LawNewsIndex

Monday

3rd June - LAW NEWS

525 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: ‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says. More shop around for family lawyers but less for conveyancers, panel says as it urges regulators to show greater leadership. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Summer nights, street lights, cold frights & the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/Mfxc1b1E3k
Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry http://t.co/8bgHeaQByl
Jeremy Cross, Anesco: Green keeper - a profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/WjoEddX9lF
Solicitors should always use regulated costs lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/WcAcRty1p3
With some companies seeing fines as a fee for law breaking, is it time to pursue the individuals? | The Lawyer http://t.co/7XfEjEua0w
Claimants will find oil wells dry | The Lawyer http://t.co/G7XTyNcB5Z
Actions for breach of confidence that aim to protect trade secrets | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8r6G4q3Xf
At Corrigan's with the K | The Lawyer http://t.co/J8j4tfJNrP
Wealth management work is booming as individuals and families from around the world seek UK legal advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZ3HtkfJwp
More pressure on legal education | The Lawyer http://t.co/01KlqvfG5r
Malta: An island apart | The Lawyer http://t.co/ki7mfmVcqA
Information barriers - approach with caution | The Lawyer http://t.co/DZIdu0UrXo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws embarks on exclusive alliance with Tokyo firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/XlvudZA75u
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke raids former Belgian ally for Brussels launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/rDj6yuOcIQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters shakes up international board with four new members | The Lawyer http://t.co/UsZgfXCuBE
IRELAND: Child welfare reports must be available to court - judge http://t.co/aKO590Yu1N
ISRAEL: Women's NGOs demand say in religious courts http://t.co/uasHMttz02
INDIA: Government must have say in appointment of judges to higher courts: Law Minster Kapil Sibal http://t.co/mOUxsvLq1z
Profiling rules should not apply unless individuals' rights are 'significantly affected', says privacy body http://t.co/D4FsXWFAfY
US: Equal marriage rights supporters protest lack of vote http://t.co/nYiqrKa7mh
Compulsory retirement age can be justified, employment tribunal rules http://t.co/wUq7A0W255
CHILE: Judge issues order to investigate poet Neruda’s alleged killer http://t.co/rukIHzkk2N
ZIMBABWE Has An Independent Judiciary, states Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa http://t.co/DFYhfsAyfy
IRAN judiciary seeks to shut state-owned newspaper http://t.co/Z7gs4b4v4H
PHILIPPINES: New law makes indiscriminate cutting of coconut trees a crime: http://t.co/sykTq0ocoq
FRANCE: French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy http://t.co/qXvSbWHAhp
US Law school applications continue to slide http://t.co/ulSuwwpCJe
Graphic content of Cambridge University law exam stuns students http://t.co/ROcwdxW6tq
NHS negligence claims rise by 20 per cent in just one year http://t.co/N1munAkpzv
The mystery of David Jacobs, the Liberace lawyer http://t.co/vSQKPvfWVx
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
US: Bradley Manning WikiLeaks trial 'dangerous' for civil liberties – experts http://t.co/k7AId3jmqc
Victims bill backed by Holyrood committee http://t.co/L4eDR5LAl7
Apple fights US charges over e-book price-fixing http://t.co/M8iN5XJjVP
Woolwich murder suspects to appear in court http://t.co/1yLO3EhLM0
Gay marriage bill: Lords to debate 'wrecking amendment' http://t.co/FzJIeqjZzi
Lobbying row: Nick Clegg says reforms 'will go ahead' http://t.co/jnq0N495FM
Women's rights are human rights - now more than ever http://t.co/QGYp1HFzKq
ETHIOPIA: Human rights protesters take to streets in Addis Ababa http://t.co/4ruqzB2HK4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright hands 25 per cent of governance roles to US partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/11t4q2jqRD
AIM-listed conveyancing business set to become first ABS casualty | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcABF8xyVi
Legal firms struggling with new pensions scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/WAtKjJBPlX
No law recruits for National College of Legal Training's Legal Practice Course | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdVYkVewOF Jun 02, 2013
Claims against the NHS set to surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/97AIRXLV0W
Law firms paying over the odds for PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/RRoGGrUtb3
Chancery Lane calls for 28-day police bail limit | Law Gazette http://t.co/RnsSE6sF4C
How To: turn your firm around | Law Gazette http://t.co/BzquANoHdf
Civil procedure: capacity and compromise | Law Gazette http://t.co/QOsdHsnVZ6
Hodge holds fire on ‘tax avoidance by lawyers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/i5Lb7GqCB1
Slaughter: further court closures will bring ‘chaos’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBNV7lzZcf
Stakes raised again as legal aid reforms loom | Law Gazette http://t.co/MM7l4TA2Ux
High Court backs solicitors in mortgage fraud case | Legal Futures http://t.co/NaXCoXgRa4
US Justice Dept.’s showdown with Apple over e-book pricing is set to enter courtroom http://t.co/P0BHE02g1O
Aspiring International Criminal Law Barrister Needs Advice! http://t.co/LixjqVYo0w
Newport shopkeeper told to remove inflammatory ‘obey our laws’ T-shirt http://t.co/BsMt4hJEbE
Doctors injured while treating unconscious patients cannot test them for HIV due to lack of legal protection http://t.co/uiIaVjuSnM
Doctors call for law to protect them against HIV http://t.co/TyN3dEb6sW
UK Law Favors Anti-Caste Discrimination http://t.co/QhSG03cJNe
TURKEY: Protesters control Istanbul square after two days of clashes http://t.co/DnbE5p7Udx
If the RAF can accept my gender transition, why can't the media? http://t.co/kQXDzd5aV3
Met police in talks over law change to allow positive discrimination http://t.co/RwjkVyUyXM
Lobbying: ministers race to change rules as scandals hit home http://t.co/ecrp1WmcUz
Man arrested over Birmingham mother and baby murders http://t.co/tBKPFQKG4S
Julian Assange: UK considers talks with Ecuador minister http://t.co/aZwOfQs1ls
Man admits making threats to kill Prince Harry http://t.co/Ovyb9uO3zC
Legal aid cuts will lead to ‘justice on the cheap’, says Bradford barrister http://t.co/5wqLN5A3Bd
UK taken to court of EU migrant benefits http://t.co/beakePaSzH
Owner wants a law banning smoking in Welsh hotel rooms after his establishment was badly damaged in a fire http://t.co/qvz7taYzx3
EGYPT's Shura Council and constitution panel 'invalid' by top court http://t.co/AXbtODSDuv
April Jones murder: Jail too good for Mark Bridger, say grandparents http://t.co/Nt59ZE3hEm

Sunday

2nd June - LAW NEWS

524 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

The weekend interview in TheLawMap features Barrister A S M Monirul Alam, a commercial lawyer in Bangladesh, discussing legal and ethical issues relating to the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh: "Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry."

PHILIPPINES: New law gets strict on gun ownership http://t.co/CeZKrpK95e
UK Energy Law to Bring ‘Massive’ Cut in Pollution http://t.co/AR0ecsB5Gk
RUSSIA tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law http://t.co/mSTtJeyGe2
US: Man Sentenced in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador http://t.co/Dg6Cjek0Rl
In RUSSIA, Living the High Life; in America, a Wanted Man - Alimzhan T. Tokhtakhounov http://t.co/2GwRTJXkN2
US: Seeking a Fresh Start, Attorney General Holder Finds a Fresh Set of Troubles http://t.co/2mMv0PkCtj
The Global Plight of Disabled Children http://t.co/HP9g7taZtZ
CHINA’s Economic Empire: the biggest threat from Beijing is the aggressive spread of state capitalism http://t.co/5t7zCdaJQE
Legal aid residency tests 'will leave migrant children destitute' http://t.co/XdYIUgy141
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
The age of the super lawyer: how soft skills will lead to success http://t.co/ya4M5oOhF8
N ZEALAND: Earthquake Lawyer 'cost me my day in court' http://t.co/yjANfOoNUK
Lawyer gets 1-year jail term for insulting Islam in Upper EGYPT http://t.co/7AVPYayX6n
S AFRICA: Detective Hilton Botha reveals Pistorius could go free because of shocking pictures of the scene http://t.co/yxgDSshNrB
UK right activist writes to one-man tribunal investigating Sarabjit's murder in PAKISTAN jail http://t.co/T6UJWdwtwb
War crimes in the former Yugoslavia: Two puzzling judgments in The Hague | The Economist http://t.co/z4HlR7xaXQ
Welfare reforms may breach rights http://t.co/vp6IbtUrtV
MP calls for legislation on Cornwall turbine appeals http://t.co/JA7Hpv6d7r
NIGERIA: Former Attorney General of Lagos Canvasses Rule of Law http://t.co/DNaZzkDWHm
KENYA: Tough speaking Justice Kalpana Rawal wants a unified vision for Judiciary http://t.co/pqFuUrgY4O
US: The 2013 Am Law 200 - One thing is clear: Second Hundred firms are on a hiring binge http://t.co/gkyVvlEtmb
NGO law becomes test for EGYPT’s President Morsi http://t.co/PfMa4uggVW
NIGER prison attacked by armed group, at least two security guards killed http://t.co/YV65Fxtqnv
UK police charge second man in soldier murder http://t.co/alTX62InIs
Book Review: Punishment, Participatory, de- mocracy, and the Jury (Albert Dzur) | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/H0mOYfMi7R
The Relationship between European Union Law and International Law | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/2KQordBNZa
Religious Hate Speech Regulation: Counteracting Inequality or Counterproductive? | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/8JRzrOyVY6
Derivative Actions in the UK: Revised yet unimproved | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/b8NOHG7b7O
Engaging law with social reality for legal protection of unmarried cohabiting couples | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/I2xSwNJjao
Two years later: revisiting the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate expert immunity | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/ei64fJOWpd
Gridlock - Why Global Cooperation Is Failing http://t.co/GEkrFyrTYV
Stop The Emergence Of A Liberal European Social Model! http://t.co/NBeiSRidiV
Austerity Versus Growth (III): Fiscal Policy And Debt Sustainability http://t.co/JwMAvqwTBH
Inequality On The Horizon Of Need: a reasonable degree of wealth inequality http://t.co/demHU4fDym
The TURKEY Protests - A Bridge (And A Park) Too Far! http://t.co/n1HN27ITiD
Electronic plagiarism? The dangers of the cut-and-paste | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/JH16s7WTnJ
Right to Blog, Lord Chancellor's Legacy & War Crimes Accountability: The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/e4yoW9C8Ix
Death penalty legal funding refusal: Appeal court confirms limits of Human Rights Act | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yFQbrrBwf9
US: Bradley Manning supporters rally at Fort Meade on eve of military trial http://t.co/d4OuCIedvp
US: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison http://t.co/tXjKmdJ2Wr
CHINA: New Leadership Should Address Tiananmen Legacy http://t.co/vSNyI6MXeA
Azerbaijani human rights activist condemns inappropriate use of force against demonstrators in GERMANY and TURKEY http://t.co/e4hJ7LcKMI
Confusion as lawyers in United Kingdom Mau Mau case wrangle http://t.co/wwnHQ3jDt8
Foreign Secretary demands ‘red card’ to block bonkers European laws http://t.co/m3m4b0QHLI
Home Office legal blunder allows violent criminal to stay in Britain under human rights law http://t.co/sChF2y0Kpz
Could it be a case of legal aid lottery for defendants? http://t.co/whSqk5PG73
Everyone should have the same right, says solicitor http://t.co/2HsxVuX0PO
3 market towns including Ledbury to hire barrister to fight planning blueprint http://t.co/kpfMY36E8P
Leading barrister launches stinging attack of Government's legal aid proposals http://t.co/0S5NPXScnH
Shaker Aamer: Prisoner 239 and the Ongoing Scandal of Guantánamo Bay http://t.co/mn4VANKAzX
It Is Liberal Racism to Argue That Muslims Are 'Driven' to Commit Murder By Britain's Foreign Policy http://t.co/HHjySKlRCU
Extremists Point to Western Foreign Policy to Explain Their Acts. Why Do We Ignore Them? http://t.co/YcWPBZpEFb
IRAQ uncovers al-Qaeda 'chemical weapons plot' http://t.co/Sccub10yvE
Woolwich: Michael Adebolajo charged with Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/b7flNx6D0M
Google ordered to hand private customer data over to FBI investigators http://t.co/VAFJVLj1Fn
Legal aid: Commissioner says high quality services in Welsh must be retained http://t.co/LtQ1slnC2R
ISRAEL: Skeletal remains of dozens of Palestinians killed during 1948 have been found in a mass grave in Tel Aviv http://t.co/3SlCJ2Npld
Google and Facebook attacked over 'paltry' donations to internet child protection charity http://t.co/IGRPFrWASm
NEW ZEALAND: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom wins access to data seized in police raid http://t.co/w32Rreufwb
Illegal fuel: 48% rise in 'pop-up garages' http://t.co/ONZnAeevw2
Woolwich murder: Adebolajo spends second day at police station http://t.co/seRAwsgX9Q
Georgia Williams murder case: Jamie Reynolds remanded http://t.co/DSswmDvK8P
RUSSIA: Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina 'ends hunger strike' http://t.co/4DvvHSV8uM
Equality reforms condemned by Lib Dem taskforce http://t.co/z5hvwyyJqc

Saturday

1st June - LAW NEWS

523 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview with TheLawMap features Barrister A S M Monirul Alam, a commercial lawyer in Bangladesh, discussing legal and ethical issues relating to the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh: "Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry."

Summer nights, street lights, cold frights & the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/Mfxc1b1E3k
Coroner stops premature baby inquest to call in police http://t.co/1mtPxKOMxA
Judge accuses property firms of being more precise about fine wine than million-pound property deal http://t.co/IRcHhkreeH
Chris Grayling: Only the highest earners will be denied legal aid under Government reforms http://t.co/jBnRyGA5mX
Immingham docks cocaine and cannabis haul 'worth £2m' http://t.co/YXIRoNnS9t
FRANCE: French far right leader loses immunity, faces charges http://t.co/7hx4VlV91V
Man arrested in England over Belfast police murder bid http://t.co/R84F0ti3uZ
MP Patrick Mercer 'offered Commons security pass' http://t.co/UmZWkuxSzu
AUSTRALIA: Secrecy law veils MP perks http://t.co/MT7YbFA852
Illegal Ivory Trade Funds Rebels in Central Africa http://t.co/JnaOrGw9k8
GERMANY: German From Senegal Vies to Break Bundestag Barrier and become first black MP http://t.co/uaw2b8Gj0D
US Retailers Announce New Factory Safety Plan in Asian factories http://t.co/wB5Tlc9TK9
TURKEY: Peaceful Protest Over Istanbul Park Turns Violent as Police Crack Down http://t.co/IELaiIhk5E
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
SATURDAY LAW INTERVIEW: Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry http://t.co/8bgHeaQByl
Petition for bill that would make all motorists strictly liable for all accidents involving cyclists | The Firm http://t.co/7YMAZ3lpBv
Jackson reforms hit home: Landmark decision on “stricter” Jackson rules | New Law Journal: http://t.co/yET4dheUKX
Bar Council elections: New faces at the Bar Council | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ktdlpnr8hi
Missed opportunity: Small business reluctant to ask for legal help? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/w3kCCKn4ar
Legal history: Middlesex Guildhall hits its centenary | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sCruRuO1zp
Judges form Jackson Five: Will it be as easy as ABC to hear Jackson appeals? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/7vJ89D2ZYR
Hard-working lawyers - Research shows loyalty from lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UymvFdr67o
Supreme Court activity report released | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WSLu6hVDp4
“Mistreatment” under scrutiny (of Iraqi civilians) | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XJH8eNcXQL
MoJ denies plans for “wholesale” privatisation of the courts service | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9BxaY7XWwu
Lawyers argue that courts will buckle under a flood of personal injury cases because of an overhaul of the system http://t.co/ZgEaIbQqH8
Time to privatise the courts | Adam Smith Institute http://t.co/9V998yL3Mk
TUNISIA: European topless protesters could face Tunisia jail terms, according to lawyer http://t.co/6VQb5BR3ml
Employment Tribunal rules in favour of law firms in key age discrimination case | Legalweek http://t.co/RJK6QTS8w6
CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea expresses 'remorse' http://t.co/u9nXTq5GXc
EGYPT: Draft law said to dash hopes of free civil society http://t.co/ps1vcMCaGf
Originalism, Restraint, and Conservative Constitutionalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/XzrIhhehlH
Drummer Lee Rigby's family reject "extremist" groups using Woolwich murder for political gain http://t.co/Q7CQhCb5DR
NEW ZEALAND: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom granted access to police evidence http://t.co/84qWCfOWSF
Robert Mugabe must hold elections by end of July, says ZIMBABWE court http://t.co/PcvoKsH2TS
UK has until July to implement tougher energy market rules http://t.co/kkXwlMjr9u
Press regulation: you couldn't make it up | Editorial http://t.co/znWpiQUzKv
Republic of CONGO passes law against smoking in public, tobacco sales and promotion http://t.co/wZoZrHk57F
CANADA: Controversial Quebec language legislation clears hurdle http://t.co/s7OpjYQfko
INDIA: 'Scientific development major challenge before judiciary' http://t.co/O8A1NrlXPD
Only rich will get justice after legal aid reform, warns leading barrister http://t.co/ycK4hrPOZB
Barrister tells doctors to be ‘hyper-alert’ for warning signs of female genital mutilation http://t.co/tBaHgVMWKl
MI5 failures over Woolwich probably 'misjudgement' not lack of snoopers' charter, says Sir Chris Fox http://t.co/26niHbTFWF
NIGERIA: New Law Bans Gay Marriage http://t.co/Oo3NYsqI06
UK needs prompt action on human rights record, UN panel warns http://t.co/SIxe1m6F1q
English law should not be sold to the lowest bidder http://t.co/4tcLfvL0x1
UK's Hague wants 'red card' to challenge EU laws http://t.co/FeKlE6EFXn
The future of press regulation? Webinar by The Law Society http://t.co/oBdYWoRcI8
Chris Grayling's proposed reforms to legal aid undermine the foundations of British justice http://t.co/IEcvYGoRg2
Middle-class families face ruin under legal aid reforms, top lawyer warns http://t.co/k5WExoMPcd
Lawyer caught with cannabis haul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mHm7bxKX5Q
Registered patents devalued by outdated IP laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rjfX5QFUji
Judge allows England game despite stadium safety fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TpCR0Q7ICK
US parents still want children to become lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fSak8r7ICo
KWM chief plays down partner exit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PgNXyVYuWk
Scottish lawyers warn government over PI system | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pb4Bz1vYHc
Minister Law given ABS green light | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CM34Jpt0E1
KENYA Law Group Files Complaint over MP’s Pay Increase http://t.co/EkRCd3zMmV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Manchester's JMW parts with 8 PI secretaries in face of Jackson reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/FcBIM8f4pB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys to merge with Gates and Partners this weekend | The Lawyer http://t.co/rm3qZ6l0dP
Government denies planning changes will lead to boom in betting shops | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yUvHMgPJSv
Bar Council announces 'Legal Aid' question time http://t.co/v2a67IOX6o
AUSTRALIA: Actress Toni Collette loses legal battle over failed property deal http://t.co/REcm1JmsBJ
AUSTRALIA: Legal recognition for those who don't identify as either 'M' or 'F' http://t.co/bnbR1rjL8Q
Unions Press to End Special Trade Status for BANGLADESH http://t.co/9hAu446eeB
BANGLADESH: Grim Task of Identifying Factories’ Dead Overwhelms Bangladeshi Lab http://t.co/yQHUYMPnpG

Friday

31st May - LAW NEWS

522 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

Thursday

30th May - LAW NEWS

521 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

Wednesday

29th May - LAW NEWS

520 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

Tuesday

28th May - LAW NEWS

519 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

Monday

27th May - LAW NEWS

518 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

Sunday

26th May - LAW NEWS

517 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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

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

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