140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of January 23, 2017

Here are this week's leading legal news stories from Wise Law on Twitter

• Self-represented defendants are a tricky problem for justice system - Toronto Star

• Order to use anonymous tip in open court could end Crime Stoppers, charity says - National Post

• NB Chief justice wants judge-moving bill that grants veto government reviewed by Supreme Court - CBC.ca

• Jurors should have to provide reasons for verdict, Toronto lawyer argues - CBC.ca

• ‘I compare it to the Dark Ages’: assaults soar in 158-year-old Newfoundland prison

• Ontario drivers with unpaid speeding tickets to be denied licence plates

• Judges should stay out of residential school claims, Ontario Appeal Court rules - The Globe and Mail

• Couple told they were too old and overweight to adopt want to help other families

• Can Your Last Will and Testament Prevent Your Ex From Getting Child Custody After Your Death?

• Judge: No reason to dismiss Qunicy Jones lawsuit against Michael Jackson

• Paul McCartney sues to get back Beatles songs

• The US Supreme Court’s Next Gun Battle

• Man admits to swindling Alanis Morissette of nearly $5M US

• Day of the Endangered Lawyer Day is January 24, 2017

• Efforts of human rights lawyers in China recognized by Law Society

• Aldermen urge federal review of Chicago law department, sanctioned eight times in police suits

• Using Social Media To Build Your Online Reputation

• Thinking of divorce? E-filing may happen, says Ontario AG

• Obama commutes 330 sentences, most in single day

• Trudeau’s French answers to English questions draw language complaints

• Trustee Compensation: Small Numbers That Add Up

• President Trump hit immediately with ethics complaint

• Canadian court issues ruling in legal battle between Ecuadorian villagers and oil giant Chevron

• Trump to begin renegotiating NAFTA with Mexico, Canada

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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