LawNewsIndex

Thursday

26th June - Law News

913thEdition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The pressure for lawyers to improve their IT skills is becoming irresistible. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

HONG KONG destroys cache of poached ivory http://t.co/pO9MSIS8WU
SOUTH AFRICA miners back deal to end strike http://t.co/RXl2Gkjp4o
Migrant bodies unearthed from US mass grave http://t.co/uqupOD0BqF
ITALY: The dark side of the tomato: exploitation of migrant African workers http://t.co/XDNTn7zGi9
TAJIKISTAN: PhD student arrested researching conflict management in the Central Asian country, faces treason charges http://t.co/MF74KKoJSS
US blacklists Pakistani Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa as 'foreign terrorist organisation' http://t.co/jiRDKhYFd9
Landmark judgment on 'do not resuscitate' orders | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QHMBVkPmZ8
Sensors help keep smartphone data secure http://t.co/f1GHAi9iM6
Barclays shares fall 9% on fraud accusation http://t.co/GqqwdKfSmG
MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to step down http://t.co/EvQM4VIzqY
What would the UK be called without Scotland? http://t.co/u7QQ7Dq1eu
Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste 'devastated and outraged' by EGYPT court verdict http://t.co/1xaXuBiEXN
URUGUAY footballer Luis Suarez has been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for bite http://t.co/djVMW966pt
Jimmy Savile NHS abuse victims aged five to 75 http://t.co/Hus3yDliqh
What running Homicide Watch has taught me about crime in US http://t.co/cuio2iUvv5
Homicide Watch - Q&A with the editors http://t.co/XQFHJjNfkE
Lawyers sued for pursuing MMR vacine claim based on link to autism http://t.co/H6zh1kEd4x
Britain's intelligence agencies are told to make privacy invasion assessment http://t.co/TQZttAQy29
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Leeker as its global compliance chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/r1ndS6rfmW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird pushes revenues up 4 per cent to £259m | The Lawyer http://t.co/3snbYNdiiF
Lawyers on Demand poised for Manchester expansion | Law Gazette http://t.co/lG6PGo408e
North-west PI firm blames Jackson for closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/X9mcF5g0F8
Davenport Lyons creditors set for talks over £13.4m debt | Law Gazette http://t.co/PPqp2zRUgP
Watching Google’s Many Arms http://t.co/iwXJHugesz
Stalemate Over Garment Factory Safety in BANGLADESH http://t.co/RTioDcGggK
US: Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones http://t.co/d0nF2Qn12Q
Breaking the Law to Go Online in IRAN http://t.co/yGHSgQ3VeA
Capturing Employees’ Expertise on Camera Before They Hit the Exits http://t.co/vCh98Mw4kA
3-D Mammography Test Appears to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Rate http://t.co/Bdk53MbEzS
‘Redskins’ Is Bad Business: Morality aside, the name causes the team financial harm http://t.co/yubD4iFVI9
Ex-Tabloid Executive Acquitted in British Phone Hacking Case http://t.co/4QDDnw9Ebg
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Tax workers strike over HMRC job cuts http://t.co/bUet3LJ57s
IT firms earn most from government spending - think tank http://t.co/FWiuBAdA12
Older female employment rate to overtake men http://t.co/4wAWHbBYjw
Fruit juice 'ban' call, Wonga payout, David Cameron's 'folly' and Wimbledon off-court http://t.co/ITrspAetbX
Decision expected on housing market action http://t.co/uAnBOaOdci
URUGUAY Footballer Luis Suarez' 'bite' hearing to continue http://t.co/djVMW966pt
NHS blunders led to Devon toddler's death http://t.co/ZJIObfkGci
THAILAND general denies military coup was planned to oust democratic government http://t.co/ek9cuLULR2
Queen's income set to rise to £40m next year http://t.co/vTVFmSIKo1
More than 90 celebrities, politicians, lawyers sign letter calling for drug law change http://t.co/8Sx3scqZnW
Juncker EC presidency: UK loses opposition allies http://t.co/yjhmOlR9wo
Jimmy Savile NHS hospital abuse reports to be published http://t.co/jEdDd5mOHf
JORDAN court finds Abu Qatada not guilty of terror plot http://t.co/x3BpLfygIG
Whistleblowers on wrongdoing in the workplace will receive more information and support under new measures https://t.co/OnRKZK0Rmq
Extended Collective Licensing Regulations https://t.co/FfU5n7D4Ft
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling open supported housing scheme helping Muslim offenders in London https://t.co/FvHO1yRDi1
Public backing means full steam ahead for pension reforms https://t.co/E8oBSEWIGI
US: There is no internet ‘outrage machine’ – just these outrageous rape apologists http://t.co/Wg8Ul4Vrmj
Wonga's fake law firms: Workers named debt collection companies after their colleagues http://t.co/TtewaNBMJa
Aereo ruled illegal by US supreme court as broadcasters win copyright battle http://t.co/nxjO4x9Mz9
Top judges raise concern over plan to restrict judicial review challenges http://t.co/7GvjJklUL0
View on parliament and assisted suicide: Westminster needs to stop ducking this most difficult of questions http://t.co/1pBheOTIyx
YEMEN: Judge orders that 'disappeared' US citizen be produced in court http://t.co/c4Z62plItX
Legality of assisted dying changing around the world http://t.co/S6QhhbYtW3
US music licensing laws 'arcane and dysfunctional,' says RIAA chairman http://t.co/tbTnBxlSRw
FSA, FCA – the brass plate has changed, but not much else | Law Gazette http://t.co/HtTBAR3j1N
Bristol firms Barcan Woodward and Kirby Sheppard to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/yaV5DSycMA
Grenadian wins LPC fight despite murder conviction | Law Gazette http://t.co/lOjOMer0oi
MoJ figures paint stark picture of aid decline | Law Gazette http://t.co/51PKsWYjHJ
Supreme Court is supreme, says Neuberger | Law Gazette http://t.co/TKGCSBwT75
Government will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners | Law Gazette http://t.co/5dm4RzhKmj
Solicitors’ workload is the number one cause of workplace stress | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Krax0nq5t1
Airlines under the cosh following consumer victory in Court of Appeal | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/eXdbg6py34
Supreme Court upholds prohibition on assisted suicide | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vMMueUcIYE
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper and Sullivan & Cromwell land key roles on Allied Minds £398m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/aTXXx0W4Uz
Lawyers on Demand to launch in Manchester | The Lawyer http://t.co/30ukLsI3dT
LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC triumphs as The Lawyer's 20th Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards | The Lawyer http://t.co/M3p8wKhNzN
Lawyers on Demand heads north | Legal Futures http://t.co/BRuozAtAjo
Connect2Law lives on as Slater & Gordon launches Linked to Law | Legal Futures http://t.co/gMM3iFpIMF
Report into conduct of Peter and Iris Robinson delayed by legal challenge http://t.co/gowjuAE3P2
Google I/O protesters heckle at developer event http://t.co/0IYl2zbTHW
US prosecutors announce fraud charges against Barclays http://t.co/GqqwdKfSmG
Around the house | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fnCDi8Z2aW
The future of law tops the agenda | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RDVgTR7yJI
Bank of England legal costs double | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lXO01XcSQe
ACC fights to protect German corporate counsel independence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YpYrJvJUFJ
US legal departments recruiting | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NvnPsMmWjV
DLA Piper client found guilty in phone hacking trial | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2BIG5anUM0
Lawyers are in better health than other workers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p2s8yCrMyg
Duval & Stachenfeld launches Caribbean practice group | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Vk456qP74w
Slaughter and May Twitter presence criticised by digital agency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RTyQADyxtb
Bird & Bird links up with two Indonesian firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0uyHK1HgBI
Cheque photo plan gets the go-ahead http://t.co/e8kHhu2yUQ
NoW hacker Glenn Mulcaire 'breached witness protection' http://t.co/bcQaZBYNjC
Christopher Parry shot wife Caroline dead 'because she left' http://t.co/3JoWshFEH8
Chris Evans-Thomas wants NHS to pay back funds raised http://t.co/hppw4YsZWY
Scott Johnston jailed for raping woman in Glasgow flat http://t.co/vXGzkZd3Va
British investors are looking to take legal action to recover lost money after being convinced to buy land in BRAZIL http://t.co/3dgHGvKOPv
Digital news catches up with papers in UK, Ofcom says http://t.co/u4TCoR7dje

Wednesday

25th June - Law News

912nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Costs lawyers ready to defend their right to appear in court. The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has gone to the length of obtained counsel's opinion in order to confirm that its members have rights to conduct costs litigation and to act as advocates in costs proceedings. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird joins Indonesia race with double allies | The Lawyer http://t.co/M23R2IQ5Sw
LSW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and A&O take top spots on Spire Healthcare IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q0XXgAji98
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel fined $2m for leaking Apple/Nokia deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/CxhgZdZIMm
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Leeker as its global compliance chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/r1ndS6rfmW
Wonga to pay out £2.6m after sending debt collection letters from fake firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/eHFKwbGhRw
Hacking trial: Kingsley Napley client Brooks acquitted, DLA client Coulson guilty | The Lawyer http://t.co/ss2YY0weZd
Canary Wharf bondholders do battle over Clifford Chance HQ sale proceeds | The Lawyer http://t.co/ynXiff8sB3
Judge rebukes Cameron for comments on Coulson conviction http://t.co/rS0BsxwdAQ
Nato summit logo features Newport's Transporter Bridge http://t.co/cS4zWyptjC
Durham head teacher Anne Lakey "exploited" boy for sex, court hears http://t.co/VVjGbfSSlB
Yarl's Wood faces MP visit over sex abuse claims http://t.co/qyB73cAJfB
Road casualties in Scotland down 10% as pedestrian deaths fall http://t.co/MftIf6vSqs
BBC apologises after news alerts sent in error http://t.co/N39RYpDihP
Britain tolerates fascists because of the value placed on free speech and freedom of conscience http://t.co/RuMrUiifGz
NORTH KOREA threatens war on US over Kim Jong-un movie http://t.co/bZolNejf65
David Cameron facing MPs' questions over convicted Coulson's appointment http://t.co/rS0BsxwdAQ
Leicester 'botched revenge' arson killers jailed for life http://t.co/hfRA4oR7vJ
Assisted suicide campaigners fail to get supreme court to overturn ban http://t.co/nsLDiEtNfZ
Payday lender Wonga fined for threatening customers with fake law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/oE8GPWPZzH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
SPAIN: Judge has formalised charges against Princess Cristina, King Felipe's sister, in a tax fraud http://t.co/dtvq9kykMA
Wonga chased debt with fake lawyers, says FCA http://t.co/OsTl0O3eed
Campaigners lose "right to die" case http://t.co/BL9c9DxAK8
Lofty Salaries in the Ivory Towers: Are US university presidents overpaid? http://t.co/4Lxv5aEeDG
A Thin Rationale for Drone Killings http://t.co/jXlNyRQyPt
US: For Women in Midlife, Career Gains Slip Away http://t.co/B9NwNGnVt4
US: Justices Uphold Emission Limits on Big Industry http://t.co/gzSPHDCMhg
'Hardened' attitudes over disability, Welsh first minister warns http://t.co/reAeBW0yuI
Ban on 'no helmet' Cycling Scotland advert overturned http://t.co/8IH3wVGccu
MSPs due to scrap council tenants' 'right to buy' http://t.co/i2S8bUyD87
NIGERIA atheist Bala 'deemed mentally ill in Kano state' http://t.co/ScF4WKdaoy
SUDAN death row case: US works for Meriam Ibrahim exit http://t.co/U1rY6pobIR
Employers are to be banned from stopping staff with zero-hours contracts seeking extra work elsewhere http://t.co/aiKffjketO
Right-to-die Supreme Court judgement due http://t.co/iMumI2sMBM
Luis Suarez 'bite': Uruguay striker faces lengthy ban if found guilty http://t.co/OvP8D9xnji
Patients 'facing longer GP waits', warns BMA http://t.co/fgM5bHG6IS
Phone-hacking jury considers final verdicts http://t.co/BNAYgXaYLT
Minors remain jailed for life despite US supreme court ban on such sentences http://t.co/XNGVGO3CVv
US: Sing Sing aims to join the ranks of America's prison museums http://t.co/XQh7tFe5hn
Julian Assange makes fresh bid to break deadlock in Swedish rape case http://t.co/98UvGO3pLw
US: California universities should do more to prevent sexual assault, audit says http://t.co/edkEO5HpxS
Assisted suicide campaigners await supreme court verdict on right to die http://t.co/CbSpZqnjEO
Christian Heathrow worker takes unfair dismissal claim to court of appeal http://t.co/d0znjGIVaE
Diner calls 999 to complain to police about his McDonald's burger http://t.co/Xf6x5qzjKq
Football match-fixing: GHANA chiefs exposed in undercover video http://t.co/BcRCZr6Al6
Doctors ask judge to allow them to let woman, 20, die http://t.co/Ri7HPWP6xo
Theresa May defends new nanay state surveillance powers as 'question of life and death' http://t.co/haDb6yx6ua
Head of free school arrested again over fraud allegations http://t.co/ziV8oZpyvP
The Home Office faces a crisis of confidence over immigration controls http://t.co/QPhQuDZuT5
There has not been a vast criminal conspiracy by the press against the public as the phone-hacking trial demonstrates http://t.co/D7Yj06vfkL
Rebekah Brooks: Everyone seems to have an opinion on high-profile trials but justice is not Big Brother | Law Gazette http://t.co/sHhWNUKvrB
BBC highlights devastating reality of vendor conveyancer fraud | Legal Futures http://t.co/QZYwLlYcmB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclays leads as Jane Norman goes into administration for second time | The Lawyer http://t.co/xxVumo25G4
Excellence breeds diversity in 20 years of The Lawyer Awards | The Lawyer http://t.co/qqzLFALMnb
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper Italy partner caught up in corruption probe | The Lawyer http://t.co/BCvC5aKpE2
Make it so: Sir Patrick Stewart to record personal voicemail message for winner of The Lawyer Awards prize draw http://t.co/Ix80vnwWsn
LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds joins Indonesia race with double allies | The Lawyer http://t.co/EsEszHqVii
Solicitors Regulation Authority names first non-lawyer chair | Legal Futures http://t.co/j6zDQ3tpbA
Debt management giant's ABS plans expansion into wills | Legal Futures http://t.co/HYQqKyA18v
Neuberger backs single regulator but criticises LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/d0y4pnfxss
SRA announces appointment of new chair | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/FFJAgQ7twL
Debt solutions provider to offer 'comprehensive suite of legal services at a competitive price' | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6rLHfD5FpQ
Leicester fire deaths widower calls for severe sentence http://t.co/q0VHYBYVOC
Glasgow 2014: Man charged over bid to grab Queen's baton http://t.co/vFIam87rMF
Police training college: Team recommend that Tyrone plan continues http://t.co/dsNS4oeRk3
Glyndwr University's foreign student recruitment freeze http://t.co/Flta95vkyb
Registrar says sham marriage couples 'too amorous' http://t.co/GtTP3RqGpr
Hacking trial verdicts and David Cameron's 'humiliation' http://t.co/LIv0N28DnS
European bank 'hit by sophisticated cyber-thefts' http://t.co/3yPOPtSkza
Home Secretary Theresa May: There is no surveillance state http://t.co/k74JgQM9dY
URUGUAY footballer Luis Suarez in World Cup 'bite' controversy http://t.co/QJGGerbYFw
Resolving neighbour disputes https://t.co/LYQWBsBqok
Pembrokeshire 'hobbit home': Councillors to visit site http://t.co/pgTdpALKOm
Caroline Graham murder: Woman arrested in Portadown released http://t.co/OWITVlp9Sk
Appeal for Aberdeen Isis jihadist Abdul Rakib Amin to come home http://t.co/yne218lEHV
Jayden Parkinson murder trial: Ben Blakeley 'violent to previous partners' http://t.co/avo9NBKF8m
Lenny Henry criticises BBC chief's diversity plans http://t.co/OJFsqnOlHh
SUDAN death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 'detained' http://t.co/U1rY6pobIR
MP likens Bank of England to 'unreliable boyfriend' http://t.co/q5WZQzZQ8F
Scale of student visa fraud condemned as 'truly shocking' http://t.co/f3auSF6LOW
Prime Minister David Cameron apologises over Andy Coulson appointment after he was found guilty of phone hacking http://t.co/469wAKYX93
Hacking trial: Coulson guilty, Brooks cleared of charges http://t.co/AYcwcINJvc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wong Partnership becomes the latest to venture into Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5tPDUyXWZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Herbies and Macfarlanes keep Virgin panel spots after review | The Lawyer http://t.co/3A2iJL1fi0
Hacking trial: Kingsley Napley client Brooks acquitted, DLA client Coulson guilty | The Lawyer http://t.co/ss2YY0weZd
PEP up 19% at Stephenson Harwood | Law Gazette http://t.co/tkwviEHpGh
New SRA chair aims for ‘strong working relationship’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxghoFLmqZ
High court rules vulnerable defendants deserve equal protection | Law Gazette http://t.co/gd1iZyNLye
KENYA's backstreet BleachedBeauty trade: a haven for toxic skin-lightening treatments http://t.co/0uzs7Dudrl
'This is IRAQ - if you have guns, bring them' http://t.co/PUtPFYZphi
GHANA environment pays cost of illegal mining http://t.co/lZ5eo3nKI8
Residents of DRC asked to turn off everything other than TVs so power grid can cope with demand of football fans http://t.co/JPUIIsV4DQ
EGYPT's president says judicial rulings must be respected, a day after three Al Jazeera journalists are sentenced http://t.co/gFRfbVYbGJ
British government 'breaking law' in forcing data retention by companies http://t.co/kIQ9VQPaxq
US: Obama's 'drone memo' is finally public. Now show us the library of secret law http://t.co/jXrXnXeJFi
If I went back to jail, I would refuse to share a prison cell http://t.co/DVMFTd7sso
Barrister who lied about career to be disbarred | Law Gazette http://t.co/zknUPP1Gzk
'Lawyers for Yes' group lobbies for Scottish independenc | Law Gazette http://t.co/180AtZCuTh
AA expands legal services with conveyancing panel | Law Gazette http://t.co/jbfDBOLEjv
PII changes threaten ‘solicitor brand’, says City society | News | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/SPG9VN3Fqy
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ

Tuesday

24th June - Law News

911th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: With the 800th anniversary of the signing of The Magna Carta coming up in 2015, what is there left to celebrate? The Full story - The Lawyer

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

Mishcon recruits former DPP Sir Keir Starmer QC as a part-time consultant in its business crime group | Law Gazette http://t.co/dq45iqQ5uK
SRA urged not to dispense with accounts requirement | Law Gazette http://t.co/iI2lcg2LuZ
Just before the World Cup, 12 teams from unrecognised or long-extinct states competed in a tournament of their own http://t.co/AIA8Jyur1A
When IRAQ was the bastion of a thriving cosmopolitan culture http://t.co/dDkGWATrAk
The politics of identity and belonging in KENYA http://t.co/htvDIapKUR
Q&A: 'We're on the defensive not offensive', KURDISTAN Head of Foreign Relations http://t.co/CuvXGIjHU8
Rebels agree to respect UKRAINE ceasefire http://t.co/hwC6CRYneF
ISRAEL pins Golan attack on Assad forces http://t.co/DWK8HJLi2P
Bangladesh defers verdict on Islamist Jamaat leader on charges of rape and mass killing during 1971war http://t.co/6Zwxsas2Om
Seven ways to stand out on a work placement in law http://t.co/E4PTypUkF2
Social media crimes 'at least half' of front-line policing http://t.co/mkW94tfh5w
Winchester prison 'insufficient improvement' since critical report http://t.co/Zk2wZlrxOH
Celebrity peer Lord Brocket in £2m hall 'repossession' http://t.co/SOqzHhfwhQ
Queen to visit jail and Game of Thrones set in Belfast http://t.co/IETWI7xbnH
Call for better information before heart operations http://t.co/TmlorA57je
Abu Dhabi United Group financing Manchester homes http://t.co/4Z6tYN4L3m
Labour to protect low and middle earners in mansion tax http://t.co/9eFhNdPlpm
Events are being held to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn http://t.co/oprWWcfv6K
Former mental health nurse at Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre has told BBC News women are not safe there http://t.co/PoZZNCZPUH
Boxer Lance Ferguson-Prayogg dies after 'white collar' bout http://t.co/o2NGFyml7j
Mental health services 'a car crash' http://t.co/qP615CoYRc
EGYPT trial: Journalists to protest over al-Jazeera trio http://t.co/RA3RYtFF35
One-fifth of hospitals 'may be covering up mistakes' http://t.co/ERKjQCjNkf
A third British man in a recruitment video for the Islamic militant group Isis is from Aberdeen http://t.co/7wNJxE6PNz
FRANCE sparks .wine address row ahead of Icann meeting http://t.co/PHgNKgXH5B
Living wage 'should go to one million more workers' http://t.co/CcuJrRwbvj
Shropshire school refuses boy leave for police force worker mum's wedding by failing to follow school procedures http://t.co/hLG0cXamE5
Google Glass eyewear goes on sale in UK despite road safety and privacy concerns http://t.co/KbgFuaShpF
No 10 says Cameron has secured EU vote over Juncker http://t.co/tjEmdbYDBb
Leicester fire deaths: Eight people found guilty http://t.co/4fIl7iyOjd
SUDAN death sentence woman 'freed' http://t.co/1VhkLZmnbw
A conveyancing client's plea | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ma7MnOOHbU
Bott & Co lining up “series of niches” to follow aviation success | Legal Futures http://t.co/RDa2vpKhDx
Pinsents "an example to other big firms" on Twitter use, says report | Legal Futures http://t.co/RzGxgRYuxl
Getting people moving - AA accelerates into conveyancing | Legal Futures http://t.co/JSeZwAQmIw
RBS hires change theorist to cut legal costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lJzc4ogY9l
Edwards Wildman venture capital partner leaves for Orrick | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DP29Uk61Lf
Ex-Shearman managing partner takes helm at Citigroup | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TkkhzAJGUV
UK regulation costs double as more firms struggle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5GFfTAeDaX
Law school stress can kill brain cells | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Vn75prOfD
Fairpoint Group plc completes acquisition of Simpson Millar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ba18uTQ9XC
Greenberg Traurig swipes Denton's global head of real estate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bydsTPhLf6
Malaysia opens legal services market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aYsJy86Kpl
Do US laws that punish parents for truancy keep their kids in school? http://t.co/Et47ajyDAj
US cited controversial law in decision to kill American citizen by drone http://t.co/LHDomyAloZ
US supreme court backs EPA plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants http://t.co/ItCmP6b0Ne
US: Senate reaffirms decision to deny press pass to Scotusblog http://t.co/7pfSUjRtXi

Monday

23rd June - Law News

910th 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 Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt to overturn the current law on intentional homelessness, ruling that the date a person moves out of reasonable accommodation is the relevant date regardless of what may happen after. Full story - New Law Journal

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

Any discussion on private practice innivation must confront 2 challenges: nurturing culture & managing | The Lawyer http://t.co/d2qx1dgFdJ
Wong Partnership becomes the latest to venture into Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5tPDUyXWZ
District judges must toe the line and allow success fees in infant claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/7mLuBxvJBI
Doughty Street International to open in The Hague | Law Gazette http://t.co/f2bnpYPeyE
Kenny quits LSB for private sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/btgYKU7zo6
Date set for halted fraud trial | Law Gazette http://t.co/oBPI22EP3R
Bullying victim on why attitudes to disability must change http://t.co/1IgImasjBL
Boys, 15 and 12, rob store at knifepoint in Huyton, Merseyside http://t.co/wkZ9yLFC7m
Michael Mansfield QC warned UK Muslims were being "criminalised", suffering similar prejudice faced by the Irish http://t.co/EkOZDGrRlC
Jeremy Bowen tweets about father Gareth's hospital care http://t.co/kye7AoEzuR
The British are slightly happier than the French even though we're rubbish at football http://t.co/jDLB0tSgA2
Jayden Parkinson murdered by 'violent' ex-boyfriend, jury hears http://t.co/u0aCykkdBz
Nahid Almanea Colchester murder: Funeral is held http://t.co/QKfSIaXHE5
Cardiff has an ongoing problem with the radicalisation of young Muslims, according to academic http://t.co/AwlHnTIpPP
'Girls can't what?' Bid to boost women in engineering http://t.co/6JVYINyPrN
Badgers: Ministers 'wilfully' ignoring science advice http://t.co/YwXeNmF7If
Election official at centre of "fraud allegations" in AFGHANISTAN resigns position "for the sake of national unity" http://t.co/8VNpLg8FjH
EGYPT: Governments, social media and journalists come together to condemn verdict against Greste, Fahmy and Mohamed http://t.co/6JwZL3mNLA
Fears that tribunal fees are restricting access to justice | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/31uUHMYoml
Costs lawyers ready to defend their right to appear in court | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RnM1vbnWAy
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing marches into US with double office launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/fUpoOYwoEZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP climbs at Stephenson Harwood to £537k, turnover hits £121m | The Lawyer http://t.co/zzFqbGWRok
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
MP will name politician 'involved in child abuse' http://t.co/BpVSKVb5D1
Anonymity in rape cases is not the right issue for debate http://t.co/VZFrOkzm4Z
World Cup 2014: 20,000 sign petition after referee Peter O'Leary is spotted 'celebrating' win http://t.co/vlfUbr59gV
The Sun's Trevor Kavanagh rails against the iniquitous use of 'police bail' http://t.co/USgWARlWdq
ABS of the Year Roundtable: Variety adds spice | The Lawyer http://t.co/MzHNcmh6Oz
Listed legal firms predict revenue boost: claims outsourcer Quindell expect £900m turnover this year | Law Gazette http://t.co/MZiAL9xbvL
IT competence test | Law Gazette http://t.co/HO4VYilAly
His Honour Judge Kelson, sitting at Durham Crown Court told barrister 6 times to sit down | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/lzUMJxwPkF
Asian Lawyers GB criticised the 6 weeks allowed to comment on plans to change rules governing accounts | Law Gazette http://t.co/oNQ2HPoHn6
Cases on hold pending post-Mitchell guidance | Law Gazette http://t.co/nhVgbw3bnO
Firms underestimate real risks to business | Law Gazette http://t.co/DEbxKr9j9L
Solicitors enjoy above-average health, finds survey | Law Gazette http://t.co/FIaOMo2Rdo
Troubled CLS merged with funeral and insurance | Law Gazette http://t.co/2bvwdEPNYD
EGYPT: 3 Al-Jazeera journalists get seven years jail sentence accused of supporting Muslim Brotherhood http://t.co/cjIJ7F7sPx
God on Twitter: The ingenious world of social media parody http://t.co/hldYjDk4ea
Wales' green business investment bid launch http://t.co/0EhtrZxMmi
'Mayhem' in Northampton as hot-air balloon lands in street creating a lot of hot air http://t.co/hy4MwUKrMq
Body found in search for missing Lancashire teenager http://t.co/lwQiKSYNGO
Honda and Nissan add to airbag recall http://t.co/p59dCOf32Q
Scottish independence: Plans announced for Scotland's 'biggest ever debate' http://t.co/pySVSpoCH6
S KOREA: soldier who killed five members of his unit has been captured after a failed suicide attempt http://t.co/PDkcgSSXDE
EGYPT: Al-Jazeera journalists await trial verdict http://t.co/d2iksxa7Ht
GHANA FA asks for fix claims probe http://t.co/pN0FKUU6dk
Thousands of mothers have multiple babies removed by family courts in England http://t.co/zPgQzQR92O
'Not possible' to monitor all UK Syria fighters http://t.co/F5BZhCrY57
LIBYA's detention centres accused of torturing migrants and refugees http://t.co/TYIzzhiOnc
Gerry Conlon: ‘Tony Blair lied to us, his apology meant nothing’ http://t.co/K8YYH5T50m
Two arrested after newborn baby found dead on footpath http://t.co/fLSKQS8HrL
The Lawyer magazine's Law Firm of the Year winners reflect the changing times | The Lawyer http://t.co/vi14yoj3LU
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper Hong Kong exits continue as corporate partner joins Jun He | The Lawyer http://t.co/o5DEEbC7Ei
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw continues managment overhaul with Gulf and Asia heads | The Lawyer http://t.co/L33iIgRMyV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Is Linklaters ready for a China alliance? | The Lawyer http://t.co/JfJae0uMDr
RBS drafts in Richard Susskind as firms put on standby for panel cull | The Lawyer http://t.co/1S15ItEzlC
Divorce Lawyer Marilyn Stowe - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/hRvJCKbLi6
Expert evidence under the spotlight | Law Gazette http://t.co/pMHyhBd5KG
Giving litigants in person a helping hand | Law Gazette http://t.co/3rJEysJWx7
Are you tech savvy? The pressure for lawyers to improve their IT skills is becoming irresistible | Law Gazette http://t.co/5JxmX8I6z7
LEGAL FUTURES Financial adviser rating and review website sets sights on solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/5oXRkknYWz
Solicitors healthy but workload and client expectations cause stress | Legal Futures http://t.co/i0Ww6zadzV
Brilliant no more - pioneering ABS changes strategy and name | Legal Futures http://t.co/Eb6R0F8S66
EGYPT's hidden prison: ‘disappeared’ face torture in Azouli military jail http://t.co/abfmGWg2EN
MPs promise fourth report on car insurance costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/gx003jwEqP
CANADA: Woman who tried to save ducklings faces jail over road deaths http://t.co/zZc2BrrzG8
Outrage at Wilkinson video lewd church altar scene http://t.co/x3eztGhB09
Kent PCC Ann Barnes 'fails to impress' says Prime Minister http://t.co/Y3JYyVtHQ9
Labour pledges to 'pause' universal credit if elected in 2015 http://t.co/K5Rrnv8xKB
Nahid Almanea murder: Colchester lake drained http://t.co/OAMhRumBbd
PALESTINE's future: Where differences seem irreconcilable, the common call is 'to think outside the box http://t.co/g3NkUrlwHg
A tale of two policies: US in Iraq and South Sudan http://t.co/7tSpdQ1uRZ
Civil society takes the lead on Palestinian rights: The US and Europe are increasingly taking a backseat http://t.co/56f8JwndQB
MONGOLIA: Government plans new hate crimes legislation in response to attacks on homosexuals and foreigners http://t.co/EqpDvmfnlK
US: The development of ex-slaves union - The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters http://t.co/UM4nkhvOxU
CHINA: Uighur apologises for 'holy war' in Xinjiang http://t.co/F6sPwFSrg9
AUSTRALIA: Victoria will scrap 'defensive homicide' and offer simpler test for self-defence http://t.co/CjTBUQE4uO
Hacker Tactic: Cybercriminals are finding new ways to breach firewalls and hold data hostage http://t.co/BOwxMs0yxm
The Slumdog Millionaire Architect: INDIA's most commercially successful architect http://t.co/xabsQdUBn9
Smart software and cheap sensors are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor employees http://t.co/v0lSaAzR6y
A Christian Convert, on the Run in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/lWfJ8VPc0S
The Sitting Dead: Funeral services in New Orleans and Puerto Rico pose the dead to play host at their own wakes http://t.co/tNXlzBoxf8
US: Seeing Sons’ Violent Potential, but Finding Little Help or Hope http://t.co/fpG7D11AOv
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Fund to tackle reoffending gets £8m boost http://t.co/cs3GskZ3ZC
Health group calls for 'sugar tax' to cut child obesity http://t.co/eVpRPbnilh
UK Syria fighters pose long-term threat - Met officer http://t.co/J3egIn8VFK

Sunday

22nd June - Law News

909th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Obesity and Human Rights in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/Ik4cpiylLS
Rule of Law v National Security: The Big Fight Live | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/UHoDyqAxG2
Re(al)-Productive Health: Our Campaign | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/BM831DlHqV
Call for Inquiry into policing of Corrib | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/mQZqQMewkj
Expulsion from Direct Provision: The right to housing & basic subsistence for asylum seekers | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/zA1s1nrSUv
Garda Reform Seminar | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/S6pBejB8vi
Secret Trials, Social Media Prosecutions and Labour's Rights Vision - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/cjVXQor8cA
Whose Magna Carta is it anyway? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/hjLnpS3gmA
Do Not Resuscitate notices: Patients' rights under Article 8 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/P5lxtwrLEA
Supreme Court revises confiscation order via A1P1 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jheT2P41M4
Old and minor convictions and cautions need not be disclosed - Supreme Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/rBxUpaAGMM
"Europe needs the Convention and Europe needs the Court" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/L78Jwk1Na4
Highways Agency traffic officer delivers baby on motorway slip road https://t.co/eba1aa1rKW
Faith and community leaders unite to condemn FGM https://t.co/d52JJ5UfAY
New appointments to Northern Ireland Human Rights and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Commissions https://t.co/AS2kzUcgfI
Local authorities to be given new freedoms to encourage innovation & achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children https://t.co/jzdd93vymT
Enforcement patrols catch illegal anglers in the North East https://t.co/lqqBldeTKA
Richard Heaton gave 2014 Sir William Dale Memorial Lecture on legislation & good law https://t.co/v312gybjBj
Anglian Water has been fined £50,000 after sewage contaminated a brook killing more than 1,500 fish https://t.co/wabcSmbrQG
Waste dealer jailed for 16 months after dangerous shipments stopped at port https://t.co/jXqZo1pq3I
Berlin House of One: The first church-mosque-synagogue? http://t.co/9IIoFhqrVI
The many faces of British expat poverty in France since 1823 http://t.co/MdBMoHrWma
Glasgow 2014: Man tries to grab Queen's Baton during Kilmarnock relay http://t.co/EX7JHz4pQ6
Slavery and the Shrimp on your plate: Thai Seafood Is Contaminated by Human Trafficking http://t.co/Zwj0F3WD4G
EGYPT Has a Sexual Violence Problem http://t.co/VM38DPmslF
The Solstice Blues http://t.co/g4RwR2whkh
IRAQ Insurgents Reaping Wealth as They Advance http://t.co/MdAi4hVfvl
FGM in SWEDEN: School where every single girl in one class underwent procedure exposed http://t.co/SzCd8R5EGt
Ugly thuggish gangleaders mugshot goes viral with women of poor taste after California police share photo on Facebook http://t.co/Nv9FPsQNsG
Riz Ahmed received racist abuse from fellow England fan during World Cup game http://t.co/872FQSgmLn
Aspiring pilot dies 'after being restrained by bouncers' outside London club http://t.co/2NqD0GsxhJ
Major murder case collapses in new 'police corruption' scandal http://t.co/kVlqOMKLqp
Murder victim Selhouk Behdjet’s family not told about Met Police corruption fears http://t.co/bVXcm4TZW4
Colchester Saudi student stabbing: Man released in probe into woman's killing http://t.co/HYbioYlr9c
Parklife Festival death: Man arrested on suspicion of murder http://t.co/GvBIUn4iLx
IRAQ's beleaguered Christians make final stand on the Mosul frontline http://t.co/bfOeCVLY3t
HiddenCash: Londoners raid Kensington Gardens hoping to find free money http://t.co/H3SmQ9ktcD
CANADA: Woman who stopped car to help ducks faces life in jail after causing fatal crash http://t.co/oATV6NGNQP
Surge in appeals by foreign criminals seeking to avoid deportation from Britain http://t.co/9yNepkr9Xt
US: Media Gets First Look At Children Inside Nogales Detention Facility http://t.co/0R8j1zqiKx
Colchester murders: Stabbing deaths 'could be linked' http://t.co/neQk9mzHrI
ITALY: Pope Francis attacks 'evil' mafia in 'Ndrangheta base http://t.co/xpb0upyy08
Royals defend Kensington Palace apartment repairs cost http://t.co/Aidfv9UkC3
Fire at Barnsley ASOS fashion warehouse 'deliberate' http://t.co/a7BLHlNR8f
Fisa court grants extension of licence for bulk collection of US phone records http://t.co/nR7eMP3q1m
Before and after the show: Dinah Rose QC http://t.co/6yh9gUmerw

Saturday

21st June - Law News

908th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Economy trumps environment for INDIA's rivers with a constant struggle for the Green Tribunal to enforce the law http://t.co/JfUs6Q7e2z
News organizations seek ‘secret’ videos of Guantánamo force-feeding http://t.co/anc2Jo6fJz
Is UK ready to embrace US-style fracking? Plan for new legislation announed in Queen's speech http://t.co/uSWwxykp3V
Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp in KENYA http://t.co/iJz68BpTMO
AUSTRALIA offers migrants cash to go home http://t.co/w5m2iOSV0y
EGYPT court confirms Badie death sentence http://t.co/7IAfSoEp9t
CHINA: Macau police uncover illegal World Cup betting http://t.co/T3K8XuRqCU
Toddler rescued from car by Derbyshire police officer http://t.co/kFFCku7dR8
Guildford Four's Gerry Conlon dies http://t.co/aprzYfJJAI
Khat ban: Why is it being made illegal? http://t.co/mpmDevOaj1
Government to ban widespread use of 'spy cars' by councils http://t.co/cB0nRFlYlp
Precedent H "irregularity" does not render it a nullity, High Court rules: http://t.co/GV37N290Xg
BIALL conference 2014: The Curious Case of the Judgment Enhancers - ICLR http://t.co/yFpJHVAfat
Court confirms EGYPT Muslim Brotherhood death sentences http://t.co/h9bjZajseF
Family 'heartbroken' after British man appears in jihadist film http://t.co/v3YMKvho7Y
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
The first mobile app for witnesses in UK courts, tribunals and inquiries, has launched | New Law Journal: http://t.co/vXE6Tlys2T
Paperless working may be a current buzzword but UK law firms are heading in the opposite direction | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sWZvsAr4fD
CILEx which represents 12,500 paralegals launching inquiry into the future of the legal workforce | New Law Journal: http://t.co/3NISG6BlLA
SARAH “pretty modest” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/pvzyXsLSI5
Employment claims drop | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Y2Ck11w0eT
Din test of homelessness upheld | New Law Journal: http://t.co/0ux02oJLil
Tackling forced marriage & domestic abuse | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Cw0ttzgeHH
Costs lawyers fight rights ambush & Mitchell decision is under scrutiny in court | New Law Journal: http://t.co/LvilmfvMLw
Disclosure of police cautions in criminal record checks breach human rights | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fhEhmyr7wl
(MoJ) has issued an update on judges’ pensions following the case of O’Brien v MoJ [2013] | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Ofpwtf9Hdp
Supreme Court releases opinion on patents | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wmLmfITleY
UK's next record divorce battle begins | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/27TJIo0xjB
Saudi women get licensed to practise law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3dgzcBd4uG
Legal bills push Gordon Ramsay into loss | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lrY5IUPUAg
Running for political office is harder for public defenders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EYUyz8NLuo
UK's largest law firms growing faster than mid-market firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OgcDuYuBXw
Ex-Reed Smith partner jailed over tax non-disclosure | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NkKKwkpdIg
Cooley on the hunt for London's top partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ugppIk7s3y
Teacher found hiding under teenager's bed by girl's mother http://t.co/rn1cWcrA3s
Passport Office 'profiting from public’s hardship' http://t.co/7arHhxF6ae
Christian beliefs need balancing with equality http://t.co/085Ggtn7XQ
In the Land of Mass Graves: Are There Lessons for IRAQ in Rwanda? http://t.co/wxnV1UcCHA
US: 5 Exonerated in Central Park Jogger Case Agree to Settle Suit for $40 Million http://t.co/xltkmZE0Fy
Trial Secondary as US Questions a Libyan Suspect http://t.co/mgFdQ5Ioba
Ex-England and Chelsea footballer Kerry Dixon on drugs charge http://t.co/wGW2Xmemdw
Tracking Syria fighters now main task for MI5 http://t.co/lg5BLLdEY2
Tracking Scottish referendum opinion on the Glasgow-London train http://t.co/Ev4mtnXCjz
Irish publican bans cheering against England http://t.co/PMYGWpxeZj
PSNI investigate police vehicle contracts http://t.co/7aBpEI02yf
Colchester murder: New arrest in Saudi student case http://t.co/W2yk6JM008
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been issued with a court summons in connection with a car crash http://t.co/M5P8075fi4
West Yorkshire Police chief constable suspended http://t.co/6uCq60utEN
US: Federal agencies roll out benefits for married same-sex couples http://t.co/TtNm8cKfqk
Fraud trial restarts after being halted by barristers' protests at legal aid cuts http://t.co/Noq69E9et4
New detention centers for migrant families caught crossing the US border http://t.co/3FRhDOklVB

Friday

20th June - Law News

907th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Two million online searches on legal subjects are made every day in the UK, according to a senior Google executive, who went on to advise lawyers that their future clients would increasingly be reached through video and mobile technology. Full story - Legal Futures

TheLawMap interaction on Twitter last week

Interview with Sir Desmond de Silva QC, UK Human Rights Lawyer, on SYRIA war crimes http://t.co/jgzYQObaai
Four escape from Sudbury open prison in five days http://t.co/NYE8X9pGNj
US: Judge dismisses sex abuse lawsuit against Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash http://t.co/hg79AkzO8K
US: Medical marijuana on course for legalisation in New York http://t.co/m6ykjZXmUF
Who rocks best, lawyers or bankers? | The Lawyer http://t.co/cB9hfC3BTd
MPs promise fourth report on car insurance costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/gx003jwEqP
South Cornelly 'rubbish hills' landowner is jailed http://t.co/8xl8lABV4d
Edwin Poots: Prescription charges 'could buy cancer drugs' http://t.co/LAaUZlR3gF
Pair jailed for Edinburgh's Central Mosque bacon attack http://t.co/r09i0MGHer
Passport delays: Details of one-year extension plan http://t.co/mmpEHAx4i8
Sainsbury's and Netto in discount store tie-up http://t.co/tmcX6e6XVL
Coalition bust-up over Whitehall IT overhaul http://t.co/AALZJUKR2I
Mullanys' honeymoon murderer recaptured in Antigua http://t.co/56l1H1bqhn
38 police officers leave while facing conduct inquiries http://t.co/tLxUUfhBAG
Government 'could breach its own welfare spending cap' http://t.co/tvUm5oPrFA
Pair guilty of 1998 Mansfield 'garden bodies' murder http://t.co/P4l4fWwAnL
Your taxes: What you pay and what you get back http://t.co/Z7EdzE4uoB
Android and Windows to get 'kill switch' http://t.co/GrnNm7kGJg
Conservative MP Michael Fabricant apologises for 'punch journalist' joke http://t.co/Uo9nd2GOdR
Global refugee figures highest since WW2, UN says http://t.co/YPiQrtVSTk
Dour Scot who cheered Uruguay goal against England named http://t.co/L7GfzUmrCk
Businessmen and footballer jailed over match-fixing http://t.co/pI1bpSxiJT
US penalises MALAYSIA for shameful human trafficking record http://t.co/U6vQvPh82V
Delight or disappointment? How to prove the value of your in-house legal team | The Lawyer http://t.co/t433eKFtR0
Can the collaboration trend work in favour of the mid-size firm? | The Lawyer http://t.co/hieeyb8MB4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Edwards Wildman loses partner to Orrick as speculation mounts over London office | The Lawyer http://t.co/DnTF8rZKdu
Law Society chief bags 20 per cent pay rise despite Chancery Lane woes | The Lawyer http://t.co/GpXVf2Vcp6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley closes in on UK launch as it circles Edwards Wildman's City base | The Lawyer http://t.co/wNYkruLP0b
Unified Patent Court consultation stirs debate about who can act in a specialist legal area | Law Gazette http://t.co/RhNJpUV0hX
Consumer protection at a cost: the Jet2 ruling & stretching the scope of EU regultions | Law Gazette http://t.co/YPd31JE0Cf
An insider’s view on the appeals that will clarify the post-Mitchell case management landscape | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xu5f8BhlHV
Parliament to probe manorial rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/EkBjV0cDJs
Shiner accuses Grayling of ‘personal vendetta’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/67Mwec18pY
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Court of Appeal rules against second airline on flight delays | Law Gazette http://t.co/zMDRU3gayo
Should POLAND celebrate a quarter century of democracy? http://t.co/IyDHwqhXNC
Where are we 25 years after 'the end of history'? http://t.co/DCOJ96caQd
SRI LANKA: Monk who is a fierce critic of hardline Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena, found stripped naked near Colombo http://t.co/pwh3MJY5dN
FRANCE accused of allowing "toxic atmosphere" after Roma teeenager beating http://t.co/MJHRXVMEvH
Childhood crimes: a second chance http://t.co/WCnDLZVQJq
FRANCE: Roma boy attacked in Paris: the picture that will shock France (graphic content) http://t.co/zqQFw1z8d9
Phone and drinks bottle sparks bomb alert in Parliament http://t.co/QMWo3Gt9VC
Chief inspector of borders warns Home Office not making enough effort to prosecute couples in sham marriages http://t.co/JwStwgq32q
‘Conscience clause’ could protect Christian workers, says top judge http://t.co/1cf6IMiS29
Top footballers who have been targeted by thieves http://t.co/1MODgKfnn1
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP and King & Spalding scoop lead roles as Greece opens up oil sector | The Lawyer http://t.co/JlXjyHt1o4
Can the collaboration trend work in favour of the mid-size firm? | The Lawyer http://t.co/hieeyb8MB4
Retailer turned law firm chairman: pricing demands pushing change | Legal Futures http://t.co/bmF189rq5j
Top personal injury consortium paying Google £8m a year | Legal Futures http://t.co/L6ZsFaRzvv
TURKEY: Turkish court orders release of army officers convicted of coup plot http://t.co/qopxblQ9vP
Ecuador says talks with Britain over Julian Assange at an impasse http://t.co/Ijirv7zrYo
SWEDEN: Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police http://t.co/GKAXzgXLQi
US cuts aid to UGANDA, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law http://t.co/YPOuKGfQV6
ESA sickness benefit is 'failing', government documents say http://t.co/z3PkTu81Ug
MPs ban five Syria-linked jihadist groups in UK http://t.co/MY7bxFl238
ARGENTINA shares fall on debt repayment doubts http://t.co/z7SFpd6Fun
IRAN: Child bride faces execution for killing the man she was forced to marry http://t.co/KRy73GW3AS
US: Hemp seeds seized by federal agents in North Dakota with no crimes charged http://t.co/9f2ew0mEpL
Home Office maintains secrecy stance in court battle with IRA informer http://t.co/WwywLGWIX8
US: Los Angeles court strikes down ban on sleeping in cars http://t.co/3ziTzoKxzv
UK designers are upping the ante over protecting intellectual property rights | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ozeWlGvLZR
British companies fined over £500m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kLheUBXNpz
Clifford Chance looks to cut down management | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jhlwO5oQSU
Legal recruiter advises firms to increase salaries | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KBu5rZ04x2
Arthur Cox tops booming Irish M&A table | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tYdjLIf3xb
Chinese lawyers face online curbs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OE8kpEN3g6
Quindell looks to increase legal division staff I The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rqwrazuNUP
Bingham McCutchen expands services in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HJPPGcm2YO
Wachtell Lipton is voted the most prestigious US firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vEIvpTTbcB
West Belfast pellet gun attack on boy 'sectarian' http://t.co/JzVkmAqxQ9
No further action over Tory AM Nick Ramsay's conduct http://t.co/s1rxibtbVW
Three Princess of Wales Hospital nurses charged over records http://t.co/IwWWQiFXwV
Junior doctors to see end of seven night shifts in a row http://t.co/jLVDFP5KyS
Police Scotland to end stop and search on young children http://t.co/uYLeCDN8ZG
Harley-Davidson invites public to test electric motorbike http://t.co/H7aQkP9kHX
National Union of Teachers' strike set for 10 July http://t.co/x8Ekvn4MRs
Gleision: Malcolm Fyfield and MNS Mining not guilty http://t.co/PNbRmgEexY
ESA disability benefit is 'failing', government document says http://t.co/z3PkTu81Ug
US 'ready to strike' Iraq insurgents http://t.co/B0zczuylHo
Online surveillance undermines trust in intelligence services, says Tory peer http://t.co/uxAUNBF2c7

Thursday

19th June - Law News

906th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Disclosure of childhood and other minor convictions violates human rights law, the Supreme Court ruled today. Five judges rejected a joint appeal by home secretary Theresa May and justice secretary Chris Grayling against a Court of Appeal ruling that prospective employers need not be told of convictions and cautions that were spent under the 1974 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act when they asked future employees about their criminal record. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

TheLawMap interaction on Twitter last week

LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden picks up new client via Mota-Engil Africa LSE listing | The Lawyer http://t.co/S2sEDUNFov
IRELAND: Disgraced solicitor Michael Lynn claims he has tuberculosis in desperate attempt to get out of jail http://t.co/95yVcJBM7J
Knocker and Foskett solicitor Mark Thomson from Sevenoaks to take on 69 mile ultramarathon for charity http://t.co/dtqVWrfnzY
Residents warned over legal services cold callers http://t.co/IQh0TwnHZ8
AUSTRALIA's asylum seeker policy upheld in court http://t.co/76nB6VxDwI
AUSTRALIA: Airport brawl bikie boss seeks bail ahead of murder retrial http://t.co/6NnnRROEqH
Barrister vilified for grilling abused violinist uses case to try to escape driving ban http://t.co/dWvYjV7Tsy
AA moves into home conveyancing - Industry in depth http://t.co/DBeAqXZ2TS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Yorkshire-based Blacks Solicitors bolster conveyancing, commercial property, wills & probate teams http://t.co/CqI7Q8kXpk
New online property exchange PEXA has launched in Western AUSTRALIA after collaborating with state’s land registry http://t.co/NBXzMVAokj
Is the time right for stamp duty reform?: http://t.co/1MH1vIrGxh
UK's UPC Consultation calls for evidence on draft legislation to avoid a law of "unintended consequences" http://t.co/7lTaktyC3u
UK justifies large GCHQ data collection program http://t.co/nEHiwELUX7
Female Genital Mutilation: Protection v Punishment http://t.co/mbGffdt7if
LAW FIRM NEWS: Newcastle based Ward Hadaway advises on supply teaching agency sale http://t.co/T9cM9hivYw
UK Bolstering Anti-Corruption Efforts with Agency Reviews, New Laws http://t.co/DESh3iJc6i
US: Abortions in cases where the baby is able to survive outside the womb have been banned in Florida http://t.co/sUrxhwKI5u
UK forges close cyber ties with China despite ‘endemic espionage’ http://t.co/RatnjFtyKW
Court rules refugees may receive legal aid for family reunification http://t.co/9dxp4VTeCq
Lawyer Vs judge bust-ups are so much more civilised on this side of the pond: http://t.co/zk9axpXhZ4
Boston College: “risk could have been managed without abandoning ethical and legal considerations” http://t.co/tiCZ5v9s75
Campaigners consider legal action over ‘deadly’ social care cuts in Derbyshire http://t.co/GOsperZQd9
IRAN: UN General Assembly's Legal Committee Elects Iranian Envoy as Vice-Chairman http://t.co/T00ikxcNEb
AUSTRALIA: Legal challenge looms over Bendigo mosque plan http://t.co/6sqIAmW0Kx
Labour say Twitter account hacked after it commits to providing everyone with an owl http://t.co/c9AHcyaavt
US: Redskins Lose Ruling on Trademarks, but Fight Isn’t Over http://t.co/Vifrymhndo
Google Ready to Comply With ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Rules in Europe http://t.co/YKhJYeNH39
US: Mormons Say Critical Online Comments Draw Threats From Church http://t.co/KEEtoKFkrN
JAPAN Outlaws Possession of Child Pornography, but Comic Book Depictions Survive http://t.co/X191FReSra
Did IRAQ government's neglect lead to Mosul's downfall? http://t.co/WlR1zMYf3T
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war: narrative is misguided at best and disingenuous at worst http://t.co/7aowuzUhvH
US position that suspected terrorists can be detained under the law of armed conflict remains highly controversial http://t.co/okQDxIvhEb
Changing notions of honour and a better understanding of religion can help stop honour killings? http://t.co/K7n2oBS0K3
SRI LANKA parliament rejects UN war probe http://t.co/6TUn02Ms98
One-time favourite in AFGHANISTAN's presidential elections alleges widespread fraud in a runoff vote http://t.co/ivXbiTJOks
IRAQ crisis: President Obama can 'bypass Congress' http://t.co/tKo3zGJU3x
NEPAL's living goddess who still has to do homework http://t.co/BVAreNcw3E
CHINA jails 'New Citizens' Movement' activists http://t.co/VkUDeAhCnd
Girls aged 11 'get e-cigarettes easily' in north Wales http://t.co/lrTOKj8r5E
Gleision trial: Jury goes out to consider mine deaths http://t.co/DYfEKzORnO
Gerry Adams: Watchdog finds 'no evidence' police knew of shooting http://t.co/4OvVIwmfbU
Smoking during pregnancy in England 'lowest on record' http://t.co/60b4WdyBBi
Npower faces curbs on sales after customer service failures http://t.co/8Z9TZOYgHd
Dark net 'used by tens of thousands of paedophiles' http://t.co/NGmWMpdDOe
31-year-old university student killed near an Essex nature reserve has been named by police as Nahid Almanea http://t.co/0LKKhi3EKw
Former N-Dubz singer Dappy has been fined £800 for slapping a man outside a nightclub http://t.co/pdAFTmRwcc
Former England & Arsenal footballer and BBC world cup pundit Ian Wright's family robbed at knifepoint at home http://t.co/vdAhoOW8Qi
United Passions: How Fifa spent £16m on a film where Sepp Blatter is a hero http://t.co/YQvNLB9F0z
The close relationship between the royals and the navy http://t.co/mqIp0xLEtD
King Felipe VI calls for 'new SPAIN' as he is sworn in http://t.co/Hhxh7gE89b
Rolf Harris trial: Jury starts deliberations http://t.co/W6l3DmnEUx
AUSTRALIA: The school chaplains case was a Trojan horse for states' rights activism http://t.co/muoYnjMOrt
AUSTRALIA: Tim Carmody’s chief justice elevation denounced by Queensland judge http://t.co/2ykuaSBsfC
AUSTRALIA: Muckaty - our case is like Mabo, our land is ours to protect http://t.co/0ScFzr06RQ
No more impunity: a roadmap to stopping rape in conflict http://t.co/BF2jI2y2F8
War criminal Charles Taylor claims UK is depriving him of right to family life http://t.co/7TE8puRWU8
Is the UN turning its back on the human right to water? http://t.co/0DN3MmyvB5
There's no harm in a young child having a night away from its mother http://t.co/m6hPK11QIF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Slaughters land key roles on Zoopla’s £919m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wucjb7o2FU
Licensed conveyancers: Window shopping for lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/1LpdLHSpqm
Consumer watchdog raps PII reform plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/EwNTuqMigd
Quindell tells investors: we’re making £500k a day | Law Gazette http://t.co/aNsD4TXRlj
Practising certificate fee set to fall by 17% | Law Gazette http://t.co/WqYNgNoCMC
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Troubled Pentland Hill nursing home closed by Bupa http://t.co/baxSsvDBeo
Criminal records 'should be wiped at 18', say MPs and peers http://t.co/g5n1kNCeRX
Train all youth justice lawyers, says damning report on failing system | Law Gazette http://t.co/6qy4iyJ0tt
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing cashes in on new client for £308m FDM listing | The Lawyer http://t.co/6Un5T1ddHm
LAW FIRM NEWS: AIM-listed Fairpoint set to ramp up legal offering after Simpson Millar acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/o5uYaoNVjf
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC to vote on slashing management committee from 16 to nine | The Lawyer http://t.co/qtgOqtcTCR
SRA attacked from all sides on indemnity reforms | Legal Futures http://t.co/Bn0UgNAe9m
Barristers move towards ABS, survey says | Legal Futures http://t.co/h3b4nDa9UZ
Quindell targets huge staff growth and higher-value cases | Legal Futures http://t.co/xWAAsWQaHv
Government's defence of surveillance unconvincing, says ex-watchdog http://t.co/fSrwqdYnsF
ARGENTINA fears new crisis as vultures circle after US supreme court ruling http://t.co/M8le3xg8Up
Judge rules Tsarnaev prosecutors cannot argue he 'betrayed the US' http://t.co/iJYJsndPcb
Father of the House said there was a "growing sentiment" to impeach former PM Tony Blair over Iraq invasion http://t.co/lGOtrV9vKW
UKIP's Farage forms new grouping in European Parliament http://t.co/b1hMT6QUOo
Auschwitz guard, 89, arrested in US http://t.co/DYDt3wzOkh
Getting behind external law firm spend | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TQxcqQpiFk
Law departments lack IT savvy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pi6nvlDbln
Silicon Valley software company uses the term 'legal ninja' to describe its corporate counsel | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ti98gvest8
Firms offered funds to increase management skills | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8rggTlo6dn
Lawyers in Saudi Arabia against wearing black robes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nBDB5mYEp0
Chelsea Football Club appoints first ever head of legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pMwXrrMdc2
Edwards Wildman in talks with London partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z5lruj0VVR
Queensland Bar Association head steps down after controversy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4cssz9wsEZ
Feuding mother and daughter estate agents in £150,000 High Court battle http://t.co/YEUHD6WLWT

Wednesday

18th June - Law News

905th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law Society defends PI solicitors offering claims inducements. There is no evidence to justify the government’s plan to ban personal injury solicitors from offering up-front inducements to potential claimants, the Law Society has argued. Full story - Legal Futures

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Parklife festival death: £20,000 conviction reward offered http://t.co/SeUt9uqYoK
Banners at Nigerian man's home 'racist' - Alliance MP Naomi Long http://t.co/qyuHRr734f
PALESTINE: The Christian family refusing to give up its Bethlehem hill farm http://t.co/lQ0zz65tVK
eBay pulls sales of Chinese 'spyware phones' http://t.co/HyaUSDB2Z1
US: Metropolitan Opera cancels 'anti-Semitic' broadcast http://t.co/Xu202th5SU
Theresa May 'sorry' over delayed passport applications http://t.co/RBnOW01u5i
SPAIN king: Juan Carlos signs his abdication http://t.co/9yNNbGGQzl
What is the law on killing rabbits in your garden? http://t.co/Lh92Id2dw0
Pair under police investigation skip bail 'to fight in Syria' http://t.co/57HjYfaiFm
MP Mike Hancock sorry for 'inappropriate' conduct http://t.co/wKzsyOnOkP
Anti-paedophile police fight child porn 'epidemic' http://t.co/8MzhBi5cPu
Law students have a useful administrative role to play in divorce cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/ChXpth78su
Disclosure of cautions breaches privacy rights, Supreme Court rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/c4slOLafiH
Accutrainee: Revolution postponed | The Lawyer http://t.co/4RK8NM3XIt
KPMG loses McLaren appeal over tax relief for spying fine | The Lawyer http://t.co/XXXQEepdW6
Job applicants do not need to disclose childhood offences, supreme court rules http://t.co/mBDVJA6oT0
European court to rule on allegations Facebook passes personal data to NSA http://t.co/84IisOIXCp
US: Prosecutor in Blackwater trial details killing of 14 Iraqis http://t.co/el7xcBsloS
The report exonerating Lord Justice Fulford should be published | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/SRG9bIemi2
The Lawyer Management Guide: Finance | The Lawyer http://t.co/kNmzfRcEde
Germany must reinforce in-house lawyers’ independence | The Lawyer http://t.co/2d7TjgsQm9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing favours Germany in all-male promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/fg3Na1f62g
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons names Debowski as sole European real estate chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/hzXlsk3DBr
PII reforms set to be approved on 2 July | Law Gazette http://t.co/DuuCa9UoEg
Half of barristers trained to bypass solicitors from 2015 | Law Gazette http://t.co/waeVocEeMc
Misplaced moral outrage over euthanasia http://t.co/By34034ZNe
Lawyers file for emergency order against Gitmo staff who reportedly barred disabled detainees from using wheelchairs http://t.co/4TcmlmAkaO
MYANMAR's wildlife trafficking hotspot http://t.co/JKIbJMb12F
US Hunters: Gun rights have nothing to do with hunting http://t.co/YbWVutVTjY
BOSNIA returnees still burying their dead http://t.co/4Ne1MFveS7
The rise of 'Syraq': Colonial politics may've led to the problem, but crisis was sparked by government's poor policy http://t.co/8HJEPoZReM
INDIA's Foreign ministry unable to confirm whether 40 citizens in Mosul, Iraq have been kidnapped by ISIL fighters http://t.co/tRPXJn9KX4
UKRAINE to order unilateral truce http://t.co/W0DkLZGugY
Regions report 100 per cent increase in need for property solicitors | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JfKnDpggAt
Supreme Court hears record-breaking number of appeals | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/78mLy1TGlZ
A third of partners and a quarter of lawyers are privately educated | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/SDsW36PgKl
US: Surge in Child Migrants Reaches New York, Overwhelming Advocates http://t.co/SNH0mDtUgS
US: Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Paid Prioritization http://t.co/e97pTMahn2
As LED Industry Evolves, CHINA Elbows Ahead http://t.co/5i3wY5tMmk
US Defends Prosecuting Benghazi Suspect in Civilian Rather Than Military Court http://t.co/JBAlDJi1Vc
KENYA: Leader Blames Domestic Foes, Not Shabab, for Attacks http://t.co/kfWd7ylUBA
Relatives Shed Assets as CHINA’s Leader Fights Graft http://t.co/ylfpzRp0XI
As Sunnis Die in IRAQ, a Cycle Is Restarting http://t.co/KBqIG51gQO
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Sexual violence and conflict minerals: international demand fuels cycle http://t.co/OLrNUqHKiH
Investigation into four deaths in A44 tanker crash http://t.co/lHS5WPHSQM
URUGUAY football squad's caramel spread confiscated in Brazil http://t.co/r2sIyNYmnP
Supreme Court to announce ruling on criminal record checks http://t.co/nPL2wNlH46
Georgia carries out first US execution since botched attempt http://t.co/Z2fXJsXWVt
Footballer Benoit Assou-Ekotto of Cameroon. 'When FRANCE struggle, they say there is a little too many black people' http://t.co/YTwXUEwVEU
Bird flu 'danger zones' mapped http://t.co/XzJt7DV2wl
Help to Buy creates 'risks' for the taxpayer, MPs warn http://t.co/gw4JD1tWUK
Poor white pupils 'need best teachers and long days' http://t.co/rpz385hYCv
Businessman jailed for fraud after faking own death http://t.co/qUMawLITxD
Doctors should consult dying patients in ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ decisions, court rules http://t.co/d187YkBLjx
Window cleaner who was 'in a bad mood' foils armed bank robbery http://t.co/jQ7M5chdFM
Magna Carta - what is there left to celebrate? | The Lawyer http://t.co/WGEVMPqQKX
Government bribery review: need for speed must not replace fairness | The Lawyer http://t.co/drqEu85zPN
It's Absolutely Fabulous! Joanna Lumley to host The Lawyer Awards 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/kK7IXvRGcp
Law Society back in the black as chief executive's pay soars by nearly 20% | Legal Futures http://t.co/dMenACzcgk
Google: 2m legal searches made every day in UK | Legal Futures http://t.co/2m4lRgVnlw
Why some parents still want their children to be scarred http://t.co/rifXL9pdO6
Protesters tell Nigerian man he is not welcome in east Belfast http://t.co/oo3JHYSyAl
IMF in warning over ARGENTINA ruling at US Supreme Court http://t.co/qCyxOCtP8s
Courage of ZIMBABWE human rights lawyer captured in film http://t.co/2LyiAafTIP
Northern Irish prisoner's eye gouging prompts calls for investigation http://t.co/7lPD4LhGu7
US: The OJ Simpson case 20 years later: making 'trials into television' http://t.co/JRwEreSVSI
ISRAEL: Court upholds Vanunu travel ban http://t.co/zJRJDtf6gw
MoJ refuses to pay compensation to man wrongly imprisoned for 17 years http://t.co/9JjRi4N6I7
US: Supreme court justices get into footnote fracas over guns and 'ordinary English' http://t.co/OFY3w8M11W
Our citizenship can no longer protect us from state surveillance http://t.co/SnLB5LVAai
Why the government believes the law is on its side on social media interceptions http://t.co/icL9rlUjHk
Knife crime clampdown wins Commons backing, leaving Lib Dems isolated http://t.co/Mr8CX4Ov1Z
US: Congress poised to approve $41m to clear backlog of untested rape kits http://t.co/m1Jczkv8iQ
US: Lawyers fight to halt first executions since botched Oklahoma procedure http://t.co/wQNNrPSHB4
Mid-size firms in South of England outperform larger counterparts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pVX7z8DB28
DOJ says state bars cannot review mental health status | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QB4ugE0hzy
Trunki designer's fight to protect designs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Ig7g3BoJq
UK intelligence under legal spotlight | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E9wYZcbwir
Judges with daughters more likely to rule in feminist direction | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TdLBzYxwOL
Fairpoint Group plc completes acquisition of Simpson Millar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7mBFyIItvj
Greenberg Traurig swipes Denton's global head of real estate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PewJQzJCcw
Malaysia opens legal services market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pBvxm4AI8Y
MYANMAR: Persecuted Minority http://t.co/7cTmg0wuql

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