LawNewsIndex

Wednesday

11th September - Law News

625 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board wants to set in motion plans for a single, independent regulator that will cover the entire legal profession. Full story - Law Gazette

Inmate admits wounding child killer Mark Bridger http://t.co/V1LIAK5K6f
EDL leaders deny Lee Rigby march charges http://t.co/byQji6rNrU
US: Google faces Streetview wi-fi snooping action http://t.co/MSB2GCxsfV
Scottish budget: Swinney pledges spending plans to 'boost economy' http://t.co/afATR6Rp80
Europe plans to end mobile phone roaming charges http://t.co/QfSiUhn2X2
Barrister Anne Bury's family 'cannot comprehend' Turkey shootings http://t.co/Rqs2zSN0MI
Michael Le Vell 'celebrity witch-hunt' suggestion denied http://t.co/QHVVlAQiGQ
Hillsborough: Fans' accounts and more police statements 'amended' http://t.co/yFuRbyHEJQ
INDIA: Lawyers for 4 men convicted of gang-rape refer to independence leader during hearing ahead of sentencing http://t.co/BW9rwwpmo1
US: Mike Bloomberg's fact-free defence of stop-and-frisk http://t.co/wHDybnke87
Asian girls are the "hidden victims" of vicious sex grooming gangs, report warns http://t.co/Nmceo4tSOe
European Commission should be democracy watchdog for EU, chief says http://t.co/Fcie1gxCkT
US: We need lawmakers to enact the people's will on gun control http://t.co/gn2jstIaES
Michael Le Vell: the CPS had no choice but to prosecute http://t.co/ryg5d6qs6G
Grants Shapps accuses United Nations housing rapporteur of political bias http://t.co/IZD0Y217fW
Human rights court rejects new attempt to extradite terror suspect to US http://t.co/KEeun3Lieb
Do judges really need more oversight? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vWem4l814y
Eversheds and Clydes announce retention rates for autumn intakes | Legalweek http://t.co/jseONgpwoG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers seals hire of McDermott's head of European M&A | Legalweek http://t.co/BdxklGxVUT
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper adds two partners to Paris base with Fried Frank hires | Legalweek http://t.co/6B5ktsovk2
Hong Kong opens second round of higher rights of audience applications | Legalweek http://t.co/qpUcASL0mw
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells, Travers on board for £190m refinancing | Legalweek http://t.co/701t9b6Vkz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Slaughters and CC partners take top roles at new competition regulator | Legalweek http://t.co/WGOMvRlmTJ
SRA: Law Society "inadvertently" makes case for independent regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/aHQKyxXhp5
Ed Milliband's pledge on zero-hours contracts http://t.co/kZJOfNPJx8
Historic organ donation legislation for Wales officially passed http://t.co/zoEHBuNUtZ
TripAdvisor fears over regulators’ consumer website | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0VJecyVFKu
Judicial review: prompt and prompter | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Or6cCkhENR
Lawyers scupper EU financial transaction tax | Law Gazette http://t.co/uQZUeIM569
In-house lawyers aim for the board | Law Gazette http://t.co/QmMDq22etr
Grayling sets out magistracy reforms | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/Md95WjlRS4
Grant: government has 'appetite' for regulation reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ptha1bEbam
Scotland’s ‘Jackson’ proposes DBAs and QOCS | Law Gazette http://t.co/NaHJY7LRlg
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Three's a crowd for simple magistrates court cases, says minister http://t.co/1KvzexjqYk
Bedroom tax is a human rights issue | Giles Fraser http://t.co/sjqmnGYjMM
INDIA: Delhi rape trial - prosecutors demand death penalty for convicted men http://t.co/9dmJWoqgxi
INDIA: Serve summons to Sonia Gandhi through hospital or security staff, says US court http://t.co/N7wtvY9y3v
Why Judge Judy is the highest paid TV star in the world http://t.co/CCgums8YUw
GRENADA law 'threat to press freedom' http://t.co/EYGwiwjEhf
Law has two eyes: women safety, a doubt in INDIA http://t.co/BVriJkcxcM
Four jailed after multi-million pound North Wales mortgage fraud http://t.co/q7JuPKFsyE
Bath solicitor upholds council's decision to withhold closed-meeting documents from public http://t.co/oRty0uqNPc
IRELAND: Financial expert apologises over radio comments on PAYE workers http://t.co/UCy2ky1ssS
IRELAND: Solicitor with excellent taste alleged to have used clients’ money to buy grand piano, court told http://t.co/bt1YYaMVnC
Guns and kids: the youngest casualties of America's infatuation with firearms http://t.co/sef9FS5zg9
In-out, in-out: "there is capacity" say brokers after indemnity insurer hokey-cokey | Legal Futures http://t.co/OD5C9jKeF1
ABS licence allows Devon accountants to add legal service | Legal Futures http://t.co/cpzECCmWN2
Crime against women in INDIA: What is their shot at justice? http://t.co/o1X7Sg3XPr
Bristol charity backs family's call for justice reform for women trapped in the sex-trade http://t.co/J6xdhQjQFw
AUSTRALIA: Barrister and 'national treasure' Julian Burnside addresses asylum policy under Abbott Government http://t.co/h2EcixrT4S
AUSTRALIA: Barrister teaches Ballarat teenagers lessons in life and anti-violence skills http://t.co/siVLCIkzbl
AUSTRALIA: Ex-barrister who paid to direct the abuse of young girls in online sex shows via webcam http://t.co/4k5fP4asWg
Bribery Act 'is stopping SMEs exporting': http://t.co/FTN2wgBC1t
UK's retrospective blocking of franked investment income 'mistake' claims was illegal, says Advocate General http://t.co/PzFVU4ZeiT
Nigel Evans resigns as deputy speaker amid sex offence charges http://t.co/52Zj5zGpaI
No legal duty to avoid tax, company directors told http://t.co/swJoGSDw80
Legal advice for selling online to Europe http://t.co/fYb5qMwRoW
Legal fight to save Prestbury playing field from development begins http://t.co/Ay3l1PF0LC
CHILE: Carmen Quintana - Set on fire by Pinochet's soldiers http://t.co/vuJXkOsdiF
Dyson sues Samsung over new vacuum's steering mechanism http://t.co/hyRcn4meRO
EU financial transaction tax illegal, say lawyers http://t.co/HV7THMHDak
Ex-DJ Chris Denning re-arrested by Operation Yewtree police http://t.co/s5yN3vOjam
Coronation Street's Le Vell cleared of child rape http://t.co/rnNxVIRxX2
Human rights and equality must lead future development agenda, poll finds http://t.co/Gc2k7NiIoh
Secret court laws to lose backing of Liberal Democrats http://t.co/tIqt4cYveh
Google fails in effort to stop Street View privacy lawsuit http://t.co/1nRxZmILnA
FATCA: What does it mean for the Luxembourg fund industry? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1SEDoJNDTI
Romanian art trial held up over lawyer dress code | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z9O9LzUoMO
Top US government lawyers join private practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/c6YBrfrtTk
Chinese recruitment frenzy continues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UYDzxMbjxO
IT fails to ease the strain for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ODZXUNryol
Russian lawyer jailed after killing six colleagues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SZPlkTOdXT
Deutsche Bank under investigation in Japan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iYygey9C5r
University of Law accused of “despicable” debt collecting by aggrieved father | The Lawyer http://t.co/8fHhCvHtU7
Doubts over Berliner's ability to offer indemnity cover | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/O5ZsTuR6L7
Legal regulators to launch single consumer website | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NMT3j0JuXR
Profession’s conservatism has hindered innovation, LSB says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GSZlhr9VfQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper makes Paris partner hires from Dentons, Fried Frank | The Lawyer http://t.co/AKrvVI927U
LAW FIRM NEWS: MJ Hudson and Jersey's VerrasLaw forge rare onshore-offshore merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/m1jUNoktaH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers boosts Nordic coverage with McDermott corporate head hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/nF0SoL1X4r
LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell and Eversheds reveal retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/NjWUKNvaCl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance client Excalibur defeated in £1.6bn High Court battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/5JCIfKFKYq
Jersey needs to offer teachers, nurses & other public sector workers the same maternity leave as rest of UK http://t.co/kgKPtguu09
UGANDA: Human rights body warns against police enforcement of 'shoot-to-kill' order http://t.co/l21zmUhDmj

Tuesday

10th September - Law News

624 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Legal Aid Agency refuses to fund exceptional cases. Only two non-inquest cases get public funding in first three months after LASPO. Full story - Solicitors Journal

In-house interview: Leo Dezoysa, legal boss at company holding rights to Agatha Christie’s works | The Lawyer http://t.co/ePcUfO775a
In-house interview: Adding value - Ernst & Young GC for UK & Ireland, Lisa Cameron | The Lawyer http://t.co/tieeaOUZI7
LAW FIRM NEWS: France's Lefèvre Pelletier opens Munich office with four-partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/AeuPDrMJdq
LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW appoints Paris IP partner from Winston & Strawn | The Lawyer http://t.co/ryH9x1CPPH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Singapore firm Selvam & Partners launches in Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/7od5AEdAi5
Clydes expands in Australia with KWM and Norton Rose Fulbright hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/2kPA63y0Y2
http://t.co/roerSPa8ZP sues San Diego firm for writing own reviews | The Lawyer http://t.co/1qRbhFtDsw
PII implosion looms as underwriter Berliner exits market | The Lawyer http://t.co/I8ByBWv8ql
TANZANIA’s legislation for mobile money coming soon http://t.co/dSjBD9YRAR
GUYANA Judge Clarifies Rule Against Cross-Dressing http://t.co/lgwfJ0nYFd
ZAMBIA: Salary Scandal at Judiciary Exposed http://t.co/133Wx4DuYw
GHANA: 'Protect the integrity of judiciary', Think Africa Forum head Victor Moffatt http://t.co/qa24NjgKOG
CHINA cracks down on social media with threat of jail for 'online rumours' http://t.co/lAxNJfWQS9
Solicitor who finished training contract last year is made a partner by City law firm: http://t.co/fR71CzAdNh
IRELAND: Free Legal Advice Centre expresses 'concerns' about Insolvency Service http://t.co/9qXicX1egg
US: Curbing Rape Behind Bars http://t.co/Gc3RQW5NL4
US: Judges Hear Arguments on Rules for Internet http://t.co/fz1hytQIXL
Tear up Legal Services Act and start again, says LSB | Law Gazette http://t.co/CgDz1CbOjA
Criminal bar issues legal challenge to QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xv2HOn75VR
Maclay Murray & Spens cuts 28 jobs | Law Gazette http://t.co/WaUH80UQL7
SRA to create consumer-facing website | Law Gazette http://t.co/G5MBo1RH6a
Firms face uncertainty as Berliner pulls plug | Law Gazette http://t.co/9nUo4LfWU9
KENYA: Deputy president denies crimes against humanity at ICC http://t.co/PRKBP9NKxY
Delhi rape: how INDIA's other half lives http://t.co/lnvjOd7chr
Birmingham Metropolitan college accused of discrimination after banning students from wearing religious veils http://t.co/sA7vRYGjYv
Getting my mugger to explain why http://t.co/7qePOttOB9
Police Taser use more than doubles - Home Office http://t.co/eww4Mi6XbP
Museum theft raid police arrest 19 people http://t.co/kJJJAIT9Dn
Deputy Commons Speaker Nigel Evans MP faces further indecent assault allegations http://t.co/EGAwxSeSKd
INDIA: Four convicted for Delhi gang rape http://t.co/hi6480E5QA
What KENYA courts can learn from ICC http://t.co/4S3Missfu8
CHINA: Ding Yuxin, Key Figure in Fall of China's Ex-Railway Minister Liu Zhijun, to Face Trial http://t.co/vIu1FMt533
RUSSIA: Lawyer jailed for life for murdering six work colleagues to prove masculinity to lover http://t.co/afsgHRCP88
KENYA: Lawyer for Kenyan Vice-President Ruto dismisses witness intimidation charge http://t.co/JqSrpJEj0g
Zealous Advocacy: What it Means to Different Trial Attorneys http://t.co/JDCniZPM9C
Illegal filling station shut down in Newbridge, South Wales http://t.co/TURE3TOQDn
JAMAICA: Struggling farmers offer illegal cannabis tours to tourists http://t.co/ltQY5r38Vd
Illegal gold mining exposing Peru's indigenous tribes to mercury poisoning http://t.co/UT4TRsdAYr
INDIA: Assam government mulling anti-superstition law in next session of assembly http://t.co/inTkyhaS7L
On SYRIA, John Kerry is confusing international law with American pride http://t.co/dmYB8bQrKE
Recent US Law Graduates Weigh in on Third Year of School http://t.co/0siCyWSSKR
US: University of North Dakota Law School expansion makes room for more students http://t.co/0AOGB7rtE1
Former University of Alabama law school dean develops online classes http://t.co/nqwJGVfEvQ
Legal aid is still in jeopardy http://t.co/TKYPz4o8h3
Dame Juliet Wheldon obituary: Dynamic Treasury solicitor who went on to become the Bank of England's legal adviser http://t.co/gdemsmrnwr
Labyrinthine legal services regulation 'needs to be streamlined' http://t.co/rXBC7NonAq
Nearly quarter of men in Asia-Pacific admit to committing rape http://t.co/huL8K4NtkJ
Abuse of Asian girls missed because of focus on white victims, says report http://t.co/k9VHqaVEN2
Consumer panel attacks "staggering" Law Society regulation blueprint | Legal Futures http://t.co/I5kjA5EbHT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
LSB lays out vision of radical reform of legal regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/19tvKqqIRp
Thinktanks call for greater autonomy in courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/SkLyyScoqT
Fee remission reforms to go ahead | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fj77q8aARN
Regulatory system 'dysfunctional' - City lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/OOsLVijRRs
SRA plans referral checks on PI sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/zyBr8j0kok
City lawyers call for ‘sophisticated’ regulation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pyn8hSEDr8
CBA launches judicial review against QASA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cR3yzfP8YH
Criminal barristers seek judicial review of LSB over QASA | Legal Futures http://t.co/zi0rB2kxna
How Scots police trained Sri Lankan cops linked to human rights abuse http://t.co/XutfyDRIWg
SLOVAKIA: Postponement of human rights strategy http://t.co/CssoQV7x3P
PERU faces human rights complaint over Newmont gold mine http://t.co/uPGNrkBfi6
Human rights on campus http://t.co/I8JmxnRuKB
THAILAND: Social Justice for Dummies http://t.co/fsdXUW3cd8
Impact assessment of Civil Legal Aid cuts doesn't anticipate shortfall in family law barristers arising from changes http://t.co/CfUS5j8igA
Tropical medicine tonic for law firm http://t.co/SylmFMhrxU
RUSSIA: Lesbian activist pleads mass asylum over anti-gay laws — ‘get us the hell out of here’ http://t.co/1w25zveQhO
Over 40pc of in-house lawyers fear corruption investigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lbnpA7zroM
In search of an international woman leader's voice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CXSwpFhoC2
Australia - the resources boomerang | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DmlHmDh4fN
Nepal lawyers protest against raid on ex-bar association chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/01luBEXGmf
Delay on publication of names in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3odYEtuGME
US law firm sued over accusations of writing reviews of itself | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oeT3CNYY91
Lawyers implicated in BP compensation report | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/owU9MLAlGl
General counsel eye up the board | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ar9RthboiH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance lead on Suntory £1.35bn Ribena, Lucozade deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/2QyyOb0VBL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst posts 80 per cent retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/myUYtn0aCH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Scottish firm Maclays confirms 28 redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/njdSVqN4Mc
NIGERIA: Many Challenges of Women Empowerment in Africa - Barrister Onyedim http://t.co/qLJ7RVhUzA
Le Vell's barrister: Prosecution created 'hall of mirrors' http://t.co/DywcDnUvJQ
Advocates without solicitors is an important step http://t.co/8i2PJtaBJn
Black Country cashier who stole £165,000 from solicitor's firm ordered to pay back just £21,738 http://t.co/nUoUnE6fyY
Mold solicitor among jailed mortgage scam team http://t.co/sNGIXZnjbh
Chris Grayling, a political enforcer in charge of the legal system means the rule of law is negotiable http://t.co/yu1k3Ud8Y2
ITALY: Berlusconi will fight tax fraud conviction at European Court of Human Rights http://t.co/6JmnCoOVpY
Co-op banning lads' mags: inequality existed long before lads’ mags and will continue long after http://t.co/7wUq01KGXr
Police in firing line over growing use of Tasers http://t.co/gSBlYXMYbb
Grayling outlines second wave of judicial review curbs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MGwyUYbctV
How the smallest firms are getting the best out of ABS status | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/uCREGBBQ5X
Legal Aid Agency refuses to fund exceptional cases | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/qu2sguCn7W
Professional indemnity insurance: Toughing it out | The Lawyer http://t.co/uCFTRkAeQG

Monday

9th September - Law News

623 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Sir Nicolas Bratza spoke candidly about the responsibility of certain UK politicians and media outlets in tarnishing this countries human rights legacy. He called on lawyers and NGOs to help rekindle the fire for human rights at home. Full story - UK Human Rights Blog

Review of sex in prisons hears that separation policy thought to be discriminatory towards openly gay prisoners http://t.co/6WlY1M8BqS
Stand by your gay colleagues | The Lawyer http://t.co/BFz9mrWrdP
UK is leading the way on business and human rights, but others will be following soon | The Lawyer http://t.co/3NyVjLHPxW
AIFMD confusion makes mediation the most efficient solution to multi-jurisdictional funds disputes | The Lawyer http://t.co/4J7TCVdddt
In seeking to prevent tax avoidance, HMRC may restrict the development of UK professional services | The Lawyer http://t.co/D7FKW4g4rY
Pain of the panel review is just the start | The Lawyer http://t.co/dqM2Yj2JXe
Job Watch: Telecoms - very much alive and kicking | The Lawyer http://t.co/EOzDrWoGv3
Training: Criminal injustice | The Lawyer http://t.co/2KGWgQ56n3
CIS region: CIS-express | The Lawyer http://t.co/QWtA5DsYD1
Litigation funding: Bills of health | The Lawyer http://t.co/8sHCVsdRBL
Panel reviews: Partners on parade | The Lawyer http://t.co/kB5gZoOE6d
Energy giant Shell names UK legal chief in top level reshuffle | The Lawyer http://t.co/toayORFyKj
Pressure mounts on professional indemnity market as renewal date moves closer | The Lawyer http://t.co/wSoiEdQCN5
LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF’s Shanghai M&A partner quits for Mayer Brown JSM | The Lawyer http://t.co/VV2CT7u9lT
Law firms and sustainability: good business sense | Law Gazette http://t.co/PzHivt9Qnr
UK-based Magdalene women and compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/6uiAs3IhCU
Lawyers well placed to lead democratic reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/ciwH9d1BN9
Leader: warming to a theme - energy monitoring | Law Gazette http://t.co/liTClfn3Fb
Divorce lawyers: proving our worth | Law Gazette http://t.co/98OfQXDZl9
Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/B839RSAQcg
Practices rethink partnership | Law Gazette http://t.co/ISIbhhVcZS
Nigel Lithman QC has been appointed chairman-elect of the Criminal Bar Association for 2013/2014 | Law Gazette http://t.co/wm9JznvW9J
Appeal court broadcasting rules drafted | Law Gazette http://t.co/vAFprkgvuM
MoJ lags on data, nearly a year behind the prime minister’s transparency commitments | Law Gazette http://t.co/o90zbR5TKP
MoJ puts regulation shake-up on hold | Law Gazette http://t.co/2PnSXCsZjY
‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/W2VESlc83K
In-house to do more high-value work | Law Gazette http://t.co/AHFaFOr8xi
Law graduates lose out in earning stakes | Law Gazette http://t.co/dBwkn2ZKD3
‘Panic’ over CMC disclosure demand | Law Gazette http://t.co/BVaEvPSC2N
US police kill 107-year-old suspect in home shootout http://t.co/pAWkyiLgA7
US NSA and UK GCHQ 'can spy on smartphones' http://t.co/VMquzq0OKa
Prisons charity calls for safe sex promotion http://t.co/uaxuXc24oI
Police: A&E 'better' than cells for mentally unwell http://t.co/QQS0b1Byeg
TUC boss Frances O'Grady turns fire on Tories over funding reform plans - changes to political funding laws http://t.co/YJyjSYOH9X
US: Spying on Muslims - New York Police Department's indefensible program of spying on law-abiding citizens http://t.co/zkPkKDmDB1
CANADA: Millions at stake as Aquilini divorce trial begins http://t.co/RCJNhzUhwq
CAMEROON: Female lawyer stuns immigration: ‘I paid N1.5million for mystery baby’ http://t.co/cB4FSZSnYi
S. AFRICA: Finance Minister Gordhan ‘hires’ lawyer facing probe http://t.co/2nqbng9qvF
Criminal courts ‘can do more to cut reoffending rates’ http://t.co/x2zYDpLOIF
US: Tax law fuels, then kills, a discount-tobacco industry http://t.co/pdAyNTkvLp
RUSSIA's gay law raises alarm among Olympic sponsors http://t.co/4ZdPVkT8pm
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Pope calls for end to illegal arms traffic http://t.co/K7xJNcDU8K
INDIA: Insurers seek appellate tribunal against IRDA penalties http://t.co/RYKB3fIuki
EU's focus on renewable energy 'undermining' investment in carbon capture technology, warn MEPs http://t.co/bKLrMUzs8U
LAW FIRM NEWS: Brown Rudnick IP head joins Irwin Mitchell | The Lawyer http://t.co/DZ17WMEi6x
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashfords to admit non-lawyers to partnership as it moves beyond law | The Lawyer http://t.co/OYmJmoIlo6
In-house counsel slam firm performance in panel reviews as 'complacent and lazy' | The Lawyer http://t.co/KROdUEWtQ7
Leading trade union firms join forces to launch ‘Lawyers 4 Unions’ | Legal Futures http://t.co/bj6C99hMzg
PE-fuelled Winns targets expansion after "nightmare" ABS process | Legal Futures http://t.co/v5mxEwNcN2
Far right group EDL's leader Tommy Robinson charged over London march http://t.co/eD6mXe825G
Mentally vulnerable put at risk by ‘postcode lottery’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/B839RSAQcg
Let 'glare of publicity' into family courts, says Munby | Law Gazette http://t.co/xQFGLv3MGb
Making Free Men and Women | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/jog7NAxRAi
What Does It Mean To ‘Punish’ Syria? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/MHUJVmrHPr
The first law of culture. Who owns what? | The Firm http://t.co/unIHplpscp
Single Sex Clubs: An Unfair Advantage or a Hole in One? | The Firm http://t.co/oeBhFb7TNM
Dean’s Ruling about solicitor’s presence in court receives mixed reception | The Firm http://t.co/boIavgFcUA
High Court Rejects SCCRC Reference | The Firm http://t.co/wwJYMAwqAC
How do you solve a problem like Bill Walker? Vol. III | The Firm http://t.co/vZ5tKkQskG
Scottish Law Awards 2013 Categories and Nominees | The Firm http://t.co/53wpS5yNmT
THAILAND: Judges, experts discuss integration of women's rights http://t.co/yPxaBXRkiw
INDIA: Truth about the politics of appointing judges http://t.co/b8Mm7KK8PZ
US: West Virginia local law firm marking its 100th year of service http://t.co/bNNyczvdwq
Tobacco giant Philip Morris 'spent millions in bid to delay EU legislation' http://t.co/Iq7DJcrOku
Fifa urged to pressure RUSSIA and QATAR over anti-gay legislation http://t.co/0cwttyHfes
Chris Grayling: The So-Called Justice Secretary Who Wants To Be Above The Law http://t.co/B4zz2ExhoK
SENEGAL: Justice Minister rules out legalising homosexuality despite previous gay rights support http://t.co/hVYq0pKXOM
THAILAND: Lengthy criminal justice processes, heavy workloads of police investigators & prosecutors hold up justice http://t.co/QXGyUQkS5a
AUSTRALIA: Legal Aid lawyer struck off by Queensland Law Society for operating without practising certificate http://t.co/QGiN4vs4oa
INDIA: Film Producer in legal tussle with Kuwait royalty http://t.co/k7s67IAcLi
Legal threat to Spain on Gibraltar http://t.co/bb7ITR3XXa
New European law to clamp down on market price-rigging http://t.co/k0Jwyb5bxn
Judge orders abusive mother and autistic son, 25, to live apart http://t.co/uiLlZ9XAYh
Chris Huhne attacks 'Murdoch press' for role in speed points scandal http://t.co/kFOXySchcN
Gender abortions: CPS accused of double standards after putting pro-life campaigners on trial http://t.co/oyZFGYlV0o
Simon Cowell named on secret 'bluechip hacking' list http://t.co/TgdWOD23E8
Bobbies on the beat could become an endangered species, police association head warns http://t.co/iS1WmxybzJ
AUSTRALIA: Credit repair companies not necessarily a fix http://t.co/sJZkhOwXou
Foreign doctors to face language tests before they can work in hospitals http://t.co/1gPz0dLpEz
How airlines fly in the face of the law: six years to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight http://t.co/lJ7Y0zF3JW
ATGENTINA: President, spurning US courts, says holders of bad debt can collect in Buenos Aires http://t.co/SWgNSoDf68
IRELAND: Billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien wins court battle over 57m euros tax http://t.co/Xw0p41U0ij
KENYA: ICC Trial of Kenyatta Would Worsen Kenyan's Crisis http://t.co/fHD1ARwOOR
Trial of Saudis arrested in IRAQ starts this week http://t.co/vL9HzMYA9n
War crimes tribunal suggested as alternative to strike on SYRIA http://t.co/zlLrNui4dG
MALAYSIA: Bersih’s tribunal gets EC tip-offs on likely electoral fraud http://t.co/l71gqyIPch
Your rights when asked to relocate for work http://t.co/oVZ8PRmuHL
Court set up to tackle human rights violations throughout the Arab world will open in BAHRAIN within five years http://t.co/4jYNAXYKkF

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

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