIpd 
• Prisons brought to brink of collapse by Tory lord chancellors, says ex-boss https://t.co/QzQ4rBB8s3 
• British couple suspected of trying to join Isis allowed to keep children https://t.co/Drv6Ee6GOv s and wild policy swings to create this prisons crisis https://t.co/ZReEbQ8Fay 
• Charities in supreme court test case over woman's inheritance https://t.co/y6g6h7vVjv 
• 'Putin's new ghetto has no barbed-wire fence – just surveillance and harassment' #RUSSIA https://t.co/4dhrLokARw 
• Garden dug up of missing woman last seen in public in 1999 https://t.co/FSMn3rU7nw 
• Battersea Ferrari crash: Six people hurt https://t.co/Zo29WA1DZO 
• Stefano Brizzi jailed for PC Gordon Semple's sex-game murder https://t.co/dvsLnI2U4P 
• Far right group National Action to be banned under terror laws https://t.co/kWDzhdqETW 
• Boxing Day shopping ban petition to be debated by MPs https://t.co/JrLLdwZHcm 
• 'Chronic' need for homes for prison leavers in Wales https://t.co/nXuA1XiBoZ 
• Did Clinton win more votes than any white man in history? #US https://t.co/Qoya7gV5ep 
• Trump on Twitter: A history of the man and his medium https://t.co/vtoZUytDBV 
• Trump on #China: Beijing 'seriously concerned' over policy and the reality TV host's judgement https://t.co/OMAtKUM4l2 
• UK man accused of photographing 49 women changing in Australia https://t.co/eZvVG17vUy 
• Terror arrests: Five men and one woman arrested in police raids https://t.co/kkbxWvK9VW 
• Ministers consider council tax rise to cover social care funding https://t.co/EXuTIyl3SI 
• FA reform: Former chiefs say 'elderly white men' block change https://t.co/v1t4Inpwe9 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/54x6e3dmH4
• Is Uber getting too vital to fail? https://t.co/pS99vMdwcX
• Anti-Semitism: Official definition will fight hatred - Theresa May https://t.co/OMKef6YUD4 
• FA reform: Bernstein, Davies, Dyke, Horne & Triesman urge government to act https://t.co/QZAxSxzvoo https://t.co/nqFiK9GjmS 
• FA reform: Bernstein, Davies, Dyke, Horne & Triesman urge government to act https://t.co/QZAxSxzvoo 
• Lawtech startup unmasks global internet hackers - Legal Futures https://t.co/UObKiq1ZWH 
• Solicitor sanctioned for leaving professional disbursements unpaid for five years - Legal Futures https://t.co/tIKq4oB5fj 
• Norfolk councils plan ABS to increase revenue and client base - Legal Futures https://t.co/glVTv1d0B2 
• Amazon accused of 'intolerable conditions' at Scottish warehouse https://t.co/DUDxSbGwEP 
• British-Algerian journalist Mohamed Tamalt dies after hunger strike https://t.co/cNRTITxygF 
• UK firms 'face more, not less, red tape if Britain exits customs union' https://t.co/dF133MRe1z 
• Edward Snowden backers beam calls for pardon on Washington news museum https://t.co/VBKmAPN324 
• Lib Dems bid to widen law on revenge porn https://t.co/8nQDgTFwgY 
• Outrage as man who killed Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah has £14k legal aid bill revealed https://t.co/F05PVxbiAA
• OAPs launch legal action against the Government after being wrongly mistaken for terrorists and kicked off flight https://t.co/ZQdwW66bNH 
• Robbie Williams and wife Ayda Field 'to face legal battle over wrongful dismissal' https://t.co/JqVFapRNjL 
• Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin caught up in legal row over £95000 horse https://t.co/ss1sVQ2nbI 
• Ex-JLS member Oritse Williams denies rape allegation https://t.co/0I2CMS6SA4
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/fep1HYCBlx