31st October - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Television cameras will be a permanent fixture in English and Welsh courts for the first time from Thursday. A statutory instrument, the Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2013, allows equipment shared by four broadcasters and controlled by a video journalist to film judges and lawyers for live broadcast. Full story - Law Gazette  

• Number of law firms dips to new low | Law Gazette http://t.co/pZnPQdUJE4
• Ministry of Justice tries to stave off VHCC boycott | Law Gazette http://t.co/6E8NzwdWz1
• Lack of PII puts 153 firms on cessation list | Law Gazette http://t.co/5VW8A7UkwE 
• Peers advise government to rejoin EU crime fighting measures | Law Gazette http://t.co/rKATIWIRG1 
• Chancery Lane seeks further changes to legal aid reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/xzZMST1R14 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Press regulation: The 10 major questions http://t.co/1PoGdctoD0 
• West Midlands Police plans 550 more frontline officers http://t.co/UcDlqZwERJ 
• CANADA: Courts grapple with jurisdiction in securities class suits http://t.co/jLPUTLpoHy 
• US: Why Can’t I Wear My Halloween Costume to School? http://t.co/gAphg52YlQ 
• Bernie Ecclestone's lawyer says £62m case is based on 'fantasy' http://t.co/enG6Ej2F4k
• CANADA: Conservative Party lawyer under fire, accusation of him of being well known for mopping up ethical problems http://t.co/WuYaHDMymD 
• PHILIPPINES: Lawyer Lorna Kapunan resign as lead counsel for Janet Lim-Napoles in her serious illegal detention case http://t.co/J8GYEsaWFI 
• NEW ZEALAND: Police probe into illegal spying to be investigated http://t.co/9U1r0iEq2N 
• How do illegal immigrants get into the European Union? http://t.co/FCTaa0sXtY 
• F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone rejects 'corrupt' sale claim http://t.co/W2Jhs99G4g 
• Snowden leaks: NSA 'hacked Google and Yahoo data links' http://t.co/ci3X0obU4f 
• NETHERLANDS: On the trail of SS accused Siert Bruins http://t.co/uHI41hdJaw 
• Football fans jailed for abusive Stephen Lawrence chants http://t.co/fnAbLtYukD
• AUSTRALIA's 'stop the boats' policy: asylum laws leave no option for genuine refugees http://t.co/kELj6ws6Xo 
• Roma in ITALY living in segregated slums http://t.co/lBYKXRiueo
• ISRAEL: Controversy as Palestinian prisoners freed http://t.co/JKyKWZfM9u 
• US 'spied on VATICAN in run-up to conclave' http://t.co/5LtkkoVmn1
• Why Didn’t Arab ‘Civil Society’ Discuss Human Rights at IGF? http://t.co/FZplMTWoiw 
• IRAN Blasts UN Human Rights Rapporteur for Supporting Terrorist Groups http://t.co/YwfGU185fw 
• FIFA director questions human rights 'hypocrisy' http://t.co/D7diuVMUQU 
• UN human rights chief says MALDIVES’ top court interfering excessively in presidential vote http://t.co/ZLNfkMcgpf 
• KENYA: Gay rights group denied registration, goes to court http://t.co/bTsY2iWwP5 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Rights group: Saudi columnist who expressed support for ending women's driving ban held http://t.co/pZAbT4RQxH 
• KUWAIT: Every citizen partner for a prosperous, dignified life, ‘Allegiance to homeland non-negotiable' http://t.co/ghYdoA8KGW 
• CAMBODIA: A reflection on the Khmer Rouge and the tribunal http://t.co/L5qzixJNLF
• EGYPT: Military tribunal sentences a journalist to year in prison for impersonating officer http://t.co/dJfzNsAC4i 
• ISRAEL: Civil union legislation introduced to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples http://t.co/GUO3sZcbVv 
• INDIA's judiciary faces new bigotry charges http://t.co/IYWVRE0rAK
• NIGERIA: Judiciary undermining anti-drug war - NDLEA Commander - http://t.co/7GYpklbnnu
• INDIA: Monitor fake encounters in Gujarat with same zeal as coal allocations: Kapil Sibal to SC http://t.co/T7blKOjxTF 
• CANADA: Dying with dignity law a step closer http://t.co/ZXIjbb19TC 
• ARGENTINA court approves media law forcing breakup of key critic http://t.co/xn1A23p0Ky
• Security alert at Belfast law courts ends as suspect package proved & legitimate delivery http://t.co/2W65LefqlY 
• CHINA: Law society condemns Occupy Central plan http://t.co/OtJZeHP4TB Oct 31, 2013
• Hereford solicitor Peter Lewis enjoys more Wales and Midlands rallying success with Ford Anglia http://t.co/rGQCcdEJYg 
• PI Solicitor Julian Nicholls takes on three mile plunge for Cats Protection http://t.co/lHKAjc4cTk 
• Reoffending figures frightening http://t.co/QGQmjOKxCT 
• AUSTRALIA: Justice system 'crumbling' http://t.co/XSDZD89HuB 
• Barrister to be disbarred for £900,000 fraud - Bar Standards Board http://t.co/Yrdu7TC4JZ 
• From Bombay HC to London’s Royal Courts of Justice: Karishma Parekh’s long journey to become an English barrister http://t.co/2A23zjbSX3
• AUSTRALIA: Barrister failed the bushranger http://t.co/Kl43Tn1fwL 
• HUNGARY interested in efficiency of Chinese legal administration, justice official say http://t.co/dUS6kqvJvk 
• Bar Standards Board chief: 'There are too many people at the Bar' and BPTC entry threshold 'has to be higher' : http://t.co/xwFeC0lyqi 
• SPAIN To Consider Legal Action Over US Spying Allegations http://t.co/4nRUB1ZFRf 
• Grimsby based legal firm Wilkin Chapman Grange moves up the national listings as expertise is proven http://t.co/R6J7co8hPJ
• Undercover police to be banned from having sexual relationships with targets http://t.co/gwPXUppKUm 
• Hundreds of Italian couples accused of fraudulently getting 'quickie divorces' in UK http://t.co/lsRT8ESvaI 
• Phone hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks 'condemned snooping while paper paid MoD official' http://t.co/Alk5zjGw53 
• Police ethics 'fall well short', warns report http://t.co/omxqlTFesP
• Cameras in English court for first time in 'justice landmark' http://t.co/XjCRnOdpBV 
• Peers question government's EU justice opt-in list http://t.co/oI1vOkhWdG 
• Trafficking victims too often treated as immigration cases, say campaigners http://t.co/6l50OWycSU 
• QASA claimants lose bid to cut costs exposure | Legal Futures http://t.co/IRyxIUTgn0 
• Hopper hits out at SRA referral fee guidance | Legal Futues http://t.co/LCEHMdswnB
• R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: today's hearing - http://t.co/DXx3tGEC6x 
• R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: today's application to the Court of Appeal - http://t.co/DjqCrqVjyd 
• Reprieve activist seeks damages over schedule 7 detention http://t.co/BXslioRng7 
• The Poundland ruling sends out the wrong message about workfare http://t.co/tJzxxqq4tg 
• David Miranda lawyers receive key documents in detention challenge http://t.co/zSFhhCrCkA 
• US: Sandy Hook shooting victims' families ask to keep 911 call audio private http://t.co/S4rl7lLS1Z
• Firms fail diversity challenge | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/7qhyFRv6pP
• Why do lawyers get so emotional over litigation funding | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/D2q6HQjdPv 
• Chelsea FC seeks first in-house lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ePAtBeEEpl 
• Rabobank makes surprise USD 1bn settlement | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/gkc1CPKonw 
• Universities 'should reduce intake of law students' | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/seyhv4z1ef
• Keystone Law set for Sydney launch | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/CSP1wGpM4l 
• Chinese law firms fined by regulator | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/Oeb1AreOzp 
• Deutsche Bank posts one billion euro legal provision | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iQLDancURk 
• Sixth person arrested in Scotland during terrorism probe http://t.co/LihjN3ZjGv 
• US: Profiling Complaints by Black Shoppers Followed Changes to Stores’ Security Policies http://t.co/ojY24LuWdq 
• US: Law firm accused of withholding evidence beneficial to miners http://t.co/RmNwRztDAb 
• Burnley goalkeeper Alex Cisak sues over wrist operation http://t.co/9DdW5sBdwl 
• Adobe hack: At least 38 million accounts breached http://t.co/FZXzanihxx 
• Stormont gay marriage debate block 'unacceptable' http://t.co/ZsvIuwWFJT 
• Accused marine believed Afghan 'already dead' http://t.co/BVb6RFHIdE 
• Press regulation: Privy Council grants royal charter http://t.co/tJ8aUMVORK
• Brooks and Coulson 'must have known about hacking' http://t.co/VGLUWNBrpm 
• Fraud firms agree not to break barrister boycott | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DlK5oYt0bv 
• PII: exit plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/10r4F2tCE4 
• ​Legal aid is still available - but don’t tell anyone | Law Gazette http://t.co/ohE8b6E0JJ 
• Don't turn a blind eye to human rights, City firms urged | Law Gazette http://t.co/7pQf4fHuJx 
• Cameras arrive in Court of Appeal | Law Gazette http://t.co/AEH7DzgoXJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson expands in London with two-partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/8DbhNZZbFj 
• Clydes breaks new ground in China with Chongqing joint venture | The Lawyer http://t.co/HRjIEZHtBT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie strengthens German team with Gleiss hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/nxhHyseSQe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons vote on McKenna Long tie-up expected within two weeks | The Lawyer http://t.co/xkgSpduBSu 
• High Court refuses injunction on press regulation charter | The Lawyer http://t.co/ao7dMiFf2O 
• Government bid to reverse 'back to work' legality ruling rejected by Supreme Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/AYBzwMHzky 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP management to review banking department as finance head quits | The Lawyer http://t.co/33mIcekfBt 
• TwistedLaw article and Divorce inforgraphic http://t.co/qJkMPIBTtx

30th October - Law News

674 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law Society has been accused of "active appeasement and abject surrender" over criminal legal aid. Full story - Solicitors Journal 

• AUSTRALIA: Anti-bikie laws in Queensland lose some of their bite because of typo http://t.co/GYuH8dfu1W 
• AUSTRALIA: Motel sex case: high court rules intercourse was not work-related http://t.co/ee19kUNk3q
• Are you entitled to work part-time, and what are your rights if you do? http://t.co/tOfUVmYm3Z 
• Are lawyers currently excluding clients with learning disabilites? http://t.co/YbN8MP2n7h 
• Poundland case: government defeated again over employment schemes http://t.co/D9djlFZzgb 
• Solitary confinement's invisible scars http://t.co/fmP7uiE6go 
• 20th Century Fox and New Regency sued by screenwriter over In Time film http://t.co/EhBpMJ9dgd 
• Poundland case: back-to-work schemes not slave labour, says minister http://t.co/x9Wr55xWVs 
• Finally, the review of the NSA's powers we should have had already http://t.co/2R49U7Zf7w 
• Poundland case: a story we couldn't have told without our readers http://t.co/UAmpnTXi62 
• Looming PII deadline could sink 176 firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/5ZqYFi5Rag 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• ISPs told to block 21 pirate sites http://t.co/MlOjJV7UEI 
• Drop term-time holiday ban, urges petition http://t.co/F97YQ0gwsc 
• EGYPT detains Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el-Erian http://t.co/vYY001Eu4u 
• Durham PCC Ron Hogg backs drug consumption rooms http://t.co/6UKEYYi3k4 
• Barclays PPI provisions unchanged http://t.co/ENa5CsyUJx
• Sainsbury's threatens court over Tesco price comparison http://t.co/MaM3BZKHYw 
• Newspapers in legal bid to stop press regulation charter http://t.co/Pa7aJnvvKi 
• Rights group slams KUWAIT over twitter sentence http://t.co/eKVCJ5Es8W 
• SAUDI ARABIA Rights group: activist given 3 months in prison for signing letter calling for reforms http://t.co/goV25RFoqO 
• Equalities watchdog accused by politicians of a "dereliction of duty" for inaction on discrimination during election http://t.co/SSyoVF8IwT
• NEW ZEALAND: Rae Portman trial: Victim 'trying to work her way to the top' http://t.co/E2Q8quTR9B 
• EGYPT judges quit trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader http://t.co/kIZDwgyXQX 
• Press trial jury warned by judge http://t.co/pXwaRq5mqB 
• UK courts Islamic cash with Sharia compliant bonds http://t.co/rrUuWnPbdU 
• Christian values must not sway courts, says top judge http://t.co/RJlVr0gA1m 
• CHINA's top court urges judicial independence, end to interference http://t.co/oEAyZ7xnSm 
• US Supreme Court’s 1st women justices depicted in new painting at National Portrait Gallery in DC http://t.co/hv0bvt9Vru 
• SERBIA: Lawyer and activist Srdja Popovic dies at 75: http://t.co/WY6Ue6ePcc
• Legislation Unveiled to Bar NSA's Bulk Phone Metadata Collection http://t.co/3px8Acy1s8 
• AUSTRALIA: Law Society calls for changes to WorkCover and victims of crime payments http://t.co/oHVchMJMTI 
• Mike Godwin's Law: from counter-memes to countering the FBI http://t.co/ftibjNY6zd 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Judge denies swearing at court clerk http://t.co/6IEa0xUmag 
• US judge denies class action status in Deutsche Bank lawsuit http://t.co/CLKrQleczM 
• INDIA: Illegal alterations to buildings could invite life in prison http://t.co/Kuq2rR2Byz
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Hogan Lovells advise Breaking Bad network AMC on €750m acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/iOcuMu92vO 
• China cracks down on securities violations as several firms fined | The Lawyer http://t.co/NxfdZliLKX 
• Osborne Clarke hit by bank account scam letters | Legal Futures http://t.co/zmQaaPGMb7 
• Now that is dispersed - ABS Keystone sets sights on Australian expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/UJm3yJHGOJ 
• ABS just the latest innovation for one of the most unusual legal practices in the UK | Legal Futures http://t.co/hXfe8Rvq3Z
• What lawyers put in their website bios v What people want to see http://t.co/Bjn3rQ6EAe
• Podcast of latest Law in Action: are we training too many lawyers when there's a shortage of jobs? http://t.co/qkTIMfr
• The cart, the horse, the nut and the sledgehammer: a review of the QASA Handbook - ICLR http://t.co/iZyxGIlVtk
• MALAYSIA: Judiciary has always been free, says Dr Mahathir http://t.co/awsTMO3SqZ 
• KENYA: Chief Judiciary Registrar’s job advertised http://t.co/bsyIwaMhDa
• CANADA: Replica of ancient human rights charter on display in city http://t.co/rpq9PojGkr 
• Global human rights lens on CHINA sharpens as UN Periodic Review continues http://t.co/WoCVUMwF45 
• ISRAEL to present its human rights record to UNHRC http://t.co/30ydyoO9Yt 
• Owners of killer dogs face 14 years in jail http://t.co/C7OZ6djxaY 
• Nasa hacking case: mothers accuse US of targeting British 'geeks' http://t.co/8y7q9mRqS0 
• When criminal justice is criminal: The Nicholas Alahverdian story http://t.co/ElP1Hw86NW 
• Intergenerational Justice in Scandinavia: Super Model? http://t.co/Ad4G3fVEtQ 
• Justice must be integral to future sustainable development agenda – UN expert: http://t.co/6N5ta1XMcn 
• Gay rights in CHILE: Justice for Daniel | The Economist http://t.co/YYy1bhYMz3 
• Leading licensing barrister slams councils over “iron-rule” approach to cumulative impact zones http://t.co/gpl1PhJtil 
• Jeremy Hunt legal action could affect future plans to close NHS hospital services http://t.co/RaiAoberZJ 
• MSP calls for a 'stricter liability' law proposed by cycle campaigners http://t.co/eu3Vlf8Vco 
• Europe toughens privacy law - up to €100 m fines http://t.co/JzzH7c95ZR
• Senitment versus reality | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/fFnToPJ9Ah 
• Isn't it time you knew where your clients came from? | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/tdBW8EEvHo
• Further setback for human rights activists in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xZ5hj11Svy
• Top 50 US firm takes new recruitment approach | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z0DpvEmHUe 
• Lawyer's blog covered by ethics rules | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qubL1pXH4N 
• Ex-Slaughters lawyer faces Hong Kong trial | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x2get3PIeQ
• Myanmar grants licence to New York's Herzfeld Rose | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/B0UoxbFHda
• Deutsche Bank allocates €1.2bn for legal costs as profits tumble | The Lawyer http://t.co/2Nz1MQ3owL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Follett Stock case proceeds to higher judge as firm closes Bristol office | The Lawyer http://t.co/4GLrBQQ0fV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Debevoise and Linklaters win roles on Russian metal group's $1bn Eurobond offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/5ZUbnowbIA 
• Rebekah Brooks' legal team revealed as gagging order lifted | The Lawyer http://t.co/BcCcEgVgd4 
• Official figures show criminals reoffend on massive scale http://t.co/6SXJaZ7hlp 
• Faking it: time to rethink intellectual property in developing countries? http://t.co/WhsB1h0WsD 
• Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly dismissed – so she deserves a payout http://t.co/KRHSOTmDBi 
• Mike Godwin's Law: from counter-memes to countering the FBI http://t.co/ftibjNY6zd 
• Police appeal in London over missing Welsh barrister Gianni Sonvico http://t.co/apFdk03DYj 
• Hazel Bailey death: Husband jailed for walking stick killing http://t.co/2ZkSrlpXRm
• Visa checks 'could put landlords in physical danger' http://t.co/7pbK3h9PR3 
• DUTCH Rabobank fined $1bn over Libor http://t.co/GPEC97EhS7 
• Two men arrested in Operation Yewtree inquiry http://t.co/5HJNZGC9Ri 
• Lewisham Hospital: Appeal Court overrules Jeremy Hunt http://t.co/SKzh1qfaq2
• Top US intelligence officials to testify before Congress http://t.co/uOdxGsXjCK 
• ITALY: Costa Concordia trial - 'Captain's lover was on bridge' http://t.co/5pMTuh2qQH 
• The government’s approach to electronic proofs of identity will have implications for solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/XicnKNbRoc 
• Crime victims to get right to address courts directly | Law Gazette http://t.co/J6hsVTmeTh 
• Staffordshire firm Hacking Ashton is first ABS to fail | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/LbcmKs7JHA 
• Predicted collapses an opportunity for well-managed firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2R3NLgXeZM 
• PressBoF's application for an injunction to stop the cross-party Royal Charter - http://t.co/T23lf6YTmA

29th October - Law News

673 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: When it comes to cyber security, lawyers are the weakest link - With threats ranging from hacktivists to Chinese spies, it’s time for law firms to get their data security act together. Full story - The Lawyer 

• Six new faces join consumer watchdog 'Legal Services Consumer panel' | Law Gazette http://t.co/2SOJdwJS77 
• The courts are secular, says top family judge | Law Gazette http://t.co/lAZm7C4LZr 
• Judicial review clampdown could trigger ‘new generation of satellite litigation’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uXlZfj6ey7
• Media regulation: a royal seal, with no deal http://t.co/bU1fL0N4EG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Al Tamimi moves into Oman for latest office launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/D7hZpvx4JJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US firm Herzfeld granted Myanmar licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/yCkwPbxE9O
• Press Association turns to The Economist Group for new GC | The Lawyer http://t.co/brxKPgXvgm 
• Exiting PI: the value of a strategic and measured approach to selling WIP | Legal Futures http://t.co/5IG0poPktL 
• Council of Europe Condemns Deterioration of Human Rights in SPAIN http://t.co/baScq3qvJG
• Attitudes towards and treatment of foreigners in SPAIN have worsened in recent years, human rights groups have said http://t.co/1CHCJ3oAAp
• Commission finds ‘systematic violation of human rights’ at Guantanamo Bay http://t.co/hhC4bVE2fy 
• NIGERIA: Rights group warns police against extra-judicial killing of robbery suspects http://t.co/GXNzMJKFsX 
• Northern Ireland's rights body welcomes ruling on same-sex adoption http://t.co/1RTgYq73e7
• RUSSIA: Gay Rights Protesters Target Sochi Olympic Sponsors Coke, McDonald's and Samsung http://t.co/li69wdjkFD 
• Human rights commission questions NSA surveillance http://t.co/W2u5nLi7uD 
• Yoga retreat sparks complaints of loud raves from villagers http://t.co/XnN7Xm9o2a 
• Man accused of being paedophile and murdered for photographing garden vandals http://t.co/qOKnwUbCbk 
• Burglars should be banned from crime hot spots, says police chief http://t.co/e8Kl6kuoWu
• Owners of killer dogs to face same jail terms as lethal drivers under new Government plans http://t.co/7hOhvCNNDb 
• Prime Minister David Cameron is set to unveil Islamic bond plan http://t.co/dpcxfbEx1x 
• News of the World hacking prosecutors due to open case http://t.co/J3zvsBWEAP 
• Victims of crime get chance to speak in court under new code http://t.co/ygww2mfLyI 
• Lloyds Bank sees PPI bill raised by £750m http://t.co/BEFYZl9lsp 
• US spying: Senate intelligence committee orders review http://t.co/JcEHpdj2GD 
• Baby Peter boss Sharon Shoesmith's payout 'stinks' http://t.co/sxYpRNYhvw
• Confronting the Legacies of Slavery http://t.co/nmf3rEzdKB 
• US: Judge in Texas Partly Rejects Abortion Law http://t.co/uk7SrgmokT 
• PAKISTAN: Prime Minister rules out overriding courts’ ruling on Dr Afridi for helping US with locating Bin Laden http://t.co/qDTLuXZE7v 
• IRELAND: Courts must be supported in overseeing child protection http://t.co/P2hAQWLlGc 
• INDIA: Courts' decision must be backed by reasoning: Supreme Court http://t.co/NYiGKbdSbu
• CANADA: FTQ lawyer compares Ken Pereira to a 'pitbull' http://t.co/eHuwVi8tFb 
• NIGERIA: Arrested lawyer, vessel with 20,000 tonnes of crude missing http://t.co/9ZTt4p3kkY 
• KENYA: Lawyer says State derailing case against Mombasa Republican Council leaders http://t.co/HwsEN8QTDR 
• Hockey playing Lawyer Susan McGilveray puts career on hold to chase 2014 Commonwealth Games dream http://t.co/8jPQLivMBo 
• US: Alaska law that allows for safe surrender of newborns unused http://t.co/hZ9t5AISa6 
• US: Washington law firm Patton Boggs is in merger talks http://t.co/WhwiZmILxV
• IRELAND: Copyright law to embrace digital age http://t.co/t5GV8Xg3qV 
• Law Firms Caution Clients in Wake of UK Anti-Crime Makeover http://t.co/qYugvLPB3T
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Trial of doctor who 'stole' drugs hears 'huge amount' went missing http://t.co/VhQVB6K3GT 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Boeremag trial: Judge lambastes 'dishonest liars': http://t.co/5Ycba8sckQ 
• Staff fired over sex with detainee at Yarl's Wood immigration centre http://t.co/ZwVP3PCTKN 
• Duck boat sailings: Investigators call for temporary ban http://t.co/38KEbV8LTA 
• Illegal goldrush adding to Amazon deforestation in PERU http://t.co/U9jbnYXodR
• Baby Peter case: Sharon Shoesmith agrees six-figure payout http://t.co/QjDDuQxsjs 
• US: The teenager who saved a man with an SS tattoo http://t.co/NbgfVLzbEu
• LEBANON: Hariri tribunal readies case for trial http://t.co/lwUKaUVZmE 
• BANGLADESH: War Crimes Tribunal warns defence for ‘non-cooperation’ http://t.co/fA35qZqhxz 
• INDIA: National Green Tribunal asks Uttar Pradesh officials to check illegal sand mining in IAF land http://t.co/gcwkV0uqR3 
• US: Jesus-Worshiping Judge in Tennessee To Be Disciplined in ‘Baby Messiah’ Case http://t.co/n9bcZoTKXg 
• RUSSIA: Commentary on Russia's Fading Judiciary http://t.co/aOqSH0y5RC 
• KENYA: Judiciary paid Sh30m for 'security upgrade' http://t.co/d5OCbSQtO0 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary trying to rewrite constitutional, political history of country: Chief Justice http://t.co/jMW6IVyclE 
• US: Law Enforcement Struggles to Prosecute on Synthetics : Roll Call Policy http://t.co/mUzNberW85 
• Employment Law - The Disciplinary Investigation http://t.co/cq6kPMwlem
• CANADA: Law society strips Ottawa lawyer of licence after clients defrauded of nearly $500,000 http://t.co/fVlPHzu3Vw 
• US: Big Law Still Can't Resist the Risky Urge to Merge http://t.co/gxLYQrpVVe 
• INDIA: Forced by law to ensure representation, companies search desperately for talent http://t.co/JkPwqh6Kz5
• BULGARIA: Law says it clearly - political activities are not allowed in universities: Prof. Plamen Legkostup http://t.co/ry4ma9h9b0
• Interview with Ghazala Bashey, Director and Head of Litigation at Winn Holding Limited http://t.co/0s500bDCaK 
• The chaos surrounding this year’s solicitors’ PI renewals has been partly blamed on unrated carriers http://t.co/mHyC4v1DlN 
• US: After marathons in and out of courtroom, solicitor still standing http://t.co/N5qG0PaGeE 
• ISRAEL: Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Prime Minister Receive Rightist Death Threats for releasing Palestinians http://t.co/GPaaJF9rR6 
• CANADA: Justice lags in Labrador: Status of Women http://t.co/QD3aXZx6pN
• JAPAN: Justice Ministry to offer new job training to female inmates http://t.co/IdXUM4c0ZB 
• AUSTRALIA: New ACT Chief Justice Helen Murrell vows to cut delays in Supreme Court http://t.co/3V2GKyy56l
• AUSTRALIA: Victims call for justice, not vengeance, over alleged antisemitic assault http://t.co/eA1Gzso1GJ 
• ISRAEL: Justice Ministry announces revolution in greater access for disabled to public services http://t.co/k5ey6BULfC 
• Housing Justice holds first national night shelters conference http://t.co/5qNcBm6wop
• Law firm Lodders celebrates deal with Gloucestershire quarrying business Huntsman Quarries http://t.co/CpvMgbooLD 
• 32 of UK motorists want smoking ban in cars http://t.co/kRBlFZSWDw 
• Gordon Brown Law Firm, with offices in Newcastle & Chester-le-Street, has been named Legal Group Member of the Year http://t.co/wrhA6WGbEQ 
• UK Lawmakers Propose Changes to Set Energy Carbon Goal http://t.co/SnfWEYqaXs 
• Legal Theory Lexicon: Indeterminacy http://t.co/zHrxHYj5pu 
• INDIA: Legal aid, funds elusive as brother of paralysed man wants to drag Mumbai doctor to consumer forum http://t.co/Agl6mRMWl5 
• CHINA: Hong Kong TV legal action is the right approach says i-Cable chief http://t.co/nPpc3l937w 
• NIGERIA: Legal framework for a Sovereign National Conference http://t.co/t5F4RDIlYI 
• INDIA: DMK sends legal notice to Jayalalithaa on 'leaves' issue http://t.co/HprgtSyrfp 
• Legal costs rocket in Hickling hall dispute http://t.co/0owF2Q6PVs
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Slaughters and Linklaters lawyers to face insider trading trial in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/lECY86Daxt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Garrigues begins Latin American expansion with Colombia launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/88RuDGfjFv
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders teams up with Ukrainian firm in association move | The Lawyer http://t.co/TTIyQywIvC 
• Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ closes in on first ever UK legal panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kq1j9PWBIy 
• Guideline rates: why solicitors must engage | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z9EDMjcwWD 
• Row brews over Legal Services Board's lay chairs proposal | Legal Futures http://t.co/b9ljJfp8Ps 
• How leading chambers reacted to "shock" of Riverview Law by embracing barrister innovation | Legal Futures http://t.co/yUofdqCQUx 
• SRA reaches 200 ABSs but one enters liquidation as another has license revoked | Legal Futures http://t.co/n01HxaleXy
• Wales international Mike Phillips is planning legal proceedings against Bayonne following his sacking http://t.co/TLHVrxYcwc 
• Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote admits fake licence http://t.co/eL2B4u1Hjz
• British man accused of hacking into US government systems http://t.co/fzOgYi8Lx7 
• NIGER migrants 'die of thirst' crossing the Sahara http://t.co/rKgFArngtF 
• Prime Minister David Cameron threatens to act against newspapers publishing security leaks http://t.co/BR4nke9eCT 
• Five charged with terrorism offences http://t.co/czyov2rw9f 
• News of the World hacking trial jury selection begins http://t.co/IMmIvjAGzG
• White House says additional intelligence constraints needed http://t.co/fPplMGgwD1 
• R (PressBoF) v Culture Secretary: the press's grounds for judicial review - http://t.co/TGTFuQkaXP 
• Probation and motivating people http://t.co/eT2vo6UmaC 
• Chris Grayling told 'delay probation service privatisation or risk deaths' http://t.co/CCtXZSxj9n 
• ABA wants to cut USD 150,000 debt burden for new lawyers | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/dPROEUhouX 
• Judges continue to favour banks in the UK | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/DFaApukDeq 
• China's consumer laws modernised after 20 years | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/IdlZ6vuQH1 
• Indians have right to 'legal literacy', says Chief Justice | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/qkJqhsRpcs 
• LinkedIn lawyers could be flouting ethics rules | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/JlOgQvsJK6
• Firms need to step carefully after CC Singapore gaffe | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/wDPf0uhVl1 
• A quarter of lawyers doubt abilities of top managers | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/24kU41jNY2 
• Orrick Pillsbury talks could create new top 10 firm | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/N4n0K34AG4 
• Jeremy Hunt takes Lewisham hospital reform battle to court of appeal http://t.co/1iXfoKl5Hv

28th October - Law News

672 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Justice Secretary to introduce independent medical panels to assess injuries but defers RTA small claims limit increase. Claimant personal injury lawyers have given a cautious welcome to government plans to tackle fraudulent whiplash claims. Full story - New Law Journal

• ​PI firms join forces to buy out sector refugees | Law Gazette http://t.co/bDOuwnQKC6
• Redundancy claims from Challinors’ collapse may reach 150 | Law Gazette http://t.co/D7p1B2o7mD 
• Scots warm to flexible working | Law Gazette http://t.co/1Zcc45tOVe 
• Troubled Midlands firm Hacking Ashton LLP goes under | Law Gazette http://t.co/0zYvjgQITG 
• Lawyers have criticised plans to merge the bodies running Scotland's tribunals and court services http://t.co/iMeZDhHdPw 
• Law Society accused of ‘abject surrender’ on criminal legal aid | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Zn0O6O0Ftw
• Orrick in merger talks with Pillsbury | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lcnk7Nmiqk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Bakers London managing partner wins executive committee role | The Lawyer http://t.co/DVqDBEohL6 
• Ukraine's Sayenko Kharenko launches London office with Bakers hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/JfjpgHdCYw 
• Top City firm fights off cyber attack | The Lawyer http://t.co/BKikRfE5eg
• Secret filming in Bristol exposes apparent Muslim work prejudice http://t.co/jqzu2PS7OM 
• Porn and gambling block for Devon and Cornwall Police http://t.co/qgHY3lcfNj
• NSA 'monitored 60m Spanish calls in a month' http://t.co/DekVDEe66y
• Boycott could cause cases to collapse | Law Gazette http://t.co/H6HaBu6hPW 
• Prisonomics by Vicky Pryce – review http://t.co/fdbEXWSosF 
• Advice on badger cull extension challenged http://t.co/223NAZ4pu5 
• News of the World hacking trial due to begin http://t.co/IMmIvjAGzG
• SOUTH AFRICA: G4S prison staff accused of abuse http://t.co/hb7t8kAvaO
• Calls for legislation against commerical Buddha use in THAILAND http://t.co/XWcy4xAfZ7 
• SRI LANKA: Legislation against match fixing in Sri Lanka parliament in three months http://t.co/CByTSaANwi 
• The Deadly Burden of Honour : War, Riots and Ethnic strife and Violence against Women http://t.co/CGcDEbyPcF 
• NEW ZEALAND: Drug importer loses extradition appeal http://t.co/rBgJ6mKpAO 
• INDIA: Advocates to continue boycott of courts till Nov. 8 http://t.co/4DuXdU5Lp6 
• US: The lawyer who worked for free loved politics, justice and life (Life Stories: Jack Hamilton) http://t.co/fQzujn8T76 
• Lawyer Management Profiles - George Wilkinson the director of marketing at Ashfords | The Lawyer http://t.co/KMilb5lblK 
• MOROCCO warned of crackdown on freedom of speech as editor faces trial http://t.co/bd9w6wZnCG 
• TURKEY: Trial of policeman accused of killing a demonstrator in Ankara during anti-government protests to resume http://t.co/8oqlimngxi 
• CHINA to hold first trial of anti-graft activists http://t.co/yLhdYgbhO1 
• MALAYSIA: Illegal immigrants bringing infectious diseases into country, warns Health Minister http://t.co/usumXpZw3J 
• Best Practices for US Law Reviews? http://t.co/1x9MxbdhVy 
• Scottish Law firms told gender pay gap must be closed http://t.co/FQAZVpMG1a 
• Wikipedia CHINA Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture http://t.co/Ee40CS7dwM 
• Why Prisons Are Shrinking: Data-driven corrections policies can save money and drive down crime http://t.co/YVSCFhAuYO 
• British Tabloids on Trial, Along With Ex-Editors http://t.co/qQv2KojRFH 
• Lawmaker Offers Strong Defense of US Surveillance Efforts in Europe http://t.co/m5QjsPqcXR 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Thousands protest in SPAIN at release of ETA prisoners after court of human rights ruling http://t.co/hWjeYzVNkf 
• Human rights lawyer: Roma at risk of having children removed http://t.co/VziMSnrOS4 
• Defending Palestinian Human Rights, the Key to a Just Peace http://t.co/9Kpqaf0Rzt 
• Totalitarian policing in ZIMBABWE crippling rights and dignity http://t.co/4iWVZw6VZq
• Rights group slams EU moves to block refugees http://t.co/rjsXXN5iB2 
• Rights activists demand land reforms in PAKISTAN http://t.co/zB124eNU7T 
• ISRAEL agrees to return to UN Human Rights Council http://t.co/x5qhf3vpaF
• KENYA: Chief Justice Mutunga's Reforms Were Set to Falter http://t.co/aMnbe8GSBF 
• ISRAEL: Nation hijacked by a Shin-Bet Judiciary Gang http://t.co/neFEKKacXE 
• LEBANON: 4 Suspects Referred to Judiciary for Connection to Abduction of Pharmacist al-Khatib http://t.co/6WkTYzaclD 
• KENYA: Judiciary Turf Wars are largely selfish in nature and very egoistic http://t.co/Rnw3hLadvf 
• New law to protect Good Samaritans who help road accident victims http://t.co/knspNiDdmh
• Cyber security: IBM ramps up its analytics armoury | The Lawyer http://t.co/p8HfNcH4RF 
• Technology assisted review in the age of big data | The Lawyer http://t.co/jmAPU1IHpP 
• Knickerbocker Glori-a tees up the right to be forgotten | The Lawyer http://t.co/CcP787x0Dv 
• Cyber security: In search of cyber confidence | The Lawyer http://t.co/m3VrhkUAeD 
• Cyber security: How to fix bad files at an early stage | The Lawyer http://t.co/yPB2KZT8OR 
• Cyber security: An immune system for information | The Lawyer http://t.co/fBZ1QQ0YAd 
• Cyber security Q&A: Investment by digital guardians | The Lawyer http://t.co/tMZeQGTmrM 
• Cyber security Q&A: Mechanics of cyber warfare | The Lawyer http://t.co/HNaR4HjLcG 
• Cyber security: it’s big and it’s scary | The Lawyer http://t.co/ckGcKseXVH 
• Switzerland: Numbers game | The Lawyer http://t.co/OV83Hjma6a 
• Cyber security in-house interview: Catherine Bamford, senior ICO solicitor - A warning from the watchdog | The Lawyer http://t.co/K4Q3to4NZF 
• Job Watch: Commercial litigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/JFzHC1hpXF 
• Cyber security: Lawyers are the weakest link | The Lawyer http://t.co/0eSHE8eaH7 
• 11KBW ponders future of CEO role as incumbent exits | The Lawyer http://t.co/PJzHxtJ8eS
• Citigroup to shake up panel with reduced roster | The Lawyer http://t.co/yA0NG34G46 
• Offshore: reasons to be cheerful | Law Gazette http://t.co/6rxpqsHmRz 
• MoJ writes off £76m in uncollected court fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/P6Lt5jXJdX
• Trainee retention rate steady | Law Gazette http://t.co/2ntwuVheCm
• MP to fight Welsh court closure plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/elN9qpdrZ8 
• Third-party capture in Grayling's sights | Law Gazette http://t.co/iRZFoy3Bdb 
• High Court set to rule on tribunal fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/v9myQzYmDi 
• Barrister boycott could cause cases to collapse | Law Gazette http://t.co/hG5Ady0hBC 
• Women ex-prisoners need more support http://t.co/pk2jJT9shb 
• British army: one young recruit's story - video http://t.co/XggoxLcWQG 
• ABI "perplexed" by solicitors being forced to pay towards their trade body | Legal Futures http://t.co/AH7Tt6ok7R 
• Top personal injury names join forces to buy out market leavers | Legal Futures http://t.co/BLCWhN7OBc 
• Reforms for female offenders will improve family ties and employment links https://t.co/d0Biz6ywTN 
• Two lawyers share £3m fees to act for government http://t.co/Gg2G9FXgwe 
• US: Legal spat between Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson's estate http://t.co/rBhmtnnPLk 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal action on CBA spying could reveal surveillance record http://t.co/g5nEHLPzyH 
• Legal bid to save homeopathy on the NHS http://t.co/xF3NxeWd89
• KENYA's women fight for justice in a land where rapists are sentenced to cut the grass http://t.co/6X8lu7MyB3
• Rest in peace Lou Reed http://t.co/HZYJN5lzfc 
• Plebgate: Charges due as early as this week http://t.co/YJNR9k2y52 
• Police chief’s concern over Savile officers http://t.co/B8t6OD9E6H 
• NIGERIA: Alleged bribery - Adepoju demands open trial http://t.co/cLsd2UbRW5 
• Preparing for the predicted storm http://t.co/6h3dl3mN8y 
• Manchester United apologises over 'swastika' logo http://t.co/S6AmVq69WG 
• Police officer headbutted and bitten during arrest http://t.co/PNosMbdzpd 
• Bomb alerts in Lurgan and Derry cause disruption http://t.co/p3XBb5BWtI 
• Rape case referrals to CPS reach five-year low http://t.co/wWwqCjSugi

27th October - Law News

671 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• The weekly LAW REVIEW blog from TheLawMap: The Law Business: 21st to 27th October http://t.co/86HtSU75ud
• Fresh revelations about wide scale UK surveillance http://t.co/aXNHJzbOEt 
• Ecuador to sue UK over Assange case http://t.co/18g4CdHYcl 
• UK now considering a False Claims Act: is AUSTRALIA next? http://t.co/flDo5fCsvy 
• Legal highs: Store worker flouts drug laws to dish out drug advice to customers http://t.co/KTGOBt3qz3 
• Are conspiracy theories destroying democracy? http://t.co/DXCeYfiTSO 
• Fatal row in first week at UK-run Afghan officer academy http://t.co/OqTotl2vB6
• Should we have an enforceable right to food? - Professor Geraldine van Bueren Q.C. | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/B3v442zXJP 
• Prisoners Votes, Public Authorities and Presidential Views - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OWACdQXdSL
• The latest prisoner votes judgment may be our Marbury v Madison | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/wW8QRTMEyb 
• Badger Cull: Who's really moving the goalposts? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/8tsFwLIa9R 
• The right to food, or the right sort of food? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/w5d6RxwlEr
• Coroners inquest enough to satisfy Article 2 in mental health suicide case | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/2uYZOZhQeS 
• Supreme Court considers definition of "terrorism" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/KPS7qp2hGM 
• Richard III on the move again - pitched into the current judicial review debate | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3ePJVUtBwq
• When a decision-maker gives retro-reasons | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/zzMwgnaz9O 
• More than a slip 'twixt cup and lip | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/NWeFsgAwoO 
• Court of Appeal refuses anonymity for offender | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/G636nrFbuX 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• INDIA: Child rights meeting held in New Delhi http://t.co/JSpaLbEvaR 
• US: Civil rights activist threatens boycott of retailer Barneys over NYC racial-profiling claims http://t.co/2kJ7FUzR60 
• Strasbourg human rights court threatens key counter-terrorism powers http://t.co/OE98G4VlDH 
• INDONESIA: Soldiers jailed over stuffed Sumatran tigers & stuffed bear http://t.co/RDI9jsfoAQ 
• INDIA: Lyrics, film posters to be censored? http://t.co/K0uBh5w2n2 
• Objectivity and the Legal Mind http://t.co/w8EPQh5dR5
• INDIA: Mumbai case trial to proceed on judicial panel’s information http://t.co/sLgswtluTt 
• US: Apple, Google and Others Set to Face Trial Over Anti-Poaching Agreements http://t.co/6E84a8s27f 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Gutsy Women Protest in Awesome Defiance of Law that Bans Driving for Females http://t.co/YNCu1nhLeW 
• Live broadcasting of British appeal courts from Monday http://t.co/fLOaptOxEn 
• INDIA: Fast track courts to come up in Andhra Pradesh for rape cases http://t.co/KVE5nKehi6 
• AUSTRALIA: Queenslanders think judges and magistrates are lenient when sentencing, according to poll http://t.co/FzC4O2pYJP 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Former ANC heavyweight Ngcaba could face legal censure from City of Johannesburg over “illegal” mansion http://t.co/BoygMVY0DI 
• Illegal fireworks could cost £5,000 in fines http://t.co/m4XNRRx9Ht 
• PAKISTAN: Illegal sale of Afghan SIMs banned http://t.co/pC1pcqTDfh
• AUSTRALIA: Illegal firearms destined for outlaw bikie gangs and Middle Eastern crime groups slip past customs checks http://t.co/N2pxHi2hIf 
• Slaves of the Internet, Unite! http://t.co/KxuoJqdtgk 
• Gang Rape in INDIA, Routine and Invisible http://t.co/yxPcb7GFT6
• Human Rights Alliance of UZBEKISTAN plans to demonstrate on presidential highway http://t.co/Z0Cxcf8vr3 
• True morality respects human rights http://t.co/L2r72i6lMW 
• INDIA: Fading judicial independence http://t.co/zm4JAPQcgw 
• SOMALILAND: Interior Minister Denounces Country’s Judiciary of Bribery http://t.co/HDgqRuLkik 
• GCHQ fears legal challenges over spying activities http://t.co/FeTmX9QNTa 
• US: GE drops legal fight over running tar sands megaloads on Idaho highway http://t.co/QoUUzrIFkc 
• Right to legal literacy guaranteed under Constitution, says Chief Justice of INDIA http://t.co/ZB7XWQs9mP
• Legal panel clock off at 4pm as they're 'too tired to work late http://t.co/y6rcNuZFpf 
• Charles Saatchi legal case 'to reveal truth about reason for divorce' from Nigella Lawson http://t.co/BIMByriPr3 
• US: More legal trouble for Affordable Care Act http://t.co/hGy0lZo1B9 
• UK signs automatic tax information-sharing agreements with Jersey and Guernsey http://t.co/UEuMwFrwnX 
• UK Spies Knew That Its Surveillance Was Likely Illegal, Which Is Why They Fought To Keep It So Secret http://t.co/rhbKVaLYgR 
• The Church and Criminal Justice: Hearing the Cries, A Social Statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America http://t.co/m2xNXpG1qY 
• COLOMBIA: Court throws out retrograde military justice reform http://t.co/alkV2MoqUL 
• KENYA: Justice minister says some refugees plan terror attacks http://t.co/u7qwSoyxnW
• CANADA: Justice Minister Peter MacKay apologizes for mistakes in Ernest MacIntosh case http://t.co/vi2WkYM9Iu 
• CANADA: Attorney-General says Ford's letter on city letterhead 'inappropriate' http://t.co/uHXLiRVWmx 
• Attorney general says mass shootings have tripled in the US http://t.co/rsJAjeSy3L
• ECUADOR Judge Says He Exaggerated Bribery Claims to Chevron http://t.co/GJ2nMQVyzR c
• EGYPT: Judge dismisses "betrayal of trust" case against ElBaradei http://t.co/r0ywK
• US: Judge allows prosecutors to use evidence from Colorado theater shooting defendant's wallet http://t.co/8uxw1hbyF5 
• US: Utah Judge Anthony Quinn killed in canyon auto-bike accident http://t.co/cShBrg6qKh 
• US: Law Reviews and the Students Who Run Them http://t.co/KsADAEjnOY 
• Law firm Simpson & Marwick said its merger with larger English practice Kennedys has been delayed http://t.co/JLWXv1mCxI 
• CANADA: Saskatchewan law college celebrates unique will written on tractor http://t.co/AM8m9ghjkh 
• INDIA: ‘By what law did Election Commission curb social media use?’ http://t.co/NnGYhnfswu
• PAKISTAN: Law can’t be compromised for world powers: PHC Chief Justice http://t.co/OBTA1OUy2b 
• US: New York divorce lawyer takes revenge with video at own funeral http://t.co/Bd0HNygMlI 
• SOMALIA: Police force radio station off air - station well known for being critical of senior government officials http://t.co/CriwmKzwSw 
• US bugged Merkel's phone from 2002 until 2013, report claims http://t.co/J0sh1lAReA 
• US: N.S.A. Snooping and the Damage Done http://t.co/9CuNz2Kf03 
• SWITZERLAND steps closer to passing law limiting company bosses pay http://t.co/1N9KeY3yKb 
• Potential Merger between law firms Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe & Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in US http://t.co/p4VYVR14xf
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer says new anti-Bikie laws will overburden court system http://t.co/CamhvEZ5Bj 
• AUSTRALIA: MP seeks to have child pornography charges quashed http://t.co/uZHMGPJy9z
• GERMANY: Neo-Nazi defendant does crosswords during trial http://t.co/IPgteVR2gv
• CANADA: Mohamed Mahjoub's right to fair trial violated, but security certificate upheld http://t.co/zyUAf7xqsz 
• CHINA: Bo Xilai trial exposes 'gory way' Chinese politics operates http://t.co/izNm1wn3vA 
• Phone Hacking Trial: Solicitor general warns MPs of responsibilities during trial http://t.co/DSBQaixkDx 
• Property fraud businessman Eric Boyd jailed http://t.co/x7RQIw8Abm 
• Breakthrough Agreement Will Combat Illegal Timber Trade in CONGO http://t.co/utB4uLA70h 
• Soldier in illegal firearms conspiracy dumped guns at train station http://t.co/UqvYEoyCSy 
• MALTA: Courts to provide email alerts for lawyers in new digital leap http://t.co/i9RfXzhOmB 
• INDIA: Fast track courts to try cases of atrocities under Nirbhaya Act http://t.co/aIDSeNFRFn 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Clipping’ courts’: Powers court moved against anti-terrorism ordinance http://t.co/51lOrDnDEI 
• The global impact of the Snowden files as the US is heavily criticised for its spying activities http://t.co/sZFAugUCgY 
• New law in INDIA bans sanitary scavengers http://t.co/wXTBldi1c8 
• EGYPT's top political satirist back on air oking fun at the frenzy surrounding defence minister http://t.co/mE0wZYVr3W 
• Facebook beheading: Some videos should never be watched http://t.co/Fp2DME8LSj 
• Warrantless surveillance evidence faces court test in 'terrorist' case http://t.co/t3mJyY3Oai 
• Savile ex-driver is granted bail on child sex charges http://t.co/UAm9x3AUi2

26th October - Law News

670 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Press regulation: Tory peer accuses government of bypassing parliament http://t.co/2YJxLvGDbI 
• CHINA reporter Chen Yongzhou 'confesses on TV' http://t.co/lrPr7494DR  
• IRAN hangs 16 rebels 'in reprisal for border deaths' http://t.co/wjfRlldMu4 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Some Saudi women defy driving ban in day of protest http://t.co/KeEKDGyT1A 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Macur new JAC vice chair: Macur LJ replaces Black LJ | New Law Journal: http://t.co/FQD7QdRqmU 
• EU rights in the UK: Review of the balance of competences | New Law Journal: http://t.co/r9swNJYSzN 
• Fraudsters go after lawyers: Kroll Global Fraud Report is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PW60PvyX2m 
• HLE debate: Discussion of ethics in international arbitration | New Law Journal: http://t.co/qx9XpiKg3C 
• Prisoner vote: Supreme Court dismisses appeals of prisoners who wish to vote | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PS54yb4rnO
• Court strikes tough attitude: RTA claim struck out over missed deadlines | New Law Journal: http://t.co/amL0nsKAy1 
• Grayling gives go-ahead for whiplash action | New Law Journal: http://t.co/DQjVXhlNP3 
• Referral fee caution: SRA issues warning note on risky behaviour by PI lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/6WogC8ES12 
• DBAs fail to take off with profession | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Z802lFYXCR 
• Costs sanctions for silence on mediation: Long-awaited Court of Appeal ruling on costs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2X4HpiI7lo
• Brazilian gang sent prostitutes to African countries http://t.co/GxHVBybImU 
• Essex Police sacks 999 call handler Sue Heeney for 'laughing' http://t.co/SJKi8yfazX 
• Women bishops 'ombudsman' considered by Church synod http://t.co/6lLO1wGzOP 
• CAMEROON Human Rights Group Criticizes Weak Opposition Participation in Recent Vote http://t.co/JxKsmF6Yn9 
• CHINA's top legislature passes revision to the law on consumer rights and interests http://t.co/5rGkf5PQgJ 
• Council meeting reporting rights to be added to bill http://t.co/INdJ6J4hA2 
• INDIA: Human rights violation - 205 cases against policemen in 2012 http://t.co/6Uqr99Rxl5 
• RUSSIA rights rows put pressure on Sochi sponsors http://t.co/QAC27eV7dd
• Anti-Female Justice in KENYA? http://t.co/VVwM5wmF7W 
• KENYA: Kaikai Appointed Acting Judiciary Chief Registrar http://t.co/D0rCeKYXdR 
• US: Judge denies Thomson Reuters' request to dismiss ex-employee lawsuit http://t.co/AsiDrjHDcr 
• US: JonBenet Ramsey Update: Judge releases 1999 indictments of John and Patsy Ramsey http://t.co/OSnFTfZkcl 
• JAPAN Brings Legislation To Protect State Secrets http://t.co/o2w6zIWFC6 
• CANADA: Tree-planting boss denies discrimination at human-rights tribunal http://t.co/za7fzjzs8m 
• A CASE brought by the NETHERLANDS against RUSSIA over the detention of Greenpeace ship the Arctic http://t.co/E5Awc5gWbJ
• The politicalisation of BANGLADESH's war crimes tribunal http://t.co/fzHU48K5IJ 
• Marin Cilic free to resume his tennis career after Court of Arbitration for Sport reduce ban from nine to four months http://t.co/SSIKSsub9g 
• CANADA: B.C. Human Rights tribunal tells both sides in Kelowna company dispute to mediate http://t.co/e6fL8IEXTU
• Askham Grange and East Sutton Park women's open prisons to close http://t.co/BOWYjRZKlj 
• RUSSIA: Law Passed in Russia to Punish Terrorists' Relatives http://t.co/fvr1REQHvo 
• NEW ZEALAND: Crown Law to take over John Banks prosecution http://t.co/AAX2T4o1uw 
• IRELAND: Bank believed solicitor accused of fraud was working for Prada and Roberto Cavali http://t.co/n7awD8yAUQ 
• Solicitor's anger at police after confidential Anthony Grainger shooting report is 'leaked' http://t.co/Zcb3b0xCZP 
• LIBERIA: Justice Minister Apologizes Over Release of Journalist http://t.co/DLoXPMtzG1 
• AUSTRALIA: Women with disabilities twice as likely to be abused http://t.co/ppbMq8ff6U
• CANADA: Justice of the peace should be fired for lying to police, review panel rules http://t.co/h2m7Gn26xV 
• INDIA: 'Chief Justice's nod must for separate bench' http://t.co/JLHL3h0Mcj 
• Police arrest four men accused of role in multi-million pound counterfeiting gang http://t.co/sMtHBSZTmn 
• 'Middle class don't trust us either', admits senior police officer http://t.co/NaWDS4LEyq 
• Former barrister found dead three weeks after wedding http://t.co/mzQ1oN1VFt 
• Funds' mismanaged' at Kings Science Academy free school http://t.co/Uod9ERXCZv 
• JP Morgan settles for $5.1bn with US housing regulator http://t.co/OOgvBDR9sv 
• Ray Teret charged with sex offences against teen girls http://t.co/he4eS98D6y 
• US: Republican activist resigns after 'lazy blacks' remark in Daily Show interview http://t.co/ioTD2rVQ8c 
• As Europe erupts over US spying, NSA chief says government must stop media | Glenn Greenwald http://t.co/SR2JaiDlAQ 
• Maria case exposes extent of child trafficking in crisis-hit GREECE http://t.co/C9agwGPn02
• Young lawyers told to build client relationships | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/335FbnIlRR 
• Australian lawyers make case for regulating class action funders | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/NO6xIL6H3x 
• Bowman Gilfillan expands across Africa | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/LJejZWbUPw 
• Sex harassment claims have knock-on effect at law school | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/FHPFinySEw 
• GCs held back on data policies by team dynamics | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/idsXZwiOvb 
• Commodities lawyers on the spot over sugar | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/do2XnCHiWm 
• Top firms line up against Dewey estate | The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/aPvgXAKG1G 
• Foreign law firms win places on Chinese Gov panel | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Qu6TbE031Q 
• Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw to step down as Labour MP for Blackburn http://t.co/EOpMKjnQUe 
• Press regulation: Tory peer accuses government of bypassing parliament http://t.co/2YJxLvGDbI 
• Royal Marines court martial: video transcripts http://t.co/JXwnbjMV6r 
• "We don't do God": A call for faith to inspire politics http://t.co/zfD9RvxXOD 
• Video interview with Desmond Hudson, Law Society Chief Executive | Law Gazette http://t.co/LfPkXKETnu 
• RTA group retains opposition to inducements for claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/ABWSrfHwNu 
• Anglo Scottish merger runs in to trouble | Law Gazette http://t.co/3xZNRFSetD 
• Hudson: claimants must copy insurers' lobby machine | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fm8VrVCwqC 
• Mystery girl Maria's parents found in BULGARIA by DNA http://t.co/nOYv8HTup8 
• Mosque bomber Pavlo Lapshyn given life for murder http://t.co/GurJ4DEeBI

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• Kenyan deputy president must attend trial, international criminal court rules http://t.co/BaJDSPFDym 
• Newspaper industry push for a rival royal charter may halt press reforms http://t.co/tYAL6KeArd 
• Prosecutors challenged over attempts to keep quiet unjust conviction involving undercover spy operation http://t.co/iwfm82BS7Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: OC shakes up private client practice after partner exits | Legalweek http://t.co/qWs6UJTcrO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpson Thacher-Blackstone ties loosen as PE house shops around | Legalweek http://t.co/1VzpKPCbJ7 
• Firms prepare to pitch as BG Group kicks off panel review | Legalweek http://t.co/zSoQ83zL7d 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Top firms land places on China Resources' first global panel | Legalweek http://t.co/H3KahKtvqQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC and Anjarwalla take top prizes at celebration of Africa legal excellence | Legalweek http://t.co/vSEWIX78kP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Grangemouth owners Ineos draft in Slaughter and May for Unite libel battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/8PO8HazSk5 
• SRA appoints new Executive Director | Solicitors Regulation Authority http://t.co/wpQ1y3FBE8 
• 275 criminal legal aid firms sign ‘can’t work’ pledge | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/i7wqZIz2Lw 
• PII - who decides who will practise? | Law Gazette http://t.co/mdtGQRBRqU
• Firms increase borrowing to fund PC renewals | Law Gazette http://t.co/SlACLFv0WM 
• UK Law Commission Review of Fiduciary Duty – London Event, 7 November 2013 http://t.co/Qfxl7lSGKA
• Alternative business structures more productive than law firms, U.K. regulator finds http://t.co/XG7pYauAkL
• The Eurobond tax scandal: Channel Tunnel accused of ‘outrageous’ tax avoidance http://t.co/HM9feZrkJr
• Should Sunday be a day of rest? http://t.co/mgellD3iYk 
• Bradford solicitor banned as company director over tax bill http://t.co/0ZG2pH93rX 
• Legal centre in push for judicial inquiry http://t.co/HNpCUDSVYL 
• US: Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year http://t.co/ldbaQUmppz 
• NEW ZEALAND: Crown Law to take over John Banks prosecution over filing false election return allegation http://t.co/AAX2T4o1uw 
• US: FBI on the hunt for eBay car 'fraudster' http://t.co/s3YZSdzCGs 
• Roland Wilson: Cowes Week yacht crash skipper guilty http://t.co/zAXo3vjTTH 
• Mosque bombings: Mohammed Saleem murder police 'blinkered' http://t.co/BTd9JaTBOM 
• EU says distrust of US on spying may harm terror fight http://t.co/pCboE1wSH8
• Letter bomb sent to second NI police officer http://t.co/meE12XI4Ek
• Old Bailey evacuated over suspect package http://t.co/zoMsGzVBBg
• Serco chief executive stands down after scandal http://t.co/Gfg64AHXqy 
• Tibetans Call CHINA’s Policies at Tourist Spot Tacit but Stifling http://t.co/p8MjN9eOFw 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• “A Window of Opportunity in IRAN,” Says Special Rapporteur : http://t.co/Az1CvBYhN1 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Human rights, Here comes the noisy grasshoppers http://t.co/LmO4akRWtr 
• UN Human Rights Council needs to keep an eye on BURMA http://t.co/PqXhi1STze 
• “Focus on ERITREA’s human rights situation and help people who have fled the country,” http://t.co/BzfDKWHT0l 
• Fighting for women’s rights in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/8oXnIzLct6 
• Human rights warning over anti-Roma prejudices http://t.co/3NclAtdlAO 
• US: Barneys NY department store pledges policy review after race claims http://t.co/W6NPeYRr1n
• LIBYA Court sends Gaddafi son for trial http://t.co/0NSP1AIAbP 
• AUSTRALIA: Witness in trial of ballerina thrown from balcony says he saw 'drop' http://t.co/FTecS8pNYT 
• Steven Grieveson trial: How mistakes were made in deaths inquiries http://t.co/qkuCciFxv5 
• Security guard tells court he killed woman after argument http://t.co/ZqNotbzuE0 
• AUSTRALIA: Security threat outside Brisbane courts complex http://t.co/iSiFflOZLG 
• US court upholds ex-Guantanamo detainee's conviction over embassy blasts http://t.co/1nZQNSlWCK 
• ISRAEL must drop charges against Palestinian human rights lawyer released on bail http://t.co/moUXoBiI8R 
• AUSTRALIA: Top lawyer says Catholic Church still tainted by rotten apples http://t.co/9LEVWXn2Ti 
• SYRIA releases 61 female detainees as part of hostage-swap deal, activists say http://t.co/yfTLI9oqrg 
• US: Lawyer fired from BP claims program sues company http://t.co/9yyHeDzG6O 
• INDIA: Lalit Modi's lawyer seeks criminal action against BCCI chief http://t.co/42fLcbQBuK 
• INDIA: National Green Tribunal pulls up state govt for failing to check pollution http://t.co/aXD1PFCUSo 
• Illegal landfill operator ordered to pay £210k http://t.co/lHJ2XL8dSf 
• Illegal immigration: government’s draconian new immigration bill will not change situation that much | The Economist http://t.co/aZbPawDc9J 
• US: Judge Finds Bank of America Liable for Mortgages Fraud http://t.co/4oAotn1yIv 
• SERBIA: "Responsibility principle to be introduced in judiciary" http://t.co/RgPqFRI6Ef 
• INDIA: High cost of litigation a challenge before judiciary: Union Minister Tewari: http://t.co/qQptSqhfEB 
• LEBANON: Activists press judiciary to protect migrant domestic workers http://t.co/lnpH4AXMY9 
• BULGARIA: Justice Ministry - Land Sale Moratorium Has No Legal Value http://t.co/A6G9ruhjk6 
• AUSTRALIA: Appeal against the murder acquittal of former prominent Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney has been dismissed http://t.co/XGSBD20Rly 
• Man accused of burglary tells barrister he must be 'misguided' http://t.co/8vmNDUJZXQ 
• CHINA: Barrister accused of faking will did not notice false signature http://t.co/1DavGSovkv 
• Changing data protection rules could lead to a less effective NHS, warn Confederation & Royal College of Physicians http://t.co/E5YoS8fpxu 
• Pensions Regulator sets out rules to tackle non-compliance http://t.co/8q1XLNClQy 
• CHINA court rejects Bo Xilai appeal and upholds life sentence http://t.co/5MVCeFCBF5 
• URUGUAY Plans to Impose Price Cap on Legal Marijuana at $1/Gram http://t.co/ZcBivFkLw3 
• CANADA: Council votes for legal review of fire-paramedic stations audit http://t.co/F58Y9OiHgp 
• LIBYA pays for Abu Anas' NY legal team http://t.co/mkeKJFWuv3 
• FRANCE: Skype protocol reverse engineering ruled legal in French court http://t.co/YtrxAS0wfY
• Legal Reform Summit: Tort reform is a global issue http://t.co/2HvyuXiZ5t 
• Legal threat over dams project that could “permanently disfigure” Hampstead Heath http://t.co/5lRwnB76zv 
• Legal headaches multiply for ITALY's Berlusconi http://t.co/SnqEKGhrTu 
• No legal aid for convict who sacked lawyers http://t.co/X4RHebe5Dm 
• CANADA: Reality check: No ‘double jeopardy’ legal risk in Senate actions on Wallin, Duffy, Brazeau, say experts http://t.co/2GfvHjasL4 
• Why An Old Law (FIRREA) May Embolden Prosecutors | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/xtm99ho2wf 
• PAKISTAN: Law enforcers must improve their performance: Interior Minister http://t.co/XFppqImm9Q 
• US: Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges 'fetal protection' law http://t.co/L1J5eFnjaS 
• KENYA: President Uhuru signs into law Finance Act 2013 http://t.co/cwY4WQkaHI 
• INDIA Coal scam: I`m not above law, ready to face CBI, says Manmohan Singh: http://t.co/QZ9WSRIS5p 
• Contract law stands in the way of OFT legacy transfers plans http://t.co/rfO0Q23QgJ 
• Law firms more likely to protect their printers than their people | The Lawyer http://t.co/hcEhKg0Yvp 
• A room full of Nobel Peace Prize winners: now that’s something special http://t.co/h5yq5whKvG
• The end of Condé Nast's internship programme is a good thing for budding journalists http://t.co/DKde7h4EpZ
• The letter that shows how we should remember the First World War http://t.co/A1Rl0IvMs0 
• Four charged after Italian teenager beaten to death in Maidstone just days after he arrived to learn English http://t.co/kmGpaOmhyv 
• Northern Ireland’s police ‘colluded with loyalists to cover up Catholic murders’ http://t.co/FeGyAEnW7O 
• Marine accused of 'executing' injured Afghan insurgent ‘never spoke’ of killing the prisoner http://t.co/6CjdVeeVwr 
• Predicting private equity and the law – an update | Legal Futures http://t.co/ClA4jI7jM5 
• Slater & Gordon announces latest UK acquisition - but it's not who you think | Legal Futures http://t.co/VFLArbtm66 
• ABSs enter classroom with university's 'virtual law firm' project | Legal Futures http://t.co/w3AoyiYML0 
• LSB gives green light to work on radical shake-up of financial protection arrangements | Legal Futures http://t.co/DfNowaYoRw 
• Pioneering 'barrister law firm' reveals ambitious expansion plans | Legal Futures http://t.co/7oOuVUw0Gu
• People 'commit crimes' to get priority housing http://t.co/8Df5WLjGr6 
• INDIA: Supreme Court hears bid to cancel Indian GP http://t.co/PVZhyHULdZ 
• 100 Women: Mid-East lags as gender gap 'narrows' http://t.co/MMw6X2dH2I 
• Female prisoners to serve sentences 'nearer families' http://t.co/RNEsZ74mos 
• European leaders call for talks to settle US spy row http://t.co/ZxsqOpTcwO 
• Madeleine McCann: Portugese police reveal new lines of inquiry as case reaches 'significant point' http://t.co/0YvRswyDOO 
• Police 'will have to pledge not to turn up to work with hangover' http://t.co/CCPV5ODrQy 
• Most Britons want full face veils banned in all public places, according to a survey? http://t.co/smY9iumeXx 
• Do the British police really have to be told to obey the law? http://t.co/VqRWWr5sBj 
• Christians are persecuted – but not in Britain http://t.co/1LKRJO27wW 
• Police discover UK's first 3D printer gun http://t.co/DywiKF2p57 
• IRELAND: Call for Irish ombudsman to investigate Roma family removals http://t.co/o0IbvObWLj 
• We must bury this Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke, let his grave be a reminder http://t.co/DHKJR20VOG 
• US: ACLU leads call for federal investigation of NYPD mosque surveillance http://t.co/KpZqGsh8Xy 
• Internships can still open doors for passionate people http://t.co/vVi5wvbvu8 
• Court upholds 1998 embassy bombings conviction of ex-Guantánamo inmate http://t.co/hj6U1J4pSR 
• North Korean leaders may be called to face ICC over 'human rights abuses' http://t.co/8Z4CdrL7pf 
• Female prisoners to be moved to jail near family home http://t.co/X7uXptYDK9 
• My Legal Life: Debo Nwauzu, Chair and founder, BLD (Black Lawyers Directory) - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/MvTcIwQ0T9 
• Diana Wallis, The new president of the European Law Institute - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/SYHFFgnyiN 
• Cost-cutting axe falls on pioneering court | Law Gazette http://t.co/98unOmND3k 
• Fraudulent barrister amounting to £900,000 fraud, to be struck off | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/90zhJ4JRHM 
• Challinors creditors left with nothing | Law Gazette http://t.co/oaKYh5AdAM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers, Freshfields and Dickson Minto tuck into Byron sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/4Dct4q0dXM 
• Budget airline Monarch delays unveiling new panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/DWp4C25eny 
• Michael Bloch QC quits Wilberforce for Blackstone Chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/K658CA5hrK 
• Cisco GC fights patent trolls | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1kMYZvFtul 
• GCs have become 'much closer' to corporate function | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KDrT2qYqpj 
• Weil reaffirms commitment to Texas despite lawyer losses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mclPcOJJoF 
• Companies need live discussions to handle data risks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oAgJ7WLXdV 
• Linklaters creates 3-partner arbitration team in Paris | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hwZlwbPNbQ 
• Hackers move down supply chain to focus on law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/26sGI9gf57 
• Glaxo sales fall 60pc in China after regulatory problems | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IxuLLOXfPF 
• Data privacy claims on the rise in US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EqcXkpFvRR 
• Dewey and Proskauer Rose fees examined over MF Global | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6u5qogHtQx