LawNewsIndex

Sunday

8th September - Law News

622 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Our Weekend Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. The latest Saturday's interview features Advocate Santhan Krishnan, an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and President of the Indian Advocate's Cricket Association.

The Jury as a Political Institution in an Age of Counterterrorism http://t.co/3E7fqjoNiL
US: Networks score early win as judge orders shutdown of streaming TV service FilmOn X http://t.co/pcSgav14BY
US: Legislation Seeks to Bar NSA Tactic in Encryption http://t.co/z3G0iCPrTf
INDIA: Activists burn effigies of Law Minister to protest against the passing of anti-male no fault divorce law http://t.co/sSeLIVHtsZ
ABU DHABI: President issues Federal law concerning regulations of the profession of public notary http://t.co/Mt57vaXnPV
US: Law failing victims of sex trade in Florida http://t.co/30zxhIRrFh
PAKISTAN: PM orders law amends to take on terrorists http://t.co/lDg6K5W2uB
Is the Depiction of Law & Order on 'Law & Order' Influencing Jurors? | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/37NoZxyFBG
US: Chicago law firm sues Advocate Medical Group over theft of patient information http://t.co/vK2eyxf9wZ
PAKISTAN: Law to protect famous brands http://t.co/3EjA5raH50
EGYPT: Morsy charged with insulting judiciary http://t.co/xfNETP3EHg
INDIA: Judicial Bill in Rajya Sabha Government and Opposition unite to attack judiciary http://t.co/E1Z1UAqdkY
PAKISTAN: Judiciary delivering justice in accordance with Constitution: Chief Justice http://t.co/VKcN1ibyLW
RWANDA: Expedite Criminal Cases, President Kagame Tells Judiciary http://t.co/comPGrwMP9
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Argentinian judge to present human rights lecture at UCA http://t.co/ns0yzny3GF
MALAWI Human Rights Commission faults President Joyce Banda rule http://t.co/Eb12qDb3gS
UKRAINE’s attempt to ignore homophobic discrimination outrageous http://t.co/IdC8OMiEeL
VENEZUELA’s withdrawal from regional human rights instrument is a serious setback http://t.co/zsv3vbSCtv
UZBEKISTAN: Human rights activist Rustamov accused of “slandering the khokim” http://t.co/37EaizVdYJ
Human rights group dings US R & B singer Kanye for Kazakhstan trip http://t.co/CU1CrESQoQ
Moving human rights front and center with IRAN http://t.co/CLZchitWKZ
A moal decision: For the sake of SOMALIA, Barclays must not close its money transfer system http://t.co/t365UAEM6o
AUSTRALIA's PM-elect Abbott vows quick action on asylum http://t.co/gofnFlUCOR
Police 'challenged Prince Andrew' at Buckingham Palace http://t.co/oBrtL8vHLg
Union 'vindicated' in Falkirk row http://t.co/KqqhiVsZQn
Favour ethnic minority recruits, Labour tells police http://t.co/H7dd2uw6JT
Legality of War, More Miranda and Judicial Review Moving Out - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/Wde4aX4sW2
Interested in human rights? Work with Liberty! | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/AeJGVb7a2v
Why we would be mad to leave our European Convention on Human Rights | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/6otMMC9eBb
UK judges have breathed new life into Human Rights Convention, says former court president | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/Cj7yERiKBo
Expecting business to respect human rights without incentives or Sanctions | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/bwpRFRSl9Y
Health protection "not a warrant for lifestyle fascism" | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/aJNsg32ZgX
Aarhus watch: a UK breach, and a fudge | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/A6x7nNri5l
Man detained over M25 Dartford Crossing hoax bomb http://t.co/e0u1GPoClI
Man held over Le Vell trial Facebook post http://t.co/RgsEKDuhjf
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling: I'll stop activists playing legal games http://t.co/PyEcrwFsxe
SOUTH AFRICA: Legendary Golfer Gary Player and businessman King solve legal disputes ‘amicably’ http://t.co/cBMpAzZQAx
BP Wins Legal Round Over $9.6 Bil Spill Deal http://t.co/wnjE2HuDqu
Legal bid after flesh-eating bug case http://t.co/dSGufyJGeZ
Police chiefs pay £660,000 to listen to music at work http://t.co/763tc7eY19
Arrests as EDL march in east London http://t.co/Rf9Naog8qn
Security review after world's most expensive footballer Gareth Bale incident with fans in Macedonia http://t.co/3N4tHPGNhs
Convicted MSP Bill Walker resigns http://t.co/ET1RQqqhZQ
‘Bradford law firms will have to close’ http://t.co/eOHdbrqitU
Peterborough pair’s ‘nightmare’ over sex and immigration charges http://t.co/KehMkRPpTM
Refugee "cause lawyering" in the UK http://t.co/K9kL0gARTw
More than 100 of UK’s elite firms are accused of taxation law failings http://t.co/kXwja0ooSa
INDIA: CBI gives Attorney General list of 200 files it needs from coal ministry http://t.co/VOl7Zr3t3g
The Group of 20 Tackles Tax Avoidance http://t.co/QlWB6r4SE9
British lawyer, Gillian Metcalf dies in boat crash in Brazilian Amazon http://t.co/O7hfQrrpIA

Saturday

7th September - Law News

621 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

US: A bad mix of politics and courts in Kansas as found on http://t.co/Q4jWI1FavR
US: Court blocks judge's attempt to undo rape sentence: http://t.co/QoceKh0aiy
TANZANIA: 'High Court has no funds for special drug courts' according to High court Principal Judge, Fakihi Jundu http://t.co/P8EiwDlplP
Trial of Link Road protestors begin http://t.co/VjDLvPCXvV
IRELAND: Trial of former teacher accused of assaulting female students can go ahead http://t.co/DH5DkIOFGF
JAMAICA: Pre-trial dates set for five athletes in positive drug tests http://t.co/HNjf3ZVJAO
SOUTH AFRICA: Awaiting trial prisoners to wear uniforms http://t.co/E0ci9AWZpZ
Scottish property representation changes to be debated later this month http://t.co/NrO7b80AF4
IRELAND: Records shed new light on Michael Lynn’s business activities in Brazil http://t.co/392yLP7dux
AUSTRALIA: Church threatening sex abuse victims with court: solicitor http://t.co/X48padbe2c
Stabbed North East solicitor was facing fraud charges http://t.co/z2pNdpCDxx
A victory for British Justice, but so much more to do - botched assault on Legal Aid is unravelling http://t.co/txDxm7mO2b
What Procedural Justice Is http://t.co/kmetsORvnm
FINLAND: Chancellor of Justice: Gov't's 700,000-euro order "not good governance” http://t.co/h7SkNXtMec
BAHRAIN: Justice Minister Chairs Coordination Meeting http://t.co/cru7DgAtsS
SOUTH AFRICA: Mpofu: Justice Department interfering http://t.co/laxrevZhuh
INDIA: Justice and the juvenile http://t.co/c5myiAUls4
SOUTH AFRICA: Tenants fume after ‘illegal eviction http://t.co/IuBQcYi775
AUSTRALIA: Illegal Immigration A Hot Issue In Australian Election http://t.co/mCebHIp2cS
'Illegal' scrambler bikes to be crushed http://t.co/wSzewVxYlY
Illegal driver jailed after motorbike collision (Bradford) http://t.co/EBubJc6tTU
David Cameron's Love Actually moment as he defends Britain against 'small island' jibe http://t.co/p5VSiL69P8
Mortgage fraud in north Wales to see more prosecutions http://t.co/Qw19KUQVAR
Church of Scotland sexism 'hindering women' in office, moderator warns http://t.co/YG82pllAZO
Mikey Powell: Police apologise for 'pain and suffering' of family http://t.co/bbsNYU3V8P
Michael Moore seeks talks over disgraced MSP Bill Walker http://t.co/XHIHVZvipR
PAKISTAN 'frees seven Taliban prisoners' http://t.co/b0lbgU76xG
Three women deny impersonating murdered wealthy oil executive http://t.co/uYt0UTmmC1
Social housing tenant fights inflated electricity bill http://t.co/22N46yf6lT
Jackson "plebgate" costs case appealed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ijvBRX9eMP
U-Turn on criminal legal aid tendering | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9fPXsgUTh4
Sterilisation ruling in “best interests” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/KftPPiL4Kd
Regulator calls time on “compulsory levy” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HJZllzF6Xz
Information “theft” by ex-employees | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CDfeqM3hJL
Small Pii - new direct route to professional indemnity insurance for small firms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/498A6d56e6
ADR for tax | New Law Journal: http://t.co/tB8aRdM2v3
Call for national legal support fund | New Law Journal: http://t.co/aFAN1XBd9h
Transparency in Facebook case: President acts to dispel perception of "secret" family courts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/VWnhMGOO8N
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
ANGOLA rights groups denounce rising police violence http://t.co/gnX5eM06k3
Indian author and women’s rights activist killed in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/hk8FPnFSpp
KENYA: Rights Campaigner Says Ruto Must Appear Before ICC http://t.co/MlSbh6sckD
Star Trek fan Anthony Alleyne jailed for child porn offences http://t.co/GuBZ7YxcXo
EDL loses Tower Hamlets march route High Court case http://t.co/tFGvk3hIi1
Man arrested in Buckingham Palace 'after scaling fence' http://t.co/UMOemQR9IM
Unite cleared over Labour vote-rigging row http://t.co/f5EyiWzJHl
CHILE: Chilean judiciary apologizes http://t.co/HsfLnvX91q
Survey finds websites 'breached' consumer laws http://t.co/agbVW2AJtQ
BURMA: In the new Myanmar, an old junta's laws survive and adapt http://t.co/vboPWuQ12U
Is it time to take a gamble on casinos? Ex-NIO minister urges law change to boost economy http://t.co/T5ZSxsKXUF
Professor Julie Goldscheid Discusses Book on Gender and Equality Law http://t.co/WwB7UZWTSR
Law Student Sues School For Making Him Retake a Class He Failed http://t.co/1R3w4QmbuE
MALTA: Law restricting IVF to opposite-sex couples slammed as ‘unashamedly homophobic’ http://t.co/sU10oh8Mlp
INDIA: Food law doesn't ensure security to farmers http://t.co/HNPl6ccrgk
Abortion laws left 'meaningless' as doctors put 'above the law' http://t.co/mnRefcbofn
INDIA: Bangalore law student gang-rape case: Six convicts get life term http://t.co/YeL8MinhNc
Europe looks to ban mobile roaming charges with new legislation http://t.co/JiosHhW4yw
Judge orders Apple e-books monitor to prevent 'further misconduct' http://t.co/YDLtpPiVbY
We want our 'fair share' of recovery in bigger pay rises, unions warn http://t.co/YDqAxTwj2z
Legal problems hold up £1.3m ‘rope bridge’ bid for Barney http://t.co/bR9HwxIThf
Legal Aid for children in prison. A disastrous day for liberal values http://t.co/hEGrSiNh0B
'I became distracted by targets, billing hours and rates': - ex-City Law Firm Partner http://t.co/TMCriaQqtf
Coalition's legal aid cuts a 'slap in the face' for Indigenous communities http://t.co/46E9z1nEa3
Cyber-thieves blamed for leap in Tor dark net use http://t.co/LXIy0KGIsd
First female genital mutilation prosecution 'close', says CPS http://t.co/Tf9BtGOsFD
Domestic violence: May orders review of police response http://t.co/866b11Dc4I
Falkirk vote-rigging row woman Karie Murphy quits http://t.co/f5EyiWzJHl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden Arps to close Austrian outpost | The Lawyer http://t.co/MoJwh1aRVD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan cuts seven positions following redundancy round | The Lawyer http://t.co/JCH4QIrMoq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares launches fresh redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/DaqamsPgJp
US: Ex-FBI lawyer linked to surveillance abuses poised for federal judge post http://t.co/vXhGVkG5U1
Caroline Criado-Perez deletes Twitter account after new rape threats http://t.co/NtvCKfRgSE
Think beyond private practice, Dobbs advises graduates | Law Gazette http://t.co/J88imcrpvg
Lucy Adams: BBC HR boss admits 'mistake' in evidence to MPs http://t.co/W8uWpWm88q
Dale Cregan moved to secure psychiatric hospital http://t.co/Pyr3RnQ4nQ
Grayling sets out new JR restrictions | Law Gazette http://t.co/tZR7nlzLSz
If privacy is dead, we need to resurrect it! http://t.co/mLkTIqhY6Q
KUWAIT Business Laws – Global Legal Collection Highlights http://t.co/2qOxJvQyfc
INDONESIA: Indonesian Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights http://t.co/76to3oepWJ

Friday

6th September - Law News

620 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Plans to cut the legal aid bill by awarding contracts to the lowest bidder have been dropped, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced. Full story - The BBC

LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys bulks up in LatAm with Columbia alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/inAa311jdL
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper Asia Pacific partner departures continue | The Lawyer http://t.co/4RQlaPDWYM
Why Human Rights Groups Don't Agree on What to Do About SYRIA http://t.co/KvUpuF6SEh
Moral rights in patent law: oxymoron isn't it? http://t.co/uQWBR8zxEu
FIJI: New draft Constitution includes considerable restrictions on rights and sections http://t.co/jmKgeD9AkO
European digital rights groups want an end to surveillance http://t.co/TU7hZqUAvP
Gay couples in civil partnerships still face discrimination, campaigners for same-sex marriage have told MSPs http://t.co/lzT4EmkLdW
Workers' rights 'flouted' at Apple iPhone factory in CHINA http://t.co/kgbXe9HFfn
AUSTRALIA: Trial for Morcombe accused in February http://t.co/qip5mvlYXc
CANADA: Trial kicks off for B.C. woman accused of forcing servant to work 18-hour days, without pay, in $4M home http://t.co/GDkdxHgd8y
Judge calls for more transparency in family courts http://t.co/83Mi2nfQ0t
IRELAND: Boylesports launches High Court action against branch manager over missing money http://t.co/CPcNwMs64L
BOTSOWANA :Magistrate courts besieged by poor recordkeeping | Botswana Gazette http://t.co/BzmIFfZbwM
INDIA: Courts will protect honest officers' rights: Supreme Court http://t.co/giOmzNc0lz
CANADA: Expanding Access to Justice and the Lawyer's Role Through Mediation Coaching http://t.co/xBh1olshvM
US: Lawyer's 7-year sentence leads to wife's breakdown in court http://t.co/rH073BvSZA
Lawyer's warning to Facebook users after nurse's work ban http://t.co/WTSskBYbTX
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer calls for better conditions for asylum seekers http://t.co/wcQ9dAtBxl
US: Lawyer states that George Zimmerman's wife is filing for divorce http://t.co/0Ttuy5rvnn
‘RUSSIA backs international law, not Assad’, according to Vladimir Putin http://t.co/8a7dpyfjRC
Hillsborough probe police chief secretly received perks worth £70,000 http://t.co/oEPEczrMAK
Nigel Kennedy escapes prosecution over fraud claims http://t.co/CZo6MGwGE9
Dave Lee Travis in court over sexual assault charges http://t.co/nRxlemZiSe
Newport safe despite gun incidents, say police http://t.co/LczjNdnSNG
Southend station wheelchair fall: Was woman pushed on to track? http://t.co/QcUnrbiEpj
SPAIN Santiago rail-crash driver in new recording http://t.co/nw12evEMB1
EGYPT: 'No decision' in Egypt on dissolving Muslim Brotherhood http://t.co/zR0i63WIwd
Third of women say there are varying degrees of rape http://t.co/W2onGDawu9
British and French police due to give Alps family murder update http://t.co/nv2whPv9HR
BALKANS: Dutch state liable for three Srebrenica deaths - court http://t.co/qsBrFtSOwT
Female genital mutilation: prosecution only a matter of time - video http://t.co/2zRu7RIwlr
From celebrity lawyers to reputation defence business – ABS completes transformation | Legal Futures http://t.co/5A5DEUTqAP
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Million-pound illegal porn supply ring smashed after raids in Merton and Wandsworth http://t.co/JpZHWcZ97t
CANADA: Calling new indictment illegal, Hells Angels refuse to enter pleas http://t.co/5KRV53oIgr
Red Caps' families take legal action for public inquiry http://t.co/7cz0NHLMDG
Snowden leaks: US and UK 'crack online encryption' http://t.co/XKgbJ7o4nu
Nurses and midwives set to face three-yearly checks http://t.co/BxNDnWPYHV
NEW ZEALAND: Justice project gets two more years http://t.co/D6ruww0VJy
INDIA: Should the Juvenile Justice Act be amended in light of the recent Delhi rape case? http://t.co/nA2dpLcqiR
Lord Chief Justice's concern over legal aid http://t.co/t0tSDVAx5j
BBC's Rough Justice helped free Barri White. Yet it was axed to save money http://t.co/E28ltacHos
North East Solicitor calls on MPs to help tackle dementia http://t.co/18kbhVsipz
Law firm slams airlines' 'compensation culture' remarks - http://t.co/H5tqNSlS7n
Planned EU privacy law no magic bullet against U.S. spying http://t.co/rjxi7RZRaO
RUSSIA: New law proposes removing gay parents' children http://t.co/N9xpQXdQr4
BANGLADESH: Cyber Crimes Tribunal to try rights activist on charges of tarnishing reputation of security forces http://t.co/Vhgegl7xOo
Imperial Tobacco keeps favoured firms close for adviser review | Legalweek http://t.co/Q4Dce5Vhzl
AIG to launch Asia adviser review as regulatory demands grow | Legalweek http://t.co/e6hObPZHMA
UK top 20 squeeze equity ranks as PEP pressure drives prudence | Legalweek http://t.co/ZMgRYG6Oe7
Grant: primary legislation needed to transfer CMC complaints to Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures http://t.co/yQHRUCr39h
QASA "to go ahead as planned" this month despite government climbdown over tendering | Legal Futures http://t.co/Nn60VvE62W
Pensions regulator TPR spending £114k a month on legal fees http://t.co/PZzaTawpWc
Darius Henderson trial: 'Self-defence punch' claimed http://t.co/A3sR9MFHdk
INDIA: Need to streamline appointments to higher judiciary: Law Minister http://t.co/Q3UtuLCojR
How a Third of the Judiciary in INDIA Just Does Not Exist http://t.co/ojQfnClplv h
US judge rejects BofA mortgage modification class action http://t.co/BtEp7OvK3L
Judge blocks bid to force Amish girl to have chemo http://t.co/rGdb9iXG41
Law School: How's the Future Looking? http://t.co/DM1hszYTE8
Law schools: Third year is too crucial to lose http://t.co/R00SFYV7EP
Do American Lawyers Need Less Law School? http://t.co/B5VHPvXo7p
Law Society and MoJ agree new proposals for criminal legal aid https://t.co/If0524scdD
Infographic: Technology in Legal Education - http://t.co/y8pamUIruY
The Legal Case for Intervening in Syria (Anthony Colangelo Guesting) http://t.co/qSbMpL6LeJ
Legal sharks circle cost-cutting clients http://t.co/5bqgIFc8GW
Standard Life and Legal & General consider suing RBS http://t.co/Ku5dGRjF6t
Legal threat over Avon and Somerset Police 'naming' row http://t.co/en2zhJ5Z5g
IRELAND: 15% of PTSB mortgage customers are in arrears http://t.co/Q89F5XDF91
UK law firm Charles Russell opens regional HQ in Bahrain http://t.co/ortzXCutH2
UK Government Demands ISP Database of Copyright Offenders http://t.co/Ykgi2DMBX6
UK Competition Commission Provisionally Finds Anti-Competitive Features in Privately-Funded Health Care http://t.co/eILl51IDSn
Lifeline for expat pensioners as MPs try to change law http://t.co/VjwlPjmnGD
Lawyer says guards gave '50 Shades of Grey' to Guantanamo prisoner charged in 9-11 attacks http://t.co/XCorSbZTYE
US: Lawyer releases new list of alleged Catholic church abusers http://t.co/Bb97OKLKAO
Lawyer 'Mr Loophole' queries M62 speed limit safety http://t.co/i9FDg2nZGL
ZAMBIA: We are not Zambians, Bartose activists tell court http://t.co/Bz5eOGBGzw
YEMEN: 5 Saudis accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda go on trial in Yemeni court set up for terrorism cases http://t.co/WhR89wzwFb
CANADA: Sex assault trial highlights perils young women face in today’s world http://t.co/4j6xRGdMJC
NEW ZEALAND: Jury retire for night in osteo trial http://t.co/C5V9JOZA46
MP Eric Joyce criminal court case delayed because he's on walking holiday http://t.co/FOFP33fTxt
Convicted rapist loses appeal court battle for anonymity http://t.co/TYDZjCAhcH
PAKISTAN: Mobile court launched to help clear clogged courts http://t.co/DKsA2mwG42
IRELAND: Man in court on 47 charges of rape, assault and imprisonment of woman http://t.co/UAaEKSLCnZ
IRELAND: Garda in court on series of theft charges http://t.co/vtQsbpHU88
UK courts failed to protect rights of Christian employee prevented from wearing cross at work http://t.co/qn8OOotvSK
Doctors face tribunal over claims of plagiarism in iPhone app http://t.co/Dr4SwzAh8U
Tribunal rules: VENEZUELA unlawfully expropriated ConocoPhillips' investments http://t.co/89kBAJhXRO
EU Commission presents legislation strengthening oversight of so-called shadow banking sector http://t.co/anaTp2Z3NL
PAKISTAN: Drone strikes do not fall under judiciary's domain, rules Supreme Court http://t.co/imRLMALkcK
EGYPT's president says Muslim Brotherhood's fate in hands of judiciary, says security priority http://t.co/TB0bSnqesR
Judge orders Lance Armstrong to answer doping questions http://t.co/WKaLbpa7u8
The Bar Standards Board responds to new proposals for criminal legal aid https://t.co/uyvsUy4370
ZIMBABWE: Human Rights Agenda for the next Administration http://t.co/qw5DfEaLKv
Former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger's justice dodge criticised http://t.co/3IY0Cx0vgr
LIBYA: Latest abduction highlights ‘dysfunctional’ justice system http://t.co/QrZgLhlUMA
Taxpayers foot £15.8m bill for televisions for prisoners http://t.co/MToYCxiwm0
GHANA: Detailed judgement over 2012 presidential election still not available from the judiciary http://t.co/SYZwrSJzK8
IRELAND: Hero garda faces dismissal after admitting vicious assault http://t.co/aCTr2FhurT
Walkie Talkie: does reflecting sunlight constitute a nuisance under English law? http://t.co/9MO2kdqlYc
Labour plans Scottish tenant welfare laws http://t.co/wQgLOwbcIV
When can CFAs replace legal aid? http://t.co/dV3SCo4DnS
BPP sends LPC transcripts and record cards to the wrong students: http://t.co/WaR6RdzhxA
SOUTH AFRICA: Legal Practice Bill criticised by DA as ‘fusion by stealth’ http://t.co/Bchy0Ogb1y
Legal challenge launched against travellers' site decision http://t.co/dQ0TYvVMvQ
CANADA: Legal marijuana: How could it work? Interim step of decriminalization not the answer, say advocates http://t.co/ozdc7cKmRK
Legal loophole airlines use to refuse flight delay compensation http://t.co/CfVguWtTC4

Thursday

5th September - Law News

619 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Solicitors’ training, authorisation to practise and standard setting should return to being the direct responsibility of their professional body, the Law Society has said in a call for regulation to become less detached from the profession. Full story - Law Gazette

MSPs hear from two sides of same-sex marriage debate http://t.co/JQUCCB80Zy
Three charged over Ballymena bin 'torture' case http://t.co/mq3e2QNA7N
Disgraced MSP Bill Walker could have 90% cut in salary if jailed http://t.co/k4vLJmSbVc
Southend train worker suspended over track rescue for helping disabled woman by breaking safety regulations http://t.co/WYfapsFGOi
BBC 'Terrorist' documentary gets sequel http://t.co/ibqfqP0Hsa
Microsoft notches up patent victory against Google http://t.co/F3Xqqwz2Ne
Man who stole from son's cancer fund jailed http://t.co/UNR7MpzUXd
Health Secretary steps in after CPS decides not to prosecute abortion doctors http://t.co/aWBXpqzflg
Grayling announces U-turn on legal aid competition plan http://t.co/X3VgK6qAGn
Five tips for new law students - Studying for a law degree is not just about learning jargon http://t.co/DqTgkbJL4r
Domestic workers celebrate rights breakthrough - global treaty allows days off http://t.co/uiSfCwDXT4
Justice secretary scraps plan to award legal aid contracts to lowest bidder http://t.co/WUW0AhLC6s
US: New Mexico clerks lead the push to legalise same-sex marriage http://t.co/RgkYMuZEtN
KENYA votes to leave ICC days before deputy president's Hague trial http://t.co/MgPEH8Aq96
Chris Grayling announced legal aid reform U-turn: Politics live blog http://t.co/n5FSH7AaJ3
Profile: Ian Gatt QC and Dr Mary Bradbury | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/JBS3jaClOl
Judicial review win for Plantagenet king's descendants | Law Gazette http://t.co/RBy4BOJtlX
My legal life: Romaine Thompson - Senior partner, Anthony Collins, Birmingham | Law Gazette http://t.co/hcBnmydGD2
Grieve leads GLS recruitment drive | Law Gazette http://t.co/HAV9FwZiax
UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court | Law Gazette http://t.co/eXUBkCh9nn
Grant admits claims management complaint move delay | Law Gazette http://t.co/FOwpH8LRTo
'This is best deal possible' - reaction to amended legal aid plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/zdvb2TVLbM
Grayling confirms second legal aid U-turn | Law Gazette http://t.co/RGG3TwjQcO
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills calls off planned Guinea office launch | Legalweek http://t.co/cl9tDiKnyj
PMI: New business at companies ranging from restaurants to law firms http://t.co/y3FfwtwYfN
BoE rejects Neville Richardson's account of Co-op woes http://t.co/eHG8LS0XZE
Grayling presses on with civil legal aid cuts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/B9Mgk1BHvV
In-house interview: Leo Dezoysa, wondering hy more law student don't take up in-house law | The Lawyer http://t.co/ePcUfO775a
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares continues Midlands growth with two new mergers | The Lawyer http://t.co/qmHf8eQP7c
LAW FIRM NEWS: Schillings relaunches as privacy and cyber-security firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/gdd5LVAa0E
LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden Arps to close Austrian outpost | The Lawyer http://t.co/MoJwh1aRVD
Samantha Barrass to leave SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/j7fx6APGDz
Call to end "double regulation" of conveyancers through CQS and lender criteria | Legal Futures http://t.co/XVMDQBkMV6
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
NEW ZEALAND: Law students suffer high stress levels - survey http://t.co/CYrT61Oawq
Law firms that want growth should look to private-client work http://t.co/3OcfaNgYdX
Law firm shut down after top judge's complaint over 'untruthful' asylum case http://t.co/m7GBOZDN7p
US: Bloomberg sues over law to file against NYPD for stop-and-frisk http://t.co/5ja6NaWLEQ
G20 leaders must reject RUSSIA’s homophobic law http://t.co/rdTKtZLULA
US: SF law proposed to ban immigrant detentions http://t.co/e1uPcTOxGR
US Law School Offers Two-Year Program That (Shockingly) Costs Only Two Years Of Tuition http://t.co/FaBJFfTix6
US Law schools: Third year is too crucial to lose http://t.co/ASRaSANRNo
Prisons to close in England as super-prison site revealed http://t.co/wyBMRulDBD
G20 to sign up to fight global tax avoidance http://t.co/2snXhEf9vv
Google Doodle celebrates John Wisden the creator of 'the Bible of Cricket' http://t.co/hnebXG2oMZ
Sheffield Wednesday footballer 'broke supporter's nose' http://t.co/E9VrVVSlbD
AIM-listed ABS eyes future benefits after law firm acquisition dents profits | Legal Futures http://t.co/znpq7Aeqa2
Greater Manchester Police does not investigate 60% of crimes http://t.co/Rytbn489ZN
Inquiry over Steinmetz Guinea mining deal extends to UK and Guernsey http://t.co/d2kN2UoSb1
US: Same-sex spouses in the military will receive full benefits despite federal law http://t.co/eMFbCvK2o9
UN: press should not be 'intimidated into silence' over state secrets http://t.co/stL3dtl8bo
“A good trial is a work of art” - Interview with Jacques Vergès http://t.co/G9Pbo3NUUZ
Glasgow Murder trial told of 'extensive' skull fractures http://t.co/j24Qo1IbYe
Why Bill Walker cannot be disqualified for Parliament after his conviction? http://t.co/2gBCTiHPMI
Special courts for veterans expanding across US http://t.co/8KhdPPlyS4
PHILIPPINES: Huge lawmakers’ fund scam reaches judiciary http://t.co/7c4UiQqTDE
SERBIA: Intensifying judiciary reform is the most important thing now http://t.co/U8CjpYen4h
ZIMBABWE: Dictatorship at its peak: When Judiciary succumbs to the dictates of the executive http://t.co/ASLorot34f
Mediation versus litigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gw1XQ2mKap
Blowing the whistle on US law schools | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wDgyf2T5Ml
Luxembourg attracts attention of wealthy clients | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TuzMF1mJRf
InsideCounsel launches gender initiative | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AVcgCUtkF6
New global employment law service unveiled | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z4OV1Bsaxn
S&P links defence to freedom of speech | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OVCwFh7Eb6
20 UK law firms prepare to be outed on hacking scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GzRyF00CfM
Kinstellar launches in Kazakhstan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aY1g4WmbqU
Regulation review: conveyancers urge caution | Law Gazette http://t.co/jIXwajhSip
Police referrals of domestic violence cases drop 13% http://t.co/2zsY7PpAXZ
Chancery Lane in bid to regain regulatory control | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/XA6kzOSWCJ
SRA closes contempt solicitor’s firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zz8xuSypSf
US: Federal jury rules it's illegal to use the N-word while at work even if you're black http://t.co/NILpJ5SWju
CANADA: World’s greatest thinkers coming to Winnipeg to discuss human rights http://t.co/njO5Bj8nhl
Six decades of human rights support http://t.co/5oqqNDIdWn
Rights and democracy a deal-breaker for international businesses in TUNISIA http://t.co/7FoFux6jS2
Weak leadership should not put human rights at risk http://t.co/EFjWievrgG
Domestic Workers Treaty Goes Into Force http://t.co/ijJqU5XFfy
New pan-Arabic Human Rights court set up in BAHRAIN http://t.co/PZAWjr4Qfl
ZIMBABWE Human Rights Commission chairman named as speaker of parliament http://t.co/kpUHA8VmO8
BANGLADESH court asks Human Rights Watch to explain why it shouldn’t be charged with contempt http://t.co/wY5xdEDUsP
CANADA: Human rights advocate Harold Desmarais to be inducted into Q Hall of Fame http://t.co/lo49uoTOhB
LIBYA: Prisoners shot in Libyan prison, rights group says http://t.co/dDOBbriily
Police launch poster campaign as part of murder-style probe into death of Wynyard solicitor http://t.co/rfELdm2qF4
My perfect weekend: Solicitor and senior partner Simon Ambrose at Macmillans Solicitors in Wadebridge http://t.co/xjkG8Dylvy
Trainee solicitor takes on a key role with Worcester firm Thomas Horton http://t.co/FaKtyESfFV
British banking scandals rock public confidence in the City - Solicitor General http://t.co/HWcVfERNUn

Wednesday

4th September - Law News

618 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: It is time for truly independent regulation of the solicitors’ profession to stop attempts by the Law Society to interfere, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has told the government. Full story - Legal Futures

Ministry of Sound sues Spotify for copyright infringement http://t.co/8ReMK3NCHF
Human Rights Act 'must be saved from those determined to destroy it' http://t.co/tku1uC0SYj
Bastoy: the Norwegian prison that works http://t.co/pgtPNybsa8
Dartmoor prison facing closure as ministers announce shakeup of jails http://t.co/vxrLVnYHdK
Pornography at work: grounds for dismissal? http://t.co/buAlACrwFU
Craigavon Two suitable scapegoats in wake of killing backlash, say supporters http://t.co/pJI6jzYprA
Government may back down on legal aid reforms http://t.co/Tzj5aOd7mB
Bedroom tax investigated by UN housing official http://t.co/LrR02LqKYY
Parliamentary porn consumption laid bare in official figures http://t.co/qxZ5mSdykh
Olympus to be prosecuted by UK fraud agency http://t.co/9jEtOmKOj8
US: Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in cell http://t.co/G5HrnZZ6Rn
Al-Sweady inquiry: Soldier 'shot Iraqi bodies' http://t.co/qO2YdhkiDL
Prisons to close in England as super-prison site revealed http://t.co/wyBMRulDBD
Rachel Manning murder: Shahidul Ahmed found guilty http://t.co/d6FIburrmL
Osborne Clarke beefs up offices in Paris and Brussels | The Lawyer http://t.co/8sGxcMfquV http://t.co/JZohxGsjSk
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons to open second office in Kazakhstan after Kinstellar raid | The Lawyer http://t.co/xjn4HShdif
Winn Group sells 60 per cent stake to outside investors to drive growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/fodPoCyHEa
LAW FIRM NEWS: Top level exits continue as BLP tax litigation head joins Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZcqM6wvZ5t
Regulation review: conveyancers urge caution | Law Gazette http://t.co/jIXwajhSip
London firm closed by SRA after contempt ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/HqzIASHIDP
Super-regulator rebukes SRA over consultation | Law Gazette http://t.co/LCuLAU526A
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Chris Grayling willing to consider appeal law change after 14-year-old walked free after raping Norfolk mother http://t.co/NUI2cGdZvI
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling rules out a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction http://t.co/QzdaSN2kTD
Border staff 'taken off' immigration searches to process queues http://t.co/wiOaU8kYpV
GERMANY may charge 30 Auschwitz Nazi guards http://t.co/67oH1kyz9M
AUSTRALIA: Muslim spinner given leave to keep a Alcohol sponsor off his back http://t.co/Gmey3odOSg
AUSTRALIA: Sending porn through the work email system is not an automatic sacking offence http://t.co/0jBEs4KgJv
The employment tribunal system needs fixing, but fees take it to the extreme http://t.co/GoQRv28Rx9
The CPS bends over backwards to help complainants in child sex abuse cases. It's kind, but is it fair? http://t.co/bh5d13OKd1
The shameful exploitation of care workers must end http://t.co/AV4b2eJv9C
'Second-rate foootballer turned third-rate actor is far from alone with his views on immigration' http://t.co/Ngmkh3c9SD
Phone hacking: Former Sunday Mirror journalist Dan Evans charged http://t.co/tsusf7Pr3b
Police accused as domestic violence cases fall, but allegations by victims increase http://t.co/bQiF1p3qpW
Census consultation has option to replace 200-year-old survey http://t.co/n5ppFN1l6K
GAMBIA: Women fleeing female genital mutilation threat http://t.co/feDR4eZuEP
Fight to death? structural independence on top of the operational independence it currently has | Legal Futures http://t.co/D0j8kq17jL
Police investigate death of solicitor facing disciplinary tribunal | Legal Futures http://t.co/AW01GM1Uxf
Law Society makes SRA power grab | Legal Futures http://t.co/FtLou8jKFD
LSB urges Chancery Lane to find budget savings | Legal Futures http://t.co/5mpxHBvtbX
Nottingham mother charged with murder of seven-month-old baby girl http://t.co/vkRMBGZiSy
EGYPT: Morsi supporters get lengthy jail sentences over unrest http://t.co/wtrrNgE9zB
Clare's Law alone would not keep women safe from harm http://t.co/JHQjBuGXgK
INDIA: Why juvenile gang-rape accused won't be punished severely http://t.co/sd552xMRMu
Law 'could limit children's rights' (The Children and Young People Bill) http://t.co/PZnAsrjKR8
CANADA: Manitobans speak out on anti-bullying bill http://t.co/KgpbOaUdOR
US: Is new debt legislation helping students? http://t.co/NpxtCZUW8l
IRELAND: Limited Abrtion Legislation delayed for months http://t.co/8kuaz5IuYl
GlaxoSmithKline's tussle with China is getting messier and riskier http://t.co/HN1H8NCIpW
Police referrals of domestic violence cases drop 13% http://t.co/2zsY7PpAXZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas & Wilson puts Scotland at the heart of UK-wide strategy | The Lawyer http://t.co/ShVpDdwUfH
Private client lawyers likely to see growth in family offices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kaYJYjYCS9
Human Rights - A convention that could affect your life | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aSnhpcovlS
Half of small UK law firms in warning area | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GWsUK3Lq4k
Co-op starts online training for solicitors | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pC3ZMZWJgP
Clayton Utz revenue hit by Australian downturn | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fHxpTa1Uo5
German lawyer tipped to lead Olympics body | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BRb8VhacLv
Oligarch's lawyer arrested in Moscow | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8H17FvXgra
Banks fob off 'shocking' tally of PPI complaints http://t.co/MhNgWC9xBC
Are law firms prone to suicide-inducing meetings? http://t.co/pRJXpmpn7I
Insurers will fund Law Society indemnity scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sphCZE8NGD
The painful lesson of the Cherice Moralez rape trial http://t.co/3TSrl2u9hi
Caroline Criado-Perez says culture must change as rape threats continue http://t.co/2f5Q7j0SZ3
Mother jailed after knocking down cyclist as she fiddled with sat nav http://t.co/OUXTYMVPk0
Mother 'believed Michael Le Vell raped girl' http://t.co/O9WvQXaAh2
Probe into solicitor links with private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/amq7Cj4yjY
Private equity investors buy majority share in PI firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/8Er6Qggs1z
Police investigate suspicious death of former Durham solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/FomFobwjPB
Bar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/8LRlxUqTt8
Regulatory reform: Society urges 'relatively minor' change | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ybp1R0XXFl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman re-hires former partner to take up Middle East managing partner remit | Legalweek http://t.co/FsKwthepm0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters hires former A&O partner to lead Asian restructuring practice | Legalweek http://t.co/4ZBNSnjOaB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden and Simpson Thacher on call for £4.6bn Nokia sale to Microsoft | Legalweek http://t.co/FfNiezcRIr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters helps Arsenal to £42.4m record signing of Real Madrid's Ozil | Legalweek http://t.co/gyt7QCsCiV
‘Too many laws, too few examples’ | International Review of Law, Computers & Technology - Volume 27, Issue 1-2 http://t.co/3F3sxdenrr

Tuesday

3rd September - Law News

617 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: What will the legal industry look like in five years’ time? Full story - The Lawyer

Copyright Holders Want Voluntary UK Three-Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme http://t.co/a9Z7YABITK
DLA Piper heads UK legal rankings http://t.co/nccIJLG1g6
UK’s top law firms grow profits amid consolidation in the sector http://t.co/CvnSpZPD4R
Scottish independence: Gordon Brown in new law call http://t.co/2GFcuwmdKI
AUSTRALIA: The Coalition promises to stop free legal advice for asylum seekers:The Roast – video http://t.co/MLxoN3oied
BELARUS: Legal action against Suleiman Kerimov, retrieval via Interpol ‘legally sound’ http://t.co/J1fdLxeOsm
Barrow MP's legal high warnings after fatality figures released http://t.co/U4Sybd6n9e
RBS continues legal battle with developer http://t.co/OqHehYRlCY
IRELAND: Inadequate legal system adding to pain of abuse victims http://t.co/eK99DpbTtJ
Coalition risks 'legal consequences' if it tries to stop clean energy fund http://t.co/iTSDH6CFaZ
Three ways to open up the legal profession http://t.co/Dlqf4L6tTE
Legal disputes over data theft soar to record high, report claims http://t.co/REQTcXOE7t
LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Spalding hires Mayer Brown partner in City recruitment drive | The Lawyer http://t.co/lLjzn7wxZf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters hires former A&O partner as first Asia restructuring head | The Lawyer http://t.co/TdKSQnYzIW
Tony Angel on the future of legal services: more investment, better technology, bigger footprint | The Lawyer http://t.co/iRNqvG7xSa
LAW FIRM NEWS: Covington and Skadden take lead on Microsoft's £4.6bn takeover of Nokia mobile phone unit | The Lawyer http://t.co/2wEguYcl3i
Hull Welly Club attack: Victim calls for prison sentence http://t.co/hUc3yGSArT
PPI dominates customer complaints to ombudsman http://t.co/GsTrZgF4Su
MPs to debate lobbying bill amid charity 'gagging' concern http://t.co/dYihwXoO3S
The hidden dangers of shared ownership, mired in worrying legal flaws for buyers http://t.co/LwQ0S0mx66
Stop playing politics with human rights | Shami Chakrabarti http://t.co/yVjykDXmnY
James Bulger killer reportedly freed from prison again http://t.co/aWwrLP9xcd
Staff sickness rates in UK 'half that of Germany' http://t.co/wtPRm6d32x
BOOK REVIEW: Time Management Handbook for Lawyers – How-to Tactics That Really Work | Law Gazette http://t.co/3eH7MBIjK1
Legal employers are investing heavily in staff wellbeing | Law Gazette http://t.co/lU8JHNsjdh
The appeal of accessible judgments - Joshua Rozenberg | Law Gazette http://t.co/l2xewu1qyE
Telephone marketing can be very effective – but only if the service offered isn’t too superficial | Law Gazette http://t.co/piZrQh2nE1
Legendary dambusters included at least one trainee solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/WpywpkuWVo
All journalists should be required to spend time listening to readers’ concerns | Law Gazette http://t.co/x523RH6DO1
Bar Serco and G4S from MoJ contracts, demands Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/CEf7nOJOl7
Data Security Begins With the Traveler http://t.co/q44DvdjLyF
EGYPT judiciary advises court to dissolve Muslim Brotherhood http://t.co/qvOEkInieo
ZIMBABWE: 'My love letter to the Zimbabwean Judiciary' http://t.co/PaAd3vv1j8
INDIA: Government must restore faith in police, judiciary: says Vice President http://t.co/dTF8rtt4jA
US: Judge says military can't deny same-sex spouse benefits http://t.co/uw6Z056lhL
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Judge favours politician on dual citizenship http://t.co/FJtVUrXVsa
PHILIPPINES: Makati judge won't inhibit from Napoles case http://t.co/c2hWuW8aRg
US: Guantánamo judge - Spiral-bound notebooks are ‘boutique’ items http://t.co/IHKdCN0WZL
US: Should role of justice courts be curtailed? http://t.co/fIWzgnqpVm
SOUTH AFRICA: Citing flawed proceedings at the Equality Court, a Rastafarian group is taking the DA http://t.co/6zsMzaolLU
'Courts favour women who sit at home,' says tycoon who lost wife and flat to Cesc Fabregas http://t.co/ySUAyBzveH
"The Rise of the Lawyer-Director" http://t.co/8uRtNW2JRC
Lawyer Sarah Sackman selected as Labour's candidate for Finchley and Golders Green http://t.co/MEg58WdE3m
Police probe over jogging solicitor found dead near the running track of Maiden Castle Sports Centre, Durham http://t.co/wArKZtfePS
Top lawyer warns that many law firms on brink of collapse http://t.co/GWGLiIucCL
Former SS officer, Siert Bruins, on trial in GERMANY for shooting resistance fighter 70 years ago http://t.co/Cuz7ROc1p2
ARGENTINA: Trial begins for ex-President Menem, accused of falsifying federal tax declaration http://t.co/6j1GgOPgFl
INDIA: 2G case: court dismisses joint trial pleas http://t.co/FxnIPLkIKb
RUSSIA charge 24 y.o. under anti-gay propaganda law http://t.co/KWNkOitpz1
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
SOUTH AFRICA: Govt Plans to Introduce Hate Crime Legislation http://t.co/ziOkGiZcS3
JAPAN: Legislation bureau chief Abe’s window to collective defense http://t.co/JfuUKdZjCy
NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Barrister Appointed District Court Judge http://t.co/x4z3oISp9B
Lawyers at top City firm 'earning minimum £1.3m a year' http://t.co/bvzcIgj0gv
Dubai man wins discrimination complaint against UK Supreme Court http://t.co/ZBvVnYs29U
RUSSIA: First person to be convicted under anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law arrested by his own parents http://t.co/1fqddpEOtR
Ravenscraig Steelworkers set for legal battle http://t.co/rQj1DAP7fR
Six Cambridge law firms in UK’s top 100 | Business Weekly http://t.co/1ie5DIlGGk
The Legal Purgatory at the US Border: Detained, Searched, and Interrogated http://t.co/JCgYzNJDZP
Crime against fashion: judge locks up man for wearing fleece and tracksuit bottoms: http://t.co/IiIUNvq66E
INDIA: Green tribunal issues warrants against ministry official http://t.co/KpZ378b2E4
CANADA: B.C. lawyers worried about exclusion from new civil resolution tribunal http://t.co/qq8IRsdpEc
Animal rights activists get nude in the middle of Cardiff http://t.co/41E7yHFHoa
TRINIDAD: Rights denied to pray on Hill, say Warao elders http://t.co/YlILbZOvPu
Your Rights: Top tips to avoid being ripped off by landlords http://t.co/6sHq5KpYjZ
Agency workers' rights are "blatantly unfair" says TUC http://t.co/xYDt2lni76
Rights groups livid as TUNISIA hands 2 activist rappers jail terms http://t.co/S2I8WdSzBV
VIETNAM: Rights groups take aim at new internet laws http://t.co/VPjp846KAO
SENEGAL: Human rights campaigner appointed as justice minister http://t.co/hoZbXmBwm4
US: A Saner Approach on Drug Laws http://t.co/3fiMl2s8FW
US: Arrests of 3 Mayors Reinforce Florida’s Notoriety as a Hothouse for Corruption http://t.co/R8vTGRLfRd
Lawyer, politician and international statesman, Sir Shridath Ramphal is ‘Special’ http://t.co/IxnzogmKJY
PERU drug arrests: prosecution lawyer pours scorn on women's incredible drugs story http://t.co/zTNu9iA1lD
Lawyer: Snowden has a place to live in RUSSIA http://t.co/wal6JIV3bT
US: New Social Network for Law Enforcement to Launch http://t.co/u3cTvxMogC
UGANDA: Law Society did mob justice to Nyombi http://t.co/Te79f8vEPr
NEW ZEALAND: New employment law changes will drive down wages and affect the care of patients http://t.co/Z9PeB94Pwq
NEW ZEALAND: Disgraced Lawyer Davina Murray removed from Law Society register s http://t.co/gHLZ9HIJO0
CANADA: Legal, law officials warn of growing popularity of sovereign citizen movement http://t.co/U2Mh1udtNo
INDIA: Amity Law School awarded Institutional Leadership Award http://t.co/FjxKwjQIKJ
IRELAND: Law will get rid of 'soft barriers' for enrolment of children with learning difficulties http://t.co/6Kx8ch2g9v
TUNISIA: Charges against cameraman Mourad Mehrezi who was allegedly involved in the egging of Culture Minister http://t.co/ZZVdsvSjnc
NETHERLANDS: New Human Rights Funding for over 50 countries http://t.co/HX6tpGJaap
Interested in human rights? Work with Liberty! A call to Human Rights Lawyers http://t.co/AeJGVb7a2v
ECHR: Court hearing for Roma teenager’s ‘right to life’ human rights case http://t.co/GreWqDM22n
Human Rights Lawyers argue that UK lobbying bill scares charities into silence http://t.co/SgR7uop2Ba
BANGLADESH: A human rights approach to development helps poverty reduction http://t.co/Q5KzeRHcZz
Singer Kanye West is paid $3m to perform at wedding of KAZAKHSTAN President Nazarbayev's grandson http://t.co/igQySbMdkz
JAMAICA: Police boasts human-rights efforts http://t.co/x06ou4LM8Z
CANADA: Disabled stage rolling protest for rights http://t.co/0UkKgs2dDw
Human rights trauma and the mental health of West Papuan refugees resettled in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/qRkn9MYrBc
THAILAND: The Normalization of the Violation of Human Rights in the Name of Protecting the Monarchy http://t.co/ykz7bjKDjk
ISRAEL: Bedouin Facing Mass Evictions From Their Land http://t.co/gLJtIjXxAV
BAHRAIN: Minister of Rights chairs the 9th Meeting of the Supreme Coordination Committee for Human Rights http://t.co/KzcEt9QFRI
No extradition for US 'escapee', High Court rules http://t.co/xWHdQgSMCX
Brazil and Mexico probe claims US spied on presidents http://t.co/xPffrJML94
Conservatives 'considering ways to raise minimum wage' http://t.co/wBTPEGZiiK
Six members of British army rugby team charged after New York bar brawl http://t.co/Zy4IVNa69w
The EU is ignoring the human rights abuses behind Morocco's razor wire http://t.co/WAttAEeobO
Bus test case looms as Tyne & Wear seeks to wrestle back routes http://t.co/6yqO8TW3aa
Law to be toughened up to stop companies benefiting from fraud http://t.co/skY0w1qkqE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters' former Portuguese managing partner quits for VdA | The Lawyer http://t.co/dRt682ThOj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Anderson Strathern launches strategic review following revenue dip | The Lawyer http://t.co/Be0bNQPXYo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kinstellar launches in Kazakhstan with Dentons team | The Lawyer http://t.co/z54z31wZuo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons bulks up in Paris with tax hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/WrDsGHis2a
Information Commissioner to probe law firms that used rogue private investigators | Legal Futures http://t.co/ly2PIPENeS
SRA makes bid to free itself from Law Society shackles | Legal Futures http://t.co/KZtkduwLsK
Employment firm accused of imposing ban on relationships | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8L1jCjPRtQ
Swiss banks accept 50pc fines as price of 'legal certainty' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Wof7btTpn0
Solicitor arrested in Brazil after leaving £70 m debts in Ireland | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SzV0XX6lMb
Clyde & Co expands in Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YqptZlWWR8
Millionaires' lawyers get to grips with pressure to change | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8AwL12ihFW
Top 100 UK firm see profits rise by 8 pc | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U0CrBy0CNQ
Rogue private investigators' clients face investigation http://t.co/aQ75ijsyh5
Al-Sweady inquiry: Officer denies Iraqi mutilation claim http://t.co/XGD1MO9vyL
Conduct probe police chief to retire http://t.co/mixTIzB3v7
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell denies sex attack http://t.co/BboCsYMIE7
Rapist discovers he may have contracted HIV from victim http://t.co/0W7I17QQSF
LAW FIRM NEWS: HKFSI launches first redundancy consultation with seven roles at risk | The Lawyer http://t.co/hnwId3Ev2N
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP and Fladgate score on Gareth Bale's record-breaking transfer deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/UYXjg4ihkA
Twitter GC says we should all goof around more as he steps down | The Lawyer http://t.co/qYE3oyCCbz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and Slaughters increase lead in FTSE 100 client tables | The Lawyer http://t.co/vSN1pyQQ1i
LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft hires Baker & McKenzie corporate partner in Bristol | The Lawyer http://t.co/XjQiOULPn2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes and Slaughters lead as Verizon buys Vodafone stake | The Lawyer http://t.co/iFJYBFmaO0
LAW FIRM NEWS: The magic circle will disappear within a decade, industry leaders predict | The Lawyer http://t.co/EOkAUIF9o9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons and CMS reveal retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/mmlZA2rEtF
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP partner exits continue as IT chief moves to Mishcon | The Lawyer http://t.co/D6Ff055ZDN
TURKEY opens trial over 1997 'post-modern' coup http://t.co/uOR5I0Buex
JORDAN: Trial of radical cleric Abu Qatada starts within 10 days http://t.co/gYTTTmbvKu
SOUTH AFRICA: Women get cattle as justice for rape http://t.co/2jBfZmW05e
JAMAICA: Complaints about the local court process is the length of time it takes for matters to be concluded http://t.co/l8wJmeG38d
GHANA: Tsatsu's attacks on Justice Anin-Yeboah unfair, unacceptable - Kufuor http://t.co/n38SZB9u26
INDIA; Justice for assaulted Tripura doctor after 15 years http://t.co/KxcXHv3uFm
IRELAND: Disgraced ex-judge's home sells for €695k http://t.co/ic25OmEuYM
Lord Chief Justice concerned at the decrease in solicitors becoming judges http://t.co/A65ZNwVgoZ
IRELAND: Solicitor's relative accuses judge of bias over family mortgage http://t.co/44Xq0to6fM

Monday

2nd September - Law News

616 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Judicial office is becoming a more appealing prospect, according to extensive research among more than 4,000 solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executive fellows eligible for appointment. Full story - New Law Journal

The answer to INDIA's failures on rape is not to hang perpetrators but to make policing and justice more effective http://t.co/nGkPQQeY69
CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge war crimes court threatened by pay dispute http://t.co/gA00eY858G
Employee shareholder contracts: how they work and what they mean for you http://t.co/DOMHFmIHih
Syria intervention: is there a new constitutional convention? http://t.co/5IKWUQXNtw
Chemical export licences for Syria – just another UK deal with a dictator http://t.co/9Vk1H7Zn1l
Pricing revolution pays off for Pannone | Law Gazette http://t.co/rpstogytAX
Consumers need single regulator, panel says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HpXOXYnMdR
898 law firms are vulnerable, financial health survey finds http://t.co/rlMXstTeCH
Co-op legak partners with university to train solicitors online | Law Gazette http://t.co/Devx7G3ddv
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
2018: Five more UK firms to fold | The Lawyer http://t.co/5r6Y6BKhT7
2018: What will the legal industry look like in five years’ time? | The Lawyer http://t.co/pdh27Qn5bu
2018: The bar will embrace ABSs | The Lawyer http://t.co/hurfbaKbvm
2018: European alliances key to survival | The Lawyer http://t.co/UkIpR89mPP
2018: Firms have quotas for female partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/S3nFg9bhYt
2018: New roles to revolutionise training | The Lawyer http://t.co/w5OnIKl0Vn
2018: Chinese globalisation in full flight | The Lawyer http://t.co/cDa0d141bF
2018: Looking back to 2008 - David Chance, Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/ywFBkzOnjM
2018: ABSs to dominate insurance sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/C8MfBjutY6
2018: Will Lawes' predictions - Senior Partner, Freshfields | The Lawyer http://t.co/QXjTz7NkWk
2018: The voices of private practice - Analysis | The Lawyer http://t.co/9Q3ZZmWBq6
2018: Simon Davies' predictions - Managing Partner, Linklaters | The Lawyer http://t.co/bfZwZXfTah
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone restructure results in profit rise while turnover stagnates | The Lawyer http://t.co/V1wEp2HN76
LAW FIRM NEWS:: Hogan Lovells takes British Paralympic Association to Rio 2016 | The Lawyer http://t.co/0vu81Rq3ZB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly aims at Europe with Geneva launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/gS1cFvxNuy
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes plans Asia domination with Jakarta joint venture | The Lawyer http://t.co/5GUOysJeQA
SRI LANKA hits back at UN rights chief http://t.co/sH2ZsUqbux
US hacked Al Jazeera communications according to German magazine http://t.co/HLMiyq1lC0
Three ways to impress your bank manager | Legal Futures http://t.co/yIrEWS8JYE
Leading ABSs take next steps forward | Legal Futures http://t.co/QQMCesfjb7
Empty court buildings left unsold | Law Gazette http://t.co/TuwRidLJzY
Relief as ‘superfast’ patents ruled out | Law Gazette http://t.co/QCpuUFz6hg
Consumer panel calls for single regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/0bFLMrhtug
Airline ‘compensation culture’ fears | Law Gazette http://t.co/H3X44etxhe
Rolls Building tech upgrade delayed | Law Gazette http://t.co/QljDVoufNT
Lobbying bill threatens free speech for charities, says top lawyer http://t.co/jeoZ0rltMX
Time for a single regulator and code of conduct? Consumer panel calls for the nuclear option | Legal Futures http://t.co/1jKfphygXh
Northumbria Law School pilots groundbreaking training course http://t.co/DDC7CB3t8u
INDIA: Judges must stop making male chauvinistic comments: Additional solicitor general http://t.co/BLHbp8rvqT
Solicitor settles claim against solicitorsfromhell http://t.co/29hwO7lhpJ
Law Society lambasts minimum trainee salary consultation http://t.co/e9RRIs27vh
Law Soc defends legal aid after 'inaccurate' Daily Mail article http://t.co/L0WvmZgXzM
INDIA: Law has become business now, says Justice Minister http://t.co/umA4jlHyDd
US: Judge delays ruling in Ariz. racial profiling case http://t.co/JH17Yx0MSW
US: New Jersey judge awarded Bronze Star for serving in Afghanistan, his third deployment http://t.co/4GQnHz0A14
PAKISTAN: Joint efforts can save judiciary from corruption: http://t.co/Wu2CYmWhbf
ZAMBIA: Impossible to expect justice from judiciary as long as acting Chief Lombe Chibesakunda remains at the helm http://t.co/GOTGm1lzjw
Lords committee: diversity in the judiciary must be improved http://t.co/tYnVNrKjCi
PAKISTAN: Role of judiciary must be appreciated in light of their fight against corruption http://t.co/92MJk3hRPC
US: Text of draft legislation submitted by Obama to Congress http://t.co/gaSWixYBx7
US: Time is ripe for a radical rethinking of how to enforce immigration laws http://t.co/BaipMmdsuG
60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights: the equal right to marriage http://t.co/2nmDbfRWEX
Lord Justice Leveson | MediaGuardian 100 2013 http://t.co/cdoVhgBlu5
'Winterbourne effect' triggers rise in care abuse allegations http://t.co/hQw9YzusZl
SYRIA: Syrian Electronic Army hackers say 'many surprises' planned http://t.co/A05ONg2qRA
New Act of Union would strengthen UK, says Fabricant http://t.co/uscXu53Zyk
'Waive rights for shares' employment comes into force http://t.co/DSHX5D0YYg
EGYPT to try ex-President Morsi for inciting murder http://t.co/dHDFFR10or
PAKISTAN: Inadequate security at courts http://t.co/PnmgLqc6K6
Critics pan ‘State Guardian’ for every Scots child proposal http://t.co/2ncJ13YiVP
Essex Law firm Birkett Long targets further expansion following growth in annual turnover http://t.co/VtjGzCUoVL
Law students prepare to flee UK http://t.co/k1EGZuSkyK
UK firms drop out of Global 100 http://t.co/s73aA4UhEm
CHINA: Was Bo Xilai's trial a new dawn or a Party game? http://t.co/tyTqLe0bJ2
HONDURAS tribunal: 4 officers guilty in killing http://t.co/MOJL5pm9TI
BALKANS: Hague tribunal decided to free convicted war criminal Momcilo Krajisnik http://t.co/WuTR5pVDv3
New tribunal fees will make things fairer for all, says business leader http://t.co/uZD72Giwgd
Illegal dumping leads to closing of recycling center in East Liverpool http://t.co/Zff3Cas5Fz
GHANA: ‘Tsatsu must shut up and stop attacking the judiciary’ http://t.co/YTHkgcuZ4K
ZAMBIA: Former Chief Justice Annel Silungwe says an independent judiciary is key in the promoting of the rule of law http://t.co/G99DIRY0zN
PAKISTAN: Role of independent judiciary must for rule of law, according to Chief Justice http://t.co/nzD6VOQFkE

Sunday

1st September - Law News

615 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

With Too Many Lawyers on Earth, You Can Now Become a Space Lawyer http://t.co/Tva5Vbaqj4
INDIA: Lawyer hacked to death in Haryana http://t.co/0T0JQ22zLM
US: Lawyer runs practice out of his barber shop http://t.co/42dH97HN6a
INDIA: Himachal law to tighten noose around realtors http://t.co/zBu43QYLut
US: New law means probation violators could face ‘quick dip’ in jail http://t.co/JZ0OyOml1X
US Law Professor Edward Lee's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week http://t.co/qAj08NhqAN
US: NY’s unique 1885 workplace law blamed for adding millions to cost of some public projects http://t.co/hRusOHSBwv
BOLIVIA boy's 'killers' found dead in BRAZIL prison http://t.co/XovqUZkdq4
Democracies must learn to compromise to ensure their survival, says Philosopher Roger Scruton http://t.co/bU281MZc1g
NIGERIA: Boko Haram 'kills 24 Nigerian vigilantes in ambush' http://t.co/ZA523vmVgl
How to investigate chemical weapons allegations in SYRIA http://t.co/zpGgCS8HTt
How to investigate chemical weapons allegations http://t.co/zpGgCS8HTt
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
David Miranda Special Edition - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bhElEB8ybu
Miranda case shows we need more secrecy laws... or does it? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/nDk6HJgjOn
"Law is no trade, briefs no merchandise" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/mmpLMkGzdO
More developments under Schedule 7 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/j7gFG8YVao
Animal Rights Groups Infiltrate and Expose the Barbaric CHINA Dog Meat Trade http://t.co/ENFTANKNbN
INDIA: Why experts defend 3-year term for Delhi gangrape juvenile http://t.co/M5lt9yV64R
No take-up on 'rights for shares’ http://t.co/opcTWioXGb
Arab States and the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review http://t.co/xagpm5GUD6
Human Rights Watch reports on child labour in the TANZANIA gold mining industry http://t.co/1TJAfPR3MW
Founder of Center for Justice & Reconciliation, novelist Theary Seng on CAMBODIA and human rights http://t.co/VPDWor4hju
'EGYPT Interim government must cooperate with UN; Arab League must send a fact-finding mission' http://t.co/OHDYr0PO7P
US militarism does not advance human rights http://t.co/xjArhfd8Qm
PHILIPPINES: Mining firm accused of human rights abuses http://t.co/PSV2sYgMtE
Derelict human rights drifting aboard rudderless UNHRC-Part II (SRI LANKA) http://t.co/NToUSvMPRE
NORTH KOREA cancels trip by US human rights envoy http://t.co/rUxfs4VBil
UN rights chief: SRI LANKA turning authoritarian http://t.co/yQqDDkqTZC
THAILAND: Human Rights Commission Rohingya-shooting report due soon http://t.co/iv5czvBhDc
Human rights mission warns of 'militarization' of COSTA RICA’s treatment of indigenous peoples http://t.co/vTE5k0oray
US: Owatonna Human Rights Commission to hold education sessions http://t.co/pCzdRNu8hr
NEPAL: Human rights organisations scream for justice over last of action in disappeared activists case http://t.co/8T4iLViJXY
Human Rights Groups Divided Over Potential Syria Intervention http://t.co/oZJrMgTDlo
'Legal highs' must be banned faster claims new report http://t.co/6uue6oHwhn
Stoke arrests after Port Vale and Wolves football match http://t.co/Jy3BEO0vfQ
International Judge Is Removed From Case Over Apparent Bias http://t.co/F1FSbgtSrb
US: NY Judge Won't Dismiss Preacher's Terrorism Case http://t.co/mqfyab9fCc
SWAZILAND: Data Protection Legislation On Its Way to Swazi Parliament http://t.co/JzJqJE3Urt
US: Inmate critiques law from inside the system http://t.co/barQqDfuD1
INDIA: Strong bankruptcy law needed to develop corporate bond market http://t.co/wulhbXA3Qz
INDIA: Daughter-in-law arrested for murder of woman in south Delhi http://t.co/395Z9ZvmnL
IRELAND: Small-time solicitor who became property tycoon with worldwide network http://t.co/UlYEnZtY61
UGANDA: Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, is not bothered by a resolution of lawyers suspending him from Law Society http://t.co/r9SpguzFpG
US: Attorney charged with misusing $2.3 million of couple's savings http://t.co/9Sx9FFs4lk
Street justice on the rise as IRAQ stuggles to contain violence http://t.co/6tOEaVpbvc
AUSTRALIA: Government won't provide legal aid to asylum seekers who arrive by boat http://t.co/VLf4SumkLk
Legal threat by Tower Hamlets Mayor in bid to ban planned EDL march http://t.co/skA3l0jX1Q
Guided busway legal battle with BAM Nuttall settled by Cambridgeshire County Council http://t.co/fKhKvs6VMJ
Strangler given 19-year sentence 25 years after killing pensioner in North Belfast http://t.co/T52F3A7Jmc
Inside Feltham: Why London's Young Offender Institution is one of the scariest prisons in Britain http://t.co/C1IUGGXGb0
Costa Brava murder: British man arrested in Spain on suspicion of killing his father http://t.co/dYUX5xG6Fq
No more squatters rights: 69 prosecuted in first year that new law came into effect, CPS data reveals http://t.co/s7KoEdcY3w
Stalking laws lead to just 33 convictions in first six months http://t.co/3KGpZ86Apl
UK is global hub for deadly 10p-a-hit legal highs http://t.co/fwa5Q9XaVW
Campaigners petition for release of 'Britain's most violent' prisoner Charles Bronson http://t.co/7uWHArfWTw
INDIA: Mother of Delhi gang rape victim unhappy with sentence of convicted teenager http://t.co/Snquz8lI6Y
Anti-war vote reveals major power shift - Durham law expert http://t.co/H52PFsbrE0
Alder Hey families' law firm is acquired by national practice http://t.co/rXiD0RV19b
Black Excellence in Law: Florida teen the youngest ever to pass UK Bar exam http://t.co/4qsMTa1PP8
Ayesha Ali death: Polly Chowdhury in court over daughter's death http://t.co/2TWfaVQVfy
Russian President Vladimir Putin challenges US on Syrian regime's chemical weapon useage claims http://t.co/w0XhQ1mT1n
INDIA’s panoply of regulations, including inflexible labor laws, discourages companies from expanding http://t.co/6OD2GNOgpz
Microsoft Cuts Deal With Activist Shareholder to Avoid Fight http://t.co/mBbJRJoCCq
SAUDI ARABIA seeks to outlaw domestic violence http://t.co/M6IAwZmzg3
Attacking SYRIA? This is the crime of aggression http://t.co/6YSYis2Eyg
Charity tribunal vindicates regulator for action on Jewish charity http://t.co/7Z3BxZlGNv
INDIA: Military tribunal quashes promotion of Army's Judge Advocate General branch officer http://t.co/qpDBDpq4U5
Rights groups criticizes Dunkin’ Donuts in THAILAND for ‘bizarre and racist’ ad campaign http://t.co/Qtl6TXIijj
INDIA: Tribunal grants customs duty refund on goods supplied to domestic tariff area http://t.co/OhxeEE6pj4
MOZAMBIQUE: Anti-Corruption Investigating Administrative Tribunal http://t.co/5kgy2jFTdZ
Bamford Community’s bid to save village pub dealt a blow http://t.co/IJA1gtYvjx

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