13th January - Law News

1114th 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 City bias among the solicitors who sit on the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has been maintained with the appointment of two new members. They are Elaine Williams, former deputy group company secretary at HSBC and previously a partner at magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and David Willis, ex-joint chief executive of top 10 City firm Herbert Smith Freehills. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Saturday Law Interview: Bevan Brittan Commercial Dispute Resolution Partner Iain Miller on SRA LSB QASA and the future of the law firm http://t.co/hwewyX7hIU
• Two new appointments to the SRA Board - Elaine Williams & David Willis https://t.co/FWjqydTZ8L
• Cheltenham man admits growing cannabis after being told he cannot change solicitors at public cost https://t.co/PeCm77HneH 
• Solicitor criticises man’s jail sentence after Shropshire court's interpreters problem https://t.co/62ehxgP7o2 
• Number of key developments looming in 2015 in employment law. It looks like a busy year ahead http://t.co/wXT1rewNnf
• Is Dominic Grieve the best justice secretary austerity Britain never had? | Law Gazette http://t.co/JcKLOdDaDo
• After Paris: Cameron meets to discuss UK terror law https://t.co/6SNqqdG3gr 
• Abortion law: any change poses significant risks http://t.co/r3M0cQqAeE 
• UK Must Alter Terror Law to Protect Rights, Panel Says https://t.co/KdlUSXsUpx 
• Mars (food manufacturer) seeks legal adviser for its life sciences division #US https://t.co/rtXeEJ6H0N
• Prairie provinces pondering overhaul to delivery of legal services #CANADA https://t.co/J37oIFpPE9
• Prairie provinces pondering overhaul to delivery of legal services #CANADA http://t.co/BVpCsyKSiR 
• Fog of Legal Bills Seen Lifting at #US Banks as Revenue Rises https://t.co/QS0kPPBIgY 
• Judge to finally rule in bitter legal dispute between Martin Luther King Jr's sons and daughter #US http://t.co/cjUBZrVlIL 
• Should members of the bar who haven’t been practising law for some time be eligible to join the bench #CANADA https://t.co/QQLapq4Yw1 
• Benedict Cumberbatch considered career as barrister before acting https://t.co/mw3dyNY1PF 
• Legal aid application process ‘functions as a barrier to access,’ agrees the President https://t.co/OE5pf8jPEt
• Google v. Oracle: Supreme Court asks feds' opinion in copyright fight #US https://t.co/XRhEWSR4Oo
• Legal aid row as lawyers advised to lend to their clients to cover their own fees in Scotland http://t.co/qKPLqY7zTM
• Derby solicitors Moody and Woolley sees 300pc increase in couples wanting a divorce http://t.co/jSzz6EscjP 
• Solicitor: Man cited wife's smelly feet as grounds for divorce as separations soar in January http://t.co/cChlhyLAXc 
• Switching tack, prosecutors seek to ban James Risen from testifying in CIA trial #US http://t.co/DkKYnztgqa 
• Ten Democratic senators vote with Republicans for Keystone XL pipeline #US http://t.co/7SzfcnDGBo
• Northern Ireland ban on recognising gay marriage faces legal challenge http://t.co/SdxcfBWRow 
• Feltham young offenders’ home ‘rife with gang violence’ http://t.co/nxAesoYVAq 
• Jewish fears for safety in wake of Paris attacks #FRANCE http://t.co/7D5evdyEih 
• Chilcot Iraq report should be published before election, say MPs http://t.co/a0YaAHF7eP 
• AirAsia cockpit voice recorder found - Indonesian officials http://t.co/INC2k7Wrpv 
• Nick Clegg in 'snoopers' charter' attack http://t.co/Jw1T4cKabM
• Feltham Young Offenders: Watchdog's violence warning http://t.co/MPMgZwX7vF
• Former president Mubarak fraud conviction overturned by a court in #EGYPT http://t.co/O9CcfgKDdx 
• UK inflation rate falls to 0.5% in December http://t.co/BUtahNEiAK 
• Defiant Charlie Hebdo depicts Prophet Muhammad on cover http://t.co/IE1oTiiC6l
• In-house Interview: Cancer Research Technology’s Andrew Waldron - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/VAuUOwdze2 
• Why this is the year to push the rule of law, not the rule of power | The Lawyer http://t.co/eIhTV1fs8A 
• Shailesh Vara MP: Make the Magna Carta celebrations a springboard to a stronger legal market | The Lawyer http://t.co/eMoliEu6ln 
• The Lawyer Southeast Asia Elite 2015: the executive summary | The Lawyer http://t.co/Iqfm1nXEwd
• From In-House Counsel to Business Partner Conference: What the speakers said | The Lawyer http://t.co/V3qF1sBwGK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro ups the ante on European alliance with joint branding | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z9bAKax57o 
• RBS deputy GC Collins promoted to top job as Campbell steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/aoLNGylx2v 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons partners told to get involved as Hoyland kicks off business plan review | The Lawyer http://t.co/FrWlcjf0s3
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Economic malaise has been fuelling anti-immigrant sentiment across #ITALY http://t.co/4sq0EyraJP
• Army courts to try #PAKISTAN terror suspects http://t.co/mdcqhCoDSr
• Prisons again singled out as breeding grounds for extremism #FRANCE http://t.co/bJsK53GKlw 
• Calls to close America's Guantanamo prison seem to be falling on deaf ears #US http://t.co/wADyhj0x3L 
• Police agency says deposed president now living in Russia wanted for funds misappropriation & embezzlement #UKRAINE http://t.co/OhIPUvx9Vy 
• Printers' ABS targets fixed-fee advice for SMEs | Legal Futures http://t.co/KaVTnVmSVd 
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister Tariq Rehman banned from public access work | Legal Futures http://t.co/nta7cnxPHo
• Freedom of expression won't be stymied by terror http://t.co/B3gx2qOLi4 
• Angry students who claim they are owed up to €500K by private college hold vigil #IRELAND http://t.co/dpi12z1f6k
• Gullgate: 'Sweet-stealing seagulls’ at Department of Health to have wings clipped by pest control #IRELAND http://t.co/S6uGnymgEh
• Up to 3 million copies of new Charlie Hebdo edition to carry cartoon of Prophet Mohammad http://t.co/YF92HzuBL0 
• Quindell on the up with hedge fund investment and heavyweight appointments | Legal Futures http://t.co/L92X4GHE8C 
• Websites closed in battle against illegal trade in medicines https://t.co/DY92QJYmv1
• Complete land banking scam wound up in the High Court https://t.co/tI1INNVSCJ 
• New fund to help councils crack down on unauthorised development https://t.co/5sBrvotR5s 
• TSol is recruiting commercial lawyers https://t.co/OGCJ2oqNYq 
• New regulations prevent police officers retiring or resigning to avoid dismissal https://t.co/7fJZn6cYXG
• Foreign Secretary speech at the Magna Carta's 800th anniversary dinner https://t.co/sjBD47QnoR 
• Driver dies after 100mph car chase with gunmen on mopeds ends with fireball crash http://t.co/BupoeFzdMk 
• Teenage sexual sadist Lewis Daynes had been arrested years before he killed schoolboy http://t.co/L531XScnED 
• Activists report G4S to police over its 'illegal' work at Guantanamo http://t.co/uzXii1qJ19 
• Gary Glitter flanked by bodyguards as he arrives in court http://t.co/q6YCKs5u5G 
• Sham marriage stopped after groom uses iPhone translate function to talk to 'fiancee' http://t.co/8diZyS6FAB 
• Breck Bednar murder: police were investigating Lewis Daynes over sex attack on another boy http://t.co/hyILLBQeJB 
• Teenage knifeman Lewis Daynes calmly calls 999 after murder http://t.co/3A9pF4NZy1 
• Breck Bednar's mother: Incompetence in child protection is unacceptable http://t.co/9NlqG9eR5n
• Judge left anonymous in family court case is named http://t.co/YeA5qgLY86 
• Obamacare appeal among cases supreme court declines to take up #US http://t.co/oCJyxVkj3m 
• Delivering value through the light technology for law firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/tWDeBWWiTx 
• Non-EU employers warned over EU litigation risk | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/uoG8MEqX66 
• Rockwell Olivier sees Perth office go into administration | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/61kCXC4apu 
• Charlie Hedbo lawyer announces more Muhammad cartoons | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hVIPTRwlEe 
• Kennedys launches in Scotland | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4S8n0WqtY6 
• Dershowitz accuser linked to jailed Florida lawyer | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/G7l7wlCMCw 
• Reed Smith launches corporate practice in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/7JWcFlRftw 
• Locke Lord goes live with 1,000 lawyers in 23 cities | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/woSUFziciW 
• Cooley prepares for 50-lawyer London launch | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/AOdPD663gh 
• What new snooping powers do PM and MI5 want – and what are the concerns? http://t.co/A1K8zQdSTs
• Atlanta mayor accused of religious bias after dismissing fire chief over book #US http://t.co/pWnF4vouMp 
• South Dakota same-sex marriage ban struck down by federal judge #US http://t.co/9td0m1uOhE 
• Barack Obama calls for stronger data privacy laws #US http://t.co/uG0gS4Hv33 
• Police called to 'body in water' in River Taff, Cardiff http://t.co/5H95MD8ATZ
• Sham marriage: Five jailed after Newtownards 'wedding' stopped http://t.co/uEBDSiJdZI 
• Gamekeeper George Mutch jailed for killing rare bird http://t.co/EBYjZPWMfO 
• Chessington fined £150k after girl injured in fall http://t.co/KhjnlCPsju 
• Rotherham's three Labour MPs to sue UKIP MEP for slander http://t.co/QZeBN3jI9C
• David Cameron says new online data laws needed http://t.co/vtKyfKiiMk
• East of England Ambulance 999 downgrade period saw 57 patients die http://t.co/fsG6D0A70S 
• Terror plans 'threaten academic freedom' http://t.co/ZYTR0Ha9C5 
• Prince of Wales pub sent gas bill for 'Prince Charles' http://t.co/uI9KPopFke 
• Who goes to German Pegida 'anti-Islamisation' rallies? #GERMANY http://t.co/EyiIP7lt5b 
• Breck Bednar murder: Lewis Daynes sentenced to life in prison http://t.co/QkxRdT3PuH 
• Paris suspect Hayat Boumeddiene 'caught on Turkey CCTV' http://t.co/10zj9V8UjV 
• #US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group http://t.co/2Z6GQeNkl5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys follows through on promise of Scottish insurance launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hm2Mhlgk21 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith launches Singapore corporate practice with Stephenson Harwood hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/aFO3Qubajd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley CEO Joe Conroy on London: "We put our money where our mouth is" | The Lawyer http://t.co/8Ak8HMLkTO 
• Officer at privately run prison ‘was drunk at work on Christmas Day’ http://t.co/wTSk2yOyVM 
• Beating your partner is a crime, not an illness http://t.co/4nN7VhUW0o
• Police face new ethical dilemma in increasingly digital world | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/fHvG32qh8K 
• $27k fine or 3 years behind bars for 'selfie-stick'? #SOUTHKOREA http://t.co/x2mSccNGKI 
• Travel-ban plans for people suspected of terrorism abroad need more scrutiny | Law Gazette http://t.co/DIwQyDdS1g
• Winners and losers from foreign students studying in UK http://t.co/5KGF3AiAHg 
• Hitler’s henchman: From Nazi soldier to Irish farmer #IRELAND http://t.co/kLwixLo2Az 
• ‘Crocodile poison’ beer kills nearly 70 at funeral in #MOZAMBIQUE http://t.co/yg1s9XbeBY

12th January - Law News

1113th 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: Barristers’ regulator, the Bar Standards Board (BSB), has opened its doors to applications from those wishing to set up lawyer-owned and managed businesses (or entities) providing reserved legal activities. Barristers and other advocates can apply to form companies, become a partnership or set up an LLP without changing regulators. The BSB will begin authorising applications in April. Joining or forming an entity appeals most strongly to criminal and family barristers, and least strongly to those working in commercial and chancery, and international or EU practice, according to Bar Council and BSB research published last summer (Barristers’ Working Lives, a second biennial study of the Bar). Interest focused most strongly on barrister-only entities. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations

• BPTC application deadline extended as website goes down on deadline day https://t.co/VcArlCTedS 
• BBC throws jobless LPC students a training contract lifeline https://t.co/2jjl9kGYDB 
• Latham & Watkins becomes latest firm to ‘northshore’ with Manchester support office https://t.co/AnDu2cGK3w 
• 2 Temple Gardens muscles to top of pupillage pay table https://t.co/wCucIfHDKH 
• Law firms ditch training contracts in favour of ‘periods of recognised training’ https://t.co/YQbMh0vRrU
• Law firm faces tirade of Twitter abuse for standing by Oldham as Ched Evans saga rumbles on https://t.co/H7WmJAxcLU 
• Legal profession first — 2 Hare Court barrister reads telly weather https://t.co/mT47uUAOsd 
• 8 vac scheme application form hacks https://t.co/S525NcSiSv 
• Got a deep macho voice? Best not to become a court advocate, say researchers https://t.co/IDg6yrG4ly 
• Lawyer appears in bizarre firm advert with foul-mouthed sex doll https://t.co/IvWTXb2YRY 
• Why the cab rank rule is history https://t.co/zIrIdE2vI9 
• David Cameron warns of 'legacy of debt' http://t.co/dWXwu71fu2 
• Apology for 'Muslim Birmingham' #FoxNews claim http://t.co/RKjHPdjMYA 
• State pension: 'Only 45%' to get full new payout http://t.co/CJyywN7saG 
• Paris attacks: #FRANCE to deploy 10,000 troops http://t.co/935P0jd25b 
• Quindell appoints new team as sale talks continue | Law Gazette http://t.co/63hpp0WLyS 
• Duty contracts: what firms need to know | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hu3cGFz8hr
• ‘Native’ Silicon Valley firm heads to London | Law Gazette http://t.co/8KMGUCJkTi
• Judge allows newer 'perversion' files in Boy Scout sex case #US http://t.co/ddGI9lwZ8y 
• Solicitor and legal assistant who lost jobs when leading firm in Leamington went into administration gets payback http://t.co/bRT4K9OJlR 
• MP David Davies' misunderstanding of the Human Rights Act & Paris shooting: A short response from a law professor http://t.co/BdbYJQzfSX 
• Peers seek to limit law on assisted dying http://t.co/CPp6U5wcKt
• European human rights commissioner attacks #RUSSIA law banning transgender drivers http://t.co/uXz8PLxzbU 
• Key sector strikes would need 40 per cent backing under new Tory plans http://t.co/Riq2oLXjJI 
• Justin Bieber threatens legal action over 'unairbrushed' pictures #US https://t.co/CQmoaptewi https://t.co/k1IGWG8zSc 
• Textbook price-comparison software goes viral after legal threat #US https://t.co/k1IGWG8zSc 
• 30 years later, 'Back To The Future' car in legal battle https://t.co/QuAsfJyVTA 
• A legal kind of love: Gay couple ties knot #US https://t.co/jXcXTgWwFs 
• Will Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas gay marriage bans survive legal challenge? #US https://t.co/xiqgwlSDnp
• Drones and Targeted Killing: The Legal, Moral and Political Ramifications of Unmanned Aerial Warfare https://t.co/XTd02EUQK0 
• Legal challenge shows rocky path to ECB money - printing https://t.co/14Nuer6xBJ
• Scotland Yard urged to probe Prince Andrew's bodyguards over sex scandal http://t.co/epf9DBHw80 
• Muslim drag queens: 'They don't respect us ... they think we're insects' – video http://t.co/WApsHR2bNX 
• An insult to all the children who die in custody http://t.co/9mHazQt3Mr 
• Anti-terror bill a threat to academic freedom, MPs tell Theresa May http://t.co/RA7Cf9UBrX 
• Five ways to achieve climate justice http://t.co/pYM3PWPX92 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bircham Dyson Bell keeps emphasis on private wealth with Pinsents hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/E53156oGk1 
• Facebook calls on Vodafone's privacy chief Deadman for new role | The Lawyer http://t.co/d0dwekIjjT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Locke Lord and Edwards Wildman complete $675m merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/09vHtsoRHk 
• The Lawyer European Awards shortlist is revealed as entries reach record level | The Lawyer http://t.co/USWLc8lBpr
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy, Bakers and Clifford Chance best placed for fantastic opportunity in ASEAN | The Lawyer http://t.co/N6nc6BoP3c
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/MYU8Wmvzig
• A Ban On Hoodies Would Just Lead To More Police Harassment http://t.co/xKI7tpyWqh 
• 'Birmingham is all Muslim and non-Muslims aren't allowed in', reports Rupert Murdoch owned FOX News #US http://t.co/EfkPi12nge 
• Financial Fair Play helping to cure European football’s budgetary incontinence – more work for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/Aeifi5Vl1g 
• City solicitor appointed commissioner | Law Gazette http://t.co/LmZEfqsntm 
• New Law Society chief Catherine Dixon starts job | Law Gazette http://t.co/rXIc7f56KQ 
• British rights bill pushed back | Law Gazette http://t.co/aXlpxbzJQ7 
• Solicitor warning over legal aid disputes | Law Gazette http://t.co/IKvXAkufvE 
• M&A returns to pre-crisis levels | Law Gazette http://t.co/Jfl8EQXQki 
• Adapt or die, law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/zQibh0axfV 
• Tribute to ‘shop front’ solicitor pioneer Kasturi Kalra | Law Gazette http://t.co/FhVPxWm20B 
• US moves to liberalise are ‘just the beginning’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/B1tooca29X 
• New appointments maintain City bias among solicitors on SRA board | Legal Futures http://t.co/08sB58ctU3
• Fast-growing Midlands firm becomes ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/ydmxaORwRA 
• A good week for Quindell at last as shares soar on back of hedge fund investment | Legal Futures http://t.co/CVxsn3UHJ0
• #CUBA releases dozens of opposition activists https://t.co/nIGWcRhO13
• Child marriage in #IVORYCOAST http://t.co/lFrqByDrA8 
• Man arrested after woman killed while walking along M25 http://t.co/zIxHW80Brf 
• Give Ofgem new powers on energy bills - Ed Miliband http://t.co/XZKlBKqnkJ 
• "Seeing the law firm as a brand?" https://t.co/vlBunA9eYa

11th January - Law News

1112nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Today's Saturday Law Interview features Iain Millar, partner at Bevan Brittan and a Commercial Dispute Resolution lawyer talking about the impact of QASA and ABS.

Saturday Conversations

• Norway's Christians didn't have to apologise for Anders Breivik, and it's the same for Muslims now #jesuischarlie http://t.co/nWmdUsEuJf 
• Ellen Page has this to say about giving an MBE to a man who blames Aids on gay people http://t.co/Y0JMB2sQTr 
• Morrissey heaps praise on bull for goring 'serial killer' matador http://t.co/GBWkGKxf38 
• Paris shootings: Young Muslim man hailed a 'hero' for hiding hostages in Jewish supermarket's walk-in refrigerator http://t.co/jM9tRDlntK 
• Jeffrey Epstein profile: How did Prince Andrew’s college-dropout friend become an island-owning billionaire? http://t.co/fJbShslQSL
• Ruby Rose: Meet the model-turned-actress inspiring LGBT and youth mental health activists across #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/xXB397YDMW 
• Everyone had changed their profile to #JeSuisCharlie but were more interested in #ChedEvans http://t.co/nELYZUxX9X 
• Murderers, like the Paris terrorists, are drawn to a toxic identity which equates masculinity with violence http://t.co/XlphfhjaIf 
• Paris attacks: No, Mr Murdoch. I am not responsible http://t.co/pQYSR9E4Ce 
• Rupert Murdoch claims Muslims must 'recognise and destroy growing jihadist cancer' or 'be held responsible' http://t.co/2S02TtBBBc
• ‘Milestone tax breaks’ idea for married couples who stay together longer http://t.co/H2dIz5kUmD
• Abu Hamza had the same rights as anybody else. That shows the strength of our society http://t.co/rpac3B6et3 
• Col Tim Collins: We can learn from the deadly tactics of France’s elite police? http://t.co/2wWopl9IjQ 
• Policing in 2014: Annus Horribilis? | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/cPflDByCBF
• Undocumented migrants and the enforcement of employment rights: assessing recent developments | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/Dw6PGNJC6K
• How to make family hearings fair | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/nZpo1YeYeZ 
• Monitoring of sex offenders by home visits does not breach human rights - Court of Appeal | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/8KdCEZNUEi
• We are not all Charlie Hebdo, but we are all afraid | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/M46BxZSGSh 
• Paris attacks show need to scrap Human Rights Act, says Tory MP with no understanding of the Human Rights Act http://t.co/XUKROtWZuO 
• A worrying new anti-terror law is sneaking through Parliament | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZH2qBZdBZ7
• Former leader tried to stay in office after losing election, spokesman for new President Sirisena says #SRILANKA http://t.co/iXQss6TzEy 
• Hamburger Morgenpost targeted in arson attack after reprinting French magazine Charlie Hebdo cartoons #GERMANY http://t.co/z64j9Btgmq 
• Dozens of world leaders to attend rally in Paris to honour 17 people who perished #FRANCE http://t.co/hYwRYr6lkS 
• New president of #SRILANKA promises ‘no more abductions, no more censorship’ http://t.co/isR2F37h78 
• Ched Evans faces 14 months out of football over pending legal challenge http://t.co/LlAE6VVF4J
• Seems there’s one law for Roman Polanski. Another for Ched Evans http://t.co/cMz0Vn35cv 
• Timpson offering free drycleaning for jobseekers http://t.co/iGURUjvXYR 
• Oil turmoil amid Scotland's big players http://t.co/Wes9PwNioo
• Air pollution in Scotland 'creating public health crisis' http://t.co/hqdOD7atKL
• Labour's Miliband calls for Living Standards Index to track finances http://t.co/XZKlBKqnkJ 
• Sydney siege: Victim was 'hit by police bullet' #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/m8SaUokPPX 
• Woman killed while walking along M25, say police http://t.co/zIxHW80Brf 
• A Point of View: How can anyone make sense of the Charlie Hebdo killings? http://t.co/aziHKJGTXa 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Music and sports figures press for ticket resale reform http://t.co/je6vQ4U5aQ 
• Randalstown murder: Six held over death of businessman http://t.co/4RirGbgfNK

10th January - Law News

1111st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


Today's Saturday Law Interview features Iain Millar, partner at Bevan Brittan and a Commercial Dispute Resolution lawyer talking about the impact of QASA and ABS.

Saturday Conversations

• How much damage has Evans saga done? http://t.co/o5DzzoOkY9 
• How to get what you want: top negotiators on the tricks of their trade http://t.co/zE7D8Z2kpt 
• Ageing-tech expert sought by DWP http://t.co/FRSCU9Rbms
• Sony boss: 'No playbook' for dealing with hack attack http://t.co/Rnm1oq9W2y 
• Conservatives pledge public sector strike curbs http://t.co/r5YABUrUSG
• Legal aid lawyers win injunction | New Law Journal: https://t.co/wrkjYMKV3V
• Philosophy rather than judicial precedent may produce best answers to social policy issues | New Law Journal: https://t.co/6AKVq2vEH6 
• SRA makes data available for comparison websites | New Law Journal: https://t.co/ON3WloB04g
• Citizens Advice survey shows tribunal fees deter claims | New Law Journal: https://t.co/A1Tp6pNXx6 
• Practice directions in the family law courts need to be made more easily understandable | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kMkwoartg5 
• Regulators will continue to behave “increasingly aggressively” in 2015 | New Law Journal: https://t.co/jU4z7WKUb6 
• Baroness Deech calls for divorce reform to stop women claiming an unfair share | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9LAsWPxL7y 
• A decade of Freedom of Information | New Law Journal: https://t.co/Oxiyf336A8 
• BSB opens applications for lawyer-owned & managed businesses | New Law Journal: https://t.co/TzADlC4Ulg 
• Excessive workloads & disciplinary issues were most common causes of stress cited by lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/SDsLl6DFOT 
• Will Singapore steal London’s commercial crown? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/7mdRaCcW0F
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Petraeus case: 'Charges recommended' for ex-CIA boss http://t.co/o0zFtNnqhl
• Teenager dies after stabbing in Wood Green http://t.co/YO4UILydt6 
• Charlie Hebdo attack: #FRANCE police hunt accomplices http://t.co/vLxnvvZDjD
• The fatwa against Salman Rushdie failed, and so will the extremists who killed in Paris http://t.co/7XePoqUxh7 
• Not all Muslims agree on what is offensive. And we must make that clearer http://t.co/gImfwOMJgJ 
• Ched Evans' apology was far too late. If he really means it, he should go and do some voluntary work http://t.co/WBl6R5rR6Q 
• Bullying teaching assistant sentenced to 12-month community services http://t.co/kWTFFCD4FG
• Cruise ship worker raped passenger in her cabin and tried to throw her overboard http://t.co/KYWPyMCOh2 
• Charlie Hebdo attacks: A complex network of dissidents stretches from Algeria to Finsbury Park http://t.co/VROyPybp5f 
• Woman claimed she had terminal cancer to fund dream wedding is spared jail http://t.co/mEi7H5Ywg2 
• Jilted husband beat double amputee soldier he caught in bed with his wife http://t.co/1uHXB2EX3W 
• Cash point fraudsters use iPod nano to steal PINs http://t.co/ltEJk24W30
• Mother of 11-year-old 'crime wave' boy defends her son and says he was 'led astray' http://t.co/F9zGoPk4hC 
• Abu Hamza trial: Britain's failure to prosecute extremist made us look 'weak', says senior diplomat http://t.co/sXQcJBvNDK
• Abu Hamza trial: Finsbury Park mosque informant Reda Hassaine sees his enemy jailed http://t.co/xiE7EoR4rY 
• Hundreds of police fail fitness tests http://t.co/5TANM5J0PW 
• US supreme court takes no action on gay marriage cases for now #US http://t.co/3UcShRD18H
• Latham to open European services office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/zkab5tngiX 
• Freshfields partner becomes Cayman Islands judge | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/qVUPadeLGC 
• Blank Rome raids Duane Morris and Reed Smith to open office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ubEFHihEGs 
• New York traffic lawyers hit by slump in arrests | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/oMIEuCZlAz 
• Law market deteriorates for Australian graduates | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/fBicaP17WD 
• Lawyers to BlackBerry set up litigation boutique | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Zs8WiDwX7P 
• Weil leads US-dominated list of world's top M&A advisers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/0MVe0OtM6C 
• Star Parisian lawyer acts for Charlie Hebdo | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ra9tkuIHvZ 
• Gloucester hospital killer Ryan Matthews given whole life order http://t.co/iEHv4tbkTL 
• BBC submits Cliff Richard police raid story for award http://t.co/6NALgsgULp 
• Radical cleric Abu Hamza jailed for life by #US court http://t.co/fnXWLY3R7a 
• Manchester City admit foorballer Frank Lampard never signed two-year deal with NYCFC http://t.co/jaPw8Qos9h 
• Transgender people in #RUSSIA banned from driving, says legal amendment http://t.co/N3uvCwagqI 
• Nebraska court approves controversial Keystone XL pipeline route #US http://t.co/rmIEo8pvmY 
• British businessman Krishna Maharaj denied retrial for 1986 Florida murders #US http://t.co/N61CqRqJhj 
• Riverview Law invests in artificial intelligence research | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/83rgikdOmx 
• Artificial intelligence to change the future of legal work | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/wBwddGAMbE 
• Maintaining the public’s confidence is paramount, says new CILEx chief | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/trh891WGIU
• Experts using ‘off the shelf data’ to be challenged by courts | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Dlm4N4I69v 
• Sale of e-cigarettes must be restricted, says government | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/6Fu76s1X2e 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Debevoise, Skadden & Slaughters take key roles on XL Group’s $4.2bn acquisition of Catlin | The Lawyer http://t.co/UD0SrPT2GD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case picks up DX mandate on acquisition of City Link assets | The Lawyer http://t.co/4eQqv3xr6C 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Greenberg Traurig picks up trio of hires from DLA and White & Case for Tokyo launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/ruYYdjuvKM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley set to launch 50-lawyer London office with raid on Edwards Wildman and MoFo | The Lawyer http://t.co/xgfjXaHVLo 
• Pitfalls and perils of Court proceedings, by Elizabeth Marsh https://t.co/tEtsBTfdav

9th January - Law News

1110th 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 people is considering separating from a partner after getting to the end of a Christmas period truce, according to UK law firm Irwin Mitchell. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations

• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper wins Heineken principal adviser mandate | The Lawyer http://t.co/6w4mWYcgGv 
• Barclays Capital general counsel Judith Shepherd to step down | The Lawyer http://t.co/5UHGYdN7Li 
• Muslim leaders say there is no justification for violence as a response to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad http://t.co/br2dsIinTS 
• Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra defends rice subsidy scheme for the poor at impeachment #THAILAND http://t.co/RcvI67oKP0 
• Muslims in the news only when they're behind the gun http://t.co/IlkfADDzlD 
• Where Afghan law fails women: loophole in bill known as The Elimination of Violence Against Women Law #AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/hgtZSRjKeQ
• Islamic civilisation is in Europe's DNA: #FRANCE must cherish its multicultural experiment http://t.co/310okz76gm 
• Justice Department seeks to undo thousands of old sentences #US http://t.co/BGzugsiBkt 
• When cartoons upset the 'wrong people' http://t.co/Vj43bgm6Pj 
• Torture and death for Uzbek Muslims in jail #UZBEKISTAN http://t.co/EuGrcW3qD3 
• Poor clients pay just to apply for a public defender: ee hike in New Jersey's largest municipal court #US http://t.co/Btfmo6vdoN
• Who wins, who loses as oil prices plummet? http://t.co/OQSkHJIyXC 
• Indians and Pakistanis make peace overseas http://t.co/dxaIzYy7NA 
• Bill Cosby faces rape heckle in #CANADA http://t.co/OTPmuF9XTa 
• 808 State DJ Darren Partington jailed for drug dealing http://t.co/eoTYSXi16s 
• Music giant Universal is taking firms that create mixtapes for US prisoners to court over copyright issues #US http://t.co/8bDiBVs0Ca 
• Netflix: VPN crackdown claims 'false', says executive http://t.co/jlKtHpT7sy 
• Payday lender Money Shop could close 200 stores in restructure http://t.co/FQTxW6EhQt 
• Charlie Hebdo: Could Paris attack happen in London? http://t.co/bFSa7jPrZr 
• Paris attack highlights Europe's struggle with Islamism http://t.co/2H1WKrMoNS 
• Blogger Raif Badawi publicly flogged after being convicted of cybercrime & insulting Islam in #SAUDIARABIA http://t.co/t9VlnBi74p 
• Tackling the UK terror threat is 'national priority' http://t.co/eYLHYir47t 
• 68-year-old Oldham fan drives 90 miles to protest against Ched Evans deal http://t.co/Yu86jh4x59 
• Alan Dershowitz tried to discredit girl who accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape #US http://t.co/L3G9BH99Sl 
• Mary Robinson: international law is coming up short in its response to climate change http://t.co/IsAnuIMt8B
• Freshfields top UK firm in M&A rankings | Law Gazette http://t.co/cIunss7LN1 
• Firm boosts role of Labour ex-minister Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | Law Gazette http://t.co/vGgGbzWS5H
• Firm fined for failing to disclose tax avoidance | Law Gazette http://t.co/DblUigS2qd 
• Fascination of Czech law today: @martinkopa @TheLawMap http://t.co/lK1vvrN2B7
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Ched Evans: Gordon Taylor sorry for Hillsborough comparison http://t.co/eRk3SEgpAo 
• What the Ched Evans case tells us about justice in the age of new media | Law Gazette http://t.co/p22UpUPNKx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RadcliffesLeBrasseur relocates to the City after almost 100 years in Westminster | The Lawyer http://t.co/lwUxX09zOP
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis chair Jami McKeon: what really happened with Bingham | The Lawyer http://t.co/D6SsVFIk4j
• Workload and disciplinary problems top table for stressed lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/i3aCjIrzUG 
• Abu Dhabi’s proposed financial centre reveals its law plans #UAE http://t.co/2KRdwrhaHl 
• The hypocrites have jumped aboard the Magna Carta bandwagon http://t.co/3IkhdTFUE2 
• Slowing growth in UK construction market shows lack of capacity, not work, says expert http://t.co/bFHgu6t4HE 
• UK Skunkworks in Gravesend, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford and Sheerness prevented from selling legal highs https://t.co/wEdZFRWFfc 
• Pirate Party Claims it's Rewriting EU Copyright Law http://t.co/bE4nCPIvaj 
• Ched Evans: what would his critics have him do now? http://t.co/9UVI8VDYfV 
• BT worker claims £124k in false expenses to support mistress http://t.co/pO8mKW4W0K 
• Melvyn Bragg has bottled it on the Magna Carta, no mention of governments curbing our liberties http://t.co/27ZWZDE5tN
• Police officer rings woman to tell her of husband's sudden death http://t.co/a8n7nKOG7n 
• Widow, 92, 'robbed of £500k by carers' http://t.co/hoHyKHco43
• Town where boy of 11 is 'behind a fifth of all crime' http://t.co/uKwkZkSUPU 
• Bring Back Borstal, review: 'like playing dress-up' http://t.co/Ea4QlR3PIH 
• Quarter of Fortune 500 use Mitratech legal support tools | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Fvhsk071r6 
• Last Bingham partner in Hong Kong switches to Mayer Brown | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CxAGkcOlxn
• Cleary partner hailed by Financial Times on government debt | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/DUBtv2lxVB 
• Workplace litigation boom predicted as plaintiff lawyers change focus | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/37KEzrPUnF 
• Belfast services centre helps A&O cut staff costs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SycF44Grvy 
• Indian Supreme Court to hear foreign law firms case next month | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4MaTJ7uGfM 
• Dershowitz sued for defamation by sex case lawyers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QNUSQPXLHZ 
• Small deals dominate US law firm mergers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OP0WmFUa6P 
• #RUSSIA has listed transsexual and transgender people among those who will no longer qualify for driving licences http://t.co/HpNLwplx9q 
• Parole Board Litigation Strategy: for legal practitioners https://t.co/xvD94wUCo7

8th January - Law News

1109th 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: ‘Divorce capital of the world’ to miss out on its own centralised divorce centre. Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk will be the most likely venue for a divorce centre for London and the South East, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has revealed. The MoJ provided the information concerning the centralisation of divorce processing in England and Wales in response to a Freedom of Information Request (FoI) from a Berkshire family law firm. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations

• European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts as part of transparency initiative https://t.co/8j7nHLZ0sY 
• Price of Legal Pot Plunges 40% in Washington as Shortages Ease #US https://t.co/uDmnIbh8wJ 
• Parents’ legal aid wait to fight enforced adoption of son inhumane, says judge http://t.co/FEsQvLCUCd 
• Northern Ireland Pupil settles school hairstyle legal action http://t.co/4IeO59hGT1 
• Barrister & former MP Sir Ivan Lawrence on why he went up against Justice Secretary & the duties of a defence lawyer http://t.co/lIig2GsRXD 
• Calgary lawyer sanctioned for brandishing axe, fist fight with rival barrister #CANADA https://t.co/XeZxJabTxd
• First trader to face jury trial in Libor case parts with barrister http://t.co/75xOajnFkk
• Yale Howarth inquest: Pupil found dead after sex comments http://t.co/uvap2JnnpB
• Greens are 'not a major party', suggests Ofcom http://t.co/rzg9if7YdB 
• Paris shooting: Nick Clegg 'dismayed' at Farage comments of "gross policy of multiculturalism" http://t.co/JkVOYAHuMA 
• David Cameron will refuse TV debates if Greens excluded http://t.co/q2Y9ZbYHMj 
• Convicted rapist and footballer Ched Evans issues apology http://t.co/oTsQUaDGBI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham jumps on northshoring bandwagon with Manchester business services office | The Lawyer http://t.co/KblpHpUwDb 
• UK government failed to tell BP about kidnap threat before In Amenas attack http://t.co/NuMjSyTEGG 
• Legal support charity reports fall in cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/nMIMpX45ZJ 
• Date set for judicial review showdown | Law Gazette http://t.co/aBr8fNcarr
• European Lawyer moves: 8 January 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/mowJPkhKsJ 
• US online provider LegalZoom set to storm the UK with ABS licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/VBRgGy5Bwv 
• London scores nine out of 24 new partners in Reed Smith's 2015 promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/baVuL9epPO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers Smith advises as http://t.co/pwHHLo30Ze books IPO ticket | The Lawyer http://t.co/bE19KXrn0f 
• In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the Paris bar lives up to the tradition of Voltaire | Law Gazette http://t.co/ijeeeh86q4 
• Ched Evans and internet-age justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/SOyInKhK7S 
• Society warns of CMC compensation shortfall | Law Gazette http://t.co/fjKGNxYrLw
• #JesuisCharlie: In solidarily with freedom of expression - Charlie Hebdo and its place in French journalism http://tinyurl.com/3tvg5hq
• A growing social gulf in Paris has become evident in recent years #FRANCE http://t.co/lRErJomORC 
• Banksy's response to the Charlie Hebdo attack is striking. But it isn't by Banksy http://t.co/vMjEjPEcAc 
• British man arrested for murder in Portugal’s Algarve after partner's body found in concrete http://t.co/LzUkQJOphz
• Compulsory diversity measures proposed for Scots | Law Gazette http://t.co/nNiA3t6W8d 
• We need a new Magna Carta, fit for our modern democracy http://t.co/QsdYA7nAC3 
• Rape trials rise by 30% as courts fight to clear caseload http://t.co/OjV58zujtK
• Maine judge apologises for telling press they weren't allowed to report #US http://t.co/MFMi1SfiJt
• “Real appetite” for change as 18 barrister firms make contact with regulator | Legal Futures http://t.co/fneIr1nYRt 
• Grayling promises crackdown on criminal law referral fees | Legal Futures http://t.co/sBcLktT7Qg 
• HealthTrust Europe launches procurement for three year legal panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/N37HGaMlSV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares hires former Wragge & Co real estate chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/YzTO9NKSlz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil tops rankings as worldwide M&A activity reaches pre-crisis levels in 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/DNqkPdvpZZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Client views taken into account as CMS completes fit out of new Cannon Place HQ | The Lawyer http://t.co/tu4Rkko7O7
• Allen & Overy slashes £15m from staff costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/HjmgObQh1s 
• LegalZoom enters market with ABS licence | Law Gazette http://t.co/w2xHomhmgX 
• Newspaper review: 'Attack on freedom' http://t.co/zOu9NXFRPs
• Islamic State crisis: Religious police 'kidnapped' in #SYRIA http://t.co/NTf38Xmp7y
• More Bill Cosby accusers come forward #US http://t.co/GqoK27jSbW 
• Parents 'consider quitting work over childcare costs' http://t.co/Zfuu5IdshP 
• Tesco to close 43 stores despite better Christmas sales http://t.co/zWpwAU9WKj 
• Charlie Hebdo massacre: Arrests as #FRANCE hunts gunmen http://t.co/eZ6fYaIzwY 
• Woman dies after falling down escalator at Howells department store in Cardiff http://t.co/6vBh451cqh 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Two men arrested in missing Sameena Imam murder probe http://t.co/6iZFseqW1j 
• Sean Brown murder inquest: Coroner summons chief constable http://t.co/c07fo5BEwD
• Woman 'sets herself on fire' at Clydebank police station http://t.co/lKD9h15H6N 
• Andrea Gada's funeral delayed amid visa row http://t.co/3xSLJ7Hvwj 
• Ofsted 'positive discrimination' call http://t.co/QnRCnzTbzL 
• How #PAKISTAN feels about Imran Khan's new wife http://t.co/pp4SQeNmFn 
• Riot police called in during eight-hour siege over TV on 'too loud' http://t.co/pbD7v3KwaS 
• Job-seeker caught shoplifting after handing his CV in at supermarket http://t.co/TM6yyyqoxp 
• Police investigating solicitor's mystery death look at 65 people who might have wanted to harm him http://t.co/FQr6gPeGd7 
• Rape row: Men wrongly accused of rape mustn't have anonymity? http://t.co/vyf3M3BgVz 
• Is this the world's worst fake banknote? http://t.co/sydDNTRwtW
• Superman ecstasy pills: drugs expert says government failed to act on warning http://t.co/XgpOjL8szL 
• Top judge says family courts are 'neither compassionate nor even humane' http://t.co/uS8QC2nsig 
• Ched Evans: what would his critics have him do now? http://t.co/9UVI8VDYfV 
• Lord Chancellor’s ‘pitiful creature’ SARAH Bill survives latest attack | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/dAfkwffXQT 
• Two men arrested in missing Sameena Imam murder probe http://t.co/6iZFseqW1j
• London holds silent vigil in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo http://t.co/rbggF4zYYw
• CES 2015: Warning over data grabbed by smart gadgets http://t.co/pIrN3DnLtx 
• CES 2015: Deal reached on wireless charging http://t.co/ZEiwRWVC2V 
• Virginia considering mandatory reporting in wake of Rolling Stone rape article #US http://t.co/hFKabMthUd
• Canadian lawyers scent profit as medical marijuana industry prepares to go legit #CANADA http://t.co/lvIiRH15Ge
• Women shouldn't need special train cars to avoid harassers. Men need to leave women in peace http://t.co/anNUdyeRy4
• If secret grand juries lead to Ferguson-style justice, isn't it time to roll the cameras? #US http://t.co/T2Z13p2EBc 
• #Palestine to become member of International Criminal Court http://t.co/GvPEmC99sv 
• Do we need yet another ethical business ranking to improve performance? http://t.co/jnl2Aj0j4O 
• Several newspapers call in police over suspect packages in #SPAIN http://t.co/y571oUdCoG 
• US lawyer Alan Dershowitz sued for defamation in Prince Andrew sex abuse case http://t.co/8GtZUVbv7l 
• Oldham Athletic sponsors told deal is done with Ched Evans http://t.co/fooVSxpBp0

7th January - Law News

1108th 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: Thousands of complaints continue to be made every week in relation to payment protection insurance, with finance leaders warning the scandal will last for ‘years’, the agency responsible for handling complaints reported today. In its budget for the year ahead, the Financial Ombudsman Service says that it expects to resolve around 320,000 PPI cases in 2014/15 in what has been a ‘challenging year’. Banks and other financial institutions are paying compensation to people mis-sold the insurance to cover them in the event of being unable to work. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations

• Associate hire boosts mfg Solicitors' commercial property team http://t.co/MketZFeA5y
• Tayside solicitors Miller Hendry raise money in memory of Dundee solicitor Eileen Matthew http://t.co/VMY2oDubfV 
• King’s Lynn solicitor Eileanora Ni Charthaig goes back to the studio to help town charity http://t.co/nfUZEjb7wq 
• Freedom of Info at 10: Tony Blair's worst nightmare apart from Dr. Kelly coming back from the dead? https://t.co/ed8GAR8Nje 
• Comply with new transparency rules or face criminal penalties, expert warns UK oil and gas firms http://t.co/gxABan4J9D 
• Formal ring-fence compliance plans due from big UK banks this week http://t.co/L2FqGxmAHt 
• Concerns rise over #US anti-prison rape law's fate https://t.co/EkQmJ6lKhv 
• Fordham University Names Matthew Diller as New Law Dean #US https://t.co/lQbCXuMTUR 
• End well: this won't. European Copyright Society wants one EU law to rule 'em all http://t.co/MZE3miJpV1 
• UK law may request teachers to report ‘terrorist toddlers’ https://t.co/8K3X1veW32 
• UK local authority funds appoint law firms to national framework agreement http://t.co/Uz7EbNO4ek 
• No cellphones in cells, you slag! http://t.co/C6SEZPxAO4 moots prison mobe zap law http://t.co/xzMjJAXkBk 
• Internet legal developments to look out for in 2015 https://t.co/0HWlhmzMJo 
• Legal services procured by the Home Office from the Financial year 2009/10 to 2011/12 https://t.co/bzAnqlEqWG 
• #SINGAPORE Attorney General's speech on the opening of the legal year for 2015 https://t.co/B8g1dLDikM 
• Most Sensational Trial in Decades: Will It Be Political or Legal? #CHINA https://t.co/Ht1FxK643o 
• Tayside shop ‘unlikely’ to sell legal highs again http://t.co/LB4F10xZFa 
• Same-sex marriage to be legal in part of Florida on Monday, statewide Tuesday #US http://t.co/czPiaRleba 
• Doc Neeson Estate Seeks Lawyer To Take Down Accused Conman #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/V0flfiKqVq 
• Republican councillor Gary Donnelly avoids losing council seat for vandalism http://t.co/sZVEtULg6k 
• Deputy PM may kill counter-terror bill over ‘lack of judicial oversight’ https://t.co/UYobGbZGBQ 
• City barrister Andrew Wynne, who specialises in family law and court protection cases, has just two wardrobe choices http://t.co/0HFfeCRom3 
• Facebook and Twitter under pressure over extremists posts http://t.co/p2tce9F6jl 
• Duke of York's accuser Virginia Roberts sues Harvard law professor http://t.co/MbfDoKNyVw
• Wellers' child privacy case: Peers urged to change law http://t.co/UPl9IZBqqA
• UK Deporting 800 Foreign Criminals Under 'Deport First, Appeal Later' Law https://t.co/RspOcAfRvw 
• Foreign Law Firms case: Datar appears for seven UK Law Firms, matter adjourned to February 27 #INDIA http://t.co/7dxYYZRu9E 
• Cyber Wars and the Legal Lessons from the Sony Hack https://t.co/Et6KvklHAa
• Air pollution in London's Oxford Street has already breached the legal limit for the whole of 2015 http://t.co/thZm0k2j0n 
• 'Savage cuts' to Liverpool's trading standards service lead to legal challenge http://t.co/gclj6DtCEn
• A legal challenge to the abortion law in Northern Ireland will be heard next month https://t.co/D0N879Vf9h 
• London Welsh chairman threatens legal action against 'closed shop' of London Welsh http://t.co/4mVIG76pac
• Pensioner loses bitter legal battle with millionaire Tory grandee http://t.co/MZWbCWmW2J 
• ‘My grandson is killing himself on legal highs’ – Hull woman warns of danger http://t.co/xZB6zfN3bI 
• The legal issues in the Ched Evans case http://t.co/m42bxeNMUU 
• Working smarter to improve conveyancing http://t.co/Ddo4OwOqvM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs scoops up Simmons’s John Hayward for financial services practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/bKxuwfdjgG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells and Leigh Day negotiate £55m Shell settlement over Nigerian oil spill | The Lawyer http://t.co/y1HoJzp636
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fried Frank bulks up private equity practice with O'Melveny hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/wdv6w0RCti 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Belfast support centre helps Allen & Overy cut staff costs by £15m | The Lawyer http://t.co/trEOlW69Jm 
• Start planning 2016’s budget cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/y2tuImX8DB
• Munby: legal aid system ‘not humane’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/kLdaH8s5Fg
• CES 2015: Tech to help cyclists stay safe http://t.co/5OEvVu21gp 
• Why hasn't #JAPAN banned child-porn comics? http://t.co/Wulzglq0U2 
• Deflation hits eurozone as energy prices fall http://t.co/nUBm8Pme00 
• Bank of England was unaware of impending financial crisis http://t.co/aOm2JSEmfi 
• 'Alien Earth' is among eight new far-off planets http://t.co/HfRMr3slz8 
• Glasgow bin lorry crash driver released from hospital http://t.co/TQh3vMR7g8 
• What difference would it make if Ched Evans said sorry? http://t.co/Y76aLYj2OA 
• Gun attack on satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo kills 10 #FRANCE http://t.co/YrPsqmi5jw 
• Is urban graffiti a force for good or evil? http://t.co/qUAkRabb3f
• NI applies for repatriation of Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum http://t.co/6MQHACQZaK 
• Why a lawyer will never win The Apprentice, The BBC reality show | The Lawyer http://t.co/j1gWlXfKnp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ropes & Gray benefits from DLA Piper’s continuing losses in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/KPpomWDeJt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Darrois Villey selects new co-head after Diaz's Skadden exit | The Lawyer http://t.co/2GwVC7PGPl 
• Increasing profits is the biggest challenge of 2015, say 55 per cent of UK lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/yXTVHIaPeJ 
• ‘Ridiculous’ heroism bill clears Lords hurdle | Law Gazette http://t.co/xfkqZVyfh4 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Pupils’ lawyers challenge lower threshold for school exclusions http://t.co/yPmZivpFTJ
• End use of outdated term ‘child prostitution’, says MP http://t.co/Oo4jwzZjMB 
• Employment tribunal fees price workers out of justice http://t.co/cvWzmZ4gMq 
• When should voluntary euthanasia not be an option? http://t.co/QPxkpuIivp 
• Federal judge denies Kennedy killer's petition for freedom #US http://t.co/rGcUNaXHg4
• No way to treat migrants: Indefinite detention is a terrible stain on Britain http://t.co/zSKDTwgZT2 
• Of course America doesn't want Palestine to join the ICC http://t.co/gCvaHdGLMN
• Our problem with the presumption of innocence at the core of our legal system http://t.co/EvRRPC1Y7y 
• The Pirate Party is literally rewriting European copyright law http://t.co/fNmvWj6KfW 
• Cornish pasty 'at risk' from EU-US trade deal http://t.co/DnrqznuKP1
• New drone for Christmas? The police have some stern words for you http://t.co/x3Cs9LMFaD 
• Wine thief with 'strong French accent' tries to take bottle worth £20,000 http://t.co/FgzRIFutsj 
• Stockbroker sacked for tweeting 'joke' that he ran a cyclist over http://t.co/XtvauHj759 
• Children's doctor 'raped and assaulted girls as young as 11', court hears http://t.co/fX96wvCetv 
• Prince Andrew sex allegations: Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer also involved in scandal, calls accuser ‘liar’ http://t.co/oX0gzgIiDw 
• Asylum-seekers & migrants' Detention: the black hole at the heart of British justice http://t.co/Fq0nYDy8i7 
• Claims police officers 'abused power to make women perform sex acts' in Liverpool http://t.co/HFPc9RlckA 
• CMCs which break the rules face huge fines | Legal Futures http://t.co/Tp08Dw7X4R
• Law Society questions value of cab-rank rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/udA3KfSyz8
• Probe into security breach after illegal migrant found working inside Commons http://t.co/WImsGJPnvW 
• Thousands detained under controversial immigration powers http://t.co/f5eIFZdO3e
• Woman brings boyfriend to justice after remembering attack with hypnosis http://t.co/UyXikpDvRx 
• Prisoner 'masterminded plot to import machine guns using Parcelforce' http://t.co/eHtItOkwtI 
• Doctor charged with rape 'thought no one would believe a child over him' http://t.co/Zs5vwZy0rk 
• Criminals get 'slap on the wrist' too often, warns senior magistrate http://t.co/XuoGd7bXK2 
• French prison guards warn Marseille jail has become a 'holiday camp' http://t.co/6wg9Tdiigq 
• Drug dealers outside schools let off with 'slap on the wrist' http://t.co/GukfYau9rI 
• The provisions of the law on dealing in stolen property in #NIGERIA http://t.co/B11LWooPbq 
• J Sagar opens seventh Indian office in Ahmedabad | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RhQobtEOSA 
• Brown Rudnick to collaborate with UAE firms | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lnPraLZGdW
• University to give legal advice on AirAsia | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OKFi8hD6KW
• Kennedys and AnJie Law Firm make UK-China co-op accord | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rw0ki0Xx3t 
• Founder of Ravel Law named among top lawyers under 30 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vp6Ojb1FzY 
• Merger activity starts through 160-lawyer US combination | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/btHgCDXHhm 
• IP firm plans high security building to protect client data | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/De5Skh5Flz 
• Growth in numbers of rainmakers earning US$10m | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/lCkUgZqUkj

6th January - Law News

1107th 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: Failure to undertake continuous professional development (CPD) will be an “aggravating factor” when enforcement decisions are made against those guilty of incompetence, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The warning comes in an application made by the regulator to the Legal Services Board (LSB) just before Christmas, seeking approval for rule changes which would sweep away the current hours-based CPD system. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations

• ‘Divorce capital of the world’ to miss out on its own centralised divorce centre | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/vpKYUAdLTT 
• Signing Ched Evans should solely be matter for Oldham Athletic, say sponsoring law firm | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JtIFedV8jw 
• Lawyers warned about new pension freedoms | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bRTw5ri5OF
• Labour law barrister & activist Gary Morton obituary http://t.co/O0tjMBs1Em
• Tory MP calls for rape anonymity laws to be reviewed after case dropped http://t.co/yYygI72SjA
• #BELGIUM refuses serial rapist and murderer’s assisted dying request http://t.co/pmzZcq7gkU 
• Syracuse man who received $7.5m for wrongful imprisonment dies of cancer #US http://t.co/j2ONshmgk1 
• Discovery of witness’s mutilated body feeds accusations of state killings #KENYA http://t.co/iHyFuuznhd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Final Bingham Hong Kong partner finds home at Mayer Brown JSM | The Lawyer http://t.co/NXoXdQcaAe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert mourns loss of London litigation partner Antony Dutton | The Lawyer http://t.co/ykl4XMzJys 
• What can we expect 2015 to bring in terms of the way litigation is funded? | Law Gazette http://t.co/b9ctXXjePb 
• PPI complaints stabilise but ‘scandal to last’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/bPDRB2s5r7
• MP Mark Pritchard urges review of rape anonymity after case dropped http://t.co/QMr3GJlxkI 
• ‘Weak’ appraisal of magistrates harming courts – report | Law Gazette http://t.co/E5EaFxe2Wh 
• Online conveyancing venture calls for views | Law Gazette http://t.co/JB2vWzr7OQ 
• Law firm sponsor stands by club over Ched Evans issue | Law Gazette http://t.co/ss7vy8R0yU 
• West Brom striker Saido Berahino faces drink-drive charge http://t.co/RUtjGrS1da
• Rolls-Royce breaks sales record again in 2014 http://t.co/uvuNNz5fKd 
• Seeing the law firm as a brand? https://t.co/vlBunA9eYa
• LAW FIRM NEWS: India’s J Sagar chooses Ahmedabad for site of seventh office | The Lawyer http://t.co/KhqUvgeS0g 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds on the hunt for risk director as GC leaves for Taylor Wessing | The Lawyer http://t.co/IyHAciSqWT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Another arbitration boutique is born as HFW Geneva partner quits with team | The Lawyer http://t.co/wJ70qCzgFa 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gateley, Macfarlanes and Mayer Brown deliver as City Link goes into administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/5udEeFOs3z 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland & Ellis entices former London chief Jim Learner back to the City | The Lawyer http://t.co/XyedjXY4uY 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Cleveland mayor does not trust state to handle Tamir Rice investigation #US http://t.co/zZrQUnde6u 
• Judge blocks sheriff Joe Arpaio’s raids on undocumented workers in Arizona #US http://t.co/QbMvlDKxMG 
• CES 2015: Samsung calls for openness on net of things http://t.co/U8wPZew74X 
• 'Burglar's shopping list' security flaw fixed http://t.co/NROxeKE6WC
• Poor households face higher council tax, LGA warns http://t.co/SDsjrIOU2U
• Jordan's Prince Ali to run for Fifa president http://t.co/uIeYM0EkUN 
• Children 'washed in toilets' at Birmingham care home http://t.co/kJTmOu5cVw
• CES 2015: Sony condemns 'vicious' cyber attack http://t.co/Ts48Ttj435
• Trials of the Century: Killer farmer Harold Woodier held dark secret about sister Violet #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/AlN5wBg6TS 
• Drug trafficker’s public housing eviction ‘breaches human rights’ #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/mRh3uHIBm8
• Prisons' €370k spend on sports and gym equipment for inmates #IRELAND http://t.co/Bv5Kj0MB3A 
• Dublin bar sparks outrage after launching ‘Welfare Wednesday’ drink promotion #IRELAND http://t.co/kEtYIJ52Bp
• Quindell Legal Services chief departs | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ke8jK8Vogt 
• The university law faculties that have lost their way: http://t.co/Nq8KcOmeZJ 
• Law Society launches what looks like a mag for ex-jail birds -- but it’s really for in-house counsel: http://t.co/a1pRw4j0xS 
• Robot solicitors? Firm and uni team up to apply artificial intelligence to law: http://t.co/3gRMmDzmop 
• SRA fines firm £2,000 for role in stamp duty avoidance schemes | Legal Futures http://t.co/u5oNrIs404 
• LeO: law firms should issue two retainers to consumer credit clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/zzUWfjuEur 
• Are NY police turning their back on crime? #US http://t.co/YToOET1F8L 
• #GERMANY Pegida protests: Rallies over 'Islamisation' http://t.co/qgD3jVtIAp 
• Taxman reveals top 10 terrible tax excuses https://t.co/Qdfv9WBuXV 
• Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Adjudications https://t.co/9tkAQLmItt 
• Mobile phones that are being used by prisoners will be cut off under proposed new legislation https://t.co/B9Mbmv3KmD 
• Vacancies for lawyers in HM Revenue and Customs https://t.co/YJ8wqVTr4O 
• The Competition and Markets Authority confirms pork pies merger referral https://t.co/iThsmSz4gu 
• Home schooling and the rights of both children and parents http://t.co/VjMQwZS6Ii 
• Cleveland mayor does not trust state to handle Tamir Rice investigation #US http://t.co/EbQJ6cRWIs 
• Who is the radical feminist 'Jean Hatchet' leading petitions against Ched Evans' return to football? http://t.co/83HapGeSIq
• Murder link to Margaret Thatcher aide accused of raping teenage boy http://t.co/qpNrp1dANv 
• Hundreds of killer ecstasy tablets found stashed in city centre http://t.co/CjNxCOPI5Y 
• Police hunt stolen Austin Healey classic car worth estimated £100,000 http://t.co/dWPrc7Sl9N 
• Ed Miliband: 'Oldham Athletic right to think again about Ched Evans deal' http://t.co/CMfIpdbPMM 
• Ian Watkins child abuse: girlfriend of Lost Prophets star 'shared his fantasies' http://t.co/R292N9T7e5 
• Aldi chocolate recalled in salmonella scare http://t.co/o3OlRltkaf 
• Former IRA couple Leonard Hardy and Donna Maguire arrested in Spain http://t.co/q1kIjYQTb8 
• US charges over #GAMBIA 'coup plot' against Yahya Jammeh http://t.co/DNuAEBmsbu 
• Riverview Law to explore IT decision support tools in university link-up | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ka5eGXGXHn 
• Morgan Lewis pushes up pro bono work | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IchuoAR0Ix 
• Caribbean law firm targets Jamaican entrepreneurs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FS382HDqEc 
• Amal Clooney threatened with arrest in Egypt | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/eC9nMsYtq8 
• Singapore launches International Commercial Court | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1u4BsnwEcf 
• Dershowitz threatens Florida lawyer over sex abuse claims | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/pknm434S5q
• Private equity turns focus to permanent capital | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/QXjMV2cYx0 
• Law firms warned on over-optimistic pay in 2015 | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JZTaYAAtyt