FOCUS OF THE DAY: An Introduction to the Jackson Reforms: having caused a lot of buzz within the legal profession over the past couple of months, the Jackson reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales have finally come into action this month. Full story - Legal Futures
- Will the police follow the justice system and stop treating child suspects as adults? http://t.co/xWWVsgWEPF
- Two in court accused of breaching Bulger killers injunction http://t.co/Jp3CBsPyiO
- Anonymous UK founder accused of rape at Occupy London camp http://t.co/zNGKNwUp5f
- SNP urged to rebel over plans to close courts http://t.co/vfEbbRpHbK
- Lords completes Crime and Courts Bill http://t.co/c8gT5eDygN
- INDIA: Security forces can be tried in criminal courts too, says Supreme Court http://t.co/ufY4OGtmqa
- Craig Whyte’s sacked housekeepers in tribunal bid http://t.co/BtWcYSlUrB
- The previous week's round-up blog from TheLawMap: The Law Business: 15th to 21st April http://t.co/I0BX8EsfZi
- LAW FIRM NEWS: US pair lead as Permira and HgCapital funds raise £4bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/kfDnAE89kU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Copyright body Fact to reveal first GC after Wiggin secondment | The Lawyer http://t.co/lC9PJGlmQl
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers plans to double female equity partner share to 30 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/NW149f4G9j
- LAW FIRM NEWS: China's Yingke launches in Israel with local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/e9THMNDptQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: CoA throws out Linklaters client Commerzbank's bonus appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/4QK27cjrFk
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing favours global network in 16-strong promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/j8KWi6g3XQ
- ‘Shares for rights’ becomes law - ERR Act enshrines health and safety change | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/IRW5yoOz5U
- Panorama's exposé of sharia councils didn't tell the full story http://t.co/TZngVtRFsK
- Society warns against muddling funding for interventions | Law Gazette http://t.co/IX41ypicKE
- The petition protesting about price-competitive tendering | Law Gazette http://t.co/GzP5NFkRT3
- Whiplash claims at five-year low, official figures reveal | Law Gazette http://t.co/9jXzCgJdai
- Civil rights groups urgently demand that Members of the European Parliament protect the privacy of their citizens http://t.co/1ixswhmk3R
- EGYPT proceeds with judiciary law despite uproar http://t.co/Uv3FIQ7r9l
- EGYPT: Islamist party accuses top judge of endorsing foreign interfence http://t.co/aI46dDD8Jq
- Painting the pets: an interview with George W Bush http://t.co/vnlcQ0chcg
- Ban 'insider' tax accountants from government - MPs http://t.co/CYjGznOSAM
- To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape | Desmond Tutu, Jacob Lief and Sohaila Abdulali http://t.co/WY0aPEkl1R
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Gledhill adds five-partner disputes team from Rajah & Tann - Legalweek http://t.co/fSj6xdAtEo
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Tyco re-signs Eversheds for two-year fixed fee contract - Legalweek http://t.co/YpPqVf3rDy
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF merger run set to continue as firm targets London and international expansion - Legalweek http://t.co/pqaCQebO7O
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells defends firm's bonus scheme in face of partner criticism - Legalweek http://t.co/OE55LT1exq
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil Gotshal's London arm rolls out range of alternative billing methods - Legalweek http://t.co/g4VPTIcjkO
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers aims to double female representation among equity - Legalweek http://t.co/PCNYeleKXt
- Judges rule against law allowing 17-year-olds to be treated as adults in custody following two teenage deaths http://t.co/RZE0MIVfH3
- KUWAIT studies possible retreat from media law http://t.co/PNbB3jkBmK
- Liberalising the law: the cold wind of competition sweeps the legal-services market | The Economist http://t.co/UC0r7raXla
- RUSSIA NGO law: Election watchdog Golos fined http://t.co/NtPVG8ln55
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
- Twitter 'hack crash' raises questions of market integrity http://t.co/ocaEZPJXW2
- Boy, 15, charged over Highbury bus killing http://t.co/IhFnIfa5mC
- Eight-year ban for doping trainer http://t.co/T186ccBbUE
- Hyundai 'offensive' car advert pulled after complaints http://t.co/vdJ0sHabYB
- People attending terror training camps will be barred from holding passport, says Theresa May http://t.co/TA8XgITkEM
- Putting the value back into conveyancing | Legal Futures http://t.co/WvzM7bbSTS
- Legal advice charity becomes first not-for-profit to set up an ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/rAZ9ZN0v0m
- Reed Smith thinks big by signing up to major work experience initiative | Legal Futures http://t.co/DLeBasMPcW
- SAUDI ARABIA: Judge Bars Women from Trial of Human Rights Activist http://t.co/IcsKUmWge4
- ANGOLA: Human Rights Improving? http://t.co/4xhjN86qOH
- ISRAEL: Policy of detaining Palestinian children continues to draw fire from Human Rights groups http://t.co/yqXDjr1N4O
- GERMANY set to face human rights review http://t.co/WF1ZdTyhN3
- AFGHANISTAN Rights Group: Female Police Need Private Bathrooms http://t.co/7FIsBn5C8q
- US: Florida 'Anti-Sharia' Legislation Is Simply Bad Law http://t.co/9RnV0Ki2Yj
- UK Defamation Act 'will strengthen freedom of expression' http://t.co/ORHhcW2VEF
- UK sports law firm enters Irish market http://t.co/Q73Ux0k2M0
- Prime Minister rules out UK negligence law change in wake of alleged care home abuse investigation http://t.co/BSSUzWIeEN
- UK online surveillance plan is unworkable and won't become law, says Deputy MP Nick Clegg http://t.co/UGpIMis0Cy
- Gender plays key role in Guatemala trial | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/gioiZ4RSDJ
- Repealing the 1971 Sorcery Act: A Solution to Papua New Guinea's Witch Hunts? | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/V0nV7oivXB
- Peace in process | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/22BUTyrjKe
- Write On! New Frontiers in the Law of War | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/SqD8OcS7dm
- Teaching the Right to Peace | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/l7DqsaCgg0
- Steve Bell on the alternative press regulation charter - cartoon http://t.co/d8JqtNqjPi
- Assessing the justice of claims over legal aid cuts http://t.co/qNodbQbtQa
- Wonderful speech by French Minister of Justice following historic gay marriage vote http://t.co/FEuxRf5MhC
- CANADA: Justice minister fast-tracks law to curb cyberbullying after death of Rehtaeh Parsons http://t.co/BjjJa8R3Pt
- Murder accused claims he only wanted to hurt, not kill, his victim http://t.co/ZYfy2OuLzB
- Jury "cannot be sure enough" to convict in child sex trial, says barrister http://t.co/GbJCrFmqN4
- Guidelines on dealing with crimes on ships approved by Legal Committee International Maritime Organisation http://t.co/mgo3HvzU5q
- Queen’s awards for legal sector businesses | Law Gazette http://t.co/pbqLskmcya
- Nintendo's Legal Team Forces Mobile Dev To Make Lead Character Less Yoshi-Like http://t.co/I9LT8e03Y2
- Ealing Council Launches Legal Challenge To A&E Closures http://t.co/o0lgPuxuqC
- Payback: GREECE govt to launch legal battle for new WWII reparations from GERMANY http://t.co/MfHydX95iy
- Judge in order to Northern Ireland Justice Minster David Ford over inmate’s legal aid http://t.co/Lt0eWe4MaD
- US: Updating an E-Mail Law From the Last Century http://t.co/1eiTdO1bdR
- Despair Drives Guantánamo Detainees to Revolt http://t.co/NuBqNXhB6Q
- No Room for Radicals in the US - American mosques are central to fighting Muslim extremists http://t.co/sjzBwnd0Qc
- An Introduction to the Jackson Reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TzcxQ3MM27
- The lot of an international employment lawyer in Italy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d3VnMYtlGY
- More lawyers support Sri Lanka suspension | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PDIDhAXe2D
- News Corp agrees $139m shareholder settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KlcXn9Dcy2
- Top Chinese firm opens first US office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FfBNUYPonQ
- Co-op withdrawal good news for law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jFEFiIKHHj
- Boston bomb suspect's lawyers suffer budget cuts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Un2EdBJGap
- "Defence witness comes into court to give evidence with the slogan Weekend Offender on his jumper" Livingstone Brown http://t.co/m8yMFbijyt
- Two people charged over Kate Middleton topless photos http://t.co/MVNCqNkBEA
- Trial of Putin critic opens in RUSSIA http://t.co/Hp53NeLBi3
- SWEDEN: “I’m not illegal, I’m a human being” http://t.co/yBPgJAkXpw
- Schools should be fined for illegally excluding pupils, inquiry finds http://t.co/KHhxHwjwL3
- N ZEALAND Lawyer calls for synthetic cannabis ban http://t.co/pBbvPfdicc
- SINGAPORE Cartoonist arrested for sedition http://t.co/P64LA8o7R2
- US Appeals Court Ruling Favors Richard Prince in Copyright Case http://t.co/ucJ3eXcxEX
- BANGLADESH building collapse: what price fast fashion? http://t.co/MVLWSREyZE
- Could the UK leave human rights treaty over Qatada? http://t.co/ngBjnFGolE
- Qatada case could take months: Home Secretary Theresa May http://t.co/1FmcDDQlJI
- US: Gay rights groups pushing to be included in immigration reform bill http://t.co/CBrgpteSRs
- UK tribunal orders BoI to pay £30m in tax bill case http://t.co/p8K9IGcGbq
- Newspapers set out rival plan for press regulation http://t.co/nZ38sqEH3E
- 4,000 mile journey ends at a London cemetery http://t.co/vhHIXAos22
- 'Sick and depraved' primary school teacher jailed over indecent images he filmed and shared http://t.co/NzILubOU8K
- White Muslim convert defies judge as he is jailed for terror offences http://t.co/fIN5V0UCh8
- US: NY judge sentences terrorism defendant to life http://t.co/DMLpPRTegs