6th July - LAW NEWS

558 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap


Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society

• Lord Advocate issues marriage opposition guidance to prosecutors | The Firm http://t.co/ZOyD0pLuei 
• Civic Scotland Owes Scotland | The Firm http://t.co/eJB9PxJhnW 
• Unprecedented access granted for Channel 4 documentary on Nat Fraser murder case | The Firm http://t.co/piv0JXUqQJ 
• Law firm launches Judicial Review challenge to new Employment Tribunal fees | The Firm http://t.co/8MuoQIbpzK 
• SLAB contracting update published | The Firm http://t.co/JOdk1OzoTn 
• Magdalene compensation “less generous” - Victims of Catholic laundries to receive pay-out | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KyLPkvyB0U 
• Judges behaving badly: Office for Judicial Complaints releases its annual report | New Law Journal: http://t.co/nTpwcoa8DG
• One-stop property tribunal opens | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UeoKIOgzFT 
• Zodiac ruling rejects “Unilin principle”: Landmark Supreme Court patent ruling | New Law Journal: http://t.co/M0zal5ITQ0 
• LETR on apprentices: CILEx president strikes cautious note on legal apprentices | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MOVwuyuGuy
• Birmingham law centre closes: Sad day for access to justice campaign | New Law Journal: http://t.co/k1xZ7ZSrrz 
• Alternative service overseas: Supreme Court ruling marks a "shift in emphasis" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/rlTXAOogJ7 
• Legal Aid Oscars take place - LALY’s winners revealed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/8L0A0XVBDs 
• Regulators clash over pan-profession compensation fund | New Law Journal: http://t.co/knXuV0yWCM 
• SRA executive director issues warning over growing trend for improper practices | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HXg1QHbrbs 
• Power of attorney online: LPA can now be applied for via MoJ website | New Law Journal: http://t.co/gd1KmOI2Bh 
• Law Society launches quality standard for wills & estate administration | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LMAEgD9X2w
• US: Lincoln’s Surveillance State http://t.co/IUPktilcih 
• In AUSTRALIA, Misogyny Lives On http://t.co/5ZSfraimoU
• VENEZUELA Offers Asylum to Snowden http://t.co/A2HfeB4IB5 
• NEW ZEALAND: Pike family lawyer supports idea of corporate manslaughter http://t.co/CUX8qddNqc 
• Senior lawyer uses gagging order to hide details of affair http://t.co/w0vjZ3NvmY 
• BULGARIA: Lawyer of former Bulgarian interior minister requests judicial disqualification of investigators in case http://t.co/IcwqrDnM1T 
• BRAZIL: Courts uphold Vatican’s annulment decree in incest case http://t.co/q5meARO20L 
• INDIA: Lawyers demand cleaning courts of 'uncle practice' http://t.co/XCluHQXScn 
• CHINA: Courts sentence 12 to up to 10 years over 2012 anti-Japanese attacks in western city http://t.co/RvB7XRL89S 
• INDIA: More courts to deal with case against women, children, promises Chief Justice designate http://t.co/CXABrpKZZl 
• Trial date set for Huhne case barrister http://t.co/EI50Qw6zoF 
• ALGERIA: Yemeni Embassy and Students Stand before Algerian Judiciary System for inciting riots http://t.co/AQqmI7JjxH
• NIGERIA: Chief Justice Sacks Six Judiciary Staff Over Leaked Judgement http://t.co/gtBXai3ftJ 
• GUAM Judiciary asks for $1.3M increase in budget to $25.1M, to pay past due bonuses http://t.co/enTJgTxnKv
• ARGENTINA Applies Law That Jails Hoarders as Bread Surges http://t.co/z0yjjCBbpo 
• Law firm says Northern Ireland central to success http://t.co/wgytCIcVbc
• FRANCE: Crack down on mass-produced microwave meals passed off as freshly cooked http://t.co/y6tkRw994n
• CHINA: Top judge underlines fairness and justice http://t.co/i8TEuQxhsC
• NEW ZEALAND Judge orders mining disaster payout http://t.co/90VFPUJN2T 
• MEXICO: Judge orders release of 5 high-ranking army officials accused of aiding a drug cartel http://t.co/lNcrSyCQED
• “Human Rights and Human Wrongs” – Rt Hon John Bercow delivers Amnesty International Pride Lecture in Belfast http://t.co/L4ICM80mUc 
• Rights federation urges governments to protect whistleblower Snowden http://t.co/csN4aZSHV6 
• UN rights team will visit Asia for North Korea inquiry http://t.co/MrIuAHTxVa 
• Penal Law, Abolitionism and Anarchism: Conference April 2014 (Notttingham, UK) http://t.co/qHS4i9Fdcc 
• 20-year-old Nigerian Bags First Class Degree in Law at UK University http://t.co/Ujm4PFDBEz 
• UK Supreme Court overturns law on patent infringement damages http://t.co/Z7j4KULDcR 
• UK grad named 'Legend of the Law' http://t.co/MkCBr5yqQ1 
• Geordie Shore filming suspended as stars Vicky Pattison and Holly Hagan arrested for assault http://t.co/3Klib7jarh
• Five police forces investigated over alleged Stephen Lawrence smear campaign http://t.co/wXzvjjtODL 
• Final preparations underway for long-awaited Abu Qatada deportation to Jordan http://t.co/qtCiTO88vA 
• Horse trader Tom Price jailed for cruelty and Asbo breach http://t.co/98WaP2mRj1 
• UK spouse immigration rules 'unjustified', High Court says http://t.co/0UWSN1nXKM 
• Rebecca Thompson death: Father charged with murder http://t.co/YgrtZ1yzcL 
• Welby says CofE schools to fight homophobic bullying http://t.co/3cSIeZTlPx 
• Paul Gascoigne arrested over suspected drunken assault http://t.co/CANTWfhRqt
• Legal Aid changes may force small firms to merge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/duDxAPBhs0 
• Italian lawyers plan strike | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/K6ZdSYc4Yc 
• Google warned over 'commitment to transparency' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RFiRdK2Ixh 
• Oz lawyer slams 'global' law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7I9SixuyTt 
• Top UK firms see revenues climb | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XM17bsCifN 
• Azelle Rodney death: 'No justification' for police shooting http://t.co/2g5oxX9Td7 
• Nelson Mandela's doctors deny he was in 'permanent vegetative state' http://t.co/mLtHIVDv0q 
• Prisoner banned from taking A level in case he becomes 'too clever' http://t.co/qg178G1GHZ 
• Jon Venables: how attitudes towards criminality have changed and hardened http://t.co/vPqBbRyJch 
• Monty Python film producer wins royalties case against comedy team http://t.co/E7Ccy0vAsG
• US: The 'religious freedom' ploy to block healthcare coverage of birth control http://t.co/WKvSKuHIcq 
• Should gender-biased language be outlawed? | Poll http://t.co/tjlY6pL1Cw 
• Law Society ‘exploring options’ over indemnity | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vTNZVHPNll 
• Special rules needed for litigants in person, judges say | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9CStT9KPqY 
• Judges call for urgent overhaul to cope with surge of LIPs | Law Gazette http://t.co/Wgezr5QJYm
• Society calls for hold on fixed-fee extension | Law Gazette http://t.co/qJgzoO1HBf

5th July - LAW NEWS

557 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: SRA should soften consumer focus and clamp down on the unrated sector to secure PI future. Full story - The Lawyer

• Legal aid cuts will lead to more miscarriages of justice, top judges warn http://t.co/k5wswPvpRl 
• Azelle Rodney death: 'No justification' for police shooting http://t.co/2g5oxX9Td7 
• Labour Party to refer Falkirk selection row to police http://t.co/XwwWo8pzOY 
• In house interview: Director of legal services at the University of Birmingham | The Lawyer http://t.co/YGYDXPCjwq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mills & Reeve turnover rises by 2 per cent to £70.9m | The Lawyer http://t.co/dfo20Qu47j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP confirms it will axe 102 legal and secretarial staff in latest jobs cuts round | The Lawyer http://t.co/bBysDCY9Jj
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin in talks to outsource 20-person document production unit | The Lawyer http://t.co/uLGQjCNKxl 
• Hudson: wills quality scheme will help fend off big brands | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DVt6hFoExO 
• Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright and Eversheds post results | Law Gazette http://t.co/QwW1Eppa8Z 
• Modest profits at Linklaters and Freshfields | Law Gazette http://t.co/LnC1JGxy9y 
• Quality mark to boost solicitor brand in wills market | Law Gazette http://t.co/QE15zpgaan 
• INDIA: Law firms find loopholes to promote their services http://t.co/IaWnIdX5cB
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• EL SALVADOR abortion controversy shows lack of progress on Cairo agenda http://t.co/uKLtbHxqLn 
• European watchdogs order Google to rewrite privacy policy or face legal action http://t.co/4nfmsfhB7W 
• PAKISTAN reintroduces death penalty http://t.co/GOGUr99N2m 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst revenues inch up as PEP dips 9% | Legalweek http://t.co/a63oXxMcfU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose reports 4% turnover rise for year up to Fulbright merger | Legalweek http://t.co/vc3dLjIECq 
• LAW FIRM ENWS: Near-shoring and LPO takes hold as more top 30 firms eye moves | Legalweek http://t.co/QkyVKFHMlf 
• LAW FIRM ENWS: Freshfields overtakes Linklaters and A&O by revenue with 7% hike | Legalweek http://t.co/Nt67VMe4cY 
• Private equity firm hires planning team as ABS total hits 160 | Law Gazette http://t.co/GPPuJdGHM0 
• EGYPT: For Islamists, Dire Lessons on Politics and Power http://t.co/h8a94EfINL 
• Altaf Hussain interrogation carried out as per UK law & Pakistan govenrment has been kept informed http://t.co/VkRAgSXJYf 
• RUSSIA: Foreign agents law is here to stay, insists President Putin http://t.co/jR0qgat048 
• US: Courts could spell end of unpaid internships http://t.co/nTtpB6fvSR 
• AUSTRALIA: Courts react with glee to tighter asylum rules http://t.co/wCpRWFRnEu 
• Danny Nightingale trial: Soldiers 'kept guns as trophies' http://t.co/YV3MMaaorI 
• Your rights under Sale of Goods Act http://t.co/KydxxVVDgC 
• Gay rights in South-East Asia: Fifty shades of pink | The Economist http://t.co/Q4qY9wgPel 
• CANADA: Transgender rights bill gets right to the finish line, but Senate fails to vote http://t.co/87y5t1VOdk 
• EGYPT: Rights groups decry Egyptian crackdown on media considered pro-Morsi http://t.co/NWK2D5IOC8 
• Rolls-Royce defends claims it concealed engine defects http://t.co/nJ9mXwVzpL 
• Ministry of Defence joins firms to tackle cyber threat http://t.co/u45zfU63xo 
• BOLIVIA 'could close' US embassy after plane incident http://t.co/amLD59Cp8w 
• Stephen Lawrence: Duwayne Brooks to meet Nick Clegg http://t.co/9y9Z1FBMcs 
• Bulger killer Venables to be released on parole http://t.co/N3clEANZ0c 
• 10 inventors who didn't get mega-rich from their inventions http://t.co/VQ1nul3PZK 
• Zero-hours contracts need code of practice, says Lib Dem MP http://t.co/1IMDXSTAtb 
• The real costs of the legal aid system http://t.co/5cJTBO8dOF
• Criminal boss loses libel case against journalist who exposed him http://t.co/iF2u24U0DU 
• CAMEROON can and should improve human rights protection for all http://t.co/dvRWcXxKGf 
• EGYPT: Mohammed Morsi, 15 Other Islamists Probed For 'Insulting Judiciary' http://t.co/ZaVdNl1af5
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose posts £845m revenue for non-Fulbright business | The Lawyer http://t.co/y6Vej2SFzk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst PEP falls 9 per cent as top of equity slumps below £1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/CyCmAxEAEj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters PEP rise 6.5 per cent, turnover up 1 per cent to £1.195bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/xhblYKH848 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields’ revenue and PEP bounce up by more than 7 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/iKnTGdzWNG 
• Revenues move upward across UK top 50 despite gloomy predictions | The Lawyer http://t.co/f2vnbJCzV9
• LIBERIA: Justice and Peace 10 Years On in Liberia http://t.co/9BzyH9yXrS 
• Justice Mansour sworn in as EGYPT interim President http://t.co/dWHg6XFqAf 
• Jewish justice Ruth Ginsburg resists pressure to retire from US Supreme Court http://t.co/sbKzs2Gau6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes growth continues with double-digit revenue and PEP hikes | Legalweek http://t.co/eh7KLSAdU4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Eversheds Edinburgh head joins Shepherd & Wedderburn | Legalweek http://t.co/QXqBBHr3Qp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters hacking probe role faces scrutiny after Murdoch tapes leak | Legalweek http://t.co/QGsmvyWWMP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Berrymans sees revenues rise 4% as PEP dips 13% on back of investment | Legalweek http://t.co/1Mibjxx2YW
• Susskind: ABSs will have international ripple effect and break down protectionism | Legal Futures http://t.co/rwJ0VfsPA8 
• Swathe of personal injury firms reports reduced income since LASPO | Legal Futures http://t.co/KJ3zlg3rbL
• Plymouth law firms will be shut down by new legal aid system http://t.co/gNnwXYP8nA 
• Harmonising legal standards important for ASEAN's integration, according to SINGAPORE Law Minister http://t.co/gXXPVVVmhM 
• IRELAND: Legal aid revoked for defendants on holiday http://t.co/BnldEhOFTI 
• UK Supreme Court overturns patent principle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FXcl0uraa1 
• Hungary for debate: News from Europe's heart of human rights | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XYUhGn1hsa 
• Peter Madoff derails liquidator's lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jAmQL6fxBT 
• Barclay brothers successful in High Court showdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3gQyw1V4Do 
• Cover-up scandal shocks corporate Japan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UPx5kXfdqo 
• Law Society to guide firms through tricky insurance market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MrwAYSBCF6 
• Legal review finds M&A activity in decline | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AA2GIZPBkb

4th July - LAW NEWS

556 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: There may be fewer criminal law firms as a result of legal aid reform but not fewer solicitors, the Lord Chancellor claimed. Full story - Legal Futures

• Circuit judges attack cuts to judicial review and prison law | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TtzPR5M1Ur 
• Coalition in behind-the-scenes battle over royal charter on press regulation http://t.co/tJA82OvBSz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow settles £50m professional negligence claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/xwiWh7DOIW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters criticised by Sun journalists in secret Murdoch recording | The Lawyer http://t.co/I5L3RFw8oW
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes confounds market doom with double digit rises in turnover and net profit | The Lawyer http://t.co/pOYUQhwerg 
• LETR – jobs for the boys | Law Gazette http://t.co/8MyjdWFY7f 
• In GREECE, things move fast – except justice for Kostas Sakkas http://t.co/jWtHLrc14Z 
• The UK needs new organ donation law, and fast http://t.co/T0UnJ5vk32 
• Property conveyancing boring? Not on your life! http://t.co/nn0k2pw7Le 
• Conveyancer sees rise in cash buyers http://t.co/nAl0z29u76 
• Property firms claim rise in sellers leaving buyers in the lurch shows market is gathering strength http://t.co/iUHj6ypAuO 
• American Fundamentalist Christian arrested for calling homosexuality a 'sin' http://t.co/JrgDzu3KLi
• Madeleine McCann: How the British led investigation will operate overseas http://t.co/NspiHDHoxH 
• Society condemns ‘plain wrong’ criticism of legal aid stance | Law Gazette http://t.co/SLLlxB7UEf 
• The Press Photographer's Year: Some interesting exposures http://t.co/EVNnWFneKN 
• MI5 spy cleared of assaulting and harassing ex-girlfriend http://t.co/Bu59UODGxp 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Nelson Mandela family feud deepens as Mandla hits back http://t.co/cME8FSy6PU
• Balva was third biggest indemnity insurer | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fVfc1JtQF3 
• CILEx and Manchester Met law schools launch ‘Legal Services Apprenticeships’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aAYzQt8wQ3 
• ‘Remain vigilant on judicial independence’, LCJ tells judges | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L5lk7vvjIy 
• Allen & Overy opens results season with 2.2% profit growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBh7VS47Ot
• ABS pressures put 2,500 law firms "at risk of failure" | Legal Futures http://t.co/Mf25InK5kL 
• Lack of transparency over costs "driving consumer mistrust" of lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/n5tnVMb4tP
• INDIA's Cabinet Passes Food Security Law http://t.co/1wVdrIB6Hu 
• US: Courts OK JPMorgan's legal settlement with MF Global http://t.co/iccJIf0RX2 
• Law says the US is required to cut aid after coups. Will it? http://t.co/Ck8CVt36c2
• US Lawyer Seeks Confidentiality for a Relative of Bin Laden http://t.co/vcwULlx2u3 
• Google under pressure to stop illegal drug ads http://t.co/zZSJX6VGoL 
• Land Registration: About the work of the Land Registration division http://t.co/kvKfPspNlC
• UGANDA: Attorney General declared that Lukwago Tribunal is Fair http://t.co/bN5b0y9OMy 
• Citizens’ advice chiefs in Hartlepool are ‘very concerned’ over new tribunal fees http://t.co/iMLUN7SE1E 
• IRELAND: Morris tribunal recommendations yet to be implemented by An Garda http://t.co/NFx993YSIT 
• How the Equality and Human Rights Commission forced the government’s hand on stop and search http://t.co/Nn1zwvcgQC
• AFGHANISTAN: Ex-Taliban official vows to protect Afghan women after election to human rights commission http://t.co/IuZK475g6G 
• EGYPT: Women Fight Back Against Sexual Assault Amid Crisis http://t.co/0tK76qboEN
• INDIA: No need to change collegium system: Chief Justice Designate Sathasivam http://t.co/VglNKDcbUC 
• EGYPT: Judiciary approves return of sacked prosecutor-general http://t.co/jechR6tshW 
• Is INDIA's suicide law being misused? http://t.co/clqGISLUrx 
• CANADA: Law students arrange free legal advice for flood victims http://t.co/fpJ4Jp5sK2 
• IRELAND: Judge OKs HSBC laundering penalty http://t.co/X3R152qy4m 
• Grayling's prisons plan to ensure inmates are released close to home http://t.co/3y9Ag8V2hw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Morton Fraser posts slight decline in revenue and profits | The Lawyer http://t.co/aeEmLCRPfS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin picks McKinsey accountant as first-ever COO | The Lawyer http://t.co/G10Klv28A5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy posts revenue of £1.19bn, PEP frozen at £1.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/9QLOIBZiJw 
• Lord Young shuns meeting with profession’s regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/LUhFJZJJdu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: State’s case against Zimmerman nears a close http://t.co/bZTVQ9KpZ5 
• Lord Justice Leveson's questioning by MPs postponed http://t.co/n8Qw8MPV4r
• Solicitor wins injunction to stop former lover going public | Legal Futures http://t.co/wNNNb7EDG1 
• Hospitals block patient complaints on legal grounds http://t.co/k7jcBZxIxN 
• INDIA legal ruling: Having sex means you’re married http://t.co/uwio9opXk9 
• Study reveals messy and inconsistent orphan works copyright law http://t.co/TqOijo81a3 
• HONG KONG Barrister to Try to Crack Jurisdiction Issue http://t.co/QZG2CMDTVm 
• Qatada could be on plane on Sunday after extradition deal made law http://t.co/uucGUDP5YL 
• Highest-Grossing UK Law Firms’ Profit Stagnates as Deals Fall http://t.co/n2N0ozSpwu
• PAKISTAN: Safer building codes urged in wake of frequent earthquakes http://t.co/2M7CWkz93w
• Why Tories must urgently listen to complaints about stop and search http://t.co/sQCQOLV4dw
• Chris Grayling: Britain has 'no shortage of lawyers' http://t.co/FkktRtWnwp 
• New row as hidden microphone found in Ecuadorean embassy http://t.co/I9USy0GaCI 
• British freedoms could be eroded, warns Lord Chief Justice http://t.co/BzT9sLMZ8B
• Weil and Quinn secure appeal win in high-profile London hotels dispute | Legalweek http://t.co/NA05Qra0uf 
• DLA posts double-digit revenue and PEP growth for non-US business | Legalweek http://t.co/UVybSZluJ7 
• Lawyers take aim at NHS complaint procedures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z3jhHyqys6
• Oz report considers offshore data security | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CG4NVdUX0c 
• Law firms face questions over hacking | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gg7Hcb9H02 
• Former FBI director to look into BP compensation claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EzCgL9WR2Q 
• Google scores major legal victory in digital library scuffle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/N7CCIb7i8S 
• Name firms accused of hacking within 14 days, MPs tell police http://t.co/1NM90eMo8U 
• Caught on tape: What Rupert Murdoch really thinks about bribing public officials http://t.co/n6tC8JUKht 
• Disgraced Hillsborough officer Sir Norman Bettison linked to campaign to smear Stephen Lawrence family http://t.co/Uk8TES8kFf 
• BOLIVIA to complain to UN after Evo Morales' plane 'kidnapped' http://t.co/oDgfjBwWoI 
• Ex-GP Navin Zala sex assault victim 'tip of iceberg' http://t.co/01lUUK0hMz 
• An African on the beat in SWEDEN http://t.co/5lNqsxwNkH 
• BBC should reflect more 'extreme' views http://t.co/JcCYFr3jr6 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Mandela graves row: Police break down grandson's gate http://t.co/OdO4QBYTGP
• EGYPT: Army suspends constitution deposing President Mursi http://t.co/6P4KBwg03w 
• Why does cycling need podium girls? http://t.co/qLtiCVFtZo 
• Two more arrests over 'plebgate' including serving constable http://t.co/9k3154IaTj 
• Sir Norman Bettison in probe over Stephen Lawrence family claims http://t.co/OUWgzfDLBB 
• A Guardian guide to extradition http://t.co/FyD4Wr7daj 
• Why UK legal education is falling short in a globalised world http://t.co/P2ukmhlogs 
• Stop stop-and-search and I might start helping you | Lemn Sissay http://t.co/Erlg4WkROF 
• Small law firms may be forced to merge under legal aid plans http://t.co/FpAzodnPk7 
• America's whistleblower persecution sullies the US constitution | Christophe Deloire and Julian Assange http://t.co/mRO38kedRF 
• Miscarriages of justice body to receive increased funds after applications rise http://t.co/IsZUDkTCEN

3rd July - LAW NEWS

555 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The justice secretary has agreed to retain client choice and signalled his support for an alternative tender model proposed by the Law Society, based on a modified version of GP contracts in the NHS. Full story - Law Gazette

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law sees PEP break £1m barrier for first time | The Lawyer http://t.co/dQb2uhi1Py 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters takes Siemens role on Nokia’s €1.7bn joint venture buyout | The Lawyer http://t.co/QcFwSogBVE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: City support staff hit as Edwards Wildman makes firmwide cuts | The Lawyer http://t.co/5xLsEy4u7S 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Lupton Fawcett plans further growth with York merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/XKoOdYr7aJ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law to scale back US bases in favour of alliance model | The Lawyer http://t.co/9ADREoXLIz
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance partner Norman to return to London from Middle East | The Lawyer http://t.co/mkdmzwJLeJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance sees German revenue fall 4.5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/M9jQQ2vvqF
• Citibank’s India GC returns to private practice at Amarchand | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lag00rs9Kh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds partners give support to Hughes' 2020 Vision | The Lawyer http://t.co/KODIp8b0hq 
• Grayling sides with solicitors and attacks barristers on criminal legal aid | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8JyPLz9a5S 
• Lawyers urged to better understand how clients buy legal services | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/W9CWSubkKN
• The SRA's catch-22 | Law Gazette http://t.co/ak6JcoWzC4 
• City firm Rohrer closed by SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dls9rCqP6y 
• Public still sees lawyers as ‘arrogant’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/gpIXSTgZ8F
• Solicitors warned over RTA Portal registration | Law Gazette http://t.co/WBgz1VjBTE
• Outstanding achievement award for legal aid battler Bhatt | Law Gazette http://t.co/baoe2BGG7E 
• PEP breaks £1m mark at Stewarts Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/yBZRlxaARh 
• Grayling promises second consultation on legal aid – but sets red lines | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmJU01G6Dy 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: More Unfairness Toward Immigrants by stopping them from having driving permits http://t.co/e1rPpPhZiq
• After Disaster, BANGLADESH Lags In Policing Its Maze of Factories http://t.co/4rWmTywV8a 
• NAMIBIA: Lawyer Goes Ballistic On Prosecution http://t.co/qAn2dyeSjA 
• CANADA: Ontario courts ‘only open to the rich,’ judge warns http://t.co/ZJXvdMOqiX 
• IRELAND: Former footballer Paul McGrath due in court over alleged public order offence http://t.co/XecNM34dKt 
• UAE: Grossly unfair trial of government critics cited by human rights organisation http://t.co/cdxP6NEILn 
• Somali Pirate trial in US reveals brutality on high seas http://t.co/whpIUNx6aA 
• Bradley Manning trial: Witness heard in secret as prosecution closes case http://t.co/ZRRYj18nBc 
• ITALY: Prosecutors consider trial for ex-Vatican bank managers: sources http://t.co/k4z6ykxVzJ 
• US: Zimmerman trial judge tells jury to ignore detective's description http://t.co/3c0tFispgd 
• ANGOLA: Respect for human rights ensures peace http://t.co/gvHaflqY2t 
• US: Employer mandate in healthcare reform law delayed a year http://t.co/LnWvBboa3t 
• US: Abortion rights - why Ohio is the new battlefront http://t.co/H6Sr4xytWP 
• IRAN: Judiciary officials accused in torture, deaths get off lightly http://t.co/L3dDoEdl3R 
• SERBIA: Parliament adopts strategies on judiciary and corruption http://t.co/0W1vspcr7K 
• AUSTRALIA: No rift between SA Government and judiciary, says Chief Justice Chris Kourakis http://t.co/nizK894XJm 
• INDIA: ‘Judiciary needs more women’, says Chief Justice designate http://t.co/0xD5RnZmqd
• BP oil spill payments to be investigated by ex-FBI chief http://t.co/mXlSGp7Ygl 
• Organ donation opt-out system given go-ahead in Wales http://t.co/AFrg5NUUnv 
• PI lawyers unite against "unacceptable" SRA position on inducements to clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/zlWMoR6pHi 
• NIGERIA: Oil legislation worries investors http://t.co/3duVEbMWJ4 
• IRELAND: Brady claims legislation a Trojan horse for new permissive regime http://t.co/mW2fD4T1zm 
• US Judge says yoga does not promote Hinduism in California schools http://t.co/eMnu5hMjf4 
• AUSTRALIA: Solicitor dad suing Gold Coast's most exclusive school for more than $3.5 million in a spat over fees http://t.co/ZBvXEJzMcj 
• SINGAPORE’s first out gay politician urges for repeal of anti-gay laws http://t.co/yaLecNSNxu 
• Donald Trump vs. Scotland, Legal Battle Over Wind Farm Blows Up http://t.co/lfE5H9U0ck 
• INDIA: Legal fraternity announces boycott after crackdown on advocates http://t.co/lpaHAKxKel 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Mandela legal spat now open to public http://t.co/OBsuXYmNwB 
• Alleged people smuggling kingpin Sayed Abbas has declared he is ready to face justice in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/kIDeYis9gx 
• Licence fees regulations are unlawful, says leading licensing barrister http://t.co/dx9gXVc15k 
• Julian Goose QC, head of Zenith Chambers in Leeds, has been appointed as a senior circuit judge http://t.co/TxjsaK2Wdu 
• AUSTRALIA: Top barrister Stephen Shirrefs, who defended Tony Mokbel, loses cancer battle http://t.co/BPXNSOMfxp 
• Belfast barrister convicted of assaulting creche manager http://t.co/Wa205WcPjF 
• Shareholders back ABS sale | Legal Futures http://t.co/IlY20X04dB 
• Dishonesty reports double as solicitors 'take chances' - SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/sELSe3c1ez
• Michael White's sketch: dogged display from coalition rottweiler Chris Grayling http://t.co/6rEDreky8j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers makes up seven to partnership | Legalweek http://t.co/uoJN65rAh8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills and Cleary make key partner hires in Frankfurt | Legalweek http://t.co/yC4QBpNssA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Camerons disputes partner duo join Covington's fast-growing City base | Legalweek http://t.co/AGpKQ2GUJR
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper leads as Sullivan becomes largest single West Ham shareholder | Legalweek http://t.co/wgH53w3RRG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis takes three Vinson partners to launch in Dubai | Legalweek http://t.co/Ft66Ex2MQU 
• Court to decide if Graham Ovenden's sentence was too lenient http://t.co/am0y9ufyzq 
• Saudi Prince sued over $120m plane deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YNUNRC3HNN 
• Nigerian lawyers warned over lack of integrity | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QVXea0bTI4 
• Healthcare giant GSK in Chinese bribery mystery | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dQgR0eLWxg 
• Covington kicked off 3M lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9qdyV6yP5U 
• Legal protection to be granted to political extremists | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zC7BbKXPee 
• Legal aid cuts: 'a return to widespread miscarriages of justice' http://t.co/x1pVUsEMtB 
• BP compensation fund for Deepwater Horizon spill victims at risk http://t.co/eqN8JmFn5J 
• Stop and search: Time to get it right, says Theresa May http://t.co/X33H3SVWV0 
• Mandela grandson accused over graves in SOUTH AFRICA http://t.co/GTYhybaBKd 
• Contractual Override of Trade Secret Law | US Patent Law Blog http://t.co/hIhzwX6QDW
• RUSSIA; Roman Abramovich quits politics over foreign assets law http://t.co/VGbQrQgYd1 
• US: Washington law firm Dickstein loses energy group in latest departures http://t.co/U4JE1gsd1y
• Internet cookie law catches out MPs including justice secretary http://t.co/DKIUMiEM3h
• With law against him, SINGAPORE politician Vincent Wijeysingha says he's gay http://t.co/VxIIaTHNXe 
• US: Kansas law aims to hasten response to missing-persons reports as found on http://t.co/22C0aN1SBV 
• Two senior Caerphilly council staff arrested in pay rise inquiry http://t.co/MtrqGd8nxe

2nd July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Justice secretary Chris Grayling has announced that he will abandon plans to remove choice of solicitor from criminal legal aid clients. In a statement, he said: "Removing the choice of solicitor for clients receiving criminal legal aid was only proposed in order to guarantee lawyers had enough business to make contracts viable. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• McCririck can go ahead with age discrimination claim | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YYscChVEgb 
• Croydon woman filmed shouting racist abuse on a London tram in a video has been given a community sentence http://t.co/AEmWEm6zhc
• The boy killed for an off-hand remark about God - Sharia spreads in SYRIA http://t.co/9kkPf6UhqM 
• Shrien Dewani spends days 'sat in camper van' http://t.co/NXJwZHdT2q
• FRANCE: Far Right Party leader Marine Le Pen loses immunity as MEP paving the way for potential racism charge http://t.co/hf2RMOQik6
• Edward Snowden's asylum options narrow http://t.co/FUmhp3yrvw 
• Investigation into Liverpool Care Pathway death http://t.co/CiqATpbL2v 
• Police didn't take action on illegal record checks by private investigators http://t.co/EFBjzdj21F
• Police need to scale back stop and search, Theresa May to tell MPs http://t.co/1ESPKMRBVb 
• Footballer released from jail by mistake is back in custody http://t.co/asHa0RDtdO
• Abu Qatada deportation moves a step closer as Jordan publishes treaty http://t.co/PjeMvKWvyx 
• It’s not enough to be a good lawyer | Law Gazette http://t.co/CngTn9ZPjW 
• Lasting powers of attorney applications go on web | Law Gazette http://t.co/CC6Rkzpt7l 
• Profits rise in ‘turbulent year’ for Field Fisher Waterhouse | Law Gazette http://t.co/rvBOjhTh7s 
• SRA publishes first annual risk forecast | Law Gazette http://t.co/sELSe3c1ez
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Goodwin Procter's San Diego closure "not driven by financial considerations" | The Lawyer http://t.co/iadz4yLFXK 
• Former BOA legal director takes up chief role at ping pong association | The Lawyer http://t.co/YKWpGc7YUL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies turns to SJ Berwin for third German hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/KsskGtMzfS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary takes Shearman partner after German retrenchment | The Lawyer http://t.co/LnWzahknaZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day takes on Orrick’s former Asia chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/GnK1O55JD3
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Australia Personal Injury Firm Shine Lawyers eye UK acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/gZ8gtl2xY6 
• Justice Secretary Grayling in concession on client choice | Law Gazette http://t.co/pdXMxakvjs 
• INDIA: 'To say courts treat govt as adversary is wrong. We are only doing our job' http://t.co/ZTjhR6EMSy
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• TIBET: Tibetan Legal Association Formed http://t.co/5bJrNAg8EK 
• CANADA: Attorney General can't clarify which law keeps Bill Blair mum on Rob Ford http://t.co/bJNYUr3xHw 
• Liverpool solicitor Nick Marray tells of death threats in trial evidence http://t.co/pfrPdTXHd2 
• Apple reportedly paid no corporate taxes in the UK last year http://t.co/3Km451TtF9 
• Q&A: Organ donation planned changes in Wales http://t.co/O0hzSaYkr7 
• Millionaire admits allowing damage to be done to Cumbrian woodland: http://t.co/00YQVaSyxK 
• Mum sent to jail for £81k benefit swindle http://t.co/sdRi5OzQEd 
• Capital punishment in PAKISTAN’s legal system: Where is the justice? http://t.co/x5gsDmP4Vy 
• CHINA: Law Requires Chinese to Visit Their Aging Parents http://t.co/XX7z2Tm8Lk 
• Top US Law Firm Merger Shows Growing Status of Corporate Criminal Defense http://t.co/H2hjNjDLYv 
• Judge Says Police and US Agents Misled Court in Manhattan Gun Possession Case http://t.co/Sappv21aEr 
• Violent Episodes Grow in TANZANIA, an African Haven http://t.co/JX5c1dbxPn 
• US Museums Faulted on Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art http://t.co/9P6DwZD8wg 
• Job Title Key to Inner Access Held by Snowden http://t.co/z2KDLtFCB9
• SRA highlights risks in complex business structures and 'group contagion' | Legal Futures http://t.co/aaU0kTMJS8 
• Law Society tight-lipped over reports of plan to launch own PII scheme for solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/xJznqSLJeM 
• City firm recruits freelance solicitors and HR consultants to launch outsourcing service | Legal Futures http://t.co/mIoBdJC6Xa
• Law Society sets out blueprint for "sustainable consolidation" of small crime firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/Sa9YSoNLh7 
• Pair of PC viruses help each other survive http://t.co/rvrUuulOp6 
• Death crash footballer Courtney Meppen-Walter freed in error http://t.co/nI9nVpqUsb
• Should the US boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics because of Russia's anti-gay law? http://t.co/ervggO96zL
• Television cameras may be allowed to film in crown courts http://t.co/MdDcJ73ixc 
• Nelson Mandela's family feud over graves http://t.co/lfQ45AD8lk 
• Five problems caused by Chinese lanterns http://t.co/Ki7dFl6LG9 
• Grayling signals legal aid climbdown over client choice http://t.co/1vJDuUbPLL 
• Bradley Manning trial: prosecution details al-Qaida interest in WikiLeaks http://t.co/2IbqKiGJty 
• Lie detector tests set to be introduced to monitor sex offenders http://t.co/1kYP0P4Ncx 
• US: Zimmerman prosecution focuses on inconsistent statements to police http://t.co/zgL0QsDetR 
• Shrien Dewani 'well enough to be extradited over honeymoon murder' http://t.co/nS5m1OYA74 
• Senior MPs take legal advice over power to block pay rise for politicians http://t.co/YP4GKV5sYh 
• Sex offence claims rise in wake of Savile scandal http://t.co/bubaXjajnM 
• Hackers stealing trade secrets on industrial scale, warns spy chief http://t.co/wPd4nUy5BG
• Grayling signals change of heart on legal aid http://t.co/xTRQsGmDFi 
• US: Connecticut lawyer Don Howard isn't only offering legal advice in his Hartford office but hair cuts as well http://t.co/WtvKxv9HMA 
• Hip-hoppers battle over I.AM copyright | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1W7IzGzHKT 
• Madras lawyers urge for selection transparency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ggWTYuT2po 
• Saudi court jails Facebook activists | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zb5FVCEkOZ 
• Ballard Spahr snaps up litigation boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qZkCAtGlSk 
• Ballard Spahr snaps up litigation boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fMovZa7gd5 
• UK companies found lacking in battle against cybercrime | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iHU7w4PeuN 
• Baker & McKenzie promotes 71 to partnership | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GHMJ26VUpu 
• No evidence Iraqis were tortured, pathologist says http://t.co/rapH6sjRND 
• Edward Snowden 'applies for asylum in RUSSIA' http://t.co/2PwzmgNbt8
• Grayling abandons attempt to remove choice of solicitor | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NXgWC8q3Vb
• New Property Chamber begins work | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/atXXG48b0j

1st July - LAW NEWS

553 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Privatising the courts: if anyone needs advice, it's the judiciary. The judges have nothing to gain and everything to lose by negotiating with Chris Grayling in private. Full story - Guardian Law

• Boy, 16, jailed over sex attack on five-year-old girl http://t.co/5zOTtKsgqV 
• Recognition of soldiers’ legal status abroad is welcome, if overdue | The Lawyer http://t.co/EglRQUqmeZ
• SRA should soften consumer focus and clamp down on the unrated sector to secure PI future | The Lawyer http://t.co/cdcoKCcfP3 
• Only one person facing Libor-fixing charges suggests a deal might have been cut with the SFO | The Lawyer http://t.co/xakBECOSXy 
• Opinion: Supreme Court rules, OK | The Lawyer http://t.co/KoLm1QSiKR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May is developing its natural resources focus | The Lawyer http://t.co/44Nhhhz128
• Insolvency: The rescuers | The Lawyer http://t.co/bLd576nNu8 
• The happy mediums - five mid-market firms making a top tier splash | The Lawyer http://t.co/zAzrq1sq44
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Luxembourg's Arendt shuts down Brussels base | The Lawyer http://t.co/KUGCl1Jv88 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin hunts for new real estate head as Ricketts considers standing down | The Lawyer http://t.co/C7jkqI0KHd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws hires Abramovich litigator from Skadden | The Lawyer http://t.co/uh9POAr4WB 
• General Electric finalises cut-down European panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/mfRHZxb29V 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie makes up 71 in global promos as City gains one | The Lawyer http://t.co/0aTazJcHpx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: France's Franklin hires real estate finance team from Wragges | The Lawyer http://t.co/n0MWmBFAhZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Walker Morris reports 2 per cent rise in revenues | The Lawyer http://t.co/DLT1GSFpUV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares revenue shoots up after Harvey Ingram merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/1kgojju4cu
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith overhauls financial team with two new roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/WYQ9vR0ket 
• Property tribunals combine in new first-tier chamber | Law Gazette http://t.co/OpoTORfoGZ 
• MASS calls for blanket inducements ban | Law Gazette http://t.co/H7075RxAdO 
• I have seen the future and it didn't work | Law Gazette http://t.co/En5IiqWiDx 
• Revenue gets tough with LLP and partnership tax issues | Law Gazette http://t.co/Tbv0m2nDJt 
• Anger as MoJ deletes legal aid consultation responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/aN1Arbekn3 
• City lawyers join fight against legal aid cuts – finally | Law Gazette http://t.co/HKpwpLsLrQ 
• Desperate firms turn to ‘non-mainstream’ lenders | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VqrEMxfnkz 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• CANADA: Quebec premier ‘disappointed’ to introduce back to work legislation http://t.co/QRfO776wKQ 
• Trial of ABU DHABI school janitor accused of raping schoolgirl continues http://t.co/ptRgz1Eh56
• BANGLADESH: War Crimes Tribunal orders trial of Al Badr (accused Islamist torturers from 1971) members in absentia http://t.co/P5wXsGbMOK 
• Secure Wi-Fi and digital documents set to transform UK courts http://t.co/o4KyleeF4S 
• US: Anti-Gay Marriage Lawyer Rails Against Gay Marriage Rulings On CNN http://t.co/OTMUm0hWeP 
• The Football Lawyer: Taking the path less travelled http://t.co/SCMYgu6erd 
• Lawyer: Ex-dictator of CHAD taken away from his home in SENEGAL by paramilitary police http://t.co/yZjnirf3MA
• Illegal parking outside schools to be targeted by new 'enforcement' cars http://t.co/1s5wJnLeoH 
• Illegal tattooist left Bolton man in agony http://t.co/LOO5tEVAZB 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Deadline looms for illegal foreign worker's amnesty http://t.co/uyabLqLxMR 
• EU referendum law hits trouble http://t.co/wu4lp0ViAS 
• US Judge orders rapper Meek Hill to get Twitter etiquette lessons http://t.co/FpDdwqBRho 
• INDIA: ‘Raise judges’ retirement age to help judiciary’ http://t.co/dmWFIAOMZD 
• GHANA: Parliament, Judiciary lock horns over MP summons http://t.co/fRuLIC7xWy
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and A&O take lead on £8.4bn Middle East property deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/4n2Wuqn9TR 
• Law firms "losing market share" due to inefficient CRM | The Lawyer http://t.co/rZ1wRqDmyg 
• New legal aid regulations | Law Gazette http://t.co/bNtAxp1Dth 
• Law Commission looks at extending hate crime law | Law Gazette http://t.co/jl4sETGkz6
• Financial crime sentences to prioritise victims | Law Gazette http://t.co/K9TWwa2bLz 
• Supreme Court judge Lady Hale succeeds Hope | Law Gazette http://t.co/Rtg9qUsD0a 
• Specialist courts under microscope on costs budgeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/QIY7zULeJd 
• Merged firms promise to retain high street presence | Law Gazette http://t.co/6axi18Cn7r 
• Delay in switch of CMC complaints | Law Gazette http://t.co/RzYok9MlHr
• Tory maverick Davis blasts 'Soviet' PCT | Law Gazette http://t.co/o4nDxIkvDU 
• Consumer panel questions Law Society reaction to single compensation fund proposal | Legal Futures http://t.co/nrnqGLdk7n 
• Court agency business becomes ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/CAgywKPoLP
• RUSSIA: Putin Signs Law Banning Gay ‘Propaganda’ Among Children http://t.co/j8XlXKg1gp 
• UK law firm declines to release Mau Mau pay list http://t.co/XWMxkKChmd 
• Lib Dem MPs set to avoid vote 'stunt' on EU referendum bill http://t.co/Rf7f5Ueirq 
• First opt-out organ donation scheme in UK set to be approved in Wales http://t.co/Z0fmBuuGo5 
• Mid Wales MP wants 19th Century child neglect law changes http://t.co/ySGmyP51cy 
• Guernsey advised to adopt counter terrorism laws http://t.co/FMLW7tdMAe 
• RUSSIA passes anti-gay-law http://t.co/igHWZgydyz 
• Plans for marriage tax breaks to be published 'shortly' http://t.co/bBhASD8mU1 
• INDIA: Justice Sathasivam first judge from Tamil Nadu to become Chief Justice http://t.co/3xGcrzPEqM 
• Top lawyer shares some of the dirtiest divorce tricks http://t.co/j4FVgAIRi7 
• US: Would License Plate Reader Jammers Work And Be Legal? - http://t.co/FJPClmpHj5 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal aid cuts to hit environmental cases http://t.co/TTPOxQj75M 
• Bradley Manning should win the Nobel Peace Prize http://t.co/BueHHTOjv4
• Jennifer Lopez sparks controversy with show for TURKMENISTAN president http://t.co/V77RurnqiV
• Milly Dowler lawyer used convicted private detective http://t.co/7Rz3SlIGA4 
• Investigation launched into cross-examination of vulnerable victims http://t.co/pwLiiRTykt
• James Cameron sued by artist Roger Dean over Avatar http://t.co/QaCmFqA8KI 
• SAUDI ARABIA court jails seven Facebook cyber activists http://t.co/GNH7rlPPbC 
• Anglo tapes: Ex CEO David Drumm apologises http://t.co/5jGyWuFNcr
• Payday loans 'need tighter regulation' ahead of summit http://t.co/g8TW7oOb4f 
• Cross-examination of vulnerable victims being reviewed http://t.co/Nc4wH0IFGG 
• Perry Mason and the art of Advocacy in the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/GPMc9NwC4f
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28

30th June - LAW NEWS

552 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. This Saturday's interview is a conversation with the prominent Barrister Felicity Gerry, who specialises in serious and complex fatal, sexual and financial offence cases: 'The Art of  Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale.'

• McCririck given go-ahead to face Channel 4 at employment tribunal http://t.co/JsZ4SzQ9CQ
• ZAMBIA: Judge Musonda’s bid to stop tribunal rebuffed http://t.co/SgFmbmhr6w
• NIGERIA: Census Tribunal Voids 2006 Lagos Mainland Population Figure http://t.co/7EmE784E41 
• Evaluating the infringement of IP rights: should we adopt hybrid audiences? http://t.co/eTHKsJE1Vl 
• George Osborne's flagship rights for shares scheme risks falling flat http://t.co/CaTiKE5yCa
• Digital rights protection and the future of writing http://t.co/6Zpq4VMYCt 
• Looking to Africa's future, Obama to cite Mandela, civil rights http://t.co/zWYzHfnoAB 
• Christian girl accused of blasphemy moves to Canada, lawyer in PAKISTAN says http://t.co/dWg3BIio5Z 
• CANADA: Quebec plans to introduce legislation to end construction strike http://t.co/CKA43zveTD 
• INDIA: Fresh law graduates turn down courtroom for corporate sector http://t.co/qX19HSt1Mm
• US: Probe finds law officers harassed African-Americans in LA suburbs http://t.co/BPSD16ZjQS 
• INDIA: Special law will deter honour killings, says Sathasivam, Chief Justice of India-designate http://t.co/oZgsIpJqvV
• Legal Aid Antipathy, MoD Worries and Scrutinising Surveillance – The Human Rights Roundup | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/L8MTi1Eka3 
• A1P1 and property rights in the Supreme Court again | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/4DmSEMvH3R 
• Sacking GP from government drugs advisor post for 'anti-gay' views was lawful | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/Dg4URFcFEP 
• The Sun gets regulator reprimand & publishes correction for misleading on European human rights | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/As1gn5JyTo 
• The good Samaritan doctor and the Human Tissue Act | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/LzmHg3gV0z 
• Will Article 6 come to the rescue after the legal aid reforms? - Guy Mansfield QC | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/zKsRuPvFAo
• A historic leap forward for equal pay claimants? | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/gacFYqCmZQ 
• Civil courts not open to attempts to re-run criminal trials | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/rKLjZjkoMd 
• US Supreme Court opens door to marriage equality, UK coming next | UK Humn Rights Blog http://t.co/fM9OdzqrDp 
• Why Human Rights Activists Are Furious At Nintendo http://t.co/6KIWM55h2r
• The Regression of Human Rights in the Middle East http://t.co/3wlYOU4OlB 
• Navi Pillay questions appointments to AFGHANISTAN's human rights body http://t.co/LLZ16F8IDI 
• BALKANS: Human rights court decision upsets Srebrenica mothers http://t.co/iCBkZOTEL5 
• EGYPT: Human Rights, post revolution: One Year in Power http://t.co/Zai68mLcGw 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Sentencing of human rights activist to eight years in jail http://t.co/JXmZAh2wIO 
• Murder probe after woman found dead in Greater Manchester http://t.co/2Avj4yQWJm
• INDIA: Govt wants judges fined for frequent adjournments http://t.co/4xEeZ05AdQ 
• INDONESIA: Judiciary told to use shifting burden of proof in all courts http://t.co/LAsu2GC1yR 
• CHINA passes law to curb special equipment accidents http://t.co/x3a9i910i2 
• Heineken attacks Vince Cable's push to reform the pub industry http://t.co/ikLe8RBcKJ 
• Former MP to advise council on Coventry City FC court action http://t.co/mbcmw8benv 
• Drunken barrister beat up bar manager who told her to leave the pub http://t.co/sSPg2Y6Gt3 
• IRELAND: Barrister accused of headbutt attack on creche director http://t.co/JofQ2AAD3B
• Barbados rapes: Police chief removed http://t.co/qWr5cHx0TV 
• Snowden needs legal guarantees to return to US, father says http://t.co/sssXvo2kaX 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal highs and lethal lows - Background Briefing http://t.co/b8MjGDCc4P
• SOUTH AFRICA: Mandela burial site legal battle http://t.co/SQfmuaLPs0 
• Nigel Farage faces further questions over Ukip’s vetting as two officials linked to far-right party rally http://t.co/33aWCGdYHH 
• Half of Britain’s mosques have been attacked since 9/11 http://t.co/vch0Ii1YH3 
• What sank Julia Gillard? The truth about sexism in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/Ag1YMqeTTx
• Facebook will remove adverts from restricted content after M&S & Sky become the latest to suspend their advertising http://t.co/WcLFoqH3Pi
• After Nestlé, Aptamil manufacturer Danone is now hit by breast milk scandal http://t.co/B9SWeeENEI 
• Two EDL members arrested in London at 'sponsored walk' http://t.co/Twb4r11SsU

29th June - LAW NEWS

551 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Our Saturday Law Interviews bring you a series of conversations with Lawyers or commentators on Law, Justice & Society, as well as the odd snippet on life as a legal professional, and the lawyer's life outside of law. This Saturday's interview is a conversation with the prominent Barrister Felicity Gerry, who specialises in serious and complex fatal, sexual and financial offending: 'The Art of  Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale.'

• US: The Zimmerman Trial - nothing short of fascinating.. http://t.co/xRGZyXP6lg 
• EGYPT: Dangerous Divisions in the Arab World http://t.co/GqJWzHdod0 
• Secret Court Declassifies Yahoo's Role in Disclosure Fight http://t.co/2sepKIpDcU 
• BHUTAN Is No Shangri-La: The casting out of 100,000 immigrants http://t.co/lXtgWCKFE2
• US: Contraceptives Stay Covered in Health Law http://t.co/8QbpeLu2Y1 
• PAKISTAN: Cricketer Salman Butt admits his part in spot-fixing http://t.co/3tEp4ilWPY 
• Oldham cable theft attempt disrupts TV for 2.5m http://t.co/zEn3HPIvnc 
• Life term for US woman who cut off ex-husband's penis http://t.co/R3KrdjgMWz 
• Constable's The Hay Wain attacked at the National Gallery http://t.co/zxwGwSKoSS 
• Fans braced for Google Reader's demise flock to new services http://t.co/R3Ea9OQ9LU 
• Facebook removes ads from controversial pages to avoid boycott http://t.co/RmiqWu7CYe 
• High Street failure creditors owed £2bn - report http://t.co/xlKHPTAzby 
• US: California gay marriage ban lifted http://t.co/DQHDjbXflq 
• Plutocrat Protection Act | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/RtoitUZ48o 
• Corey Robin on Hayek | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/6Uaz4y614s 
• INDIA: Women victims of crime happy to get female lawyers http://t.co/aDdu7LmI8W 
• Boat Race protester Trenton Oldfield: 'I had no choice but to swim' http://t.co/QpKvlDd7mu
• Hong Kong's Official Press Release On Edward Snowden | The Firm http://t.co/Il3zhLfhT0
• New Scottish Criminal Justice Bill Published | The Firm http://t.co/FJ64W0DKLq 
• Crown Statement on the Death of Lord Fraser | The Firm http://t.co/XpRrtztznw
• Lord Advocate issues ‘same sex’ marriage opposition guidance to prosecutors | The Firm http://t.co/9vuLoBNU11 
• BSB passes test: Bar Standards Board is "prompt, thorough & fair" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/z0WdrtWYYF
• Kaplan Altior to deliver first fomally accredited legal Higher Apprenticehip in Wales | New Law Journal: http://t.co/r5g72Jjnr3
• SRA guidance on best practice when offering inducements to clients | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ypWiOWQhZK
• LSC curse lifts: Legal Services Commission finally given all-clear by auditors | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UA49ZhYdP3
• All Hale the new deputy president: New Supreme Court role for Baroness Hale | New Law Journal: http://t.co/6zjYu0PifX
• New dawn for superfast patents: Patents could be granted in 90 days | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LqQGdR1EoQ 
• Iran bank wins sanctions case: Supreme Court rules in favour of Bank Mellat | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PAmAUXI7Vc 
• Education review delivers verdict | New Law Journal: http://t.co/H18Nzk1WnD 
• Jackson reforms three months on | New Law Journal: http://t.co/O3Ea2uV8DE 
• Footballer Carlos Tevez's lawyers appeal to court to have community service written off after Italian transfer http://t.co/ehJ9aY5zem 
• Arrests over illegal gold mining in GHANA http://t.co/EGdhThp4oe 
• Illegal fuel site in Co Armagh closed after raid http://t.co/xAq7kKupdA 
• RUSSIA: Alexander Lebedev trial descends into farce http://t.co/Q9fOdwJktg 
• Trial date set for men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby http://t.co/xZiehziFiC 
• A man who was arrested after giving an interview to the BBC will stand terror trial http://t.co/KpAuaQSDj3 
• Lawyer phone-hacking 'not in terms of reference' says Leveson as he agrees to appear before MPs http://t.co/zSQpecpQ4u 
• The Loophole Lawyer calls for tougher penalties for drivers on the phone http://t.co/lBeZaV0DLM 
• Lawyer: Vatican official arrested in alleged plot to bring 20M euro into ITALY on gov’t plane http://t.co/mJcsMtdGtU 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Equality, Human Rights The Themes Of Barak Obama's Africa Tour http://t.co/THpy0Gt5YV 
• Human rights non-negotiable, German Chancellor Merkel tells TURKEY http://t.co/BXbb9Hht1H 
• Twenty Years on From Seminal Vienna Human Rights Conference, it Appears it Was a False Dawn for Women's Rights http://t.co/gUskEeKemk 
• US Civil rights hero John Lewis writes graphic autobiography http://t.co/lZnaENK2dW 
• RWANDA: Judiciary Moves to Draw Up Sentencing Manual http://t.co/HExzNw8x4U 
• PAKISTAN Judiciary now on hitlist of terrorists http://t.co/RJjjd54cF4 
• BRAZIL court’s decision could lead to expulsion of Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti http://t.co/Nb0JmR1m0M 
• US Supreme Court need female justice' perspectives http://t.co/wxvcAj2wIT 
• John McCririck has been given the go-ahead to take Channel 4 to employment tribunal over his dismissal last year http://t.co/qZYUt5D6M3 
• KENYA: Court blocks tribunal to probe judge Mutava http://t.co/u4gtLVEJtN 
• Upper Tribunal upholds £150,000 FCA fine on insurance adviser http://t.co/raPgg7pGWe
• Actor Alec Baldwin uses homophobic slurs against a gay Daily Mail journalist, and nobody says anything? http://t.co/V9672as9Fk 
• US: Ban on same-sex marriages in California lifted http://t.co/WLYt4PY8aO
• US Senators accuse government of using 'secret law' to collect Americans' data http://t.co/myO3dGa7a3
• Reflections on a defense giant's derelictions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZhvTgBPgSs
• Zimbabwean farmers secure landmark ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LBHbmbeptK 
• Army chief plays down impact of negligence ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6l5iiFKy5F 
• London police to gain cybercrime unit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O3qNCVLNbV 
• NSW legal eagle to step down | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x2qktkHtsi
• Lord Leveson caught in law firm storm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tcGmQnwkDz 
• IRELAND: Solicitor Turns Snake Charmer http://t.co/znI6m96Emp 
• Plymouth Solicitor's cheque for city charity http://t.co/WpnCsM5v2u
• IRELAND: Solicitor Turns Snake Charmer http://t.co/znI6m96Emp
• Plymouth Solicitor's cheque for city charity http://t.co/WpnCsM5v2u 
• IRELAND: Solicitor jailed for forging insurance claim forms http://t.co/5CSZAr4KrS 
• Strict anti-bribery laws in US, UK making foreign companies less competitive in INDIA http://t.co/ny3hmPVwG3
• Discrimination against LGBT people still rife, says Law Society http://t.co/Kuwj3Gwbb9 
• British media 'may leave Belfast over province's refusal to change libel laws' http://t.co/zHdoZqYywV 
• JOB OPPORTUNITY: Are you committed to the justice system? | BSB https://t.co/VYnRYCPmbI 
• Northern Ireland footballer David Healy assault claim causing player 'difficulties' http://t.co/4Z3eNKvNYL 
• Stephen Lawrence QC Michael Mansfield holds ‘people’s commission’ on A&E closure http://t.co/GSba6xQmTV
• Italian regatta team threatens legal action over new America's Cup rules http://t.co/KcuCyDvIC8
• McCluskey denounces "smear campaign" and threatens legal action against Labour http://t.co/gXPdFoeJxC 
• IRELAND: Proposed reforms would ‘undermine’ justice system http://t.co/kaT0koDbi9 
• IRELAND: Prisoner's legal challenge to get dentures back http://t.co/ZT7Y1F0uAV 
• Legal Secretary, a Dying Job - Legal Secretaries Struggle for Work http://t.co/D2UXYAZfcl 
• Moors murderer Ian Brady loses £250,000 legal bid to be transferred http://t.co/WcU3a2n9fh 
• Anyone can join Justice Alliance http://t.co/Y4h8yXg1tF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders begins European and US managing partner selections | The Lawyer http://t.co/sUe8BBsHpF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst prepares for October vote over Oz merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/0DpJaV74CH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing former managing partner Frawley pops up Down Under | The Lawyer http://t.co/zZBj4CFt8i

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• Double jeopardy case: Wendell Baker jailed for pensioner rape http://t.co/SE4Q4TSuqH 
• Facebook gives UK man $20k for discovering security flaw http://t.co/oEe2YTRdgX 
• Ian Brady loses bid to leave psychiatric hospital - video http://t.co/s3I3XDPhyT 
• Scottish prisoners challenge ban on voting in independence referendum http://t.co/by1KDY9mfV 
• #saveukjustice petition tops 100,000 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/D2PsOsmeHp
• Hopes rise for legal services in EU-US free trade deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/2M5UDtvEr9 
• Ministers find £160m for Wi-Fi transformation of justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/BerrvPZuJ5
• A Son of the Holocaust Buys German http://t.co/EcxccZpXDS 
• Retirement Villas for Laboratory Chimps http://t.co/dgHnG2oxeg
• Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of US Turbine Software http://t.co/BElRWOabPe
• In Nelson Mandela, Barak Obama Found a Beacon Who Inspired From Afar http://t.co/D27Hn5GBqg 
• US: For Gay Immigrants, Marriage Ruling Brings Relief and a Path to a Green Card http://t.co/tpZ7GKW6gY 
• Obama Looks to History and Future in SENEGAL http://t.co/XxmuDvnA5G
• The sexual behaviour of undercover police fits the definition of rape http://t.co/S0veLjc7VX 
• David Cameron urged to raise human rights concerns on Kazakhstan trip http://t.co/nDzHsrOB9z
• Police notebooks to be replaced by smartphones as justice system goes digital http://t.co/3tEQxnwRv0 
• Protestor caused £10,000 damage to Queen's portrait http://t.co/p3iOCyy2mA 
• Impulsive murderers are less intelligent than calculated killers, says study http://t.co/cjwLLVGdHn
• Jealous boyfriend releases girl's hamster after she admits preferring the pet to him http://t.co/Zc3Pg2x9sJ 
• Data mining: what happens next? | Law Gazette http://t.co/AMRiZm385p 
• Want to be a partner? Borrow against rising house prices | Law Gazette http://t.co/Q7fT0QXheb 
• Moors Murderer Ian Brady loses prison move bid http://t.co/IBvee6PDbY
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders boosts partnership with hires in London, Moscow | The Lawyer http://t.co/vsGsCL4dpi 
• IP crime unit launched by City of London police | The Lawyer http://t.co/sC8A0qylnP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case secures Dubai licence in Middle East expansion | The Lawyer http://t.co/MqrkMOCfGG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper freezes Australian partner remuneration | The Lawyer http://t.co/ieJveVGrNW 
• Shale gas push 'disappointing' claims low carbon charity | The Lawyer http://t.co/cvWM7KSMVJ 
• Scotland's APUC creates legal panel for education bodies across UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/st1su8EVNw 
• 2,550 law firms ‘at risk’ of failure | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8EATNdHtWF
• Muslim religious leaders to condemn child sex grooming http://t.co/RUlA3vPkPo 
• Gwent Police: MPs to quiz PCC over chief constable exit http://t.co/cyNuUzzj5F 
• Ed Miliband: Male-dominated banknotes highlight 'crisis' in gender representation http://t.co/ew5IfJLs3g 
• Courtrooms to be fully digital by 2016 http://t.co/H8JPXJjC1A 
• Monsignor Nunzio Scarano held in VATICAN bank inquiry http://t.co/yu5t9jJfFT 
• Phone hacking: Go-ahead for Brooks and Coulson cases http://t.co/0P3ZvPWVLK 
• Law Society lays into consumer panel over single compensation fund | Legal Futures http://t.co/c4kjLTFcns 
• US: Law School Professors React to Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Rulings | The Harvard Crimson http://t.co/R2MQaEg7im 
• Law Firm Satisfaction, Milbank, Goodwin Procter: Business of Law http://t.co/iEm1pbNbae 
• FRANCE: French law to expose restaurants' "homemade" microwave meals http://t.co/CSlXG6eSOM
• Follow best practices while contracting cloud services, warns lawyer http://t.co/BEGMI94cfC
• THAILAND: Lawyer satisfied with Akeyuth case investigation http://t.co/7lPVNQBNyD
• INDIA: Lawyer arrested for assaulting woman sub-inspector in Chennai http://t.co/elmINmmqIT
• ZIMBABWE: Forum say Opposition should respect court decisions and leave the courts to freely determine election dates http://t.co/zxTj2y5pYe 
• AUSTRALIA courts end to Japan's whaling 'fantasy' http://t.co/FQ4Mq1Y5SL 
• Courts would pursue Footballer Carlos Tevez if community service order sentence not completed http://t.co/eNJvMQfHU7
• US: Trial Run for Revised Juvenile Justice System http://t.co/j4Yy46UYwI 
• Same-sex marriage legislation published by Scottish Government http://t.co/E9pmV2VQnh 
• Former Hafan Cymru finance officer was not unfairly dismissed, says tribunal http://t.co/4fzgewUBsr 
• Ian Brady tribunal ruling due on Friday http://t.co/PU7GusBNsB 
• US: Edwon Julian was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s kitten 'Kisses' in a fit of rag http://t.co/oM86IaCANT 
• US Judge Rejects Apple's Request to Add Galaxy S4 to Patent Case http://t.co/BVKi9pz5uP 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary too afraid to rule against culprits, says Sharjeel Memon http://t.co/oKFUY1CQoc 
• EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood Not Respecting Rights of Christians, Judiciary Led by Ideology Not Law, Says Morsi http://t.co/hjjRejcQsg 
• MALTA: Judiciary pay rise ‘would form part of package’ http://t.co/vM9w2UvBbt 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Prayer vigil for Nelson Mandela after condition improves http://t.co/4zXETJtpnj 
• US downgrades BANGLADESH trade ties until it improves workers' safety conditions in the textile industry http://t.co/ikzIhy98Iu 
• Shadow chancellor Ed Balls fined for going through lights http://t.co/MAicxwObBj 
• UK government backs three-person IVF http://t.co/SZQjzPCMeP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, CC among firms on BC Partners' €3.3bn dual-track Springer Science buyout | Legalweek http://t.co/hLapQubMA4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds and A&O advise Saudi women-only college development | Legalweek http://t.co/Ud873AQre3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly posts steady turnover as firm eyes 25% PEP boost from partnership shake-up | Legalweek http://t.co/9XD0lchYKX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders starts up nomination process for Euro managing partner role | Legalweek http://t.co/qLVgSKisH0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case gets licence to launch in Dubai | Legalweek http://t.co/ojWQSx5ryv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang faces multimillion-pound claim over Esporta takeover role | Legalweek http://t.co/4Kx1U0TqFK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst sets 75% threshold for October vote on Aussie integration | Legalweek http://t.co/LkggBjnwin 
• China giant breaks mould with tender for Western-style panel | Legalweek http://t.co/ViiIFzfIqF
• Senior judge backs calls for Litvinenko public inquiry http://t.co/YxaSQf2sNZ 
• Northern Ireland risks becoming 'libel capital of world' http://t.co/xjNaWFgcyr
• Payday loans: reining in an industry that is a law unto itself http://t.co/JrHditM5Gw 
• Sentencing Council moves for tougher terms for UK-based fraudsters http://t.co/z0WG3Cxqnn 
• Hate Crime Law in UK to be reviewed http://t.co/1zJ7dDHGIE 
• The Legal Education and Training Review report was published this week to a collective ‘meh’ | Legal Futures http://t.co/ayarDUBIoa 
• SRA finally starts to give way on unrated insurers | Legal Futures http://t.co/xMSfeS9gry 
• Listed IFA business gains ABS licence to launch law firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/iiDd2yeXgY
• ECUADOR breaks US trade pact to thwart 'blackmail' over Snowden asylum http://t.co/Cc8ej1rtZ3 
• International Widows’ Day: Are their human rights protected? http://t.co/dOzvhNKlOX 
• Human rights or sinning rights? Homosexuality in MALAWI http://t.co/a3YVjV6OWr 
• Stop uprooting Tibetans, Human Rights Watch tells CHINA http://t.co/3wjoy7H3e6 
• TANZANIA: Why Many Believe Legal Aid Provision Bill Long Overdue http://t.co/WGZhCheJp6 
• US Senate passes far-reaching immigration reform bill http://t.co/sqgXLnergF 
• Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford announces prison reforms http://t.co/Ug7WPc6wsZ 
• PAKISTAN: Justice Maqbool Baqar attack case registered after bomb attack near his car http://t.co/R4YkkKN6Tw
• Complaints against judges and magistrates soar http://t.co/1NYQ3F3KbO 
• Judge had 'lenient' sentencing decisons overturned three times in just one year http://t.co/9AJVXVMKAr
• Gay and lesbian adoption: Edwin Poots' challenge dismissed http://t.co/W3LGe6Vria 
• £250m super prison to create 1,000 jobs in north Wales http://t.co/80qiLhlADz 
• Alan Greaves murder: Man tried to help beaten organist http://t.co/TG9x98hWYI 
• Police call threat for Richard Taylor over council filming http://t.co/koGMZqYtBm 
• Man, 75, arrested over Walsall mosque bomb http://t.co/6K4FoRROP0 
• US: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev indicted http://t.co/htQrrScJA9 
• Oxford grooming sex case: Brothers jailed for life http://t.co/EUh3tWvmCf 
• Northern Ireland decides not to follow English and Welsh libel reforms http://t.co/a8Zr8lRsia 
• US: New York's vote to curb stop-and-frisk is another win for civil rights http://t.co/cSV9ia1xV0 
• Inducements: damage limitation | Law Gazette http://t.co/5qPeadwiNn 
• SRA poised to ban unrated insurers from PII market | Law Gazette http://t.co/tViQtr2CS2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Passmore unanimously elected for second term as Simmons' senior partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/IjKGUxE9fC 
• Direct Line's legal team at risk as 2,000 UK jobs to go | The Lawyer http://t.co/lGkOFUR5Yo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn names new Hong Kong chief ahead of localisation | The Lawyer http://t.co/mAoFpg8VOt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case hires debt capital markets team from A&O Milan | The Lawyer http://t.co/U6HjA2UlCw 
• Copyright and the Vatican | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/efKB7kG4x1 
• Reflections on a defense giant's derelictions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZUUeGURPNQ 
• Texas senator blocks abortion bill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eZjskNir10 
• Brazilian policing amendment thwarted by protestors | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ncrfpo1ias
• BP sends out fake claims warning | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k7VMH94bhL 
• Landmark ruling for gay rights | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IhiFb39gLc 
• IP theft a growing worry for business leaders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8rybEKCUvd 
• Reading Solicitor warns changes to legal aid will demolish criminal defence service http://t.co/VWArhJsLj8
• Fares: Maybe buses should be free | The Economist http://t.co/ex3lOQ4EBD 
• Atheists and Islam: No God, not even Allah | The Economist http://t.co/Yt9C7PZUfx 
• Gay marriage in the US: Windsor’s knot | The Economist http://t.co/ceqNrUpGzZ 
• FRANCE: Goodyear Amiens - The factory that refuses to die because of French Labour laws http://t.co/fEuIDDAmXm 
• Woman arrested in Jeremy Forrest inquiry http://t.co/lngxscnbwq 
• Oxford grooming sex case: Brothers jailed for life http://t.co/EUh3tWvmCf 
• Making a successful insurance claim for a lost mobile phone can be virtually impossible, say financial regulator http://t.co/5mXxcFKJXK
• A Legal Defeat for Anne Frank House http://t.co/HZaVhMLw71 
• Legal battle is just beginning for LGBT activists in America http://t.co/HhnFN3hgAK 
• CANADA: Taxpayer Bill of Rights change protects Canadians from backlash http://t.co/RYmDJC4m9E
• SAUDI ARABIA jails rights campaigner Abdulkarim al-Khader http://t.co/kBEoCU8LQ1
• Spain's Baltasar Garzon announce his firm has declined to represent US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden http://t.co/AVlUpdDw0X 
• Torture, human rights violations still rampant in PHILIPPINES http://t.co/8DbysMthLf 
• BALKANS: Serbian youth NGO wins human rights case http://t.co/WujqEInx8Z 
• Nelson Mandela in the eyes of Filipino human rights advocates http://t.co/czXQFR63xu 
• LEBANON: International human rights group says Lebanese police torturing detainees http://t.co/FzRAf3JGmE 
• Human rights body takes up racial slur against African students in INDIA http://t.co/lw6ddYs3p6