LawNewsIndex

Wednesday

26th September - LAW NEWS

275 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Small English law firms are struggling more than ever to meet the rising cost of professional indemnity insurance, according to a leading market funder in the run up to the deadline for cover to be in place. Full story - Global Legal Post

Firms seeking to grow business in emerging markets should tap into the UK’s BAME legal communities | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/yYenoLn3
Policeman '100% sure' Mark Duggan was holding gun http://t.co/9KrOono6
Trenton Oldfield guilty of University Boat Race disruption http://t.co/DxAUcwNH
Kelvin MacKenzie wants Hillsborough apology from police http://t.co/vQbyhOPt
Driverless cars now street legal in California http://t.co/6kVIdDSL
AUSTRALIA: Legal help plans for injured workers criticised http://t.co/mjGUQm2I
Cabinet must release guidance on Prince of Wales' intervention, say legal experts http://t.co/h8FvxfjU
Amplats threatens legal action after just 20pc of workers show up http://t.co/OgEXI1pY
Facebook faces 'legal morass' as 50 cases line up over botched IPO http://t.co/QULQHesv
McCord mother granted RUC legal bid http://t.co/udeBflqf
Charity to support Scottish government in legal battle over alcohol price http://t.co/udBiDHB6
Legal firms consider international solutions http://t.co/q9H0rggL
Court privacy ruling on divorce | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/b51fAWgF
SRA talks tough on COLPs and COFAs | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/uWyecOy4
Grayling to meet LCJ over cuts in judges’ pensions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gytCIbdo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells quits Abu Dhabi to focus on Dubai | The Lawyer http://t.co/xN51uEqb
LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang ups TMT offering with hire of tech duo | The Lawyer http://t.co/ShMwfvNX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Appeal court dismisses Clydes whistleblowing claim, allows discrimination case | The Lawyer http://t.co/yRsWGND6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Liedekerke picks up tax partner from Dexia | The Lawyer http://t.co/Qkc4Gzak
LAW FIRM NEWS: Lefèvre Pelletier finds Beijing foothold through TransAsia alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/giFw8BmH
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS launches Beijing office to tap China's life sciences sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/aLKEp413
Cloth Fair and Matrix lead defence as Brooks and Coulson face hacking charges | The Lawyer http://t.co/jJffEzAS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws squares up to Freshfields over £5m Berezovsky bill | The Lawyer http://t.co/TBx4KY5e
Whose justice system is Europe’s best? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/220w44YS
Parades Commission rules on Ulster Covenant Orange Order parade http://t.co/JKzry8Qs
Abu Hamza launches bid to halt US extradition http://t.co/zaHsiJkp
Why wait to kick out these unwanted guests? http://t.co/gmKPbRAY
Theresa May told to do more to improve turnout in police elections http://t.co/bKfqHmak
Almost half of foreign criminals avoid deportation on family rights grounds http://t.co/MLUOhsA7
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson arrive at court for phone hacking hearing http://t.co/4jiVcCb3
Damages uplift ‘will cost defendants £300m’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/mqH9H4Qh
US: NY court revives lawsuits between Mashreq, Algosaibi, al-Sanea http://t.co/IO2vm8Za
Scottish courts reform plans are not a cost saving exercise, insists Kenny MacAskill http://t.co/vNf9JahK
INDONESIA: Veteran lawyer hired to defend ex-Buleleng regent http://t.co/4QyF16ui
US: Rapper Lil Wayne Threatens Lawyer In Court http://t.co/R62cojVo
CANADA: New national guidelines for lawyers recommend knowledge of aboriginal rights http://t.co/9wcdT4Wt
FRANCE: Thierry Tilly on trial for 'brainwashing' French aristocratic family out of £3.6m fortune http://t.co/iuUJST8z
Murder trial told of officer's attempts to save Aamir Siddiqi - Cardiff http://t.co/wVhgdOQD
JAPAN: Olympus, former executives plead guilty in fraud trial http://t.co/Q99rjs2U
RWANDA genocide trial opens in Oslo http://t.co/dWdLtKPs
EGYPT prosecutors refer to trial radical Islamist who tore the Bible over anti-Islam film http://t.co/E5XmiSsT
CHINA may toughen laws on 'illegal' mapping http://t.co/cw47QZhN
EU rejects U.S. claim to have weaned Boeing off subsidies http://t.co/A1bWhZ7N
NEW ZEALAND: Kim Dotcom promises more bombshells in spy saga http://t.co/sF2G7SsU
SOUTH AFRICA: Firebrand politician Julius Malema "unshaken" by court charge of money laundering http://t.co/yOiTtrjM
South Yorkshire police chief faces MP quiz over sex cases http://t.co/Inw9IHRS
Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson in 2013 trial http://t.co/OJPZ7y59
Lib Dem conference blocks Shami Chakrabarti from secret courts debate http://t.co/Fw8tldD3
Edwina Grosvenor: the lady who can't leave jail http://t.co/BiBnT0IU
Government fights release of royal veto guidelines http://t.co/vqbRaWtQ
BAHRAIN: We Take Human Rights Violations Seriously | Foreign Policy http://t.co/TljwlsAc
RUSSIA rights activists decry sentences in police abuse case http://t.co/NFIj7NuQ
US: How The Right's Latest Conspiracy Theory Might Unleash a Wave of Domestic Terrorism if Obama Wins http://t.co/VYasmLNF
IRELAND: Referendum on children's rights http://t.co/NNMEOJ1P
Guardian receives 2012 Online Journalism Award for gay rights interactive http://t.co/We9JDvIS
US: The African-American debate on voting rights http://t.co/7zGbWFI1
Barack Obama at the United Nations: Universal declaration of jerks' rights | The Economist http://t.co/qYngqQIx
Smithwick Tribunal to resume hearing evidence in private http://t.co/TSG0TrMc
Ingenious refers HMRC tax avoidance claims to tribunal http://t.co/x0GBgBiP
Tribunal told how Devizes MP sacked her best friend http://t.co/uo6dxycF
CANADA: Tribunal hears preliminary motions in First Nations discrimination case http://t.co/Bn839XoV
US: Abuse of Electronic Health Records http://t.co/Q7BmRXyQ
GERMANY Is Expected to Act to Increase Limits on High-Speed Trades http://t.co/4yOgvIP7
US President Barak Obama Tells UN New Democracies Need Free Speech http://t.co/O39Ow9UU
US: Human Rights, the Death Penalty, and Affirmative Action: The Supreme Court Cases to Watch http://t.co/WfKzYwOr
HONDURAS: Slain Honduran human rights lawyer complained of death threats before killing http://t.co/tiDLzQ64
The Future of Big Law http://t.co/OAYiBvR5
Muslims Call For Blasphemy Law In UK And UN To Prevent Repeat Of Anti-Mohammed YouTube Film http://t.co/IP3XHTQk
KUWAIT: Top court rejects election law change http://t.co/TdqsOJTf
GERMANY outlines new law allowing circumcision http://t.co/xenbUIM6
UZBEKISTAN: New Law Promises No-Fear Investment Climate http://t.co/IfN7JIcZ
US: Ariz sheriff loses appeal on immigration law limit http://t.co/v0TybuO4
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
US: Sheriff spokesman hits out at Fiona Apple http://t.co/NeTlWkwX
Lib Dem Leadership suffers court hearings defeat http://t.co/ms1WrTii
UBS 'rogue trader' Kweku Adoboli had been 'told off' http://t.co/Z5gesJBQ
Libor rate body would accept loss of role http://t.co/hxgvlXga
How to win friends and influence people - aka The loneliness of the COLP | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/lDbhkwvk
Shoosmiths claims new bereavement service marks it out among law firms | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/JVqXEcls
Where are the MDPs? Waiting for the accountants to start setting them up | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/sutlxsZO
Hundreds of firms face SRA enforcement action over COLP and COFA failure | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/wRICeZON
Routed by reason: secret justice proposals http://t.co/4Rc68krC
No action to be taken against two men arrested over Sandringham body http://t.co/cWxPd0Ok
Uria partner joins Santander as part of in-house reshuffle- Legalweek http://t.co/8zalShKa
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates chairman Kalis appointed for fifth consecutive term- Legalweek http://t.co/incV8DBN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and McDermott set for Korea openings as liberalisation gathers pace- Legalweek http://t.co/31ag9Xdv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes leads as mining giant Bumi launches internal investigation- Legalweek http://t.co/BHL2LaR6
Singapore regulator pressed over fitness-to-practise row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AhJ1rIW5
CMS set for Beijing launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wZpXEBZa
Small firms drowning under rising tide of insurance costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lcckajjx
Survey: UK partner numbers tumbling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/g0t9mQRD
Lawyers scoop largest-ever fee award | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qaOzDz4z
Judge orders arrest of president of Google's operation in BRAZIL http://t.co/kUS3iIjU
US: Privacy bill requires search warrants for e-mail, cell tracking http://t.co/nhAdYNo6
PHILIPPINES: Madrigal backs Aquino’s call to restore trust in judiciary http://t.co/eVOSXFT4
NIGERIA: Judiciary and the press: Avoiding conflicts of interest http://t.co/Miw81LGg
Systemic crisis in PAKISTAN judiciary? http://t.co/pLPlsZPU
INDIA: Judiciary totally independent and transparent in its functioning: Law Minister Salman Khurshid http://t.co/g68ucbkc
Councillor to face trial after assault allegation http://t.co/0UgazlFa
IRELAND: Quinns ask for removal of receiver and lawyers http://t.co/8Z4EYsi1
Solicitor jailed for £1.3m mortgage fraud - Industry in depth http://t.co/oo8VE8vr
Aifa and IFA Centre clash over solicitor referrals http://t.co/xdHy4cGv
IRELAND: Taoiseach Kenny condemns 'brutal' killers http://t.co/hnQOTiam
Law Specials: Calls for a public inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing - Megrahi group writes to MacAskill http://t.co/oEyg3M5H
Tough justice? http://t.co/hB5HLQbh
Lib Dem conference: Vote on Justice and Security Bill could be first defeat for leadership http://t.co/ZrBBmw2U
Controversy at men's & women's pay divide - Call to look at World T20 pay gap http://t.co/n6hEnd7B
Tory councillor sacked for joking about death of two police officers in Manchester http://t.co/YOBox4g6
'Tyre slashing' manslaughter inquiry launched after pharmacist's fatal car crash http://t.co/RvPJIgRc
Coroners make record number of recommendations to NHS http://t.co/1Ufqfq15
The Hague, the ICC, and the economic benefits of being a centre for justice http://t.co/nb6lrEO4
Secret courts: the essential guide http://t.co/rXE5N9X7
Did the Queen breach a convention by lobbying over Abu Hamza? http://t.co/kI7c9Aye
US: Los Angeles gang member exonerated of murder after 19 years in prison http://t.co/zLUVacZR
Secret courts plan receives blow at Lib Dem conference http://t.co/dFw0mXfM
Law as an Aesthetic Subject http://t.co/ox48NGjL
Lib Dem conference: Simon Hughes attacks 'racist' banks http://t.co/9f6WOTLq
Merseyside barrister jailed for pocketing £196,000 in VAT to “enhance lifestyle” News http://t.co/0K8niSUR

Tuesday

25th September - LAW NEWS

274 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The government has abandoned a scheme to take up to 25% of damages awards from clinical negligence victims. The Supplementary Legal Aid scheme was intended to fund cases that would still come under the scope of legal aid from next April. Full story - Law Gazette

LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland scoops role on first Chinese Icsid arbitration | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q60MxdFk
LAW FIRM NEWS: Keystone gets growth plan under way with hires from Salans and Thomas Eggar | The Lawyer http://t.co/gfpGcLZT
LAW FIRM NEWS: Property boutiques eye private equity investment after £7m merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/glebuAp1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary, Linklaters, McDermott and Paul Hastings prepare for Seoul launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/e8VPrNg3
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hands fifth term to chairman Kalis | The Lawyer http://t.co/QaYfuxqv
Construction & shipping set Atkin Chambers appoints its first chief executive after a year-long search | The Lawyer http://t.co/ANgh3yLv
Eon names new legal head as it unveils results of 'blind' panel tender | The Lawyer http://t.co/qwHH8KDD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin taps Clifford Chance for structured finance partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/5Ug7ITo1
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin to reshape partnership in response to 'challenging market' | The Lawyer http://t.co/arfqjGGX
Articles sought for Comparative Legal History, official journal of the European Society for Comparative Legal History http://t.co/QkXeqFrx
Legal bid to block loss of light appeal for Mayflower Plaza development in Southampton http://t.co/desVE9nk
Pompey fans’ legal team questions Portpin suitability http://t.co/WsjZQdtY
GCSE examiners face legal challenge http://t.co/z6SpAATB
DENMARK tightens sperm donor law after NF1 transmissions http://t.co/TT2ReFcV
Justin Lee Collins harassment trial jury sworn in http://t.co/1yKwsY58
Toys R Us sued over Tabeo tablet computer by Fuhu http://t.co/3LJQ7I7Y
Andrew Mitchell row: Police log details 'plebs' comment http://t.co/UDEvAOw3
Lib Dem conference: Tax avoidance crackdown 'on track' http://t.co/L8oe4aON
Phone hacking: judge reveals relative is among claimants http://t.co/mG5b8AMf
Boris Johnson: police were right to threaten Andrew Mitchell with arrest http://t.co/jiVv9xED
BBC apologises to Queen for revealing private conversation about Abu Hamza http://t.co/OmRYEBVM
US Drone attacks in PAKISTAN are counterproductive, says report http://t.co/OdCEYAb9
A4e prison contracts delayed by anti-fraud checks http://t.co/CqRGGNFu
Timi Spahiu case: 'How can a man that did nothing now be serving 33 years?' http://t.co/aUXs19BP
Metal thieves used trains to slice cable into 'manageable lengths' http://t.co/FCI4a1jl
Let’s have a legal complaints mash-up http://t.co/a0S06uee
LAW GAZETTE: Met upgrades cell security to ensure safety of solicitors http://t.co/JPAtRqg2
10,000 solicitors apply for QASA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MskGJ75I
US: Elizabeth Warren Practiced Law In Massachusetts Without A License For Over A Decade http://t.co/CAHS4f5w
Law With Chinese Characteristics http://t.co/RV9AFnsv
FRANCE: Doctors stand trial over cancer radiation scandal http://t.co/X4hKV2ge
Samsung raises jury misconduct in bid for new Apple trial http://t.co/XrGIgc4U
Dale Cregan judge warns media, police and politicians to allow fair trial http://t.co/uxheDy5o
BT deal to show European matches is illegal, organisers say http://t.co/HH0PnzfD
Boeing blasts Airbus-owner EADS for taking 'illegal' state subsidies http://t.co/XyhDuxE0
Is 'Illegal Immigrant' the Right Description? http://t.co/5T62cCcY
Fake lawyer scammed £250,000 from taxpayers by running firm advising convicted criminals on how to hide gains http://t.co/jIK3tmiL
US: Lawyer faces 25 years in prison for assaulting bar patron with a champagne flute http://t.co/imnOdgAx
AUSTRALIA: Top diplomat says asylum seeker policy, criticized by rights groups, is more humane http://t.co/34Oqz9kE
HMRC wins landmark tribunal in battle to beat stamp duty avoidance http://t.co/Zx5N6qpW
NEW ZEALAND: Disgraced Lawyer Hart launches fresh bid to save career http://t.co/q1b8LoNi
INDIA: Tax tribunal upholds return-on-cost based compensation for procurement firm http://t.co/JbNv3eow
Employment tribunal case numbers fall this year http://t.co/k8V0tEh0
Gers punishment 'must fit crime' http://t.co/3fwF3ntD
Tory MP tells tribunal she sacked best friend from her constituency office because she was incapable of doing the job http://t.co/WfLjD6QW
Herbert Smith is advising JJB Sports as the stricken retailer announces appointment of administrators | The Lawyer http://t.co/52F4gyN3
Look out, fee disclosure is about to hit the big time, becoming a feaure of all civil cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/McYSVbrf
The taxman cometh and even an assessment error could result in unwanted attention | The Lawyer http://t.co/WcxUIyjO
Procurement managers bring value for money in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vdamru2b
A&O annual review reveals plans to reduce costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/zQA0fzKM
Despite establishing breakaway boutiques & consolidation, all is steady in the Finnish legal market | The Lawyer http://t.co/FLo222mv
The UK is beefing up efforts to monitor carbon emissions, but companies will have to work hard to comply | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wrl2zyjS
A paperless environment is the ideal, but how realistic a proposition is it for Law Firms? | The Lawyer http://t.co/gywSrYlA
The world of outdoor advertising got a boost from London 2012, says an international legal director | The Lawyer http://t.co/HLPOGMUU
The once-mighty Linklaters real estate department is a shadow of its former self. Rethink the grand plan? | The Lawyer http://t.co/2F7n0OPQ
Those in family disputes wish to avoid battles, so we need to raise awareness of the non-court options | The Lawyer http://t.co/ziRNp8yP
Tony Blair’s Glencore intervention was cheaper and more effective than litigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/tavpamOX
Let’s not kid ourselves, photos of a duchess sunbathing topless have nothing to do with free speech | The Lawyer http://t.co/vfXE7ObV
English is the official tongue of many African countries, yet students’ written skills are often below par | The Lawyer http://t.co/4ErTbwaA
On the face of it Field Fisher Waterhouse has the most to gain from a possible merger with Osborne Clarke | The Lawyer http://t.co/O0DdHO85
The flurry of deals by private equity giant Carlyle has provided rich picking for a number of big firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/kDqxlrdq
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
LAW GAZETTE: ‘Clear risk’ of negligence claims if IFA referral is liberalised http://t.co/Y3LUSP33
US: Videotaping custodial interrogations in murder & serious sex crime is a laudable breakthrough in law enforcement http://t.co/p540JXrN
US Marines recommended for trial for urination video http://t.co/WHWPAqxj
Abu Hamza extradition decision welcomed by UK and US http://t.co/cqc3IfJ7
LAW GAZETTE: Iraq executions heighten justice fears http://t.co/jPyrgxwx
LAW GAZETTE: Judicial appointment reforms ‘sideline’ Wales http://t.co/88hku15u
LEGAL FUTURES: The BSB's response to failing to meet new complaints-handling KPIs? Change the KPIs? http://t.co/1tHTld5Q
LEGAL FUTURES: Why external investors are eyeing up the criminal Bar http://t.co/1vKU6suy
LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society urges SRA to hold the line on independent financial advice http://t.co/xEpUr3He
US: Judge Begrudgingly OKs Digital Domain Sale - Bankruptcy Beat - WSJ http://t.co/XYKultHo
CANADA: Ottawa urged to use Nexen deal to press CHINA on human rights http://t.co/6PMTD9ek
Human rights court rejects extradition appeal by UK Islamist http://t.co/emb5Kvhj
Government admits secret courts would protect it from bad publicity http://t.co/iGPNwrv6
Criminal justice and human rights http://t.co/bwkPqiQH
Abu Hamza legal fight – timeline http://t.co/m3YGE6B4
Judge issues contempt warning to police, politicians and media over over Dale Cregan trial http://t.co/Gz0tspMp
Police officer is first to be charged over leaks to 'News of the World' http://t.co/dqyreBki
'Evil spirit' family jailed for life over wife's murder http://t.co/hXivuXLs
US: Law professor accuses Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of having practiced law without a license in Massachusetts http://t.co/e3y3sd6G
US: Teacher 'who had threesome with student is the victim of a homophobic law' http://t.co/3NBfW3bc
US: International law takes on cyber: significant challenges ahead http://t.co/4cW8zWDR
The Economics of Law School http://t.co/JFbyeKI8
US: Anti-bullying legislation introduced http://t.co/j7RGvKBC
Consultation to Improve Youth Justice Services in Wales http://t.co/HpQTv2MW
Council chiefs vow to bring child grooming offenders to ‘justice’ http://t.co/acEhr9Ip
Ministry of Justice abandons £10m raid on medical negligence damages http://t.co/0Tepy1Y2
Woman brain-damaged at birth gets £5.5m hospital payout http://t.co/asEhWCib
Cumbria solicitor warns over deadline for care cash claims http://t.co/GmeWID3E
Solicitor's curfew relaxed so that he can go sunbathing in France http://t.co/CNKfVYPA
IRELAND: Quinn family granted extension over submitting financial records of personal assets to court http://t.co/A16Xq5Uv
Non-paying solicitors leave barristers nearly £3m out of pocket http://t.co/wa8KV9GO
IRELAND: New Legal Aid Board fees for barristers http://t.co/zwSzIlK0
Northern Ireland abortion guidelines judicial review granted http://t.co/mz5822P7
Barrister: equality laws act as a barrier to tolerance http://t.co/YQuzSFCO
Privatizing ISRAEL’s Legal System http://t.co/l0XQJule
Mitchell could only be prosecuted if officer complains, experts say http://t.co/PL6vqPZG
Council in County Durham facing legal action after ex-employee filed a claim for constructive dismissal with the courts http://t.co/6nkeXezN
The Legal Professional : court approves legal fees of "USD35,000 per hour." http://t.co/mboG7eio
Fears over 4G delays with legal talks 'in the balance' http://t.co/3WSCqmM4
The Kernel faces legal action by two more former contributors http://t.co/VBA0GuwZ
US: Law firms have been busy signing region’s biggest leasing deals http://t.co/UkskDJxq
GERMAN Catholics lose church rights for unpaid tax http://t.co/swkcbgmo
Andrew Mitchell avoids investigation over police row http://t.co/TPZ8YkVD
South Yorkshire Police deny hiding girls' sex abuse http://t.co/QABG9cQw
Facebook private message rumour is 'false', site says http://t.co/GR5e6nbu
Abu Hamza and Babar Ahmad extradition approved http://t.co/1mKh0ZTv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith seals strategic alliance with Athens law firm- Legalweek http://t.co/2P9PeF17
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith to guide JJB through administration process- Legalweek http://t.co/sp4rGdeh
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey filing reveals full breakdown of partner payments to settlement plan- Legalweek http://t.co/gGwlw2wJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields boosts US litigation with former Sullivan partner Lacovara- Legalweek http://t.co/77LZv9zU
US associates survey: the good, the bad and the brutal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cUQvzMfj
Lawyers failing poor, African justice minister claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/URP6Acxs
Saudi Latham partner heads for World Bank post | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2WOEGbSQ
Power company lawyer under judicial attack | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hgO3rq8J
Slaughters ponders US law blitz in East Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v6lMDd7K
Three US states join challenge to Dodd-Frank legislation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wmO0OFR4
AUSTRALIA: New court tax slammed by criminal lawyer http://t.co/eoNbeL7W
US: Texas inmate prepares for 3rd trip to death chamber door, hopes for Supreme Court reprieve http://t.co/Y2dpueRx
PAKISTAN: Dual nationality holders may face criminal proceedings http://t.co/9Y3vo2ZS
Rights, Responsibilities and Unpaid Internships http://t.co/cBfzDlJO
US: Michelle Obama calls voting rights the 'movement of our era' in rousing speech at Congressional Black Causus http://t.co/nTKB4gEm
The right to free speech: Just because we can do something, it does not mean that we should do it http://t.co/sdQ7kImi
CANADA: Mounties’ cases delayed by muddy legal policy http://t.co/48UCzONf
US: Kanye West's lawyers confirm his leaked sex tape with Kim Kardashian 'lookalike' is real http://t.co/WOzE8WKG
US: Jurors' Facebook Friendship Casts Doubt on Murder Trial Decision http://t.co/cMNWaB9w
PAKISTAN: 185 face trial over anti-Islam film protests http://t.co/InVbhkfc
TURKEY clips military's wings in landmark verdict http://t.co/5QZ2B82a
MALTA: The Industrial Tribunal and its perpetration of injustice http://t.co/As13KoCj
INDIA: Tribunal strikes down IPS recruitment plan http://t.co/MHivLDRe
Legal Theory Lexicon: Distributive Justice http://t.co/aYRbGiYE
Electronic tagging 'changes needed to save money' http://t.co/3vtCCDd0

Monday

24th September - LAW NEWS

273 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The SRA’s supervision team is to contact 100 randomly-selected law firms this month to find out if they are obeying the rules on equality and diversity. Full story - Solicitors Journal

US: Politics, Principle and an Attack on the Courts http://t.co/Rz1FPzYy
US: Proposed Bill Could Change Royalty Rates for Internet Radio http://t.co/5qeb5Z5K
Apple’s Feud With Google Is Now Felt on iPhone http://t.co/reTB2BO4
Trethowans voted Estate Agents Conveyancing Firm of the Year http://t.co/e9k7Mc6R
Show me the client money, says SRA in move to crackdown on abuses | The Lawyer http://t.co/G6OfLBna
LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers launches associate pay review | The Lawyer http://t.co/trOGnBIW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mourant Ozannes launches in BVI with Ogier hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/pNkL5Jxc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Görg raids rivals for insolvency launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/uB1SfAtO
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin sends Paris founder to head Hong Kong office | The Lawyer http://t.co/Skl8qCIF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith formalises alliance with Greek firm Papapolitis | The Lawyer http://t.co/PBwoC7KR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith leads as JJB Sports brings in administrators | The Lawyer http://t.co/f34DwrbX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jeantet picks up Nixon Peabody's de Senilhes for TMT boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kc32odE3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields hires ex-Sullivan partner for US litigation practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/bIJetupR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies chief delays management exit to oversee Freehills integration | The Lawyer http://t.co/0kteLZ85
Santander taps Uría for legal head as part of team restructure | The Lawyer http://t.co/X8IZIZx2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May mulls launch of US practice in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/uniZ0UO6
CHINA: Bo Xilai scandal: Police chief Wang Lijun jailed for 15 years http://t.co/oEfcE9Bz
Police murders accused Dale Cregan in court http://t.co/4azUk6uH
Football Ref Halsey makes police complaint about Twitter abuse http://t.co/vxTTHuzp
Kim Dotcom: Inquiry ordered into 'unlawful spying' http://t.co/xcAYqby3
Google Search and Gmail censored in IRAN http://t.co/wUVZi3A0
Trenton Oldfield 'caused chaos' at University Boat Race http://t.co/Rer2uHdK
Mark Duggan shooting cab police seals 'broken' http://t.co/JH1RACGX
Naila Mumtaz murder: Four family members jailed for life http://t.co/SSQQ3XPB
Andrew Mitchell gets No 10 backing after police row apology http://t.co/s2gEIBh7
Detective charged over links with News of the World http://t.co/Oc8ZYaLt
VIETNAM jails three bloggers for 'anti-state propaganda' http://t.co/Fa1OZ3fR
Tagging isn't working – privatisation is no panacea http://t.co/wURbYvCC
Judge imposes reporting restrictions in Dale Cregan case http://t.co/CnJno1Cg
Divorcees agree that children are the main casualties | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wXoWNqgo
Legal Services Act ‘designed’ to cause tensions, Edmonds suggests | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/d74vwelx
I will take over inquests ‘very occasionally,’ chief coroner warns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4uWsRrwe
LAW GAZETTE: When human rights and clients’ rights conflict http://t.co/SPSGNTEJ
LAW GAZETTE: Separating couples ignorant of dispute resolution options http://t.co/RwaSwLQX
LAW GAZETTE: Ten thousand register for criminal advocacy http://t.co/YepDFpeZ
LAW GAZETTE: Banking reforms would ‘damage English legal system’ http://t.co/wuZy8lYZ
LAW GAZETTE: Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme is abandoned http://t.co/LPEYvKXT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Foxconn closes CHINA factory after brawl http://t.co/MjM2xrts
£750,000 of prisoners’ pay taken to help victims of crime http://t.co/rwRlY27C
3m Britons have stepped back fro the brink of divorce, study suggests http://t.co/EsLUVAzc
SWISS reject full ban on smoking in public spaces http://t.co/ilzhghF6
Bank forgives debt for school technology lease rip-off http://t.co/mkG010b7
LAW FIRM NEWS: The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, DLA and Ashurst- Legalweek http://t.co/sLVa24OZ
MALAYSIA: Include human rights treaties in legislation - says human rights leader http://t.co/N2BOS0Xn
HONDURAS: Human rights lawyer for agrarian groups murdered at wedding http://t.co/GTZ1r3kE
Has the quality of public debate declined? http://t.co/QyozVU7w
The new political assumptions http://t.co/zE196J9H
Guilty! Introducing the biggest scoundrel in Victorian Britain http://t.co/VNd8llpc
Tagging offenders is expensive and archaic, says report http://t.co/YG4aMj8O
ARGENTINA Gives Deadline to end Opposition Media Monopoly http://t.co/INYhzMZa
EGYPT must think of a new election law http://t.co/wX7g9N8z
PHILIPPINES: Random reflections on martial law http://t.co/WQG8Alkv
US: It’s Official: New York Imposes 50-Hour Pro-Bono Requirement on Lawyers-to-Be - Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/l8GwLU2f
Dewey Hearing Recap: The Blame Game, and Getting Blood from a Stone - Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/2rlfv7zG
When the Privacy Button Is Already Pressed http://t.co/eaIHUE0V
The Privacy Merchants: What is to Be Done? | George Washington University http://t.co/z5hyH5Hl
Reconstructing the ‘Political Constitution’ of Northern Ireland http://t.co/EuWPYaOx
How not to do things with rules http://t.co/daSekfOz
David Mead: Talking about dialogue - Human Rights Act 1998 http://t.co/A9p3fXq8
Welsh byelaws and the UK Supreme Court http://t.co/2NPdhBm6
Constitutional Change and the ‘Principle of Unripe Time’ http://t.co/QyGb0L3t
Obamacare and the Origination Clause I: Introductory Thoughts | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/VuvQp2Qz
Is the Federal Reserve Still Constitutional? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/bXNenOXz
TANZANIA: Our conduct is sanctioned by the laws of the land and not by Parliamentary Standing Orders https://t.co/GIsWvD52
SRI LANKA: Bar Association adopts resolutions against threat to the judiciary and the JSC http://t.co/DlXexGvX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters plugs construction gap with DLA hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/fROGouqr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Sullivan steer Colombian bank's $1bn debt offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/TorUm24k
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and US duo fuel €750m Turkish power plant financing | The Lawyer http://t.co/KP8KfwFt
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Freshfields and Shearman advise as US exchange ICE goes Dutch | The Lawyer http://t.co/9F2j3uNr
Number of partnerships available contracts rapidly | The Lawyer http://t.co/0mbYYG00
LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans profits rocket on back of solid year | The Lawyer http://t.co/t0V1aiTW
GERMANY starts war crimes inquiry into American former Auschwitz guard http://t.co/zuUWuFDY
Justice and security bill: this is a dangerous, spurious law | Shami Chakrabarti http://t.co/SjWQuZlC
LEGAL FUTURES: Parabis chief calls on SRA to keep pace with ABS ambitions and not stymie innovation http://t.co/uZJ05JQq
Bishop Joseph Devine's Auschwitz abortion image link condemned http://t.co/GErA3ivq
Cwmbran fire: Carl Mills remanded in custody on murder charges http://t.co/sqEAMLAU
Bishop Thomas Burns warns campaigners over St Winefride's church http://t.co/zsZwOqAS
Anti-Islam film: US condemns Pakistan minister's bounty http://t.co/30ZGsqHr
Small is beautiful for award winning Satpal - The Association of Women Solicitors Awards 2012 http://t.co/qBuwwkT7
Bournemouth council's parking fine policy blasted by solicitor http://t.co/cxgXzowj
US: Black women rally against voter ID laws http://t.co/G4e62tjY
Slovaks protest at Britain's 'illegal child snatching’ http://t.co/4UF2rBiV
TAIWAN uncovers illegal sales of male enhancement drugs http://t.co/kZKoV0gP
Sheriff court closure plans branded ‘hammer blow’ http://t.co/4aXUfBVz
The police can be as inefficient as the courts http://t.co/ztwfeDgf
SRI LANKA: ‘Judiciary under siege,’ lawyers up in arms http://t.co/lhFdBZou

Sunday

23rd September - LAW NEWS

272 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

US: Civil Rights and the LGBT Movement http://t.co/eEPVGGZq
Energy customers get switch rights under Ofgem plans http://t.co/0JZhffMe
SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma lion advert sparks legal battle http://t.co/Em72Ud9r
AUSTRALIA: Legal, not just moral, liability is key to child labour outrage http://t.co/7HeFqfbs
Samsung drags iPhone 5 into never-ending legal battle http://t.co/j7xMbHxp
IRELAND: Legal limbo we created denied thousands the right to a family http://t.co/HrM0gBKw
INDIA: Legal education will remain under purview of BCI http://t.co/uJgUS921
CANADA: Ottawa spent $750,000 in legal fees fighting veterans’ pension claim http://t.co/29LeMfSt
US: Reggie Clemons: a final chance to save his life http://t.co/WHWIcUmx
Another day, another feuding oligarch dollar as Cherney v Deripaska resumes http://t.co/KUrNuhcR
How did the English judiciary stoop so low? Legal tourists are making a mockery our legal system http://t.co/2bScJl7j
Germany's Siemens denies IRAN nuclear sabotage claim http://t.co/Lv6OGsJK
LIBYA: Leader Magarief vows to disband illegal militias http://t.co/lWBroT7O
KENYA: Magondu Killer Loses Bid to Reopen Trial http://t.co/KvOfqaRo
TURKEY: Court sentences ex-generals to 20 years for attempted coup http://t.co/mgkLiYgV
PAKISTAN: Violent rallies force demand for legislation http://t.co/odACtWvA
Two Conservative donors with an offshore trust are facing £11.5m tax demand http://t.co/tidx34KI
South Yorkshire carer sacked for sexual harassment loses appeal http://t.co/F7fueo8i
Former doctor Philipp Bonhoeffer guilty of sexually motivated conduct http://t.co/vyJBx9vk
Prince Harry's flying instructor in legal war with Army http://t.co/jZUxt5Cm
Civil servant sacked after claiming for cost of meditation course sues Home Office for £1 million http://t.co/W1KngOgl
CANADA: Peoples' Tribunal seeks justice for the Cuban Five http://t.co/XMK5ZW7J
US: Judge lets Walmart discrimination case proceed for now http://t.co/1FHQrvnz
US: Number of women judges on the rise in Maryland http://t.co/COb3JkcL
KENYA: Judges Vetting Board Rules on Appeals http://t.co/61zdSq1q
Apple Asks Judge for More Damages in Samsung Patent Case http://t.co/GWQIvugf
Hillsborough, a new president and mental health discrimination - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/IfCGvy2d
How do you "exhaust local remedies" for the purpose of applying to Strasbourg? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/uNMeIOgz
Strasbourg applications: some aspects of the "six months" rule | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/kTERRkP7
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
The UK and Strasbourg: a victim fantasy | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/fe1dv0jI
Dignity, Death and Deprivation of Liberty: Human Rights in the Court of Protection | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/vzDKeFv1
Will the Bill of Rights Commission achieve anything at all? – Alice Donald | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/n9TOfAzn
More on admissibility, the view from the Court - Paul Harvey and Pamela McCormick | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/USCKIosj
Free speech and prosecution in the age of Twitter | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/qvaBxTRe
A Chagossian double bill: an environmental information contest, and a touch of Wikileaks | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/hiWyHtG5
Can an individual claim ownership of "life's instructions" - a human gene? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bIJY85IF
No public inquiry into alleged 1948 massacre by British troops, yet | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OcB46fmi
Bill of Rights Commission: loading the dice? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ECrxBr2h
Schoolboy bailed in PC murders case http://t.co/mSTx5LHL
Secret justice: back to black http://t.co/WiX8j1TX
Measure of justice in EL SALVADOR massacre case | IntLawGrrls: http://t.co/TJWlB30x
US: Justice Department to highlight investment fraud scams http://t.co/DGHnz4CJ
Tough justice? What we need is effective justice http://t.co/8OhiT08w
IRELAND: Murdered priest's horse and paintings vanished after death http://t.co/hoXO2rtI
Manchester lawyer has apologised over an email he wrote complaining of an 'Asian axis' of legal firms in the city http://t.co/URqVhT6m
Access to justice for all will unravel unless we are prepared to stand up and be counted http://t.co/OPzXdueN
TUNISIA: Religious offences law divides Tunisians http://t.co/iNZQDMVQ
INDIA: Prime Minister promises overhaul of corporate and commercial laws http://t.co/Tq75dt2R
ISRAEL: In violation of Israeli law, council's lengthy acceptance process bars siblings from starting school http://t.co/8XJhbR3g
Law careers losing luster? Aspiring lawyers face a tough market that appears persistent http://t.co/Pt9CHhrQ
Free Speech in the Age of YouTube http://t.co/Zzp1RATh
US: When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights http://t.co/rzKokC9G
MALTA: A Tiny Mediterranean Nation, Awash in Immigrants With Nowhere to Go http://t.co/iq4Hgn2Z
Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, NETHERLANDS http://t.co/QZqbHY5K
Anti-Islam film: PAKISTAN minister offers bounty http://t.co/WUOwq5LA
Head threatens legal action to move on travellers from Chilwell School http://t.co/i2FwWgz7
Police chief’s legal bid fails - Hartlepool http://t.co/JRSI6mCq
Myton School starts legal challenge to exams regulator Ofqual over GCSE English results http://t.co/9QYQJSNU
European Commission faces legal action over sugar rules http://t.co/6St4iZoE

Saturday

22nd September - LAW NEWS

271 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

INDIA: Tulsiram case jurisdiction row: police move high court http://t.co/cAg24Y9i
Labour warns Clegg over 'misguided' secret-court plans http://t.co/zCcCGkCT
US: Yale student posts online threats to kill children but his lawyer says he's 'just a dumb kid' http://t.co/nVow1VYv
Hillsborough lawyer claimed 'hothead' families 'wanted fifteen minutes of fame' http://t.co/6JgRDDkX
London Metropolitan University: temporary reprieve for students http://t.co/SITAZXYO
Facebook suspends photo tag tool in EU to implement changes recommended by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland http://t.co/ILukMlh7
AFGHANISTAN bans PAKISTAN newspapers over Taliban support http://t.co/eXWGqvS8
AUSTRALIA: Roman Catholic Church admits child sex abuse http://t.co/t9D2CQzV
Andrew Mitchell row: Ken Clarke defends Tory Chief Whip http://t.co/YpgPYrOE
Facebook Can ID Faces, but Using Them Grows Tricky http://t.co/L5B0qrSE
Disdain for Workers http://t.co/EnBbdPm8
BURMA: Chief Censor in Myanmar Caps His Red Pen http://t.co/LSTYdZs9
Hillsborough Solicitors' conduct under review by regulator | THE FIRM http://t.co/eAz1i8OX
Thomas Cook online 'troll' served with court order via Twitter | THE FIRM http://t.co/U9iDsBPm
MP pledges vigorous pursuit of Prestwick rendition | THE FIRM http://t.co/mXazUIhn
Kate Middleton topless pics: The Firm on BBC Radio Scotland | THE FIRM http://t.co/AEZufoCJ
Brown envelopes over the peep holes in the doors as Pan Am 103 hearings are conducted in absolute secrecy | THE FIRM http://t.co/LGsmOv1u
The Rangers Effect (or is it Sevco 5088...?) | THE FIRM http://t.co/EKenPXz5
Advocate Niall McCluskey says drug prohibition has failed, and calls for a managed legalisation | THE FIRM http://t.co/jLk9lmcp
Lockerbie and Hillsborough: The deliberate diversion of blame | THE FIRM http://t.co/ZSGXaWfR
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Flagship weekend court scheme abandoned over prison cost http://t.co/PsETtztK
Specially trained coroners could hear military inquests http://t.co/2uDq5RzF
Manchester police killings: This deadly feud is very personal http://t.co/jUw5xTcX
CANADA: Teacher sex trial: Acquitted woman wants to rebuild her life http://t.co/LfqC2DT6
CHINA: Bo Xilai scandal: Wang Lijun verdict 'due on Monday' http://t.co/ajy4DL2X
Connors trial: Worker 'would have been found if he left' http://t.co/4RbVt2n2
CHINA: Mekong River trial murder mystery http://t.co/qKTKlLxu
US: Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor http://t.co/uR6dVjEo
TURKEY: Three army generals jailed for 'coup plot' http://t.co/MkQKpPzl
Safer cycling networks could help prevent illegal use of pavements http://t.co/Yz0a4G2X
Corporations like ATOS don’t have feelings – why should they be able to sue for libel? http://t.co/zIEirZVm
SOMALIA: Shaping political landscape and women’s rights http://t.co/uKNZpM1U
Why ending national pay bargaining is fairer for us all http://t.co/Cy3sr0cq
Lloyds online security chief is jailed for £2.5m fraud http://t.co/Eg0KNA3K
'Charlie Richardson was evil, he should have been tortured like his victims' http://t.co/VAjjUaXR
Cwmbran fire: Carl Mills charged with murder http://t.co/PxRNDFIN
Breckland Council sets aside money to fight first employment tribunal case for at least five years http://t.co/ICRIW3rZ
IRELAND: Postman tells tribunal he only kicked dog after attack http://t.co/YTMMNV8H
Over half a million tribunal claims still to be processed, says MoJ http://t.co/FvWB2VwY
Former Great Ormond Street hospital cardiologist guilty of 'sexually caressing' boy http://t.co/jooWp4Yl
RUSSIA: Rights activists oppose out-of-court ban on Innocence of Muslims http://t.co/bxjBI6Vm
London Met granted permission to apply for JR over Border Agency | The Lawyer http://t.co/95tfp1hG
US: Judge halts ban on religious-themed football banners http://t.co/JM5D5fH5
Attempts to create conflict between SRI LANKA judiciary and the executive - claims politician http://t.co/fjTZGnHM
AUSTRIA: Judiciary most efficient in Europe http://t.co/sN9UEHyZ
Sarah Catt, abortion and the legal rights of pregnant women http://t.co/6KPZSPKA
Simon Harwood's mother-in-law 'blames drunk vendor over G20 death' http://t.co/7PTBMmGn
CANADA: Vancouver sex workers’ federal prostitution-law challenge can go ahead: Supreme Court http://t.co/GGkti2CO
Judge in late abortion case linked to conservative Christian charity http://t.co/E8KOdzQn
Where does publicly-funded law fit into the new world of Tesco law? http://t.co/lFTTP4Zm
ETHIOPIA: Human Rights Should Be a Priority http://t.co/56JVyySC
Shameful downfall of solicitor with child porn stash http://t.co/q1P8qWYB
Latest hearing on shooting of Devizes solicitor Jim Ward adjourned http://t.co/PTQGFEgG
'Cyberstalked by creepy vigilante justice': The mugshot publishing website that names and shames http://t.co/538YNJxF
Dale Cregan appears in court as police vow: "We will see that justice is done" http://t.co/ibNaU5q1
Warning issued over plans to close 11 sheriff courts in Scotland http://t.co/ScgzFmOr
TRINIDAD justice minister fired over controversial law http://t.co/T2eWFjr8
City law man’s £196,000 VAT fraud http://t.co/2E8Y0zJl
Baby is taken from parents after social workers ‘mistook rickets for child abuse’ http://t.co/9xgPWeP6
Robert Cordingley admits murdering his father http://t.co/FzAZ4Zyz
Company boss jailed over £440,000 fraud http://t.co/Eg15eLIr
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer's comments to journalist should be allowed in Liu case: Fairfax http://t.co/fApOyagO
MI5 links to murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko: Widow's lawyer says killing was 'state-sponsored terrorism' http://t.co/tdcNy8Zn
UBS ignored rules for profit, says "rogue trader" lawyer http://t.co/CzRoGEAm
Hillsborough lawyer Doug Fraser's comments 'were crass' http://t.co/0Yf3tyKS
Ken Clarke's justification for 'secret' intelligence courts doesn't wash http://t.co/3wV7OrXN
ISRAEL: Court - No temporary ban on anti-Islam video http://t.co/yhED0s4j
No one size fits all: not-for-profit legal services providers cannot be treated like law firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9eMcybws
SRA in random equality and diversity swoop | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CdUpJRBt
Jesus fresco 'destroyer' in SPAIN demands royalties http://t.co/B7WM5U8p
US: New York prison inmates sue over dental floss http://t.co/5L4m99Q3
Manchester police murders: Boy aged 15 arrested http://t.co/PDs6c0u2
Anti-race segregation legal academic Joshua Morse dies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/m1gBQWx5
Chief Justice in row over sacked supreme court judge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/juMMsUzh
Offensive tweets not illegal, deems top prosecutor | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3QnqzexP
Taiwan tech company hit with massive price fixing fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A2M3B6AM
Probe of lawyers' conduct in Hillsborough disaster | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DWfdN80Q
Top US firm starting salaries stagnate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jEqFVFez
No charges against doctors arrested after Sunday Times investigation http://t.co/lIHGcAyH
What happens to law graduates caught out in the paralegal cold? http://t.co/XzarF7p6
Pair convicted of possessing paracetamol in legal first http://t.co/xcRwcQDi
Troy Davis execution, one year on: 'We want to stop killing of innocent men' http://t.co/P4445hbR
Criticised security firm G4S wins Scots tagging contract http://t.co/itfph16T
Lloyds Bank worker Jessica Harper jailed for £2.4m fraud http://t.co/FlWb58ES
Two charged with rape of boy in Manchester Debenhams http://t.co/ECI4S3ZO
Dale Cregan remanded over Manchester police officer deaths http://t.co/TLC5CznN
Police Federation calls for Andrew Mitchell to quit over outburst http://t.co/XuWIW3mP

Friday

21st September - LAW NEWS

270 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Magic circle firm launches women's leadership scheme: London-based Linklaters has launched a scheme to boost the role of its women lawyers. Full story - Global Legal Post

UZBEKISTAN: Ongoing harassment of human rights defender Uktam Pardayev http://t.co/QV0lpqsf
Scots Freedom of Information rights to become more ‘robust’, says Alex Salmond http://t.co/k6JdP5vt
UN urged to fight attempts to downgrade human rights in the UK http://t.co/uGqN86UR
US: Civil rights group condemn anti-Muslim New York subway ads http://t.co/QfBIyXbV
AUSTRALIA: Murder case raised in Danny Nikolic tribunal http://t.co/zqBrkCZr
INDIA: Green Tribunal tells authorities to submit action plan by Oct 30 to check pollution in Noida http://t.co/2o5uaHFO
Norwich and Villa's Lambert row expected to go to a tribunal http://t.co/vHoJ9owA
HMRC wins landmark tribunal in battle to beat stamp duty avoidance http://t.co/Zx5N6qpW
Tribunal orders release of log deal details http://t.co/NbPbHPDr
Trader trial: UBS ‘allowed risk limits to be exceeded’ http://t.co/iqyQcld8
Connors trial: Worker on £10 a day for 18 years http://t.co/dNUdO0tS
Judges set to hand down verdict in TURKEY coup trial http://t.co/jB1QkD63
Mekong massacre trial begins in CHINA http://t.co/Jqyx2UPl
US: Wall Street regulation and reform http://t.co/ChfO9W4Q
Deripaska shakes up Rusal legal team | The Lawyer http://t.co/uHvbx9iS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst hires Nabarro's Travers in property litigation boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/E4oomDGQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Carnage at LawRocks as Squire Sanders snatches victory | The Lawyer http://t.co/fTtLKtqY
Former Times legal head interviewed under caution by police | The Lawyer http://t.co/vYhkDRio
LAW FIRM NEWS: Vinson & Elkins names new Beijing managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fb5yuQ6Q
In house counsel sign up to prime | The Lawyer http://t.co/VqvdYsVY
SRA to run QLTS pilot in New York next year | The Lawyer http://t.co/kFxlvS12
LAW FIRM NEWS: London Met granted permission to apply for JR over Border Agency | The Lawyer http://t.co/95tfp1hG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown launches redundancy round for support staff | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ms9nAbZi
SRA in random equality and diversity swoop | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KDGduYXg
LAW GAZETTE: How digital age strengthens in-house professionals http://t.co/eGhKH190
LAW GAZETTE: LSB calls for ‘open debate’ on cost of regulation http://t.co/1DEopdo6
CANADA: Legal focus in starved-toddler case shifts to parents http://t.co/t7Cequya
Heworth House nursery owner considers legal action http://t.co/FiGiIaDr
Social Media: A Legal Minefield For Years http://t.co/ckDM6Lrh
Jail for Brierfield legal aid fraudster http://t.co/TFIhS0TA
Mass legal action threatened over GCSE English results http://t.co/3wKrm2sZ
Jose Mourinho sues ex-Barcelona vice-president after being called a psychopath http://t.co/eSTU5DSG
Bullfighting declared legal in France http://t.co/M7jfqTNV
US: Taiwanese Company Fined $500 Million for Price-Fixing http://t.co/ns6Mci7p
British Regulator Declares BSkyB ‘Fit and Proper’ http://t.co/VBI4rFKT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Religion At Heart Of Illegal Ivory Trade According To Report http://t.co/oY9ddSyr
'Illegal' £3.6m clearance fund may be repaid http://t.co/Br6uQDFt
The French press,the profit motive and the law http://t.co/AFuwPf9f
US: Penn State hires top law firm for Sandusky settlements http://t.co/Mph5nuhC
These employment law reforms strike just the right balance http://t.co/NYvMRs9u
MPs warn census axing could harm social science http://t.co/O3VB5cvf
UK asylum process for children labelled 'traumatic' http://t.co/7uzqN9QE
MPs call on G4S to forego £57m fee after Olympics failure http://t.co/lFRRJZTc
Chief whip Andrew Mitchell apologises to police http://t.co/l5VOqBTF
The lawyers who loved, loathed, divorced - and face a crippling legal bill http://t.co/YbO4y3hx
LEGAL FUTURES: Back-to-work lawyers "enable firms and GCs to outsource onshore" http://t.co/lyfgEzl9
LEGAL FUTURES: SRA launches Hillsborough probe, two more ABSs, PC renewal timetable and more http://t.co/JbLy4cyM
LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op blanks QualitySolicitors criticism but claims its presence will benefit all lawyers http://t.co/RsRjyEJG
Chief prosecutor reveals lenient stance after footballer is cleared of abusing Tom Daley http://t.co/mtd9h1J2
Mothers & Prison: The alternatives http://t.co/ecZcHm3W
Censored: MI5 links to murdered Litvinenko http://t.co/GJr2V7fa
US: Amish leader Samuel Mullet and 15 others guilty of hate crime http://t.co/lWKk1s8i
Microsoft defeats Google over a third patent in Germany http://t.co/UJMniBRa
Masked gang steals £1m of watches from Manchester Selfridges http://t.co/QbhcCQBj
Dale Cregan charged over Greater Manchester police deaths http://t.co/G9fzvg5F
INDIA: Judiciary and parliament http://t.co/vpfwHWoM
US: Proposal to require police warrant for email snooping advances in Senate http://t.co/UNt7j0cG
New York judge likely to oversee Facebook lawsuits http://t.co/bH6i66pc
UK judge will open inquest in new year into poisoning death of ex-Russian agent Litvinenko http://t.co/2TGR8aHa
‘Human rights in flames’ launched in Geneva http://t.co/xP1K2Oz8
THAILAND: Glimmers of hope for human rights gains http://t.co/lUoT6X6s
Trainee solicitor who stole from employer spared jail - Peterborough http://t.co/I2SL2Wc4
IRELAND: Justice Minister Shatter attacks Irish on Holocaust and antisemitism http://t.co/8BMYPVJo
Breastfeeding and the Law http://t.co/5wvB03kp
Israeli settlement products are illegal, says European Parliament's second biggest group http://t.co/fKliG9QZ
Germany to provide €500,000 to combat illegal small arms http://t.co/fHgc2Kg6
Minority Report-style predictive policing being trialled on British streets in a bid to stop crimes before they happen http://t.co/DMC4Zsla
Connors trial: Fear and violence controlled 'serfs' http://t.co/DV0uzYLk
CHINA: Police chief trial report indicates Bo Xilai may be charged http://t.co/oB50iJXy
US: Chef in murder trial said he boiled wife's body for 4 days http://t.co/EbEA1ejr
Badger cull trial open to interpretation http://t.co/cX4fzWul
INDIA: Lawyer’s decaying body found in flat http://t.co/o16EHw0a
CANADA: Lawyer for First Nation questions pipeline benefits http://t.co/5JLC1lQg
Scientology lawyer calls Vanity Fair 'bigoted' over Tom Cruise article http://t.co/0NLRfrDB
ANGOLA court rejects UNITA appeal, says vote was fair http://t.co/y29S7uPR
US: Court rehears case on Texas town's rental ban on undocumented immigrants http://t.co/GwobS37g
CANADA: Top court upholds ruling that infant should be removed from life support http://t.co/uU4XSeNa
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC asks Singapore lawyers to take sabbaticals amid Asia slowdown- Legalweek http://t.co/Cuf0rfmf
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O recruits Freshfields NY partner duo in rare magic circle US move- Legalweek http://t.co/Gq83pVLa
SRA to investigate conduct of lawyers linked to Hillsborough cover-up- Legalweek http://t.co/JzpFvKa0
Co-op cautious on expansion of family law service | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0QIRWufg
APIL to defend ruling on damages increase | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/A3iJg9JS
A right royal row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y6ZEokUn
Magic circle firm launches women's leadership scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DJ7Z8QnR
Offshore experts land in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8xmhkad0
Diversity group gauges legal profession inclusion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TnUlyfw1
Italian companies cough up for competition authority | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6udWvwGE
Law firms 'sniff around' massive stock deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a5MZEnHt
Chief judge unveils pro bono requirement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A7KNtFAe
The United States and the Muslim World http://t.co/h3w1M2K6
How bad must a lawyer be before the courts will do something about it in the US? http://t.co/JVaNHQuK
Tentative Deal on E-Book Prices Is Reached in Europe http://t.co/n8PgGj4C
INDIA: Skepticism and Caution Greet India’s New Policy on Retailers http://t.co/zahdSYqs
High Court in ITALY Backs Convictions for Rendition http://t.co/ixXwhwsD
GERMANY: 'Failed' multiculturalism carries on regardless http://t.co/pyatZHbS
Muhammad cartoons: how freedom of expression is curtailed across the globe http://t.co/D6tACLgD
DPP to issue guidelines on prosecutions over Facebook and Twitter abuse http://t.co/fNbo6cbn
Police shootings prove contempt laws are not fit for purpose http://t.co/aT5wwcML
There is no time to spare - we deserve a representative judiciary http://t.co/ZkPR8TXe
Prisoner restaurant Clink Cymru opens in Cardiff http://t.co/F4q1I0Kp
Mark Duggan 'pulled gun from waistband' http://t.co/x4fm19Tg
Litvinenko police report 'partially redacted' http://t.co/fV0zJa8o
Manchester police killings: Call to end 'family feud' http://t.co/BN3OIyTU

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