9th January 2012

LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Leveson Inquiry: Gordon Brown 'told Rupert Murdoch he would destroy his company' - Telegraph http://t.co/O2M7oucF via @Telegraph Jan 09, 2012
• Haditha trial: Marine 'lost control' in death of 24 unarmed Iraqis - Telegraph http://t.co/AkwIitut via @Telegraph Jan 09, 2012
• Spy watchdog seeks curbs on UK court access to intelligence material: TBIJ http://t.co/2qyffdDq via @tbij Jan 09, 2012
• Reports of Footballer Downing arrest add to Liverpool's troubles - The Independent http://t.co/6YjSw7mE Jan 09, 2012
• Security fears as hackers target military chiefs - The Independent http://t.co/NKxRCtZa Jan 09, 2012
• Remand prisoner dies in cell - The Independent http://t.co/IroCdCyG Jan 09, 2012
• Legal aid cuts will save less than half government's forecast, study finds http://t.co/EjfFp3eY via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• The US schools with their own police http://t.co/lGdBxSZt via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• Mitt Romney, candidate of the 1% | Jason Farago http://t.co/8ZfSLbgR via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• Immigration From Eastern Europe Affecting Youth Unemployment, Claims Migration Watch UK http://t.co/V9OGfB0J via @huffpostUK Jan 09, 2012
• Antony Worrall Thompson 'sorry' for Tesco shoplifting http://t.co/2UOVIawB Jan 09, 2012
• Witch torture trial: Sister describes brother's beating http://t.co/3hJIrs0W Jan 09, 2012
• Revelations about secret undercover police | Rob Evans http://t.co/BJ2OAhsi via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• @TooManyBlueys She looks very different here and certainly no red leather jacket! Jan 09, 2012
• Solicitor having no lien http://t.co/ViE7Qf0B Jan 09, 2012
• Police raid on Occupy Lancaster http://t.co/TpV8Wvis Jan 09, 2012
• Two-wheeled drive – putting the personal into personal injury - http://t.co/7qxZNaul: http://t.co/BsZ3IPow Jan 09, 2012
• Rossendale law firm is encouraging people to take advantage of the offer of free advice as ‘divorce season looms http://t.co/ioatK5Mf Jan 09, 2012
• Solicitors told to keep clients at arms length http://t.co/m0b7lJEk Jan 09, 2012
• Kuwaitis Denied Justice in Guantanamo Bay http://t.co/RoDpDpPo Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: Justice eludes victims falsely arrested in Mecca Masjid blast case - India News - IBNLive http://t.co/0MGedKvX via @ibnlive Jan 09, 2012
• MALAYSIA: Opposition leaders say justice was served | theSundaily http://t.co/3aVcTDIq Jan 09, 2012
• US: The Justice Department should come clean http://t.co/UtYdKw2r Jan 09, 2012
• http://t.co/6Ds6FZhE Jan 09, 2012
• Canada’s human rights chief harassed staff, engaged in ‘bizarre’ behaviour: report http://t.co/DtyzAOeN via @nationalpost Jan 09, 2012
• Barrister Usha Sood on the Stephen Lawrence verdicts http://t.co/XkB0ku6l Jan 09, 2012
• Georgina Edmonds' murder 'a whodunnit' says Matthew Hamlen's defence team http://t.co/2Wr9XYkl Jan 09, 2012
• Monkey foundation is a real eye-opener for trainee Barrister: http://t.co/cPwObwdd Jan 09, 2012
• PAKISTAN: Memogate - is burden of evidence issue relevant?: http://t.co/oWfD9jdE Jan 09, 2012
• Wombs and weight: an eye-opening account of life as a female barrister- Legalweek http://t.co/gIjNG1F8 via @LegalWeek Jan 09, 2012
• Legal Theory Lexicon: Conduct Rules & Decision Rules http://t.co/pr76ZpBU Jan 09, 2012
• Campers urged to move on and avoid legal fight - http://t.co/g2Ujws6Y Jan 09, 2012
• Legal jobs to go to Birmingham : http://t.co/RYYMXJos Jan 09, 2012
• David Cameron's plan to veto pay will be a legal minefield, warns Institute of Directors - http://t.co/MuYnydl3 via @Telegraph Jan 09, 2012
• Legal aid cuts 'will cost £139 million' http://t.co/A9TzmhiN via @politics_co_uk Jan 09, 2012
• US: Legal aid demand going up in Dayton: http://t.co/spU5TGBS Jan 09, 2012
• Ferry company SeaFrance goes into liquidation http://t.co/oAr4IsuJ Jan 09, 2012
• Why Study Law and Economics? http://t.co/hEILftly Jan 09, 2012
• South Korean Law Casts Wide Net, Snaring Satirists In A Hunt For Spies http://t.co/lUd3u0me via @huffingtonpost Jan 09, 2012
• US: New law makes it easier to ditch used electronics - http://t.co/98e1E9ma Jan 09, 2012
• CHINA: Wukan and the Rule of Law | | China Digital Times (CDT): http://t.co/EVmbLX7T via @AddThis Jan 09, 2012
• Hong Kong Law Firm Deacons Plans Independent Expansion in China - Businessweek http://t.co/7WHO2lnM via @BW Jan 09, 2012
• Chinese authors sue Apple over illegal e-book downloads http://t.co/Cvhrw0Qf Jan 09, 2012
• Minister admits illegal immigrants are no longer routinely fingerprinted - http://t.co/1nb80vyA via @Telegraph Jan 09, 2012
• BIZARRE LAW: Hand me down knicker ban: Zimbabwe introduces law making second-hand underwear illegal http://t.co/ZspMV9kd Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: Illegal sand mining racket busted - The Times of India http://t.co/WB1dsWie Jan 09, 2012
• US: Sandusky Will NOT Stand Trial. Now About Curley and Schultz... http://t.co/8LpDRtjR via @huffingtonpost Jan 09, 2012
• US: Couple can stand trial for child abuse homicide in alleged smotheriing http://t.co/bj97qVvs Jan 09, 2012
• EGYPT: Military court adjourns trial of three soldiers in Maspero case to Jan. 29 http://t.co/7yDLHcHX Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: aarushi-murder-case-rajesh-talwars-bail-plea-in-supreme-court-today- http://t.co/UZqmb1WH Jan 09, 2012
• Planned cuts to legal aid in private family work, social welfare law and clinical negligence will save less than... http://t.co/agyFzRvX Jan 09, 2012
• http://t.co/7ZS7ErYW http://t.co/RdQmjw2E Jan 09, 2012
• http://t.co/FP9arKfO http://t.co/Dn8Zdmme Jan 09, 2012
• HSBC introduces conveyancing panel to assist mortgage customers http://t.co/h0a9afK2 Jan 09, 2012
• Personal injury lawyers angered by PM's aim to "kill off" health & safety culture... http://t.co/Azzw2xig Jan 09, 2012
• Family Justice Council produce new guidelines on children giving live evidence in family proceedings... http://t.co/gCKajUTC Jan 09, 2012
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Personal injury lawyers angered by PM's aim to "kill off" health & safety culture http://t.co/vyng0lXT Jan 09, 2012
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Family Justice Council produce new guidelines on children giving live evidence in proceedings http://t.co/VKk136mR Jan 09, 2012
• Solicitors Journal - Legal aid bill 'would reduce family clients by 75 per cent' http://t.co/3WRGxYzI Jan 09, 2012
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton adds Linklaters partner to London finance team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9YcNChd9 via Jan 09, 2012
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gateley raids Cobbetts for Leeds launch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9Yug64bC Jan 09, 2012
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts and DWF prepare ground for May merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6XwWjLm1 Jan 09, 2012
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith suffers exodus of 50 staff in Hong Kong | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eJOG3YG8 Jan 09, 2012
• MALAYSIA: Anwar Ibrahim sodomy charge dismissed by Malaysian judge http://t.co/w7hhBRQ4 via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• Legal aid cuts will save less than half government's forecast, study finds http://t.co/EjfFp3eY via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• @LeonjWard Too late before the end of this administration or perhaps a vote winning ploy?!? Sorry to be so cynical! Jan 09, 2012
• RT @SWLAWCOUK: SWLaw: Legal News is out! http://t.co/SQ4DIMYm ▸ Top stories today via @thelawmap Jan 09, 2012
• @QuinnWilsonUK You are most welcome. Best wishes Jan 09, 2012
• LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: US giant sets up English law practice http://t.co/8c5wsjTc Jan 09, 2012
• LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: Legal aid cuts are false economy, says study http://t.co/F0HuLsFs Jan 09, 2012
• LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: Family lawyers renew attack on ‘devastating’ legal aid cuts http://t.co/sFEyLVdC Jan 09, 2012
• LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: US giant sets up English law practice http://t.co/VfJ2RrIH Jan 09, 2012
• HSBC Are Banking On Your Home Move http://t.co/eSxRNIcE Jan 09, 2012
• MACAU: Top lawyer warns of electoral corruption http://t.co/PuZFVGI9 Jan 09, 2012
• PHILIPPINES: Human Rights lawyer hits SC spokesman Midas Marquez | Sun.Star: http://t.co/xvsLEDUp Jan 09, 2012
• Turk general will seek supreme court trial: lawyer http://t.co/lIv7eSwt via @reuters Jan 09, 2012
• GERMANY: Uka's lawyers to focus on his youth, impact of video games - http://t.co/qXBIdrUr Jan 09, 2012
• US: A Lawyer Who Helped a Family Realize Its Vision - Keven Davis Helped Venus and Serena Williams Reach Top: http://t.co/N0IPcoWw Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: Lawyers protest bar council exam - The Times of India http://t.co/JMzCJGby Jan 09, 2012
• Justice Minister: 'Turn to mediation over courts' http://t.co/VZYseUse Jan 09, 2012
• CANADA: NDP calls on government to solve court backlog http://t.co/jDCn0zB2 Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: With courts on the labourers’ side, the tide turns against landlords http://t.co/OsOusAZh via @etribune Jan 09, 2012
• PAKISTAN: Memogate - Do not accuse the apex court, please —Marvi Sirmed: http://t.co/MsNl9yaE via @AddThis Jan 09, 2012
• PAKISTAN : Probe demand is an insult to Benazir, says Zardari http://t.co/FcFv58U8 Jan 09, 2012
• Venezuela's Chavez: Won't Accept Rulings By ICSID Court http://t.co/7JhEkall Jan 09, 2012
• US: Supreme Court to enter tangled Texas redistricting case - http://t.co/5PPkeZD6 http://t.co/BU1dBtQl Jan 09, 2012
• Intruder rapes woman, 75, in flat http://t.co/Dx6DZS5R Jan 09, 2012
• Cabinet discussing Scottish referendum vote http://t.co/j5uZOD2R Jan 09, 2012
• Read TheLawMap Wig on http://t.co/W9SKlZZE Jan 09, 2012
• TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: HSBC has opened a new front in the conveyancing war - LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/0BGiTea1 Jan 09, 2012
• Competition - Student human rights reporter of the year from NUS & AMNESTY http://t.co/oSoxMNjG Jan 09, 2012
• Kurdish women’s rights activist sentenced to 6+ years http://t.co/OAjUnc0G Jan 09, 2012
• What the Republican presidential candidates think about gay rights http://t.co/hM6svoWs via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• CONGO: DRC rights group calls for new elections: http://t.co/oChFTMyJ via @News24 Jan 09, 2012
• CANADA: Harassment complaints upheld against human rights agency head http://t.co/dJWRLM15 Jan 09, 2012
• US: Gay rights activists with Rainbow Sash Movement and Gay Liberation Network cancel Holy Name Cathed.. http://t.co/Esjd3Xpg Jan 09, 2012
• ‘Internet access not a human right,’ says ‘Father of the Internet’ http://t.co/gXxHwcLB Jan 09, 2012
• INDIA: Voting rights for Non-Resident Indians would be implemented soon http://t.co/Kxds2cpY Jan 09, 2012
• US rights activist denied entry into Bahrain http://t.co/yx66o5uJ Jan 09, 2012
• Law Society issues social media guidance for lawyers http://t.co/sJVK2nnv via @LegalWeek Jan 09, 2012
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Jan 09, 2012
• Malaysian opposition leader awaits verdict - http://t.co/0tT7XSSn via @ajenglish Jan 09, 2012
• Health and safety is no 'monster' http://t.co/xnptGVxM via @guardian Jan 09, 2012
• ABS applications update, SfH founder fights on, Eversheds’ “absolu.. http://t.co/ssXMIiXf RT @legalfutures News in brief: Jan 09, 2012
• Firms and chambers could be forced to publish how many complaints they receive http://t.co/NutTHcQK RT @legalfutures Jan 09, 2012
• US: Teen who killed bully to go free under ‘Stand Your Ground’ law http://t.co/kaR450pv Jan 09, 2012
• Yemen's government approves law granting president and his aides immunity from prosecution http://t.co/KX9NceK9 Jan 09, 2012
• DUBAI: Law issued on city for humanitarian services http://t.co/EsRZ4Tim Jan 09, 2012
• Obama and United Nations join push for gay rights in Africa http://t.co/alZHlCZN Jan 09, 2012
• TANZANIA: NGOs take up land rights challenge for pastoralists http://t.co/duyxxPBj Jan 09, 2012