5th July - Law News

922nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

• The conservative turn of TURKEY's opposition http://t.co/6TWR9lvuoV 
• Will JAPAN's youth go to war because a pretty girl told them to? http://t.co/jJqFyLVb6J
• EGYPT court sentences Brotherhood leader http://t.co/z8gR7SYfG4 
• US: Motorist's clip shows officer straddling woman and repeatedly punching her on shoulder of Los Angeles highway http://t.co/k1z93CsgwJ 
• Refugee Camp for Syrians in JORDAN Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City http://t.co/Q27nn3ZhCu 
• The law on renting needs changing: it's far too easy for landlords to evict http://t.co/jdhwtEi5Fv
• Lib Dem MP John Leech faces HMRC investigation over unpaid interns http://t.co/hrQGswbg5m 
• WW1 nurse Edith Cavell to feature on new £5 coin http://t.co/eK9e5XKvAu 
• 89 year old Atherstone woman conned out of £100,000 http://t.co/v8myE1B655 
• Paralympics 'transformed attitudes' towards disabled people http://t.co/5tf8en14YF
• POLAND's overlooked Enigma codebreakers http://t.co/NDJLcgbhBy
• Lou Vincent: The cricketer who said sorry in the style of AA http://t.co/GkRI4GhSbt 
• Fuel duty share 'could fix potholes and roads' http://t.co/kU16n1muhx 
• ISRAEL: Palestinian Mohammad Abu Khdair 'was burned alive' http://t.co/gCs7WxjauF
• Essex PC Michael Winfield resigns over sawn-off shotgun http://t.co/KvYZJvrCer
• Eileen Clark extradition: 'Final step in a very painful time' http://t.co/4bIW7hOsdd 
• AUSTRALIA distances itself from Rolf Harris as shamed Perth-born entertainer starts jail term for abusing young girls http://t.co/0mKqnW7ypL 
• Rolf Harris: Experts divided over length of jail term http://t.co/qbcCskRGYn 
• AUSTRALIA in row over boats carrying Tamil asylum seekers http://t.co/vFZWmXwQMV 
• Scottish independence: Academics say 'Yes' vote could harm scientific research http://t.co/pi8RAE3Stc 
• Cambridgeshire Police shelve 1995 Ian Grant murder inquiry http://t.co/9RV1fNgjbM 
• Snowballs are cakes not confectionery, thus zero rated for VAT, first-tier tax tribunal has ruled | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9ejTvNfoEa 
• Plans ditched to give the attorney general powers to order media organisations to remove stories | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WMXT47cZY5 
• “Substantial” number of solicitors have not yet completed their applications to remain on the rol | New Law Journal: http://t.co/6rqmaSiSFA
• A pilot patent scheme to help UK businesses export goods to China has been launched | New Law Journal: http://t.co/3khiF28jQc
• Fixed share partners at smaller law firms considering jumping ship to avoid capital requirements | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sKroELAgKm
• More women judges please: A diverse judiciary would benefit both the courts and society | New Law Journal: http://t.co/nVJgMxKl8I
• Judicial office candidates could be subject to equal merit provision in selection exercises | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zGuhO11CJV 
• Burqa & niqab ban upheld: ECHR rules that French law does not violate human rights | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ACIAFWhyUK 
• Employers must avoid “dangerous pitfalls” surrounding new employee rights | New Law Journal: http://t.co/0fWRbxdkhu 
• Halsbury Legal Awards 2014 finalists are announced | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Nf0blFtuYs
• Solicitors express fears over new PII threshold | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NL6y3u3cWh 
• Charities can appeal prisoners’ legal aid | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XGQkrlp246 
• Higher fees for family mediations | New Law Journal: http://t.co/8rENTpdUaG 
• Welcome return to a pre-Mitchell era | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wqCRc42drS
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Sparkbrook disorder: Six more men arrested over death http://t.co/rsW2p3jfvW 
• 'Pitiless' Cardiff builders given jail sentences http://t.co/C3900CUUwe 
• Khuram Shazad Iqbal faces jail for extremist online posts http://t.co/BHUI6uy6Gr 
• ARGENTINE military officers convicted of bishop's murder http://t.co/nKQFV93Q1U 
• Cardiff Jihadists' assets frozen by Treasury http://t.co/LZ4k2kVpY2
• Police in armed struggle with man in Edinburgh city centre http://t.co/uS7ovz3KvX
• Amir Khan arrested on suspicion of assaulting two men http://t.co/QvCUitUeCX 
• David Cameron wants 'answers' on paedophile dossier http://t.co/z9phWVY2NT 
• Tour de France gets royal send-off at Harewood House near Leeds http://t.co/qZGJbSINNi 
• Australia withdraws funding for policy reform | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6QHaK0Fsq1
• Canadian lawyers attack criminal cases short-cut | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w9aq40nAvV 
• Lawyers urge against Cypriot bank mortage discount offers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kPtOQ2oMAI
• The dark art of cloud computing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yszqK3LUvU
• Former Paul, Weiss partner's penthouse on sale for $15m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jGONHqB9Vj
• No comfort for law firms in age verdict | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mt7RM7eJzn
• Chinese alliance extends to Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/h8oFrme0cW
• Glass walls point to future in law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UDMVDvLrfI 
• Law firm insurers see rise in claims over US$50m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s2pVwpVDto 
• Rolf Harris jail sentence to be reviewed by attorney general http://t.co/MMijGqO25u 
• Legal aid cuts are severing a lifeline for many poor families http://t.co/w54rYA6Grv 
• Fire, torment and villainy await Chris Grayling in novel punishment for prison book ban http://t.co/5hYCI8hIsw 
• What is Google deleting under the 'right to be forgotten' - and why? http://t.co/ql2OA51Bhk
• Legal aid cuts force warring couples into the arms of litigation lenders http://t.co/8dMwGs9QDr
• Andy Coulson and Rolf Harris face different prison fates http://t.co/tbJg13cDNg
• Campaigners fear new surveillance powers in wake of Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/TZjq5nhulB
• EGYPT raises fuel prices by up to 78 percent from midnight -oil ministry source http://t.co/Hhf96kE39x
• GREECE: Court rules strike by electricity workers illegal http://t.co/AnNL9g2BP8 
• Policeman wounded in BAHRAIN bomb blast according to Interior Ministry http://t.co/OE2IMa9HPt 
• BRAZIL police link Fifa official to World Cup ticket gang http://t.co/palEZLNwS8 
• Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been criticised for saying that AUSTRALIA was "unsettled" before the British arrived http://t.co/LukX65X1Fq 
• BALKANS: Police and Albanians clash in Macedonia over murder trial http://t.co/ZVsH8GkwL5
• BALKANS: Kosovo indicts suspected Balkan crime boss Kelmendi http://t.co/V7PkMXHNt2
• KUWAIT warns against violent protests after rally http://t.co/RwKRomb7B4 
• NIGERIA atheist Bala freed from Kano psychiatric hospital http://t.co/q2ylzJRmCj
• UK Government Minister: Religious Difference Is A Strength For The Country http://t.co/oifWk8Txdq 
• Pioneering editor and champion of free speech sees open Internet in CUBA's future http://t.co/pciKeCBXgD 
• ETHIOPIA Ginbot 7 leader facing death penalty 'extradited from Yemen' http://t.co/os4Zk2OjND
• RUSSIA passes law to force websites onto Russian servers http://t.co/IQzQKDYKPm 
• GERMANY arrests man suspected of spying for US http://t.co/Ev47bbVcPO 
• Graffiti Artist Sprays BRAZIL's Turmoil Across Its City Walls http://t.co/XYCPZJU6og

4th July - Law News

921st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Rogue claims management companies providing bad service and bombarding people with nuisance calls will soon face hefty fines based on annual turnover and the nature of its offences, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• US: Leftover embryo adoption where choice of biological features exist causes controversy http://t.co/KoZo4QIAtz 
• INDIA: Former Kashmiri fighters say they were deceived about amnesty's promise of a new life http://t.co/MJ52padIMW 
• MONGOLIA's overcrowded ger district lacks most basic amenities, but now that could change under a new government plan http://t.co/Xom2CbWOir 
• SPAIN plans to allow Jews expelled during the Inquisition a fast-track to citizenship - so would they take it http://t.co/Te6YVAh0ph 
• N ZEALAND: Son of Maori king cleared of theft and drunk driving charges to safeguard his chances of succeeding father http://t.co/ZdXK5jzJIv 
• HONG KONG democracy rally organisers arrested http://t.co/ch9IwrgH0D 
• Rolf Harris mural in Sheffield to be painted over http://t.co/k2X5AVlLSB 
• Tennis match with Cameron auctioned off for £160,000 http://t.co/8CjmVUm38M 
• Sparkbrook murder: 'Shot' man was actually stabbed http://t.co/3GR4eHZknE 
• Tour de France fever cranks up in Yorkshire http://t.co/TQZ74VC5JX 
• FRANCE: Teacher dies after being 'stabbed by parent' http://t.co/lUZ0CdlDxv
• Rolf Harris jailed for five years and nine months http://t.co/6jqtnvWZua 
• Actress Scarlett Johansson wins defamation case against French novelist http://t.co/POBHx8UpAA 
• Court rules back-to-work legislation incompatible with European law http://t.co/vZKHVoxsbo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells snares ENS tax and China specialist | The Lawyer http://t.co/As2NcYIzEC
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith turns to Pinsents for latest finance hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/WabZTsdA6x 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang revenue up 7 per cent to £117.6m as PEP falls below £500k | The Lawyer http://t.co/xSih5yKuMe 
• For all its laudable efforts, the bar is still conspicuously pale and male | Law Gazette http://t.co/aEucrnn5DE 
• Lloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/haTPp4JCvu 
• MPs urge compulsory sharing of whiplash fraud data | Law Gazette http://t.co/vks8GibOjq 
• Society names IT partner for online conveyancing | Law Gazette http://t.co/k5m1YqHH3F 
• City leader warns of legal dangers of Scottish ‘yes’ vote | Law Gazette http://t.co/BtlmkstMqt
• Peers add to criticism of judicial review changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/2eD3uVBtcC 
• Rolf Harris viewed websites of indecent images of children http://t.co/iIMXrStQX2 
• Lord chancellor Chris Grayling's role and lack of legal qualification under scrutiny from lords' inquiry http://t.co/BgaY26JZB6 
• UK stands accused over extradition of Ethiopian opposition leader http://t.co/1oJt5stJpH
• Schools 'must train teachers' to tackle homophobia http://t.co/64ugRNCt8z 
• Trojan Horse: Golden Hillock governors 'needed more time' http://t.co/jqiJRiLJrS
• High Court ruled laws underpinning back-to-work scheme "incompatible" with European Convention on Human Rights http://t.co/LbDRL8SNoC 
• Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline CHINA 'credible' - investigator http://t.co/zqADwoukgV J
• Children's TV 'packed with junk-food references' http://t.co/IrdjBktf7t 
• 'Kidnap' mother Eileen Clark extradited to the US http://t.co/1vaODMmRYG
• IRAQ crisis: Isis rebels 'hunt opponents', say refugees http://t.co/2Yn67v1zYr 
• Google reinstates 'forgotten' links after pressure http://t.co/0QW3geQuta 
• British Gas staff mis-sold deals, says regulator Ofgem http://t.co/8c1vcewo3K
• PALESTINE: Hamas 'ready for Gaza ceasefire' if Israeli raids stop http://t.co/cooETqVBGJ
• Rolf Harris abuse had 'catastrophic effect', says victim http://t.co/kSxhsqmPQR
• ITALY: Costa Concordia - Police video shows inside wrecked ship http://t.co/zorR4Ac9mi
• Andy Coulson jailed for 18 months over phone hacking http://t.co/JXx7BlNvnn 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• The US war on workers: The Supreme Court Ruling on Harris v. Quinn Is a Blow for Unions http://t.co/n9GHPatUTl 
• US: Outside Legal Work Proves Fruitful for New York’s Top Legislators http://t.co/XLSZcsgA72 
• US: Colorado Clerk Won’t Halt Marriage Licenses for Gays http://t.co/lk23QxIqRe 
• PAKISTAN Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights Groups http://t.co/wZwhiyvTQe 
• US Privacy Panel Backs N.S.A.’s Internet Tapping http://t.co/cuxXRN9Okn
• FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Many Legal Hurdles http://t.co/NOc7PSYRdy
• The Price of Prevention: Vaccine Costs Are Soaring http://t.co/95CCbxJBNZ 
• ISRAEL: Arab Boy’s Death Escalates Clash Over Abductions http://t.co/nDAU6PfegJ 
• After Harris and Coulson, isn't it about time for a historic banking crime investigation? http://t.co/Dcln2UN58R
• Our prison system is costly, overcrowded and doesn't make us safer — so let's change it http://t.co/JavkX1lexF
• Now we can see where the right to be forgotten leads, and it’s not good? http://t.co/wH1pnA6MSI 
• The French ban on the niqab has been upheld. Quite right too? http://t.co/nvd4u1Azdb 
• Teresa May appoints Baroness Nuala O’Loan to head up inquiry into the notorious unsolved Daniel Morgan murder case http://t.co/a5iSmPr5DS 
• Pressure mounts over file on alleged Westminster paedophile ring http://t.co/IZqth2sNtH 
• Rolf Harris leaves house by boat to be sentenced for indecent assaults http://t.co/REGXYKN6QV 
• Andy Coulson sentencing: Former News of the World editor could face up to two years in jail http://t.co/yxpC69ricb
• Banks routinely send legal demands that scare struggling customers into paying up http://t.co/d57QN0U8bv
• MPs urge compulsory sharing of fraud whiplash data | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxzkpBn8mb
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O's Wim Dejonghe - Higher plateau means partner hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/J58p5T2lSf 
• A stripped-down telephone advice service for a single pre-payment fee launched as Naked Legal | Legal Futures http://t.co/V8ZT4qNFMP 
• Undermining Our Conversation About the Right to Arms | Online Library of Law & Liberty: http://t.co/tI2VluuG0J 
• The racist video that's shocked AUSTRALIA http://t.co/dRXijdhdBa
• Systematic bribery at GlaxoSmithKline China 'credible' - investigator http://t.co/zqADwoukgV 
• London fraudster Fizzy jailed for '£30m' lottery scam http://t.co/XSYfmla9Hg
• Police investigating murder of Muslim PhD student release e-fit image http://t.co/0lU2Absf7r
• Teenager fined after taking selfie in court http://t.co/VR7ytzmvWU 
• SPAIN's royal family fraud case: first evidence against King Felipe VI's brother-in-law http://t.co/giJLzaWptF
• Cowboy builders jailed for fleecing elderly victims of more than £1m http://t.co/HW0YFmpvRw 
• Rolf Harris: eBay to review sales of artist's work http://t.co/RHAaaWJV42 
• MPs demand SRA crackdown on personal injury lawyers “playing the system” | Legal Futures http://t.co/YwG957B7ME 
• GERMANY Votes For First-Ever Minimum Wage, Around $11.50 http://t.co/I2PoDjLU7X 
• ZIMBABWE's Robert Mugabe tells white farmers 'to go' http://t.co/aKJ5J5AnQv
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch Black Pete is 'negative stereotype' - court http://t.co/7snGDItGGh 
• African nations give rebels in CONGO six months to disarm http://t.co/hiYiSzpp9d 
• Deportation Threat Doesn't Diminish Young Migrants' US Hopes http://t.co/MIUfUYTYl6
• BRAZIL: World Cup police cooperation nabs Argentine 'dirty war' torturer http://t.co/A0TWgW8oBp 
• The Rise of Adversarial Corporatism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/YOJ1ribWTF 
• Ex-Serco chief of custody contracts is a director of firm also involved with MoJ http://t.co/D45sy2a23S 
• Loving liberty means embracing human rights http://t.co/rdp8M0ofQ1 
• Google will be happy with media anger over 'right to be forgotten' http://t.co/KEsoIxIRPT 
• UK news organisations criticise Google over implementation of new law http://t.co/UjA4wvorUm

3rd July - Law News

920th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: ISPs take GCHQ to court in UK over mass surveillance. Seven international web providers lodge formal complaint to court alleging breach of privacy and breaking into their networks. Full story - Guardian Law

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• Report calls for higher fees to boost mediation | Law Gazette http://t.co/xAiaMYBuBb
• The French niqab ban: BBC Radio Wales discussion with Faeeza Vaid and Bénédicte Paviot | head of legal http://t.co/fx5pzkRiA5 
• UK sent BBC's Sherlock to North Korea http://t.co/IQXYp1H5b7 
• Gambling addict sues Ritz casino after losing £2m http://t.co/qp9gQPIUq8 
• Geoffrey Dickens 'said paedophile dossier was explosive' http://t.co/s6YYOOQJ3x 
• Google removing BBC link was 'not a good judgement'? http://t.co/uuFUeb90XU 
• British soldier with mental disorder extradited to US http://t.co/9bxUlG5Qn0 
• 'Difficult' rape cases, Mr Grieve? All victims deserve justice | Sarah Green and Katie Russell http://t.co/9JYrM5cyGK 
• Small Data: DWP leads the way on statistical complaints http://t.co/DvW1ovUKtn
• Labour's Chuka Umunna makes Wichita/Worcester gaffe http://t.co/fMQnAMy6w3 
• An orthodox Jewish rabbi is taking part in an Islamic fast to increase understanding between the two faiths http://t.co/EaZJvDDoVx 
• UK airports running 'as normal' after US terror warning http://t.co/GxIm7xC4kh
• I regret the way we are dying | Bronnie Ware http://t.co/A9PxoYYtlN
• AFRICAN leaders vote themselves immunity from new human rights court http://t.co/qm7qnLQX8W 
• Calling for a bikini ban is a dangerous response to assaults in INDIA http://t.co/3cluhV2l6e
• NIGERIA: Atheist man says he was declared insane for his religious views http://t.co/Fu12mx7Sx4 
• SRA approves PII reform | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xtAk21cDwM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird allies with Turkish firm BTS | The Lawyer http://t.co/3meTM2eWAL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds posts 2 per cent revenue rise to £384m, PEP up 13.6 per cent to £729k | The Lawyer http://t.co/x3wIIDrGcu 
• Face-to-face with the niqab | Law Gazette http://t.co/a5NavP4epE 
• Regulator approves PII reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/nxlhTtZONm 
• PEP rises 12% at Herbert Smith Freehills | Law Gazette http://t.co/VoFbvzJgpD 
• Report calls for higher fees to boost mediation | Law Gazette http://t.co/xAiaMYBuBb
• Lloyds defends recovery letters naming ‘SCM Solicitors’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/haTPp4JCvu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Blackstone and Bhatt Murphy bring internet spy case against GCHQ | The Lawyer http://t.co/cmhXKmYsRw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trio of City boutiques team up with Buzzacott to launch professional advisory service | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hq9hvGeu4X 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird allies with Turkish firm BTS | The Lawyer http://t.co/3meTM2eWAL 
• US: Harvard creates office to investigate all claims of sexual assault http://t.co/1EGi7lIOxG
• Scottish independence: PM urges Union supporters to speak up http://t.co/4EDsjzqY2u 
• Hundreds in zero-hours council jobs in the West http://t.co/BX3hxTckhE 
• British Library to show Declaration of Independence http://t.co/Xwe73pwxb5 
• Cynthia Beamond murder: Man and woman charged http://t.co/qy1bfiWhfR 
• Family-abuse children 'unprotected', commissioner warns http://t.co/5ugA9OZAt3 
• Failure to stop FGM is a 'national scandal', say MPs http://t.co/6L6XSUh8nW 
• SUDAN: Meriam Ibrahim - My baby is disabled because I gave birth with my legs chained http://t.co/kxTvusXjdj
• Divers fined for plundering historic shipwrecks http://t.co/Y476ggrJUK 
• Top judge asks police to prosecute father for 'barbaric attack' on baby girl http://t.co/dj1020ZtEe 
• Lack of parliamentary time set to delay independent practice rights for legal executives | Legal Futures http://t.co/4CtroIZ6p7 
• Newly acquired ABS hits the acquisition trail as promised | Legal Futures http://t.co/2mdVZOCfuQ 
• Smaller law firms "face battle to keep junior partners" as HMRC deadline looms | Legal Futures http://t.co/k5VMBR81Q3
• SRA goes ahead with £500,000 PII limit | Legal Futures http://t.co/7WV1tEW0L1 
• Food waste reduction could help feed world's starving http://t.co/qxoY4yaRvB 
• Should gay men and lesbians be bracketed together? http://t.co/rsJF90moT0 
• Police appeal after man dies in online Punch4Punch game http://t.co/FI2aikQSj7 
• US actress Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of Grand Theft Auto http://t.co/nv6p4Z5cD1 
• Lorry fire closes central London street http://t.co/BL3Ejcf0qL
• New website helps people steer clear of rogue electricians https://t.co/QfjvJQ3vLk 
• Gibraltar: European Commission mission returns to review border delays https://t.co/WCwEIEkdqv 
• The changing role of mining in developing economies - Lynne Featherstone MP https://t.co/xb8VQgdgwc
• Foreign Secretary condemns murder of Palestinian teenager, welcomes ISRAEL’s commitment to find perpetrators https://t.co/qKO4brpfGZ 
• DfT statement on aviation security https://t.co/DV68E8DEKn 
• GCHQ Banksy removal stopped http://t.co/9KdMJhTwoC 
• Kudoso router only allows internet access after chores http://t.co/YyvqUYS8RK 
• From a house of hate, an outburst of violence: The white supremacist next door http://t.co/JLrmR5s45N 
• 'Enhanced security' at overseas airports with US flights http://t.co/E1Ymh9FQGp 
• Government seeks closed hearing in case against dissident republican http://t.co/gqWAJT2Yza 
• This plea to legalise assisted dying must not be ignored http://t.co/pAMm1iqRTa 
• It is Zaha Hadid's duty to look at human rights issues http://t.co/95PeqoCHDh 
• US firms win as Barclays cuts legal panel by 30pc | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d6puPeOHHV 
• GM provides lessons for all legal depts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lS3ARISeRJ 
• Poor understanding of misconduct in companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nmXeQ89p3Z
• Now is the best time to go to law school, Slate says | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OUU8CAzxPW
• Harbottle & Lewis criticised over Rolf Harris defence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/D2hHq8juQH 
• Minerals company takes arbitration gamble in Indonesia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4QgRKW6gaf 
• Senator indicted over law firm links | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HMAdesKz3O 
• A&O revenues rise 2pc in 2013/14 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qGCuFYrc5E

2nd July - Law News

919th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: A five-year project to celebrate the achievements of women lawyers has been launched, culminating at the centenary of the Act of Parliament which abolished the bar on their entry into the profession. Full story - Legal Futures

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• In search of the Inns of Court trenches | Law Gazette http://t.co/45ePWt2gz3 
• PII arguments fall on deaf ears | Law Gazette http://t.co/VAgPa0pzll 
• Clashes over rights: should there be an opt out for those with religious beliefs? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WsxAKHGqEf 
• Claims firms set to receive huge penalties for time-wasting | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7UeNRWh18z 
• Pension trust investments clarified by Law Commission report | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aaeb5wwuKy 
• Drug-smuggling solicitor struck off | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/dJrv7Ri5og 
• Mediation rates plummet despite government intentions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lFloAbX2Xp 
• Corrected Bar Council figures show 40 per cent drop in tenancies in single year | The Lawyer http://t.co/YPTR1CpEjN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Dickinson makes up four in all-female promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/K5a7TLO98G
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke sees tech and telecoms heads quit for Fieldfisher and Reed Smith | The Lawyer http://t.co/rUDKRnpxCJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF generates £800m of revenue in first year post-merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/CMnT12dhb4 
• The story behind Rolf Harris's child safety film http://t.co/VnRsbzT9Jy 
• Why has Google cast me into oblivion? Exercising his or her new "right to be forgotten" http://t.co/xJgroc9zKm 
• FRANCE's former president Nicolas Sarkozy: Case against me 'political' http://t.co/z8Q91PFkM4
• 'Angel of Woolwich' is detained under mental health act http://t.co/kDRCEi48Oc 
• Home Office under fire over lost paedophile dossier http://t.co/iAJB3Krtm3 
• Allen & Overy posts ‘highest ever’ revenue and profit | Law Gazette http://t.co/raIx6EVYNi 
• Student Loans Company suspends misleading recovery letters | Law Gazette http://t.co/MkScSutxWE 
• Profits up 8% at Nabarro | Law Gazette http://t.co/gQYDqblzbC 
• Prison law legal aid appeal granted | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xuy6W1EU9b 
• Regulator approves PII reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/mvG41FW0FN
• Four questions every law student gets asked (and how to answer them) http://t.co/NcvLcp3aWo 
• ISPs take GCHQ to court in UK over mass surveillance http://t.co/9pkUGhhibM 
• Rhea Martin obituary, legal academic and champion of Citizen's rights http://t.co/xzT3THH9ZC
• Women duped by Met undercover officers win high court ruling http://t.co/yq8Nu46Lfo 
• Mary Rimington's work for civil liberties http://t.co/KRw9mooHio 
• Google search 'downgrades' competitors' products http://t.co/ZwJoQLQFC9 
• Where is the hardest place in the UK to be a busker? http://t.co/adK72mr6Qk 
• Japanese stem-cell 'breakthrough' findings retracted http://t.co/Y4KMz9z3Sb 
• Madeleine McCann inquiry: Police finish questioning http://t.co/45ikpUuEL9 
• Undercover police sex case: Women win legal battle http://t.co/gktVJ2wx8F 
• 'Revenge porn' laws: Ministers urged to go further http://t.co/eg1JEKBj9i 
• Unite presses Ed Miliband for EU referendum pledge http://t.co/dIw0khDHAR 
• Anti-terror police arrest teenager in Cardiff http://t.co/elRnlmAExO 
• ISPs take legal action against GCHQ http://t.co/0DOBhzoeUd 
• Leon Brittan passed abuse concerns to 'relevant authorities' http://t.co/iAJB3Krtm3 
• Antibiotic resistance: Cameron warns of medical 'dark ages' http://t.co/56NQcdSVaU 
• Eleven arrested in £300m Manchester drugs raids http://t.co/Cs0m1oBxF6 
• US: New York Towns Can Prohibit Fracking, State’s Top Court Rules http://t.co/EpdJOkpiEs 
• US: Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph to Pay for Failure to Report Abuse http://t.co/f2j8ihvoca 
• RUSSIA: The anti-Putin gay kiss at Lovato gig http://t.co/QgiJkwvAz7 
• CHINA’s Antigraft Push Snares an Ex-General http://t.co/EVal264htw
• Should Facebook Manipulate Users? http://t.co/FsEVZEeTRR 
• Fair Compensation for G.M.’s Victims http://t.co/1MHbyyIAax 
• CANADA: Antispam Law Whips Up a Storm of Last-Minute Messages http://t.co/jGtYe05cTh
• Census Considers How to Measure a More Diverse AMERICA http://t.co/xFkzOj9ZaY 
• FRANCE: Ex-Leader Questioned in Graft Inquiry, Imperiling Comeback Hopes http://t.co/gqp6k1ZCpc
• US: Compromise at the Supreme Court Veils Its Rifts http://t.co/fUFaD2YQj9 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• New LSB chairman joins calls for single regulator | Legal Futures http://t.co/idtdnYBJp1
• Revenge porn laws may be changed, hints justice secretary http://t.co/eg1JEKBj9i 
• Madeleine McCann inquiry: Suspect faces further questioning http://t.co/45ikpUuEL9 
• Ebola: WHO calls emergency talks on outbreak http://t.co/bwTkAl0DBb 
• Man 'bends car door' of burning vehicle to save driver http://t.co/0Z7ImIi5XG
• Facebook faces UK probe over emotion study http://t.co/9LPG5tOIpS
• Met Police 'deleted discrimination findings' http://t.co/aFXw3aMbLl 
• House price growth remains strong, says Nationwide http://t.co/r2XXP14m8T 
• Student Loans Company suspends misleading recovery letters | Law Gazette http://t.co/8K3hW6mZKE
• Allen & Overy posts ‘highest ever’ revenue and profit | Law Gazette http://t.co/raIx6EVYNi
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Foley Hoag bolsters Paris with White & Case hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/67VcFpIgW5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DMH's Aspinall steps down after two decades in charge | The Lawyer http://t.co/uuGqVa3cng 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O posts record results to £1.23bn but revenue rise lags half year performance | The Lawyer http://t.co/E1ev3n5OU1 
• EU roaming fees fall for phone users http://t.co/6NPVyxgyVW 
• SAS selection deaths: Manslaughter probe dropped by CPS http://t.co/bTYNmMi7Ti 
• HONG KONG police arrest democracy protesters at sit-in http://t.co/Mb0DsjRrk2
• Ministers warned of decrease in house building http://t.co/Ohq6aIjKlS
• What do you do with millions of extra graduates? http://t.co/zVMVoeIlrA
• Leon Brittan urged to comment on 1980s 'paedophile dossier' http://t.co/DCi2394GP2 
• What happened to Rolf Harris's portrait of the Queen? http://t.co/gceiUNv96F 
• Former FRANCE President Nicolas Sarkozy placed under formal investigation http://t.co/GqIjVYg2Au
• Chris Grayling indicates that 'revenge pornography' could soon be outlawed http://t.co/KQBqRsbRMr 
• FRANCE Muslim women on burqa ban ruling: 'All I want is to live in peace' http://t.co/i2RuP6CIjQ 
• Beware the consequences of the chilling attack on access to justice http://t.co/ovSoDacvPU 
• Top-secret court to weigh ban on MI5 and GCHQ spying on MPs in public http://t.co/ZUXhC2jnyF 
• Cherry Groce inquest: officer takes full blame for shot that led to Brixton riots http://t.co/LXSCQCgXV7 
• Labour may bring in more community sentences for younger offenders http://t.co/eYgQW8toYp 
• Domestic violence convictions at record high http://t.co/Fz7e5OHXXZ 
• Arnold & Porter heads international pro bono ranking | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2FpGkNjnQW 
• Law graduates face difficulty obtaining employment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KomNUfZVq2 
• Managing partner of Fitzpatrick Cella quits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DHx1rEuTAv 
• GM compensation bill could rise to US$8b | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MsPb7e6VzY 
• SEC consults on reducing role of arbitrator-lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MBqtTA9Yjt 
• Ex-compliance head to leave BNP Paribas after US8.97b fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0rZeIQj45c
• Clifford Chance turnover up 7pc to record level | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JmqwSKLl67
• Bogus law firms and money laundering rise up SRA's risk register for law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/BXWYaFwmkQ

1st July - Law News

918th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Paparazzi pose a real danger to privacy. Phone-hackers face prison sentences but why are the activities of paparazzi not curtailed by criminal sanctions. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• I've quit the probation service over the government's ill-thought-out reforms http://t.co/SyP8u2dqfi 
• Flexible working hours are the dream … but not if you can't switch off http://t.co/GDnRQB4k5T 
• Phone-hacking case shows openness is best policy in criminal justice | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vMc4okRdxB 
• Dating app Tinder facing sexual harassment lawsuit from co-founder http://t.co/KK5mwfHCqL 
• Hedge fund couple in billion-dollar divorce case http://t.co/dDyxYlrLLt 
• English language explodes in INDIA - and it's not just Hinglish http://t.co/OB1aw0C1iE 
• Former youth worker Michael Smith jailed for abuse http://t.co/YfSzoHV8ik 
• Nine jailed over Kevin McDaid death in Coleraine http://t.co/QSC9LKpK0F 
• Ku Klux Klan flag taken down in east Belfast after discussions http://t.co/yqKazTvGPm 
• MoD 'admits liability' for RAF jet crash airman's death http://t.co/eW18jBwKrx 
• John Davis faces life sentence for murdering girlfriend Hazel North http://t.co/ZU07yYXHWA 
• Heathrow passengers wait for lost bags after IT failure http://t.co/OGy9qtDYOR 
• Jayden Parkinson murder: Ex claimed he was 'celebrity' http://t.co/NHiPo8JUGW 
• GCSE computing tasks withdrawn after answers appear online http://t.co/F6KARfRmp0 
• Booking site HotelHippo.com in 'appalling' data leak http://t.co/qhZ6l6Gl4O 
• 'Cheat' Lou Vincent is banned for life from all cricketing activities http://t.co/C3baPJMWzM 
• Hollesley Bay prisoner caught with pet rabbit http://t.co/5d1k8fC61i
• Cherry Groce inquest: Marksman's 'shock' at shooting mother http://t.co/ZtGyexG3Dj 
• SRA begins hunt for inaugural GC in management overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/TWFhPUxs0j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro turnover flat at £116.3m, while net profit rises to £34.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/AKUJG8eaFL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Simmons among taking spots on Barclays' reduced panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/e7V75Guplh 
• Roundtable: future of the bar | Law Gazette http://t.co/6yJ7fCekvo 
• French burqa ban upheld by European court | Law Gazette http://t.co/NirMdI4C2M
• Review of insolvency vehicle used in many distressed law firm sales favours voluntary scrutiny | Law Gazette http://t.co/ENF7YL3w0e 
• ​Media take-down plans ditched | Law Gazette http://t.co/o3fFC5K4lm 
• Simpson Millar begins post-buyout acquisition spree | Law Gazette http://t.co/3BlWHND5Y7 
• New European data protection law ‘on track’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/XcDBg6abpc
• Gross failures over meningitis death of Thomas Smith http://t.co/ItrZvDSG85 
• The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by FRANCE on wearing the Muslim full-face veil http://t.co/EYQ1g26bLN 
• FRANCE's ex-President Sarkozy held over influence claims http://t.co/Iu0vEscEMA
• Rolf Harris guilty: More alleged victims come forward http://t.co/RR1Agi3Fzq 
• Five tips to be an outstanding trial lawyer - Adedunmade Onibokun http://t.co/eG2BZLNmB7 
• ‘Fast-track’ patent highway to China opens | Law Gazette http://t.co/YVMHFrxdBI
• General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158) https://t.co/U8V1MXowPl
• Profits surge on record income at Clifford Chance | Law Gazette http://t.co/iTSa869XAA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Temple Bright takes Nabarro group to launch energy team | The Lawyer http://t.co/RNC7hgH884 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Asia Pac 150 - Davis Polk leads US firms’ charge in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/gB7FsSACaU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenue hits £1.359bn at Clifford Chance, PEP up 16 per cent to £1.14m | The Lawyer http://t.co/X1KlopADVb
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• NETHERLANDS: KLM sorry for Mexico tweet after Dutch World Cup win http://t.co/vJskMNwo0C
• Robots could roam UK testing zones http://t.co/1iI5ddLGDN 
• ISRAEL: Three teenagers who were abducted earlier this month in the West Bank have been found dead http://t.co/evUZy4AeiJ 
• BNP Paribas to pay $9bn to settle sanctions violations in US http://t.co/yBciB1LmXN 
• Madeleine McCann suspects to be questioned by police http://t.co/so88LTfz29 
• More than 1,000 children under 10 stopped and searched in five years http://t.co/H4gXbpGmLJ
• Zahid Mubarek murder could happen again, warns chief inspector of prisons http://t.co/kfGW3GprmS 
• Police 'suffering from more stress-related illness' http://t.co/a8HgRFp6dt 
• Rolf Harris' daughter said inheriting his £11 million would be like 'winning lottery' http://t.co/BlWNr0VH5q 
• Rolf Harris trial: Family accused of 'staging' their public image http://t.co/3gVqfOGThe
• Hundreds of children under 10 being subject to stop and search http://t.co/hjA3XT4Km8
• Barristers lay out plans for range of new entities | Legal Futures http://t.co/YBdrQ03xNV 
• Schillings' profits rocket as shift to reputation defence ABS pays off | Legal Futures http://t.co/JsuQLKyGUq 
• Arbitration developments in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tU4clV9aWP 
• US ruling on cellphones heralds new digital age | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aQ3ngHXaCj 
• Canadian gov lawyers fall for phishing emails | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pYcwqLlsNN 
• Gmail unsubscribe button could be good for business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5o6cFFnkb9 
• Paparazzi pose a real danger to privacy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jbmtuNfcCJ 
• Al Tamimi opens 14th Middle East office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gSeMKI1i8U 
• Malaysia Bar Council details foreign licence rules | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0oF4cwjwkH 
• Holland & Knight exits Middle East to focus on Americas | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rNCuyfkHX9 
• BP takes new tack on Gulf of Mexico claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SFxLPnRAHT 
• A&O predicts unprecedented changes for law sector | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1emE2LsSs0 
• AZERBAIJAN: Wave of protest as Zaha Hadid's Baku prizewinner causes controversy http://t.co/M8q3gXFwHB 
• US: After Supreme Court Ruling, Aereo’s Rivals in TV Streaming Seize Opening http://t.co/0n9101A43P 
• US: G.M. to Set Payouts in Crashes Caused by Flawed Switches http://t.co/ufGAhrgbbz 
• New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent http://t.co/w2VMFSzvTq
• US: New N.S.A. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable http://t.co/uwTgzosPQy 
• Before Shooting in IRAQ, a Warning on Blackwater http://t.co/HG5CB7nd5i 
• Thomas Smith died of meningitis after antibiotic delay http://t.co/17ueXrmqHP 
• Alastair Graham admits burning dog to death at Fife tree http://t.co/jePLLGW2qR 
• Driver jailed for doing 150mph with no-seatbelt infants http://t.co/Ds3GIwq9HO 
• BRAZIL press officer suspended by Fifa following incident with Chilean player http://t.co/miAg9xkrWI 
• Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults http://t.co/JajVfLWJ6y 
• Government drops plan to give attorney general power over web news archives http://t.co/2hV5Q3ACHt 
• US: Abu Ghraib torture suit against contractor revived by federal court http://t.co/LvNQg8zFyO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Herbies advise as Tui merges with Tui | The Lawyer http://t.co/wbPzfl1GdM 
• Still working on our ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/TWdcR9aQ7p
• ‘Scuzzy’ pre-packs are here to stay | Law Gazette http://t.co/ENF7YL3w0e 
• Government tells Saatchi to amend innovation bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/fhyvi7pQKJ 
• Foley ousts nine-year incumbent at Pinsent Masons | Law Gazette http://t.co/4JGDwoeoCE 
• ​Residence test breaches UN convention, say parliamentarians | Law Gazette http://t.co/8rIKu1ORUU 
• MoJ axes £127m IT project | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxxhqrLvC4 
• SRA braced for another big intervention | Law Gazette http://t.co/nL11yhJKWg 
• Legal Pride 2014 – image gallery | Law Gazette http://t.co/JpHv9sYUEH 
• Peers back bill to make pre-nups binding | Law Gazette http://t.co/E1oJtOGpgb 
• Dignity is part of the homeless condition or a dignified guilt? TheLawMap review of BP Portrait Award 2014 Exhibition http://t.co/WT7sowIB1d
• Parades 'have doubled' in Northern Ireland since 2005 http://t.co/alXy9F0Bnn 
• ITALY finds 30 bodies in migrant boat http://t.co/JHVR3oNoI1
• Black children have more concerns over job prospects than white http://t.co/kBmxqelPr3 
• Four people arrested for slavery and kidnap from the Rumney area in Cardiff http://t.co/lJOFSmYK0E 
• Sex tape adds to GSK China scandal http://t.co/YsIwp8qTQY 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius 'had no mental disorder', trial hears http://t.co/dRrOCMzams 
• EC vice-president says UK exit 'would be very bad news' http://t.co/pnkkWxan6M
• Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman face retrial http://t.co/A2dppCDYoW 
• Report into RAF Lossiemouth jets crash published http://t.co/Optz26p5tI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons elects Richard Foley as senior partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rsh4e4cy1Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Orrick continues London growth spurt with Proskauer finance hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/CUcw5Nimpy 
• Ministers ‘shelve Land Registry sell-off’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/jDhVhrIb1X 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• BOOK REVIEW: Giving Legal Advice – an adviser’s handbook (2nd edition) | Law Gazette http://t.co/aAnflHt16B 
• Risk and compliance: the tools of hazard | Law Gazette http://t.co/kEPaXVRWm9 
• Commonwealth Games: Used Furniture to go to vulnerable families http://t.co/MiPb1xs4Hs 
• George Hamilton: New PSNI chief constable marks first day in job http://t.co/jPSCuE2xGP 
• DWP leads the way on statistical complaints http://t.co/DvW1ovUKtn 
• BNP Paribas has written to staff warning that the French banking giant will be fined heavily by US authorities http://t.co/dF2CXclODl 
• ALGERIA football team coach angry at Ramadan focus on players before crucial World Cup match http://t.co/DrCvoMtaVE 
• Chai - the drink INDIA can't live without http://t.co/ULsiyobjdt 
• UK government is making a fresh bid to overturn a decades-long US import ban on traditional Scottish haggis http://t.co/J3SumDZv0M 
• Flexible working rights extended to all http://t.co/ELOUagWYp9
• Scottish independence: SNP supporters protest over 'BBC bias' http://t.co/bsRq1CZEo1 
• Facebook emotion experiment sparks criticism http://t.co/unwlvfjM3x 
• Woman dragged off street and raped in Manchester http://t.co/tIaqzF043w

30th June - Law News

917th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap




FOCUS OF THE DAY: Hundreds of law firms could be struck off residential conveyancing panels under Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposals, the Law Society has warned. The Law Society took aim at the SRA over its “possibly highly risky” proposals for regulatory reform. Full story - New Law Journal







 

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• G4S: NI minister condemns dissident republican threat http://t.co/bDIy9rIEsN 
• English councils facing £5.8bn shortfall, LGA warns http://t.co/iEL7tUU61p
• Isis rebels declare 'caliphate' in IRAQ and SYRIA http://t.co/qRxb64Uu0c 
• In-house interview: Yoo group GC, Geraldine Mirabile - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vepl9mrNGg 
• My legal life: Hermes Marangos, Partner, DAC Beachcroft, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/ccWE1bEa1J 
• Brick Court senior clerk to join Hardwicke | The Lawyer http://t.co/tjZK6RRhWD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields wins top spot among UK firms in M&A rankings for the first half of 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/wYqGi74iBL
• Asia Pac 150: Headcount at A&O and Eversheds falls by 23.5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/wlnSdtWtwc 
• Asia Pac 150: Growth at independent firms outstrips international rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/GjiG4EhcDc
• Confiscation legislation: rip it up and start again | Law Gazette http://t.co/ct6aCB8hDU 
• Advocacy should be fearless but fair, allowing courts to develop law and establish the truth | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBEhha4wcT 
• ADR clauses leading to earlier mediation | Law Gazette http://t.co/NMwU1iOwQY 
• Sign language trial ‘big step forward’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LqMATh0N25 
• Talks look set to settle dispute over VHCCs | Law Gazette http://t.co/jF8LylyzCs 
• Flexible hours reform ‘could change culture’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/vZXg1csDja 
• Whistleblower protection failure | Law Gazette http://t.co/pfrKvOrKBF
• Firms urged to embrace new era for civil claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/reQNeY4kvb 
• Law Society's plans for £400,000 advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/L1anWaOsjn 
• Solicitor struck off for smuggling drugs for inmates | Legal Futures http://t.co/QdjJ83Tnyv
• Law graduates hit by stiff competition, legal aid cuts and falling crime http://t.co/hmehMsvHL3 
• US: Benghazi attack suspect 'compliant but not cooperative' in federal custody http://t.co/KHVa0wKkw5 
• Fifty years on, the civil rights act has remade US politics http://t.co/q9EV97JpaM 
• Novelist Ahdaf Soueif condemns 'war on young' as EGYPT activists stand trial http://t.co/optADyFDfA 
• Jean-Claude Juncker 'will address UK concerns' http://t.co/5rnPH2pcgb 
• Man 'dead for weeks' in Hackney flat, say police http://t.co/EkjcyrerAc 
• BULGARIA: Authorities have arrested 3 more on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country's banking system http://t.co/xJeiI7r7rq 
• Hillsborough Ride For The 96 bikes stolen at Anfield http://t.co/xU9DAty13V

29th June - Law News

916th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



 

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• Why Teenagers Act Crazy http://t.co/ayQSXm1Dp4 
• PALESTINE: Despite political and financial hurdles, Mohammad Sabaaneh hopes cartooning will be therapeutic for youth http://t.co/ZpbVhkfZtV
• Many forget that the first Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in AMERICA were African slaves http://t.co/aRAWyAJ77a 
• 100 years after WWI: History lessons from the BALKANS http://t.co/dZ4CHqEwys 
• What is philosophy? Or is all of life but a metaphor? http://t.co/CfzlVICvCS 
• Conflict and poor law enforcement contribute to an increasing number of child prostitutes in Juba, SOUTH SUDAN http://t.co/SnrIG6pCdF
• US: Lawyers say documents show Guantánamo is ‘trapped in a time warp’ where inmates are detained without charge http://t.co/7xE6dkxYCi 
• INDIA detains two in building collapse probe http://t.co/nTdyIIWSNC
• African migrants protest ISRAEL's treatment http://t.co/3pFXXdnC7C 
• Man set himself on fire in central JAPAN in protest at proposed law allowing for deploymemt of the military overseas http://t.co/2sqefbys4L 
• EGYPT: Lanterns light up Cairo streets for Ramadan festivities http://t.co/rBGTKV3yrx 
• Choristers from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral had a special appointment when they sang for Pope Francis http://t.co/wcNeYdzob5
• Final day of HONG KONG democracy 'referendum' http://t.co/CcjSpNMTKp 
• The government is planning to set up a reserve force of prison officers for England and Wales http://t.co/rlEbl3yvkk 
• GPs who fail to spot cancer could be named http://t.co/Ji3qEi76LS
• City banker to take case to court over Gove's ban on term time holidays http://t.co/mvkxZ198KT
• CANADA: MP Wayne Marston's politics shaped by poverty and family tragedy http://t.co/sBWcIG93ns
• Vulnerable defendants must be afforded the same protection as witnesses http://t.co/C4PQZLpJQj 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Phone hacking exclusive: The News of the World, the army's IRA mole and more questions for Rupert Murdoch http://t.co/MI02XWIE9F
• Women more vulnerable to Islamophobia: Traditional dress makes wearer 'visibly Muslim' and a soft target for abuse http://t.co/6dSFmAEppc 
• Scottish independence: Clash over borrowing claims http://t.co/mQWBTCINo6 
• Swindon murder investigation: Victim is named http://t.co/pgIqOpAgTr 
• Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says Prince of Wales tried to influence NHS policy http://t.co/WLf4qWUCTA
• Four men charged with IRA membership http://t.co/tlts85RcXr
• INDIA building collapse: 'Scores trapped' in Chennai http://t.co/r8aQ14KUOz 
• ETHIOPIA: Harar - The fortified town with 82 mosques and a brewery http://t.co/Gf34FwNuew 
• Britain should stay in EU to protect economy, CBI says http://t.co/ZkNzSHFjTb
• Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the US? http://t.co/YOnNTrHJ1i 
• Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the US? http://t.co/Jk0QK6LBHK 
• The Rights of Others: Asylum Seekers and Direct Provision in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/T6GMWBIUox
• International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Forced Psychiatric Treatment | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/E5IEKDqiG2 
• "Europe needs the Convention and Europe needs the Court" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/L78Jwk1Na4 
• Supreme Court rejects right to die appeals | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3zZZA37vMU 
• Gerry Conlon spent final days talking about injustices, mourners hear http://t.co/UWq3P4iEBS 
• Aereo announces 'pause' in operations after supreme court rules it illegal http://t.co/eQW8YgkvrS 
• Yarl's Wood: deported asylum seekers to give evidence to parliament http://t.co/fraDj4R3oB 
• Rising jail population jeopardising safety http://t.co/TS3vtThH28 
• Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision http://t.co/g1F09AlDzn 
• Armed Forces Day celebrations take place across UK http://t.co/LWvgE06kCe 
• England football supporter had a piece of his ear bitten off by another England fan at the World Cup in Brazil http://t.co/y2FVJqxW8M

28th June - Law News

915th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

• Intersectionality and Indigenous Feminism: An Aboriginal Woman's Perspective | The Postcolonialist: http://t.co/81CKuC5gL0 
• Start a Bar Exam Journal http://t.co/Hu14uIIn0a
• A look at the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill http://t.co/UGbJ4k5vjM
• Scout leader suspended over indecent images found dead http://t.co/sQZbMEE0Yw 
• How BRAZIL's football legend turned every Corinthians' match into a political meeting for democracy http://t.co/lvHtKIag7O 
• In Pictures: Jews in INDIA keep heritage alive http://t.co/0xegNJtnSk
• Is Suarez World Cup 'bite' such a big deal? http://t.co/XPzJSWklvO 
• The new reality of covering BRAZIL protests http://t.co/lzrrj92q6V 
• CANADA court extends First Nation land rights http://t.co/xbgn282DfD 
• Despite the National Front's electoral success, many in FRANCE people are taking to the streets against nationalism http://t.co/vX7K5WbdGp 
• Beatings, rape and mass CONGO deportation http://t.co/J1yZIKS7XS
• Migrant boat hits trouble on way to AUSTRALIA http://t.co/VZC9F0uzMa 
• PAKISTAN: Father kills young daughter and her newlywed husband for marrying without family's consent http://t.co/8RyijBbOZB 
• SRI LANKA arrests eight over riots http://t.co/dGVNswNNeb 
• Child Labor in INDIA's Tobacco (bidi) industry http://t.co/8fXueI8BXP 
• Bletchley Park 'secret' codebreakers: Hundreds more named http://t.co/P2rsXH2xyY 
• Four men charged with IRA membership http://t.co/tlts85RcXr 
• URUGUAY coach to quit Fifa in protest of Suarez ban http://t.co/41vZZp1YOR
• Banksy's Spy Booth: 'Stop notice could be issued' http://t.co/irqsuzMbxD 
• BP seeks to wrest back Gulf of Mexico compensation http://t.co/wGXJSGg1yq
• Civil Justice Council launches group to keep Jackson under review | Litigation Futures http://t.co/Uj3ErnGJTA 
• The right to die: deference, dialogue and the division of constitutional authority http://t.co/fEBPtxTpHB 
• Phone-hacking trial: Why was Rebekah Brooks found not guilty? http://t.co/fYMyQiovD2 
• Stay-at-home mothers facing child custody battles without legal representation http://t.co/lfMFVvgK8K
• Jackson favours the costs lawyer? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XCsl0eehap 
• Direct access barristers will make up nearly half the entire bar by the end of next year | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UoJyLk3BkD 
• Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced that Chris Kenny will step down from the £160,000 post | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eQvk70XL8k 
• Lord Justice Fulford exonerated of allegations of supporting the Paedophile Information Exchange | New Law Journal: http://t.co/E0oRA8mDJ9 
• Law Commission calls for landowners to be given greater powers to ensure the conservation of land | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5dkHrNW6pu 
• Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued an update on judges’ pensions following the case | New Law Journal: http://t.co/BxkP0Ihrqn 
• Guideline hourly rates: the wrong approach? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/kZqMI0uUGb 
• Three government Bills have been singled out for potential human rights breaches | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dccuVAy1Nz 
• Chancery Lane warns against “risky” SRA proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/OYdHzbBPb9 
• Income drop for barristers: Average takings drop 12% as profession feels pain of cuts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/suh3PLmn3n 
• Supreme Court rejects assisted suicide appeal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oPTmnFqA07 
• Zero hours reform is a “positive move” but may be difficult to enforce, say employment lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/l60zpPjycw 
• US legal departments recruiting | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iUdVHGFPr7 
• Arbitration developments in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aXbODZmvtj 
• YouView facing costly rebrand over trademark | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U4AYHqwqRE 
• Retailers are not aware of Woolworth case effects, research finds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4TJANRPTt3 
• US ruling on cellphones heralds new digital age | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PYZKpHKGoz 
• KWM behind Walmart win in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IPFWRgMIQi 
• Vietnam lawyers enter political row with China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tZbj9K6bjS 
• Howard Baker, Watergate questioner, dies aged 88 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VKeTfNQaH4 
• Four Edwards Wildman partners in London 'in talks' with RPC | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/njZN7ikKTZ 
• British Gov warned over NI 'Troubles' potential breach of international law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5BlWnnUqPG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• A Milestone for Same-Sex Marriage in the US http://t.co/zE604hiP2Q 
• The Art Crowd Returns to Kent, England http://t.co/sYXhtVJPAn 
• US: Michael Arrington Drops Suit After Rape Accuser Recants http://t.co/ErboXv42uy
• US: Reporter’s Case Poses Dilemma for Justice Dept. http://t.co/UabtbE2MHh 
• HONG KONG’s Democracy Supporters Chafe at Inequality and Beijing’s Sway http://t.co/dhpztkZNEJ 
• If Franz Ferdinand Had Lived http://t.co/4PLWWNkT0o 
• The War to End All Wars? Hardly. But It Did Change Them Forever. http://t.co/Se5JCeinlw 
• Banksy's Spy Booth: Race to raise £1m in Cheltenham fails http://t.co/F5k7hIjgII 
• US: San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge board approves anti-suicide net http://t.co/Lv2siMdTaq
• Greater protection for ships lost in World War One http://t.co/co5TwAPYlO 
• Arrest in search for 'armed' man in Widegates http://t.co/TuEiIC73IM 
• Volunteers must care for elderly in 'neglectful' UK, minister says http://t.co/nZkfqJTRe9 
• Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing of Archduke Ferdinand http://t.co/YA4eaMmhLl 
• UK facing 'major' sperm shortage http://t.co/1Xu5Yq0oPC 
• Boy accidentally hanged himself after creating rope device to watch tablet computer from bunk bed http://t.co/JVY8xYtI7N
• Bad hair day: police called to salon after woman refuses to pay http://t.co/mRYtHOw92b 
• Judges use Great British Bake Off-style taste test to rule over £2.8m Snowball snack tax case http://t.co/v9QBtBuMLt 
• Jimmy Savile: The Praetorian Guard that let evil do its worst http://t.co/BbilaiBW5i 
• Young offenders face strict lights-out by 10.30pm, TV-off regime from August http://t.co/ZvmwLc7ebE
• With thousands of migrants arriving on the shores of AUSTRALIA, the country grapples with its immigration policies http://t.co/8Zie96zF1b
• Is there a war waged against British youth? http://t.co/nhOqcvbzfV 
• FIFA & racism: Football federations have imposed higher fines for violating product placement rules than racism http://t.co/I4VQlSLWxj 
• What happened to the protest movements in ROMANIA and BULGARIA? http://t.co/N6Nlxa3jb0 
• SINGAPORE: Domestic maids are put on display and made available for 'purchase' in central shopping mall http://t.co/U9uX9dqsjo 
• PAKISTAN: Minorities from N. Waziristan take refuge in nearby Bannu district as operation against Taliban continues http://t.co/Ye12flVsOQ 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh accused of tapping dissidents' phones http://t.co/XhIUu1prhj 
• GERMANY: African refugees in Berlin school standoff http://t.co/R3e3zCyhCP 
• VATICAN defrocks top archbishop for child sex http://t.co/kwaQrayvJt 
• Inquest blasts immigration centre's 'shambolic' records in US man's death http://t.co/3jlKDs5MhX 
• Scottish independence: Miliband raises border post prospect http://t.co/8HFdgXp9XL 
• INDIA's long, dark and dangerous walk to the toilet http://t.co/pnCfUNHrRZ 
• Football pundit & former Leeds United star Chris Kamara has chased down a suspected thief at the World Cup in Brazil http://t.co/QT51fOJK36 
• MPs Jon Cruddas and Rachel Reeves reported to watchdog over relationship with a think tank http://t.co/Z9b8xxtzau 
• UK Mosques launch campaign to stop UK Syria fighters http://t.co/B5H5bxxSLy 
• Glastonbury: Lightning closes all stages http://t.co/Ura9oThuiN 
• Ex-Cameron aide Patrick Rock charged over abuse images http://t.co/9JPxED1yKg

27th June - Law News

914th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Supreme Court upholds prohibition on assisted suicide. Judges in England have the constitutional authority to declare law incompatible with EU human rights legislation but parliament should be given the opportunity of review first. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's vieweing figures for @TheLawMap

• Further headaches for police chiefs as more activists' convictions could be quashed | Guardian Undercover Blog http://t.co/sR0yHMh4m1 
• Volkswagen ad in plagiarism row: Road-safety campaign for company’s Chinese branch accused of breaching IP http://t.co/MxkIS8gUXR 
• Wonga should be investigated by police over fake letters, Law Society says http://t.co/BZhKCdct9K
• Defending murderers: lawyers describe what it's like to represent the world's most notorious killers - video http://t.co/amNGS2n0yB 
• Defending the indefensible? Lawyers on representing clients accused of nightmarish crimes http://t.co/g4p9RTZNIv 
• Sergio de la Pava: The books interview - The public defence lawyer turned writer talks http://t.co/uvdiZtZX1F 
• Solicitor struck off for smuggling drugs into prison | Law Gazette http://t.co/D50voY6f4Y 
• 50% of chambers fail to comply with equality rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hq0W6P12PE 
• Legal aid firm denies negligence over doomed MMR claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/zhDNsXOmxo 
• In-house: Amcor GC Damien Clayton - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/4PRy1WNaKK 
• Scottish independence: Miliband call to 'progressive' Scots http://t.co/b2ZyBbzGtY
• Tax fugitive Michael Voudouri jailed for 11 years over £10m scam http://t.co/Iq8OXFKerD
• US actor Shia LaBeouf charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass over New York theatre disturbance http://t.co/q9cXE9af8p 
• Facebook fights 'largest ever' US court data request http://t.co/RWM1cLU894
• Bid to raise £1m 'by 4pm' for Banksy's 'Spy Booth' in Cheltenham http://t.co/F5k7hIjgII 
• IRAQ: Isis execution site revealed by satellite images, claims human rights group http://t.co/Q09UEgn5ZY 
• YouTube removes Nazi-themed Indonesian video based on Queen hit http://t.co/e51cWMWYJQ 
• Chinese lawyers: a growth story | Law Gazette http://t.co/nWZJ3nOaGY 
• Rogue CMCs to face massive new fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/neEPpk5Yef 
• Legal executive-only firms mooted for next year | Law Gazette http://t.co/mXVb9MQPZD 
• EU membership ‘critical’ to UK legal services – City group | Law Gazette http://t.co/jm8vFBjj1T 
• Society asks Met Police to investigate Wonga over fake firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/cyZMJDIunI 
• Bar regulator announces move into entity licensing | Law Gazette http://t.co/V5YzdTN0qj
• US Phasing Out Its Counterterrorism Unit in Philippines http://t.co/EUIZ2tYPyq 
• US: Court Rejects Zone to Buffer Abortion Clinic http://t.co/JdQdX0ujf8 
• Supreme Court Rebukes Obama on Right of Appointment http://t.co/VlnF9Im4nO 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Arnold & Porter and Linklaters advise as Kenya makes debut bond issuance | The Lawyer http://t.co/aIOXUXfPpj 
• Clients shun disaggregation model but stick to quality, The Lawyer research finds | The Lawyer http://t.co/nAgRpodMXk 
• Checklist for schools in Wales to tackle bullying http://t.co/K0Rg7JCUSn 
• MSPs call for council tax alternatives http://t.co/BklRDyGaJU 
• Coroner's training call after RAF man killed by armoured vehicle http://t.co/jOUXp5cQa5 
• Luis Suarez bite: URUGUAY striker loses backing of gambling firm http://t.co/v1BiuvbSL8 
• Auditors probe £16bn green energy contracts http://t.co/5zeb2X8MFM 
• Cornish School near Looe closed as police hunt man 'with access to guns' http://t.co/wWVy3KfQmm 
• Dartmoor rooftop prisoners offered sun cream http://t.co/O5NfkOxGqA 
• PSNI: Matt Baggott urges inquiry curb on Troubles murders http://t.co/XOYm2yNu4m 
• NIGERIA: The city living in fear of Boko Haram http://t.co/RYyl5hJuxo
• Meriam Ibrahim: SUDAN 'apostasy' woman freed again http://t.co/DC6ofSR9Tg 
• UK Syria fighters: Police deny 'failure' over jihadists http://t.co/3dAZ7QNfXz 
• EU signs pacts with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova http://t.co/gqWzxZjcm1
• SAUDI ARABIA employer 'pours boiling water' on Filipino woman http://t.co/XhaY9DPPJM 
• Jeremy Paxman: I'm a one-nation Tory and 'Newsnight' is made by 13-year-olds http://t.co/slK3qMugJy 
• Glastonbury 2014: Man in life-threatening condition after taking ketamine http://t.co/759L7HfEGi 
• Police defend appeal over 90-year-old Rochdale woman after tests find no forensic evidence of rape http://t.co/upYFipTKiW 
• Woman 'bites man on the arm' on Tube http://t.co/19rn68bbZZ 
• Phone hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks statement in full http://t.co/BR7pCaDXw7 
• Woman dead in Bournemouth flat for six years http://t.co/gXemm7PtC6 
• Bad review couple win compensation http://t.co/tShP2HJoHQ 
• Banksy Cheltenham Spy Booth artwork 'to be removed' http://t.co/rptQM5SGww
• Double yellow line 'grace period' plans 'dropped' http://t.co/oTre1ZdJPa 
• Amazon accused of 'bullying' smaller UK publishers http://t.co/CfM3l5q02F 
• Law graduate Rhiannon Brooker jailed over false rape claims http://t.co/C9fcPqLtgN
• Suicide is legal – why are those who need assistance denied this right? http://t.co/3TFDwpnsnX 
• My husband has been illegally held in an EGYPTIAN prison for a year. Enough | Sarah Attia http://t.co/zLvpHecaGI 
• LIBYA in shock after murder of human rights activist Salwa Bugaighis http://t.co/CsXGbuyqYm 
• Google begins removing 'right to be forgotten' search links http://t.co/AoBApciEQ6
• US: Justice Scalia's ahistorical legal view informs his recess appointment opinion http://t.co/HYDEZwMmYo
• Free DNA tests piloted in family courts to clear up paternity disputes http://t.co/Idd7I8LNl7
• Costs management planning | Law Gazette http://t.co/YbC8hPw9pv 
• Rogue CMCs to face massive new fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/neEPpk5Yef 
• CILEx launches enquiry into paralegals | Legal Futures http://t.co/L9zxWfiyJT
• Project pits women's success stories against "negative narrative" of diversity debate | Legal Futures http://t.co/dn6jNWODUx 
• Law Society targets anti-solicitor websites as it raises heat on Wonga | Legal Futures http://t.co/lcCECkkYTR