31st May - LAW NEWS

522 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  What’s so bad about privatising our courts? Full story - Law Gazette

• LSA prompts strategy rethink at quarter of firms, says survey | The Lawyer http://t.co/6KjTHfJBkE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds shakes up key management roles following restructuring | The Lawyer http://t.co/UT8nAOBHvU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares in talks to merge with Leicester firm Marrons | The Lawyer http://t.co/Uio9bXiR9T 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: More than 80 jobs at risk in latest DWF redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/mUBBCKtCzv 
• Volume firm Minster acquired by Insurance business BGL | The Lawyer http://t.co/RkH6gqtJOW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenues fall at Addleshaw Goddard to £167m, PEP up 2 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/sM7EH3OfyO 
• Having a choice of lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/LMf9EA95a3 
• ‘Simples’: Compare The Market owner BGL buys Minster Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/n5aqBrdRuc
• LSB relies on regulators to see off DBA ‘mis-selling’ fear | Law Gazette http://t.co/kaYNufjEOj 
• Threat to jobs at DWF | Law Gazette http://t.co/fERnRwvBqd 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• CANADA: ‘I treated him like my son,’ former Ikea monkey owning lawyer testifies http://t.co/vCiyFJ96lf 
• TUNISIA: Feminist on trial, topless protesters held http://t.co/6WBYbb8Gqf 
• British businessmen's corruption trial opens in Cuba http://t.co/SjUzrrT6vZ 
• Security Council recognizes contribution of UN Yugoslav tribunal http://t.co/ZfBOqWuuyg 
• Tax avoidance scheme in which over £6 million of shares were sold for £592 would have left UK taxpayers with bill https://t.co/ssrMnMwUex 
• International Criminal Tribunal Born as Bastard? http://t.co/BmGmpcsTvz 
• Smithwick Tribunal: Officer denies IRA information leak http://t.co/mf000iAkun 
• Cambodian tribunal hears Khmer Rouge leaders offer apologies to victims’ families http://t.co/EtFF4XXHB5 
• GREECE: Surge in hate crimes divides Greek coalition, parties submit rival draft legislation http://t.co/0dUJd9VsTR
• Woolwich soldier killing: Lee Rigby inquest due to open http://t.co/fix12Ar41y
• Policing of payday lenders is timid, say MPs http://t.co/CF0AtN6Uwg
• BURMA: 2-child limit on Muslim minority in Myanmar would be human rights violation http://t.co/kS86Rr7jtQ 
• INDONESIA: Human Rights Activists Blast Award for President http://t.co/tBIiqX3kJI 
• KENYA's Judiciary to move away from conducting court proceedings manually http://t.co/EdFIPgWhqo
• Independence of LESOTHO's Judiciary Questioned http://t.co/mWM6iPtOUc 
• IRAN amends law on stoning for adultery http://t.co/OGu1kNoiWx 
• Employers forced to repay workers for refusing minimum wage http://t.co/NIbddYvGJF
• Law Society backs SRA "raid" on compensation fund but calls for alternatives to intervention | Legal Futures http://t.co/SLyFnEjlwJ 
• External investment in law firms to trigger process of "natural selection" | Legal Futures http://t.co/gWFSe3HD2m 
• Legal arm of publicly quoted HR consultancy gains ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/cZm39hpgEc
• What Indian Firms Should Know About US and UK Corruption Laws http://t.co/ah4IrFLMms 
• Plastic bags hypocrisy: How can our ministers use EU law to block a ban in Italy? http://t.co/0fmjehODlX 
• Brussels rocks the boat in UK yacht fuel tax dispute http://t.co/2AIOR4yOfp 
• NEW ZEALAND: Disgraced Ex-Justice Minister Sir Douglas Graham may lose knighthood http://t.co/Z7Z8IzsWKN 
• INDIA: Justice Kaul to take oath as new chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court http://t.co/812gOPrD3M 
• Ballycastle scam victim solicitor guilty of abusing trust http://t.co/zWp25g3SHV
• Woman jailed by 'secret court' for taking father out of care home talks for first time of her ordeal http://t.co/pJ6XkH6HR3 
• Murder of April Jones 'proves porn link to sexual assaults' http://t.co/Aemy2Ii1wE 
• The hunt for Georgia Williams is now a murder case, police admit http://t.co/iu1aLkbhw6 
• Seldon’s retirement at 65 was justified | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pNXDQ17n3c 
• Fixed fees in legal aid ruled unlawful – in New Zealand | Law Gazette http://t.co/f8Pqle8Xkf 
• Former partner loses six-year discrimination case | Law Gazette http://t.co/W2TtC1yRlL 
• Jailed Met Police officers' drugs cases may be reviewed http://t.co/WxOhB4JEnD
• April Jones's killer Mark Bridger a 'liar and fantasist' http://t.co/CLostWUGQv 
• Jimmy Savile: West Yorkshire Police reveal abuse figures http://t.co/vve71xPKqq 
• RUSSIA: Sochi Olympics a 'monstrous scam' - opposition politicians claim http://t.co/TX4vG5JMvP 
• Doubts over Brazil-England friendly after Judge suspends match over safety concerns http://t.co/77Gaw0r8Bx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, Hogan Lovells, Proskauer sky high on Empire State Building IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/QHqAFU5VaI 
• Tribunal rules age discrimination can be justified in partnerships | The Lawyer http://t.co/q2wtxWoQrl 
• Iain Duncan Smith accuses European commission of benefits 'land grab' http://t.co/N8JJ9sWEpi 
• NIGERIA one step away from banning gay marriage http://t.co/BRVo3Kqim7 
• Hague tribunal acquits Serbian state security chiefs of war crimes http://t.co/iSeQrUb5If 
• US: CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou shares prison experience in open letter http://t.co/jV3HrfIpgY 
• Experience shows that law is a side-show with relationships the main act | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P0iEzo6lDu 
• Enforcing money judgments between the UAE and UK | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IZp6SwQMIu 
• Ford puts the brakes on part centre's website | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d5M16BCl8G 
• Pakistan lawyers protest 'targeted killing' of Shiite Advocate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hjC3P1bxoD 
• Lawyers turn spotlight on court privatisation fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/psBsniLWua 
• Obama taps Bush lawyer to lead FBI | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6lqbgUt9pX 
• Law firms identify need for modernisation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/APGhCq986V 
• The secret button at pedestrian crossings http://t.co/sxGL5ROjEZ
• Morrisons worker reinstated after Help for Heroes row http://t.co/Bp4AU0cSiI 
• Marian Price (Old Bailey bomb in 1973) released from custody http://t.co/Jtj8PEb6gq 
• 'First' UK assisted suicide for dementia http://t.co/plrZ1IDxNF

30th May - LAW NEWS

521 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law online - has uploading led to overloading? Full story - The Barrister Magazine

• Compensation fund may pay for interventions | Law Gazette http://t.co/cyJZUkJacI 
• Golfer Adam Scott downplays legal action over anchoring http://t.co/v4FpHlyrBz 
• Legal aspects of international business transactions http://t.co/bzOhH0AnZL 
• Scottish independence: Dissecting legal advice on student fees post-yes http://t.co/Bd1dPrgdaM 
• CANADA: Brian Burke can serve legal notices online in defamation lawsuit http://t.co/xiMdjWbSwb 
• US Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colorado theater gunman http://t.co/4dpAQKkDBw 
• Legal heat rises for Total's 'Big Moustache' in IRAN bribery case http://t.co/Vae9JkCcgZ 
• Going down: criminal justice statistics http://t.co/ja61fkgayB
• Camp Bastion detainees challenge the notion of British justice in Afghanistan http://t.co/kIuqYbBuYn 
• Who owns Rockall? A history of legal and diplomatic wrangles http://t.co/T36wsa0OhJ 
• Legal aid cuts ‘will hammer middle England’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/m9AODxbWJ8 
• The weekly Law News Review Blog from TheLawMap: The Law Business: 20th to 26th May http://t.co/Ga7PgT76fu
• Driver to be investigated after 17 whiplash claims in eight years http://t.co/DOxxxTHJ13 
• All prisoners on licence face foreign travel ban http://t.co/Wm9h8SkrZg
• April Jones trial: Mark Bridger guilty of abduction and murder http://t.co/mE9ErkXrIh
• ‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WsiXga4w8H 
• BPP dean gives human rights grad free LPC place after learning of her dilemma on Lawyer2B | The Lawyer http://t.co/CsNW1NUBNs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Darrois turns to Jones Day for rare lateral | The Lawyer http://t.co/ElMkofZjyZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Manx firm Dougherty Quinn bolts on local boutique Kerruish | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wr67LwizcE
• Are we born to be bad?: A new book explores the link between biology and breaking the law http://t.co/LjAcQCUn6Z 
• 81 BBC staff face sex allegations in wake of Jimmy Savile scandal http://t.co/Ond3ALBeue 
• UK faces court action over EU migrant benefits http://t.co/GW21M00e7F 
• How to deal with pupillage rejections http://t.co/GkWyI6KxR7
• EL SALVADOR judges deny abortion to seriously ill woman http://t.co/ib4bYXCfm0 
• UK 'will not cave in' on EU migrant benefits http://t.co/N8JJ9sWEpi 
• Clients still failing to ‘shop around’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7ftmG8IwU0
• INDIA: Lalit Modi's lawyer ridicules BCCI Commission to probe Chennai Super Kings http://t.co/7DXUSc2VEv 
• CANADA: ‘A new start,’ lawyer hopes, as Omar Khadr transferred from Ontario to Edmonton maximum-security prison http://t.co/AbsZAtXIqJ 
• Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebowale in court http://t.co/oVNqWk6p6l 
• Lawyer Gerard Nesbitt jailed over 31kg cannabis haul http://t.co/Gc1s83hIop 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Lawyer for accused Australian terrorist threatened with arrest http://t.co/aE3daBysab 
• Kenya lawyer says London murder suspect freed on British advice http://t.co/JxzbtuM4n1 
• Lawyer slams 'secret UK detention facility' at Camp Bastion http://t.co/js6WFzO8gl 
• VATICAN: Human rights ‘trampled’ in world ‘where money rules, according to Pope http://t.co/t72hmXzZlB 
• Date for introduction of employment tribunal fees is announced http://t.co/lXf9k1p226 
• Smithwick Tribunal: 'Jealous' officers made IRA link http://t.co/c4LCLrPGva 
• SINGAPORE judiciary any better than that of MALAYSIA’s? http://t.co/zJ4f9Uw8QB 
• EGYPT: Two Islamist politicians investigated for insulting judiciary http://t.co/iRb4Fj7Qlz 
• GERMANY wins victory over EU Commission in VW Law case http://t.co/K3qmK4paCr 
• US Law Students Should Be Able to Work for Free, Says American Bar Association http://t.co/fIEMWymBpe
• LAW FIRM NEWS: JMW acquires Manchester's Goodman Harvey | The Lawyer http://t.co/uwUnKjBZA6 
• Michaela McAreavey: Editor fined £1,000 over photos http://t.co/bZZ2HCTB5s 
• EU sues SPAIN over hospitals' rejection of EU health card http://t.co/EQnMT28BUj 
• Liberty Reserve arrests are causing 'pain' to criminals http://t.co/jHOTyal0nI 
• Cable warns overseas students in 'immigration panic' http://t.co/63GdUrXaVf 
• AFGHANISTAN: US soldier Robert Bales who killed Afghan civilians in a frenzied attack last year is to plead guilty http://t.co/spu6wKUWO3 
• UK faces European Court over immigrants' benefits http://t.co/vzVJc3cPsL 
• Georgia Williams disappearance: Man in murder arrest http://t.co/a6sM1JBkc1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Bogus Bradford solicitor ordered to pay £8,000 http://t.co/qUK1ydkFVI 
• Femen topless protest targets TUNISIA's justice ministry http://t.co/VqWI4IH75N 
• Lincoln solicitor finds ‘expired’ driving licences wrongly prosecuted http://t.co/dkfPtXtE5y
• LSB warns Bar regulator that it has big hurdles to jump to regulate ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/a1HGTuDlHd 
• Trial halted after barrister falls ill at Teesside Crown Court http://t.co/IXKySn0d0g 
• NEW ZEALAND: QC shows no sign of slowing http://t.co/9Ajahc5lbn 
• HONG KONG Court Rejects U.K. Barrister in Divorce Case http://t.co/Hgec6HIExz 
• Barrister Babara Hewson Stands By Age Of Consent Article And Criticises Yewtree 'Juggernaut' http://t.co/CaRlJKwPhX 
• Rudyard Kipling Admits ‘The Jungle Book’ Plagiariam In Newly Discovered Signed Letter http://t.co/BktYhAl0pJ 
• Relaxation of UK bribery law on government agenda http://t.co/V6NseJV21Y 
• Portsmouth MP Mike Hancock disciplined by party following allegation of inappropriate conduct with constituent http://t.co/sVbpBLqXeW 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal flaw limits State Government's ban on alcohol, glassware in city http://t.co/cWXGc3y4jJ 
• Chelsea Hyndman boyfriend convicted over Crete death http://t.co/cPYXZGg6pM 
• Man charged with Drummer Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/J2aPsWh98i 
• Leading lawyers criticise plans to restrict legal aid http://t.co/wK8TbygJel
• Bribery Act relaxation would ‘send out wrong message’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/N0aenBCRUh 
• Sold to the sea – the plight of migrant fishermen in THAILAND http://t.co/r1ds9LGczA 
• Bosnian Croat leaders convicted for ethnic cleansing in YUGOSLAVIA breakup http://t.co/nRgOL4wYT5 
• US: We can't let Monsanto win on genetically modified food http://t.co/DTIeJOXHmi 
• Kabul demands surrender of detainees in British custody in Afghanistan http://t.co/eycsYWbfnk 
• “It could have been me”: Some thoughts on Prison and Compassion http://t.co/LGpBOfYquw 
• EL SALVADOR: A Salvadoran at Risk Tests Abortion Law http://t.co/hz5x4RBUM9 
• IRELAND: Court hears of tragic death of troubled teen found dead in hostel in Dublin http://t.co/XAndxuqVmx 
• Ecuador says UK violating human rights of WikiLeaks' Assange http://t.co/CRsAlaz7k5 
• US urges NIGERIA to safeguard human rights in Boko Haram fight http://t.co/KBpTUh2vty 
• AUSTRALIA's donation law fails to stand up to big business influence http://t.co/7csTjKIVZ3 
• Lawyer slates Camp Bastion 'secret UK detention facility' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gBb7OefqR4 
• Penguin settles eBook price-fixing case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/duJ8KzfrlB 
• Former KPMG partner to plead guilty to securities fraud | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TwtkdPOrGF 
• EU to apply pressure to Google's antitrust proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RRIphGwAu6 
• Liberty Reserve shut down for $6bn money laundering scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f2B7ImIZon 
• A&O boosts Australian litigation practice with Corrs partner hire | Legalweek http://t.co/NGObPqylCx 
• Top QCs unite to criticise legal aid cuts and judicial review reforms | Legalweek http://t.co/GwF55iEkLN
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst adds two senior figures to top team ahead of Australia merger | Legalweek http://t.co/9LszLiR3zP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing UK revenue climbs 4% as global turnover increases by 7% | Legalweek http://t.co/yom8hCJ2Ai 
• April Jones case: Jury sent home for the night http://t.co/XsSU0liR19 
• Energy distribution firms hit by UK tax change http://t.co/1I3bR3Xm6L 
• First gay couple wed in France amid tight security http://t.co/FGfUmFrJ25

29th May - LAW NEWS

520 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Protecting the identity of arrested people is fair and reasonable, given the harm exposure can do. Full story - The Lawyer

 

• Lawyers criticise court "privatisation" proposals | The Lawyer http://t.co/CRTlO9I53B 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons hires Burges Salmon funds partner in latest Bristol addition | The Lawyer http://t.co/FmrPeiSX7B
• Soho sex shops defeat Westminster Council in CoA | The Lawyer http://t.co/8wrHKHGvJ7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Insurance giant Lockton looks to Towergate for next GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/eWE0aqvViV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst adds to non-exec trend as ex-UBS and CBA duo join boards | The Lawyer http://t.co/SuflU6T7mj 
• Furnival Chambers dismisses two clerks over missing £20k | The Lawyer http://t.co/hbKMX4Eo0V 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing revenue rises 7 per cent following international add-ons | The Lawyer http://t.co/nUf2ut0WLf 
• Coroner makes press complaint over suicide of a transgender teacher http://t.co/MAqg07XZkz 
• Rejection of religious discrimination claims raise fears of 'exclusion of Christians' http://t.co/c2Ue4IOhhd 
• 16-year-old 'forced to marry' despite protection order http://t.co/arFjR21wGU 
• Snoopers charter would protect from terrorist 'mayhem' on British streets, says Philip Hammond http://t.co/aTl6zHLK3u 
• Burglars win right to keep convictions secret http://t.co/qohaPjGU0I
• Choirmaster jailed for sexually abusing pupil seeks to appeal against sentence http://t.co/6jkJb2uehx
• THAILAND ignoring slaves at sea, says EJF report on Burmese migrants http://t.co/4apOSZdaXR 
• Bar Standards Board must improve before it regulates firms, LSB says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9Q0jNvh6ur 
• PLP plans judicial review of civil legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NyOXT7l99u 
• Back to the drawing board on DBAs | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kgsyt0U2vb 
• Quindell strikes pioneering claims deal with Honda UK | Law Gazette http://t.co/bJaNEhTJEE 
• Landmark judgment sets limit on religious freedoms | Law Gazette http://t.co/2QKPn9LoZM 
• Culture change needed at BSB, says super-regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/9p6qO0jGyB 
• JR legal aid cuts ‘immunise government from challenge’ - silks | Law Gazette http://t.co/lceRY1KgCB 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Charity tribunal unable to enforce its own ruling because of 'lacuna' http://t.co/3rRWI8Wv1t 
• British forces are detaining dozens in Afghanistan, Philip Hammond confirms http://t.co/eycsYWbfnk 
• Privatising the courts system: the public are not customers, they are citizens http://t.co/MPstMW95cy 
• IRELAND: Enda Kenny insists abortion legislation about ‘saving lives and not ending them’ http://t.co/hy2egyPTwZ 
• US Judge refuses to delay trial in Trayvon Martin killing http://t.co/oxPFNHxFt9 
• US: Attorney General Eric Holder Under Investigation for Perjury by House Judiciary Committee http://t.co/Z7kMGwoZKC 
• NIGERIA: Ex-judge & Chair of National Law Reform Commission, Justice Umar Kalgo condemns corruption in judiciary http://t.co/RLkehOnVNB 
• EGYPT: Judges to be consulted on Judiciary Law amendments http://t.co/62GoUnONQz
• EGYPT: 2 key Islamist politicians are wanted for questioning over insulting the judiciary http://t.co/Rppfq7Q6eK 
• INDIA: IPL cricketer S Sreesanth is remanded in custody http://t.co/RR8TtwzjrH
• US Corporate Law Firms Have Stopped Caring About Diversity http://t.co/9lTpgJBP5U 
• CAMBODIA PM seeks law to punish Khmer Rouge denial http://t.co/odaOVnXGae 
• Head of LIBYA’s parliament resigns over law banning Gadhafi-era officials from senior posts http://t.co/LgrL9Gn1BE 
• Many British parliamentarians earn more outside Parliament http://t.co/qzlokFabXC
• Cost of barrister regulation soars | Legal Futures http://t.co/iBIwWZU1T0 
• Newest ABS urges small firms to consider succession planning benefits | Legal Futures http://t.co/KEK4a1gYDv 
• Wealth management company receives ABS green light | Legal Futures http://t.co/tX2br86nPo 
• Campaigners (UK Uncut) lose tax deal challenge http://t.co/fJ0BcpvfUy 
• Mothers-in-law important for integration of migrants, says report http://t.co/9RmI0OZ8sq
• Media criticised over transgender teacher Lucy Meadows' death http://t.co/qfswLgKTlJ 
• 4 charged following Bank Holiday protest for offences ranging from racially aggravated criminal damage to disorder http://t.co/fITGuPebx7 
• MoJ denies plan for 'wholesale privatisation' of courts service | Legalweek http://t.co/OnNUPeKlvl 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot member on hunger strike moved to hospital http://t.co/A2yZkd50lu 
• Morrisons suspends worker over Help for Heroes wristband http://t.co/ohbPNA8dyV 
• April Jones case: Defence casts doubt on witness evidence http://t.co/pQzNNfV8UQ 
• ITALY passes European treaty that tackles violence against women http://t.co/LUCCzDkAza 
• Best value tendering: the end of the criminal solicitor and justice as we know it? Part three http://t.co/RhCwbJROnY 
• Workplace accidents and your rights explained http://t.co/9nVGMPc2zn 
• Liverpool Solicitors Canter Levin & Berg Head to London for Legal Aid Discussions http://t.co/M2p1VtWv7n 
• NIGERIA: Abuja gets new solicitor general http://t.co/PSjCbopKCm 
• IRELAND: Man held over Dublin solicitor Violet Quigley's stabbing http://t.co/nXblIU4qoI 
• The Chinese appreciate their jobs more than their Western counterparts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cyXTXouIlA 
• Delhi lawyers observe 'black day' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZPteyoXy7v 
• Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Mtetwa's trial postponed | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0TqiKbkREw 
• Lawyers take on lads' mags | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KQ8oY37WQ0 
• Lawyers' IBM 'picnic' would have lasted years, hears inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z7lMINdoyN 
• Norton Rose Fulbright names global practice heads | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MOXfjOAFgh 
• Death in Westminster: Images from legal aid protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/sSxPfBIJUt 
• Strasbourg closes long-running religious discrimination chapter | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Kmiw3Ui9tg 
• Jackson costs appeals team includes Jackson | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ynG4DgP6Hf 
• Hay Festival 2013: data collection 'could lead to punishment before crime’ http://t.co/yVHcWLQrlm 
• York Mosque praised for offering EDL protesters tea http://t.co/RTuLngSgnP
• US prosecutes '$6bn money-laundering hub' http://t.co/bAtHWiTPpR
• Literary festival shows prisoners how they can change their lives http://t.co/Wf44LSMxEp 
• Christians' discrimination cases rejected by human rights court http://t.co/5flmhgvGSs 
• Diversity trailblazer Dingemans among trio of High Court appointments | The Lawyer http://t.co/Acflxl29cO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws launches Qatar office with duo of hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/q11dFXreWI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Harneys appoints Ogier duo for further Cayman growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/CNWGXUKiBk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy adds first litigation partner in Perth | The Lawyer http://t.co/T9JVjsoedp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Surge in online instructions drives Manchester Firm JMW profit growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/LZMC6tEtq9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Summer to see US firms Boies Schiller, Butler Snow open in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/yRHgARxQnT
• Telefonica UK shakes up legal team in wake of senior departures | The Lawyer http://t.co/I97gXsavOX 
• More than 280 legal highs now on European drug experts' radar http://t.co/hhz2xRF6UP 
• AUSTRALIA: Taxi industry heavyweights have not ruled out legal action to State Government response to Fels report http://t.co/1m6Hoq1mNj 
• AUSTRALIA: Cash-strapped Legal Aid turned over more than 100 staff in last year and ran up $3.1 million deficit http://t.co/QjzvJzl64u 
• Guantanamo: the Legal Mess Behind the Ethical Mess http://t.co/Lj7ISDzE80 
• US: “Hot For Teacher” Essay Puts Student And University In Legal Battle http://t.co/Fut98yaZyQ 
• Why are so many people in Britain on endless police bail without charge? http://t.co/vbTx1CftKl 
• Sell your data to save the economy and your future http://t.co/hJHhwqVDCG 
• Facebook sexism campaign attracts thousands online http://t.co/pvAUQDFT8F 
• Brand Maasai: Why nomads might trademark their name http://t.co/JweVC2Hjkx 
• Interpol makes the world a safer place? http://t.co/8KO1DhX4al 
• Scottish outrage at 'nanny state' plan to ban pint glass in Highlands pubs http://t.co/EfbTiHCQqi 
• Appeal judges not convinced that sex shop ruling will damage SRA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fWFLx1P4lV
• SAUDI ARABIA: Preacher who raped & tortured his 5 year old daughter to death is released after paying 'blood money' http://t.co/vcPJsv4ycJ 
• Woolwich attack: MI5 'not in the dock' says former defence secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind http://t.co/FvLAw3XBmN
• Two men to appear in court over firebombing of Grimsby mosque http://t.co/xcXBElPOIx

28th May - LAW NEWS

519 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers. Anthony White admitted fraud over mortgages, but analysis seems to show problems that senior judges failed to spot. Full story - Guardian Law

• Government denies plan for ‘wholesale privatisation’ of courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/kyI1nWbW6h 
• Private insurer Bupa approved to access England's "sensitive or identifiable" patient data. http://t.co/MOx88ovK2v
• The law online: has uploading led to overloading? | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/4WQCkvw2nX 
• Exculpatory evidence and computer crimes | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/ToPUE5fzsD 
• Silk, Clerking and Trading Cases | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/7RamveJTHC 
• Gloucestershire 'cheese-rolling' takes place despite warning from authorities over health & safety fears http://t.co/qonunILR2U 
• CAMBODIA: Protest at Factory for Nike http://t.co/wCWcGMZyqC 
• AFGHANISTAN: Beaten on the Job, an Afghan Police Officer Goes on TV and Hits Back http://t.co/t0mwnLOvrJ
• US: Obama Plans 3 Nominations for Key Court http://t.co/wjimgX8lrg 
• CANADA: Rights of imprisoned moms with babies at stake in BC Supreme Court case http://t.co/jSPZhvqTdX 
• UN Rights Chief Says Governments Fail to Protect Victims of SYRIA Conflict http://t.co/S73p3CNsux 
• David Dimbleby hits out at sexism and ageism in TV http://t.co/rqNgP53yst 
• AUSTRALIA: China spy agency hack claims 'will not hit ties' http://t.co/zAt2UzHj7Z
• Full Sutton prison officers injured in jail attack http://t.co/hnaV0c6crp 
• PR consultant Max Clifford denies sex charges http://t.co/Kp6a1SLJuu
• MoJ denies it has plans for privatisation of courts service http://t.co/NejfvjJj4p 
• Asylum seekers: deterrence policies won't stop the boats http://t.co/aDOLlDGbrU
• Law Specials: Women in Law: 'Smart, able and indeed as brave as men' http://t.co/blpiwzCiqn 
• Sex discrimination and the City Law Firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/BngLRX0ZP9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Italian Firm Bonelli embraces institutional thinking | The Lawyer http://t.co/NS89xJqnyc 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers/Speechly merger: Why the tie-up talks unravelled | The Lawyer http://t.co/JiUnXHmV2P 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Chris Howard has left Linklaters again | The Lawyer http://t.co/sBBY40EqnA 
• US/UK firm pay gap widens | The Lawyer http://t.co/uRrdpPwVyw 
• Plunge in number of contracts shows market is behind the game | The Lawyer http://t.co/g1KP2jvNxI 
• In-house cost management special report: At the cutting edge | The Lawyer http://t.co/TIlo1ItnME 
• Employment special report: Working models | The Lawyer http://t.co/7LZFXBBpE6 
• Czech Republic/Slovakia special report: Czech points | The Lawyer http://t.co/azOmtPkcMb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Focus on SJ Berwin merger talks: Berwin in a China shop | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZL2EJwSUIV 
• Privatising courts ‘could save £1bn’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mUIexhTsBD 
• Surviving international legal encounters | Law Gazette http://t.co/vyu50Ue5in 
• A-rated insurer enters PII market | Law Gazette http://t.co/1nQ53RlklP
• American exceptionalism is a dangerous myth: Move beyond Tea Party lies and phony patriotism http://t.co/IBB1e2Pzki 
• US: Plaintiffs including Glenn Greenwald and Julian Assange demand press, public access to trial and documents http://t.co/5p2ZxrS8Nj 
• CANADA: Trial opens for police officer charged in alleged G20 assault http://t.co/5v8hlqFdqW 
• ITALY: Trial on alleged secret mafia talks opens http://t.co/vd3fN0peu0 
• SINGAPORE Law Professor Convicted of Sex-for-Grades Graft http://t.co/Ei8eZFFi9X
• SWEDEN: Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg date with the courts http://t.co/7tzkIwQh9O 
• CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Seeks Law to Punish Khmer Rouge Denial http://t.co/gN1CFfffIq 
• S AFRICA: Child sex law ruling expected http://t.co/n3lXcJLapx 
• NIGERIA: Courts are not permitted to suo motu raise issues, resolve same without hearing from parties http://t.co/sYutuhLFWV 
• Law Society of Scotland has warned that Sheriff courts face deluge http://t.co/m4o3JI3u4i 
• Law Society calls for 28-day limit on police bail http://t.co/uDoHXx46QO 
• CANADA: Beauty queen rioter doesn’t deserve criminal record: lawyer http://t.co/V86mi7tjA2 
• Huge haul highlights illegal ivory trade in CHINA http://t.co/WQuNXMxNkE 
• Promotion of terrorism must not be confused with religious freedom in a free society http://t.co/4YndVaOLaW 
• New legislation means that whistleblowers will have to act in the public interest to get protection http://t.co/7zNaDxW8Y0 
• International Criminal Tribunal for Former YUGOSLAVIA: The 20th Anniversary of an Illegal Court http://t.co/3CVXomVg2m 
• N ZEALAND: Waitangi Tribunal hearings in jeopardy over cost - claimant http://t.co/IipfAtpbQA 
• CANADA: Federal judge confirms election fraud in 2011 vote http://t.co/wwaQ5dCugr 
• JORDAN: 'Judiciary law amendments to ensure separation of powers' http://t.co/4Jh8uhDrpG 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary, only hope in fight against corruption http://t.co/ScBzKtC4Qq 
• What Is Happening In Vermont? Patent Law Reform From The Bottom Up | US Patent Law Blog http://t.co/ciVjE6hv3L 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Half of EU members 'oppose China solar tariffs' http://t.co/JvAMx8jezU 
• EU lifts arms embargo on SYRIA rebels http://t.co/IB8R2ernIU
• Taxing dilemma for offshore profits http://t.co/XyIf1VfNWs 
• Antisocial behaviour bill's threat to naturists http://t.co/fx17qjXPMU
• Tell clients to donate more in wills, charities group urges | Law Gazette http://t.co/cQawT5Y3Z2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, US duo advise on €4.2bn debt restructure for Germany's IVG | The Lawyer http://t.co/ksNilUHKhO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers to promote firm-wide diversity week in wake of pregnancy discrimination ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/2H0qPFAsoP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers chairmanship goes to NY partner as details of failed Speechly deal emerge | The Lawyer http://t.co/buHXEBjbt1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers, Freshfields and Clifford Chance sign up to support law centre volunteer programme | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wmbru6jZtB
• LawStore targets businesses with mix of legal and non-legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/3lUGBLfJMy
• BSB decision to stop former chief constable self-funding pupillage upheld | Legal Futures http://t.co/cCxWBCtfrg
• Why do Muslims keep having to explain themselves? http://t.co/6JRxTodyvR
• Liverpool dog attack: Two women on bail after mauling which killed pensioner Clifford Clarke http://t.co/4CnfvGnFXH 
• Benefits crackdown ‘humiliates’ disabled Army war veterans http://t.co/H3qWb59JMf 
• Ten attacks on mosques since Woolwich murder http://t.co/siTHmdu7Ct 
• US: Attorney General Holder personally approved the seizure of Fox News reporter's emails. http://t.co/3Zh0UDK6mv
• Help for Heroes charity refuses donations from EDL http://t.co/Qnw4niNAaB
• Solicitor fears job axe for Taunton lawyers as part of Ministry of Justice legal aid budget cut plans http://t.co/UJEg72WtGj 
• CANADA: Bar groups rally in opposition to disclosure bill http://t.co/Jca295imep 
• IRELAND: Judge and solicitor abused via video link at Limerick Court http://t.co/5oATxEhbt7
• KENYA seeks a new Solicitor General http://t.co/X7o5wWwAax 
• Friends mourn 86 year old retired barrister killed in lorry crash http://t.co/U01AlTZ4Po
• Debt tourism continues between Ireland and the UK http://t.co/Ay2PTskFJ9 
• 51% of organisations in UK fail to comply with EU cookie law http://t.co/28QGwj3yHO 
• New calls for MOT law change http://t.co/nNkXw3ddm3 
• UK should change laws if it wants more paid in tax, says Google boss http://t.co/60m6c9KUvh 
• Liberty Reserve digital money service forced offline after reported arrest of owner http://t.co/VONjr0nTym 
• Baby boy dies after M6 crash near Cannock http://t.co/SUWoriSeAy 
• UK plane alert: Pair in court on endangering aircraft charge http://t.co/xb5mikwBj8 
• Lee Rigby murder: Police make tenth arrest http://t.co/Vcg4NrBvyG

27th May - LAW NEWS

518 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

TheLawMap exclusive interview featuring The Women's Lawyer, Barrister Camilla Choudhury Khawaja discussing the role of woman in law, legal issues specific to women and whether the glass ceiling still exists for women lawyers: "Women in Law: 'Smart, able and indeed as brave as men'"

• UK urged not to opt out of criminal law initiatives | Law Gazette http://t.co/MlOj7Nu0cL
• Law Society guidance to stave off flood risk | Law Gazette http://t.co/gtH3JkT4fh
• Colombia lawyers ‘still persecuted’ - Caravana report | Law Gazette http://t.co/P9o8M3dSYF 
• Lexcel divide could help cut PII premiums | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ft5l0OJqSs
• EU justice growth scheme under fire | Law Gazette http://t.co/yj0hYJrFOq 
• Legal firms looking to outsource back-office work | Law Gazette http://t.co/MDKGSkjj2X 
• Trademarks in toys and games – part one | Law Gazette http://t.co/wladLSOGII
• Troika measures making law ‘yesterday’s business’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/JQFNbWSFbp 
• SRA vigil as over 50 law firms fear collapse | Law Gazette http://t.co/rjhXmG52FI 
• MoJ online costs forms seriously flawed, says CLAN chair | Law Gazette http://t.co/QjvZUmIPWc 
• Two women bailed over fatal dog attack http://t.co/45QCJMvhFF 
• UK plane alert: Pair in court on endangering aircraft charge http://t.co/xb5mikwBj8
• Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross defends rape comments http://t.co/5QEviFFXiz 
• Shops could face legal action over 'lads' mags' http://t.co/UYWNZfpJRW
• The ideal son: INDIA jail-born man bails mother after 19 years http://t.co/3OOeYw0D36
• Woolwich murder: Three men released on bail http://t.co/xUWe42Y44S
• Despite High Court Intervention, Copyright Trolls Continue Where ACS:Law Left Off http://t.co/y9tmXG0izZ 
• RUSSIA foreign agent law imperils democracy, Putin critics say http://t.co/juJtbuUUZB 
• US: Woman found dead in home of prominent Philly lawyer http://t.co/XtPw1H0cdM 
• INDIA: Law against match-fixing much delayed, keen to pass bill by July-August: Justice Minister Kapil Sibal http://t.co/a8fxNKGiJM
• PAKISTAN: A film about girls and women pursue legal justice for rape charges - “Outlawed in Pakistan” http://t.co/H10YLEJrPm 
• How the US Military Talks About Sexual Assault http://t.co/nhOlfrOhO1
• US: President’s Lawyer Finds Herself Center Stage for Once http://t.co/8SkEqyZWGW 
• In SWEDEN, Riots Put an Identity in Question http://t.co/rCroY3Zl3C 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• DUBAI: Jail term of robbers who shot businessman increased to 15 years http://t.co/ryhxELIPxP 
• GUATEMALA's circus of courts http://t.co/sufxwWMZGc
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer sued for failing to write up and sign woman's will nine days before she died http://t.co/9JQtLKZKH6
• What's an American lawyer doing in AFGHANISTAN? http://t.co/gMTa9KqbJr 
• The lawyer who loves London http://t.co/nU0yUpPHAO
• PHILIPPINES: Palace promises justice and assistance to families of soldiers killed by Abu Sayyaf http://t.co/wkSys4hVIf 
• US: News Corp. Says It Was Not Told of Subpoena for Reporter’s Phone Records http://t.co/6UYgP7tMOc 
• Injunction to prevent ‘defamatory’ employment tribunal evidence refused | Law Gazette http://t.co/ENeA5C3Aji 
• INDIA: Developers get relief from Competition Appellate Tribunal http://t.co/zTqr3BTEZ5 
• How commissioners can ensure home care respects human rights http://t.co/6S1h7XjfNW 
• RUSSIA Gay Rights Rally Ends In Activists' Arrest http://t.co/yK2XyFeU6Z 
• Twitter doesn't translate to the courts - and neither, it seems, does Sally Bercow - http://t.co/QULRVWsxc9 
• 'Piano Man' Billy Joel - Depression caused by 9/11, not alcohol, caused his car accidents http://t.co/28AQCmiPiE
• Google's Eric Schmidt: change British law and we'd pay more tax http://t.co/hzk4V7iG5v 
• Supermarkets could face harassment complaints over lads' mags, say lawyers http://t.co/iBlnvZWgZ3 
• Lose the lads' mags or risk legal action http://t.co/X6D93q2Lvs 
• Zambian rights activist wants MALAWI leader to call back Judge Chikopa http://t.co/kxyzzhKM2t
• Interpol snubs RUSSIA on request to arrest human rights critic William Browder http://t.co/H5O0gKHENs 
• MEXICO’s telecoms law to rebuild industry ‘brick by brick’ http://t.co/OAhvkheAx7 
• FRANCE: Thousands March Against French Gay Marriage Law http://t.co/fyiWzdChyR 
• INDIA: New law on spot-fixing by August, says Law Minister Kapil Sibal http://t.co/FTRjgvi9w5 
• GHANA: Judiciary trains journalists on court reporting http://t.co/5ICqRddraa 
• MALTA: Pre-reform moves in the judiciary http://t.co/1YSOw9cFvL 
• VATICAN: Pope Francis condemns mafia for 'enslaving people' http://t.co/gnKN1GdxDJ 
• Man arrested by counter-terrorism officers in connection with the death of Lee Rigby http://t.co/jWhtmVVwjO 
• Rape 'is not always rape’, says TV presenter Nick Ross http://t.co/KwF8CphONb 
• Muslim lesbian couple defy death threats to tie the knot in civil ceremony http://t.co/fvCq70uklY 
• Life as a Barrister http://t.co/X4c4aJsl4g
• Legal Theory Lexicon: Fact and Value http://t.co/OgDtfadS01 
• Japanese firms face legal pitfalls in the hunt for overseas M&As http://t.co/H4Y8ajeq6L 
• US: Visa, Mastercard ask court to rule 'swipe' fees legal http://t.co/U3nQvzw7i9
• The legal risk of cruise-ship crime in other countries http://t.co/ApWLcxXQV7
• Lesbian Fails In High Court Bid To Become Legal 'Parent' Of Ex Partner's Twins http://t.co/E5Xxn54LfB
• Viewpoint: Why I'm right to work with sex offenders http://t.co/qd5iBL3FSD
• Woolwich murder probe: suspect Michael Adebolajo held in Kenya in 2010 http://t.co/2PmVrg4T1W

26th May - LAW NEWS

517 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Yesterday's exclusive interview by TheLawMap featured The Women's Lawyer, Barrister Camilla Choudhury Khawaja discussing the role of woman in law, legal issues specific to women and whether the glass ceiling still exists for women lawyers: "Women in Law: 'Smart, able and indeed as brave as men'"

• Pearson's Penguin agrees $75 million settlement in US e-books case http://t.co/CwNIabEWxy 
• US: Federal study shows that too many prisons and jails tolerate sexual abuse http://t.co/zZSr8JGXOz 
• John Kerry, in Africa, Presses NIGERIA on Human Rights http://t.co/nnkht82KX2 
• Call for Calm After 3 New Arrests in British Soldier’s Death http://t.co/fScMHSniAq
• £4 million bill and rising to police badger cull http://t.co/bj78wPCWB2
• Woolwich attack: Government plans crackdown on extremists http://t.co/xTxZvKwqrO 
• Woolwich attack: Calls for Anjem Choudary to be placed under a new terror control order http://t.co/sorzDPkuxJ
• After the McAlpine libel case, maybe we need a time limit on damages http://t.co/I6Df1lmhXk 
• Woolwich murder probe: 'Thousands' at risk of radicalisation, says Theresa May http://t.co/5LoKjrAX7K 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• EU Law v Immigration Bill, Right to Die and Reform, Reform, Reform - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/AzUBy80ood 
• Myths and Realities about Equal Marriage | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/bz9siqENU3 
• IVF Doctor not liable for failing to warn parents of genetic disorder in child - Australian Supreme Court http://t.co/45uhtqUdTH 
• UK Uncut loses: Taxman's Goldman Sachs deal "not a glorious episode", but lawful | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/6Rr9Rkl5We 
• Closing the loophole: Care services and human rights protection | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/WexbJHjLbF 
• Abortion and conscientious objection: what about human rights? | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/KrTaaWLUsO 
• Can you decide who is to be your unpaid advocate? Eleanor Battie | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/tWugFFT71Q 
• High Court directs major overhaul of Iraq death and mistreatment allegations investigation | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/dJ16h05y14 
• Bipolar patient has capacity to decide to terminate pregnancy | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/oACfkm8jdl 
• FRANCE: Knife attack on soldier in Paris treated as terrorism http://t.co/YbczeODLWF
• Pakistan Airlines plane alert: Two men charged http://t.co/9dhZHjTYyL 
• SAUDI ARABIA: New labour law to impact only illegal immigrant blue-collar workers http://t.co/JfNY9lXsx4 
• International Climate Justice conference in Edinburgh http://t.co/ZqHocJB3pv 
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling defends legal aid reforms http://t.co/VXTk9WsKiU 
• GHANA: Chief Justice warns notaries public against false endorsement http://t.co/BJIgz995RH 
• IRELAND: The law on providing a breath sample is clear and Alan Shatter failed to comply as required http://t.co/L8uzuUT8ee 
• NIGERIA: Police, Judiciary Urged to Be Neutral in Rivers Political Crisis http://t.co/xtwfJH5UKl 
• EGYPT: Shura Council refers judiciary law amendments to committee http://t.co/rkPaCuQpmm 
• US: This is about human rights: Freedom from tyranny is not a conservative or liberal issue http://t.co/CuFLm05YzE 
• UKRAINE gay rights activists hold first ever march http://t.co/Jox7uzU3Gz 
• Lawyer at helm of collapsed firm Ross Harper lands job at football club http://t.co/IX92b12JrH 
• UN lawyer Ben Emmerson leading drone inquiry praises Barak Obama's speech as 'significant' http://t.co/S0DMyimLoH 
• Swiss lawyer Denis Oswald to run for IOC president http://t.co/Nb46uFnCRE 
• IRELAND: Taoiseach to face down unions over legislation for pay cuts http://t.co/viZsG3qpZe 
• “When a Burglar Enters Your Home”: Debating SERBIA's Self-Defense Law http://t.co/P5vPBtfqcu 
• TURKEY's alcohol law renews accusations of Erdogan's Islamist agenda http://t.co/pawtD3EivA 
• AFGHANISTAN: Law to protect Afghan women faces backlash http://t.co/8bYED4ZKh6 
• INDIA: Stand-alone law to deal with dishonest practices in sports http://t.co/cHFP1cl5A1 
• EGYPT top court rules against Islamist-backed election law that lifts ban on religious slogans http://t.co/NagSQGBgfY 
• INDIA cricket chief's son-in-law arrested in IPL probe http://t.co/kwshZA7pHG 
• BRAZIL 'to write off' almost $900m of African debt http://t.co/iFwh3kGZgf 
• Woolwich murder probe: Three more arrests http://t.co/ps1AHf2QZ3 
• Argument: Should prostitution be legalized? http://t.co/4XecGSs4qQ 
• Democracy only works when we know the truth http://t.co/xrrakKzIB8 
• CAMEROON's women call time on breast ironing http://t.co/La33t5YCE7 
• If there's any justice, prisoners must get the vote http://t.co/ppjqMK0NKH
• After Woolwich, Doing Nothing About Integration Is Not an Option http://t.co/WGFkSMQH4X 
• Woolwich Attacks Could Not Have Been Stopped By 'Snooper's Charter' Says Eric Pickles http://t.co/JvoeVywFzA 
• Woolwich attack: Online posts over Lee Rigby killing spark charges http://t.co/OenQI7TAkg 
• Four in 10 people think judges are too soft in manslaughter cases http://t.co/3L64421VzF
• Woolwich attack: Young Muslim convert warped by fanatics in the high street http://t.co/mqI9ALrLzl
• IRELAND: Civil servant who hacked boss's phone walks free http://t.co/VSxR0wrV38 
• Local solicitor wins Entrepreneur of the Year in Hertfordshire http://t.co/rT23ixXT5q 
• Solicitor fears job axe for Taunton lawyers as part of Ministry of Justice legal aid budget cut plans http://t.co/iN8VpEk9T6
• Leading scientist attacks university over 'outrageous' IVF treatment patent http://t.co/RHAH2VrZDR 
• Safety warning after change to maritime law http://t.co/0LKkF1bO0h 
• Domicile Election for Non-UK Domiciled Spouses and Civil Partners | The National Law Review http://t.co/twtUH9ltlD
• US: Virtual legal clinic expanding to Cairo to help abused women http://t.co/KuWMaNJbnI
• US: Law graduates urged to protect the future of the legal system http://t.co/SkKH0gUSmO 
• IRELAND: Banks face €5m legal bill as bid to take homes put on hold http://t.co/zEtl8pthkQ 
• NEW ZEALAND: Court rules legal aid system illegal http://t.co/YpuGf5SoHa 
• Legal advice taken over Golf putter ban http://t.co/7RIkHq15nS 
• Apple demonstrating blatant lack of respect for tax law http://t.co/nTBrA63Xet
• Musings on the Legal Walk 2013 & The Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/377lxdqsUv 
• Woolwich murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash http://t.co/ivci7GBsGv 
• Women in Law: Smart, able and indeed as brave as men http://t.co/blpiwzCiqn
• ITALY: 'Ruby' Karima Mahroug 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case http://t.co/B0MLZREqeh 
• PC Rohan Scarlett accused of Islington police station assault http://t.co/Ac75Ft6B9E

25th May - LAW NEWS

516 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview by TheLawMap features The Women's Lawyer, Barrister Camilla Choudhury Khawaja discussing the role of woman in law, legal issues specific to women and whether the glass ceiling still exists for women lawyers: "Women in Law: 'Smart, able and indeed as brave as men'"

• Lawyers for hire: Experienced professionals are in demand | New Law Journal: http://t.co/RqIHDOMUSV
• LALY shortlist: Return of the legal Oscars | New Law Journal: http://t.co/S9N1gxvYPp 
• One minute protest: 4 June protest against criminal legal aid reform | New Law Journal: http://t.co/gPJg6H5bSG 
• Call for Law Society Excellence Awards nominations | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zI42qMRQTK 
• Call for continuing rally against changes to the small claims limit | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ozWIiIJd3O 
• CJC concerned over fee remission: Proposal will significantly reduce income couples' thresholds | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KHv6mqbzgY 
• Legal Walk 2013 - £575,000 raised for legal charities | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5bLxscAx2W 
• Methodist ministers cannot sue for unfair dismissal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EdkexrN2bM 
• MoJ aim to ensure quality of expert evidence in family cases | New Law Journal: http://t.co/QBN8apU0ky 
• Court of Appeal holds that Boris Johnson’s paternity revelation is in “public interest” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/lqxLKskZQj 
• Separate representation, the incoming President, the role of the Law Society - Scottish Legal Landscape | The Firm http://t.co/g6CTwjnjOY 
• Society - Rule change not “under the radar”: Incoming VP stay on Council & ascend to Office despite vote | The Firm http://t.co/pqRjcLpIvN 
• "No mandate" for incoming Vice President: Constitution modified as VP is voted off Council | The Firm http://t.co/DkCaR0fQov
• “Unelected, unwanted, and undemocratic“: Dailly calls on Morris to 'do the decent' thing’ | The Firm http://t.co/i7UzoKN850
• "It is not a democratic body (Scottish Law Society), and my concerns and opinions are ignored" | The Firm http://t.co/vN0R5cmolO 
• MacAskill or SLAB? GBA asks who is driving legal aid contracting | The Firm http://t.co/qKIPTtloTC 
• Alastair Morris confirms he intends to take up the Vice Presidency of Scottish Law Society | The Firm http://t.co/BD492nQaOP
• 'Poor quality construction materials to blame' for deadly BANGLADESH factory collapse http://t.co/CooaXfS2hc 
• US: Obama’s Guantánamo Problem http://t.co/oinb0XNbwM 
• Public Rapes Outrage BRAZIL, Testing Ideas of Image and Class http://t.co/dreAAY22N6 
• PERU funded illegal Amazon rainforest road, claims Global Witness http://t.co/LSKqKciPm1 
• The US Supreme Court Must Stop The Trial Lawyers' War On Innovation http://t.co/Z5b0Q2FqMJ 
• RUSSIA: Alexander Lebedev trial points to shadowy plot to seize his empire http://t.co/cZEZEGhD7V 
• Amazon: Victim or Aggressor? Issue Will Frame Apple E-book Trial http://t.co/BjzUVfSVZG 
• INDIA: Guarantee of justice missing in pending cases - Supreme Court Judge Lodha http://t.co/BjzUVfSVZG 
• US: Arias trial jury foreman calls decision 'gut-wrenching' http://t.co/cObF4U6jEH 
• IRELAND: How justice minister became embroiled in Shattergate http://t.co/Orodg5Xraa 
• Opposition in Scottish Parliament challenge SNP’s plan to close sheriff courts http://t.co/wu2I4Z2hHA 
• IRELAND: Female garda charged over forged DPP letter http://t.co/M6YqAtmuKJ 
• ZIMBABWE: The Struggle to Turn Human Rights Corner http://t.co/iaHZMXTNcW 
• Actor Depardieu's lawyer says the drink-drive prosecution against him is illegal as he 'wasn't sober when charged' http://t.co/JN2KF1VYg6 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• UN appeals ruling in favour of whistleblower who charged retaliation after exposing corruption http://t.co/p6Nms7pqOT 
• Date set for HMRC appeal against First Tier Tax Tribunal’s verdict on Rangers EBTs http://t.co/eIoFmUllbx 
• Two Decades of the BALKANS Tribunal http://t.co/o68cdDSydm 
• Upper Tribunal quashes bid for anonymity http://t.co/dWDKdrahc0
• US: Judge charged with stealing cocaine from evidence of cases he presided over http://t.co/edAApxDBAC 
• US Judge leaning toward 'guilty' in Apple e-books case http://t.co/HKda4kgI8H 
• US: Judge finds Arizona sheriff’s office racially profiles Latinos in immigration patrols http://t.co/QKMYpGllDz 
• Salutary lessons from a libellous tweet from Sally Bercow http://t.co/Zd24KRzAWO
• INDIA: Law minister suggests national law for cricket spot fixing, BCCI welcomes initiative http://t.co/ImUOdeMXR8 
• US: Two ways immigration reform could succeed and three ways it could fail http://t.co/m6AdvqcWLi
• TURKEY: Turkish parliament passes law curbing alcohol sales http://t.co/CPQ37yn4z8 
• G4S wins contract to provide service to rape victims http://t.co/MnPMxuOlzZ 
• BNP and EDL accused of attempt to fuel racial hatred after Woolwich terror attack http://t.co/4i8f5oIgBu 
• Two held after RAF Typhoon jets escort Pakistan plane over UK http://t.co/PzxyDh8REc 
• RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin's goal is to destroy Russian civil society http://t.co/wYkS8f6Yln
• A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6i4BnWaJvT
• Fears escalate for safety of Syrian human rights lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O1ZiHGOARu 
• Ex-lawyer sentenced to death in Malaysia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dd6xIiySug 
• RPC victorious in privacy cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6Aj9bAXDRf 
• Bermuda lawyer flags up British human rights issue | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bNw5qkwJYE 
• Speechly and Withers pull plug on merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9jkI13Fyhx
• RUSSIA: Rights group Memorial loses court challenge over raids on offices http://t.co/Uft9CCNVDj 
• Legal problems hit small businesses for £100 billion a year http://t.co/p4hvV0GX8T 
• The Long-Awaited LASPO: Will It Be an Opportunity or an Obstruction? http://t.co/fq1UgApXyh 
• European Commission consults on new technology licensing rules http://t.co/b1JzcLf5hq
• GAMBIA: New Justice Minister, Solicitor General Sworn-in http://t.co/b6avL61c9b 
• ICHR hails European Parliament’s resolution on execution of Afzal Guru http://t.co/JvyPOph1kU
• Will Women’s Rights in AFGHANISTAN Disappear? http://t.co/hVW7iMgvqK 
• GERMANY: Deutsche Bank Shareholders Criticize Bank's High Legal Costs http://t.co/S9OQnlHDoh 
• Newcastle owner Mike Ashlye hit with Sports Direct legal battle over Queensberry name http://t.co/NJK2D8N1UI 
• Cartoon campaign to tackle human rights abuse in SYRIA http://t.co/Emlah15jpE 
• The End of the Perpetual War - a momentous turning point in post-9/11 America http://t.co/FjuyINuBYL 
• In Burmese Outpost, a Fading Orwellian Link http://t.co/ubG3Y9fe3X 
• Woolwich: Boris Johnson finds Data Bill 'compelling' http://t.co/exxQpCIORB
• FRANCE: IMF chief Christine Lagarde key witness in Tapie case http://t.co/HiXVpy6sTX 
• Law firms have 'unconscious bias' that stops women from getting promoted, says senior City lawyer http://t.co/7GdsE5XTI7 
• Mark Bridger denies lying about April Jones murder http://t.co/lfwiGljGU3 
• Lord McAlpine pleased with decision on Sally Bercow's defamatory tweet http://t.co/v09y4ytz1o 
• Domestic violence victim seeks bedroom tax judicial review http://t.co/4A1pcRMqdI 
• UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war http://t.co/Swd3enQrQN 
• Sally Bercow learns the social media rules the hard way in McAlpine case | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/WemYShKVbX 
• Lawyers are workaholics, survey says | The Lawyer http://t.co/l2DcnNhzXy 
• National College of Legal Training terminates LPC and GDL | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lu9mdkTWML 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS turnover increases to £679.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/KnPBXdK2Ol 
• UK turns back on EU justice project | Law Gazette http://t.co/iKbPhH9WKU 
• Weightmans claims first post-Jackson relief from sanctions victory | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/buVYc2JDJP

24th May - LAW NEWS

515 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Will-writing quality scheme to launch in July. Chancery Lane's new kite mark to fill the gap left by lord chancellor's refusal to make will writing a reserved activity. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Talent show mum Amanda Webber jailed for benefit fraud http://t.co/VtRqNcaIfL 
• What do radical Islamists actually believe in? http://t.co/ksNkvQPIaE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters joins CC on Glencore Xstrata's first post-merger bond | The Lawyer http://t.co/KDqtzNMk3G 
• AccuTrainee defends trainee track record | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kpznxwhxq1 
• Three jobs for 11 trainees at Dundas in London following zero partner promos | The Lawyer http://t.co/43xuhR4dSO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds cuts 116 roles following consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/dyzk1OPBlF
• High Court upholds McAlpine Twitter libel claim against Bercow | The Lawyer http://t.co/EYxBp8Q3ol 
• ‘Time to move away from hourly billing and run cases like projects’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/26MwoTLk1Z 
• Woolwich, crime and mental health | Law Gazette http://t.co/vY8q4lXbWY
• UK turns back on EU justice project | Law Gazette http://t.co/iKbPhH9WKU 
• LETR ‘delayed by regulators’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/pEasNiYqbh 
• Woolwich attack footage will stir debate over contempt laws http://t.co/6VFmy1ssDo 
• High court orders new approach to Iraq abuse inquiry http://t.co/O6sYOqCXon
• Sally Bercow tweet libelled Lord McAlpine, high court rules http://t.co/XEboHEEoxq 
• Wartime sex slaves cancel meeting with controversial Japanese mayor http://t.co/pFNiRRJKZT 
• Twitter users should learn lessons from Sally Bercow's libellous tweet http://t.co/0oMZEpcbsV 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Paris bar pulls out of national bar association in governance spat | The Lawyer http://t.co/1QjVOu2InW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KWM names Sue Kench as Australia head as O'Malley stands down | The Lawyer http://t.co/xBAFI3Kkvz 
• US: Boy Scouts of America votes to ease ban on gay members http://t.co/76DSsNqOXp
• Why is Anonymous helping teenage lesbians? Loose collective of libertarians loves an underdog http://t.co/YitEi3OM7l 
• CANADA: Terror Suspect: Lawyer Must Use 'Holy Book' http://t.co/ENF7ZnB1FR 
• Wildlife group busts illegal loggers in CAMBODIA http://t.co/MzFBBv6N4v
• ITALY: Milan appeals court has explained why it upheld Silvia Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction http://t.co/y0rIagTb4h 
• AUSTRALIA: Queensland Chief Justice says jurors should be told if a defendant refused to talk to police http://t.co/lw6A7ZpSNh 
• US: Justice Sri Srinivasan - Supreme Court justice in the making? http://t.co/c42qUE1gbT 
• FOI Tribunal orders DWP to release names of workfare exploiters, after losing 3 appeals http://t.co/l8RqMkIt1E 
• CHINA: Courts to deploy more citizen jurors http://t.co/QijufDbVUn 
• GREECE: Legislation permitting detention of irregular migrants fuels asylum-seeker abuse http://t.co/2tmyktkLy7 
• IRELAND: Judge rules media can name abuse trial priest http://t.co/GR99RKlczw 
• US: Law student takes plea in Vegas exotic bird death http://t.co/Sfl35TkDpV 
• Government calls for crackdown on 'legal highs' at festivals http://t.co/F9Omp2lpDa 
• US: George Zimmerman lawyers release data from Trayvon Martin's cellphone http://t.co/aGDqosFUzf 
• Phone-hacking victims reject newspapers' charter proposal http://t.co/frIXL2jX1I
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith partners set to receive pay proposals | Legalweek http://t.co/nwKmmfrQwV
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell posts solid financial results amid management shake-up | Legalweek http://t.co/ZYhBRpJC4u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Elite US litigation firm Boies Schiller set to launch London outpost | Legalweek http://t.co/riZq3M1k5u 
• Law firm layoffs mount up as top 50 job cuts reach 750 over past year | Legalweek http://t.co/2YdDcHUP7Z 
• EGYPT: Judges suspend talks with president http://t.co/2eu6HL55fU 
• US: Senate Judiciary Unanimously Backs Justice Srinivasan Nomination http://t.co/aZTyjeP8cP
• Don't panic about new entrants but you have to act, warns solicitor who founded retail chain | Legal Futures http://t.co/1mhgehtavC 
• Law firms push out CMCs as referral fee ban reshapes PI search market | Legal Futures http://t.co/DTcK5gkiqs
• US: Barack Obama defends 'just war' using drones http://t.co/Hfo4YBq0V6 
• Teesside lawyers claim Government changes would destroy the justice system http://t.co/QyL7f9RSKw 
• The Government's Shameful Treatment of Lindsay Sandiford http://t.co/9IoNgdRMPF 
• FRANCE approves new law on English language classes http://t.co/QTNeDERcRx 
• UK denies legal funds for cocaine trafficker facing death in Bali http://t.co/Hnxz0Nry1M 
• 'Orwellian' changes to legal aid provision http://t.co/jHvUEZxTND 
• Plan for a disaster - but don't pay until it happens | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4iUKOclVCh 
• Rapper takes on Facebook over copyright breach | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ySlQZNw97B 
• Prenda lawyers miss deadline | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R1GFnOJeEC 
• Mofo boosts Asia-Pacific compliance offering | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W9wMOmLt3s 
• Indian Bar raises 'fake lawyer' warning | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MJzvrJKbWl 
• UK lawyers stage legal aid protest | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WPm4hxkJHu 
• Public records office withheld files unlawfully: solicitor http://t.co/25SGrviheZ 
• Court Defeat for EA over faces of sports stars http://t.co/DQdS6CmIri 
• Inquiry needed over NHS 111 'debacle' http://t.co/1sAk8H9tSF 
• GP jailed for filming abuse of patients http://t.co/ZQ9NN5ahV4 
• April Jones case: Mark Bridger denies being a paedophile http://t.co/AQapyAW5Bo 
• Barrister says law proposals are ‘legislating for killing babies’ http://t.co/CjmFPSmjP2
• PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Legal fees scam rocks government http://t.co/Mvo2wtcGrO 
• Golfer Ernie Els predicts legal battle over golf anchoring ban http://t.co/KHy95eojFI
• US Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in BANGLADESH http://t.co/krwS3jmTFl 
• Julian Assange sues US military over secrecy of Bradley Manning trial http://t.co/30k5GHyMZr 
• London Attack Highlights Woolwich as Terrorism Trial Center http://t.co/rtDcfbpHI8 
• AUSTRALIA: Nationwide blitz on illegal firearms under Operation Unification http://t.co/uf75vMwEvh 
• The Problem With Partition: Human Rights Provides an Alternative to ISRAEL and the Palestinians http://t.co/eka5OxhKnB
• AFGHANISTAN: Students protest women's rights decree http://t.co/h7Qhz6xyg8 
• London attack: now is the time to defend our liberties, not give in to fear http://t.co/K2Qdg7epSZ 
• Benefits cap will have catastrophic effect on families, court will hear http://t.co/rJGeFofTYC 
• Top firms increasingly target vac schemers | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZFv6rwGxF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin loses finance director to FFW | The Lawyer http://t.co/nVoukkXgth 
• Praise for Lady Hale’s ‘common sense view’ on ministers of religion | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yVeUGMyuDs 
• No enforcement action yet on referral fees, SRA says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sDjTL3EdxT 
• Withers and Speechly decide against merger | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OqtaQJTgE8 
• Property lawyers complacent about money laundering | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1Pv1Jzk5I1

23rd May - LAW NEWS

514 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts. Hundreds, some wearing wigs and gowns, demonstrate against justice secretary's plans, which they say undermine UK justice. Full story - Guardian Law

• Scottish Courts need to catch up with police in tackling domestic abuse http://t.co/5DSTQR6xmY
• S AFRICA: Lesbian minister fired by Methodist Church before it had taken a decision on gay marriage, court told http://t.co/Y56fHvQYWH 
• CANADA: Police investigating hostage-taking at Law Courts http://t.co/3B8DtQU0RZ 
• Lawyer tracks down his stolen iPad using special app after police refused to investigate http://t.co/PJnFsApwji
• INDIA: Alleged spotfixing cricketer Sreesanth's lawyer claim that police is out to tarnish reputation through leaks http://t.co/yOsdO9Pgpa
• AUSTRALIA: Chief Justice Chris Kourakis warns aging courts computers at high risk of failure http://t.co/cEU9xbvgvV 
• KENYA: Three MPs mentioned in Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission report claim innocence http://t.co/5HzR5X5wxf 
• RUSSIA luxury car tax seen as another step towards social justice http://t.co/YMv6TvhgYL 
• US: Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail http://t.co/QD5QnuXQIX 
• Flaws in fraud case show worrying lapses by judges and lawyers | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/HoxczEwIA1 
• Tibetan rights groups criticise CHINA over monk's five-year jail term http://t.co/taG7ffxQk4 
• Royal Dutch Shell unveils new look panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/KZgDRQanAb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan becomes latest firm to announce redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZfU79wBlHh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes makes eight redundant following consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/JR1ahQtWMq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sullivan boosts finance and restructuring with Linklaters' Howard | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGqNzLEPOl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers and Speechly vote against merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/5c930sZWZl 
• Privatising the courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/ED0rKmJ9nj 
• International firms Speechly Bircham and Withers today announced that they had dropped merger plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/Wm9xNXhJiI 
• Unanimous: profession votes for ‘training days’ action in protest over cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/ypjbbANIIb 
• High Wycombe grooming case: Girl 'repeatedly raped by group' http://t.co/0RNdrrkoo2 
• Worcestershire nursery sex assault probe: Five arrests made http://t.co/aNMrF3kR5E
• Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services http://t.co/joN5iwwoFq 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• ITALY: Human-rights training centre opens in the Italian city of Florence http://t.co/R3t77kcY83 
• NIGERIA Human Rights Commission to Commence Hearing On Forced Evictions By June http://t.co/eRmREq1yAi 
• ITALY: Judge orders trial for captain in shipwreck of Costa Concordia, which killed 32 http://t.co/0Z9JRWpu3E 
• US Judge: Hollister Clothing Unfriendly to Disabled http://t.co/zKOilJyppo 
• Woolwich attack reaction http://t.co/jwrSJNcvbi 
• Woolwich attack: Killed man was 'in armed forces' http://t.co/joN5iwwoFq 
• ZIMBABWE: Mugabe signs new Zimbabwe constitution into law http://t.co/aQFNla2mAZ 
• New EGYPT tax law has cuts for poor, hikes rates for businesses, leaves wealthiest unchanged http://t.co/QZb11TCn6w 
• Airbnb seeks to reassure users after New York law warning http://t.co/xhfWWxpscD 
• APIL chief: most PI firms deducting the maximum 25% from damages | Litigation Futures http://t.co/oYISu9VG7Y
• Swansea Solicitor takes legal firm fears to Lord Chancellor http://t.co/d3ibXnMpMe 
• Carlisle solicitor on shortlist for national legal award: http://t.co/PfDeKQsSVY 
• Frankie Dettori's solicitor wants the British Horseracing Authority licensing committee to reconsider its decision http://t.co/rU3wq7rwhG 
• Why legal aid reforms must be stopped http://t.co/eqaQ05dBen 
• AUSTRALIA: Barrister operating a “virtual chambers” plans to launch the first national website http://t.co/HbflWNQ1KJ 
• PAKISTAN: Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law minister arrested after court rejects pre-arrest bail application http://t.co/IxL82cs9RR 
• Stansted barrister 'hounded' by RSPCA over allegations of unprofessional conduct http://t.co/Wr9gtXHG5x 
• Forget ABSs - AI, touchable holographs and telepresence robots "will transform the law" | Legal Futures http://t.co/oOtiCKN8LZ 
• SRA under fire for policing of referral fee ban and insurer/law firm ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/aBSLBnWaWD
• US: Texas judge blocks lesbian couple from living together http://t.co/ztulPzZ5UI 
• Judges give reasons for rejecting Bali Briton's appeal http://t.co/wAlU07vh0T 
• Why one criminal stopped offending http://t.co/7R24GBt85P 
• Clarification demanded over Afghan interpreters UK visas http://t.co/wSBHHA1Kqc 
• UK agency blasts speed camera firm for bogus safety claims http://t.co/1jk9NqKSpf 
• Take Brussels oil law with a pinch of salt, restaurateurs advised http://t.co/l6opwTjK7n 
• UK Government 'attempts to evade responsibility' over part in Libyan torture http://t.co/LiuVcrzWxP 
• Google Boss: We Follow The Law On Tax http://t.co/3yCV5PU7Ro 
• UK provided more support for CIA rendition flights than thought – study http://t.co/j9RnbRmmaG 
• MALAYSIA: Rape accused marries 13-year-old alleged victim http://t.co/TbUm4zqQBF 
• Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts http://t.co/4zQ4VcPplV 
• Fitness-for-work tests unfair on people with mental health problems, court says http://t.co/FKP8IgXIuN 
• My name is cleared at last' - film shows police brutality at Genoa G8 summit http://t.co/pXRexKdG3c 
• UK net firms block pirate movie websites http://t.co/W89XHqdcai 
• Dale Cregan admits father and son murders in Greater Manchester http://t.co/boD673Z1fp 
• Man killed by two attackers in Woolwich – LIVE UPDATES http://t.co/CJ4X2wq9Xk 
• Media set 5RB takes biggest bite in 'Boris lovechild' case | The Lawyer http://t.co/dIi398NeHX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Seven jobs go at Trowers & Hamlins | The Lawyer http://t.co/EfZr2vbtTe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hage Aaronson secures Supreme Court win for M&S | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZAd5NNL4Uu 
• Tesco drop legal bid over Aberdeen development plan http://t.co/JTIHqa3eCi 
• Chris Grayling defends proposed legal aid changes http://t.co/KhlDbnauG9 
• INDIA: Senior lawyer threatens legal action against Shashikant's appointment to CAG chief over conflict of interest http://t.co/E5e5VPkhxk 
• TRINIDAD: Three jurists looking into independence of the investigative committee into findings of the Concacaf report http://t.co/NnMKqRzFaT
• NEW ZEALAND: Legal fraternity 'shattered' by sudden death of senior judge http://t.co/fGQFNOwwZT 
• PHILIPPINES makes mutual legal assistance request to TAIWAN http://t.co/LhmpWLVkMR 
• Oklahoma tornado: Mayor of Moore pushes for shelter law http://t.co/roJ6c8Ik4h 
• April Jones case: Mark Bridger's 'complex web of lies' http://t.co/zrMjvvyx9D 
• US: Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man http://t.co/O1Cv4gHmYl 
• Man dead in Woolwich 'knife attack' http://t.co/MIC3A5u8hc 
• Two win sickness benefit test legal challenge http://t.co/e0E06Q1rzP