889th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Aid Agency—formally known as the Legal Service Commission (LSC) —was wrong to refuse to pay the full cost of an expert witness report ordered for a child by the family court. The Court of Apeal held the LSC should not have refused to pay more than one-third of the expert’s fees, in JG v The Lord Chancellor [2014] All ER (D) 192 (May), [2014] EWCA Civ 656. Full story - New Law Journal
- On Inequality Denial - It persists because there are groups with a strong interest in creating a fog of doubt http://t.co/Xz5w4DmsAd
- Yes, All Men - Fighting sexism and misogyny isn't just women's work http://t.co/WdDiXvqDML
- Hachette Chief Leads Book Publishers in Amazon Fight http://t.co/23tFT3dGXo
- Inside the Fixing: How a a Singaporean match-fixing syndicate Battered Soccer’s Frail Integrity http://t.co/1XIRQ0ZiRf
- Scots Are Divided Over Independence, and Its Economic Costs http://t.co/7tIKO1WeTj
- US: The Great Divide - For many poor black men, the threat of capture and confinement looms http://t.co/AGZpfhaiGK
- US: Prisoner Trade Yields Rare View Into the Taliban http://t.co/Cr1T967gZY
- Hillsborough capacity figure 'too high', inquests told http://t.co/uIxmuJjr2p
- 'Two weeks' to block cyber-attack as criminal network seized http://t.co/9VBk1uu8e1
- 'Trojan Horse' school governor is Ofsted inspector http://t.co/ma0ScktQgo
- RAF airmen missing since WW2 'will get military funeral' http://t.co/gQj1IVRojE
- Scottish independence: Tories back Scots income tax power http://t.co/HehCe4Z9XM
- Rolf Harris testimony 'contradicted' by video evidence http://t.co/29wvorl73R
- US: Supreme court will not review order for reporter to testify in case against source http://t.co/CqdKA3SLF2
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing's UK PEP shoots up 21 per cent to £657,000 | The Lawyer http://t.co/kwGGWnrD9r
- Lloyds gears up for second panel review in a year | The Lawyer http://t.co/AdlcuMjA59
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft reduces office space and puts 65 jobs at risk | The Lawyer http://t.co/dOWdZoQjwE
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley & Williams' turnover rises by 14.6 per cent to £117m | The Lawyer http://t.co/XZyZUD9uUz
- DAC Beachcroft plans 65 redundancies with Manchester closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/nPiSxVLqR3
- INDIA: The wordsmith as public intellectual - Pandit Neheru
http://t.co/VUpVdtIDmq
- INDIA: A woman who makes a living on the seaside has a distinctive personality
http://t.co/uXbcXhkuOm
- INDIA: Hidden within our secular credentials is one who believes that he has first rights over this land
http://t.co/pfEecxXbhp
- MALAYSIA: 13 men detained after allegation that a 15-year-old girl was gang-raped in the northern state of Kelantan http://t.co/seVIWsPCG7
- According to new research published by the Cato Institute, VENEZUELA is the most miserable country in the world http://t.co/mgscDAoL0x
- From Russia with love: An IRANIN space odyssey http://t.co/inI5lY4bZw
- Why the Uighur people will continue to reject CHINA's colonial and apartheid rule http://t.co/JbuW8lFU0W
- US: Green energy investment set to 'explode' after Obama unveils carbon cuts http://t.co/em2Kpv8OSu
- Ajmals: INDIA's youngest political dynasty http://t.co/kdi6aVAbbG
- INDIA court stays execution of blasts convict Yakub Memon, responsible for 1993 Mumbai blasts case http://t.co/DoBLnqST9M
- US: Taliban captive Bergdahl in 'recompression' http://t.co/AGN9uE2e1X
- The cult of victimhood and the limits of the law Part 1 | The Barrister
http://t.co/NRxRVyq8zI
- “QC Mediation” The new applied Jurisprudence for the twenty-first century | The Barrister
http://t.co/p5fruH5laF
- Direct Public Access.... where are chambers at? | The Barrister
http://t.co/sdMtiOLAAc
- Compensation claims take flight in the Court of Appeal | Solicitors Journal
http://t.co/GQvzAjqmvu
- Being a costs lawyer is a rewarding career, says new ACL chair | Solicitors Journal
http://t.co/YfAqY8LCE0
- Heads in the cloud: convenience for practitioners and clients will drive digital progression | Solicitors Journal
http://t.co/4K0DcYYAMK
- Euro elections and lawyers: the issues affecting lawyers remain the same | Law Gazette http://t.co/CyLGY2X1N4
- My legal life: Kate Oldfield, Managing partner, Davis Blank Furniss, Manchester and Glossop - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/5bJLyWURJ5
- Justice Secretary Chris Grayling promise to volunteers on ‘compensation culture’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/zG9hWRPIpH
- Woman charged with disorderly behaviour over Belfast house attack http://t.co/nVdXQAkeV7
- South Wales Police sack 13 PCSOs after exam cheat claim http://t.co/3IMJ7vRccW
- Jim Clark Rally crash deaths: Police appeal for video footage http://t.co/ci8XLoNt5R
- Stephen Lawrence murder: IPCC to investigate officers http://t.co/Cm6SNNBOwZ
- Bowe Bergdahl release: US parties clash on Afghan deal http://t.co/fp2oCFBuOn
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- PAKISTAN's slow but steady progress on ending child marriage http://t.co/d6436AMNx0
- AUSTRALIA: Young people can confess to a minor offence without getting criminal record http://t.co/qFtPRp21fj
- Madeleine McCann: Police in Portugal search scrubland http://t.co/xevd1PTbIS
- King Juan Carlos of SPAIN abdicating http://t.co/vTqFccbCKg
- How the misogynists found a new model target http://t.co/YjiMI0UjwP
- AUSTRALIA: Asylum was never meant to be this, was it? http://t.co/pYBMXhUOTw
- The troubles in PNG AUSTRALIA can't ignore http://t.co/iGCXtBE3Gl
- AUSTRALIA: Call for change of attitude on employing older workers http://t.co/sfwpdQoOFm
- PAKIUSTAN: Farzana Iqbal's death and the psychology of honour killings http://t.co/xxf7CW7nTQ
- AUSTRALIA: 2Day FM host Mel Greig 'wanted royal prank call recording changed' http://t.co/z4TFjQjIMM
- INDIA: Delhi High Court upholds trial court's order against ex-serviceman for spying
http://t.co/Y4SAFwujdS
- US: Court gives OJ lawyers a week to resubmit appeal http://t.co/RyUIw4rRTH
- THAILAND: Warned about the little-known extended jurisdiction of the military court in a statement issued
http://t.co/hMbun1yeQv
- US: Donald Sterling sues the NBA for $1 billion http://t.co/s2CVMvnWD4
- Justin Bieber caught telling racist joke http://t.co/fDkStc5qaG
- Labour row over all-women shortlist in Cynon Valley constituency http://t.co/Vd3HsxCN1C
- UK government 'in denial' over food bank use, says Holyrood committee http://t.co/pX1jpMXXjM
- Norway shuns UK offshore helicopter safety rule changes http://t.co/7dunEKp2vv
- Queen's Speech: Good deeds 'to be backed by law' http://t.co/rnrumrxOzD
- Cash use falls to lowest level on record http://t.co/NKHWdXQK8g
- Queen's Speech: Lib Dems back 'carbon offset' homes plan http://t.co/yZvebxeIJX
- New state of Telangana is born in southern INDIA http://t.co/SqVrqdj400
- Scottish independence: Tories to launch plans for more devolution http://t.co/HehCe4Z9XM
- Jimmy Savile abuse reports 'reach 500' http://t.co/Le1uiWpa6q
- PAKISTAN: Apprehension can’t justify travel bar for Musharraf: counsel http://t.co/8iUr7kz4W8
- INDIA Aranmula Airport: Government not to challenge Green Tribunal verdict http://t.co/tFepeifoxR
- MONTENEGRO: Government to pursue reforms in judiciary, finance, tourism, sustainable development http://t.co/bQGB2UmDQA
- KENYA: Let us protect judges from frivolous complaints, Chief Justice is urged
http://t.co/cuLhclK1Ku
- TRINIDAD: Gay marriage, abortion not the threat, says Chief Justice Ivor Archie http://t.co/AzGukUxB3i
- Justice Minister: SAUDI ARABIA's Justice System Upholds the most Important and most Current International Procedures http://t.co/OpZpE8oICu
- New judges pledge to serve justice in OMAN http://t.co/ZQEP3JsQcW
- SUDAN: Government Reaffirms Non-intervention in Judiciary Tasks http://t.co/6JpAqycxQr
- PAKISTAN: Media Conspiracies being hatched to divide judiciary, according to Karachi Bar Association (KBA) President http://t.co/1IIKYHMqJD
- MALTA: Justice minister urges media ‘to allow judiciary do its work’ http://t.co/b3B2GWTEyw
- US: Judge makes plans to revive alleged Jerry Sandusky cover-up case against former Penn State administrators http://t.co/leATpxGhT2
- CANADA: Harper Government Welcomes Passage of Rail Logistics Legislation http://t.co/T4pDbvweiA
- US: Emails show the wide differences between sides on bullying legislation: http://t.co/yDs6zVl7aJ
- 'Noise legislation needs to be reviewed to save Bath's music venues' http://t.co/XYfZlZDCax
- US House approved legislation aimed at information sharing that may have hindered investigations into Tsarnaev http://t.co/CCAfkd0aTt
- Terror case thrown out over teenager 'who plotted Columbine-style attack on Midlands school' http://t.co/3FNu82F16y
- Webcam voyeur who 'hacked into women's lives' walks free http://t.co/5Yu0wTimxo
- Nottingham Police 'concerned' for missing mother Rosemarie Senior and her children http://t.co/AoNNBNbD7S
- Convicted killer and rapist goes on the run from mental health centre in east London http://t.co/zjKLMYYdtn
- Murdered nurse Rui Li’s stepson charged with assisting an offender http://t.co/zGtzD0PVqm
- World Cup 2014: 'Comedian' disrupts England's Brazil departure http://t.co/FWeemwjY9Y
- 'Stolen election' in the heart of London http://t.co/I7ZsaBtnbB
- British Muslim unmasked as a terrorist fighting in Syria http://t.co/Li7HrE8vfE
- How should in-house lawyers and legal teams market themselves? | Law Gazette http://t.co/c19NytBH4A
- Rise of specialist law firms: Niche firms will materialise to occupy emergent ‘advice deserts’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hg5dxMR3bR
- Cotton & Compromise: Criminal justice system requires a sensible resolution of the VHCC fee cut impasse | Law Gazette http://t.co/31RlTwR01a
- Criminal lawyers and clients to take part in a documentary for Channel 4 about the trial process | Law Gazette http://t.co/VEimJFmEWp
- Pitmans in £25m merger | Law Gazette http://t.co/FPJbiw58pc
- Ex-Slaughter and May partner for Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/7V2Ei2jOGm
- UK will be ‘gangster haven’: ‘utterly pointless’ opt-out from 135 European crime and justice measures | Law Gazette http://t.co/pYuiVlJ7XB
- Venezuela ‘respect’ plea from lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/isTgZq4QgU
- CCBE plenary session: Prosecuting cross-border fraud, UK exceptionalism and the rule of law in Ukraine | Law Gazette http://t.co/jaVgOKYM1d
- Conveyancers remain cautious on hiring | Law Gazette http://t.co/fCg9YTeyQr
- MoJ set to clash with bar over PDS expansion | Law Gazette http://t.co/TwgWljMCYy
- E-trial judges hail digital court future | Law Gazette http://t.co/PMgGRJRdqy
- CPD reform plan ‘could ruin market for training’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/qoKj9VL5Mz
- In-house interview: Weir Group GC, Keith Ruddock - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/jQoEiFpzX9
- The Lawyer In-house Attitudes Survey: The bright side of in-house life | The Lawyer http://t.co/1t19gyIGTc
- Present tense: stress in the workplace | The Lawyer http://t.co/OHFccioopA
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds expands in South Africa with Durban launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/02dINUogaY
- Stress survey: Majority of firms lack support systems for stressed employees | The Lawyer http://t.co/mRCMBn52bW
- Stress survey: UK firms more supportive of work-life balance than US rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/12v152O0Hr
- Stress is endemic in the legal profession, new research by Lawyer2B reveals | The Lawyer http://t.co/zSIDPHQ2X4
- NAH goes public and outlines major growth ambitions | Legal Futures http://t.co/41Bdd59ZzA
- Direct access chambers breaks new ground in Cheltenham | Legal Futures http://t.co/tggcz72XpN
- GEORGIA: New policies squeeze some Asian workers out of a country that has been wooing foreigners for a decade http://t.co/fRyV8rVI4h
- INDIA allows children to open bank accounts under new directive http://t.co/e66di9vcbH
- Are educational institutions the last ideological bastions resisting global capitalism? http://t.co/wX2boK6Bye
- NEPAL's migrant women easy targets for abuse? http://t.co/FERfQe6jco
- UK asylum seeker claims harrowing deportation http://t.co/y6KgkdbHZG
- PAKISTAN clerics say so-called 'honour killings' are un-Islamic and sign of ignorance, ahead of June 5 meeting http://t.co/XbV2yHezSy
- SAUDI ARABIA tests Cadbury chocolate for pork http://t.co/0uUCeYSuK5
- SUDAN: Meriam Ibrahim: Husband 'not informed of release' http://t.co/t0wrjCUyWd
- Martin Luther King: Americans shown 'lost' Newcastle speech http://t.co/cYxW0H1e6E
- Wikipedia founder: Google EU ruling 'won't work' http://t.co/0BlR8HOiuT
- AFGHANISTAN: Taliban's Mullah Omar celebrates prisoner-swap 'victory' http://t.co/fbRiGofhLl
- Fifa Vice President Boyce 'would back' QATAR re-vote if allegation of bribery proved http://t.co/YTMeLCdJjO
- Obituary of Cedric Thornberry, Human rights lawyer http://t.co/J03KKjK7Yb
888th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
- CANADA: Cascade Aerospace workers serve notice of legal job action http://t.co/GKA7qUhMw3
- Police warning at rise in so-called legal highs in Wales
http://t.co/p5ah3BlNsT
- Chambers: want to improve complaints handling? Come to the latest Legal Ombudsman training on good practice
https://t.co/TgrrJt3iIn
- Legal action threat over postal voting ‘discrimination’ on disabled man http://t.co/l1y4SeecWA
- US: Legal battles prompt Missouri lawmakers to endorse easing in-person marriage license rule for inmates http://t.co/RjkQJZA9GM
- Insurers threaten widows with legal action over annuities
http://t.co/kd8Sr6p4sZ
- US: Feds To Drop Legal Fight Against Section Of Arizona's Immigration Law http://t.co/acqTRcTilH
- SOUTH AFRICA: Justice minister not aware of Nkandla legal action http://t.co/PgklOuWZMw
- IRELAND's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers under scrutiny in biggest legal challenge to immigration policies
http://t.co/Ih5WKi4Nxn
- BANGLADESH: Legal Obstacles Prevent Further Action Against Islamist Party Jamaat: Prime Minister http://t.co/WRJGXVjPaG
- Queen's Speech to include plans on tough crackdown on the estimated 400 extremists with British links http://t.co/pzPwMI6i0M
- One Is Legal And Fake, The Other Is Natural And Illegal -- Guess Which Cannabis Is Worse For You? http://t.co/TZe4vSpeR8
- Scotlands leading prosecutors want tough Euro-style crackdown on rising tide of domestic abuse http://t.co/uI23UcsvsV
- GlaxoSmithKline in trouble: Britain historically respected the principal of double jeopardy in international crimes http://t.co/gf3ha7fSgZ
- British Soldiers secretly join pacifist group that forbids bearing arms http://t.co/dU4S8atNVY
- Taxi Law Change 'Puts Women At Higher Risk' https://t.co/UaG6ixhqYB
- Reforms to copyright law come into force http://t.co/05ODNea8LC
- Irish Refugee Council and University College Dublin Children’s Rights Summer Camp | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/WDRf1CESWn
- Sorry Day - Australia’s Apology to the Stolen Generation | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/LMt9hFekNe
- CCJHR Event June 05 2014: Waldron on Dignity and Respectful Coercion | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/tVo9lOfsAD
- Travellers in the Irish Prison System: A Qualitative Study | Human Rights Ireland
http://t.co/cV3r5QcASl
- Criminology and Penology Special Issue of IJASS | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/gy995CMY7s
- Facing an Uphill Battle to Get Paid: Employees in Situations of Informal Insolvency | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/InjhOPy4L0
- Operation Cotton, War Crime and the Right to be Forgotten - the Human Rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ttQVdoVkES
- Richard III and Chagossian judicial review claims all dismissed | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Cg6L5eOfjG
- Chagossians: Wikileaked cable admissible after all | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3LvCX5M6a8
- Richard III: fairness and public interest litigation | UK Human Rights Blog
http://t.co/5VUyl45XDx
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Protest over jailed pigeon feeder from Morecambe http://t.co/SEZcUXEDoi
- Brussels Jewish Museum killings: Man held in Marseille, FRANCE http://t.co/tKuFVBiW3A
- BBC Crimewatch to screen appeal over Suzanne Pilley http://t.co/ZY81lfk10S
- Nurse Rui Li's husband charged with her murder http://t.co/hLiDhAx25w
- Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in BRAZIL for money laundering http://t.co/m5cluc2hx0
- UK 'threatens to quit EU over presidency' - Der Spiegel http://t.co/EvEfmIn6ry
- Plans to allow workers to contribute to Dutch-style collective pensions are to be unveiled by the governmen http://t.co/n1JN0aQ8wV
- Gareth Huntley: UK seeks assurances over Malaysia search http://t.co/P0xapKyZbs
- How to Get Girls Into Coding http://t.co/KQHImmGzS3
- US: Authorities Find Insider Trading Case Tied to Phil Mickelson Is Slow to Take Shape http://t.co/CALw0esB8r
- US: After 5 Months of Sales, Colorado Sees the Downside of a Legal High http://t.co/mcYFvfMW1B
- Why You Hate Work http://t.co/LXo7s2tP0j
- US: N.S.A. Collecting Millions of Faces From Web Images http://t.co/lLqf1AgBTL
- Bowe Bergdahl, American Soldier, Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Trade http://t.co/21gA9tx37D
- INDIA: Two girls died looking for a toilet. This should make us angry, not embarrassed http://t.co/dp653ZaIeh
- In the 21st century, it is time to opt for orderly regime changes versus violent revolutions and uprisings http://t.co/90oGCqGpQK
- The World Cup has become the focal point of BRAZILIAN anger over corruption, poverty and social injustice http://t.co/eSLrqkzpQc
- The rise of the far right in Europe is undeniable, but is the left really dead? http://t.co/To0iPU0fGR
- IRAQ: Hassan Blasim's book received the UK's foreign fiction prize but it has yet to be published in Arabic http://t.co/JbCqew6Hs4
- BRUNEI: When Sharia serves the sultan and US media http://t.co/dW0o6qIJRg
- JAPAN's prime minister is attempting to revise constitutional pacifism to allow for strengthening of armed forces http://t.co/5I6cZ1KKz7
- BANGLADESH: First arrest made as 'Rapid Action Battalion' goes under investigation for alleged extra-judicial murders http://t.co/ipFWYlokWn
- Infographic: The business of smoking http://t.co/opguKEPegC
- PAKISTAN: Lahore stoning victim's sister blames husband http://t.co/4XY8SiM9jy
- SUDAN: Mariam Ibrahim, sentenced to death for abandoning Islam, is to be released in line with legal procedure http://t.co/qytVgoIL5E
- Thousands of migrants rescued by Italian navy http://t.co/hc06vI1Zqz
- TURKEY: Riot police disperse demonstrators in Ankara & Istanbul marking first anniversary of anti-government protests http://t.co/2OFIKqfCNK
- Fifa is facing fresh allegations of corruption over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to QATAR http://t.co/6d2EMQT2KW
- Gareth Huntley's mother asks PM David Cameron for help http://t.co/09dMqMKLHn
- Private colleges whistleblower: 'students didn't know how to use a mouse' - video http://t.co/42XL7j9jpF
- Ask a grown-up: why do people steal? http://t.co/3rYvM77vIB
- SUDAN: World leaders back campaign to drop Sudanese woman's death sentence http://t.co/grX4fPNSfD
- US: White House marks LGBT Pride Month on eve of legal gay marriage in Illinois http://t.co/ScCZnYmEtm
- Two men arrested for 'Syria terrorism' links http://t.co/WSrNOjdp1Y
- Police Federation must rebuild trust, admits new boss http://t.co/KFPXDsONds
- A stressed father had to leave his £90k job after his son was sent for adoption http://t.co/9zaHhfE1Ov
- Two feared dead in the Scottish Borders after crash at road rally http://t.co/oXGqksi1F8
- IRELAND: One informant in Quinn case previously charged but acquitted of criminal offence http://t.co/tjKlIcgApM
- Leave conveyancing to lawyers http://t.co/wFHGBg5bbB
- Solicitor Colin Byrne forced to abandon a 100 km trek for charity with a broken leg will make his second attempt
http://t.co/QHu2O1Egr0
- Edinburgh solicitor, Daniel Donaldson establish “Trams Inquiry” into the Edinburgh Trams Project
http://t.co/etlJWvEhEd
- Northern Ireland Justice Minister welcomes George Hamilton as new Chief Constable http://t.co/ZJyVLcXHs4
- PAKISTAN: High Court judge turns down hearing weapons scam case http://t.co/c3dQ1JBdOw
- BRAZIL: Justice minister warns against abuse in protests during World Cup
http://t.co/7g7nv2B8vs
- US: Justice Department Vows No Jail for Reporters Doing Their Jobs http://t.co/xq6qrM84zh
- SOUTH AFRICA: Justice minister to discuss NPA head with Zuma: http://t.co/Kjmki3ZRQX
- INDIA: Badaun Gang-Rape - 'I Don't Need Compensation, I Want Justice,' Says Father
http://t.co/iaC57VwXhz
- Barrister who failed to pay £5,000 tribunal fine to be disbarred
https://t.co/IwAq1g5zrV
- Phone-hacking trial: Kuttner prosecution shows CPS 'in urgent need of reform', barrister suggests http://t.co/3jz2toYme5
- Cambridge UK: British Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Summer School http://t.co/JQgBeBXL4X
- Illegal salons put unknowing sunbed users at cancer risk http://t.co/5y8iQErGI0
- Act now ahead of changes to ‘Grandfathers Rights’
http://t.co/BDtktfIaqw
- Counting little victims while waiting for Cinderella Law
http://t.co/c2Qbj9CA98
- Fracking company wants UK drilling laws relaxed
http://t.co/rRtjsR9pmV
- Google privacy law ‘means total rethink of basic freedoms’
http://t.co/5V6YEMUOuf
- US: Drivers claim new law requiring all cabbies in Sacramento speak English is 'discrimination'
http://t.co/5MBQ7SoKKp
- Corfu gas death family secures legal aid for inquest
http://t.co/fwzuDRwcrg
- US: Analyzing the Chicago Cubs Rooftop Contract and Anticipated Legal Fight
http://t.co/jnJ62rKP2l
- JAPAN: Prime Minister looks through legal loophole for collective self-defence
http://t.co/DcBqG7Loip
- SRI LANKA: Legal Aid Commission presently pre-occupied in promoting equal access to justice to all deserving persons
http://t.co/dMOzQfg5G4
- Legal Aid Cuts Creates ‘Second Class’ Service For The Poor
http://t.co/JKRQHg1f90
- SOUTH AFRICA: Krejcir’s legal team accused of fraud http://t.co/nBB7UOsLpF
887th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
886th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: Legal clients suffer in silence, says consumer watchdog. Nearly half of individuals dissatisfied with legal services do not complain, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said. The figure of 44% is far higher than the 27% of disgruntled customers who fail to complain in the services sector overall. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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FOCUS
OF THE DAY: PPI, packaged accounts and powers of attorney complaints on the increase. Consumer-related financial disputes reached a record high in the year to March 2014 as the Financial Ombudsman helped to settle 518,778 complaints, more than double last year's figure, according to a report by the appeals service. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- How a team of students beat the casinos http://t.co/FNPx5IQnKy
- Scottish referendum poll tracker http://t.co/MnLQyDuvlv
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland's new chief constable is to be George Hamilton http://t.co/JlqvB63KGq
- Picking at the threads of justice - Op Cotton | Law Gazette http://t.co/TS81XidNHu
- Hillsborough jury sees 1981 'crushing incident' http://t.co/UWZ0W8PDjs
- Deal reached on release of 'gist' of Blair-Bush Iraq talks http://t.co/vgACOMeOOq
- Hunt presses Gove for Birmingham Trojan Horse answers http://t.co/7ReKvzCWkb
- US: AJMLS Student Selected for Gideon’s Promise Summer Law Clerk Program http://t.co/ox3ubINi5O
- Two US law schools in the news exemplify market dysfunction in the current system of financing legal education
http://t.co/AB9xWQOUbO
- MYANMAR lawmakers to debate law curbing religious conversions http://t.co/rcrIU1Qrzt
- CANADA: Alberta to propose law that would ban people under 18 from tanning beds http://t.co/6uErUQCByI
- US: first major update of Minnesota's solid waste law in 25 years is aimed at improving a statewide recycling rate
http://t.co/MInvK73hIn
- CANADA: Anti-spam law will be difficult to police, CRTC says http://t.co/V6AaY5R2hW
- David Cameron to drop foreign aid spending pledge http://t.co/r1JLZ6djkB
- Lancaster solicitor Martin Gillibrand bows out after 41 years http://t.co/coX2SdtXL6
- Channel Islands: Equal marriage campaigners meet with Chief Minister http://t.co/tEYAWz7Ed9
- Business leaders back Bristol-based Trunki designer Rob Lowe's Protect Your Brand campaign http://t.co/E58Yo17g6l
- UK Law Commission Wants Hate Crime Law Extended To Transsexuals And Disabled http://t.co/35MhxviZsG
- Reparations As Law
http://t.co/McoZBq8RBb
- AUSTRALIA Pays Legal Fees For PNG, Nauru To Defend Detention Centers
http://t.co/qiD4l9uldK
- US: Donald Sterling cites Kobe Bryant’s homosexual slur in legal response to NBA
http://t.co/KoPJDf3ZJh
- API Copyrightability; A Technical and Legal Debate - http://t.co/nMWA7s0nCM
- US: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Proposes Videotaping Every Legal Gun Purchase Made In The City http://t.co/GpT1iJ0Ty3
- CANADA: CUPE Nova Scotia to launch legal challenge on Essential Services Act http://t.co/GjedYQaJTf
- Biotech Companies Set to Be Given Legal Right in Decisions to Ban GM Crops in EU
http://t.co/p0aup4RDRV
- US: Unjust enrichment, and its counterpart, unjust impoverishment, give rise to the idea of restitution
http://t.co/O45wpsUGu6
- CANADA: STM inconsistent over whether it has legal opinion that it can't require employees to speak English
http://t.co/5UOeweTFTC
- Egg industry faces legal crackdown over alleged 'cartel' attempt
http://t.co/MTJTiDVngT
- US: Legal battle in Ohio Supreme Court centers on threats to Gov. Kasich http://t.co/fKDELZVwMp
- INDIA: New Attorney General said he would make sure that litigation is reduced to minimum between govt. departments
http://t.co/Pus0kwljYN
- IRELAND: No legal fears over Lenihan letter http://t.co/RGxY6zIFIf
- Needless suffering for pupils if plans to amalgamate Belfast secondary schools not halted, the High Court has heard
http://t.co/gR6JmRm8lG
- INDIA: Prime Minister Modi's work starts now on his promise of cleaning up politics http://t.co/kqkP5Z77yF
- 'Cyclist licence' proposed in AUSTRALIA: Spike in number of cycling deaths prompted controversial proposal http://t.co/JUbayNoKum
- The US bail bond industry & how money affects who goes free & who stays in jail before trial http://t.co/YgHV0cG5BI
- THAILAND: Through coups and protests, the political allegiance of many can be judged by the colour of their shirt http://t.co/wjQc1h7VQ8
- US: Courts challenge Native American land rights http://t.co/DcKOmbSqHX
- UK-bound migrants face deplorable conditions http://t.co/zaK0Zsk1U2
- US: FBI spied on Nelson Mandela during first US trip http://t.co/V9jAOsH5tQ
- IRAN's hackers 'used Facebook to spy on US' http://t.co/0crGJ9wyqh
- NIGERIA leader vows 'total war' on Boko Haram http://t.co/JKm85153AJ
- Does AUSTRALIA need laws for 'biotrespass' to protect organic farms? http://t.co/0E6fmHW1x0 ose fight to have children returned from foster care http://t.co/oDwT7ZROa4
- PC Stephen Carroll murder pair lose appeal http://t.co/qHmkCfeTHD
- INDIA: Two Indian sisters 'gang-raped', killed and hanged from a tree http://t.co/rPreyfZMm7
- Google is not doing enough to curb online piracy, says Cameron's adviser http://t.co/i9qVjz6UpE
- Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab says he would talk to the government of BAHRAIN, following his release from prison http://t.co/rFBvWGABA9
- ARGENTINA in deal with Paris Club to pay $10bn debts http://t.co/oxIlNjETL9
- RUSSIA: Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states http://t.co/yMIOfzMs7f
- NORTH KOREA to probe decades-old Japanese abductions http://t.co/0IFSRwMw1z
- Police search after 8-year-old goes missing from school http://t.co/x4PeGo9W4v
- Constable Stephen Carroll murder: Two men lose appeal against convictions http://t.co/MTvR4fFm45
- CCTV footage released of two men in Glasgow rape probe http://t.co/EwT52Cq46B
- Uber app taxi row referred to London's High Court http://t.co/TRGTEW8l8h
- Canoe fraudster John Darwin to repay £40,000 http://t.co/Pjb8iH8w7m
- Prescription drugs to treat alcohol top £3m http://t.co/v8JKKKTjZ5
- UK Treasury opposes EU call for 'yet more money' http://t.co/pnkSK5hxW3
- Thousands of people are expected to attend a vigil for cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton later http://t.co/MzhJG6Yx5u
- US: Ukrainian reporter arrested on suspicion of battery after allegedly punching Brad Pitt in the face at a premiere http://t.co/t4fRRiHB6H
- PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif orders action on stoning http://t.co/5dUuGdL8im
- Peter Robinson 'did not mean to insult Muslim community' http://t.co/cCDgXoJi8e
- Rolf Harris trial: Daughter's 'anger over allegations' http://t.co/obuLlNLQZv
- Fugitive 'Skull Cracker' admits raid http://t.co/XHbWeHzoeh
- Syal but no Steinbeck in English GCSE http://t.co/7deAwld0UK
- US: The Campaign for Junk Food: We're finally making headway against childhood obesity. We can't stop now http://t.co/M1ruTgbfwY
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields ups associate pay as it boosts trainee wages for first time since 2008 | The Lawyer http://t.co/s4h1Pe0qJZ
- Recognised CPD provider closes for business a week after SRA decision | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QRNMHVuTQ1
- CPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’? | Law Gazette http://t.co/HqhD9J1WmJ
- Solicitor denied judicial post over driving points loses challenge | Law Gazette http://t.co/3NVfnHFd3q
- Clients suffer in silence, says consumer watchdog | Law Gazette http://t.co/vRFftErtUm
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Solicitors reminded of responsibilities in disrupted criminal cases http://t.co/0KJMlAtcag
- Children of prisoners need help and support, not stigma http://t.co/z9BV0POmaS
- Saudi princesses need UK support http://t.co/VwKB80zNkp
- Growing up in the shadow of the mafia http://t.co/dhLVxlijAU
- PAKISTAN stoning victim's husband condemns police http://t.co/RDXXyyqXg5
- 'Resist urge to control e-cigarettes', WHO told http://t.co/VgKj2HqfVg
- 'Genericide': Brands destroyed by their own success http://t.co/RNleDgic5O
- Ministers 'given Trojan Horse schools warning in 2010' http://t.co/3ZWtqBNmus
- US: John Kerry tells fugitive Edward Snowden to 'man up' http://t.co/JuoOWU24um
- Rolf Harris trial: TV star 'told 13-year-old girl in bikini: You've got a great body' http://t.co/kSaXLs9Lr1
- Former 1 Gray's Inn Square barrister struck off | The Lawyer http://t.co/koMP4SLLZ8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang bulks up Munich patent team with former Eversheds partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/xjtjsE7kJc
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs to run with merit-based remuneration structure post merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/09WcAozP4i
- Barrister to be disbarred over tax fraud | Legal Futures http://t.co/2VuTxjLEDY
- City law firms ‘lead way’ on social mobility | Legal Futures http://t.co/qnZcqrtWuP
- Increasing number of clients "can't be bothered to complain" | Legal Futures http://t.co/kQTas2C3Sc
- Scottish parliament backs plastic bag charge http://t.co/g5LhxVx64d
- Apple agrees to buy headphone maker Beats for $3bn http://t.co/FxTZJ26IfW
- Music teacher at top drama school spanked pupil for being 'a naughty boy', court hears http://t.co/pDA1c0730K
- Mother's fight for justice for Jewish son found dead after far right rally http://t.co/OoyDQazUNX
- Video: Is this the world's safest weapon? Watch-activated gun invented http://t.co/KtWi3OVxa5
- Prisoners released from jail commit 10 new burglaries a day, say official figures http://t.co/r2yAI2i6QH
- 'Catch Me If You Can' fugitive on the run once again http://t.co/R5ckeFK8td
- England's World Cup friendlies at risk from match fixers, Fifa's former head of security says http://t.co/9AwzXnueqY
- Annual study of directors & general counsel reveals gap in boardroom thinking on social media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yVv9j1LUn5
- Financial companies opt for competitive tendering | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vdOVatiova
- Mexico issues in a new era for telecoms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3gDvwvBVDj
- Austrian courts struggle to handle downturn cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SAKgdQ37rH
- Attorney General criticised over placing 63 law firm contracts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iu4DRDYuSK
- US tax investigators expect to pursue tax evaders worldwide | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rhPf8Fy6VA
- Risks grow for boards, says CC report | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TNx1hw8anL
- Two Patton Boggs partners contributed $3.5m to keep firm afloat | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w0CbJWpcdY
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OF THE DAY: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is unlikely to become an alternative business structure (ABS) licensing authority until 2015 and will not be regulating non-ABS firms, such barrister-only practices, before October this year, it has emerged. The BSB had originally hoped to start regulating non-ABS firms last year and ABSs early this year. Full story - Legal Futures
- London barrister jailed for failing to pay tax has been disbarred following a disciplinary hearing | Law Gazette http://t.co/1eUrXNeuw6
- Holiday pay should include lost commission, says European court http://t.co/uzie3IHhRK
- US: Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock appears in court in legal battle with drinks firm http://t.co/gy1VwGMVtd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lord Sugar instructs Herbies in £1.3m Kingsley Napley prof neg claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/dE2I8UHllF
- Freya, George Osborne's cat, rescued by a charity worker after straying more than a mile from her Westminster home http://t.co/ie9uNZKE8S
- Peter Robinson under fire for backing Pastor James McConnell's Islamic remarks http://t.co/4BWDyf7QKY
- One third of Britons 'admit being racially prejudiced' http://t.co/WmxBN4sSPU
- Phone Hacking: Case against Andy Coulson 'cavalier' http://t.co/yMIIXCP3uf
- Nationwide warns of 'natural correction' in house prices http://t.co/KhwNPOlAXS
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer 'disguised dark side of character' http://t.co/VWw0xNHeXM
- Poet and a leading American black literary voice Maya Angelou dies aged 86 http://t.co/7rS3HKfOdQ
- Comic Relief ends investing in arms, tobacco and alcohol firms http://t.co/Ys3enFC71n
- RUSSIA: The Constitutional Path To The Annexation Of Crimea http://t.co/8fUCpXl8T2
- US: A Definite Problem of Patent Law: Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments http://t.co/2ddeDXNTAr
- US: Supreme Court finds Florida IQ cutoff for executions unconstitutional http://t.co/yJQZW3s4s0
- One in three property owners fear interest rate rise will push them into financial distress http://t.co/h5CSNet3Vh
- Wakefield-based Beaumont Legal has appointed Michelle Hellowell as Finance Director
https://t.co/BXqYVFFp9N
- AUSTRALIA: What's the difference between a conveyancer and a lawyer, and do I really need one?
http://t.co/GQ2e462ZAy
- Yorkshire anglers warned to obey the law
https://t.co/Cn8Ov8sUTf
- Police investigate World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria http://t.co/01aZfUwHuQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ward Hadaway law firm promotes former rookie to associate http://t.co/kW5PTeoK5f
- UK abortion law still means women have to be at risk of a mental illness to get one http://t.co/PCKBI77Ol2
- AUSTRALIA: Taxpayers are funding legal battles against detention of immigrants http://t.co/KBoUu3kIRD
- CANADA: Forget the Future, Let’s Bring the Present Into Legal Education
http://t.co/cE2OKsxSxJ
- Parents mount legal challenge over term-time holiday ban
http://t.co/9nwapQaik2
- CANADA: Legal aid strike action looms again http://t.co/THnjoZrEUC
- INDIA: Even legal Campa residents live in fear as eviction date nears http://t.co/scZYw6seuh
- US: Donald Sterling will try to prove that his work with people like Elgin Baylor proves he's not racist
http://t.co/qV6NlW2Vec
- Eurotunnel legal threat over ferry line’s subsidies
http://t.co/Pam7D0jUFm
- AUSTRALIA: Landmark legal decision as WA Supreme Court dismisses anti-GM case
http://t.co/naHW26pLet
- Financial Ombudsman reveals ‘record’ year for disputes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ExvhF5CLHB
- Powers of attorney administration is continuing cause for concern l | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cWo4QuvL7X
- Fracking patents hit all-time high, offering opportunities to UK law firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/63heCSaNT5
- Fix the courts instead of pushing ADR | Law Gazette http://t.co/ojEndsWfQv
- Leading CPD firm ceases trading | Law Gazette http://t.co/iQV02P9eYQ
- Hansells Solicitors appoints first non-lawyer as partner http://t.co/w5ku9oy14S
- Lawyer warns of social media dangers during Hillsborough inquest http://t.co/aW1Smjqgsf
- INDIA: Manhandling of women lawyer by cops, Supreme Court to hear plea Wednesday http://t.co/qVit0mDirS
- Meet lawyer who has world's most beautiful women as clients http://t.co/sKBGR1cegi
- AUSTRALIA: Adelaide lawyer Gregory Morcom receives suspended sentence on child porn charges
http://t.co/P96anYghWb
- SINGAPORE: Govenrment's Lawyer Describes Blogger's Offer Of S$5,000 In Damages To Prime Minister 'Derisory'
http://t.co/rjNWCi5aA3
- US: Obama lawyer to look into CIA officer revelation http://t.co/5BT6tyvmcl
- Radu Florescu, Scholar Who Linked Dracula and Vlad the Impaler, Dies at 88 http://t.co/eUnLh7od6v
- New Curbs Sought on the Personal Data Industry http://t.co/erjNcjZSFY
- US: Task force recommended that the bankrupt city spend nearly $2 billion to stem the spread of blight http://t.co/I6HRZ007yR
- Prison Terms in IRAN Hint of New Reins on Internet http://t.co/8TmVofYXGY
- Rebelling Against Abuse, AFGHAN Women See Signs of Change http://t.co/ROU4matw6e
- CHINA: Tiananmen Square Anniversary Prompts Campaign of Silence http://t.co/lqeLphUj5d
- Why Can’t Doctors Identify Killers? http://t.co/eSCPSwV3mC
- US: Court Extends Curbs on the Death Penalty in a Florida Ruling http://t.co/QacqEvZXvs
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Immigration concerns, Clegg cartoons and Rolf Harris sings in court - the papers http://t.co/zu1VJGZkc1
- US Isla Vista: Santa Barbara mourns rampage victims http://t.co/bmx4N1IZnv
- Scottish independence: New claims on economic outcome http://t.co/C7DxF7zhTf
- FRANCE: Police expelling migrants from Calais camps http://t.co/YtvTBv4e1M
- Leaders agree to review EU agenda at Brussels summit http://t.co/ekiV2R6jdB
- Prisoner caught after two days on run from Buckinghamshire open prison http://t.co/a1rOiuXceo
- Law Commission calls for review of hate crime | Law Gazette http://t.co/MSdQ6quarb
- Bye-bye Pfizer: The issues brought up by this bid remain unresolved http://t.co/2bEZ0fZ77j
- Prison failures: Cost-cutting has compromised safety and rehabilitation http://t.co/YaFgmCadAs
- Here's what the UK's Asian community thinks about Narendra Modi http://t.co/UZuQvUBvQk
- You’re sued! Lord Sugar turns on his own lawyers, Kingsley Napley, for allegedly botched property deal http://t.co/vGdmpYAiCB
- BRAZIL anti-World Cup protesters clash with police http://t.co/ajeb62zfvC
- Grave find may be Western Europe's earliest false tooth http://t.co/USBn1xZLnj
- Pub crawls and alcohol initiation ceremonies targeted by £90,000 scheme to change campus drink culture http://t.co/EOxTr7Fp5Q
- One Direction members 'filmed smoking a joint http://t.co/fu3ONnoIjR
- Extend hate crime laws to transsexuals and disabled, say experts http://t.co/yMys6zoX9K
- Rationale for the move from hours-based CPD to ‘continuing competence’ - Julie Brannan, Training Director, SRA http://t.co/XkNSFgsOp8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds hires White & Case HR chief Slape | The Lawyer http://t.co/IUCZ6SyA8q
- Former Ince partner quits for 39 Essex Street | The Lawyer http://t.co/jIFeFvjVS9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents and Eversheds emerge as frontrunners in Heineken sole adviser race | The Lawyer http://t.co/GwhRfgOBuV
- IFA-owned alternative business structure turns profit after first year | Legal Futures http://t.co/x8Altv5ckh
- US: Legal Conference on Talmud and Law to Celebrate 20 Successful Years http://t.co/pcNXL16coP
- INDIA: Legal eagles land plum posts in Modi regime too http://t.co/SP8D12H3SV
- Legal bid likely over school absence change http://t.co/Hh8zFdmXjd
- AUSTRALIA funding PNG's legal defence of Manus Island detention centre http://t.co/6wJGlmgtW7
- INDIA: Andhra Pradesh High Court decid on status quo with regard to bifurcation of employees of the lower judiciary http://t.co/B9kmP13gBW
- GHANA: Funds For The Judiciary & Executive Unconstitutional-Abuja Court http://t.co/sFKcDDYXTE
- Southern AUSTRALIA judiciary signs up to Reconciliation Week to promote a culturally sensitive justice system http://t.co/r4yjNXdgau
- PAKISTAN Bar Council condemns attacks on judiciary, judges http://t.co/w2dF91neOG
- CANADA: “Acting like children”: Toronto judge rebukes feuding families http://t.co/9mczhPQ6lN
- IRAN: Judge summons Facebook CEO to court http://t.co/MEO1CHTyMg
- First Jail Term Sentence under CANADA’s Foreign Corruption Legislation Sends Clear Deterrence Warning http://t.co/gWKBuH4Cap
- US: Legislation will raise Hawaii’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour http://t.co/iRvuiu7vLW
- NAMIBIA: Legislation for Strategic Minerals Imminent http://t.co/VTWaw3yjcu
- US: Legislation to protect against ‘patent trolls’ is shelved http://t.co/kdcUtagACG
- US: Rejected legislation on home made cupcakes being sold http://t.co/JESC8qx3ta
- GERMAN World Cup stars in car crash in northern Italy http://t.co/39UAE56DfE
- Killer security contractor Danny Fitzsimons 'not properly vetted' http://t.co/LdAQuJmljP
- What language would Jesus have spoken? http://t.co/WCQuI7pIDE
- Asbestos removal firm Angus Group Ltd fined £109,000 http://t.co/GwavcUMMaS
- Financial advice to be available in church http://t.co/XcUC4LVGVV
- Spotify latest to be hit by hack on users http://t.co/RCNiCcjXye
- Carney urges bankers to adopt 'high ethical standards' http://t.co/VgDsLBpIGO
- GlaxoSmithKline to be investigated by UK fraud body http://t.co/pi1Y772EDM
- Drug users begin injecting 'legal highs' http://t.co/gyk0HBR3xv
- Police investigate World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria http://t.co/XUxpG94EJ3
- Poll intimidation claims investigated by Electoral Commission http://t.co/mArzir5WJJ
- Poll intimidation claims investigated by Electoral Commission http://t.co/mArzir5WJJ
- Video: Mother welcomes restrictions for young drivers http://t.co/KcU4HBNEIf
- Four children forced to flee historic farmhouse after blaze caused by rats http://t.co/R49VfGAHIs
- Scottish Footbal Association contacted by National Crime Agency over match-fixing threat http://t.co/EWQFWsLv4q
- Coronation of the far-right in EUROPE http://t.co/BlBrPRW7iN
- The rise and role of the new oligarchs and the decline of democracy in the United States and beyond http://t.co/RLzvDhsVOl
- US: Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings, docs show http://t.co/YzdQoTE5Xo M
- How should HUNGARY remember World War II? http://t.co/T1qj6EGqLT
- INDIA: From Marx to Modi in West Bengal? http://t.co/cN5EOBf7C0
- LIBYA's new PM unharmed after attack http://t.co/UimdKg2aAQ
- UN agency warns of SOMALIA hunger deaths http://t.co/BCofinITbt
- PALESTINE: President Abbas to announce cabinet by Thursday, ending seven years of rivalry between Fatah and Hamas http://t.co/XPw9HoQiH4
- Deadly raid by Boko Haram on NIGERIA base http://t.co/FH6kRc5RYs
- English contract law and oral contracts - your word may still be your bond | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/enpjGeQerl
- Law firms beef up intelligence function | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rhVez64ohX
- US and Europe culture clash over Google | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u8xhL7KhU6
- Profiles in justice: An advocacy masterclass | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CnsJ8ILdFv
- Building joint ventures push up size of disputes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fZqhrXLrwa
- Energy lawyers are living in a good time | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ztcZ3JgJzX
- Law firm pricing specialists soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6ggCQumJia
- Hollinger lawyers awarded legal costs from Law Society | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/28BcpQAuSR
- Squire Patton Boggs to enter top 25 in June merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ceEl1Fwucf
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OF THE DAY: Three video firms whose stock was looted or destroyed during the 2011 London riots have won £3m compensation from the Mayor’s office. The Court of Appeal found that consequential loss was in principle recoverable and held the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime liable under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 for damage to stock held at a Sony warehouse in Enfield. Full story - New Law Journal
- SRA guidance for will writing focuses on professional ethics rather than technique but will this protect consumers? http://t.co/I3RzHjq9pq
- Hacker 'Sabu' gets lenient sentence after helping US http://t.co/0Yc9ahjRnH
- David Cameron urges EU leaders to listen to voters' concerns http://t.co/ppNhsg0CtB
- Soldiers detain prominent minister in ousted THAILAND government who emerged from hiding to criticise coup http://t.co/lPGMm4y1Ah
- The US Supreme Court has ruled states must not rigidly apply intelligence tests to inmates on death row http://t.co/NDUmJK7r7y
- Northern Ireland's chief electoral officer calls for electronic counting after delays http://t.co/XwREc1JFTb
- Mohammed Badiuzzaman jailed for strangling pregnant wife http://t.co/I8VwH0A0S8
- CHINA accuses US of internet surveillance on its leaders http://t.co/o0ktjL6dkK
- Gove rebuts claims of American author ban http://t.co/XDE8dHIFg7
- Trust your doctor, not Wikipedia, say scientists http://t.co/zfizf6cFfG
- Gunman Elliot Rodger's videos removed by YouTube http://t.co/5Gn2FM57R7
- Apple devices 'hijacked for ransom' in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/Rohn9EBfNV
- Hacking trial: Sale of royal phone books 'storm in teacup' http://t.co/PM1ubkKDej
- IMF warns banking reform has not made enough progress http://t.co/ceY5lG0Ot1
- SUDAN: Woman facing death for apostasy gives birth http://t.co/6KDGdj3J98
- Claire Semmens jailed over Aaron Hughes toddler rape http://t.co/OZzLmU4cuO
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer denies 'ludicrous' assault claims http://t.co/8ms1uGsYdS
- Human rights - Law Report | Law Gazette http://t.co/WovT4yaTu5
- That so few flee open prisons is proof of their success http://t.co/OjUkDFceNW
- My children have been abducted and the government doesn't care | Rachael Neustadt http://t.co/uNDyt2k3wG
- Probation reform is a missed opportunity http://t.co/hmUEOJpxHo
- Court on camera: Lord chancellor Chris Grayling with his worst crisis to date at the MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/kPZH01WMW5
- Interpreters contract ‘unacceptable’ – top family judge | Law Gazette http://t.co/8QhYZFdIs2
- JR proceedings begin over legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/vllOcfV3L9
- BRAZIL: There is a growing feeling that FIFA and the Olympic committee are taking the parent act a bit too far http://t.co/kxIOFgxm0W
- US: Advocates Seek to Make Courthouses Off Limits for Immigration Officials http://t.co/moDQkXo9os
- EU Debates Which Nation Will Regulate Web Privacy http://t.co/XHnf8rOcLq
- US Campus Killings Set Off Anguished Conversation About the Treatment of Women http://t.co/QHOigwxYRQ
- The Dark Room Collective: Where Black Poetry Took Wing http://t.co/GGcSmgoJjz
- Room for Debate: Reining In the N.S.A. http://t.co/QeC8LmOC15
- 13 Deaths, Untold Heartache, From G.M. Defect http://t.co/szRzrrOzQU
- US Training Elite Antiterror Troops in Four African Nations http://t.co/qtuXWdrHdP
- Client partners are a special breed | The Lawyer http://t.co/GHQOanQvmr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF pays tribute to former corporate recovery head in wake of suicide | The Lawyer http://t.co/4vjhKhPHBb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: China’s Fangda poaches second Freshfields partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/LsQa3pIbrr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells matches Linklaters' NQ pay | The Lawyer http://t.co/AnZxNPyDM3
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Partners give approval to Patton Boggs Squire Sanders merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/LBS2dlkkeZ
- Public access bar service claims ‘crowdfunding’ success | Law Gazette http://t.co/dM3pd8Ailo
- Firms report pre-recession rates of growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/wwi4GbcJ4t
- In-house interview: Iceland CG, Jayne Burrell - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/D07iNtujGb
- Misys chief of staff and ex-GC: what you can learn from the Big Four | The Lawyer http://t.co/65ZD9uzjU2
- Lawyers as robotic bores? It’s not the English way | The Lawyer http://t.co/9pZ56HBckY
- Special report: Cyber security – The bullseye of the storm | The Lawyer http://t.co/kma0F8ysBK
- In harmony – the Universal Music/ KWMSJB relationship | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNJCycON1m
- FRANCE: UMP official admits Sarkozy funding irregularities http://t.co/PX2yoteMnT
- NIGERIA army 'knows where Boko Haram are holding girls' http://t.co/X0ejLqV5w6
- RAC Foundation says young drivers 'more likely to crash
http://t.co/NgqONTBH7K
- Child arrests down 59% in five years across Welsh forces http://t.co/Ea7PnDPk4k
- Scotland 'becoming more ethnically diverse' http://t.co/zgdrjJCvaN
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Hundreds of police officers in England and Wales failed a fitness test due to become mandatory later this year http://t.co/PKW7rhYKxc
- Vulnerable man 'left without bathing facilities' http://t.co/sjMztfAm4o
- Cats and dogs to be tested for mysterious Mers infection http://t.co/s67C1js7qE
- EU election: FRANCE's Hollande calls for reform of 'remote' EU http://t.co/jr3i6ghlgm
- CHINA to scrap millions of cars to improve air quality http://t.co/4TO9uimJA7
- Lloyds Bank announces TSB flotation http://t.co/fgjwvCCSlb
- VIETNAM boat sinks after collision with Chinese vessel http://t.co/eKlCgFCOCC
- Internet training would cut pensioner loneliness, says think tank http://t.co/gbHrxcj7Ov
- JAPAN police probe body sent by mail http://t.co/kw497V73HE
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer expected to give evidence http://t.co/8ms1uGsYdS
- Tax avoidance: What are the rules? http://t.co/ENW0dFGVjN
- HMRC crackdown yields record £23.9bn in additional tax http://t.co/lJlqg8V2q0
- Pope to meet sex abuse victims at the VATICAN http://t.co/StLdepo2Cg
- Flight MH370: MALAYSIA releases raw satellite data http://t.co/RAwAfiTYTg
- Why did UKIP do less well in London? http://t.co/eaInjakPDu
- AUSTRALIA: Royal commission chief Janette Dines resigns from child abuse inquiry http://t.co/KhfyDa2G1l
- Europe’s justice commissioner Viviane Reding claims direct backing of voters | Law Gazette http://t.co/x9xKsHvqsf
- Society advertises for new chief executive |
Law Gazette http://t.co/vQqfOM8muU
- Largest torrent search engine Torrentz.eu taken down by UK anti-piracy police http://t.co/0v6OoVOBGK
- Skull Cracker outcry risks derailing effective open prison system http://t.co/KmlaNF7syq
- Two thirds of sons of prisoners are likely to grow up to become criminals, research shows http://t.co/OUmrWfjRpd
- George Clooney engagement to Amal Alamuddin: Actor could face £90,000 tax bill for ring http://t.co/XD7kyo6Dx3
- Facing up to rape: Victim speaks out about the 'faceless' crime http://t.co/Awg4rsKWwA
- In praise of … Mr Justice Tugendhat | Editorial http://t.co/SgbvkUphGG
- Chris Grayling gets a wigging over court translators http://t.co/QzukE6FyXa
- NEPAL's bogus orphan trade fuelled by rise in 'voluntourism' http://t.co/3Jl8GUwXBl
- The Lawyer Awards Client Partner of the Year shortlist | The Lawyer http://t.co/UlB14Q9SZU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst former senior partner hired as strategic adviser by Chinese ally | The Lawyer http://t.co/W6U2zbIerB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley adopts "variable share" partnership structure | The Lawyer http://t.co/KZLPWrlVOP
- LAW FIRM NEWS: QBE makes first group GC change in two decades | The Lawyer http://t.co/bajqJ3JtHB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: South Staffs Plc cuts adviser roster to four, DWF and Wragges handed roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/joaiCY2cAW
- BSB unlikely to regulate ABSs until 2015 | Legal Futures http://t.co/CXXm3GwMsz
- Big pay rise for Quindell boss as NAH gears up for listing | Legal Futures http://t.co/UCnu7PRfLr
- Online barrister service hits crowdfunding target as Stobart demise "clears way" | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZbkTKjqoTp
- NIGERIA kidnapped girls: Government 'called off deal' http://t.co/7z2hRhcjMy
- LulzSec hacker helps FBI stop over 300 cyber attacks http://t.co/WNtHaUfygZ
- Pope visits Jerusalem holy sites on last day in Middle East http://t.co/dDbvxbzpQV
- US: California Gunman's parents 'raced to stop him' http://t.co/xVhRzTmDAv
- NIGERIA: Shippers’ Council Partners Customs on Ports' Efficiency, says Barrister Hassan Bello http://t.co/YBhunKScXZ
- NEW ZEALAND: Infestation at district court spurs lawyer to wear anti-flea anklet http://t.co/GR86ZwczRI
- IRELAND: Barrister Emmett O’Brien tops poll in Adare/Rathkeale http://t.co/WkSfpajCRl
- Don’t forget legal debt when claiming recompense http://t.co/QIxAXESRjW
- Law Society of KENYA summons top officers over Anglo Leasing scam http://t.co/5qppJEhUsH
- Tozers Solicitors strengthens family law team with appointment of Caroline Ryan http://t.co/j8SQSVy5QH
- AUSTRALIA: Solicitor’s TV murder has parallels to reality http://t.co/FVXzvjCZki
- Lucian Freud's 'forgotten' son launches legal bid to claim share of £42m inheritance http://t.co/Dy9ybYpNNb
- IRELAND: Sean FitzPatrick applies for legal costs following trial http://t.co/O5wYYjm2Oc
- What constitutes a legitimate advertisement in VIETNAM? http://t.co/XDSdyuocH7
- Legal challenge to term-time holiday ban launched http://t.co/lRZq2sHIPv
- French company to fight US judge's ruling to force Utah couple to pay a $35k penalty over a critical online review http://t.co/oMMWPpFyZx
- IRELAND: Criminal legal aid scheme will not transfer to Legal Aid Board this year http://t.co/KtANBz84QO
- UAE Legal View: Landlords can hike rent within limit http://t.co/TIQeMxdqP0
- Leading city lawyer took own life after tax investigation http://t.co/Kttc7rg29V
