27th December - Law News

1828th 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.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all our readers! May the season of religiosity and goodwill bring peace, justice and equality for all.

Today's video story: The President of Nigeria promised to defeat Boko Haram before 2017. With the new year just a few days away, Muhammadu Buhari says he's delivered. Army commanders announced fighters have been forced from all their strongholds. It isn't the first time the government has claimed to defeat Boko Haram. Fighters who are waging war against what they consider western influence - and trying to impose their version of Islam - still control large parts of the rural north east. Boko Haram fighters who have fled Nigeria have reportedly regrouped in neighbouring countries. What does that mean for Nigeria and its neighbours?

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Far-right National Front mayor creates 'Rue du Brexit' in #French town https://t.co/pa8Lm4dw7C 
• #Russian plane crash: Experts begin examining flight recorder https://t.co/dDiAJJv1jx 
• #ARGENTINA ex-leader Cristina Fernandez charged in corruption case https://t.co/pMSeQSLTpc
• The Suez file: the Attorney's letter and memo of October 12, 1956 https://t.co/LuWckK4ItZ
• 1956: The Attorney General's Suez file https://t.co/Y3s4jekw1d 
• Young lawyers pick Kalgoorlie to kick-start their careers | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/HLY5eO9lKG
• Reformed hacker offers insight into cyber crime | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/Jx5j0cZTVQ 
• Slaters' financial auditing probed by ASIC | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/NWUAtRRMXk 
• Law Society welcomes funding boost for WA courts | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/M16vZ0VaW5 
• Corporate Counsel Awards finalists revealed | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/cnmuWbek5d 
• Multidisciplinary legal services firm announces ASX listing | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/eHOezmgbZw
• League of extraordinary lawyers | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/yirL0SEOwP 
• Rebooting the legal profession | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/3QJ0Np6ABc 
• 3 ways to make the most of your break from work | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/O0S5D5wJCb 
• The importance of emotional intelligence for lawyers | Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/zPXQaUnGN7 
• #EGYPT ratifies new law regulating media outlets https://t.co/PWGXunan9h 
• Jakarta: Court to proceed with Christian man Purnama's blasphemy trial #INDONESIA https://t.co/u7m2hXeKMm 
• Polish doctors hide pregnancy risks to limit abortions #POLAND https://t.co/rbHwj5wr0z
• #ISRAEL 'reducing ties' with nations over settlements https://t.co/mxq5KWzc7d 
• Cradles in Rajasthan for #INDIA's unwanted babies https://t.co/0ULmIrsPNS
• President rejects Muslim PM candidate Sevil Shhaideh #POLAND https://t.co/3ELi5fkBPW 
• Iraq gunmen kidnap campaigning female journalist Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi #IRAQ https://t.co/PKcmkRlmpF
• Berlin truck attack: Polish driver 'shot hours before' #GERMANY https://t.co/DIWnb3If85 
• Rubi Ibarra Garcia birthday: Man killed in horse race at viral party #MEXICO https://t.co/SphDRa24t5 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/zIGT8a2vDd
• #INDIA's leading party BJP ordered online abuse of opponents, claims book https://t.co/opqxsC2wjK 
• Prevent scheme 'fundamental' to stop terrorism https://t.co/WdDKRGZ1Hz 
• British man shot in head in Antigua https://t.co/SpK1vmO0L8 
• Electoral fraud: Voters will have to show ID in pilot scheme https://t.co/sHyuFRvgjr 
• Nottingham woman hosted 130 people for Christmas dinner in an attempt to combat "festive loneliness" https://t.co/VayLA1XjKI
• Man in Peterborough found impaled on metal railings https://t.co/0kVWcANFsi
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JGQegfV7Fu
• Twitter accounts of Abu Qatada and other key al-Qaida figures suspended https://t.co/5csAeEE1ci 
• Engineering's stark racial inequalities revealed by report https://t.co/B5p9TPIaa8 
• Forced marriage victims are made to pay to go home to UK https://t.co/jezHFUu1yV

26th December - Law News

1827th 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.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all our readers! May the season of religiosity and goodwill bring peace, justice and equality for all.

Today's video story: Search and recovery teams continued to work in the Russian Black Sea territory, on Monday, one day after a Russian military plane crashed over the sea, while carrying 92 people including Alexandrov Ensemble military band.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Don't take work calls and avoid your emails over Christmas, urges law well-being charity https://t.co/ViAGWFi3D9 
• #Freelegaltips: Lawyers take to Twitter to share hilarious stories of client stupidity https://t.co/HwHkj9jANQ
• A diary of an international secondment https://t.co/NZZIpdN876 
• Ex-Court of Appeal judge lifts lids on what it was REALLY like working with Lord Denning https://t.co/7UU0yvbDE8 
• King & Wood Mallesons notifies court of its ‘intention to appoint administrators' https://t.co/scGEJqeWWu 
• Fairy tale turns nasty as incredible spoof judgment reveals how ‘Papa Bear’ sued ‘Goldie Locks’ https://t.co/NWyeMKtljj
• Vac scheme applications Christmas stocking https://t.co/507eSRx7Ei
• Liverpool footballer Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink-driving after being arrested on Christmas Eve https://t.co/xbrvohXIsk 
• George Michael was a defiant gay icon. His memory must not be sanitised https://t.co/3wbF4nAAkX 
• Angry PM Netanyahu snubs Theresa May over UN illegal settlements vote, #Israeli media says https://t.co/NiwE3n0I6D 
• Disgraced Philip Green demands former owner of Dominic Chappell pays into BHS pension deal https://t.co/tS2xBUOm4W 
• INDIA rupee ban: Snapdeal to deliver cash https://t.co/Njq5hsIGkW 
• Campaigners call for end to Boxing Day hunts https://t.co/RA8IqK48dw 
• Conservatives attacked over Boxing Day rail 'standstill' https://t.co/SEihgQwvih 
• #Russia plane crash: Huge search for bodies in Black Sea https://t.co/NRN6axNnuK
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/D1tXxghEV9
• Revealed: British councils used Ripa to secretly spy on public https://t.co/QzzgRu6QcR 
• York Minster's bells fall silent at Christmas for first time in 600 years https://t.co/CiByfLVhGz 
• Far-right protests draining police resources, figures reveal https://t.co/YPUXsjLqHh 
• Fake news story prompts #Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel https://t.co/VlfHJuu0oc 
• Landlord forced to submit 140 applications to prove flats are lawful https://t.co/w7rvst2D3e 
• Ex-Wham! singer George Michael dies https://t.co/6kW66rIKHf 
• Finding my family after 44 years in prison #US https://t.co/5u4UFxbqRD 
• A symbolic resolution against #Israeli settlements https://t.co/CYR3a39zrQ
• Al Jazeera condemns arrest of its journalist in #EGYPT https://t.co/xWqrichHTD 
• 'Santa protest' against South Korea President Park Geun-hye #SOUTHKOREA https://t.co/iS8JHibnCE 
• Sri Lankan court acquits five men in Tamil MP murder trial #SRILANKA https://t.co/usIxEF0ndR
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hXwL5C4mTP
• #Israel's PM summons US ambassador amid UN vote row over finally declaring settlements illegal https://t.co/bWyxk1QnwD

25th December - Law News

1826th 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.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all our readers! May the season of religiosity and goodwill bring peace, justice and equality for all.

Today's video story: Three-year-old Fatima has been given a chance at a new beginning after being offered life-changing surgery in Germany. She is a victim of the Syrian war.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• John Lewis boss: higher minimum wage should boost productivity https://t.co/5wKTmmPm5g 
• New drone owners urged to read the rules before first flight https://t.co/FM92U7KV6o
• Dozens of UK banks and financial firms 'looking at moving to Ireland' as a consequence of brexit https://t.co/vyJRWkg3Pw 
• 19 year old dies after Christmas Eve assault in Cramlington https://t.co/A4qbukrnm5 
• #German evacuation for WW2 bomb disposal in Augsburg https://t.co/oXNzJlnClQ 
• Pope Francis's Christmas message calls for an end to #Syrian war https://t.co/dXQb5ZTRIz 
• Christian leaders urge calm and faith in time of 'fear' https://t.co/2Rpxoy4bvU
• Four arrested over 100 people Christmas Day brawl in Woking #Hohoho https://t.co/sjRjt3v3uT as Day church service 'because of cold' https://t.co/5xwBet52Cz 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OF4B930UiF
• Myanmar's lost royals: anorther crime perpretated by the British colonial rulers https://t.co/bTOQWDZno0 
• New 'Ring of Steel' planned for London Square Mile https://t.co/EkaNk9Tv3g 
• Pope Francis: Christmas has been ‘taken hostage’ by materialism https://t.co/77xhq5em8d 
• California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine #US https://t.co/Pzkm1E1ezB 
• Vulnerable UK women choosing prison over life on the outside https://t.co/aW9QgzzSPX
• Lawyers urge #Egypt to lift travel ban on ‘Facebook Girl’ journalist https://t.co/NTmh3t9Upt 
• Donald Trump says he will shut controversial Trump Foundation, which is under investigation #US https://t.co/mrCrPXQj6j 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FPl2cCAOgn
• Council parking fines cost motorists £21m in Wales https://t.co/qqHOpZUgRN 
• Israel's illegal settlements: Netanyahu orders UN ties review https://t.co/3ha2EUuEQq 
• #Turkey targets 10,000 social media users in 'terror' probe https://t.co/49WgWk8eLs

24th December - Law News

1825th 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.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all our readers! May the season of religiosity and goodwill bring peace, justice and equality for all.

Today's video story: UN resolution on ending Israeli settlements. Diana Buttu is a former legal adviser to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Speaking to Al Jazeera from Haifa, she said the resolution will not have any major effect on calls for a two-state solution.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• My alternative legal awards for 2016 | Law Gazette https://t.co/Um3Sb26HcM 
• Advocacy fees: Society pulls out of working group | Law Gazette https://t.co/qjuFU8uSRO 
• LAA denies striking off will create advice desert | Law Gazette https://t.co/SxEIcXWdXD
• Solicitor of 25 years agrees to leave profession for altering file | Law Gazette https://t.co/gK9iTrDNVn
• Commercial Court dismisses Tchenguiz claim | Law Gazette https://t.co/FatQKvGr8G
• Law firms join forces in apprenticeships drive | Law Gazette https://t.co/SGZD9rz96R 
• Council’s ‘secret’ grant to law firm under the microscope again | Law Gazette https://t.co/j9izUwu3EY
• Solicitors fined and suspended over role in investment scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/DM8M2Zrcbf
• ‘Conflict of interest’ fear over FCA’s senior managers regime | Law Gazette https://t.co/HU0kvr5Fuv
• Braintree house fire: Fatal blaze caused by candle https://t.co/zTeyf3DBFC 
• Donald Trump inauguration: Rockettes will apparently not be forced to perform #US https://t.co/ReKRmlViVk 
• Munir Hassan Mohammed, 35, and Rowaida El-Hassan, 32, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court https://t.co/CkB2j8Sk4I 
• Berlin market attack: #Tunisia arrests suspect Amri's nephew https://t.co/5Zf0pzCUpY 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/1f0npzhFq4
• Chakrabarti pledges to end 'authoritarian arms race' over UK prisons https://t.co/TmaXlwpzFu 
• Better than prison: life inside the UK's secure hospitals https://t.co/ozqtFpMYP0
• Certain family court hearings to take place in public in radical trial https://t.co/bBBO9qHZjq 
• Trump official Paladino under fire over crude Obama remarks #US https://t.co/VGH049YFxo 
• #Israeli settlements: UN Security Council calls for an end https://t.co/My0W7xHsiR 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/VzwDXBMs1L
• Migrant crisis: UN says 5,000 drown trying to reach Europe this year https://t.co/mH5PMe9kib 
• Metropolitan Police removes 250,000 online extremist items https://t.co/nA53DlNTX5
• Former England footballer Joey Barton charged 'for placing 1,260 bets' https://t.co/jnlahCCTXp 
• Britain 'got Syria wrong every step of the way" https://t.co/i3AAgSvkUi
• #Syria aid convoys: Two guilty over terror funding https://t.co/uHCZUc9hV2 
• Donald Trump inauguration snubbed by major performers, to feature Rockettes & Mormon choir #US https://t.co/8U4nkl7z0H
• Co-op recalls chocolate Santas https://t.co/yV82Hwqtjt 
• #Libya hijack: Malta forces surround plane carrying 118 https://t.co/QQuZRkyUfE

23rd December - Law News

1824th 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.

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all our readers! May the season of religiosity and goodwill bring peace, justice and equality for all.

Today's video story: The attack in Berlin comes less than a month after a 12-year-old boy attempted to detonate a bomb at another Christmas market in western Germany. His case has added to fears that youngsters are now being recruited by terrorists to carry out attacks in Europe.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Partner who tampered with client file to hide mistake agrees to leave profession - Legal Futures: https://t.co/zgIQnKdKq1 
• Lord Chief Justice looks ahead to AI predicting case outcomes and IT taking over some of lawyers' work https://t.co/ZTH5PKgdL7 
• #Germany arrests two on terror charges https://t.co/hAOotqDTUN 
• Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri killed in Milan https://t.co/rNNPX4zYjA 
• Swaleside Prison: Wing reclaimed after inmates take control https://t.co/R6ci8Sm2LS 
• £60m 'to tackle second homes problem' in England https://t.co/5jyEMCNThu 
• #Egypt delays UN motion on Israel as Trump intervenes https://t.co/jNvBM3zVUk 
• Rough sleepers 'urinated on' by public, survey finds https://t.co/vFaDuyaW6W 
• Melbourne Christmas Day 'terror attack' foiled, say #Australia police https://t.co/cgE4tsHBGe 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/B8hlfF56n7
• Time to act in Turkey to promote legal and decent employment of refugees https://t.co/Q7j3fvgGYZ 
• Scrambler bike involved in fatal Kirkby collision was 'road-legal' https://t.co/SCs0OQsgDi 
• Nokia unleashes patent legal battle on Apple https://t.co/uzQVMy4dCm 
• Actor Jim Carrey says his ex-girlfriend did not kill herself because he gave her STDs #US https://t.co/T8ZSDozC5M 
• ATC orders removing terrorism-related clauses from Barrister Fahad murder case #PAKISTAN https://t.co/aN95wwt02r 
• Woman turned down for 50 training contracts finally qualifies as Ridouts solicitor https://t.co/NpeG1Ifo6E 
• Llandudno solicitor was Murray and O'Driscoll rolled into one https://t.co/BvuzTYYeGY 
• ECJ rules against UK surveillance law https://t.co/4lDo2yfZJs 
• Funfair body alleged to have broken competition law https://t.co/LElv4rKj4e 
• Law Commission gives evidence on the legislative process https://t.co/d7CrGkgozD 
• UK Employment Law Round-Up December 2016 https://t.co/3pehvyaSRh
• Funfairs left with fewer new rides by trade body rules, CMA says https://t.co/wf1eFRyywZ 
• Drone users face safety test under new UK regulations https://t.co/HrFiruqLtP
• HB2 law: Legislators fail to repeal North Carolina 'bathroom bill' #US https://t.co/WSFWACYbhI 
• #India currency note ban sparks ‘dramatic fall’ in sex trafficking https://t.co/m5xjLbIk8E 
• Teenage prisoner killed himself after staff failed to recognise history of self-harm https://t.co/KjvB5dXWOB 
• Joan Court obituary: the animal and human rights activist https://t.co/U39CDp6Odg 
• Woman working for homelessness group suspended for sleeping rough https://t.co/Yt6Q1Oxs3B 
• Surveillance has gone too far. The jig is up | Martha Spurrier https://t.co/y3rehkzecG
• Is my law firm fighting fit for 2017? - Legal Futures: https://t.co/fbjbBrHCQu
• Partner fails in passing-off claim against ex-firm that used her name in branding - Legal Futures: https://t.co/jhGlsA1RqM 
• Football sex abuse scandal: Chelsea cleared over Gary Johnson claims handling https://t.co/QsIfwqAGKW 
• Former employee sues Google over alleged workforce censorship | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wHC0bjHcVv 
• Addleshaw and White & Case advise as CCL Industries buys Innovia | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Uf5QXWzl1P 
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Sullivan & Cromwell, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller advise on Linde and Praxair merger https://t.co/ZUgwtvNqvz

22nd December - Law News

1823rd 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 United Nations says more than twenty people have been killed in protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that are demanding President Joseph Kabila step down.


Focus of the day story: Limitations on the interception of legally privileged information have been backed by Europe’s highest court today, in a case brought by two MPs and joined by the Law Society. In a judgment handed down in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Watson and Others the Court of Justice of the European Union said the law justified only targeted interception of 'traffic' and location data in order to combat serious crime, not general collection of data, which could include privileged communications. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Ikea in $50m settlement over child deaths from falling drawers in #US https://t.co/MvD3TCeazO 
• Swaleside Prison: Inmates take over jail wing https://t.co/lASRPnE2nG 
• Joy clothing apologise for 'sexist' email advert https://t.co/Mb5dWkmUtk 
• Civil standard of proof in solicitors tribunal a mere ‘Christmas list’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ww1NX9mye4 
• Sceptical lawyers must engage with ‘change management’ in the face of strong threats to stability | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ys3QZ5a7HF 
• Adviser banned for lying about having first-class degree | Law Gazette https://t.co/rIOnpQkOf4 
• Immigration appeal delays ‘shocking’ as backlog reaches 63,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/2BWnbVUsf8 
• Ex-solicitor judge jailed for will forgery | Law Gazette https://t.co/ZTan8z7XQd 
• City firm escapes £2m negligence claim on appeal | Law Gazette https://t.co/MJ9sEygvGf 
• KWM confirms intention to appoint administrators | Law Gazette https://t.co/Qjekk6jgsi 
• BTE extension under review with backing from top judge | Law Gazette https://t.co/qsCm6KE9RD
• New effort to free war crimes judge held in Turkey | Law Gazette https://t.co/eXmiPXxYLF
• Creditors lose £1m-plus as former directors buy back fraud-hit firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/HtkayYL1Qi
• Tuition fee rise 'sneaked out' on website https://t.co/d12CCBljR2
• Berlin attack: Family urge suspect to surrender https://t.co/Wl59ecIn46 
• Activist can sue Trump golf resort for breach of privacy, court rules https://t.co/fXJDF71wMH 
• If you voted for Trump because he’s ‘anti-establishment,’ guess what: You got conned #US https://t.co/BILSosjTRN
• Reality Check: Do England and Wales lock up more people? https://t.co/uTVheuaCj1 
• Reality Check: Do men earn less for part-time work? https://t.co/sJwV3SelvN
• EU member states lack guidance on protecting migrant children separated from parents - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oM1ajJ38UY
• Gangmaster couple pay out more than £1m over inhuman treatment of migrant workers - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZAXt6wdsTS 
• Digby Brown’s Lisa Gregory becomes president of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gF2WFfzDmk
• Report urges government to protect enforceability of UK court judgments in EU - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C3yg5Vpc2A 
• Future of British Transport Police to be inspected by MSPs - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/huA3Zddz6k
• Faculty members and staff help bring Christmas joy to Glenrothes families - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yiEvuQWyIJ
• Court of Session allows Scotch Whisky Association appeal to Supreme Court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/UscOHhTZOI
• SLN Spotlight: Calum Fife: associate specialising in insurance law at Weightmans - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ecFVFgURJX 
• More than twenty summary sheriffs appointed in largest ever judicial recruitment round - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/x9eAQ7fPyE 
• Ireland ordered to recover sums from airlines over unlawful state aid - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/9WWHshiX4G 
• Lawyers welcome EU court ruling in defence of legal professional privilege - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/XpCSEYUpkI 
• Advocate General Sharpston: Free trade agreement between EU and Singapore requires member states' consent https://t.co/vQNQX8Bdmn
• Energy company’s £130m claim against contractor over hydroelectric scheme tunnel collapse dismissed https://t.co/GpL9kc3i2N
• Auditor General publishes scathing report of police finances - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ufoMVnNXfC
• Don't be cowed by terrorists, urges Theresa May https://t.co/ghaB577zFd
• Revealed: how family courts allow abusers to torment their victims https://t.co/ZoDKnXxAIY 
• Prison population should be halved, say former home secretaries https://t.co/i2n4v5kPaf 
• Prince Charles: rising intolerance risks repeat of horrors of past https://t.co/OzunEZG0gd
• 'Constantly terrified': women on facing their abusers in family courts https://t.co/RfRy0PIj74 
• Trump appoints #China critic Peter Navarro to trade post #US https://t.co/013veCZIgK
• Asia Bibi: Christmas in a prison cell https://t.co/to4Z3BiaJZ
• Phone-hacking inquiry: Ex-Crimewatch presenter makes legal challenge https://t.co/5vl5VoFMK4 
• Prison officers reject pay and pensions offer https://t.co/OYI9L0wQBe
• Prince Charles warns against religious persecution https://t.co/8OfXDFXIVT
• #Russia used #Syria as live-fire training just like the #US torture technique training facility in Guantanamo https://t.co/Rsk22Gn1Be 
• Bath tipper truck crash: Two guilty of manslaughter https://t.co/qd5fWX7BU2 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/HTcPJda17p
• Muslim owned Chip shop in Birmingham offering to feed homeless and elderly on Christmas Day https://t.co/sMNYqWFK7X
• Orlando shooting relatives sue social media giants for providing support to ISIS https://t.co/X4Db9kewTS
• Ex-footballer Andy Woodward says police interview delay over abuse claims is 'shocking' https://t.co/8liDrm9sSl
• Murder appeal ex-marine Alexander Blackman refused bail https://t.co/Ge0sC1oZWH 
• Lawtech start-up uses game technology to inject "fun" into AML training - Legal Futures: https://t.co/mwHhtoHu39 
• Solicitors suspended for roles in collapsed Brazilian investment scheme - Legal Futures: https://t.co/rwnurj0fnZ 
• Hope Not Hate reports huge response to sue Nigel Farage legal fund appeal https://t.co/wcXwAYx5aO
• Belfast gay-themed cake case will not go to UK supreme court https://t.co/mUx8Oc19nd 
• Wakefield council and police criticised over 'child sexual abuse video' case https://t.co/BlsibcKiHv 
• Berlin attack: European arrest warrant issued for #Tunisian suspect #GERMANY https://t.co/4VSoMjhYrD 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/WUA69ZUfQ4
• Heartless Ikea says illegal teenage sleepovers must end https://t.co/iiBduM7Rva
• Exploding E-cig battery caught on Leeds Trinity CCTV https://t.co/RPs7yT1QaA

21st December - Law News

1822nd 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: Justin Trudeau interview on climate change, the economy and Canada's future.


Focus of the day story: More than half of claimant personal injury practices will be forced to shut down or look for alternative work if the government’s proposed whiplash reforms go ahead unopposed, a new survey has revealed. A survey of 71 firms was conducted by First4Lawyers in the wake of last month’s announcement that the Ministry of Justice is considering an increase in the small claims limit to £5,000 and a removal of general damages for ‘minor’ soft-tissue injury claims. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Shops are 'dumb' for ignoring disabled customers https://t.co/aJavL6Tzcq 
• Diane James: Why I quit as UKIP leader after only 18 days https://t.co/1CJOiYMTCw 
• Bognor Regis mother Gintare Suminaite admits killing baby https://t.co/vSH935VKJq 
• #RUSSIA bath lotion poisoning: Putin orders crackdown as death toll rises https://t.co/oJ3fb7Fic5
• Car clampings for unpaid tax are up 80% in two years https://t.co/aFmBQU4aFz
• YouTube star kicked off Delta Air Lines flight 'for speaking Arabic' https://t.co/1ph9V27cuW 
• Messages sent before his White House campaign show Trump tried to threaten Alex Salmond over windfarms #US https://t.co/8uq8vR7ZX7
• UN says more children and men falling prey to traffickers amid migration crisis https://t.co/QbMrhP2Ypb
• Home Office criticised for opaque child refugee transfer process https://t.co/a30Z4VfQLR
• Mediation today – settlement or structural failure? | Law Gazette https://t.co/kF6JTRlZEb
• PI firms say whiplash reforms will finish them off https://t.co/44cPERAVfi 
• Market watchdog seeks fresh look at Slater and Gordon records | Law Gazette https://t.co/GPjz1qFsff 
• European court’s snooping judgment ‘bolsters privilege’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/wBjS1I23bU 
• Duo jailed for £150-a-claim bribery deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/9QOTNNXB9A 
• Law firms join hands to encourage whistleblowers | Law Gazette https://t.co/uKFUke10E9
• SRA obtains freezing order against legal aid fraud firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/LHjOjo89fB 
• #Nigerian ex-governor James Ibori, convicted for fraud, released from UK jail https://t.co/6cF0OlZg4X 
• HMP Birmingham riot repairs 'will cost £2m' https://t.co/bWHmI3xKOb 
• EU ruling means UK snooper's charter may be open to challenge https://t.co/VnyTph9XDT 
• Bravo, Liz Truss. Unlocked could bring much-needed change to our prisons | David Laws https://t.co/iTW8vSQRj8 
• EU lawyer says all members must approve sweeping trade deals https://t.co/s5sTA2vo4S 
• EU's highest court delivers blow to UK snooper's charter https://t.co/NTk4ZRm3OA 
• Catholic children's home lawsuit 'will go on' after judge dismisses cases https://t.co/VrobbdJphM
• Berlin attacks: Palace roads closed in security review https://t.co/UUzMysS0rP 
• HMP Nottingham prison officer arrested after investigation https://t.co/AXgD3jj1pK
• EU data retention ruling goes against UK government https://t.co/JdLbFV4K07 
• Millionaire guilty of escort Georgia Symonds' murder https://t.co/5iQ1QpweHp
• Berlin truck attack: Manhunt across Europe for suspect #GERMANY https://t.co/tOydvvS1NP 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hhbv2nR7eU
• Trump on tape saying 'every racist thing ever', claims actor Tom Arnold #US https://t.co/TF4BmV7R8F 
• Nigel Farage faces threat of legal action over Hope Not Hate accusation https://t.co/ItlFxxnNFG 
• White football player accused of raping black, disabled team-mate avoids prison #US https://t.co/7quYaGNBSw 
• Pope frees priest who leaked official documents from prison #VATICAN https://t.co/LN56C16IO4 
• CBI calls for barrier-free trade with EU after Brexit https://t.co/KiSosVvuY2 https://t.co/yJxSZHBZr4
• Falklands War: UK and #Argentina sign deal to identify dead https://t.co/AB29KYgLzB https://t.co/JYNqxGdedV 
• CBI calls for barrier-free trade with EU after Brexit https://t.co/KiSosVvuY2 
• Falklands War: UK and #Argentina sign deal to identify dead https://t.co/AB29KYgLzB 
• Obama bans oil drilling 'permanently' in millions of acres of ocean #US https://t.co/Sj4aIVDRzn 
• Another major firm opts to remove gender from the parental leave equation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UuCnH79bm3 
• Clyde & Co sees 17 percentage turnover rise for the first half | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/F9xd3xTJtX 
• Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins take star roles on Parkdean Resorts acquisition | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PB47FjyVO0
• UK banks could sue European Union if denied transitional deal, say lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/s1sMr5XEmp
• MoJ plan to impose fixed-term contracts on judges “could be unlawful” - Legal Futures: https://t.co/3zNgHz1jfc 
• More bad news for Slater & Gordon as Australian authorities launch accounts probe - Legal Futures: https://t.co/uM5XiLBWss 
• Brexit no break on activity, says growth fund after second law firm investment - Legal Futures: https://t.co/G6R4wOLqWz 
• Fascism, the 1930s and the 21st Century https://t.co/ejMlQGoMUw 
• Loyalist flags protester wins £3,000 Facebook damages https://t.co/M6Mfh0gtv2 
• #NEPAL police investigate death of girl banished for menstruating https://t.co/4qa3m5owOl 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/hItCdKrJyF

20th December - Law News

1821st 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: Federal prosecutors released the search warrant application the FBI used that led to the probe into Hillary Clinton's emails, which took place just weeks before the presidential election.


Focus of the day story: Lawyers who meet new standards of transparency over the price and service standards they offer could display a logo to show the public that they meet best practice, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has suggested. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Consultant solicitor fined £2,000 after not putting £100 cash payment through firm - Legal Futures: https://t.co/1C0rn6PMxU 
• City lobby group on Brexit: Lawyers need access to single market plus clear and sensible transition - Legal Futures: https://t.co/NW5pY2UPQU 
• It's not just the small claims limit - solicitors warn over "dangerous" reform of rehabilitation - Legal Futures: https://t.co/AE8cJHv7AQ
• South West law centres set up for-profit legal advice enterprise | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/D4CtohcakP 
• Conveyancing Association updates cybercrime protocol | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/DwUGR55vuW
• Lazy insurers have cozied up to policymakers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/mJCpXUagmX
• Club 21: In pursuit of equality | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nxf9AoPfbM 
• PI reform: Make rehabilitation code compulsory | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/WfRqe9mTdZ 
• ABI ‘Scrooges’ launch legal challenge over discount rate review | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/itMCGrer5J
• Judge allows treatment withdrawal for minimally conscious patient | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/u1vKAhxvcH 
• Firms face closure in face of whiplash reform and fixed costs review | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/86dQeSJ5s6
• Balfour: Courts are not the forum to rule on a 1917 declaration on Palestine | Law Gazette https://t.co/yR236S4SKu
• Brexit: top global firm seeking to expand – but UK-qualifieds ‘unlikely to be of interest’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/YYg6sYGLaA 
• King https://t.co/EYmi6lYNw6 
• UK not ‘re-entering EU through back door’, City lawyers tell MPs | Law Gazette https://t.co/DE31tU4brP
• Magistrate sacked for failing to understand legal adviser’s role | Law Gazette https://t.co/wdvfHGO4KY 
• Insurers threaten judicial review of damages discount decision | Law Gazette https://t.co/nCJ1vD4K86 
• New terms and conditions for judges will hinder diversity – Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/9L0uGR8Oj9 
• Conveyancing tax hike on 1 January? Society demands answers | Law Gazette https://t.co/vIgj7vq6zA 
• Fine for solicitor who requested cash payments | Law Gazette https://t.co/VfTOEIpJVR 
• Brexit: government must safeguard legal sector, says City lobby group | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ePTpp6bia 
• Black Wisconsin teacher removed for essay defending Ku Klux Klan #US https://t.co/0KWqpLcGFk 
• #Afghan hostage couple decry 'Kafkaesque nightmare' and plead to Obama & Trump #US https://t.co/hxc95LDzLe 
• #Indonesia justice: Foreign tourists in Gili island 'walk of shame' https://t.co/CQm0CBKMef 
• Kevin Hicks: Boy who vanished 30 years ago was murdered, say police https://t.co/luHkwdgOsm 
• Nigel Farage idiotically accuses Jo Cox's widower of supporting extremism https://t.co/CaCxbmQdc3 
• Google did not defame man with photos of him linked to criminals, court finds https://t.co/INDQede3gl
• Ian Acheson: ‘If you don’t have safety and control in prisons, you have nothing’ https://t.co/vVkMCDmn0d 
• Turn off life support for police officer, judge rules https://t.co/OCl7SEGl2z
• Notorious criminal John "Goldfinger" Palmer was shot six times in a "contract-style" killing, an inquest has heard https://t.co/LVwzWVbqUY
• Human cannonball stunt death boss gets community service https://t.co/F2QgxA2iVw 
• Two times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 'fortunate to be alive' after suffering hand injury in knife attack https://t.co/8x8aRhwRlP
• PC Paul Briggs: Life support treatment 'should stop' https://t.co/7dFvikGsf1 
• Berlin attack: No certainty over man arrested by police #GERMANY https://t.co/Bx8oRhjFo3 
• Thorntons provides welcome boost to Dundee food bank - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sntIBk2VHS
• Terra Firma lends support to kids clothing charity this Christmas - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qukhOwlKfS 
• DLA Piper advises HEINEKEN UK on proposed acquisition of 1,900-strong pub portfolio - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/TtbRGDlZt6 
• Ghost of Christmas Past makes presence known in Belfast Court of Appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/oNthvRRQFh 
• Gillespie Macandrew bolsters land and rural business team with new associate - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IfJARBG13G 
• Law requiring community involvement in local public services comes into force - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SZA3L92OL5 
• Sheriff concerned over health board's 'total silence' following death of baby - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/yBfoKvCVL3 
• First Minister offers proposals to keep Scotland in the Single Market in new paper - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/sVpOf3yDmT
• Appeal against conviction over claim sheriff ‘restricted’ cross-examination of witness refused - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/STawq9bBps 
• Trump wins electoral college amid nationwide protests #US https://t.co/4bQcSeOu7X
• High Court rules fracking can go ahead in North Yorkshire https://t.co/lAJYTJnX8p 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/eaq0XM9K2A
• Trump and Mexico's richest man meet for 'lovely dinner' at Mar-a-Lago resort: more business for Trump? #US https://t.co/guvrEf9dl0 
• Uncollected court fines and surcharges now total £747m, says MoJ https://t.co/xh122Q1hJL
• #RUSSIA bath lotion kills 48 drinkers in Irkutsk https://t.co/uMGEqZBDhs 
• Troubled families turnaround claim misleading, say MPs https://t.co/5BCYwVFuED
• BBC Monitoring: MPs raise fears over service's future https://t.co/vime7Qkf1r
• Are we facing a Christmas of Discontent? https://t.co/QoDkvSuawJ
• The deeply Haunting Image of the Assassination of #Russia’s Ambassador to #Turkey https://t.co/kCFgzUN5Ci 
• How can I market my firm's success to create new business? - Legal Futures: https://t.co/j1ljcj61sV 
• Demand for free legal advice spiralling upwards, charity reports - Legal Futures: https://t.co/bZ4YXC3tf2 
• CMA eyes 'transparency mark' for lawyers who are open about prices amid overcharging fears - Legal Futures: https://t.co/l8W3QFTPkA 
• 'Dispersed' law firm scoops external capital from top SME investor - Legal Futures: https://t.co/6UOnT7YIDf 
• Unmaskings, burkinis and vegan cheese: the alternative ‘women of the year’ awards https://t.co/POTb4ffDN6 
• Trump’s illiterate spelling error: an act of Joycean virtuosity or carelessness? https://t.co/zOR2CUY0c2
• Three injured in Islamophobic gun attack on Zurich mosque #SWITZERLAND https://t.co/CvA7voiNl6
• The Guardian view on trade unions: needed as much as ever | Editorial https://t.co/GYUxDbpp8e
• The disastrous decisions behind troubles in prisons and probation https://t.co/DsnootPThg 
• Judge cleared of misconduct in light sentencing of Brock Turner #US https://t.co/hNR9HJdMYr 
• Judge rules pet dogs cannot be treated as children in #CANADA custody dispute https://t.co/wzm9WNLVRG m prison riot, says Liz Truss https://t.co/zQsEBUa1J7 
• Ex-girlfriend murder: Life term for 'frenzied' killer https://t.co/A58VOWAThi 
• M1 triple fatal coach crash: Driver Alan Peters is jailed https://t.co/fGsXhVUH3q
• Beach pollution firm Southern Water fined £2m https://t.co/SmPwcs98cK 
• Woman guilty of Letchworth casserole dish murder https://t.co/oi3rp53tGj 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AeNPgVpUuN
• RHI: NI First Minister Arlene Foster 'resists quest to build political gallows' https://t.co/bRUsl1xWM9 
• Police release CCTV of 'frenzied' stabbing attack in Barking https://t.co/GCuScXGG1R
• Prisoner James Whitlock admits Pentonville jail escape https://t.co/mxArk4w5Uf 
• UK-made cluster bombs used in #Yemen, Michael Fallon confirms https://t.co/imUnqD3kFR
• Berlin Breitscheidplatz: Lorry kills nine at Christmas market #GERMANY https://t.co/jCeTbHKC0e

19th December - Law News

1820th 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: Amnesty International has just released a report saying that the violence against the Rohingya may amount to crimes against humanity by Myanmar.


Focus of the day story: Greater transparency on price, service and quality is required in the legal services market to help the public and small businesses, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has said in a major report. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov shot in Ankara #TURKEY https://t.co/2OPZDswesa 
• Partners and counsel fear for talent retention post-Brexit | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/rGVl0rqnxg
• ‘Mid-tier’ firms urged to rethink business strategy | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/lVBKezjTPJ
• NHSLA faces new probe into £1.5bn clin neg costs | Law Gazette https://t.co/ENFBkvwbkQ 
• Pro bono clinics report greater number of ‘distressed’ clients | Law Gazette https://t.co/ndSLgXUBAF
• Police ‘unlawfully accessed’ solicitor’s phone, judge set to rule | Law Gazette https://t.co/tJ2WFWOR53
• Winner takes all: mid-tier firms struggle to turn profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/M9sle2Aqup https://t.co/DaRw9fBWPt 
• Give judges a role in legal regulation, Society suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/qZWp2tXZrq https://t.co/GerRDPkulY 
• Winner takes all: mid-tier firms struggle to turn profits | Law Gazette https://t.co/M9sle2Aqup 
• Give judges a role in legal regulation, Society suggests | Law Gazette https://t.co/qZWp2tXZrq 
• Family solicitors welcome call for tougher enforcement powers | Law Gazette https://t.co/Q8L7jTxJ6z
• Hate speech – privatising law enforcement | Law Gazette https://t.co/dmyUb68eCt 
• Criminal bar chief calls £4m Crown Office budget cut 'absolutely astonishing' - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/rEj36VcNlD 
• Court of Session uses nobile officium to recognise English High Court orders due to ‘lacuna’ in legislation - Scotti…https://t.co/k01zHBKkAo
• New photo compilation captures advocates at court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/jWRSbYsKgK 
• Blog: Tenant amnesty or confusion? - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/gXeJBdbAFE 
• Tanveer Ahmed loses appeal against ‘excessive’ sentence for murder of Assad Shah - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/Xsehq0wsMh 
• Criminal Law Masterclass early bird ends soon! - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fErUA5xjrt 
• Davidson Chalmers partner becomes first Scots lawyer to gain chartered membership of CIWM - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/4zKehYMXIW 
• Fords Daly Legal celebrates living wage commitment - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/HUTmfhw0X3 
• Independence campers ordered to pay £105,000 in legal bills - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/h8lzycyMp5 
• Air weapons licence deadline comes into effect this month - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/C4S8fNrlOU 
• ASAM CEO John Brett sets sights on top spot in Scottish market - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/kN4iYJTqs8
• Anderson Strathern negotiating deal to enter Aberdeen - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/z3lw4EdpFo
• Ethiopian girl band funding 'under review' by UK https://t.co/RJcTL8Pb6l 
• Katie Hopkins apologises to family over al-Qaeda claims https://t.co/PHhaeayBCK 
• Christine Lagarde: IMF chief convicted over payout #FRANCE https://t.co/ZyuGrZeHrX
• Why the bikini photographs of Princess Beatrice fell foul of Ipso https://t.co/xnyXCYqjdE
• Mail Online pays out £150k to Muslim family over Katie Hopkins column https://t.co/7Mq59H4yvO 
• Dhaka's Dickensian workhouses should shame us all #BANGLADESH https://t.co/4nEpMAvpKV
• Donald Trump will violate the #US constitution on inauguration day https://t.co/IEv6vWylY9 
• #Indian police torturing suspects, says HRW deaths in custody report https://t.co/OLkSVnTs5x 
• #France plans internet ombudsman to safeguard free speech https://t.co/cMLaRITLmK
• #Italian prosecutors: wrong man may have been arrested in smuggling case https://t.co/6Wyyxy7mnq 
• The Guardian view on the Birmingham prison riot: a call for action | Editorial https://t.co/GbBXp7eW1g 
• Hull prison 'on brink of riot' after transfer of inmates from Birmingham https://t.co/3G171TYUv2 
• The perils of mixing faith and healing https://t.co/DyuSdYSmBt 
• Thousands left homeless by shortage of legal aid lawyers, say charities https://t.co/5FBGMOXCzs 
• Q&A: What is the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme? https://t.co/JRUVfUvxXP 
• Jediism not a religion Charity Commission rules #maytheforcebewithyou https://t.co/XU9FgYZQP0
• Gig-goers must get resold ticket warning, says CMA https://t.co/7OudV6S0Z8 
• RHI scandal: Arlene Foster faces no-confidence vote https://t.co/ZvsD5vc51C
• Man admits double murder of Cardiff Matalan shop workers https://t.co/T1MaKu5fIP
• Trump presidency expected to be certified by US electoral college https://t.co/M67fic6daz
• Fifa fines England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland over poppies https://t.co/o2TQOUlWq1 https://t.co/gY3xRFXDL2
• Fifa fines England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland over poppies https://t.co/o2TQOUlWq1 
• 101-year-old Ralph Clarke jailed for child sex offences https://t.co/qyt6IKXUzM
• Aleppo evacuation: Orphans among thousands to leave #Syria city https://t.co/Qix0BJZ1xH 
• Talks to be held over British Airways cabin crew strike https://t.co/ybCQraVTvW 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/U93Nt8bBir
• How warring divorcees could face travel bans https://t.co/muEJLugFQD 
• Post-Brexit deals 'not at price of EU free trade ties' https://t.co/Te4CVNfbPE 
• Prisoner numbers 'must be cut to prevent further violence' https://t.co/wh0cK2fiQh