23rd March - LAW NEWS

453 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Nearly six out of 10 legal professionals had a pay rise last year | New Law Journal http://t.co/4mMA8mXXZK 
• Beekeeper becomes new President of Association of District Judges | New Law Journal http://t.co/utLNtFPFcK 
• Warring couple criticised by family judge - £2.7m bill for bitter divorce | New Law Journal http://t.co/uYCmvHkZV3 
• Ruling in Thompson case highlights the risks of blogging | New Law Journal http://t.co/yoTTUR9dHR 
• High Court rules in favour of campaigners on one ground but decision "should not delay the process" | New law Journal http://t.co/IddZ6Pi6Om
• Scottish Law Society President Austin Lafferty on the separate representation issue | The Firm http://t.co/KKYt1pOxh2 
• Viability of legal system at “critical mass” says former Law Society CEO | The Firm http://t.co/IE4wlJKYgZ 
• Free Church: Jedi marriages “all over the place” | The Firm http://t.co/RZx3ks5h9p
• Holyrood to debate UK Royal Charter implications for Scottish media | The Firm http://t.co/WAVkFoVCTU
• Lower drink/drive alcohol limits on the way | The Firm http://t.co/WDQ04EHX4j 
• McLeveson Ministry of Twitter | The Firm http://t.co/UVo38ZWVR5 
• From BATNA to BAFTA – A Lawyer’s Journey into Filmmaking | The Firm http://t.co/UgI0d06zPs 
• Historic date in Scots legal calendar as Supreme Court permits secret hearings with parties excluded | The Firm http://t.co/w8497FPEIC 
• Brain research could play growing role in criminal justice system but must be used with caution | The Barrister http://t.co/Izwj8MGnKa 
• Saving the world's forests: a technology revolution to curb illegal logging http://t.co/UeJ1eN802u 
• SOUTH KOREA: Why Mini-Skirts Could Become Illegal http://t.co/8v8Lj2uN8S 
• INDIA: Dr Kidney not qualified but conducted illegal surgeries http://t.co/n3l2RswPi2 
• BRAZIL's music collecting societies convicted of forming an illegal cartel http://t.co/yXBzwZdREz 
• Nick Clegg abandons illegal immigrant amnesty proposal http://t.co/7G6EhNEpK8 
• US: Lawyer: No charges for Lohan in NYC assault case http://t.co/kDsUXhaoxO 
• US: iPad Hacker Appeals With Cyber Law Expert as New Lawyer http://t.co/jzN8yFAYgz 
• FRANCE: Sarkozy's lawyer says L'Oreal heiress party funding case is flawed http://t.co/knHGCFJGiD 
• US: Jodi Arias trial jurors question expert witness http://t.co/XYxlA14lUU 
• INDIA: High Court removes media gag on Nirbhaya trial http://t.co/fxONTEdfd9 
• JAPAN: Trial translation faults irk lay judges - minor convicted in Furlong killing believed oft misinterpreted http://t.co/z8hT23vOXo 
• Joss Stone trial suspects' previous convictions revealed to court http://t.co/9OoVUJfCUs
• SPAIN: Doping trial doctor Eufemiano Fuentes says Real Madrid owe him money http://t.co/7bm0wHYvUv
• RUSSIA: Sergei Magnitsky's posthumous trial gets under way http://t.co/SHb1SktXLb 
• IRELAND: Richardson loses challenge to Mahon Tribunal findings http://t.co/J8FNfyuhUQ 
• BERMUDA Judge: KFC's row with union will go to tribunal http://t.co/ZEFTmgQ5Xm 
• Stafford Hospital patient’s cries were ‘ignored’, tribunal hears http://t.co/0heSCUlYx6 
• CAMBODIA: The 'therapeutic legalism' of war crimes tribunal http://t.co/mWtPQ56kTf 
• NPT Children's Rights Unit launches in Neath http://t.co/X46LQVYY0b 
• Framework launched to boost human rights awareness among investment firms http://t.co/tCtB8GRUkz 
• Atheist groups say they are abandoned by EU in UN rights council http://t.co/25zAEhFiYY
• RUSSIA: Police raid rights group Memorial and other NGOs http://t.co/vtdAOYv8lX 
• SIERRA LEONE Judiciary Launches New Local Court http://t.co/88AOZCuuTQ 
• INDIA: Italian marines return: dignity of Indian judiciary upheld, says PM: http://t.co/e4o8B2kJeG 
• CHINA: Popular opinion won't sway judiciary, says Hong Kong Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li http://t.co/sEW5hcDzxr 
• BAHRAIN: Nabeel Rajab – Global Week of Action in protest against his imprisonment: March 21 – 28 http://t.co/FVXNie5qzq 
• Angry over UN inquiry, NORTH KOREA touts its human rights credentials http://t.co/I2JTKYHoPr 
• US: Stars of a Violent Rap Video Are Found Guilty of Violent Crimes in Real Life http://t.co/8Gfn2zpCcj 
• Sixteen face charges over BRAZIL nightclub fire http://t.co/DQer72atw4 
• Barbados rapes: MP warns travellers island is 'unsafe' http://t.co/mAp2hJg60A 
• Microsoft details global police data requests http://t.co/AkoYsEda3a 
• Rochester nightclub promotion offering women free entry if they wear low-cut tops has been condemned by MPs http://t.co/rxuMCHFSCb 
• Cooking oil theft 'costs Treasury £25m a year in lost duty' http://t.co/ptLgfkjszc 
• US: Justices Permit Resale of Copyrighted Imports http://t.co/KPViNOutXr 
• US: Walking While Black in New York http://t.co/sqi8w4xiL0 
• Legal aid: Far-reaching changes will effectively prevent anyone earning more than £20,000 a year from obtaining help http://t.co/qHNyKwRaHi 
• New rules to cut unfair dismissal payments - Getting the sack will come with an added price tag http://t.co/vTJBQ74Shp 
• US: Ready to Fight Gay Marriage at Court Door http://t.co/mm8FUQcp5Q
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Most US hate crime not reported, justice statistics say http://t.co/0t7UMDOZYM 
• ‘No justice’ for Leeds family ‘shattered’ by M62 tragedy http://t.co/t6bfMOf8gL 
• US hopes 'justice will be done' in case of DRC warlord http://t.co/m5AtFFtSAL 
• Half of squatters brought to justice by Scotland Yard are Romanians http://t.co/lHsc3W5ACv
• Cold-calling prosecutions planned | Law Gazette http://t.co/UBlW4rR9i3 
• Emergency legislation looms as Moscow refuses aid to CYPRUS http://t.co/g4bamCBS3C
• TAIWAN gay rights activist takes up legal same-sex marriage battle http://t.co/1aRzYjol0J 
• Warning over 'legal high' sales http://t.co/Scz4ptYmhA
• HS2 anguish continues despite a legal ‘victory’ over compensation http://t.co/Lri01zedct 
• Ambulance called to Angus school after ‘legal high’ incident http://t.co/d6jGAQ61oS 
• Scottish Press regulation: McCluskey defends new law plan http://t.co/1RFTMerqob 
• LEBANON's prime minister resigns in ballot law row http://t.co/nkOK6fpxWA 
• US: Federal judge: ‘Clipping’ news articles violates copyright law http://t.co/McyEePRHE9 
• US: Northern Kentucky University recruits new law school dean http://t.co/afZPZrRfHN
• ‘Ex-gay’ advertisement could not be justified, High Court rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZZMsZireEe
• Green light for separate representation rule for Scottish conveyancers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QPTJIeGpvC
• Mixed response to Edmonds’ call for a single legal regulator | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PLqy93nFwC 
• Bart Simpson faces court showdown with Mr Burns | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UPDEhsiSjt 
• Apple caught in fresh patent lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mdvsSNGRjE 
• BP seeks sanctions against Halliburton | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fdMMjYXHKK
• Mtetwa's lawyers launch High Court appeal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ha0T9dq3wA 
• TwoBirds signs cooperation agreement with Sydney firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nfap0hw05y 
• Former lawyers ramping up boardroom presence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pP69zDO76w 
• Newcastle fans disrupt amateur game in Wigan http://t.co/26QNR9a4US 
• 'Sexist joke' web developer whistle-blower fired http://t.co/WvdFLhonk5 
• CYPRUS MPs pass banking reforms http://t.co/WNjPmY5SSq 
• Troubled times for the UK legal sector http://t.co/LDCCcssFVO 
• UK’s Co-op Legal has a banner year in first year of operation http://t.co/JAc0A5DDkQ 
• Cherie Blair’s tribute to the barrister Rose Heilbron, the glass ceiling breaker http://t.co/mChIUTdS57
• Retired barrister with MS overjoyed as The Armoury gym is saved by the Royal Free Hospital http://t.co/FPIEYT0DZg 
• Solicitors AGM in Edinburgh votes to change rules http://t.co/sYmZzzAuKT 
• Critics say INDIA rape law opens way to more abuse http://t.co/ZwqoRrP6Fu 
• ITALY to return marines to INDIA for trial http://t.co/zsuPiQeBzH 
• Lee Weavers assault trial halted at Ipswich Crown Court http://t.co/eSJPiRZEFY 
• GUATEMALA: Audio and video livestreams of genocide trial for ex-dictator Montt http://t.co/XzQ7La9csv 
• Soap star pleads for early trial date over 19 child sex charges http://t.co/J0mHdbSg9v 
• US: Jackson's sex abuse case may feature in new trial over death http://t.co/LPC7wdFLVl 
• INDIA: Lawyer, 67, dies in fall from 1st floor of HC complex http://t.co/eJ6g1iKozQ 
• FRANCE: Sarkozy under investigation over allegations of illegal donations http://t.co/tHrznC9IK1 
• 2 international shipping firms admit in US court vessels illegally dumped waste oil http://t.co/N8JDzV12cn 
• Tribunal hears GP's 'bullied for being black' claim http://t.co/Aucv4pJ44V 
• Children's doctor facing a tribunal http://t.co/NZGrMvefYN 
• Mid Staffs nurse ignored pleas of dying patient, tribunal hears http://t.co/YIVPsBFwqG 
• Independent to pay damages for Nazi war criminal error http://t.co/6AxSXFUi9y 
• The Socialist Worker's Party leadership has turned the party into a sinking ship http://t.co/t7tAhbtdY3 
• Ministers admit trying to forcibly remove tens of thousands of people http://t.co/hl5hcOooHF
• US: NYPD officers testify stop-and-frisk policy driven by quota system and race http://t.co/oc2RMmNLdA 
• CONGO: Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda in custody at International Criminal Court http://t.co/TVu0sPhtGG

22nd March - LAW NEWS

452 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Are future criminal barristers out of touch with reality? The criminal bar may be facing its darkest moment but applications for bar school continue to rise. Full story - Guardian Law

• LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton makes all-female partner round with four EMEA promotions - Legalweek http://t.co/JH3Di2Xgca 
• 'Save the Legal Industry' campaign reports 2,500 personal injury job losses | Legal Futures http://t.co/aplQpa620m
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper takes the gong at Law Rocks Los Angeles | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8oA5ymYV6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke mourns loss of longstanding partner Andrew Gowans | The Lawyer http://t.co/vkQTenjZHg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pre-merger SNR Denton sees global revenues fall | The Lawyer http://t.co/8atTSBJLTv
• Hillsborough inquest hearing date set http://t.co/pbSLqIM5yp 
• Hot 100: Elizabeth Robertson, K&L Gates | The Lawyer http://t.co/MpUvwMmfdI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird strikes alliance deal with Australia's Truman Hoyle | The Lawyer http://t.co/A4m8D6g2FN 
• Shell to axe global panel as adviser review nears closure | The Lawyer http://t.co/N1V6SmnvTe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gide trio quit firm for boutique venture | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZuscMw8Y1M 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechlys and Withers in talks over £170m merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/mmJcF3Onzr 
• Lords plan parliamentary 'ping pong' to win battle over secret courts http://t.co/5EEHnCodyx 
• Probation officers face social media gag as outsourcing row rumbles on http://t.co/f1Pw02bRfe
• Why I would go to jail for my journalistic beliefs http://t.co/zivM2n3N5e
• Boris Johnson ban on Christian 'gay cure' ad did not break law, court rules http://t.co/JpRfwATz3I 
• A serious game about sweatshops … you won't find it in Apple's App Store http://t.co/5fGjIGgeno 
• Budget fallout: running into a brick wall | Law Gazette http://t.co/w5AGWCCVYR 
• Call to end ‘mock trials’ in public inquiries | Law Gazette http://t.co/7IYLgCk67S 
• Supreme Court holds secret hearing in Mellat case | Law Gazette http://t.co/F0W65aJfeU 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden and Freshfields advise as Evonik lines up multibillion-euro IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/z8MKZSxeEg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dickinson Dees on board for new Northern Rail remit - Legalweek http://t.co/YptGRET60Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro and SJB lead on British Land's £472m sale of London's Ropemaker Place - Legalweek http://t.co/XTdHQTZYqB
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons makes double City partner hire from K&L Gates - Legalweek http://t.co/Ygo6YtSIsw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Halliwells liquidator continues talks with ex-partners over reverse premium - Legalweek http://t.co/FD35WAB7ho 
• Shell to scrap single global panel in international shake-up of advisers - Legalweek http://t.co/yxJ8S2mYKM
• Staff costs soar as top UK firms pay out almost 50% of revenues - Legalweek http://t.co/h2f4RTFSeR 
• Whole internet probed for insecure devices http://t.co/2RuYv9SzK5 
• Leading music college loses border licence http://t.co/gDvkYSLfj4
• FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy to be investigated in Bettencourt scandal http://t.co/dswalwBUJc
• Nick Clegg proposes immigration 'security bonds' http://t.co/mSuMfnWqe9 
• CANADA: Commons has passed a major bill making it illegal to discriminate against transgender citizens Read more: http://t.co/rRQErUI8M6 
• Trade unions unite to save workers' rights http://t.co/35DeylR0sW 
• Archbishop Justin Welby's olive branch to gay rights groups http://t.co/GrhdcSkEFp 
• Evangelical MP’s attempt to dismantle Human Rights Act and permit religion to do whatever it likes, falls http://t.co/AD5vasOlVK 
• UN passes resolution against SRI LANKA rights record http://t.co/HkFSoRb8Dx
• US: Guantánamo hunger strike much bigger than reported, rights group claims http://t.co/dELfzTQerv 
• In Praise of Priestly Marriage http://t.co/G29YRIJvIq 
• US: Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate http://t.co/gbZlZLISOH 
• US: 'Threadbare web of protection for victims of domestic violence in a country overrun with guns' http://t.co/kQMy2LhujN 
• US: Fast-Growing Brokerage Firm Often Tangles With Regulators http://t.co/Hiau8NNGxz
• Retired pharmacist sues his GP neighbour for £1.5million over collapsed deal http://t.co/yhetSa7Z6O 
• Magistrate claimed £22,500 in benefits while working as salsa instructor http://t.co/I1le49vAUg
• BAHRAIN: Detention Situation Deteriorates for Prominent Human Rights Defender Zainab Al-Khawaja http://t.co/oc2px6hYwY 
• CAMEROON: Rights Abuses in ‘Homosexuality’ Prosecutions http://t.co/yyd6TN5u4X
• INDONESIA: First Execution in 4 Years a Major Setback http://t.co/r2EuUBF8t6
• Yorkshire firm launches 'Pay as You Go' service for family clients as unbundling movement grows | Legal Futures http://t.co/UtSsvRne1W 
• Niche practices eye expansion opportunities after gaining ABS licences | Legal Futures http://t.co/O7LJK4UOGi
• Shell accused of benefiting from South African apartheid-era land law http://t.co/LG5NPOdcZI 
• US: Bill against Shariah law in courts passes panel http://t.co/CZDX4ze9NU 
• Microsoft posts its first Law Enforcement Requests Report, shows US-centric scrutiny http://t.co/dJkj0ev84n 
• US: Judge denies restraining order against nudity ban http://t.co/2nLo9b96xe 
• US: Judge frees man convicted of killing N.Y. rabbi http://t.co/xxBXip0Vpf 
• CANADA: Spending on criminal justice soars while crime rates fall http://t.co/9dqJUYNbgH 
• Justice secretary warns probation officers there will be consequences for ‘criticising’ outsource plans on Facebook http://t.co/XnGZlB0Hhc
• Now ' chilling secret justice' reaches the highest court in UK http://t.co/3zcZdtLGfh 
• INDIA: Press Council chief Justice Markandey Katju asks Maharashtra Governor to pardon Sanjay Dutt http://t.co/53JTzZuwXk 
• URUGUAY: Justice or democracy? http://t.co/jjYxy35PAf 
• Justice in BANGLADESH: War-crimes tribunal is sullying its judicial and political systems http://t.co/t4lm5pcK2E
• The new global legal norms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s8WuIgk6jY 
• Indian lawyers ramp up anti-Sri Lanka protests | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YXOiGnJmAy
• Deutsche bank's profits stemmed by legal costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PaJ6IJXmTa
• EU attacked over 'flawed' piracy research | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3oMyiUZzmT 
• Female law grads criticise Saudi government inaction | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GDZGEzXsJm 
• Balance of power remains with sellers in M&A deals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OfhL2ruSrs 
• RUSSIA: Court Rules That Gay Pride Is Legal - History Is Made http://t.co/ARH9B9FID6 
• Legal Aid advice changes threaten Thurrock Citizens' Advice services. http://t.co/eBX50MbkUr 
• Clydesdale faces loan costs legal challenge http://t.co/2QjTadonfL 
• Leeds market traders charged over ‘legal highs’ http://t.co/u1HJRrYB2w 
• US: American Airlines asks to retain law firm in mechanics’ representation battle http://t.co/0a5Bq6pD0Q 
• Court hearing to decide on legal costs for Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce is postponed http://t.co/jkWf4MAgXZ 
• US: Timeline - Gay Marriage In Law, Pop Culture And The Courts http://t.co/16fQdhcdpm 
• Diane Abbott calls for purge of 'sexualised' imagery from High Streets http://t.co/BQXIasan83 
• Two men charged over Barbados shootings http://t.co/abqsx8JqRU 
• Protesters branded in 'solidarity' with animals http://t.co/KB41SY1T9T 
• Plight of women in jail tackled with new policy on sentencing http://t.co/oWZA1SPP5W 
• Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell in court on child sex charges http://t.co/dBidEu3pWy
• Supreme Court holds first secret hearing http://t.co/mM7kr6XQpa 
• Hackers attack several BBC Twitter accounts http://t.co/GWDyPIiMYB 
• Rewards for the modern law firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hpOQXnQId5 
• LSB keeps door open on regulation of estate administration | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/nP40EjlDM8 
• Sisters inherit estate despite substantial lifetime gifts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2uSsyXRY68
• People must act rationally to rely on harassment defence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YaPA0pSpVP 
• LSC to reconsider ‘hacked’ legal aid contract tender | Law Gazette http://t.co/RANNqNWjPs 
• Top general counsel to converge on Lisbon for The Lawyer In-house Strategy Summit | The Lawyer http://t.co/IMS6RQmvCZ 
• Supreme Court has jurisdiction to consider secret ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/nmZSOY2c8a 
• IRELAND: Solicitor's children illegally occupying €6m home, court told http://t.co/cKM49WHu8y 
• UK Police World’s Hungriest For Skype Users’ Private Data http://t.co/xHqRKDFiiU 
• INDIA: Parliament passes stricter law on sexual violence http://t.co/XndFvmCEzG 
• Mick Philpott's defence barrister Anthony Orchard QC delivers closing speech http://t.co/XswyPxdvaC 
• US Lawyer: Urinating on Taliban ‘Poor Taste,’ Not Desecration http://t.co/4ipD2yrh6R 
• Al Murray: "I thought I'd be a lawyer" http://t.co/4IsP9jyarS 
• Dundee lawyer STEPs forward with top marks http://t.co/2VEWN7V1UB 
• Eddie Maher case: Lawyer hopeful over reward payout http://t.co/RfZUfou2Oi 
• Preferential treatment for beer 'could be illegal' http://t.co/MQ0prJ6Zqi 
• KOREA: Kim Yong Man charged with illegal sports gambling http://t.co/RmqeN8Z2Y5 
• US: Former California city officials convicted in corruption trial http://t.co/f8mlphESCa 
• Third defendant in Derby house fire deaths trial chooses not to give evidence in his own defence http://t.co/1NJDErKqeS
• SPAIN: On-trial sports doctor Fuentes willing to name clients implicated in doping http://t.co/V7jqcmFz53 
• GUATEMALA: Survivors revisit horror of war in ex-dictator's trial http://t.co/0yvUWZ0pPW
• Joss Stone murder plot trial: police officer recounts suspects' arrest http://t.co/YECAb5ggBT
• Public inquiries should avoid mock trial image, says study http://t.co/pgIskoi4IW

21st March - LAW NEWS

451 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Equal pay in City law: is there a light at the end of the tunnel? We urgently need up to date research on gender and equality pay within the legal sector, say LSB. Full story - Guardian Law

• Courts face second day of strike action - PCS calls out members on Friday, 5th April http://t.co/mhQ379XZZ8 
• Sussex courts still owed £14m by criminals http://t.co/BJlid594Kb 
• Ageing Gloucester courts could move to Barbican after police station move http://t.co/RQxh2dBpse 
• Budget: Speaker Bercow seeks Osborne answers over leak http://t.co/1QUKBr5eTX 
• President Obama says US backs independent Palestinian state http://t.co/p4QAvanKcM 
• CYPRUS 'scraps bank levy' in new bailout plan http://t.co/y1tQxEDJfs 
• Dale Cregan 'told doctor he killed four people' http://t.co/UTxHxXo8Th
• Abu Qatada arrested 'over online extremist material' http://t.co/O7ZK3ujLGF 
• Scottish independence: Referendum to be held on 18 September, 2014 http://t.co/vVchzZUz3X 
• The Ziad Jilani case could be a landmark for Palestinian human rights http://t.co/y8Kp41sBrk
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley hires first Singapore-qualified partner from Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/WF1PpgMy3k 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang promotes three to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/xBmR7LQ9qX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Belgian boutique makes inaugural lateral hire from White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/ihMkqb397d 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters favours disputes and competition in two-strong promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/xr4HcVr288 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher finance chief quits to take FD role at Ince & Co | The Lawyer http://t.co/ycJJfRS0Vv
• Co-operative Legal Services makes profit of £26,000 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ehn2mOIT9J 
• No justice for Zimbabwean Human Rights Lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa | Law Gazette http://t.co/k3KYIdtwgS 
• Insurers turn guns on compensation payments | Law Gazette http://t.co/c8jew8KD9l 
• Probate work helps Co-op ABS break even in year one | Law Gazette http://t.co/lfz0LvXBli 
• Land rights and agricultural investments in Southeast Asia http://t.co/QYzm2zB3oh 
• The Human Rights Act and the NHS: How Theresa May’s proposals go beyond Abu Qatada http://t.co/OhubPlkb3U
• UN conference on women: some rights won, but more battles ahead http://t.co/bLH9ybEKnz 
• Rights and wrongs of a Royal Charter http://t.co/COlVuY2oxp 
• New rights for airline passengers http://t.co/KBKJP6pJ3E 
• Do Overturned Convictions Undermine Hague Tribunal? http://t.co/Ys2UUs1HrQ 
• £10m Joshua Reynolds masterpiece qualifies as ‘plant and machinery’, tribunal rules http://t.co/KNO9DRWGuI
• Tribunal orders United Nations to pay $65,000 to whistleblower http://t.co/63LZXjKWjG 
• Bristol expansion for Swindon conveyancer Hoffman Male http://t.co/Kn4zNYoo36
• Public inquiries should avoid mock trial image, says study http://t.co/pgIskoi4IW 
• Trouble for personal injury law firms means trouble for claimants | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/KPBOU95sV6 
• Are future criminal barristers out of touch with reality? http://t.co/C8tToVPGBz 
• Disability hate crime is 'overlooked and under-reported' http://t.co/0eE7LWpf9i 
• Fiona Pilkington case 'could happen again' http://t.co/PTW2yV5Tpu 
• Budget crackdown on misuse of partnership structure to avoid tax | Legal Futures http://t.co/inePqTMFLp 
• Co-operative Legal Services unveils big rise in turnover | Legal Futures http://t.co/MnQSntFQTd 
• US: Current Laws May Offer Little Shield Against Drones, Senators Are Told http://t.co/sDhLcY63Xy 
• Computer Networks in SOUTH KOREA Are Paralyzed in Cyberattacks http://t.co/fxvFCQL5vb 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• The "noisy minority" of barristers opposed to QASA hit back at BSB claims | Legal Futures http://t.co/qPDFUv5OdT 
• Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing 2013 http://t.co/yHPPtfqrdO 
• New law could see a ‘Mayor for West Yorkshire’ http://t.co/4KjixpltqP 
• KUWAIT MPs pass law to naturalise 4,000 stateless Bidun http://t.co/jqEm3PYuFW
• CONGO: 10 facts you should know about the crisis in the DRC http://t.co/2e6oYXhJfy 
• ZIMBABWE court denies bail to top human rights lawyer, who must stay in jail until April 3 http://t.co/KZEzseIRvY 
• Peer Pressure: Will Another U.N. Resolution Change SRI LANKA? http://t.co/7iraCqXZ2i 
• Getting CIA out of drone business is only first step urges human rights groups http://t.co/xo19NjT5jX 
• President of PERU’s Judiciary Calls for Review of Recall Legislation http://t.co/VJwZIlnClo 
• Should everybody get paid bereavement leave? http://t.co/gPWcDen32G 
• House of Lords blocks 'shares for rights' plan http://t.co/R3330pwYLM 
• Jim Davidson arrested over new sexual offences claims http://t.co/8obmCVIi3N 
• Students Protest Canadian Christian University's Law School Application Over Rules Forbidding Gay Sex, Relationships http://t.co/fVIsdtBaoJ 
• US: Is an Anti-Fraud Law Hampering Veteran-Owned Contractors? http://t.co/PdtRzseW6J 
• AUSTRALIA’s Prime Minister Tries to Save Media Law http://t.co/BPKb87r7p6 
• CHINA: A Nation Ruled By People With Law Degrees http://t.co/6yrYMlpk0M 
• Law schools: Still hiding the sad truth from students? http://t.co/6NOWzCkPjN 
• Malaysian lawyer under scrutiny | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/I68HUG2rUI 
• Apple may face penalties over data collection | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hXB2kekAlT
• HSF launches gender diversity network | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xDbrr2pyfg 
• Ashurst gets green light for Beijing launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mqWWYNCtN3 
• Small businesses 'deeply unhappy' with legal services | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cIq5ipOs3d 
• Strike disrupts courts service as another walkout is planned | Law Gazette http://t.co/HukBTKRSEH 
• Chancellor cheers conveyancers, as Scots vote on ‘sep rep’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/N2mFfixRAV 
• Osborne imposes further £142m of cuts on MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/J5D7ZGQYOQ 
• Parabis brings in former Co-op insurance chief as non-exec director - Legalweek http://t.co/yJkcAiOUin 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds names new Singapore chief as former head leaves firm - Legalweek http://t.co/KCek5EDjQJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst receives approval to open up new base in Beijing - Legalweek http://t.co/flOOwP4oPp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP appoints new corporate leader as ex-Links chief takes corp fin role - Legalweek http://t.co/TO4OPpHABi 
• Budget 2013: Lawyers back corporate tax cuts and infrastructure spending - Legalweek http://t.co/AXiNzDehH6 
• MySRA comes back to life for non-practising solicitors | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KgpRiATHdS 
• Budget tax threat to LLPs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/SRQIqutaZb
• Praise for road sweeper 'who died trying to stop burglar' http://t.co/vHx3Ayb4Gz
• Police will not get called out to a third of missing persons cases in shake-up http://t.co/JntBzI0YHg 
• Police protection of celebrities allowed serial abusers Cyril Smith & Jimmy Savile to escape prosecution for decades http://t.co/2Gvlsf7laZ 
• Equal pay in City law: is there a light at the end of the tunnel? http://t.co/EQ5McIE9jR 
• AUSTRALIA: CMC solicitor regrets destroying notes http://t.co/TqmkPmWg9h 
• Omagh bomb: Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly found liable at retrial http://t.co/mDdzUeGz4D
• Operation Yewtree: Man arrested over sexual offences http://t.co/8obmCVIi3N 
• Is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act the 'worst law in technology'? http://t.co/lxOWvfsvtq 
• Autonomy founder squares up to Hewlett-Packard on day of AGM http://t.co/mqRHfjNH2A 
• Duane Buck case live chat: What's next for inmate sentenced by race? http://t.co/rLoAFRqd5V 
• Press regulation approval to go ahead under multiple proposals http://t.co/Wwl0EWGyVg 
• Call for research into effects on children of giving evidence in abuse cases http://t.co/s50I9xeZsH 
• CANADA: Another Loss for Social Justice http://t.co/G7IuilZwsu 
• COLOMBIA rebels say peace requires social 'justice' http://t.co/ecFIEvF2lJ 
• Justice mum to receive honour http://t.co/4AJnJMqnv7 
• KENYA chief justice warns against comments on vote challenge http://t.co/EjwU5rIZT2 
• PAKISTAN: Evolution of politics through the eyes of a barrister http://t.co/ViQvxagLEu

20th March - LAW NEWS

450 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Almost a fifth of law firm managing partners in north-west England are considering closing down their firm, according to a survey published today. Full story - Law Gazette

• Wigan to lead legal challenge http://t.co/3UqDZN3snw 
• A5 road project: Court challenge is adjourned http://t.co/uCVql69kTe 
• Legal challenge to FC United's Moston stadium fails http://t.co/STxz1lHg8C 
• New legal costs cut Deutsche Bank profits http://t.co/2U1uH5zE5P 
• Botnet steals 'millions of dollars from advertisers' http://t.co/zLsuWfb34f 
• Scottish fitted kitchen business DM Design fined £90,000 over cold-calling http://t.co/C8ThnFDgOC 
• INDIA: Tourist balcony jump: Hotel manager and guard in court http://t.co/xJDFC30UmL 
• US: Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements shot dead http://t.co/PrZr4mWlHH
• FRANCE: IMF head Lagarde's flat searched in Bernard Tapie probe http://t.co/zcRQ0KvBxI 
• The Sun's Geoff Webster charged over payments to officials http://t.co/3PcnhyhP5B 
• US: Arizona's transgender community fights toilet ban http://t.co/BUS2j12eIi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst clinches licence to open Beijing base for latest Asia step | The Lawyer http://t.co/VsiTfiysmM 
• Saudi princes refused diplomatic immunity by Vos J | The Lawyer http://t.co/8c1hosXCL3 
• City firms should slash NQ salaries to £50,000, say recruiters | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vmu1r6FsWZ 
• Parliament should set up single legal regulator | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/w5NXimMrH0 
• Co-op banking staff ‘trained to identify legal need’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZAPmGimvn8 
• Even potential clients may complain about lawyers following changes to the Legal Ombudsman scheme rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/2qnk1vAunR 
• Is she a victim or an illegal immigrant? The UK Border Agency decides http://t.co/KSprfeXeEW 
• Researcher sets up illegal 420,000 node botnet for IPv4 internet map breaking tonnes of international laws http://t.co/aRNUwNUY7e
• Ministers don’t believe official Eastern Europe migration forecast http://t.co/JPnwPx7lIk 
• Police overhaul of missing persons cases 'could put children at risk' http://t.co/Af8jfbQLIH
• U.S. ‘Hacker’ Crackdown Sparks Debate over Computer-Fraud Law http://t.co/fnrkH8SNH1 
• US: Pentagon Papers lawyer on Obama, secrecy and press freedoms: 'worse than Nixon' http://t.co/jRPRWeteqQ 
• US: Charges Filed in Facebook IPO Case by a former candidate for Oregon governorship http://t.co/OOOmybwgc7 
• US Said to Look Into Microsoft Bribery Allegations in China, Italy and Romania http://t.co/tAnqYC4Z3C 
• INDIA Moves Towards Stronger Law to Protect Women http://t.co/kkTOiS2GTE 
• US. Republican Opposition to Immigration Law Is Falling Away http://t.co/qPrn1WTwCU 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Mixing politics and courts a very dangerous cocktail http://t.co/MPhUlmA6BE 
• American-style televised courts move a step closer: Channel 4 to show a British murder trial for first time http://t.co/fUyeTD64tF
• Winchester prison's violence and drug problems revealed in report http://t.co/AmP2Xrus6C
• Suffolk Civil rights charity gets £300k grant cash http://t.co/JHUUnCkgZX 
• 400,000 workers 'missing out' on employment rights http://t.co/ZszMRs37f8 
• In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards - a celebration of life and freedom in frozen frame http://t.co/xLQEjyDWxi 
• US 'hacktivist' jailed over AT&T network attack http://t.co/vWet23dOF4 
• Net 'bat signal' activated for privacy protests http://t.co/K31HeRAebM 
• US Senate Democrats to drop assault weapon ban from gun bill http://t.co/gr2d9XqrJO 
• SMEs "deeply unhappy" with legal services as lawyers warned they risk going the way of HMV | Legal Futures http://t.co/61zJ3QcMZ4 
• LSB chairman warns MPs of "unintended consequences" of referral fee ban | Legal Futures http://t.co/PiBUH8hBLF 
• Former DJ reportedly wins first round in tribunal claim against Radio Clyde http://t.co/D2ruj2gmDF 
• Dismissed Midland lecturers to take their case to tribunal http://t.co/edAHUImdvc 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Schillings sports star John Kelly quits for Harbottle & Lewis | The Lawyer http://t.co/6motCDSH28 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New Milbank chair tells partners: London was highlight of 2012 | The Lawyer http://t.co/UamCJ5VVek 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst, SNR check out as Malmaison sells to Denver private equity group | The Lawyer http://t.co/fl8JT7UG58
• LAW FIRM NEWS: High Court hands $2.5bn win to Hogan Lovells client BTA Bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/NPaDxcrFms 
• PAKISTAN’s Blasphemy Laws Continue to be Toxic http://t.co/3s6OzutaJ6 
• EU violates my basic human rights http://t.co/HClHoCrsQv 
• US: Little reaction from human rights watchdogs as Gitmo hunger strike continues http://t.co/LBJHhNBI0P 
• Protection from Slavery, Servitude and Forced Labour under the ECHR: Problems and Prospects http://t.co/XjYhfEI2JA 
• IRAQ 10 Years Later, Creeping Authoritarianism http://t.co/qad8dy2bu7 
• Amnesty International, Human-Rights Group, Protects Women From Gender-Based Violence http://t.co/PTfqBMdUCe 
• Can you spot the human-rights abuses here? http://t.co/Ah9pyytc3V 
• ZIMBABWE voters pass charter to strengthen human rights http://t.co/j5VeJ9LxKC
• Anti-terror cases hampered by fear of endangering sources http://t.co/x3EKjM1zhj
• Disabled prisoners ill-treated http://t.co/slH4yQFh2w
• Strident criticism from criminal law barristers about the impending Quality Assurance Scheme http://t.co/yndFVHeJTi
• Law Society mulls levy on CQS firms to fund advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/XHKR9hF9Ds 
• ZIMBABWE rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa spends third night in jail http://t.co/vl3NZzQyZk 
• Press regulation: a victory for the rich, the celebrated and the powerful http://t.co/MjtTPerOE0 
• City banker sacked over sex-bias case against former firm, tribunal told http://t.co/tvqeYcgUq2 
• Alex Salmond poised to accept UK-wide regulator for Scottish media http://t.co/nugL293s4E 
• Press regulation: publishers may have grounds for legal challenge http://t.co/CjtFtW4O9i
• Drinkers at the Ivy House use law to save their pub http://t.co/HLTdYeDrwd 
• How the coalition sneaked through a law making it easier to sack workers http://t.co/54wBXXOe3V 
• Supreme court rules it can examine secret judgements by lower courts http://t.co/1g3RS2MuP2
• Saudi princes not immune from UK law, court rules http://t.co/JxiGDGuRHJ
• PAKISTAN: Pakistani Taliban declare war on judiciary: http://t.co/YolkllZjBp
• ITALY: Judge refuses accelerated trial for Berlusconi, preliminary hearing to decide charges http://t.co/WHtrQLxyXO 
• Entire executive committee of the UK Law Students Association quits after huge bust-up with governors: http://t.co/6EP59UjpDq 
• Law commissions urge tougher action on hidden charges http://t.co/N13QXczVbD
• UK media law reforms show hypocrisy of Abbott, says Australian PM Gillard: http://t.co/yKa7Hecp2B 
• US: Missouri law for employers to exempt birth control coverage struck down http://t.co/bHJd83FLQN 
• INDIA: Bill on tough rape laws passed by parliament http://t.co/rNwe7rO5y0 
• Theology & Law: A talk by Revd Dr Gareth Jones, Cardiff University Anglican Chaplaincy 21st March, 4 PM https://t.co/1LiCRRCVea 
• Indian lawyer demands action over doping problem | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4046avsI7N 
• Clifford Chance scores Qatar role | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3OpNJ0IBG1 
• Law Society calls for release of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hbkQ3a4YAj 
• Newspapers seek legal advice over press regulation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lONVtMIVXn 
• White & Case head to Madrid | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iBzPH518Nr 
• Susskind attacks CJC for dismissing online dispute resolution | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EkOIS1OZzM 
• Rocket Lawyer asks LeO to handle complaints | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZVKhtegfhf 
• Edmonds: single legal regulator ‘possible within three years’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/P8ixXKy41O 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood flies high on record $24bn Airbus order from Indonesia's Lion Air - Legalweek http://t.co/xi4LmAzBWG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham sees London revenues rise 4% to reach £125m - Legalweek http://t.co/BQe6rrqawX
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC recruitment drive continues with hire of DLA IP and tech partner - Legalweek http://t.co/h3IC1FfiQk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case launches in Madrid with hire of Latham team - Legalweek http://t.co/TWN7al4W26 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents adds two financial services partners with Eversheds and CC hires - Legalweek http://t.co/E0OeWU4Kbx 
• CONGO: Notorious warlord gives himself up to international criminal court http://t.co/0zGYZb6C9J 
• US: In the Floyd case, the NYPD faces tough scrutiny of its stop-and-frisk tactic http://t.co/qWaEW0DLF7 
• US Justice Department backs rewriting law that allows police to read emails http://t.co/BCLhHTzeRQ 
• Joss Stone 'unaware of murder plot until arrests' http://t.co/R6FDFbJ6K1 
• Comic Relief Archbishop sketch draws 2200 complaints http://t.co/JqX8VotLVi 
• UK tourist in India jumps from Agra balcony 'after massage offer' http://t.co/w83ZJdd8SB 
• Two arrested over shooting of cruise couple in Barbados http://t.co/unDG02sA8z 
• Press regulation: Internet concerns expressed http://t.co/m6t7nv69sP 
• Barrister is Tory choice for Mid Dorset http://t.co/lhQNFyF7R7
• SOUTH AFRICA: Justice officials concede bill may need restraints http://t.co/TVi0DCjqy0 
• EU Justice Commissioner says Apple still not properly informing customers of warranty rights http://t.co/fRORAREJVi 
• International Justice and Diplomacy http://t.co/OgJCwckTF6 
• Lord Justice Leveson urged to face MPs in Parliament over press regulation http://t.co/F0DkLN5NDL 
• Home buyers face higher costs with extra solicitor http://t.co/WetGTKr2r6 
• Piracy 'doesn't harm' legal digital music sales - EU Commission study http://t.co/0ehRRYMuTK 
• Half of subbies have to threaten legal action to get paid http://t.co/6JzxKxOsQ9 
• Six legal mistakes app developers make - part 1 http://t.co/rSV1ec4lC4 
• Citigroup agrees $730m legal settlement with investors http://t.co/WcOUoxDTCd 
• Social care reforms could trigger deluge of legal disputes, MPs warn http://t.co/N8FaCxYLJD 
• AUSTRALIA: Queensland is looking to implement the national system of electronic conveyancing by the end of 2013 http://t.co/6Mwzh6gXu2
• Scottish borrowers could see conveyancing fees double http://t.co/KrQ0NjMcJ4 
• CANADA: Government lawyer says there’s no ‘right answer’ in assisted suicide debate http://t.co/GUu7ZHyDm8 
• Tom Cruise's Lawyer Concerned Over Tomkat Play http://t.co/H0m20PlnCf 
• Olivier Metzner: Gangster's lawyer who won some of France's most notorious cases commits suicide http://t.co/IQkpvsLNgu 
• Manuel Noriega, former dictator of PANAMA questions 'suicide' of French lawyer Olivier Metzner http://t.co/BmgO3qa7r3 
• Call for action over INDIA doping http://t.co/uNEo2uTGY4 
• Apple Adjusts Warranty Coverage in AUSTRALIA to Comply With Consumer Protections Law http://t.co/Jla1HljarY 
• US: Which recent law grads earn the most? http://t.co/XCqKZj0mSM 
• Law School interscholastic team headed to American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition https://t.co/rLC50HTdHK 
• PHILIPPINES top court halts contraceptives law http://t.co/XoZEgCdFZN 
• Ten Top Tips when studying Law http://t.co/HVzUaopkJg

19th March - LAW NEWS

449 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A deal has been struck between the three main political parties on a new press regulation regime in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. Full story - The BBC

• New prison to be built at Magilligan, County Londonderry http://t.co/MM7EM2NIIC
• Patient Opinion website for rating NHS care endorsed http://t.co/PEv7ItNH68 
• Cannabis scratch and sniff cards to track down farms http://t.co/K5DvTQcIVs 
• Ex-Stafford Hospital chief nurse 'intimidated staff' http://t.co/73SMnzNmp8 
• PCC: Electoral Commission criticises elections http://t.co/qMJmvEYxPj 
• TV actor appears in court charged with rape http://t.co/Dr72w41qOj 
• Who, What, Why: Can you accidentally do a Nazi salute? http://t.co/9WEGw4dQKv 
• HSBC faces new money laundering claims in ARGENTINA http://t.co/6dg8sNAoQX 
• Former Prime Minister Tony Blair: Iraq uprising would have been 'worse than Syria' http://t.co/RToJnN9X8q 
• Press regulation: Papers seek legal advice http://t.co/XmhCFsOcVM 
• Ministers 'wrongly assumed simply holding police elections would be enough' http://t.co/CoOW9rxHK7 
• One fifth of northwest personal injury firms consider closing | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8T0EK6Qttn 
• Underhill J's tribunal changes set for the summer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mvLV5ULDey 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance scores role for Qatar committee on 2022 Fifa World Cup | The Lawyer http://t.co/UhDIccX4Z5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA loses Scotland restructuring head in wake of Glasgow closure | The Lawyer http://t.co/eyOtCGRbTE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters grows FTSE 250 lead with key client additions | The Lawyer http://t.co/G9g6W8mdSK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP corporate chief Bennett to oversee global growth in new role | The Lawyer http://t.co/hIFBVdmUaR 
• Press Royal Charter looks like a winner for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/8VenhlLxIT 
• Fast-track for ‘lower-risk’ ABS applications | Law Gazette http://t.co/Kmj71N3VXV 
• Firms sign up to professional referral network that "cuts out costly panel managers" | Legal Futures http://t.co/qAsm5VOKNs 
• Robertson cautions criminal bar over opposition to plea-only advocates as QASA mutiny grows | Legal Futures http://t.co/Cu765bzb91
• 'Save the Legal Industry' campaign warns Cameron of 100,000 jobs losses | Legal Futures http://t.co/9CR4ZICSU9 
• Hundreds of packs of illegal tobacco seized in Haslingden raids http://t.co/TcdcsxfJBt 
• Accused detective ‘dealt in illegal steroids’ http://t.co/GZnllA7dL6 
• Blackpool’s illegal cigarette trade is booming http://t.co/2Udfua30FT
• William O'Grady: Illegal dump owner made millions of pounds http://t.co/lYJVeBlnAX 
• US: Gender Bias Seen in Visas for Skilled Workers http://t.co/AerbB3lCT6 
• Falling Out of Love With CHINA http://t.co/2QROrn2xAD 
• IRAQ: 10 Years Later, an Anniversary Many Iraqis Would Prefer to Ignore http://t.co/9gcfRUn4k3 
• Review: ‘Unhitched: the trial of Christopher Hitchens’ by Richard Seymour http://t.co/FgojIvHVTr 
• GUATEMALA ready for genocide trial http://t.co/RKYSXzohan 
• US: Rockefeller con man Christian Gerhartsreiter now on trial for 1985 murder of landlord http://t.co/FsCjpS8mDP 
• NEPAL gov hosts LGBTI rights seminar, but decides not to renew only gay rights group's license http://t.co/AX9vohFgS6 
• Still a long way to go to enshrine women’s rights http://t.co/8PLyifdHQh 
• BRAZIL: Brazilians protest against anti-gay racist pastor turned human rights boss http://t.co/WvMhhiwhAx 
• Copyright shouldn't take away real property rights http://t.co/IncnbgF8px 
• ZIMBABWE police defy order to free rights lawyer - legal team http://t.co/8CDao8rj5h 
• Cambodian War Tribunal Strikers Return to Work http://t.co/mmrTFNKXxW 
• Former Stafford Hospital doctor spared tribunal http://t.co/NiSnhF3aUh 
• Streamlined employment tribunal system will "weed out weak claims" says Government http://t.co/AJNfwzHl0V 
• Falklands’ dispute: ‘the VATICAN is no arbitrage tribunal for international affairs’ http://t.co/Kk64pkBFVq 
• IRAN: Iranian Kurdish Businessman Detained Without Contact http://t.co/1VypV1rEw3 
• Maliki's IRAQ: Rape, Executions and Torture http://t.co/cg2olcM2Um 
• 2012: “A Contradictory Year” In RUSSIA’s Struggle with Hate Crime http://t.co/OUPq4k2xin
• ISRAEL: UN warns of widespread human rights abuses in occupied Palestinian territory http://t.co/Z7HWz9qZIz 
• Women's Rights are Human Rights http://t.co/mLRCenCLgk 
• Europe wants actions from AZERBAIJAN on human rights http://t.co/mLGHBIK9mL 
• UN human rights chief welcomes trial for GUATEMALA genocide: http://t.co/0KpFfsW1nw 
• Tamil Nadu Students Protest Alleged Human Rights Abuses in SRI LANKA http://t.co/W1vtQZ4zx7 
• Weekly UK Law Firm & Legal Media Review Blog: The Law Business: 11th to 17th March http://t.co/Tj5ta2G5K7
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• US: New York's 'stop-and-frisk' policy under fire http://t.co/mERMGilIlP 
• KENYA: President elect Kenyatta urges ICC to drop charges http://t.co/xuM0AjsMX4
• ‘Unwise to block free speech law’ at Stormont http://t.co/rc6Cud2YXX 
• Appointments made at Doncaster law firm http://t.co/k9M7CFr3PL
• Tax: spirit of the law vs letter of the law http://t.co/KgCg1cp2FL 
• ITALY says INDIA violating diplomatic immunity law http://t.co/HxvuPLX27o 
• Beneath the skin of the Leveson law http://t.co/kWrcUUQGPY 
• IRAQ: The spies who fooled Bush & Blair into invasion http://t.co/reARkWs70U 
• Kent foster family in fight over Afghan teenager's deportation http://t.co/cFt7Y38wRG
• 60 guilty of 'cash for crash' scam that added £100 to Durham car insurance bills http://t.co/5yweA7waXF 
• Supergrass identifies 800 potential new victims of phone-hacking http://t.co/2mJD5EhD69
• US: Deputy Social media editor at Reuters charged with assisting hackers - Case Leads to Calls for Better Law http://t.co/vLjCG8J4cU 
• US: Major Bloomberg’s Plan Would Make Stores Conceal Cigarettes http://t.co/2tEkWZBczj 
• US: Oregon Law Professor Educates Students by Shoving Them, Stealing Their Phone http://t.co/Vo6WpOfx0U 
• INDIA Rape Law Set to Get Parliament Clearance http://t.co/24jpsfp544 
• PAKISTAN: Nomination of judges shows greater respect for judiciary http://t.co/IKQly1GXgT
• Joss Stone 'targeted in murder plot over links to Royals' http://t.co/GAF0Rqv8JV 
• Chris Eubank squares up for fight with News International http://t.co/GKxn63vZCW 
• Rules of cyberwar: don't target nuclear plants or hospitals, says Nato manual http://t.co/mndo8A9hfx 
• US: New witness in Reggie Clemons case says he saw injury after confession http://t.co/ttXPYs37Dh 
• Memory loss man holds lawyer hopes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ny5NJDeZA4 
• Leading French lawyer found dead | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RyGH2cc9AY
• Kenyatta lawyers urge international court to drop case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/r95jdmwLB9
• Women lawyers in India 'vital for future society' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2Vdw7LrLfh
• BP attempts to curb 'absurd' oil spill payouts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1fAjJQUwKw
• US: Abortion and The Priority of Biblical Justice http://t.co/P3cPx0aEBg 
• CANADA: Supreme Court judges would do us a justice if they wrote books http://t.co/2gJ2DFde8n 
• JAPAN: A violent death, some justice, few answers in Furlong case http://t.co/KDsOUXx8Lg 
• Victim justice is a dangerous way to run newspapers http://t.co/tgOfuZbrNr
• ISRAEL: Ex-Justice Mininster warns of African migrant conversion http://t.co/CKTubTm1p3 
• AUSTRALIA: Solicitor suspended a second time in past 10 months http://t.co/WijG5takcG
• Pickaxe gang jailed for solicitor attack in Warrington http://t.co/TbDnmk8KwW 
• UK lobby says growth in Law Firm fees set to slow http://t.co/lqHWm5a59K 
• Advocate John Quinn has been officially sworn-in as acting Attorney General for the Isle of Man http://t.co/fV78vLFLyt 
• US: Ohio attorney general’s investigation continues in Steubenville http://t.co/NINaaC3lZb 
• Strategies for success - what’s your blueprint? | Law Gazette http://t.co/tvsDIzu3nL 
• Spotlight on the European courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/iVXeehVEve 
• Repeat offenders ‘should lose right to jury trial’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/PRbWHn6j6J 
• Poll predicts cull of north-west firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/LqnB09kSD8 
• Al-Sweady Inquiry: Iraqi men 'mutilated' after IRAQ War battle http://t.co/DAfVS8RiC0 
• ARGENTINA's President Kirchner raises Falklands with Pope Francis as 10% of the population is Catholic http://t.co/0pohYiWg9G

18th March - LAW NEWS

448 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Businesses are increasingly using human rights legislation to win commercial disputes. The number of reported cases where businesses used the Human Rights Act to bolster their argument rose by 15% last year, from 39 cases in 2011 to 45 cases in 2012. Full story - New Law Journal

• US: Guns in America: How to Buy, Sell & Shoot in Every State http://t.co/PAEhZb5QKs 
• Canadian Human Rights Fact Finding Envoy Visits SRI LANKA http://t.co/8gawoapdSt
• Anti-terrorism officer Ricci Giff jailed for sex on duty http://t.co/E29gxmBovO 
• Derby fire deaths: Mairead Philpott 'abused by her father' http://t.co/hGyXFx3skr 
• Joss Stone murder plot: Accused pair 'had sword' http://t.co/mEp7f5F35t 
• Sun apologises in High Court for accessing MP's stolen phone http://t.co/mv4wjL537D 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and White & Case win roles on record $2bn Thailand IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/DIZZvh6AGJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC selected for Qatar 2022 World Cup infrastructure and projects work - Legalweek http://t.co/XdMnEwfHiG
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Glasgow partner trio opt against Edinburgh move to join HBJ Gateley - Legalweek http://t.co/hwR8BBVQSm 
• My Neighbourhood: a Palestinian boy's view of Israeli settlements - video http://t.co/bkcXsy8SLZ 
• US: Missouri death row prisoner appeals for freedom based on new evidence http://t.co/CGBkzlYFxj 
• Clydebank is the perfect place to make a film.. about a shanty town or prison, says Creative Scotland http://t.co/tp6Py83Thp 
• US: A ’nobody’s’ legacy: How a semi-literate ex-con changed the legal system http://t.co/NgzKS8am5y 
• Threat of legal action over 'shrinking' Sherwood Lake http://t.co/Ps4QF11O2D 
• Legal challenges over Guildford Waitrose plans http://t.co/pu2aeShbkH 
• US Securities & Exchange Commission grilled over its Deloitte China legal case http://t.co/QGUqjr9g43 
• Councils told to use legal loophole in a bid to help tenants avoid bedroom tax http://t.co/JAofIfCTI9 
• Legal rights in big data: the elephant in the room http://t.co/4OQVACpjoU 
• Law Society calls on solicitors to respond in respect of the changing conveyancing market to sustain their business http://t.co/UQRz91tebi
• 'Unbundling' the new craze as lawyer-backed family mediation service launches | Legal Futures http://t.co/RRoXXLp4UH 
• SRA reveals financial instability indicators as it relaxes rule on reporting non-material breaches | Legal Futures http://t.co/srhvKMuRky 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Traditional Courts Bill ? Time for ANC to Decide http://t.co/uE74TsavGe
• INDIA: Pendency in courts will rise if vacancies are not filled http://t.co/1B0azdgETX 
• 10 surprisingly lucrative illegal trades http://t.co/Zntu4zkLkX 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Flea markets in Jeddah witness influx of illegal traders http://t.co/EzMStEpwNk
• AUSTRALIA: Spare room or illegal hotel? http://t.co/LQJrOztGcr 
• Six held over INDIA rape of Swiss woman http://t.co/POEg6o3j1k 
• HMRC tax call handling 'must sharpen up' http://t.co/wnTBMEHGE2 
• INDIA-ITALY marines row: 'No legal immunity' for envoy Daniele Mancini http://t.co/IvPsKNzcVZ 
• Press regulation deal struck by parties - Labour http://t.co/l41RICLU9Z
• The challenges ahead: the new Pope and the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/uh2or5Ztol 
• The formula for lateral hire success | The Lawyer http://t.co/qSvsW8GPW2
• Managing the huge and global Catholic Church and its legal responsibilities | The Lawyer http://t.co/yPXun7xySW 
• Feeling the judicial chill on costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/PaKCHT9RKy 
• Insurance: details and the devil | The Lawyer http://t.co/JBxd7B6BJb 
• IT companies and publishers could be the future for law firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/3DlpkRHOWb 
• US firms are picking up more than their fair share of big-name banking and finance partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xca5yc1X1I 
• Judgment call comment | The Lawyer http://t.co/n980Dd8ymj
• EU regulatory changes on shale gas means lawyers should see even more work | The Lawyer http://t.co/ubffmC3KDV
• A third of partners hired in London don’t stick | The Lawyer http://t.co/mVjjJEY4Dz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pre-merger Salans reports modest revenue growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/wBVynPCKD3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ithaca-Valiant legal fees near £1.5m as Herbies, Pinsents erect Chinese walls | The Lawyer http://t.co/mD8HYJq8Zt 
• China's Yingke expands into Milan and Brussels | The Lawyer http://t.co/lJzALUQ2lY 
• Transatlantic firms fare best at retention, research shows | The Lawyer http://t.co/YhujqSAE52 
• Lambeth and Southwark legal teams consider ABS spin-off | The Lawyer http://t.co/tRGgzoMWv7 
• Family courts cuts will create ‘perfect storm’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/CNdjj9yXB7 
• Insurers blamed for blocking Atteys sale | Law Gazette http://t.co/GZJLyFewec 
• Leveson haunts crime bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/u9IJ28M3Sf 
• Apprenticeships ‘risk alienating international firms’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/aUnXg2vUtc 
• Society calls for tribunal fines to fund regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/ABgjP3M4wN 
• Inter-firm initiative to promote diversity | Law Gazette http://t.co/MRo9wOyHqg 
• Blakemores chief hits out at regulator over shock closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/5dBdHoWbiU 
• Prepare for the worst, SRA tells struggling firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/bh9jD1W9V3 
• Changes to criminal law – part 2 | Law Gazette http://t.co/n3CLbuPYEZ 
• Emergency declared after Blakemores falls | Law Gazette http://t.co/KBHNou86dk 
• Grayling flies flag for City law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/rw0v88ruuc 
• Supreme Court could use secret evidence in landmark case http://t.co/XntODm5hhn 
• US: Dispute on Transgender Rights Unfolds at a Colorado School http://t.co/Hf3MDn9suk 
• HUNGARY: Thousands rally in Budapest for democratic rights http://t.co/vvy15Fziki 
• INDIA: In view of ‘propriety’, Judicial Tribunal stops functioning http://t.co/R2373AksMk 
• IRELAND: Kenny rules out Moriarty Tribunal reopening http://t.co/xDT63yA0TF 
• ISRAEL: Tribunal calls on ICC to probe Israeli 'crimes' in Palestine http://t.co/A9Cyp6QycO 
• Conservatives seek eleventh-hour press regulation deal http://t.co/A6YhsJHUUZ
• Terror Haven in MALI Feared After French Leave http://t.co/MadNLmLmiC
• BURMA holds off on press law following criticism http://t.co/qKtqyG1uJJ 
• US: Can States Go Beyond Federal Law On Voter Registration? http://t.co/ukZvhAVm3n 
• The Cost of Care……The position following the Tower Hamlets decision http://t.co/Kj8J39QJcZ 
• Mother of murdered Jane Longhurst 'disappointed' in law changes ten years after her death http://t.co/9mhwx7SFiq 
• David Cameron under pressure ahead of press law vote http://t.co/ss7JaZE53S 
• India for impartial probe into human rights violations in SRI LANKA http://t.co/lRHDFnp92D 
• Tony Blair, Kazakh police and human rights questions http://t.co/hIy33mpMEu 
• IRAN details rejection of rights charges http://t.co/5LVd6p9aIV
• Anger as Theresa May resists human rights clampdown http://t.co/p2dTgkPYrs 
• ZIMBABWE: Human rights lawyer Mtetwa arrested http://t.co/sYnskSD4aM 
• SYRIA’s pro-Assad hackers infiltrate Human Rights Watch Web site and Twitter feed http://t.co/hFbEMDqd0s 
• US: Civil union legislation creates many questions in GLBT community http://t.co/d6TftiZY84 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• KENYA: Supreme Court has chance to redeem democracy, says Kalonzo http://t.co/R5IWzXHiX3 
• GEORGIA starts judiciary reforms http://t.co/MDkcvC7brA 
• FRANCE: Sacre bleu! French law would let strikers trash offices http://t.co/dq2sFcbnF5 
• There's No Law Against Making Stupid Decisions http://t.co/zRMbZz6EVQ 
• Europe Seeks Update of Law on Fliers’ Rights http://t.co/m5b6Wfm5z7 
• Palestinian lawyers fight ISRAEL military law http://t.co/QTTzbyZhlg 
• US: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to AZ Proof of Citizenship Law http://t.co/1zvekUPgNl
• Every time a judge frees a black man or a gay, Carly Fiorina kills a kitten http://t.co/AI1g59NsAy 
• US: Judge finds Ohio high school football players guilty of raping girl http://t.co/97v7yT7fXC 
• Some family court rulings are impossible to understand http://t.co/o9LPwnmtB0 
• Vicky Pryce is moved to open jail http://t.co/b0OuAM5GXg 
• Whichever way the Leveson vote goes, it's poison http://t.co/1GjbykXvbK 
• Inquest to open into death of prisoner convicted of stealing gingerbread man http://t.co/ztCdlzqQRD 
• Open door: The readers' editor on… publishing the texts in the Huhne and Pryce court case http://t.co/WJ0jlDNlEd
• Cafcass and child protection http://t.co/82zxLq3eT8
• Daughter's quest for justice over 'unlawful killing' of war reporter http://t.co/0I3EVgfVJp 
• VATICAN: Pope Francis's emphasis on social justice could reinvigorate the church http://t.co/fWLR3cktSu 
• IRAQ: Al Qaeda claims assault on Justice Ministry http://t.co/5vlcv8jGNa 
• LIBYA: Transitional justice: perspectives from and for young Libyans http://t.co/OD3uScA77c 
• ITALY & INDIA: Italian naval guard's mother says justice has been done http://t.co/UqXQ7T5IYa 
• US: Colorado Approves Historic New Gun Laws http://t.co/ecdySm7vYw 
• INDIA: Five 'admit Swiss woman gang-rape' in India http://t.co/PFlAeRO2cc
• FRANCE: Top French lawyer Olivier Metzner found dead http://t.co/FpwO6j8TJr
• Greek footballer Giorgos Katidis banned for Nazi salute http://t.co/4h9DOO2JLl 
• Comedian Simon Brodkin charged in Goodison Park pitch invader probe http://t.co/eJup2b17Oi 
• Culture secretary hopeful of press regulation deal http://t.co/hl8Bb6GbJX
• US: Atheists Push Legal Battle Over Constitutionality of Jesus Portrait — But Is It Protected Student Speech? http://t.co/ixpsc3Mvje 
• AUSTRALIA: Gillard's grant to boost to RMIT research http://t.co/rusxkdOvaU 
• US: Serious problems persist in indigent legal defense http://t.co/M3QClkqmR2 
• John Galliano ties luxury labels in legal knots http://t.co/RrVHC5PHyt 
• Summit to tackle ‘legal high’ menace http://t.co/TXSSnYlkOC

17th March - LAW NEWS

447 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Strasbourg Stresses, Presidential Pronouncements and Abu Qatada Returns The Human Rights Roundup http://t.co/VyeF8xiBeb
• Would resurrected Neanderthals have human rights? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/fspq8ljacg 
• Disclosure of ill-treatment allegations would breach nurse's human rights, rules High Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/emCqjx9uPz 
• No prisoner votes in Scottish independence referendum | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/6aICzfj01i 
• Setting a trap for the European Court of Human Rights over foreign criminals | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/GAVFvF6ICE 
• Terrorism Reviewer: Control Order successor "broadly acceptable" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Dho1otPGXu 
• Satirical insult of head of state should not be a criminal offence, rules Strasbourg | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZrotvbIW6x 
• EU claims for damages because no environmental assessment | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/iI0gakL3iE 
• HS2 challenges fail, except "unlawful" consultation on compensation | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/JmFTWLvEJT 
• Activists welcome hard-fought UN agreement on women's rights http://t.co/D9NXm0TeZw 
• Muslims join pledge on women's rights http://t.co/KIH54nT7GQ 
• ZAMBIA: Human Rights Commission happy with Livingstone by-election http://t.co/thuLJVS74n 
• IRAQ: Investigation required in Fatal Police Shootings in Mosul http://t.co/OaGHrK4DoT 
• INDIA must revise stand on human rights violations http://t.co/XSgrHlQM05 
• Remembering Rachel Corrie: A martyr for human rights, bulldozed to death in ISRAEL http://t.co/Se90QJgXb9 
• YEMEN: Possible Military Role in Journalist’s Killing http://t.co/tiyJ4czEqM 
• IRAN: Tehran’s top human rights official says some Iranian laws need reforming http://t.co/acROyDoIse
• US: 'Lifestyle liberalism' influences law far too much http://t.co/yBokZRonqQ 
• Lawyer offers to pope his web domain http://t.co/YrEH84GWU1 
• US: Detroit hires lawyer to contol city debt http://t.co/u6VXWlXGZZ 
• CANADA: Lawyer says bisexuality shouldn’t have been a factor in client’s murder conviction http://t.co/a5MN0ZbQaP 
• US: Key witness in Ohio rape trial admits sending text to fellow student saying notifying of intent http://t.co/1OE3D47LCD
• INDIA: Public sentiment against juvenile before trial unfortunate, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir says http://t.co/TBhZxBdqhd
• US: Sharon Stone to face trial for racist abuse http://t.co/sjbJBh8RYF 
• Illegal surveillance rampant across UK http://t.co/hPP6eAy7Am 
• Drones may be used to target 'illegal hunting' http://t.co/kL9jOlJKAE
• Lib-Dem Scottish Conference overwhelmingly rejects secret courts http://t.co/5X1KWeCQ0e 
• Traveller punched window after dead grandmother slur http://t.co/JPq9Ckn1dR
• INDIA: Over 80% rape cases pending in courts: Supreme Court judge http://t.co/yQM56RfzVJ
• Slaughter of the African Elephants http://t.co/aHIDzq407F
• US: Unfair Punishments - Denying food stamps and welfare to former drug offenders http://t.co/YKj44Zy5Dy
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• ETHIOPIA’s law is failed by lack of spirit http://t.co/LEmi97H8MS
• MEXICO: Judge orders 6 men to stand trial in rapes of Spanish tourists at Acapulco beach house http://t.co/Jb4byMkxXC 
• US Television Judge Judy China Lawsuit is settled http://t.co/bFJiBTtccr
• Some Characteristics of Times of Transition in International Law: Shift from Marginality to Centralrality http://t.co/5NjLsgeObB 
• UGANDA's Marriage and Divorce Bill on the Table, Again http://t.co/nHgIF2PFdd 
• Cyberlaw conference http://t.co/O96BVKOnEd
• Venice Academy of Human Rights http://t.co/gaqf7gU4c0 
• Conflict-related Sexual Violence: Room for Nuance? http://t.co/NbTXiszyWK 
• INDIA: Protection (from rape) or Freedom (to have sex)? http://t.co/zAaAHmwQaE 
• SPAIN: Supreme Court Overturns Municipal Ban on Burqas http://t.co/5uyanWm7NX
• Where Legal Mobilization is Lethal: Displaced Women‘s Organizing in COLOMBIA http://t.co/K9LPsBaSrm 
• The EU Five Years From Now? Integration, Like It Or Not http://t.co/5UQHGYFQZO 
• In Political Fiction The EU Is Either Non-existent, Corrupt Or Dystopian http://t.co/NBkArs0eN3 
• Pope Francis: Controversy Arises with Disgraced US Cardinal Bernard Law http://t.co/yPvTB5ix2p 
• Criminal Lawyer Is Barred From Working in US Court http://t.co/OiaCaijfXe 
• Slough MP donates £14,268 to Comic Relief after 'naive' Twitter pledge http://t.co/WyUFdXAPXJ 
• Charity egg goes missing from Glasgow city centre http://t.co/n5Qaq7TfxS 
• Mortar bomb found near Belfast police station 'failed to go off' http://t.co/3fe9iUz8T7
• Sixty held for disorder in Nuneaton http://t.co/vJ550MCklL 
• Ex-chief of Fraud Office apologises over £1m severance payments http://t.co/eM4gatm4Uq 
• The statement from Eric Joyce MP through his blog after yesterday's incident involving other parliamentarians http://t.co/XVplWYWRGp 
• Civil Solicitor Survey http://t.co/xBNhXRyqVX 
• MPs publish report on youth justice http://t.co/Eqh2Nr8y2c 
• Gunmen kill justice official in NIGERIA's north http://t.co/c1uXv6DrpT 
• INDONESIA anti-terror unit accused of abuse http://t.co/2R2GUsddbq 
• Dowlers 'disappointed' Leveson recommendations may not go through http://t.co/pI9oZcJofT
• Swiss woman 'gang-raped' in central INDIA http://t.co/HM6G5bJX7g 
• Man in Manchester City kit held over pitch warm-up bid http://t.co/9EBSCRBbz7 
• The NHS’s worst sex offender? GP used secret camera in watch to film sex abuse on 200 female patients http://t.co/BDeVp5dDbx
• CPS handed file on Red Arrows death after pilot was ejected from cockpit while on the ground http://t.co/sMt1EiRp2X

16th March - LAW NEWS

446 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Phone-hacking scandal: Police investigate 'new claims' http://t.co/MzoJDhQddH 
• SRI LANKA bars Buddha tattoo Briton for 'disrespect' http://t.co/vyFUkTkbR4 
• US: Native American tribe hosts first legal Michigan same-sex wedding http://t.co/GITQJpirXV 
• New partners at Peak legal firm http://t.co/Tl99kdBZYm 
• 'Legal high' blamed for sickness at Nottinghamshire school http://t.co/3s4yEG3cJ4 
• McCluskey Report recommends legal press regulation in Scotland http://t.co/B8GD3MD2Xq
• Leeds United enter Cromer Town monarch legal row http://t.co/tqaFetAjVD 
• Escaped prisoner John Anslow arrested in Cyprus http://t.co/MTiAf3GXs7 
• Manipulation of NHS figures to become criminal offence http://t.co/Rx1LX4XBrC 
• The three women fighting to clear their loved ones' names http://t.co/gVkREy1KGh 
• Tax loophole for UK businesses set to close http://t.co/NdlAMrYv6F 
• KENYA: Defeated candidate Raila Odinga files Kenya election appeal http://t.co/yfwsXQYI6P
• Paralegal apprenticeships launched | New Law Journal http://t.co/LJzhX7mNbY 
• The average total remuneration for lawyers fell five per cent last year | New Law Journal http://t.co/slQ9CoXW6Y
• "Pace & extent of change" causes concern in the Commons | New Law Journal http://t.co/iSwUNVdcW2
• Rise in use of human rights legislation in commercial disputes | New Law Journal http://t.co/a5KsrBCgV6
• Car manufacturer runs out of battery in Court of Appeal | New Law Journal http://t.co/Y8NWnQ09tX 
• Incentives to settle - New costs rules to come into force next month | New Law Journal http://t.co/RtYpcKTyiD 
• Shock as Blakemores closes | New Law Journal http://t.co/iQUzelBeZE 
• High Court rules in favour of campaigners on one ground but decision "should not delay the process" | New Law Journal http://t.co/IddZ6Pi6Om 
• John Scott QC offers a warning about what lies ahead in light of ABS | The Firm http://t.co/2wsAMnUnr8 
• Brian McConnachie QC predicts the legal future where profit becomes the price of justice | The Firm http://t.co/md4OyC4Kdh
• McKie encouraged by attendance of MacAskill and Mulholland at evidence conference | The Firm http://t.co/l3RqtRDoLR 
• Dundee becomes 1st Council to refuse ’bedroom tax’ evictions | The Firm http://t.co/GYjdB88bPG 
• “The Dog Was Driving” - claims drink drive accused | The Firm http://t.co/h0mYrPMZ4J 
• “This job is f*cked” - bitter sign off as anonymous police tweeter quits | The Firm http://t.co/JadzivGnby 
• CHAD: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir http://t.co/Q0wMkcfkks 
• SRI LANKA: Calling Attention to Human Rights http://t.co/HbeSLiIuzQ 
• IRAN: Tehran’s top human rights official says some Iranian laws need reforming http://t.co/Wt28IggEIV 
• ‘Human rights’ are a weapon in the political arsenal of ISRAEL’s enemies & those who oppose illegal settlements http://t.co/M0xCk10CxG
• JAMAICA: Cabinet to Approve Consumer Protection Tribunal http://t.co/JpoIxCKqL3 
• Interview with Theodor Meron - President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia http://t.co/bLiOiXRNxb 
• INDIA: Shiva worship not a religious act, income tax tribunal says http://t.co/k9nIkGvhRa 
• NIGERIA: Lagos to introduce night sittings for Magistrate Courts — Fashola http://t.co/JXrEPnIpbH 
• The courts deal with paedophiles not a stiff upper lip http://t.co/WMMK3iT2PI 
• Minister visits Gloucester's run down courts to discuss new justice centre http://t.co/ZEYT11O2Vh 
• US: Violence Against Women Act: A Divorce Lawyer's Perspective http://t.co/e1FzbZetTx 
• Shamed lawyer Michael Karus ‘plans Panama move’ http://t.co/D87a0wnnaQ 
• Police warning as 'high risk violent offender' goes missing http://t.co/d3WSPjS5VJ 
• Internet's 'bad neighbourhoods' spread scams and spam http://t.co/avZ3KFKRSK 
• 'Dangerous' financial products named http://t.co/nWxAiGsFbr 
• Essex Chief Constable condemns burglar caution http://t.co/abwB1VaY6K 
• US: 'Rockefeller' conman trial to start Monday http://t.co/HoQeaKSQre 
• SOUTH AFRICA: 'Paedophilia not criminal condition' says Durban cardinal http://t.co/CNrPhPOoKu 
• North Yorkshire teacher charged with sex offences http://t.co/C9CVrxjQ5t 
• Lynda Spence murder trial: I was part of the plan, witness admits http://t.co/yfUKov74wm 
• The Sun accused over reports of Andrew Partington trial http://t.co/EeZcM3MWwf
• US: Handless cleric Abu Hamza awaiting terror trial in New York gets prosthetics http://t.co/cAXGdXfJKG
• Prolific criminals 'should lose right to jury trial' http://t.co/E9c3Mhki0j 
• Inverness prison officer caught with illegal collection of rare birds eggs http://t.co/iavSpyIZNL 
• US Drone Strikes in Pakistan Are Illegal, Says UN Terrorism Official http://t.co/YNpvVUjZ6c 
• INDIA: Nothing illegal in software firms' link: AgustaWestland http://t.co/61rTS0hUxg
• Can human rights offer an alternative discourse of resistance to austerity? http://t.co/FZcpDR5pmx 
• Apple Loses Appeal in 'iPhone' Naming Rights Case in MEXICO http://t.co/EnRSkTlFEy 
• POLL: Should rights-holders expect to pay for sync? http://t.co/FfiT4IXvYa 
• ‘Islam gives women rights and respect’ http://t.co/4rbgICNo6P 
• Vote No on Mugabe's 'fraud' constitution, urge ZIMBABWE civil rights groups http://t.co/CpYAzZHSni 
• SNP vow on human rights http://t.co/fihXlI1cHL 
• US: New judge named for 'Whitey' Bulger's trial http://t.co/uLGx4bpttR 
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch judiciary accidentally 'spread child porn' http://t.co/QbTB2f2uqJ 
• Laying down the law - Co-op and ABS http://t.co/tJxYa9fgph
• Pedlars' fears over law change http://t.co/Wtmx5vJ5Op 
• Should the British press be regulated statutory law? http://t.co/mWEhOpzzEM 
• US: Secretary who stole $123,000 from law firm sentenced to 3 years in prison http://t.co/a7OVLA5TZP 
• MP threatened with legal action by NHS trust airs concerns in Commons http://t.co/NGvQzZGgaR 
• Terrorist trained to be a security guard ahead of Olympics http://t.co/629P3iVcyu 
• Prisoners charge £200 to take speeding points http://t.co/5oTj8mos0B
• Barrister ends up £8 million worse off after challenging divorce settlement http://t.co/y3dTesrK4e 
• Vicky Pryce in prison: 'If she keeps her head down, she'll be fine’ http://t.co/fGRqZy994t 
• Brain Drain From Top-50 US Law Schools http://t.co/yqdDEHha4m 
• US: Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor http://t.co/t8QfFvgjfB 
• CHINA: As Hong Kong Presses for More Democracy, Friction With Beijing Rises http://t.co/WlAf4krovc 
• VATICAN Rejects Claims of Pope’s Ties to Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ http://t.co/XANL7QEjZ6 
• US: SAC Capital to Pay $616 Million in Insider Trading Cases http://t.co/gqelZlmIsj 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• UK government passes legislation for secret court https://t.co/q8JLSmi0aT 
• US: Equal pay legislation questioned by business community http://t.co/MSBscaQj7d 
• US: CISPA isn’t the evil, privacy-infringing legislation you think it is http://t.co/mmN3mYVHCD
• US: Solicitor General Granted Time to Argue Against Prop 8 at Supreme Court http://t.co/221jUSSuyX 
• Solicitor avoids lender’s £4m mortgage claim http://t.co/jdJcGwZfGL 
• Solicitor struck off for letting PA steal from his law firm http://t.co/kqKxKW85kI 
• Covington, Milbank, Clifford Chance: Business of Law http://t.co/eufUxgLnKB 
• Actor Jude Law Sues Fireplace Company over image rights infringement http://t.co/1c0mWr2GMf 
• THAILAND: Amnesty is not the same as justice http://t.co/rn1hdlbqg5 
• PAKISTAN: Justice Tariq Pervez nominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker Chief Minister http://t.co/AqVAEWwfW2 
• Justice in CAMBODIA: Give a little, take a little http://t.co/YTssFlbdQ2 
• Family of murdered Sheffield lingerie tycoon say ‘justice has prevailed’ as killer sentenced http://t.co/HTOzSxOtjn 
• EL SALVADOR: No justice 20 years on from UN Truth Commission http://t.co/TrqxAvb08Q 
• Game over for Nintendo's 3D defence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mcJYGzCrxe 
• Clifford Chance secures Diamond lawyer hire | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4uTOqviXtW
• Apple chief told to testify in ebook case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ki3dodBIuF 
• Lawyer-targeting fraudster pleads guilty | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z3Lu8OCZIU 
• Foreign lawyers encouraged to bring disputes to UK | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XOTt2VBr9p 
• Oz arbitration system given High Court boost | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bvabG3UDEn
• Stephen Lawrence killer drops appeal against conviction http://t.co/n8v2Tdd0FR 
• Jacqui Thompson ordered to pay £25,000 libel damages to council leader http://t.co/qgmFsm0Ms3 
• Violence against women: legal reform is no silver bullet http://t.co/YyoofqZXpJ 
• US: Republican Rob Portman announces backing for same-sex marriage http://t.co/9IU2Xem6EY