LawNewsIndex

Tuesday

1st October - Law News

645 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Claimant groups will need a lot of convincing about a new proposal for progressing mesothelioma cases. Full story - The Lawyer

RUSSIA: Anti-Monopoly Legislation and Intellectual Property http://t.co/P8yMzj5HAK
US: 2013 Najarian Lecture on Human Rights to Feature Siddarth Kara http://t.co/OKCr1kv50O
Book Review: Do rights matter in THAILAND? http://t.co/DMiP51YLoB
TURKEY Outlines Rights Reforms Plan http://t.co/BTxcdiWeEg
MOLDOVA: Torture by law enforcement officials remains a serious problem http://t.co/JSWmpSWVsI
Rights Group: ANGOLA’s Vendor Crackdown Part of Pattern http://t.co/qhB4tQQUA2
World’s oldest human rights festival draws a crowd that chills, paints and cheers http://t.co/NGiWqex7Se
CHINA: Police detain activist ahead of U.N. human rights review http://t.co/wAI8WScuAa
US: American Indian Federal Law Ignores the Principles of Human Rights http://t.co/J5v48SwoOw
BELARUS: Activist Ales Bialiatski gets human rights prize, serves a reminder to the EU of repression in its backyard http://t.co/Z8GqiBaxoE
PAKISTAN: Over 8,500 human rights violations reported in 20 months http://t.co/tAUYTcz1B9
INDIA: Human rights activists demand justice for Reingamphi http://t.co/5gS6rvpjR9
What part should morality play in the decision whether to make an act criminal? http://t.co/hDw4TDMG4A
"Relation Between International Law and Municipal Law" http://t.co/ix9fHbWv7I
"Land without Plea Bargaining: How the Germans Do It" http://t.co/aGBVlfQm5Q
"A History of Same Sex Marriage" http://t.co/vpzDGbNnBd
"Why Do Nations Obey International Law?" http://t.co/3N5SDYFqI0
"Living Originalism in INDIA?" 'Our Law' and comparative Constitutional Law http://t.co/1KNV3q0c2o
'The role of switching costs in antitrust analysis: a comparison of Microsoft & Google' http://t.co/uQvYbmC1yG
'A modest defense of mind reading' - legal arguments http://t.co/JWP2NHWGBg
Life span of a US Supreme Court citation containing an internet link http://t.co/9cNITtOTEI
Innovation & Litigation: Tensions between universities and patents http://t.co/OKl6MBEG4J
War on illegal drugs failing - Most national drug control strategies have focused on law enforcement to curb supply http://t.co/Vzswk78aNX
Lawyer of UKRAINE crewmember of Greenpeace vessel to appeal arrest ruling http://t.co/h70yYCckbK
Lawyer warns advisers should offer low cost alternative with recommendation http://t.co/8m4cFBdpNQ
Lawyer of Iranian in ISRAEL denies spy allegations while speculation cast on timing of case http://t.co/wfKpA0EhLF
YouTube Copyright Bots Finally Tick Off Someone Who Understands Copyright Law, a Harvard law professor http://t.co/Ow1bYTHlp0
US: Law of the Land - ObamaCare and the debt limit http://t.co/bt0pw0J9lo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Finnish firms merge to form €28m outfit | The Lawyer http://t.co/UvRn4NRNCy
LAW FIRM NEWS: Funds advisory company hires CC lawyer to strengthen in-house team | The Lawyer http://t.co/eqp6CSYOxr
LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case opens office in Kazakhstan capital | The Lawyer http://t.co/7yIhLtXqO6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons confirms "discussions" with US firm McKenna Long | The Lawyer http://t.co/urGPhyBxMH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells asked Berlin partner to leave firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/qXIZue91OF
Law firm spin-off becomes ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/tMeqx26oOl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kent firm Cripps Harries Hall merges with Vertex Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/YLlcwxmcy0
SRA picks doctors' regulator as new chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hoh0AQd9kC
Badger cull: the police and NFU are losing the battle http://t.co/iuja7n2j44
Rape prosecutions will keep falling if corners keep being cut http://t.co/F7QanupILw
BANGLADESH politician sentenced to death for war crimes http://t.co/y8qgfOaWrF
Beware the little brother of surveillance – your employer http://t.co/nle6lQBMoD
Liam Adams case: Jury retires to consider verdict http://t.co/hTXubSJ17x
Violent deaths in Scotland fall to record low http://t.co/JsyST8V7OB
Ex-Cleethorpes mayor Keith Brookes not guilty of sex act http://t.co/JgJSlHwyRU
Faisal Latif admits 1992 Middleport fire murders http://t.co/FN7OVBKzWM
New executive pay rules give shareholders binding vote http://t.co/SbXVShqhgT
Ed Miliband in row with Daily Mail over 'smear' on father http://t.co/VEILuWizQy
David Cameron promises more flexible GP hours http://t.co/93CFmaLCsw
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Facebook editing function raises concern over misuse http://t.co/LKVUZDQLtv
VENEZUELA expels three US diplomats over 'sabotage' http://t.co/ckOnBL9ZyG
Minimum wage increases to £6.31 across the UK http://t.co/NYD1Q5zoCo
War on illegal drugs failing, medical researchers warn http://t.co/imPd4mT2iN
Jailed businessman Christopher Tappin to complete sentence in the UK http://t.co/e4nzSSNKk6
Ex-‘Sun’ Ben Ashford journalist charged in computer hacking inquiry http://t.co/YHW03T9gH7
Lifeboat rescued burglar Paul Redford as he tried to escape across Channel on a kayak http://t.co/R1AKNUgF5m
Cost of Andrew Mitchell ‘plebgate’ investigation reaches £237,000 http://t.co/PBz52MgbPc
From beds to bumps - top businessman takes stake in personal injury firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/0nRlzSyfyq
Journalism law expert Walter Greenwood dies, aged 87 http://t.co/quBxbfdw1x
Judge Blocks Apple from Intervening in Lodsys Patent Licensing Attacks http://t.co/hnqHhvFCv0
PHILIPPINES: The role of the citizenry and the Judiciary http://t.co/wRnjfR7MCE
KENYA: Judiciary Salaries to Delay http://t.co/CljwT2phil
US: Justice Scalia says it’s unfortunate judges will likely determine legality of NSA surveillance http://t.co/9ab2bc2RHB
IBM settles with US Justice Department over job listings http://t.co/ZH9Ev8sKsd
IRELAND: Justice Minister 'sets the record straight' on man questioned by Athlone gardaí http://t.co/YLBhO50vZ6
ITALY: Kercher judge orders new DNA test on knife http://t.co/imcIqvgmIr
Lord Judge signs off with attack on ‘ambush’ advocate | Law Gazette http://t.co/h8trVqpMIi
Attoerney General Dominic Grieve: legal aid cuts hurt, but bar is just too big | Law Gazette http://t.co/lJLuFsoaGt
AUSTRALIA: Ballarat lawyers split on government plans to scrap suspended sentences http://t.co/nxVgyGuATm
Client sent a death threat to a housing firm’s solicitor during a long-running row http://t.co/QY3dEtmCPm
Sunderland Student Law Clinic has opened its doors at the University of Sunderland http://t.co/bPyyK0Gyxb
Patent trolls come under US spotlight | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xgvHPJlLEX
Business benefits of going mobile are undisputable | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lTY5gdSLGb
The information game | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SoKJYZ7mxC
EU goes for telecoms single market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KbTOjsFkGc
World Bank helps create India first on trade laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DQEt53VDdx
Aussie firms predicted to increase pay rates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W0Zn09frRX
Top Irish judges accused of undermining democracy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4kxyrkSIBE
'Unconnected' lawyers not considered for FTSE boards | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nc7e7YOo59
Controversy looms over Jones Day contract in Detroit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tVQ2g5nTyQ
Conservatives promise to scrap Human Rights Act after next election http://t.co/p3Vm9L9mTX
Key Nottingham Forest figure Jim Price may not pass fit and proper test http://t.co/5pEepDr8Bt
SFO director delegated major decisions to non-lawyer deputy http://t.co/8mEHYAccdQ
Muslim prisoners sue over contaminated halal pies http://t.co/o41YKp9ahG
How we are powerless to stop the 'carousel of career beggars’ http://t.co/OFxUwWn7Pj
HMP Brixton's Regency Roundhouse is to open a restaurant as part of a post-release employment initiative for inmates http://t.co/P4kDPxP5gh
Criminals to be fined for damage caused in jail http://t.co/6yNQpYtawW
Car thief sprayed with invisible dye in police trap http://t.co/oTbaeiJjU6
Police plan to seize home of convicted terrorism recruiter http://t.co/vA2n81r9a7
Anger after inspector of police dons uniform at memorial http://t.co/Xcy3YyTy2U
LAW FIRM NEWS: Express Solicitors turnover rockets by 35 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/hbRHNAMmyg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Vinson & Elkins China reshuffle continues as two partners move to Europe | The Lawyer http://t.co/EDb2nC6dAf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters and Macfarlanes score top deal value for year to date | The Lawyer http://t.co/cfk5BuBjzb
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields' Burke quits firm to take up in-house role at private equity firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/LHOM3G7968
US has 'no appetite' for ABSs, says new ABA president | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pS93VKPVJ1
Specialist PPI service becomes ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yhaUCUvTBL
Barrister resigns from CPS sex case panel after court comments http://t.co/Bs7J2R83CI
Campaigner's Hay Wain vandalism charge thrown out http://t.co/r2oaGLS78F
UK A&Es seeing 'drunk children' http://t.co/x9vWP1PdiH
Pilot hours regulation plan rejected by MEPs http://t.co/he9e9zBnMq
Theresa May's assault on the right to family life ignores a complex reality http://t.co/9S1hD8ftQ2
Witnesses tell of feeling abandoned and uninformed in criminal court cases http://t.co/0tzH46cIkg
'Witnesses should be respected. The system would collapse without them' http://t.co/3lXylAcGeX
Cardiff Three police corruption investigation satisfies IPCC http://t.co/KXcReRmlXR
US: Abaray named ‘Attorney of the Year’ by Jewish National Fund’s legal society http://t.co/yUC0QmXbG9
KENYA: Judiciary registrar Shollei threatens legal action against JSC http://t.co/9iJiZmZ76e
“Legal Aid cuts will mean less human rights and may cost more”, say Bar Council | Lawyer Monthly http://t.co/HP0TeIsGXm
Legal challenge to council's grave memorials scheme http://t.co/7jVu6KwDw1
CANADA: Former PQ leader to take legal action over drug allegations http://t.co/c0eDtTx0JK
Number of smaller law firms on financial precipice soars | Legal Futures http://t.co/UzJ5EZs1jh
Conference Announcement: Constitutional Law Discussion Group at Edinburgh Law School http://t.co/gpwC2MBvnC
Time to export Scots law’s expert services - Firms should expand into overseas market http://t.co/2nQpIuVJG6
Employment law shake-up from 1 October http://t.co/faROrzhFwx
The Bribery Act – what you need to know http://t.co/9bSAeRpFBC
As Chinese take business disputes abroad, ships caught in legal web http://t.co/fF61foKz2h
UK 'needs EU law opt out' according to the Prime Minister http://t.co/bqsLX8QRRy
Thrings defends its title of Top Tier legal services as Bath law firms feature in the Legal 500 guide 2013 http://t.co/vSPi7qyAHe
US: There are no legal grounds to exempt private businesses from the contraception mandate in the health care law http://t.co/YBIbjdlOGp
In Trial, ROMANIA Warily Revisits a Brutal Past http://t.co/HTFJcWKLYc
UK Watchdog Investigating Detention and Questioning of Yemeni Human Rights Activist at Gatwick http://t.co/QcoXhnw8Dx
SWEDEN honors anti-war campaigns, human rights http://t.co/OWc6KFHqog
Son of RUSSIA’s Mikhail Khodorkovsky receives human rights award in Poland for his father http://t.co/NpaKXrhR0L
BANGLADESH: Human rights defenders not enemies of the state: Conference in Dhaka http://t.co/VNBu9hPjWx
MALDIVES: Human Rights Commission calls for constitutional election date http://t.co/HMGownXVgl
US: Wife of Texas gov says abortion a 'woman's right' http://t.co/YgjBmLOnTR
Britain seeks radical reform of EU ties, may leave rights accord http://t.co/P37UGn0UVU
SOLOMON ISLAND: Community Based Rehabilitation Human Rights Training organised http://t.co/DzvzVv7U1F
Rights debate reflects blurred lines in EGYPT http://t.co/9wluZVeAGN
INDIA: Rights and directive principles must be harmonised: Chief Justice http://t.co/EJ3ih1gutr
Mining rights in UK can be a barrier to exploration http://t.co/t8S75hJ1SO
Women's rights supporters condemn SAUDI ARABIA as activists ordered to jail http://t.co/AxHT9WOxvL

Monday

30th September - Law News

644 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: In its highly critical response to the Ministry of Justice review of legal regulation, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said lenders were baffled by the “plethora” of regulators and lost confidence in legal professional standards during the credit crunch due to “significant solicitor fraud”. Full story - New Law Journal

In-house interview: Manulife’s Asia GC Steven Yeo uses the Chinese philosophy of ‘yin and yang’ | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lzeseqiw3S
Claimant groups will need a lot of convincing about a new proposal for progressing mesothelioma cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/4Xw6LJZMzj
ECB will soon be regulating all big eurozone banks, but many questions of accountability remain | The Lawyer http://t.co/hvdjxDrSGm
A halfway house on squatting | The Lawyer http://t.co/9J6s7Ho2Bu
Good reasons that claimants in the Cyprus properties row should litigate on the island, not in the UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/2hjMRcimjp
Slow boat to Chinese profitability | The Lawyer http://t.co/DaJRCC27Ie
Environmental law: Drills, spills and bellyaches | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hps9A1hoPs
Turkey: Lawyers say investors remain resolute despite a summer of demonstrations | The Lawyer http://t.co/dqLBCOdgij
South Korea: an influx of international firms setting up offices in Seoul | The Lawyer http://t.co/StbH0nvqAY
Criminal lawyer demands vote of no confidence in Law Society leadership | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/784W9VqrJr
Should the criminal law be used to tackle the stirring up of hatred against minority groups? | Law Gazette http://t.co/aidGRhwt14
CPD: future of continuing professional development | Law Gazette http://t.co/QU7gMyNvb7
Barnet council’s radical outsourcing plans raised novel legal questions | Law Gazette http://t.co/fZ1DRXeHFq
Big claims are made for the merits of commercial mediation | Law Gazette http://t.co/iBnn6KVNkX
Legislation and case law | Law Gazette http://t.co/XHQ8JgfgBp
Fashion Law School hosting workshop on intellectual property for lawyers with interest in fashion | Law Gazette http://t.co/b7nGFVzWCx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance opens 'Africa academy' for structured training of African counsel | Law Gazette http://t.co/5nEegkcdzA
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling promises ECHR bill in 2014 | Law Gazette http://t.co/keAM2bze4S
US Judge tosses Palestinian president's son's lawsuit against Foreign Policy magazine http://t.co/37xsElXki4
NEW ZEALAND: High time for wheels of justice to move faster http://t.co/3Xl1f5AyPR
TANZANIA: Dar-based merchants call for small claim court http://t.co/b9cDo3NiqE
KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga shouldn’t have engaged in such wars http://t.co/0YWHwORpnj
MALAYSIA: Preventive detention laws make mockery of judiciary http://t.co/B5DRPeyhIc
INDIA: When Parliament fails, judiciary acts http://t.co/2LLBlinmU5
Redditch project manager claims he was unfairly dismissed after sick leave http://t.co/Q1BaXpG1yv
Guantánamo Prisoner Shaker Aamer Complains To UK Tribunal About Intelligence Services’ Role in His Torture http://t.co/rJ3Ewx79Aa
INDIA: Northeast states want manual sand mining to be allowed http://t.co/8XHGJVHYev
NEW ZEALAND: Online vehicle buyers caught out http://t.co/LRw3LLvOt1
CANADA: Tribunal to hear racism allegations http://t.co/3en9MIoHFv
NEW ZEALAND: Maori Council calls for fresh consultation hui http://t.co/NmrGurjSA0
RUSSIA: Courts should win Russians’ trust, says PM Medvedev. http://t.co/roY0AFLUf0
INDIA: Tihar Jail earns High Court's praise for 'exceptional' care of inmate' http://t.co/JeTzxiLH0F
INIA: DDA courts disaster, plans to cut Yamuna zone by 40% http://t.co/GTseVEfj3C
DUBAI Court appoints panel to decide manner of woman’s death http://t.co/vpf4JshFSs
EEGYPT extends Canadians' detention by 45 days: Lawyer http://t.co/niI0ACcrrg
BURMA: Protecting the interests of the common man and woman, a lawyer to form a political party http://t.co/o3saQ6Yx0N
INDIA: Show-cause to lawyer for sexist remarks http://t.co/v6L4iTcOXf
US: Baltimore lawyer who won landmark school prayer case dies at 88 http://t.co/zHyiyVL1zA
Lawyer attacks US plan to prosecute British brokers for alleged Libor crimes http://t.co/kZxVPAajQZ
US: BP trial to resume with testimony about 86-day struggle to cap Gulf well http://t.co/tOAnp4lsaK
GBH trial of a former aviation consultant collapses at Carlisle Crown Court http://t.co/0s8fC4Ansg
CANADA: Trial set to begin for gangsters accused in slaying of six in Surrey highrise http://t.co/oC0NdUfCfI
TANZANIA to adopt irrigation law to improve food security http://t.co/09xcqwfvIr
LEBANON: Minister’s Tobacco Ties Stall Smoking Law http://t.co/tydGSuHcv9
Home Office: Drugs must remain illegal to 'protect society' http://t.co/kuNmRQT6EU
Online piracy has taken a big bite out of a little Aussie success story http://t.co/MMC7xY0GDk
AUSTRALIA: RBA's illegal bid for Saddam deal http://t.co/KWn9ABneII
New image of gun used to kill Nairn banker Alistair Wilson http://t.co/ODA2IcCLbQ
Criticism over England sex offence cautions http://t.co/yXmP4fCvrP
Wales' biggest health board is facing calls for a corporate manslaughter investigation http://t.co/GyEth60YEW
Prime Minister David Cameron has denied a claim the Conservatives are blocking further devolution to Wales http://t.co/oHVvJQGY8Q
ITALY: Meredith Kercher murder: Amanda Knox retrial opens http://t.co/NQU1vMRffu
Computer hacking probe: former Sun newspaper reporter charged http://t.co/nfMvHBgGdW
Chancellor Osborne unveiling new conditions for long-term jobless http://t.co/tDK2yCEDZO
Mediation services hit by legal aid cuts, Ministry of Justice figures reveal http://t.co/XVWiZCQb5g
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
ISRAEL arrests alleged Iranian spy http://t.co/IqxLlT5SYF
Sheikh Mohammed starts inquiry after police seize drugs from Dubai jet http://t.co/MaTHPpbJUe
KENYA's Westgate siege: Security chiefs to be quizzed http://t.co/zGc3vzCfzd
Press regulation: speedy adjudication could help break Leveson impasse http://t.co/vz7eC9NowP
Liberty calls for bail time limit as hacking accused still wait for charges http://t.co/Osa9mSo0VT
US: Government shutdown nears as lawmakers trade blame http://t.co/nV5Tu4T9s2
INDIA: Haryana government calls in law experts to study Khemka charge-sheet http://t.co/eLqgmXWvK3
FRANCE: Workers decry French law closing stores on Sunday http://t.co/Kn1TXtaLRi
DPP Starmer to return to Doughty Street Chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/LhfvKPvQz5
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters replaces Freshfields as PPI adviser to Lloyds Banking Group | The Lawyer http://t.co/wsDO8LK0dF
LAW FIRM NEWS: UK200 real estate top 15: Herbies pushes revenues up by a third, Ashurst down 23.8 % | The Lawyer http://t.co/Aw6qQfWIhu
BT launches LPO review in wake of law firm network revamp | The Lawyer http://t.co/SW9nExSFrU
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP confirms 40 per cent cut in profit for 2012/13 | The Lawyer http://t.co/MlwBqvoNp6
Inquiring into inquiries | Law Gazette http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK
Giving consumers a private right of redress against rogue traders could cause problems for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/x3mehZYbk6
Criminal barristers set to target courts | Law Gazette http://t.co/mR8IzZL5Dh
Law firm merger market set to change direction | Law Gazette http://t.co/NQtiqaVMKs
New role for Lord Leveson | Law Gazette http://t.co/BrWOmzFDyO
Referrals to family mediation plummet | Law Gazette http://t.co/SlPXWZCZdb
Barristers quit panel in QASA protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/veszXkBd6E
Government doubles TSoL spending | Law Gazette http://t.co/ErNBCL7NM9
Rule of Law accolade | Law Gazette http://t.co/50OzNeTn9K
Don’t panic over PII deadline, law firms told | Law Gazette http://t.co/WFGFbPiQ3H
LSB ditches investigation into regulating 'general legal advice' | Legal Futures http://t.co/3G90r0HGRc
PayPal founder invests in internet start-up aimed at helping lawyers and clients collaborate | Legal Futures http://t.co/HR6xWrgd6Y
Come dine with us: The restaurant with lots of bars (and plenty of prisoners too) http://t.co/6q9OL9Xsdk
Top Tory Alan Lewis arrested over historic rape claim http://t.co/IkHr6oBhy0
Birmingham man Zubair Hussain jailed for faking his own kidnap http://t.co/pyYZHF3bac
Home Office: Drugs must remain illegal to 'protect society' http://t.co/kuNmRQT6EU
Give addicts heroin on the NHS to stop gangs profiting from drugs, says top police officer http://t.co/paFS331ltn
Greenpeace protest: Two Britons held over RUSSIA stunt http://t.co/z1zdMs5GkO
US: Justice still sought in 1944 execution of 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. http://t.co/6oE03ZzXUj
CANADA: Justice Ministry not on course to hit budget targets http://t.co/uXMFV0MmOe
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling promises to ban soft justice http://t.co/cns0FLdBn2
TAIWAN: Justice minister leaves open fate of special investigation unit http://t.co/CM7ZTOlUfo
Chris Grayling scraps simple cautions for serious offences http://t.co/FuxoQhRkR0
US: The copyright cartel's plot to indoctrinate California kindergartens http://t.co/vMTHK4pmGV
Rory McIlroy faces legal battle after leaving management firm http://t.co/wj8NcYNVl0
PHILIPPINES presses on with legal case against China’s sea claims http://t.co/HaThuvr9ww
INDIA: Profile of Avinash Shekhar, Legal counsel for the Army http://t.co/ekF5VmHUtc
IRAN considering legal action against CNN for supposedly distorting the Presidents statements http://t.co/Htd76tNzvY
What's inside a footballer's contract? http://t.co/nCVj9fJjOm
Sophia Parslow's parents bid for window blind cords ban http://t.co/QL4lUiVZ8u
UK to create new cyber defence force http://t.co/ySpiOLEuHB
One Direction Gets In Trouble With The Law In AUSTRALIA http://t.co/1rJLofmRAz
Britain may need to withdraw from European Convention on Human Rights, says David Cameron http://t.co/18u1l2oVFZ
Peers plot to revive shelved law on plain cigarette packs http://t.co/UaVx3uoaae
Law Society of KENYA condemns killing of a lawyer http://t.co/1Lo2a6u07q
INDIA: Pre-conception sex selection rising: Lawyer http://t.co/ic7e0HxdbY
FRANCE: Lawyer of Assad's uncle rejects corruption claims by French groups http://t.co/BRhnzhK09t
Isle of Man Lawyer wins £10k libel case http://t.co/TCCXbarqlR
Leading lawyer in bid to clear 'fixer' at the centre of Profumo scandal http://t.co/pz41zB3BWR
MALAYSIA: Irresponsible people may come forward as false witnesses according to a lawyer http://t.co/vlhpuQSUlU
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR

Sunday

29th September - Law News

643 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

CANADA: Courts ‘held hostage’ to Freemen-on-the-Land legal tactics http://t.co/pQC6NswD8o
IRELAND: Chief Justice courts controversy by intervening in appeals referendum http://t.co/rbgc5D74eh
Are courts getting more lenient towards driving offences as they get harder on everything else? http://t.co/qEqUZpDI0a
IRELAND: Supreme Court is swamped with cases http://t.co/WEUSuC7dqn
Court hears of Craig Whyte's 'dubious and illegal activities' http://t.co/0Jhwe4XEwu
Prince Charles honours fallen police at Cardiff memorial http://t.co/QJgowu4i1u
Disability tests opposed by dean of St Paul's Cathedral http://t.co/NZ6esz9UkS
End war on drugs, says Durham police chief Mike Barton http://t.co/fZER9dJLwZ
UAE: Unscrupulous Filipino recruiters lie to workers about jobs and destinations http://t.co/wlBUNbvy8C
US: Why Judges Are Scowling at Banks http://t.co/iIjjc800DD
ITALY: Can a Gay, Catholic Leftist Actually Squelch Corruption in Sicily? http://t.co/wZWF7L0HgR
CHINA is establishing a free-trade zone in Shanghai. Will it lead to the broader changes the country needs? http://t.co/n3qAH6Z4at
More Veils, Detention Abuse and Police Reports – The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/YLdNc2SSLM
Police 'containment' of Palestinian solidarity protester was lawful, rules High Court | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/hdtqt7vWNt
No breach of privacy to request DNA sample from ex con | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/CkTAjKmwwX
Judge quashes "exclusive" golf course decision- and why we need judicial review | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/kfzypvaLdV
Australian judge lays down gauntlet for the angels of human rights | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/YalZQupzy6
Denial of contact with father too "draconian" - Court of Appeal | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/AQHsSrFbMC
General Medical Council too late with child sex abuse complaint, rules High Court | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/ZljhU5mOMX
Aarhus, the A-G, and why the rules on interim remedies need to change | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/odjuQmzmFd
Vote goes against rule change for separate representation | The Firm http://t.co/uxKaeQklbR
QATAR human rights problem: there is no difference between force labor and slavery http://t.co/VAJKQBjrIn
Human rights commissions must be strong and well funded - President Higgins of IRELAND http://t.co/ujt40TCWYo
Malaysian rights activist denied visa for AUSTRALIA http://t.co/fHhdlHsB2X
Holyrood ‘failing on rights of children’ http://t.co/JQw4Clvml0
Sikh rights violation case: US court issues summons INDIA's visiting PM http://t.co/YIbGGSesWo
US: What Florida Criminal Justice Issues, Reforms Will Spring Up In 2014 Session? http://t.co/iTcFStrU2B
KENYA: Chief Justice Complains His Email Account Was Hacked http://t.co/MKMCHMgxFi
INDIA: Green tribunal bans digging earth for making bricks, roads http://t.co/eBe60EgC92
CANADA: BC treeplanters endured extreme acts of discrimination, tribunal to hear Monday http://t.co/GvPEUYvW1N
Crowd Sourcing the UK Constitution http://t.co/rVJSWMzRES
When will abortion become legal for women in Northern Ireland? http://t.co/L833qrc2H3
Cuts to Legal Aid spur rally across UK http://t.co/i466J0LLDm
Scottish Legal Aid Board has warned that significant further savings are required to keep the system sustainable http://t.co/BGnYapp0my
Legal case against CHINA's West PHL Sea claims gathers pace http://t.co/DYOzPx38fu
NEW ZEALAND: Legal high bans having 'positive effect on community' http://t.co/xA0JVwt1Fw
Crown Office has appointed a senior lawyer to review and co-ordinate domestic abuse prosecutions in Scotland http://t.co/di6VmNnGgG
INDIA: Mixed reactions to Supreme Court's vote-verdict http://t.co/UbugzWaMzs
New judge Sri Srinivasan joins US Court of Appeals in D.C. http://t.co/JLitUFw41A
US Judge allows lawsuit against Google’s Gmail scans to move forward http://t.co/yB2ffPPPNz
CANADA: Judiciary wants more control of courts, but must be more transparent http://t.co/Gkt1nH42hp
CANADA: New Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation and What Your Business Needs to Know http://t.co/YoZ3slTYIf
War-crimes tribunal mooted for SYRIA http://t.co/VRp2i956jV
How illegal drugs are bought and sold on the dark web http://t.co/MiVLJePXOC
IRELAND: Day-old baby taken from mother after emergency HSE application http://t.co/wj2QlReTPP S
Michael Mansfield: 'Nowadays there’s one rule for the rich, and another for the poor' http://t.co/SYcCd9khD6
NEW ZEALAND: Interview with Dollimore Barrister who likes to joke in court and is a Mini enthusiast http://t.co/4zWOksLQAI
Jurisdiction of charity tribunal is too 'hit and miss', argues barrister http://t.co/3WW1Xym0bs
IRELAND: Judge criticises solicitors who fail to appear in court http://t.co/KyNhqY04Qt
AUSTRALIA: Reality bites as qualified solicitor & actor show that Big Brother intruders are not what they seem http://t.co/BRyQq0WFIA
Edinburgh lawyer Leslie Deans, ex-Hearts chairman, charged with money-laundering http://t.co/qoL2Xuc7K5
Top global role for solicitor Nicholas Fluck as new president of the Law Society of England and Wales http://t.co/HfqQETUnLC
CHILE: Quest for justice after Pinochet-era torture http://t.co/G1s2Eca06u
Spaniards seek justice in ARGENTINA for Franco-era crimes http://t.co/XP3SM02f3O
IRELAND: Chief Justice courts controversy by intervening in appeals referendum http://t.co/nUCwPgltIe
US Justice Department will pay for police in schools http://t.co/uK1FOHc3G1
Coventry law firms score highly in latest Legal 500 http://t.co/5SnFYr227t
NICARAGUA: Law reforms 'pile pressure on women to face abusers' http://t.co/RzhIzMotac
US Law schools at a crossroads: Weak job prospects, high tuition causing fewer to apply http://t.co/kdlW6HLBCh
US immigration law: Restriction on movement of services to hurt INDIA, says PM http://t.co/AFxmXWkF5S
NEW ZEALAND: Judge catches out woman in supermarket queue http://t.co/eK9o3aWQc8
US Judge Ordered Sikh to Remove 'That Rag' from Head, Says ACLU http://t.co/E0Kl9Te1Xq
US: NSA employee spied on nine women without detection, internal memo shows http://t.co/Z0gS92KL7p
GREECE: Fascist party Golden Dawn's leader charged with heading a criminal gang http://t.co/dCQ3i9oGej
Tory vice-chairman Alan Lewis arrested over 1960s rape allegation http://t.co/8bSMlymdsm
'It is time to end the war on drugs', says top UK police chief http://t.co/lcU7HWkPwi
INDIA: Inside the brutal and hopeless world of Mumbai's trafficked teenage sex slaves http://t.co/8PrIWEcOjJ
Man dies and five taken ill after event at Warehouse Project http://t.co/jK7rD8uwnz
Leicester fatal fire: Four appear in court http://t.co/9zpXa0Fb74
Man's 'judgement day threats' to Queen http://t.co/szEALGkO1i
Man buried in wrong grave after churchyard mix-up to be reinterred, court orders http://t.co/rc8zg1o2OV
Foreign criminal accused of double murder delays extradition with human rights appeal http://t.co/eABwkKbYrq
Police face ban on cautions for violent criminals http://t.co/iGkqje7T0V
Britain to encourage more Chinese visitors after climbdown http://t.co/P09DcjmlYr

Saturday

28th September - Law News

642 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Liam Adams gives evidence about his brother Gerry Adams http://t.co/age0Iu90VN
Judge tells scrap trial barrister undercover police will not be identified http://t.co/hGi2MRwj4n
Praise heaped upon Portsmouth law firm in Legal 500 directory http://t.co/RyS4LfWNC6
UK detention of Reprieve activist consistent with NSA's view of drone opponents as "threats" and "adversaries" http://t.co/YrtXvj0ldf
UK's surveillance laws need overhaul, says former defence secretary http://t.co/40cGI54TZ2
ECB's Mersch hits out at UK delay of new supervision laws http://t.co/J5HVDS5yyq
UK Prosecutors Said to Plan More Libor Charges in October http://t.co/UxgvRfm6Au
Councils 'breaking law' on parking http://t.co/QAyKrSmlP0
INDIA cricket: The legal tussle between the BCCI and the CAB http://t.co/jMvcL3V35g
BRAZIL: Family in legal battle to keep their pet rescured tiger http://t.co/7rU9LOPDPN
US: Fresh legal challenge on same-sex marriage http://t.co/y2ZjfY79Nr
Legal verdict on EasyJet tweet row: ‘Get a 24 hour PR team,’ says London School of Economics law professor http://t.co/hOIz1ID9pa
AUSTRALIA: Legal aid faces grilling over funding killer appeals http://t.co/UqhTqYfBcr
Taxpayers foot legal bill as Osborne takes on Europe over bankers’ bonuses http://t.co/FZJl2jwJpj
Ravenscraig action: Former steelworks employees may join mass action | New Law Journal: http://t.co/z3oPfne3gB
No tailgating: APIL gets animated | New Law Journal: http://t.co/QMA9sxtBbH
Conveyancing status quo: Scottish lawyers reject conveyancing proposal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/JfOCnpvp05
PI damages: Call to combat "postcode lottery" for the bereaved | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a7Ft8mIBtM
Women mean business: Women, Business and the Law report is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9Rs6B6MTN4
“Horror stories” of lawyers: Call for complaints against lawyers from non-clients to be accepted | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2gWADhUkAh
PI department sellers will face a “buyer’s market” after Xmas | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bPSai7fIuL
CILEx fellow becomes deputy DJ: Simon Lindsey is second fellow to receive judicial appointment | New Law Journal: http://t.co/0DKnPVeGLC
Legal regulation confuses mortgage lenders | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iC9mH3CXHV
Migrant worker deaths in QATAR sparks human rights activists' outrage http://t.co/01xA51HP3D
CANADA: Human Rights Commission Launches Online Video and Recognizes Deaf Community Leader for his Inspiration http://t.co/hxypHO7OGq
Rights Group Asks Tourists to Boycott BOTSOWANA Over Ill-Treatment of Hunter Gatherers http://t.co/9YsYTz2IY7
MOROCCO rights violations persist in W. Sahara-rights groups http://t.co/8w3bFukeLm
BAHRAIN rights group wins Norwegian award http://t.co/f8BAHSjBhJ
Amnesty want human rights bill in Northern Ireland http://t.co/vuBZeEyvut
ITALY: Gay Rights Advocates Boycott Barilla After President of Pasta Maker's Remarks http://t.co/iqvIUjATKQ
SERBIA: Gay rights activists say to march despite threats http://t.co/ObNAaGcHCd
US Civil rights pioneer Evelyn Lowery dies at 88 http://t.co/bdt4YLScaz
Unlawful Use of Force and Tear Gas and Attacks on Medical Community in TURKEY http://t.co/b8mCxle4iS
Europe’s protection of national minorities http://t.co/uKwaXumMlV
Public trust in ALBANIA’s justice and law enforcement is “almost at zero” http://t.co/yQWqi1xjlP
Freedom of expression must be at the core of future global development http://t.co/7rUeyh1QCG
Human Rights Abuses in THAILAND's Shrimp Sector Investigated http://t.co/S8JgQtKLk4
For IRAN’s Rouhani, the human rights of Baha’is are the ultimate test of reform http://t.co/SJxwuvlTOE
SRI LANKA: UN human rights attack raises stakes before summit http://t.co/YX1rx90Rj4
Human rights, sense of dignity must be part of development, POLAND's President tells UN http://t.co/sPT5d6d0EO
SUDAN: Human Rights Precarious, Especially in Conflict Areas http://t.co/X89ItHlslT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Police Taser use on heart attack man reasonable, IPPC says http://t.co/VSw8B49wHr
SAUDI ARABIA: Women seek right to drive http://t.co/jrTEOKvZI5
Concern over closure of ethnic minority accounts http://t.co/Gu3bLH5ZeL
Leicester fatal fire: Four charged with murder http://t.co/9zpXa0Fb74
GREECE's Golden fascist party Dawn leader Nikolaos Mihaloliakos held http://t.co/i5tzj8gW0v
US: California prison hunger strike leader: 'If necessary we'll resume. This is war' http://t.co/MHX7DsAbFg
Man who broke ballet dancer's neck has sentence increased by UK appeal court http://t.co/Dll4XILJsN
NICARAGUA: Law reforms 'pile pressure on women to face abusers' http://t.co/RzhIzMotac
Press regulation debate nears final reckoning http://t.co/FQK4u886zi
Why UK politicians should be wary of AZERBAIJAN's overtures http://t.co/DXaKRPSYBc
Plans to limit judicial review to those directly affected by a situation undermine the rule of law http://t.co/mEQLtxcNuV
VENEZUELA arrests 22 over cocaine in plane to Paris http://t.co/GHz04gocCV
David Cameron unveils marriage tax breaks plan http://t.co/M8DJ0E08zz
Offshore trusts retain their popularity among HNWs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G9J7yCVKyn
Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini cuts posts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aAcavJN6xI
CC starts Africa Academy for local lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SAAPTeHqkL
More charges expected on Libor scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MGegVTIU1h
Lawyers take top role in JP Morgan discussions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R8rbdVHbRl
Ashurst votes for full financial merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tbJDzjGDzb

Friday

27th September - Law News

641 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Solicitor 'dissented' from LSB executive recommendation in favour of scheme. Nick Glockling, legal director of the Legal Services Board and a solicitor, disagreed with a recommendation of the LSB executive that the quality assurance scheme for advocates should be approved because he was concerned about the threat to judicial independence, it has emerged. Full story - Solicitors Journal

SPAIN: Footballer Lionel Messi appears in Spanish court over tax fraud http://t.co/gix5T33Yoq
Ban on car parking cameras and 'spy cars' considered in England http://t.co/bl7TRpme03
Thousands of dangerous drink-drivers are reoffenders http://t.co/PWpgq1YEun
Two plead not guilty to Lee Rigby murder in Woolwich http://t.co/Cm5nKazbVm
IPCC climate report: humans 'dominant cause' of warming http://t.co/qq9ToC1F91
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day and SullCrom turn to magic circle for Paris hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/SlGPkKyzrv
African lawyers' fellowship scheme secures top-level support | The Lawyer http://t.co/8MMyXaF1Qo
HS2 legal bill to hit £5m as Supreme Court battle looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/zDVh7bv07Y
One thousand firms could close by Christmas | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/09FkSxrdLd
Lawyer education too academic - lessons from the US | Law Gazette http://t.co/24gVQQhLif
Parliamentary inquiries are becoming an increasingly important part of the UK’s uncodified constitution | Law Gazette http://t.co/G2oiG6alxK
Unified patent court will attract 'trolls', tech giants warn | Law Gazette http://t.co/HAJYvmShgT
Bar complaints system cleared of racial bias | Law Gazette http://t.co/Sw8mYwnBL4
Olympic officials OK with Russia ‘anti-gay propaganda’ law http://t.co/egWVFAAqg5
US: Lawyer David Cosgrove 'posted naked photos of prosecutor ex-girlfriend on Twitter after they broke up' http://t.co/uRDYZkHjiy
US: Jurors began deliberations Thursday in the Michael Jackson wrongful-death trial http://t.co/2rm0uel8fa
INDIA: Supreme Court says courts should help couples, not encourage matrimonial litigation http://t.co/aBcFmoZrLE
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Is it illegal to turn back boats in international waters to INDONESIA? http://t.co/aEgeF6MsEk
GHANA: Illegal logging needs to be checked http://t.co/LPfxzgeFIg
May rules out illegal immigration amnesty http://t.co/CcfP9aa8ko
Mr Justice Ramsey: I'll change Jackson if it's needed | Law Gazette http://t.co/9XqSdC28v3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Facebook tags Gibson Dunn co-head of IT and data privacy in deputy GC role | The Lawyer http://t.co/hqn4ceCkCJ
Stone Chambers opens in Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/hWBwz2sQkL
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS takes top advisory role on BT Nine Elms development | The Lawyer http://t.co/zfilSI9BeP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpson takes lead role on Alibaba's US IPO, Freshfields' role unclear | Legalweek http://t.co/ahUQvu93bZ
GERMANY: Former Auschwitz guard on accessory to murder charge http://t.co/EiIsuOG9RU
Profile: Samantha Lewthwaite http://t.co/yl6Rp1YfOc
Stanislav Petrov: The man from RUSSIA who may have saved the world 30 years ago http://t.co/ef2sJlWazy
Ex-chairman Martin Watts takes hospital trust to tribunal http://t.co/7IKl1Fjhxj
INDIA: Tribunal issues warrants against 17 for mining, 11 for sand theft http://t.co/2exdW6bqnN
BANGLADESH war crimes tribunal serves notice to TV channel http://t.co/jaUvXIh0BE
CAMBODIA: Key step for justice with acquittal of men scapegoated in trade unionist’s murder http://t.co/t1Vo0BwRWi
Corroboration has failed Scotland, says justice secretary Kenny MacAskill http://t.co/2zNUpJIIgF
US Republicans demand healthcare law delay for debt rise http://t.co/ksngaPeBtE
SOUTH AFRICA: Unwise of President Jacob Zuma to sign the e-tolling Bill into law http://t.co/AeaHGQmIb1
US: Health law online sign-up delayed for small firms http://t.co/qV6fguLwD9
Mayson publishes blueprint for reformed legal regulation framework | Legal Futures http://t.co/JKavJH3oHB
Manchester firm ties up joint venture with insurer as law centres win ABS exemption extension | Legal Futures http://t.co/3wJN6l0aRJ
RUSSIA: Top government attorney casts light on Russian judiciary problems http://t.co/aB1Drmhpk6
Court approves insolvency, names judiciary administrator for construction firm Alpine in ROMANIA http://t.co/8OTOfVW8mQ
KENYA: Hand-picked team comes up with a 6-page document titled ‘War Strategy’ advising CJ to kick Shollei out http://t.co/sG92i5GfAb
INDIA: Give tribunals the independence enjoyed by the Supreme Court and the high courts http://t.co/NLBCsWBN5l
US judge won't dismiss Argentine central bank from bondholder case http://t.co/4Augg3kKk1
RUSSIA judge detains Canadian Greenpeace activists for two months http://t.co/NpoCsjYuPY
US: Legislation Emerges Following Snowden NSA Disclosures http://t.co/co0qiTAlTC
'Respect the police', says Britain's top officer http://t.co/NiU7G5GP0k
Serco referred to Serious Fraud Office over electronic tag overcharging scandal http://t.co/caW05Zt3Px
Intended and birth mother in surrogacy entitled to maternity leave, says ECJ http://t.co/ZOgCrXIBWm
ITALY: President rebukes Berlusconi party members for threat to coalition http://t.co/p8FOOhJjvv
GCs call for KPIs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nip1sZ4b6H
Over 60pc of London Commercial Court litigants come from abroad | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OJU4T2oAia
Ethics decision allows firm to look at ex-partner's emails | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lcCXvojOQq
US firm closes in Australia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iZyCwCYCop
Fees data service launches for mid-tier firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CfmWLrF6z6
Deputy justice minister joins Czech-Slovak law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6WCP0x1gVO
Historic Cirencester solicitors announce merger http://t.co/nmztPEojwp
Solicitor’s practice manager admits mortgage fraud http://t.co/teYT1dLQJ4
Trainee solicitor ‘too busy for car clocking’ http://t.co/iQpY4xnxJ6
Let law hunt down perverts, not Letz Go Hunting http://t.co/FdtLsFgDIc
Sex law could put prostitutes in danger, warns Northern Ireland Justice Minister Ford http://t.co/CubllLgUk1
'No action' over Lord Rennard sexual touching claims http://t.co/DbdvrNIsaS
Kenya seeks UK woman Samantha Lewthwaite's arrest http://t.co/XbteWIPeMf
Lord Justice Leveson named as QBD president | The Lawyer http://t.co/07Fq6Zjhr3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Merged Ashurst to adopt UK’s managed lockstep system | The Lawyer http://t.co/y4r4FU7qBH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst and Blake Dawson: countdown to merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/JNEZPfU3YP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst partners vote for £550m financial integration with Ashurst Australia | The Lawyer http://t.co/JmfhgLEjUS
Mortgage lenders slam SRA redress system | Law Gazette http://t.co/LvE3HQiquk
Kennedys recruits seven apprentices | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z8DdWbVzPP
A rare insight into 19th century NEW ZEALAND and a Maori tribe's struggle to protect their cultural heritage http://t.co/Dx6ASSsRU4
Yahoo in recycled email privacy row http://t.co/30iWuBUa1f
How yoga can help prisoners overcome the pain of incarceration http://t.co/qw5MTpcofa
Michelle Obama's ID details hacked from data brokers http://t.co/U3fececmqd
Falkirk MP Eric Joyce faces trial over airport charges http://t.co/YSliTcGCRf
Pilots 'asleep in cockpit' as passenger plane on auto http://t.co/0H4gfctSFC
Iain Dale receives assault caution over Brighton scuffle http://t.co/bucwFElg1p
Revealed: QATAR's World Cup 'slaves' http://t.co/LiDoi43A0z
QATAR 2022 world cup organisers appalled by work conditions & treatment of migrant workers http://t.co/UZk6ADcyTV

Thursday

26th September - Law News

640 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is to begin work on what types of complaints it should accept from non-clients amid reports of lawyers harassing third parties over alleged debts, violating their privacy and doling out abusive treatment in court. Full story - Legal Futures

Dos and don’ts of a lawyer’s personal blog | Law Gazette http://t.co/gOqq2IDo6y
Compensation Fund is too tough on lenders, CML claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Tmj98X01Bo
LSB legal director warned over QASA threat to judges | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UMjeAraJKV
Bedroom tax defeat for Westminster council in landmark case for blind Barrister Surinder Lall http://t.co/kYcOJGmjAk
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor to be jailed in UK for supporting rebel leaders for Sierra Leone war crimes http://t.co/SnEAtODNMn
CHINA prepares to introduce first payment system for legal Internet music downloads http://t.co/U9BqDIlScc
Is Ed Miliband's energy freeze lawful? http://t.co/aWm7BqZ8xM
US: Taking a legal walk in a church’s non-religious woods http://t.co/8UJKuyDVL9
Introduce "common language" for global legal education: SINGAPORE university law dean http://t.co/09BoGPYgWc
Legal challenge over new Blackburn school http://t.co/tBVMrkoShY
Legal challenge over benefit reform dubbed 'bedroom tax' by Labour http://t.co/orfK4JIiCW
Legal 500: Leading lawyers get honourable mention http://t.co/WEBieymfBu
Lenders welcome anti sep rep vote http://t.co/3uXfYX0Nza
Slavery inquiry: Three men to appear in magistrates court http://t.co/pT1WMnftml
Tyne-Wear derby 'horse punch' man admits violent disorder http://t.co/yG2DRZ7say
Medomsley Detention Centre: 64 new 'victims' come forward http://t.co/G30XwvoYdb
LIBERIA: Charles Taylor war crimes convictions upheld by The Hague http://t.co/gqQ8YU6cqw
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank fined for mortgage errors http://t.co/oS34gmI2WZ
Leicester house fire: Seven men arrested over blaze which killed mother and her three children http://t.co/S6OAZ0IOHm
Mark Duggan’s father ‘gave up’ battle with cancer after son was shot, inquest told http://t.co/JIJdJ7frK5
Oompa Loompas caught on CCTV picking fight – 'ironically' because of what victims were wearing http://t.co/jArCS72mYP
Computer game gun sparks armed siege in Liverpool http://t.co/d1JdkJ1S4c
Insurance giant AIG unveils new-look EMEA panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/0YjHJh2wsu
LAW FIRM NEWS: HMRC takes Follett Stock to court over unpaid debts | The Lawyer http://t.co/kULmS28jtV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone partners vote in favour of Slater & Gordon sell-off | The Lawyer http://t.co/oyzLCHA5Iy
Lenders hit out at SRA over compensation | Legal Futures http://t.co/n8qIbjgrFn
Fraud and corruption rife in Asia-Pacific | Law Gazette http://t.co/hpUTJXK14D
UN rights chief gives SRI LANKA March ultimatum http://t.co/suXvsKZi2c
INDIA: Rights activists urge President not to sign ordinance on convicted lawmakers http://t.co/rDhNXANJIR
RUSSIA: Human Rights Reps Want to Review Pussy Riot Member's Jail http://t.co/QvTjXeYRxB
BANGLADESH: Millions of workers earning less than $40 a month need higher wages and union protection http://t.co/nrqVaI6N9l
US: With Special Courts, State Aims to Steer Women Away From Sex Trade http://t.co/cQN4chOJuY
US: New California law targets massive online ticket-scalping scheme http://t.co/lRNWQmDmDi
US: Lawyer accused of courthouse drug smuggling faces felonies http://t.co/vEhxZ6VdxN
SOUTH AFRICA: Lawyer insists on equal opportunities for Marikana families http://t.co/FAsaT1pJDp
SOUTH AFRICA: Mobile courts - new way to swiftly prosecute motorists breaking traffic laws is being considered http://t.co/m7mRW9aZcu
LEBANON yet to make decision on ‘fornication marathon’ woman’s entry http://t.co/Y9CvCnqyQE
MALDIVES: Courts can't bypass any article of the constitution, says speaker Shahid http://t.co/3x9DLDylFh
IRELAND: Court orders report on sex attack tycoon Anthony Lyons http://t.co/VEAIadisbv
UAE: Dubai Courts’ tweet gesture http://t.co/sfNLoXqzpt
EGYPT president scraps maximum period of pre-trial detention http://t.co/aOoBwhWI7g
Trial of associate of British 'white widow' linked to Nairobi attack begins http://t.co/DTGe7HbvKU
US: Trial won't show Madoff workers' lavish lifestyle http://t.co/2juglnGBdX
GHANA: Illegal miners dig underground tunnel into AngloGold http://t.co/gR9hC7gJZC
Illegal storage of carcinogenic material at Darlington site put public at risk, court hears http://t.co/UjYhcn4Dkw
'You've got the best legs in the company': Sales manager's comments to sacked worker http://t.co/IUDUysYjKI
Record Number Of Tax Gripes Block Tribunal Pipeline http://t.co/kinWyF1C9K
INDIA: Tribunal trashes police letter calling woman adulterous, restores maintenance http://t.co/G3LsbCnLFY
Stephen Lee Banned From Snooker For 12 Years for match-fixing http://t.co/dQ9Lvk8Zfx
INDIA: Green Tribunal orders removal of debris from river Yamuna floodplains http://t.co/vkbMur7SzZ
BBC/Eos dispute goes to Copyright Tribunal http://t.co/LXe4PfrSJF
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Conservative conference: TUC rally 'disorder' warning http://t.co/XeSoGHUJ1w
CHINA: Court jails general's son Li Tianyi for rape http://t.co/GXKOpu8B2r
US: NSA spied on Martin Luther King, documents reveal http://t.co/h90aKmj5Jl
PERU drugs case: Prosecutors want another hearing http://t.co/umohH9EoDu
QATAR: What really shocks is the thought that the whole sordid system of debt bondage and forced labour is legal http://t.co/elXXPHtNFE
Personality test: does your face fit at work? http://t.co/EzNYrQvtnb
In-game app fees face OFT consumer protection crackdown http://t.co/XhSi2SqSOq
US: Guild Lawyers Urge Judge to Reject Google’s Fair Use Claim, Uphold Authors’ Rights http://t.co/JaaEW0IzQj
BRAZIL: Judge in Brazilian 'iPhone' Trademark Lawsuit Rules in Apple's Favour http://t.co/FKeLtmDhjo
INDIA: Lawmakers not working against judiciary: Law MInister Sibal http://t.co/Bg6zqXKxrF
TURKEY: Project on media-judiciary relations to be launched http://t.co/3aAysrCbh8
GUAM Judiciary Gets $400-thousand DOJ Grant to Improve Its Sex Offender Registry http://t.co/Zg3y4ZoPnD
AUSTRALIA: Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards http://t.co/MRNSg89izU
QC Michael Mansfield told off after jury complain about questioning of policeman at Mark Duggan http://t.co/8oUIm5wNvy
Barrister calls for greater transparency at Hartlepool council after investigation http://t.co/qQKl6JxF4t
Conference Announcement: Public Law Conference – Call for Papers http://t.co/nKq7JxHc4R
UK Using Anti-Terror Laws To Harass And Intimidate Human Rights And Democracy Activists http://t.co/Uxaycx62ov
NEW ZEALAND: The Social and Legal Arguments for Allowing Women to Go Topless in Public http://t.co/6G8iMSuB7J
Legal Issues for Photographers in US http://t.co/gnqwjsX4Gf
The legal profession's first tweets: http://t.co/LKI8QZucSr
CANADA: Attorney General backs legal aid lawyers’ demand for collective bargaining http://t.co/m4YeCGUU4Q
Julia Hayhoe, business development director, Baker & McKenzie is law firm management individual of the year http://t.co/Nl79NrlAuX
Law lecturer told he cannot board easyJet flight after criticising airline on Twitter http://t.co/mImx4vZlc0
'We would declare war on cyber crime', says Yvette Cooper http://t.co/enGXGdlVNn
Elizabeth Cowhig receives £13,000 in damages after being sacked for refusing boss's sexual advances http://t.co/zpgfMniOPU
Former Apprentice winner Stella English sued Lord Sugar 'because she was bored' http://t.co/Aq5iz4JpIf
Human implants, drones and traffic systems could all be hacked in future, Europol warns http://t.co/OIStTnzfYY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dorsey & Whitney to close Sydney office at end of the year | Legalweek http://t.co/VpMqsBGzRm
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil and Jones Day lead on $29bn Applied Materials mega-merger | Legalweek http://t.co/hWYc6Nj4rQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons heads to Houston as it beefs up oil and gas network - Legalweek http://t.co/cPhCuO0CkP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman and Skadden lead on $4.7bn bid to acquire BlackBerry | Legalweek http://t.co/5bmCoYIrEX
Revealed: LSB legal director opposed approval of QASA | Legal Futures http://t.co/CdYFNXnuW0
Nolan Recycling fined £250,000 after skip lorry crushed man http://t.co/hABYkGgDK2
US: FBI releases CCTV of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis' attack http://t.co/gOOMdlJMMi
Lord Sugar loses Apprentice tribunal legal costs bid http://t.co/Mn5QQ1BfCh
UK Treasury in legal challenge to EU bonus cap http://t.co/ds6HUSWdQf
Studying Criminal law: 10 things to think about http://t.co/rkY4GklY8A
INDIA: Muslim Personal Law can't override criminal law, according to Court http://t.co/fmmiJ7W6hf
US: New law restricts paparazzi access to children of celebrities http://t.co/yael5NRcq7
Solicitor's practice manager admits £40,000 mortgage fraud http://t.co/BntZ81T9jp
Beverley solicitor makes shortlist for regional lawyer awards http://t.co/Bkjeh7AyaW
On This Day: British solicitor breaks water speed record http://t.co/0QTi2vXoMI
The Vietnamese pho war – can you trademark a soup? http://t.co/VaNC042S7L
Northern Ireland would-be supergrass who never testified is released http://t.co/D3nyfUtDNN
Charlie Sheen: are celebrity jurors ever a good thing? http://t.co/cfCX9U4jBO
Give young offenders speech and language therapy, urges Labour MP http://t.co/0JX4jLQuzH
US: Asiana San Francisco crash: airline faces federal probe on passenger care http://t.co/9klk7Raagr
Osborne bats for bankers' bonuses citing risk to City from EU cap http://t.co/GTg0k39RbY
US: Justice Antonin Scalia: courts will determine legality of NSA surveillance http://t.co/PVtJinoe6K
Prisoners launch legal bid to vote in Scottish independence referendum http://t.co/iJcM0dqKKt
Palestinian children's rights http://t.co/Is1OhrTNhv
Half of private client lawyers are working on family businesses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/y24E7FvmBM
Dentons to open in Houston | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hBHg7fC1VR
Legal rights worst for women in Saudi | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NkEYEkK1Gi
Ex-Nixon Peabody partner sentenced to seven years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/n48ebOTCG7
MoFo opens in Berlin as Hogan Lovells team defects | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z07LDomT7q
JP Morgan expected to announce $1.5 billion legal costs in Q3 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z9OML0REVm
TUPE changes 'will benefit public sector outsourcers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/cGAr2eR7RP
Lawyers must stop treating victims as criminals, says Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan | Law Gazette http://t.co/gacrnsWG8w
Penningtons and Manches close in on merger | Law Gazette http://t.co/feG1q6sbJY
Concern from all quarters of the legal profession over the current maze of legal regulation http://t.co/3j6gGfwtoA

Wednesday

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Scottish solicitors have voted firmly against what would have been a landmark proposal to end the practice of allowing one professional to act for two parties in a conveyancing transaction. Full story - Law Gazette

RUSSIA: Transgender bisexual lawyer announces 2018 Russian presidential run http://t.co/T1ZIOsVTOj
GHANA: Prominent lawyer Kofi Yawson-Adjei commits Suicide in his office http://t.co/hKllb8n4xE
Garth Drabinsky's lawyer says Governor General 'misadvised' when stripping him of Order of CANADA http://t.co/AJfHXREDdZ
Apple Maps flaw results in drivers crossing airport runway http://t.co/QsdcANYsPP
Green MP Caroline Lucas charged over fracking protest http://t.co/qMehSJo2vR
Third man found in south Wales slavery inquiry http://t.co/duKsnwPVNp
ICAP Libor fine of $87m by UK and US regulators http://t.co/1fuisU7Ubn
KENYA attack: Four-year-old British boy freed and given Mars bar after telling armed militant 'you’re a bad man' http://t.co/TdknJn2qg5
People who spit in public face prosecution after landmark legal ruling http://t.co/dk5u4oUTG4
Vulnerable older people’s plan: 2 days left to comment on proposals https://t.co/bc7bdIiyj0
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reveals plan for new ‘identity theft’ criminal offence http://t.co/U5dhOKGzGv
Bedroom tax First Tier Tribunal decisions are coming in now http://t.co/OPjjLBiM7P
LAW FIRM NEWS: US firm Dorsey & Whitney closes Sydney office to focus on Asia | The Lawyer http://t.co/HMYRxT3Tev
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance takes top gong at The Lawyer Management Awards | The Lawyer http://t.co/CIsJMlfNsR
The cost of having principles | Law Gazette http://t.co/8TUPL5kkP7
Judges' religious service 'undermines public confidence' | Law Gazette http://t.co/RVlwnALDSj
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
The Lawyer Management Awards revealed: Mishcon scoop BD team of the year | The Lawyer http://t.co/kIxlpAKJf9
The power and conduct of the police in NIGERIA http://t.co/p3CkVOUw7k
PAKISTAN: Lawyers boycott courts to protest suicide attacks on church http://t.co/5179yk4Qt4
FRANCE: Did Sarkozy 'abuse the weakness' of world's richest woman? http://t.co/7o2FPJk4uX
US: Trial delayed for Army general facing sex charges http://t.co/LSLqcJaDaw
Illegal Lincolnshire hare coursers in the sights of Galileo http://t.co/LbyN6qbcUY
ZIMBABWE elephants poisoned by cyanide for ivory http://t.co/09sm1OUOto
CHINA to execute parking-row toddler killer http://t.co/xILyRU0Rcb
Rights Groups Concern At GAMBIA’s Dire Human Rights Situation http://t.co/SwoZKnwpD9
Collective rights 'offer hope for global fisheries' http://t.co/JUw4klvjjA
BALKANS: Judge thrown off Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal for criticising 'change of direction' in verdicts http://t.co/UeKVep8WZ8
Viewpoint: War crimes-tribunal for chemical attackers http://t.co/rVOelSjF0w
‘No lessons have to be learned’ from Mark Duggan shooting, claims senior police officer http://t.co/knjtBFI2IK
IRELAND: Big fall in equality and human rights-related cases http://t.co/tLiQuofx1i
Human Rights for Dummies, Belarusian Collegium - BELARUS Civil Society Digest http://t.co/xRHwPWRwns
ISRAEL: UN human rights office urges Israel to halt mass demolition of Bedouin structures: http://t.co/fma2Wv7lTl
US judge boosts Google 'fair use' defense of digital books http://t.co/2pELlvOUWP
IRAN pardons 80 political prisoners on eve of President Rouhani's visit to US http://t.co/t4cHkVGPxp
TURKEY: Government’s judicial packages fail to transform system: Report http://t.co/fm4Axza3Z4
Shamed Northumberland solicitor and former personal injury lawyer admits attacking neighbours http://t.co/xyvOoThTEC
UK Justice Secretary backs Guernsey island on tax http://t.co/Xc601iMhRm
Criminal justice system in Northamptonshire is ‘broken’ - a report into the treatment of victims of crime http://t.co/UoXYtUaN2K
Justice for Lockerbie bomber Megrahi moves its fight to international stage http://t.co/uVne6X3Inn
Law passed by Henry VIII leaves villagers facing massive repair bills http://t.co/euReReuAcU
PAKISTAN Blasphemy law: Islamist leader demands that the strict laws should not be amended http://t.co/Et3QD382Xj
Northern Ireland's Prostitution law proposals slammed http://t.co/PTHZDmTaWo
US: New Law Professor Devises Grading System Bewildering To Children, Annoying To Adults http://t.co/kTDKs7ajgO
US: Harvard Law Should Start Giving Out The ‘Ted Cruz Award’ To The Most Annoying Student http://t.co/Kcd0xPXEsD
UK border authorities 'are intimidating human rights workers' http://t.co/8bFl2tHkHK
Restaurant worker scam boss Kwai Fun Li loses £722,956 http://t.co/VQxAq4rEJ2
Belgian footballer Mboyo: In Prison for gangrape, a terrible past and then redemption http://t.co/ppQcZCJmLz
Ex-Pope Benedict denies abuse cover-up http://t.co/PqWdw3tBIP
Hamzah Khan's mummified body found after 'vile smell' noticed http://t.co/GjKPO9eT3l
Consumers given option to turn to Your Legal Friend | Legal Futures http://t.co/xULpUcMeOQ
Solicitors join forces to purchase more legal practices, WIP books and cases | Legal Futures http://t.co/F2vbgeKOBk
Pope Francis excommunicates pro-gay marriage priest. He's not the liberal the media wants http://t.co/9IeOM4hETB
Council leader abused wife for a decade and then shot her dead http://t.co/oL6fFBb3hv
Schoolboy rapist walks free despite failure to show remorse http://t.co/gBq9kZ0rCG
Vehicle recovery workers sue police for 'breach of duty of care' http://t.co/TGaFIa3vKK
AUSTRALIA: Police brand Peter Fox "a liar" in clergy abuse case http://t.co/5WIy9WsvUN
CHINA: Barrister Phillip Wong wins final appeal in interference case http://t.co/c725d0GhPJ
AUSTRALIA: Bishop wasn't adequately trained to deal with abuse, claims barrister http://t.co/TUmspJUsr1
Data spying, the Patriot Act and Prism, a warning to UK businesses http://t.co/iVOn1JqMOA
JPMorgan's Legal Hurdles Expected to Multiply http://t.co/IOQsB7QozO
CANADA: Contract law is flexible enough to absorb shocks to your business http://t.co/pZUIAKUJ2j
Letter to justice minister calls for separation of C of E from judicial affairs http://t.co/cMTpGI9EsI
Civil cases face four-year delay on appeal in Ireland | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mDtwGS1r3V
Restructuring advice sought from private client lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AS3llwJ4Ou
NQ numbers fall 6pc at top 20 UK firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/86ABMPXRUl
Midwest firms arrive in top 75 through merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tYKK3UC2nX
Risky law firms 'often' dominated by one individual | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OlacgXYmkC
Fund managers face explosion of regulation costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rHUJ8Y33sJ
Chevron edges away from liability on $19 billion pollution suit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S5EP8R0k96
Mark Duggan: Officer 'wrongly claimed suspect shot at police' http://t.co/NcgmN1nupf
Elleanor Bennett parents condemn Furness hospital 'cover-up' http://t.co/xaxvr0Tp0F
Hyderabad 1948: INDIA's hidden massacre http://t.co/weIPaNEZFf
Slavery farm inquiry 'shocking', says Home Office http://t.co/XqVnmjinB9
PERU drugs woman Michaella McCollum 'to plead guilty' http://t.co/iY5hzqLR5h
RUSSIA: Pussy Riot member in solitary confinement after hunger strike pledge http://t.co/cdetShMpSO
US: South Carolina couple take custody of Cherokee girl at centre of dispute http://t.co/5mKKPMHv3d
The US is not a target of al-Shabaab http://t.co/WnL6m2OruG
Pakistani drone victims' lawyer accuses US of blocking his visit to Congress http://t.co/ceY4KRPgfM
Inquest resumes into LCP death http://t.co/X8fjC3zmqp
Consumer panel reveals ‘horror stories’ about other people’s solicitors | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bWPAjfuBys
Scottish solicitors vote against separate representation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ih0y07JYJU
PI lawyers call for £100,000 bereavement damages | Law Gazette http://t.co/2AydasYKha
LAW FIRM NEWS: Chairman candidates emerge as Ashurst merger imminent | The Lawyer http://t.co/R7NhSjFAzx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson names new Sheffield managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/GZF8oiVd8p
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons launches in Houston to target energy work | The Lawyer http://t.co/wrW28vTAIN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Manches and Penningtons in advanced merger talks to create £60m firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/yaOq6TXrAD
Under 12s targeted by police stop-and-search teams http://t.co/IjdxZ4Dj3w
UK legal challenge by a company to ex-employee's right to use its LinkedIn contacts goes in favour of the employer http://t.co/HEQF9YdPXg
Ex-prisoner fails to halt police DNA-collection programme http://t.co/z3t3ZOdrAd
eBay: rape joke T-shirts for sale – more #everydayrapeculture http://t.co/KElohYj9nE
Myths about victims of sexual abuse can deny young people a voice http://t.co/Z49r1YVNWl

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