LawNewsIndex

Thursday

16th May - LAW NEWS

507 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The legal profession has united in its opposition to the government’s proposals for fee cuts and reforms which lawyers say will ‘sabotage’ the criminal justice system. Full story - Law Gazette

Illegal fuel laundering plant uncovered in Co Tyrone http://t.co/aaZkYj8nDg
Christian telesales employee tells tribunal he objected to ‘lying’ to make sales http://t.co/oBmFR4F43R
US: OJ Simpson testifies against former lawyer and repeats claim he never saw guns used in memorabilia robbery http://t.co/Hm1TecaXdR
ZAMBIA: Trial of gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona delayed http://t.co/qhvrn34Erb
INDIA: Delhi rape accused beaten & poisoned in prison, says lawyer http://t.co/ny7TsZXjyx
US: White House pushes media shield law as Holder faces questions on Capitol Hill http://t.co/VRwZbXqakk
IRELAND: Solicitor in talks with HSE over Savita report http://t.co/Ml9YxZ4uDR
Solicitor criticises police for holding Dalton teen in custody for 20 hours http://t.co/rKAPaBhXQL
INDIA: Prime Minister gives ministers 3 weeks to churn out law for Central Bureau of Intelligence's autonomy http://t.co/sXvEElLQxF
US: Harvard Law School Speeds Up Admissions for Juniors | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/JjdMfpCGEH
Cycling helmet law may not reduce hospital admissions, researchers say http://t.co/SR9ZZEhI8n
Can Faith Substitute for Human Rights? Creating a new culture of Human & Women's Rights in EGYPT http://t.co/MRlXSUuPUe
Policing and human rights: Time for real change in UGANDA http://t.co/mwfOQZ8YqN
RWANDA's Media Law, Upholding Democracy, Human Rights http://t.co/PvhSbFTwfv
Independent UN Expert Stresses Need to Improve Human Rights Situation in ERITREA http://t.co/jLPFegxO6i
IT expertise network to help defend human rights http://t.co/GLxgZoyqdL
THAILAND: Rebels Target Children in Southern Conflict http://t.co/XIriycXMEI
Summer Course on International Protection of Human Rights, POLAND http://t.co/KLS2ufZJ9k
Online campaign against hate speech: The first 100 days http://t.co/8ftoECtOyf
Saudi princes fail to win sovereign immunity in UK court case http://t.co/Zed5a6uOSS
Saudi princes fail in attempt to keep court documents secret from media http://t.co/1oKba8Wngj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Farrers and Olswang confirm redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/dG7BRhT5yi
LAW FIRM NEWS: Michelmores dishes out staff bonuses after turnover rises 15 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/YOxfgmTVFG
Goldman Sachs' HMRC tax deal legal, rules High Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/3uETpBZJgV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Texas firm Andrews Kurth makes Ashurst hire for City launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/DTkdcyCwj6
16 per cent of jurors believe they cannot use internet at all during trials | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MYAlkHWueb
Quality of family experts must improve, says MoJ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Uw4oGbeoa5
Midlands ABS issues ‘join us’ plea to insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/AG04W2ciMU
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Supposedly exceptional sentences for exceptional crimes create inflation that cascades throughout the prison system http://t.co/8ma1TNCE1Y
PM backs Theresa May over right to anonymity of criminal suspects http://t.co/jFT6ntoSQX
Legal aid cuts prompt top lawyers to leave the bar for careers on the bench http://t.co/grB05jO3PU
Ministers seek to cut £50m legal aid bill for expert witnesses in family courts http://t.co/1bjChLkBUd
Disabled row councillor Collin Brewer: new 'remarks' investigated http://t.co/M5boT62E9d
New dangerous dogs laws do not go far enough, say MPs http://t.co/ZEuHpU7k79
INDIA: Three IPL cricketers questioned over spot-fixing allegations http://t.co/FvKvxjkBpe
US: IRS commissioner quits over conservative tax scrutiny http://t.co/hDFLMNSen3
Arrest anonymity not simple, says PM David Cameron http://t.co/EOblLJNneM
EGYPT judges suspend talks with president after parliament pushes ahead with controversial law http://t.co/YYLJ3yLF50
Hanging on the telephone? You must be calling the SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/93vjUO3jBT
Government under fire for will-writing decision as few express faith in voluntary regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/wVfMre2P1l
MPs back stronger protections for UK whistleblowers http://t.co/B2yKKykPAb
Write your own laws -- and win prizes! http://t.co/YZrzLtlUhz
UK biz baffled by Reding's planned data protection law rewrite: ICO http://t.co/U4UiiICvNW
INDIA: Vodafone/India conciliation: legal but unlikely and not imminent http://t.co/JWPilos7yi
AUSTRALIA: 'More funding needed' for Victoria legal aid http://t.co/zNObHl6aky
Abuse investigation into Manchester Cathedral Dean Robert Waddington expected to overlap Chetham's School of Music http://t.co/e63YZX4vmY
Son jailed for 18 years at least for murdering mother after she threatened to disinherit him http://t.co/oaW4KWztCY
British LulzSec 'hactivists' caused websites to crash across the world for their own amusement http://t.co/TMALsHEF8f
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn adds to Asia presence with planned Hong Kong launch | Legalweek http://t.co/Mwy2b92wC0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans results reveal turnover hike after strong insurance perfomance | Legalweek http://t.co/zyiKvgxXPm
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke launches redundancy consultation and exits partners | Legalweek http://t.co/m36K2jDAc8
The horror of the Syrian video is the horror of war http://t.co/vToQ5JkDSn
Benefits rule risks closure of night shelters forcing hundreds onto streets http://t.co/D7wwQCemBR
US: Judge tosses out manslaughter charges against NYPD officer who killed teen http://t.co/xZMxKCJ8dW
G4S guard in dead deportee case shared racist jokes http://t.co/kpT4t42irK
US Attorney General Holder hints Yemenis held at Guantánamo may be released http://t.co/z1b7kAIExo
Nigerian lawyers to stand up against 'culture of impunity' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/chUZUFzHM9
Chinese lawyers attacked during 'black jail' visit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gGZFvvXQvr
UK consumers reject US-style legal reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5IREjucoxb
Young US lawyers 'more miserable than ever' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/22egzo8LPo
Jurors confused over role of internet | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ea36fE9Vux
Edinburgh's Royal Mile sealed off by police http://t.co/d2m2OHzxDv
Suspects should have right to anonymity at arrest - Theresa May http://t.co/HVJfvZtN2a
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans records 6 per cent turnover growth for 12/13 | The Lawyer http://t.co/fpzBO54PPh
Police water cannon being considered by Theresa May http://t.co/YrOXfrhwEg
Comedian Rory McGrath arrested in Redruth over alleged assault http://t.co/bw0CXbgjTY
1,200 criminal lawyers to attend next week’s protest meeting | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ktuhe78pJs
NIGERIA: Lawyers boycott courts over kidnap of justice’s wife, others http://t.co/p7au3qPvVC

Wednesday

15th May - LAW NEWS

506 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law Society will launch a paralegal accreditation scheme later this year for non-qualified staff working in organisations regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Full story - Legal Futures

US: Negligence Is Debated in Jackson Death Case http://t.co/w5EObu5Rlr
PHILIPPINES president signs law on enhanced basic education http://t.co/BdNtNJJevc
INDIA: Law ministry does U-turn, agrees to conciliation in Vodafone tax case http://t.co/sxfvybMP86
VIETNAM Changes Law to Get Around EU Execution Ban http://t.co/Mud7wXQlfM
Police chief 'sorry' over Oxford grooming case delays http://t.co/Sw1sNXIhK7
MP Diane Abbott to warn of masculinity crisis - generation of men are in transit and unclear of their social role http://t.co/JVVmJ5xvtB
QPR Footballer Loic Remy arrested in gang rape investigation http://t.co/fZAdLZajmB
Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien to leave Scotland after admitting improper & sexual misconduct http://t.co/ZUELLVTtOP
Probation reform: payment by results can reduce reoffending http://t.co/uLpk5pf4Fp
Keating Chambers senior clerk Nick Child quits for Navigant | The Lawyer http://t.co/TP5MvLRZ3o
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hugh James adds three to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/u77xmLG8iw
LAW FIRM NEWS: Walker Morris makes up duo to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/HOWLbHUYTJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers promotes three in cut down partnership round | The Lawyer http://t.co/8m8KLCjyUI
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel plans Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hj0F14dQcP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman hires Weil trio in boost for London private equity | The Lawyer http://t.co/Y8Nuj3eenS
Top private school summoned by BSB over pupillage auction | The Lawyer http://t.co/d5vambLqhS
Probate Wizard targets fixed-fee clients | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TiwW8r0sGn
Methodist minister not an employee, Supreme Court rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ef1o5NdgZI
Litigants in person; oral evidence; and costs management | Law Gazette http://t.co/CLLUuPsbFj
Law firms’ marketing plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/in0UVl7wUs
End-to-end negligence defence practice sets up as ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/niloZ2MLTk
Jurors ‘confused’ on new media contempt | Law Gazette http://t.co/p4oavrlLWM
Desperate PI firms breaking referral fee ban – AXA chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/GkIesVzAEL
Twenty-year-old Woman Commits Suicide in KURDISTAN, alleged honor killing motive? http://t.co/NZRxYPMWCb
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Housing benefit changes legal test to begin at High Court http://t.co/T4sM1hh6X9
Largest ever Met raids target burglars and drug offenders http://t.co/mht13BA75G
Verdict on juries: placing blind trust in them helps no one | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/IZVDRivZ2h
Police could be deliberately fiddling crime figures, according to the police watchdog http://t.co/3ikPJQLAb1
Police being trained to use water cannon ahead of potential summer clashes http://t.co/DCc2DoiQgk
Lord Falconer's 'assisted dying' bill takes cue from Abortion Act http://t.co/7wqHBlRNlJ
Bringing back the death penalty | Law Gazette http://t.co/VWolBwzgAE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Freshfields guide Cinven's Partnership IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/9By5qOIR4P
Christian teacher in EGYPT faces trial for ‘insulting religion’ http://t.co/T0ohi4Itma
US: June 17 trial date set for Kobe Bryant auction case http://t.co/pjy01YhU3c
GERMANY: Courtroom wrangling in German neo-Nazi murder trial http://t.co/2L3SlWud9b
Employment law packages can prove a false economy http://t.co/V3dRoH5WNn
Penge solicitor named as rising star in criminal law in Thomson Reuters list http://t.co/f8rGLzNemI
Middlesbrough defence solicitor Solicitor attacks police 'vendetta' http://t.co/b3eRyKeglz
Gay black police officer was victimised, employment tribunal rules http://t.co/hRPMoCuqT5
AUSTRALIA: Anglican synod to face tribunal over bullying accusations http://t.co/ppD6zUo0gX
Lost Rights & Lost Lives in BANGLADESH http://t.co/GG4BqrwDuS
US: Is Justice Ginsburg right that Roe Spells Caution for Gay Marriage? http://t.co/V55trbDFtp
Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford on a mission to cut lawyers’ costs http://t.co/8vkBJdN8fQ
A Quest for Justice in GUATEMALA http://t.co/8hG5stFkug
US: Weighing justice and vengeance — from Boston to Cleveland to Philadelphia http://t.co/OLadcWecBz
The Crisis of Democracy in HUNGARY and ROMANIA Learning from Weimar?http://t.co/dp1bNTVXZD
Human rights concerns loom as EU hosts MALI conference http://t.co/6K3i1yTt6v
Sex workers in CHINA subject to frequent police abuse, including torture http://t.co/XZUXwZDeMJ
Whole life terms for police killers - home secretary http://t.co/OBLNBI1Kfe
ANGOLA: Judiciary reform comprises three levels of circumscription http://t.co/jED41UhclD
David Cameron's draft law on an EU referendum is an admission of multiple failures http://t.co/MKEQgqL4JZ
US: The Law Behind the A.P. Phone-Record Scandal http://t.co/dvJ6wlGlO0
BRAZIL: Judiciary recognizes same-sex marriage http://t.co/wY8gQqUIxt
Government eyes further deregulation of legal market | Legal Futures http://t.co/m8wTuooXnW
Legal Pioneers: Premier Property Lawyers - the very first ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/45EfzQI96N
GERMANY tells Google to tidy up auto-complete, terms generated must not be offensive or defamatory http://t.co/pakMMQyLiQ
Government says 'no' to will-writing regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/l1i4gRiKyq
Guantánamo strikers threatened with body cavity searches, lawyer says http://t.co/T7ThkwveDc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith seeks cash injection of up to £20m from equity partners | Legalweek http://t.co/EdK2ZmGraM
LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF to make small number of redundancies in Scotland | Legalweek http://t.co/aj5iYJ7skY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Green Investment Bank names Pinsents partner as GC - Legalweek http://t.co/ykacjIJOFo
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP to cut 100 UK lawyer and secretarial jobs, support services also under review - Legalweek http://t.co/JpkRe4hYJI
ATE insurers encouraged by post-Jackson take-up | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cUQkyisxta
New clinical negligence group attracts 100 firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/auQN9THOCM
Lord chancellor refuses to make will writing a reserved activity | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1lJfbFyllw
Facebook blocks 'social suicide' app http://t.co/caySPp8ru3
Bloomberg criticised by Bank of England over data monitoring http://t.co/TlLlhvGs93
GIBRALTAR: Local barrister John Restano receives an award from the Equality Rights Group GGR http://t.co/lteqM3Dd0h
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith in flow for £5bn Severn Trent takeover approach | The Lawyer http://t.co/78vdqHO1KJ
39 Essex Street takes pupillage gap year | The Lawyer http://t.co/gGwablz8ey
Fresh questions for Leveson over lawyers' affair: MP says celebrity barrister's lover 'DID help with press report' http://t.co/QDBOhGGgCi
Vicky Pryce's prison memoir could lead to much-needed reforms http://t.co/sEPbCuIjHn
Civil partnerships for heterosexual couples a bad idea, says Maria Miller http://t.co/ZHlg5QoPkj
SYRIA mutilation footage sparks doubts over wisdom of backing rebels http://t.co/LMj0k9MWZR
Prince Charles criticised over Bahrain housing deal http://t.co/NxJ8fwnBfc
The UK’s Legal Response to the London Bombings of 7/7 | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress http://t.co/FkPcmqiMJg
Jersey politicians approve anti-discrimination law http://t.co/Zh5ur3c7CZ
Weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/M0pU6oiM7h
Former Kiwi mayor struck off as lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/164xdBQw42
Aussie rivals join to win £130m Rio Tinto battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Truw7N12UD
Rivals lambast Google's 'weak' anti-trust measures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tKOEPHthwk
Garrigues pulls plug on Latin America alliance to go alone | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WQA2c6Eqrx
Financial pressure sees thousands of UK lawyers quit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gol1sTc3gq
UUP leader Nesbitt pushes ahead with free speech law for Ulster http://t.co/x5uL4vjUXz
UK Tories bow to pressure on EU referendum legislation http://t.co/oDhQ19TsB1
Austria says UK push to arm Syrian rebels would violate international law http://t.co/DfxT9DBqNL
US: “No legal reason why” violent games couldn’t be taxed http://t.co/7ai86srHrQ
Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal Nightmare http://t.co/VNOikMVoSO
CANADA deports Palestinian hijacker after 25-year legal battle http://t.co/PNguwpfwh9
GHANA: Election fraud trial - Legal team for Petitioners blame Tsikata for perceived slow pace of hearing http://t.co/RlyMQdG8NA
INDIA: Legal processes should not impede economic growth, says new law Minister Sibal http://t.co/KiPYAjDyBC
IRAN: MPs seek legal action against Ahmadinejad for accompanying advisor to election registration http://t.co/gh3xOspTDo
FRANCE Finance Minister: Legal Questions Must Not Slow Banking Union http://t.co/hg81Spla07
MTA solicitors acquire volume conveyancing firm Solex Legal Services http://t.co/7TVFH00hi8
RUSSIA: CIA agent 'intercepted in Moscow by FSB' http://t.co/coXcXBqlpm
Oxford exploitation trial: Guilty verdicts over child sex rapes http://t.co/XmzyADSldP

Tuesday

14th May - LAW NEWS

505 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Training contracts hog the limelight when it comes to legal training, with law firms often appearing to focus their training efforts solely on the newbies to the legal profession, but increasingly programmes target mid-level associates. Full story - The Lawyer

April Jones trial: 'No evidence of car collision' http://t.co/audK1QNpPN
Operation Elveden: Sun journalist among three charged http://t.co/2jqyVYJ9dO
RUSSIA: I came out because gay people in Russia are suffering – it's time for courage http://t.co/9Nk4iPq3A2
US: Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury accused of rape in two new lawsuits http://t.co/Tvd7pOC6q4
Society and bar join hands against criminal justice plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/tvnwRIXAdC
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP to cut 58 legal staff in massive salary reduction drive | The Lawyer http://t.co/VBfwggsc2c
LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF launches redundancy consultations across Edinburgh and Glasgow | The Lawyer http://t.co/pIvQtO4krF
Savile producer Ted Beston will face no further police action http://t.co/KaXa4zOydB
Coronation Street actor William Roache appears in court on rape charge http://t.co/W3sNxAeGEQ
April Jones trial: Defence questions blood test accuracy http://t.co/audK1QNpPN
Child sexual abuse civil court orders criticised http://t.co/RSyw4TqURN
Tia Sharp murder trial: Stuart Hazell jailed for 38 years http://t.co/7Kq0mGO194
The Bar Council has appointed former education civil servant Stephen Crowne as its chief executive | Law Gazette http://t.co/q5E2gKfi7t
100 jobs at risk as BLP seeks 15% salary cost cut | Law Gazette http://t.co/7fWPdKEyvQ
US: What Racial Profiling? Police Testify Complaint Is Rarely Made http://t.co/QexNmo2spp
US: For Skeptical Lawmaker, Doubts on Attack Were Sown in Whirlwind Trip to Libya http://t.co/21KFGXYXMs
Phone Records of Journalists Seized by US http://t.co/jX8tYAMWzI
Global Retailers Join Safety Plan for BANGLADESH http://t.co/FgbiqDBX8I
MALAYSIA: Election manifesto not enforceable in law ruled Court of Appeal, striking out civil suit by single mothers http://t.co/bBgilrlNrN
Courts and prison staff in PCS strikes over pay http://t.co/3yYuBwb3t2
Statistics show lack of lawyer diversity in the US Supreme Court http://t.co/PVTMxit3h1
CHINA: Beijing cracking down on illegal barbecues, roadside noise and pollution http://t.co/Hapj7QwlMQ
CANADA: Film producer's suit pressing for IDs of illegal downloaders http://t.co/luXKqiZDdb
NIGERIA court convicts Iranian of illegal arms shipment http://t.co/aPAgT7YJY0
Accused 'bragged' about killing hears Liam Aitchison trial http://t.co/D3YtLfzA13
ITALY: Former Prime Minister Berlusconi should get six years for sex for sale trial, which is in its final stages http://t.co/x7f7paAI1h
AUSTRALIA: Any criminal trial involving Rolf Harris may be prejudiced by woman’s paid interviews about alleged abuse http://t.co/zLtCP90jOC
US: Minimum Wage Legislation, And The Small Business 'Survey' Scam http://t.co/TmX8NW1lZX
Assisted dying legal in ‘strictly defined circumstances’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8b57BRHuIp
US: High-Tech Pushes for More in Immigration Bill http://t.co/BnK0QFZKZs
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds real estate team of six heads to Shakespeares | The Lawyer http://t.co/rBcqgwLRe9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis sees first ex-Dewey partner exit as Beijing co-head quits | The Lawyer http://t.co/ccLqBEzA9g
FRANCE Set To Dump 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Law But Automated Fines Will Live On http://t.co/465WNp8pGD
Career of the week: Solicitor http://t.co/rrim2tiGJ7
IRELAND: Calls to name suspended solicitor after she is spotted in court http://t.co/Y6d03XrCve
Manchester to trial government employment tribunal project http://t.co/fmFXFaHrbC
Discrimination law: Scrutiny call for tribunal http://t.co/7RrrqD0Ks8
Ministers must legislate quickly to protect consumers, urges Citizen's Advice Bureau chief http://t.co/HjLmIYqeCg
Changes to the Ministry of Justice Official Statistics Publication Schedule May 2013 to July 2013 (PDF) https://t.co/vWC4sn83lQ
US: Justice department's seizure of phone records an unprecedented intrusion, according to Associated Press http://t.co/DvfKsA9GM2
Andrew Moran: plastic surgery helped 'most wanted' fugitive evade arrest http://t.co/y3ls0oVER2
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Judge bars affair revenge naked pictures http://t.co/IRbHEpDi0c
Court orders to protect children from paedophiles 'not fit for purpose' http://t.co/gPC3TaRppI
Justice Crabbe condemns excessive partisan politics in GHANA http://t.co/I4ECs7Vsvl
INDIA: Female human rights officer arrested for posting objectionable content on Facebook account http://t.co/p6SxwkbxRU
Taking human rights seriously in NIGERIA http://t.co/C2PthWkkAh
Kermit Gosnell found guilty in abortion trial: a victory for human rights that will shame many? http://t.co/S15nftRBm4
Isle of Man gay couple refused rental agreement http://t.co/9Zp4eV0GBy
Thameside prison report criticises extended 'lock-down' http://t.co/y7rZbt5Rxb
Niche insurance law firm creates one-stop ABS for professional indemnity claims | Legal Futures http://t.co/AXcrUpGY4O
Turner fires volleys at government, QASA, BSB and Stobarts in bid to save lawyers from "oblivion" | Legal Futures http://t.co/dCRBvdfQLz
The only way is ethics | Legal Futures http://t.co/8xwDsHlsn8
Law firm chiefs and creator of QS adverts join Legal Futures line-up | Legal Futures http://t.co/iMIggavTkr
Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law http://t.co/ghL2ygiW0S
IRAN: President Ahmadinejad Could Get 74 Lashes Over Election Law Violation http://t.co/HRNAmr6Yiy
PHILIPPINES: The Judiciary’s misfits and gems http://t.co/deiHths39B
INDIA: Intelligence Bureau puts Attorney General in dock over 'changes' to Coalgate status reports http://t.co/VC0l27lNHL
Lord Chief Justice won't allow 'personal sympathy' to sway decision on assisted suicide http://t.co/T60Ljg3ELI
Home Office broke the law when refusing foreign children long term leave to remain http://t.co/LusfbDHO7O
Isle of Man Chief Minister: Homophobic landlord who banned lesbian couple shows the law needs to change http://t.co/g6KGoSRNOx
Law firms hit by rise in licence renewal fees: http://t.co/UWXqWvegBU
Sarah Cameron: Sheffield Hallam law student cheated death in hit and run thanks to gymnastics training http://t.co/9cRuCCC4CJ
New Bill proposes reformed Intellectual Property laws in the UK http://t.co/927yjz6xC6
Would criminal law prevent UK banks taking excessive risks? http://t.co/NS69soNhtb
Cumbria PCC handling of Mercedes expenses claim 'disappointing' http://t.co/2a9KjJUAnJ
UKIP councillor Eric Kitson's 'racist' Facebook posts probed http://t.co/S4oCKj6MxW
Shadow minister hints at ‘unwind’ of Jackson reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/jalZOdfrYA
30 to meet Grayling in legal aid crisis talks | Law Gazette http://t.co/92fyGKIiaR
Kermit Gosnell guilty of three murders in late-term abortions http://t.co/3IdynRzKk4
Edmund Burke's laws do not a utopia make, Mr Scruton http://t.co/aMLDLr3HhY
Lower damages on the way, Professor Fenn warns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mpjWmSrqxN
THAILAND: Cautious welcome for Phuket ‘tourist courts’ http://t.co/gs8BSZ9cnC
S ARABIA: Saudi women’s rights still behind the veil http://t.co/SaEEt7RLTm
Lancashire Lawyer almost loses career after anti-Semitic rant | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5GTyhJGGnx
Sennheiser leads fight against fakes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sTnldiwMs7
Australian community lawyers request AU$48m funding | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zaBZYdcRGO
3D gun blueprints pulled from Internet | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FJ4OqSXqyD
Donald Trump eyes legal action against SNP leader Alex Salmond | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GuwnvgIKUL
Riverview seals DMH alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6gVGkUtaDb
Scottish independence vote should include inmates says human rights chief http://t.co/bhAxgFQyvX
US: Supreme Court rules for Monsanto in Indiana farmer's GM seeds case http://t.co/jYCOB13ylg
Isabelle Coutant-Peyre: the controversial lawyer suing Ben Affleck for Argo http://t.co/f09fB8WEfv
INDIA: Biopic on raconteur lawyer who secured Mumbai 26/11 bomber Ajmal Kasab’s conviction http://t.co/KAFuZXcIyv
Lawyer for terrorist ‘Carlos the Jackal’ says VENEZUELA should demand France send him home http://t.co/FzD1dYTnJQ
EGYPT: Lawyer denies that former President Mubarak spoke to paper http://t.co/32eSNqR1bF
The Great Divide: Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream http://t.co/Ugarwk59kR
Valuable as Art, but Priceless as a Tool to Launder Money http://t.co/cYQuY2pY8G
Cyberattacks Against US Corporations Are on the Rise http://t.co/LGRBHBfJQ4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham raids White & Case in Tokyo for seven lawyer funds team | The Lawyer http://t.co/KXixkfwTQ1
LAW FIRM NEWS: European Firm Garrigues pulls out of Latin American alliance to open own offices | The Lawyer http://t.co/3nu994WB8D
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters brolly scheme strikes gold as Coleen Rooney spreads firm's name | The Lawyer http://t.co/CuzpNPtzTE
US: Tamerlan Tsarnaev burial in Virginia appears legal, sheriff says http://t.co/z6sRVRMHZS
HONK KONG transgender woman wins legal battle to marry http://t.co/a6keRAHSln
Legal aid changes 'must be stopped to prevent devastating impact on Wales' http://t.co/DX61tfo3Gf
Wakefield-based law firm, Beaumont Legal voted UK’s best for conveyancing at the First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards http://t.co/utDx2v5cWU
Tia Sharp murder trial: Stuart Hazell pleads guilty http://t.co/86r1N8clPf
US: OJ Simpson heads back to court to appeal 2008 armed robbery conviction http://t.co/JUraQm0pqL

Monday

13th May - LAW NEWS

504 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Privatised justice is no justice at all. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling's radical changes to legal aid could mean being represented by the same company that jails you. Full story - Guardian Law

Will ABSs be allowed to cross EU borders? | Law Gazette http://t.co/7f8wmfLju6
Judicial tension over costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ip3Tv5Jy5h
Legal education move by embattled Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/ls2oGl3sIb
Assisted suicide should be regulated by courts, senior judges told http://t.co/bVsxORdf4e
NIGERIA: 62 Illegal Patent Medicine Stores Sealed in Lagos Since February http://t.co/ohqN4AUxE8
CANADA: Montreal firm monitoring illegal downloading for court cases http://t.co/fsWBbFbZUA
US: Reforms need reforming? Benefits of changes in malpractice law still being disputed http://t.co/HAeBoZMU0F
INDIA: Big challenge ahead for new Law Minister Kapil Sibal http://t.co/5JzYBxRmEM
Sun on Sunday pays damages to man wrongly linked to serial killer http://t.co/9jH7Dg8ByW
US: Not all people with disabilities oppose assisted suicide legislation http://t.co/he8y3SceOh
INDIA: Lack of legislation hurting direct selling in India http://t.co/sWoeSCiFuU
BANGLADESH: Islamist politician arrested for war crimes http://t.co/nbxURCSJbl
N ZEALAND: Waitangi Tribunal has taken to the water to see for itself the lands lost to Maori http://t.co/zPQbH8tlib
Paperless office not for us says retiring Stafford solicitor David Worrall http://t.co/hwTOCCTRXu
Duty solicitor rotas: 14 May deadline for CRM12s http://t.co/shY2DN2Vwe
FSA delayed plans to test every horse before crisis http://t.co/HNcA3q211N
Andrew Moran: Fugitive due in court after Spain arrest http://t.co/tUYC6kOfaH
Right-to-die cases due at Court of Appeal http://t.co/cxI3CTsZBs
CHINA: Rat meat and Chinese food - questions about food safety in the country http://t.co/hmX9x5D33H
Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne released from prison http://t.co/T8fpTCJsCM
Lend Lease legal chief parts company with contruction giant | The Lawyer http://t.co/jChqbpIIAM
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP and Stephenson Harwood in store for £121m Oxford Street development | The Lawyer http://t.co/aDlOenBvsT
LAW FIRM NEWS: Henderson in-house team shrinks amid shift to using law firms more | The Lawyer http://t.co/XUiPAIljF1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Simpson Thacher share KKR job on UK water buy | The Lawyer http://t.co/RdbmJ6hdMK
Money key attraction for UK associates moving to US firms, The Lawyer survey reveals | The Lawyer http://t.co/B2yWpNYGC2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas targets London merger after run of City exits | The Lawyer http://t.co/nIJjOjOrBV
LAW FIRM NEWS:: Riverview Law enters into strategic alliance with DMH Stallard | The Lawyer http://t.co/uWcn9avCez
LAW FIRM NEWS: Legacy Herbert Smith issues £20m cash call to equity partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/2FXjZQA3rg
Associations are the way in for Western firms to dip a toe in the Asian market | The Lawyer http://t.co/qWYbNJGjKK
LAW FIRM NEWS: China giant Yingke targets domestic SME market with launch of virtual legal services | The Lawyer http://t.co/5ph2PQ1GBT
Chris Vaughan, GC at Balfour Beatty, build a legal function fit for a complicated world | The Lawyer http://t.co/OQumKC6C8m
Avoid DPAs American-style: Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) will now be part of the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ktgu49xteu
A CoA decision against Commerzbank is a warning that common law contractual rules are alive & kicking | The Lawyer http://t.co/YxP2aEpdeb
If Whitehall lawyers are to be part of a civil service spin-out, there are state and EU legalities | The Lawyer http://t.co/rxPO9absNT
Cash alone does not tempt associates: junior and mid-level lawyers not obsessed with money | The Lawyer http://t.co/vpJMyMPCb2
Chinese firms are pushing ahead with international expansion as internal changes are being played out | The Lawyer http://t.co/HpRR80KQrN
Tech flight: April deals roundup | The Lawyer http://t.co/MejXscbNC5
Law Firms had focused training on newbies, but now looking at training mid-level associates | The Lawyer http://t.co/sbt8YByatJ
A surprising number of UK associates haven’t even heard of the top US firms in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/nsHoSL2wzy
Bar regulator bids to take heat out of QASA standoff | Law Gazette http://t.co/6BP91LLY8Y
Call for solicitors to use British Sign Language | Law Gazette http://t.co/S1u60lqdEy
‘Don’t ditch quality,’ says Desmond Hudson | Law Gazette http://t.co/kNuBKHrdTa
Foreign case influx at commercial court | Law Gazette http://t.co/GowovC6Ytw
Wragge & Co takes axe to legal support jobs | Law Gazette http://t.co/04jZPNnu3v
Fiji rule of law report found in contempt | Law Gazette http://t.co/V6XWswcHlv
Immigration clampdown ‘danger’ to legal sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/hYgXD02vKB
Riverview strikes deal with DMH Stallard and applies for ABS status | Legal Futures http://t.co/bMvdR73UW1
Home Office tour to study drug policies in 10 countries http://t.co/ZORJgcaH48
EGYPT: Test of judiciary as retrial of Mubarak and allies begins http://t.co/2FbfGxzHJO
MALAWI Judiciary support staff salary hike July- Govt http://t.co/wGJ7Xnt8zm
From Guantanamo to Yemen: A Mother's Day appeal for justice http://t.co/FgWY3FOKlw
INDIA: Speedy trial of crimes against women a priority: High Court chief justice http://t.co/5QtCHJyhCx
GHANA: Society implements Justice Empowerment Project in Upper East http://t.co/5Mejszx20t
GUATEMALA's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes http://t.co/dWQpVL4lZc
US: Justice Ginsburg says Roe v. Wade ruling gave abortion opponents target http://t.co/GPXCVqT7Ku
Law Society plots paralegal accreditation scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/Xl806C6iXX
CHINA: Authorities ban human rights, political discussions at universities http://t.co/42FQm7dub1
Human rights group CHRI raises concern over poor access to justice in GHANA http://t.co/3knOFwn8jf
Animal advocates fight U.K. ‘breedism’ http://t.co/xTbxh7TSaw
Plain cigarette packet plan dropped because of legal threat http://t.co/URkHTzXQxJ
Crown Court judge had to adjourn a murder hearing because a Mandarin interpreter refused to turn up over low pay http://t.co/HcmvpKcN6Z
Stolen Scottish children let down by law http://t.co/3jaqJLwXnn
Operation Jasmine: MP urges care home abuse law change http://t.co/UhqDoZaTQz
The profound problem of male sexual violence http://t.co/A3Dlp7eDzh
Hotel death police wait to quiz Nicola McDonough http://t.co/nTdXmJw63w
US: New Orleans Mother's Day parade hit by shooting of 12 people http://t.co/9LFpc1Dhbi
Notes on the legal system of SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/r1t1tlbOid
US: A timeline of major legal developments involving O.J. Simpson http://t.co/BgcjxCDXan
How Should the Law Think About Robots? http://t.co/F5hDIN8DAp
IRELAND: Change to 125-year-old Victorian law means Muslims can be buried with no coffin http://t.co/R9174JasRp
Law protecting SPAIN coastline to change http://t.co/8BP15aX1S3
Libel lawyer Paul Tweed to tell MLAs why free speech reform is wrong http://t.co/ekciN660Qq
Private eyes to track down EU students who owe £50m in loans http://t.co/58tYZLESbh
The murder of Daniel Morgan: A crime the police wouldn't solve http://t.co/nuCoZKGOkJ

Sunday

12th May - LAW NEWS

503 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

US: Police Officer Gives Bike to Teen Who Walks 9 Miles to Work http://t.co/d1XlATSmGJ
SAUDI ARABIA: Cleric who Backed Protests on Trial for His Life http://t.co/oIDsBxSF39
US: OJ Simpson Heads to Court to Fight for Freedom http://t.co/MZYPnQVsek
Chancellor George Osborne: Offshore tax havens 'must crackdown on illegal evasion' http://t.co/BtsDFqb1gb
350,000 illegal ballot papers seized in BULGARIA http://t.co/muPEoeKBog
SRI LANKA: A People Without a Story or Justice - the Tamil rebel movement betrayed those it was fighting for http://t.co/MDBK7LZW2s
EGYPT: 3 Arrested in Plot to Bomb Egyptian Cities and US Embassy http://t.co/0xMgrmWgUS
The E-Book Piracy Debate, Revisited http://t.co/g7FltCm0QN
Out of EGYPT’s Chaos, Musical Rebellion http://t.co/MbG8CECe0B
Home Secretary Theresa May vows to 'carry on' with deportation work of Abu Qatada http://t.co/EsZAVNfF37
One of Britain's most wanted Fugitive Andrew Moran arrested in Spain http://t.co/zUC4ZRFSTQ
Kids will be kids, except when we suddenly judge them http://t.co/XrbT5qnbuC
Will PAKISTAN finally stand up against illegal US drone attacks? http://t.co/dgqWFmPdX7
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Secret Imprisonment, Rule of Law and Legal Aid Under Attack - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/0gqgzIfcsU
Who "holds" the working papers of the Climategate inquiry? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jzJj854JZf
The problem of 'rebalancing' Article 8 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/PO6qXK6pCp
"Is the test for capacity to cohabit the same as the test for capacity to marry?" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bj6TLKbfAU
Photographs that put the world to rights: Amnesty Young Human Rights Photojournalism award 2013 http://t.co/zule8RIU8c
US: A Bill of Rights for Students? http://t.co/piFUwkfJO0
Rights group says ERITREA detains 10,000 political prisoners http://t.co/cO7WL9YR6J
SAUDI ARABIA: Baby Steps Toward Women’s Rights http://t.co/62TOOU4XR4
VENEZUELA rights group asks ICC to probe alleged abuse of detainees in post-election tumult http://t.co/lt8F5iQfBZ
INDONESIA: Deputy Governor Denies Violation of Human Rights http://t.co/YzV5lKKb15
US: Anti-Israel UN human rights official can’t be fired, State Department says http://t.co/YDlqfKINxo
INDIA: Human Rights Activists and Death Penalty http://t.co/mECo4D3Nvl
US: Protect cage fighters - before legalization,wrestle with the serious long-term risk of brain injuries http://t.co/kEqzwKLgGm
SAUDI ARABIA: Human Rights Defender Fawzan Al-Harbi Summoned by Police http://t.co/LMY0TLRBMN
Child commissioner's human rights warning on disabled girl http://t.co/CMsFPD6SnL
CUBA: Mariela Castro, Cuba and human rights http://t.co/9yJnTbbD62
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Rights body accuses Central Africa rebels of 'horrific abuses http://t.co/pyMoJ6tbGj
Bank of England under fire for not putting women on notes http://t.co/UzgSIUiUUW
How to spot a murderer's brain http://t.co/IN1emEcMbQ
David Cameron's head of strategy sues Australian minister for libel http://t.co/LGrDJgy32Z
UK company's spyware 'used against Bahrain activist', court papers claim http://t.co/eMaUx97KpW
One leading lawyer has accused Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, of indulging in Orwellian spin http://t.co/RvoCoiwOKb
BRAZIL: Jury clears police of 1996 murder of PC Farias http://t.co/aSmR6Ra1Z4
Scottish independence: Labour launches referendum campaign http://t.co/CN1DpkvgSc
Inquiry into Church of England cleric abuse claim set up http://t.co/hzdLqK0Bu7
KENYA: Kenyan doctors under charge of negligence of duty – Board investigates 348 cases against doctors http://t.co/9AT1ayM8f9
MP raises questions over collapsed Gwent care home inquiry http://t.co/PosaESXfrz
ZAMBIA: Tribunal on judges must start sitting - Justice Minister Kabimba http://t.co/DgJGsaiGbW
ZIMBABWE: Legal Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal Defers Mwonzora's Case http://t.co/ovacNhvGlP
BANGLADESH: A war-crimes tribunal will continue issuing verdicts on trials of Islamist hardliners | The Economist http://t.co/XCjfdOm2Kq
IRELAND: Judge orders sale of ship to pay its crew http://t.co/nsL1nI4s4l
BRAZIL judge suspends Maracana stadium 'privatisation' http://t.co/pdlGBAzzZb
Hardwicke disowns article by own barrister after attack on Yewtree sex investigation http://t.co/4zgm1vScqP
US: Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception http://t.co/Pq1CFsDovs
TURKEY: Judiciary ignored demand for rights: council president http://t.co/Q3NtW5Cyx7
The battle over EGYPT's Judiciary http://t.co/1kRvi6afvr
US: First Steps to a Better Immigration Bill http://t.co/d73kIAAYrg
Racial storm in FRANCE over viral anti-gay marriage poster http://t.co/nyXClNuFjA
Only social justice can answer the environmental crisis http://t.co/zOMSQTujYg
IRELAND: Justice system ‘unsuited’ to dealing with child abuse, conference told http://t.co/1Q6Kmvdo9B
INDIA: Who is Ashwani Kumar? Eminent lawyer Ashwani Kumar's career as Law Minister over http://t.co/jLwuupgS2W
INDIA: Sibal may be new Law Minister, CP Joshi likely to get additional charge of Railways http://t.co/0Tk7PTgUce
Tory MPs challenge Cameron: insist EU referendum be enshrined into law http://t.co/pmIMbcDRhx
Libel lawyer Paul Tweed to tell MLAs why free speech reform is wrong http://t.co/kQRuyOo8bI
Law changes are on the way for spraying http://t.co/LdZnNhN6wT
Consumer rights bill: how things will change http://t.co/1aOZ8tlUQL
First UK law firm opens in BURMA http://t.co/5vqB95QaWw
Will Emmons, UK law student, awarded Browning Fellowship http://t.co/dqzffXqETE
UK paper comments on Pakistan election law violations http://t.co/2r3cYbyrRA
Lethal 'legal highs' being sold on Amazon http://t.co/8p24XG5DHA
ISRAEL: Is The Law of Return Unjust? The law granting automatic Israeli citizenship to every Jew http://t.co/rfrZUAtH0M

Saturday

11th May - LAW NEWS

502 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Chris Grayling's radical changes to legal aid could mean being represented by the same company that jails you http://t.co/Cz3sRjeI5G
Police 'pursued vendetta' against lawyer awarded £550,000 damages http://t.co/CoXlbKIMkw
Blur drummer David Rowntree who trained as solicitor attacks government's legal aid plans http://t.co/UzMeIJjMNQ
State Spending With Limits, and Without | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/aOKBkSjvZe
The Theologico-Political Question (Part II): A Review of “42″ | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/R3y6L8naxp
Originalism and Affirmative Action Part I: The Critics’ Argument | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/dN82iJoy3l
EGYPT: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial starts http://t.co/infxzWVqgZ
INDIA: Law Minister resigns over alleged corruption charges http://t.co/2Nxxy6IsaP
CHINA Officials Seek Career Shortcut With Feng Shui http://t.co/Ha2QMXuOSd
ISRAEL: Standoff at Western Wall Over Praying by Women http://t.co/xOugTS8cCs
Poison Attack Revives Fury in CHINA Over ’95 Case http://t.co/G1JvWxA6jz
US: Judge Refuses to Drop His Order Allowing Morning-After Pill for All Ages http://t.co/X7XlvXObSZ
Privacy Breach on Bloomberg’s Data Terminals http://t.co/SDmalbKd4P
US: Racism in a Texas death case http://t.co/ZUrK63ml3F
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Facebook and flexible friends, time of contrast for the fortunes of women in the workforce | Law Gazette http://t.co/BrMIW20C87
ZAMBIA: Activist Brebner Changala describe Supreme Court judgement to investigate three judges as a sham http://t.co/a2PP7I9nUh
Employment tribunal to lose power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases http://t.co/1BVkF8BSu4
US administration likely to brief on Armenian Genocide-era insurance claims http://t.co/1eYKeoIH59
IRELAND: Ballinamore solicitor scoops prestigious accolade http://t.co/9NFb3UQzvA
Disgraced solicitor jailed for inciting suspected loyalist paramilitaries to murder, bid to move to open prison http://t.co/pNHZchDmRW
US: Transcriber sought for Bradley Manning Wikileaks trial http://t.co/IVAPUQmCr7
Soap actor Ken Barlow's arrest an interesting parallel to the growing “lawyer bubble” here in NEW ZEALAND http://t.co/yA2qvF2SI8
Lawyer accuses deceased singer Michael Jackson sexually assaulted Australian choreographer Wade Robson as a child http://t.co/6WYNt9WWIH
Jimmy Savile Victims' lawyer condemns report that clears police of protecting shamed star http://t.co/6jT33NUPgh
US: OJ Simpson says lawyer botched case, will ask for new trial http://t.co/0iJo62gzRq
Senior QC calls for a radical shake-up of Scottish courts http://t.co/OXiv12h34b
April Jones murder suspect was an emotional wreck, says arrest officer http://t.co/oQ19l5Fqdf
AUSTRALIA: Courts involved in cricket TV rights http://t.co/skQEDwbSbt
IRELAND: Court ruling could mean lower pay for trade employees http://t.co/M5yzGgDCM9
INDIA: Uttar Pradesh government and court disagree over decision on explosive operatives http://t.co/x66AGF6qNo
Top judges issue guidance over private hearings | New Law Journal: http://t.co/T9oVWfM2ql
Could "pay as you go" help low income clients? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/3troH8Ul5i
Proportionality rule is “boggling” says personal injury expert | New Law Journal: http://t.co/neW3JoFwlx
Plans to slash fees go ahead despite concerns that lawyers won’t be able to cover costs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NIc1qwe2pP
Multi-millionaire does not have to pay housing & lifetime maintenance 20 years after divorce | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bL5m9hNvWB
Government strikes tough note on immigration | New Law Journal: http://t.co/THP3RcW31k
Halsbury Legal Awards winners | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5WzYXUwju8
Jim Davidson bailed until July over sex allegations http://t.co/EEh0rw1RI8
Europe Is Losing Out by Not Recognising Migrants' Talents http://t.co/i5jUP7KJA8
Metropolitan Police must change way it deals with mental illness, panel says http://t.co/6IWMgQxeXg
Murder investigation launched after fatal shooting in Birmingham pub http://t.co/L5oJz7XDdt
Men are victims as well as perpetrators of sex crime. So why aren't they talking? http://t.co/Y7WbGWIwfT
Solicitor wins £550,000 for false imprisonment http://t.co/ZQFEmavXGY
US: Tamerlan Tsarnaev's secret Virginia burial upsets locals http://t.co/BkuZJJb2wW
US: Texas fertiliser plant blast - Criminal probe launched http://t.co/KzD27Zl7XJ
GUATEMALA: Former military leader Rios Montt found guilty of genocide http://t.co/aiS6DMJvLe
Cleveland Police in huge damages payout to lawyer http://t.co/GRpSkqsb77
US Law students lend a hand to undocumented students http://t.co/RuNGbndJRE
CANADA Minister Sees Better Prospect of Change to EU Oil-Sands Law http://t.co/AVHJTKiPXX
US human rights ruling against Shell may have ramifications elsewhere, which worries Daimler ahead of trial http://t.co/r8kogM1aDB
New legislation on decrofting land put to parliament http://t.co/IGBKSkDSsC
US Judge says auction house cannot sell Kobe Bryant’s stuff yet as legal issues get complicated http://t.co/gfMEjiCTii
Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation http://t.co/AxT9fFKTF8
ISRAEL: Justice minister pledges to end gender segregation http://t.co/Qq3SoUwywD
Court of Appeal applies Russian law in dispute over beneficial ownership of London property http://t.co/eRbEaLQy7W
Needlestick regulations become UK law http://t.co/lkjk44JbCM
UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate The Death Of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally http://t.co/iqhGbIgpT8
AZERBAIJAN & BRAZIL Consider New Legislation on Expression http://t.co/vXfq85OK5n
'You're scared', David Cameron told as controversial gay marriage legislation is dropped from the Queen's Speech http://t.co/PZNnrfLISm
NEW ZEALAND says no to software patent rights http://t.co/c1UiD6gcQo
ARGENTINA Approves Controversial Judiciary Law http://t.co/0Ir8FzmNVQ
NIGERIA: Judiciary Cleansing Should Be Total http://t.co/WclO7dUKe1
Ex-prisoners to get mentors for 12 months, says justice minister - video http://t.co/N0652m4n0g
A Theory of Justice, the Musical Imagines Philosopher John Rawls as a Time-Traveling Adventurer http://t.co/bnCwpIg2Jn
AUSTRALIA: Chief Justice attacks WA's Attorney-General for blocking court web streaming http://t.co/aMztOlijdH
Climate justice group to highlight campaign with climb of Everest http://t.co/lfBeUKmRIs
US: Enron's Jeffrey Skilling Will Get Rough Justice http://t.co/EsfSA2eo7C
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to set out wide-ranging shake-up of the criminal justice system http://t.co/JAZYQQdGWh
BELIZE: Supreme Court hears closing arguments from attorneys urging strike down of anti-sodomy law http://t.co/GmrqUsSUav
Orphan Works - the new law in the UK http://t.co/yzckxChHed
UK Intellectual Property Office responds on 'abolition of copyright' law http://t.co/383iPSUVQA
US firm’s lawyer joins Cambridge Law Firm Taylor Vinters http://t.co/lRoKy3TjDC
SNP bound by law to stop independence campaign 28 days before referendum http://t.co/XR0hIOWlKn
From Chinese factory to UK households – realities of the trade in legal highs http://t.co/eTrxAcDMJ9
Anger at Police report on Jimmy Savile affair which failed to address why officers were blinkered by his celebrity http://t.co/64PPeBZ8c2
IRELAND: Kenny rules out reopening Moriarty Tribunal for Lowry tapes http://t.co/zkpgP5GMJk
New law may lead to more people trying to represent themselves in court, a Nottingham solicitor has warned http://t.co/mhEVWUHbIM
Wealth manager Bellpenny targets solicitor and accountant IFA arms after acquisition http://t.co/KB9FVhJmgC
GUATEMALA: Ríos Montt trial enters final phase, 75 years sought for genocide, crimes against humanity http://t.co/ySpKOiglQd
JPMorgan sued by California over 'illegal' debt collections http://t.co/5RxCVNwJIP
US: Students fight back against illegal unpaid internships http://t.co/NdFxMzLjRy
US: Washington lawyer gets 6 months for stealing clients’ insurance payouts http://t.co/E1VWJdT5J9
Meet SAUDI ARABIA's first female lawyer http://t.co/zFF4P6h1Q7
INDIA: Three new Intelligence courts in Maharashtra http://t.co/r3VOBG3iJ6
INDIA: Coal-gate: Law Minister denies reports of meeting the Prime Minister http://t.co/oK4rqxLNpF
US: Twitter legal director to White House tech post http://t.co/e4cQeuidai
PAKISTAN Legal challenge: Peshawar High Court terms drone strike ‘naked aggression’ http://t.co/ARV4XHgWdO
Cricket AUSTRALIA launches legal action against TV rights holder Nine http://t.co/JouyxqBagN
Outrage at barrister who called Stuart Hall's crimes 'low level' http://t.co/VVqRuP2CCT
Aberystwyth doctor six month ban for 'flirting' texts http://t.co/B51zpSMNUO
Salford prison van fugitive Ryan McDonald caught http://t.co/Uku7Fd2oYE
Bedfordshire child cruelty hoarders get suspended sentence http://t.co/gFnbGpok2m
INDIA: Court rejects actor Sanjay Dutt's plea http://t.co/m9ZFqft581
Operation Chalice: Child sex abuse case concludes http://t.co/b4IckeR07N
Abu Qatada documents 'linked' to Denmark arrest http://t.co/p9MR56cWZv
Abu Qatada 'would return to Jordan' http://t.co/dgY7UvhBBp
BANGLADESH: Dhaka building collapse - Woman pulled alive from rubble http://t.co/jdWdWrRFQ5

Friday

10th May - LAW NEWS

501 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The president of the Supreme Court has warned that denying access to the courts could create an exploitative society that might ultimately fail - and he called on lawyers to help ensure the justice system works. Full story - Law Gazette

SEC social media rule overlooks rules of engagement around the world | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PZKz8fcyV1
Harbinger settles SEC dispute for $18m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ifCAGlzsvE
Law students eye career away from firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RevXBK7Ov0
Slovak bank files claim against Greece | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6dlVrEJOYI
Report: domestic regulation boosts overseas expansion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eXdijX5CUN
Quinn Emanuel heads down under | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JKPjNEibtW
Hong Kong aims to simplify local qualification system amid fierce competition for places | Legalweek http://t.co/lnIhdyvDfG
SRA calls on largest law firms to publish diversity data in push to improve access to legal profession | Legalweek http://t.co/ZUzcru5XeL
Law firms need to invest in their IT systems in order to expand their business | Legalweek http://t.co/psbW5byTLH
Magic circle trio among host of global firms to land spots on Deutsche Bank's domestic panel | Legalweek http://t.co/NhdSltDGut
London partnership prospects sink as promotions at UK top 30 drop by 17% | Legalweek http://t.co/wCQQXKIayI
Law firms lose lustre as students mull alternative career options | Legalweek http://t.co/guc0VDmf2V
Stephen Lawrence murder: David Norris refused right to appeal http://t.co/NkBVpD89Bl
Daniel Morgan's murder: this stain on our criminal justice system remains http://t.co/ZwJftsyCmb
Hoarding couple admit child cruelty http://t.co/HU4S67F2Xi
Fees every five minutes in Law Society guide to unbundling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MqEXxH1JVf
Grayling to face crime lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/Oah8h3eEYE
‘Significant concerns’ over costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/dcrx5XgdNf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields freezes associate pay as trainee salaries unchanged again | The Lawyer http://t.co/lH2kHToK7D
Abu Qatada 'will voluntarily go back to Jordan when new treaty is ratified' http://t.co/h7sciTwOD8
Reacting to child abuse by lowering the age of consent would be cruel http://t.co/63vXnei3zE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel launches in Sydney with HSF partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/4rf0QUuO6x
Sausage-skin maker raids Dairy Crest for first London in-houser | The Lawyer http://t.co/bK7f6lbgsE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey tax partner exits Linklaters' Washington base for KPMG | The Lawyer http://t.co/2cYRFS5p78
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Cobbetts debt recovery arm cuts 44 staff in redundancy round | The Lawyer http://t.co/8lyAi1g5PL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields adjusts associate pay but trainee salaries are frozen again | The Lawyer http://t.co/9NpqeuRYn5
Co-op Bank’s debt rating downgraded to ‘junk’ status | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hNQd3ItbED
IRELAND: Two men arrested after burglary and fire at Chief Whip's office http://t.co/lOgOeE4Yjh
Just two comparison websites sign up to new legal standards | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/eha5Nx3hzy
Britain’s fragile legal legacy | Law Gazette http://t.co/7ss34rLnhp
Guidance for law firms collecting diversity data | Law Gazette http://t.co/x2RraSeFH2
Bar regulator bids to take heat out of QASA standoff | Law Gazette http://t.co/6BP91LLY8Y
Wacky and arbitrary rules and laws demonstrate the arrogance of power in CHINA http://t.co/ZRsYhCYcGn
Europe Inches Closer to Establishing a Banking Union http://t.co/2yKraVsnrQ
US: Home Brewing Soon To Be Legal In All 50 States http://t.co/3xhk7x1YWZ
Legal aid cuts risks damaging civilised society, warns senor judge http://t.co/uinkz10lpN
US: After Verdict, Sentencing Is a New Trial for Jurors http://t.co/0s9CrZuua8
CHINA: Celebrated Filmmaker Is Investigated by Family Planning Officials for breaking one child law http://t.co/Hore0CB4W5
PI diversification continues as Antony Hodari snaps up Tandem Law http://t.co/5QUAR3qqAu
Number of CLC-regulated ABSs reaches 35 | Legal Futures http://t.co/A1Mqj4nI3a
To be an ABS, or not to be: Shakespeares becomes one of largest firms to gain licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/dznzK7FEs9
Quindell: no reason for share price plummet | Legal Futures http://t.co/D1oYBvUT6a
North-west ABS targets national practice after London launch | Legal Futures http://t.co/uUWrBj2HBe
Legal price comparison websites "begin to sign up" to good practice standards | Legal Futures http://t.co/cCjJ2VCFpV
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Linenhall Chambers gives send off to retiring barrister Jeannie France-Hayhurst http://t.co/qaHGuvJ0Me
Queen's speech revives 'snooper's charter' legislation http://t.co/a1yrV4VZgq
HS2 legislation outlined in Queen's Speech http://t.co/1keytRnvSR
Former Archbishop of York 'did not report' sexual abuse claims http://t.co/jrsvP8iPKR
US: Ohio prosecutors may seek execution for Ariel Castro http://t.co/Klt1S4XvVA
Dental nurse wins case after being given written warning for eating apple http://t.co/tLFVy0SjDy
Grieving drivers who kill loved ones could escape prosecution http://t.co/MeZaOHhS01
Jimmy Savile 'not protected' from arrest, West Yorkshire Police say http://t.co/bNRKCembbh
Tests for new chemical guns in late stages http://t.co/sijjXo9xTY
Home Office policy on discretionary leave for children ruled unlawful | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AC6AeJhMFl
Family email advice line tries to fill gap left by cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ww93ohABoR
Advocates should “adapt to realities” of criminal legal aid cuts, Lord Neuberger says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/D2LG3QrMOk
How will the probation service work under Chris Grayling's plans? http://t.co/DD2vU0z4U1
UK human rights record under pressure from UN torture panel http://t.co/lKSp10f3tP
US: Ohio suspect Ariel Castro held on $8m bond for rape and kidnapping charges http://t.co/GMxtBYD3HM
Public sector probation trusts to become public service mutuals http://t.co/PghfjjEPQ4
ITALY: Rome's Jewish leader forced to pay Nazi war criminal's legal costs http://t.co/Ahm7yGweL3
Letters: No justice in legal aid changes http://t.co/FfJUIcQAjr
Government lawyers defend decision to keep Prince Charles's letters secret http://t.co/YwFxa4iVIj
URUGUAY: General found guilty of junta's 1974 murder of communist http://t.co/LoRhZJ2kUh
Probation cannot be solved by a minister in a hurry http://t.co/4eWAtORSUt
Freshfields' Red Knight hails United's 'heir to Busby' | The Lawyer http://t.co/M7hgROLwJI
Barclays deputy GC leads the race in scramble to replace Harding | The Lawyer http://t.co/rVft0kWzQd
Which way now for Personal Injury lawyers? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EPygMfST0U
Chevron slates Indonesian court ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7DiU5XjRyy
Porn copyright lawyers attacked over 'troll' lawsuits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ri6bDGaXrv
Stephenson Harwood seals Myanmar tie-up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t84YdZUXhq
Boodle Hatfield takes gender diversity gong | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/la9QUEPCQE
Latham lands Shearman team ahead of Düsseldorf opening | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aikHxQbb6N

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9th May - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: New rules governing international arbitration have lawyers hotly debating how much regulation is required. Full story - The Lawyer

Support for deaf clients | Law Gazette http://t.co/GlbuzpqkNL
State must provide ‘genuine access’ – Neuberger’s rebuke to government | Law Gazette http://t.co/mVB6q0rRk4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Senior Swedish partners team up for boutique launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/U9tn7Q0LbX
DWF bulks up real estate with Eversheds team | The Lawyer http://t.co/wO0RKox7LY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters beefs up relaunched DC base with Bingham tax duo | The Lawyer http://t.co/0q7WQcAuk5
Consolidation continues as Jackson reforms take hold of claimant sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/pI674NeOqy
CoA throws out £400m Northern Rock appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/ipIbFMjeH8
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies brings in Aussie corporate chief to rejig London corporate structure | The Lawyer http://t.co/T5Jg6hlVpa
Home secretary must pay solicitor’s fees after client ‘vanished’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ARZH9lCysx
GERMANY: Nazi-themed Wagner opera cancelled in Dusseldorf http://t.co/0JNmZGY0UD
MPs repay £390,000 in 'profits' on second homes http://t.co/ihcQBcVFSJ
Leicester school's halal lamb burger contained pork http://t.co/H3zkgGGCdy
Payment-by-results plan for offender supervision under fire http://t.co/VqXrlFbrUa
Hospitals reveal 750 'should never happen' blunders http://t.co/pSccv2fDfY
Police sergeant who sold story to Sun jailed http://t.co/iL2VkYcaUt
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
The last 500 days in Law: http://t.co/lEHqCnzhtO and the shape of things to come http://t.co/SktBKgf90y
IRAN: Claimants of election fraud acknowledged no vote rigging in 2009: Judiciary chief http://t.co/6ZU4aRuL1S
MALAYSIA: Judiciary reforming itself to restore reputation & credibility, according to former chief justice Zaki Azmi http://t.co/Tu7sHKpbXw
US faces gaps in protecting human rights in business activities – UN experts: http://t.co/KyXlFpUscp
European Court of Human Rights Says No Political Motivation Behind Arrest of former UKRAINE PM Tymoshenko http://t.co/KrRVpk5EPP
EGYPT NGO law could betray revolt's ideals: U.N. rights chief http://t.co/X0pmDaTNfy
UN names NORTH KOREA human rights investigators http://t.co/vacRdgNf06
Men go on trial over Sharkey fire deaths in Helensburgh http://t.co/RkUE3ddk53
Schoolgirl 'sold to Eddy Shah to pay credit card bills' http://t.co/920Oagswf4
Age of consent should be 13 says a prominent barrister http://t.co/3YXi0uEsBY
US teen charged over Utah football referee's death http://t.co/Qv9KpwFxCW
ITALY court upholds Berlusconi tax fraud conviction http://t.co/aveZDjkNIt
US: Ariel Castro faces rape and kidnap charges in Ohio case http://t.co/pfHAFyAA05
GERMANY weighs belated justice for Auschwitz guards http://t.co/RIEWSQ626t
Scotland’s share of North Sea oil could be subject to years of legal wrangling? http://t.co/trE9DJ0rIo
Law firm Freeth Cartwright has appointed a new managing partner at its Nottingham office http://t.co/WqVA1PVP7D
US: Delaware becomes the 11th state to make same-sex marriage legal http://t.co/S8RwYedYIS
UK aid law: Now or never? https://t.co/h91M3Zd0am
UK Government Plans to Revamp Consumer Laws Concerning Digital Content http://t.co/qsiFmHtGOK
UK Court Appeal of EU Short-Selling Law to Be Heard June 11 http://t.co/a6T8b1m9wK
Queen's Speech: Immigration laws to 'deter' foreigners who will not contribute to UK http://t.co/s3fM7E1cpt
US: Morgan Stanley Legal Charges Reduce 1st-Quarter Per-Share Earnings http://t.co/VfjrCuTbf2
AUSTRALIA: Victorian Legal Aid backflip on cuts to defence solicitor funding http://t.co/ylW0Syp8Ef
Warnings about ‘legal highs’ as use soars http://t.co/Cgi5Ekov2h
CANADA: Legal tab for probing government actions cost taxpayers dearly http://t.co/SqwifGwfF5
US: Bank of America Cuts 'Reasonably Possible' Legal Losses Estimate http://t.co/l1EFKIsySX
Not available in XL: Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries accused of only wanting 'thin and beautiful people' http://t.co/nXE5N3Q16k
New inquiry into murder of Daniel Morgan ‘will expose Met cover-up’ http://t.co/PwhJMCDgeE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson and Bond Dickinson unveil partnership promotions rounds - Legalweek http://t.co/yMKU5NQG20
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fulbright London partners dodge Norton Rose UK remuneration system - Legalweek http://t.co/Jo89MV11uz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham hires four-partner Shearman team for Duesseldorf launch - Legalweek http://t.co/jsOaKaAfHU
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood continues Asia push with Myanmar association deal - Legalweek http://t.co/0SLo6KyNyR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters boosts Washington tax practice with Bingham partner duo - Legalweek http://t.co/LFDwussXGb
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcons sees turnover rise 14% as firm makes up one partner - Legalweek http://t.co/vQKKlqUH7f
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges to outsource staff and cut up to 30 jobs in support restructuring - Legalweek http://t.co/m0fMb9AuEp
Mesothelioma Bill promises £355m for victims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hGJolay2XB
Arrests - is it possible to publish names without mud sticking? http://t.co/GAuAJ0loIf
Legal aid tendering: will it actually work? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/3JNkdZKFYX
Minister accused of wrongly blocking publication of Prince Charles letters http://t.co/Rab7FoUZL1
Queen's Speech reveals national insurance reforms for LLPs | The Lawyer http://t.co/7IYz7JBpYU
The Boundaries of Photo Editing where the enhanced reality is a moral issue? http://t.co/QWc1XKocIH
UK Government ramps up new law introduction | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1WMOenzEOp
Kuwait oil group settles $2.2bn Dow dispute | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/V5mHaWwSPJ
MegaUpload case 'threatens Internet freedom' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oT4Nxxo13s
Equality commitments take hit at magic circle firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Sv23C66bY
Rival lawyers urge Eddie Stobart to 'truck off' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sw2mWuS4XW
BANGLADESH building collapse death toll over 800 http://t.co/XjtA7fz8rW
America’s Military Injustice - harassment of women http://t.co/LTqBVdaZT7
US: Sexual Assaults in Military Raise Alarm in Washington http://t.co/4IpQB0xDgr
AUSTRALIA: Fearless and flawed - the remarkable life of Barrister Paul Rofe http://t.co/aR4G1qalJh
'Fresh proposals' planned over cyber-monitoring http://t.co/VOmT9bwxgx
Child abuse inquiry at Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham http://t.co/Qqz8Ady0rK
The Sun's executive editor and royal correspondent face court over payment charges http://t.co/EksxyevZVD

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