21st July - Law News

938th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Government proposals to introduce a one-year residency test for eligibility for civil legal aid have been ruled unlawful by the High Court. Full story - New Law Journal

Last week's interactions @TheLawMap

 

• My legal life: Beatrice Cameli, Paralegal, Hill Dickinson, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/DsoCPIvRtU 
• Legal education: after hours | Law Gazette http://t.co/rF6NdAgT5V 
• Trusted advisers, by choice | Law Gazette http://t.co/6RoPxUccSv 
• UK constitution conundrum | Law Gazette http://t.co/8pl88Mcd7k 
• Lindsay Sandiford loses funding bid | Law Gazette http://t.co/XXdvEx3TR4 
• New CILEx president | Law Gazette http://t.co/XQGMpPZJ19 
• Reshuffle sparks talk of human rights reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/9rMx6Uazcw 
• Minimum salary plea from junior lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/jTSh2WZDov 
• Op Cotton silk banks over double legal aid rates | Law Gazette http://t.co/2E0dFkJudQ 
• Aid agency ‘in no position’ to tender | Law Gazette http://t.co/chSF0veoqT 
• MoJ facing claims for judicial fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/1SHIYbgP9s 
• Nationwide warns firms tempted by lower cover | Law Gazette http://t.co/OTD6JWIvJG 
• Lloyds defends debt collection letters, saying: "Times have changed" | Legal Futures http://t.co/uiS9LxGzgA 
• Slater & Gordon, Irwin Mitchell and Minster Law "will be PI winners" | Legal Futures http://t.co/wQKbGDHj5B 
• LSB attacks SRA’s “over-engineered” approach to multi-disciplinary ABSs and non-lawyer owners | Legal Futures http://t.co/yQfQkScIic 
• Victim right of review scheme sees 146 suspects charged with offences http://t.co/PMxpWsu2at 
• Phone hacking scandal: Police are holding back evidence, claims Glenn Mulcaire http://t.co/sjFCkTCXek
• Deaf workers accused of 'new whiplash' claims in insurance fraud http://t.co/eO5gM7kb5Y 
• Detectives investigating Jimmy Savile missed vital opportunity to prosecute him, report reveals http://t.co/3M2k6iXVnP
• Can paedophiles be good people? We flinch, but there are varying degrees http://t.co/KPL73AdKdQ 
• Phone hacking special report: The slide into crime at the 'News of the World' http://t.co/5xl9p1keqE 
• Manchester burglary suspect escapes police custody by jumping from moving ambulance http://t.co/BDayMnsNhu 
• Phone-hacking: Royal connection blamed for police failure http://t.co/3jHj7DLNVw 
• The making of Glenn Mulcaire: organiser who commanded respect and was convicted of phone hacking http://t.co/ChGPSHPxfK 
• Stuck at Heathrow: the live animal cargo smuggled into Britain http://t.co/4nHvtHV9W8 
• You won’t hear the Chancellor boasting about the biggest drop in living standards since the war http://t.co/afFU7Pv9ji 
• In modern warfare, it's the civilians who suffer most of all http://t.co/1so4aZi7Ff 
• Two decades on, what is Tony Blair's legacy worth? http://t.co/mATV4KaJlY 
• The truth about conspiracy theories is that some require considering http://t.co/f3dwEjiwd5 
• THAILAND's government urged to drop libel case against British slavery researcher http://t.co/x4kI9D5m37
• False logic of those opposing assisted dying http://t.co/fR70t3EraR
• SOUTH AFRICA: Former President Thabo Mbeki to give evidence at arms inquiry http://t.co/XNKKg1URh3 
• Religious tolerance under threat in SRI LANKA http://t.co/TMf4uJdvvW

20th July - Law News

937th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

• Legal Advice: What foreign investors need to know when buying a Vietnamese enterprise http://t.co/EShkHffY6J 
• PAKISTAN's Military leadership not hostile to legal action against Musharraf: aide http://t.co/ncHW72cTRM 
• ITALY: Berlusconi’s legal trouble http://t.co/GAWaP9cmh5 
• Legal challenge over selection process to replace Hazel Blears http://t.co/YOczYzQkoO
• SWITZERLAND raise legal issues regarding INDIA's request for a list of illegal Indian bank accounts held in its banks http://t.co/rJpSPlItxR 
• Gay marriage legal challenges: Where things stand http://t.co/z0MIn4dRSc
• Worldwide legal claims could await MALAYSIA Airlines after jet downed http://t.co/Q8zwbaSw7S 
• CYPRUS marks 40 years since Turkish invasion. Is there any hope for unity? http://t.co/LRsEFbFo02 
• TUNISIA to shut mosques & radio stations under Islamist control following reported celebrations over troops' deaths http://t.co/i0aRRHZ1Pn 
• US: Rallies held in NYC after man dies from alleged police chokehold http://t.co/EsLXFtPrGe 
• Britain's commitment to human rights is in severe peril | Sadiq Khan http://t.co/f47eeLsG9N
• UK banks face full CMA competition probe http://t.co/NBhzLcz84L
• Bridlington hotel death: Police continue search for guest http://t.co/xsxHJtF8fx 
• 'Right thing' to investigate dead abuse suspects, say Wales watchdog http://t.co/7noAKamzhi 
• US: Court halts Arizona inmate's execution http://t.co/EJI8cXPQfR
• Foreign firms create 66,000 UK jobs - UK Trade & Investment http://t.co/2wd8BjgUJA 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• AUSTRALIA: What is casual racism? https://t.co/xf1ypGKPka
• CONFERENCE: The Human Rights Implications of Female Genitalia Mutilation http://t.co/ngb0cAD4yw 
• HUNGARY: Court rejects old soldiers’ pension protests http://t.co/L2gPMi6jEZ 
• In ALGERIA and TUNISIA, rapists can avoid prosecution for raping minors if they marry their victims http://t.co/qUjjoLqMuO
• Blobal consequences of US courts on ARGENTINA’s ongoing dispute with a small minority of its creditors http://t.co/Lv0XRplq3A
• IRELAND: Long list of UN Human Rights Committee’s concerns included prisons http://t.co/oBd3kzWsSa
• Killer's Jamaica deportation blocked over human rights http://t.co/X5evsyt1vo
• CHINA: Gao Zhisheng, Imprisoned Chinese Human Rights Lawyer, May Be Released in August http://t.co/PPwqc6jjn6
• United Nations Human Rights Council reaffirmed 2011 endorsement of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights http://t.co/4OMXh7ARcx 
• NEW ZEALAND: Police meet Taranaki marae to discuss allegations they were heavy handed in questioning children http://t.co/XEf98qmhUS
• US: The shame of Guantanamo http://t.co/NVGmK6jraA 
• INDIA: The rise in number of complaints alleging human rights violation in Gujarat is disquieting http://t.co/ZrbQv5Vur1 
• Income Inequality Is Not Rising Globally. It's Falling? http://t.co/OjR5hfAiGe 
• US: Rush to Deport Young Migrants Could Trample Asylum Claims http://t.co/LWthX9aoUW 
• Ireland before the UNHRC | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/gYClq6Sujk 
• Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments Project Website Launched | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/WAPiqI082t 
• A Mother and Baby Homes Commission: Lessons from the Murphy Report at the UNHRC | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/94zbnSm4UB 
• Plan to stop non-residents getting Legal Aid is unlawful, rules High Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/FmWBQP7Hiq
• The non-residents legal aid case - LC advised to go for the ball, not for his opponent's shins | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/EPC2RqycJx
• The paradox beneath Strasbourg's French veil ban decision | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/MKnDvDD8zZ 
• Tory Human Rights Plans, Child Abuse Inquiry and the Burqa Ban - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/DKGfeL4voe 
• The Tory human rights "car crash" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/n73WjDU4qb 
• Minimum income rules for immigrants do not breach human rights - Appeal Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/2oDc5VlkVk
• US court has ordered the country's second largest cigarette company to pay $23.6 billion to wife of cancer victim http://t.co/jEIqfTddyB 
• Bridlington hotel death: Police search for guest http://t.co/IgAgFqpY6n
• GERMANY is different. It does not believe in quick fixes. Its World Cup team and its society reflect that http://t.co/0XB0EqLRTT 
• EGYPT Cuts Tax Breaks for Fuel; Few Protest http://t.co/eDK5gipn9N 
• ISRAEL: Palestinian Youth Who Was Abducted and Killed Struggled to Stay Alive, Indictment Says http://t.co/CtPGWHNYWT 
• Next US Gold Rush: Legal Marijuana Feeds Entrepreneurs’ Dreams http://t.co/wqNgsnT68N 
• Can IRELAND and UK face up to shocking past, claims that babies were used for drug tests? http://t.co/fJ7XydxRnl 
• Religious prejudice in the 'Islamic State'? http://t.co/aSloVDAQpK 
• Notions of masculinity and national pride dominate football's grand narrative http://t.co/wAw1rFKQn8 
• The child soldiers of SOUTH SUDAN http://t.co/OP02SspeiL 
• Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: British lawyer John Allen among crash victims http://t.co/SSOGCU7NMH
• High Court orders new inquest after 'flawed' inquiry into soldier's death at Deepcut barracks http://t.co/QLkPA2kyd9 
• Cheltenham restaurant's breastfeeding sign goes viral after offering mums free tea and place to relax http://t.co/RzwSbLag1k
• Victim right of review scheme sees 146 suspects charged with offences http://t.co/PMxpWsu2at 
• Murderers receive more support than bereaved families, says crime writer Lynda La Plante http://t.co/8kRYZ0ay9a
• GERMANY: Grandson of Hitler assassination plotter in bid to reclaim estate confiscated by Nazis http://t.co/Ae4qtmFwPm
• Gangs draw up lists of girls to rape as proxy attacks on rivals http://t.co/YHYtWHou2w
• Killings at UK-owned Tanzanian gold mine alarm MPs http://t.co/F7sEaFhY5P
• More people than ever oppose the NSA practices Edward Snowden revealed. Why should he spend his life in prison? http://t.co/Y6MXv8NB1L 
• ITALY migrants: Nineteen 'suffocate' aboard boat from Africa http://t.co/a2VcsRTwKg 
• No return to tax and spend, Ed Miliband tells Labour forum http://t.co/dUYHYKdCL4 
• Police examine claims late Cardiff MP George Thomas abused boy http://t.co/1IurjnYdBo
• UKRAINE accuses rebels of destroying evidence http://t.co/anDolOjljI 
• US: New Batch of Clinton-Era Papers Is Released http://t.co/lzJmRs8qS8 
• US Sees Evidence of Russian Links to Jet’s Downing http://t.co/E193r3An1U
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ

19th July - Law News

936th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

• Appointing the judges | New Law Journal: http://t.co/wAlLJRIPbF 
• LASPO leaves a legacy of delays | New Law Journal: http://t.co/3lPMLSCRap 
• Judges behaving (not so) badly | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Jw07OXKqYN 
• Easy-to-understand guide on mediation for surveyors & property professionals has been drawn up | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ixUeShKfE1 
• Andrew Caplen, new Law Society President, promise prioritised access to justice and legal aid | New Law Journal: http://t.co/k3oGleOhiH 
• Minimum income challenge fails | New Law Journal: http://t.co/1zXJQ98FJb 
• Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC, & Solicitor General, Oliver Heald, ousted from office | New Law Journal: http://t.co/n0LIxvCOOK 
• “Unlawful” residency test | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iIAO8L3j1t 
• Obesity ruling no "game changer" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Q77uuDSg4v 
• Former Guantanamo Bay detainee pleads not guilty to terror charges http://t.co/Ht5PFOkQrR 
• Cyril Smith investigation: 14 questioned over alleged child abuse at Knowl View School http://t.co/5ahdtTrR2D 
• Rebekah Brooks ‘aware her paper was undermining Met’s murder inquiry,’ claims former detective http://t.co/EUacJBrOkz 
• High Court orders new inquest after 'flawed' inquiry into soldier's death at Deepcut barracks http://t.co/QLkPA2kyd9 
• Female priest and husband found dead in suspected murder-suicide http://t.co/G6G0WPMZsL 
• Starving girl, 10, fed raw potato peeling by stepfather http://t.co/Lg8K9lovNh 
• 'Glee' may be renamed for British viewers because of copyright http://t.co/dOwAPp2SIR 
• Cuts will leave Britain relying more on its allies, head of the Army says http://t.co/4yOK2sVmBy
• Lord Mitchell suspects mother-in-law killed herself over fears of being 'accomplice' in husband's suicide http://t.co/QZxrlXOrwK 
• Harper Lee: should Marja Mills' memoir have been published? http://t.co/T5cFzIPsHh 
• US: Oklahoma same-sex marriages ruled constitutional for second time http://t.co/U520RyEExE 
• US: Obama to sign executive orders to protect gay federal employees http://t.co/Pu1cLpfoP4
• Five associates start women's partnership network | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0rbbr7E9cZ 
• No partners to leave Charles Russell or Speechly Bircham after merging | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VaIKHvIAk4 
• Parents litigating without lawyers soars in child custody cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/K1Y3MkpvR0 
• New Jersey law firm sued by paralegals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mlvey3E6DS 
• Las Vegas lawyer charged over US 'pump and dump' scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y6rzjUgGnS 
• Dentons switches partner firm in Ghana | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FNTKHqG4JK
• Bingham said to be seeking merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hbD1XJyAlh 
• Top GM lawyers accused of 'stunning' failures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Tc7UhNOE1h
• Surviving An Adult World In Fairy Tales, And Real Life http://t.co/QWlmT4JZyH 
• Lawyers face more pressure than any other British worker: http://t.co/bXGBybkfFW 
• Jeremy Wright is the least distinguished attorney general for two centuries http://t.co/IlC5AdXvSP
• Cuts to legal aid force parents to defend themselves in family court cases http://t.co/N6sVSrU2a5 
• Assisted dying law would lessen suffering says Falconer http://t.co/7VKXVxIzBC
• Babysitter jailed for raping boy of three http://t.co/QZz8CntEGT
• Alastair Graham jailed for burning dog to death in Kirkcaldy http://t.co/AwlwbAWNRr 
• Apple scolded by Europe over in-app purchase protections http://t.co/AQ8hB9A694 
• UK banks face full CMA competition probe http://t.co/NBhzLcz84L 
• Tories outline strike law manifesto pledge http://t.co/EoGBpZn0Ve 
• Waiting target missed in major A&Es 'for whole year' http://t.co/erVkqXZI1N 
• Trojan Horse report finds 'aggressive Islamist ethos' in schools http://t.co/iMUHv9Wodb
• BBC staff strike action called off http://t.co/A7LXkBdgZN
• Immigration report 'too pro-European', Tories complain http://t.co/ZD893vtUc1 
• Horatio Chapple death: Polar bear attack narrative verdict http://t.co/cuYTzwnEsg 
• New Deepcut inquest to be held into death of Cheryl James http://t.co/Vzql6In8dV 
• Mass surveillance 'dangerous habit', says UN rights body http://t.co/JLA1haoURu 
• ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi sex conviction overturned http://t.co/ORkIu3TzIG 
• MH17 crash in Ukraine: 10 Britons on board http://t.co/tvgEElHBOA 
• Legalising assisted dying will put too much pressure on people, says bishop http://t.co/UnJfU3kOOq 
• UK's Drip law: cynical, misleading and an affront to democracy http://t.co/snONzxuuKY
• How many people choose assisted suicide where it is legal? http://t.co/GvTLlnhluT 
• US: University of Connecticut settles sex assault case with five women http://t.co/FZghX1i3f4 
• Assisted dying bill: Lords debate underway – live updates http://t.co/m02vqUkEKL 
• If Christianity is a romance, helping those we love to die is an abandonment http://t.co/1lHjnTSNfr 
• Law Society backs public debate on surveillance issues http://t.co/wRLqj1HXxC
• Intelligence services 'creating vast databases' of intercepted emails http://t.co/be2WrFtHts

18th July - Law News

935th 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 survey of consumers has found that 38 per cent in the US and 36 per cent in the UK use the internet to find a lawyer if they need one. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Last week's readership of @TheLawMap

• Parliament seeks to abolish ‘mediaeval’ chancel repair liability law http://t.co/IrEVcf0Dry 
• Compensation due for Balva PII policyholders | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AiHzvpYsXZ 
• Solicitor involved in boiler-room scam calls SDT proceedings 'vanity prosecutions' | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Q8IBhDAwzp 
• Waiter who used money from boss to buy a winning lottery ticket is allowed to keep half the windfall by High Court http://t.co/JOZhU1yxCG 
• Outgoing Law Society chief executive Des Hudson speaks | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pukZFDemr4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ward Hadaway sees profit plummet despite solid turnover rise | The Lawyer http://t.co/BgJKrRDzaB
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance London corporate chief names Jonny Myers as PE head | The Lawyer http://t.co/AaGD6bfJLr 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell Speechlys management: the joys of a clean sheet | The Lawyer http://t.co/xElN9qLJrw 
• London associates launch women’s pre-partnership network to promote talent retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/9I7YCB2BqM
• Serco appoints BT Global GC in wake of overcharging scandal | The Lawyer http://t.co/R35dGOebQe 
• MPs’ anger at fake firms scandal | Law Gazette http://t.co/FHk0bZdFsf 
• Bill looks to abolish chancel repair law | Law Gazette http://t.co/035qNSnI8W 
• Hundreds of cases left without interpreter | Law Gazette http://t.co/RwJRExgLwJ
• Campaigners call for veteran barrister Michael Mansfield QC to lead inquiry into historic child sexual | Law Gazette http://t.co/XXLhWzosKa 
• Clinical negligence cost inflation ‘astonishing’ - MDU | Law Gazette http://t.co/dO6NzTAT5Q 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• ISRAEL: Jurist says killing civilians not always a war crime http://t.co/U4sszTmkqw 
• NETHERLANDS court finds government responsible for 300 deaths in Srebrenica massacre http://t.co/aDgLZy9pl6 
• European Parliament allows LITHUANIA to adopt euro http://t.co/guTQj1jVPn 
• UN rights chief criticizes secrecy in governmental surveillance http://t.co/00Uv58PvlE 
• Are These The Law Schools With The Largest Gains In Employment? http://t.co/ahJ5GMkhmO 
• US: NYC Jury awards shoplifter $500K for broken ankle http://t.co/MSsu4fxx8d
• Jury hears of South AUSTRALIA driver's shooting ordeal http://t.co/ipR1Thwe1U 
• CANADA: Legislation and Agencies Related to the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal http://t.co/ajU7TfK8Am
• NIGERIA: Police Beef up Security as Tribunal Begins Sitting in Ekiti, http://t.co/GXv7P8HMNP 
• INDIA: Apex court ask Attorney General Rohatgi what value of tribunal decision substituting High Court would be http://t.co/4e5n6PbqGf 
• INDIA: National Green Tribunal raps Delhi Metro over dumping construction waste into Yamuna http://t.co/lUVJqCLJFS 
• INDIA: Tribunals a parallel system, lack right people, says Supreme Court http://t.co/oXocggIE2p
• New evidence in case of British woman on death row in Indonesia leads to call for review blanket ban on legal aid http://t.co/S7SghNrmYp
• Derby teacher banned from classroom after pulling knife & jokingly threatening to kill pupil for getting answer wrong http://t.co/dGDsPReXv3
• Inquiry blames ‘systemic failures’ after IRA suspects were wrongly told they were not wanted by police http://t.co/CqWu4wP7wF
• Police fail to identify a suspect in more than half of recorded crimes, new figures show http://t.co/PAhdPxuTvr 
• Judge and 'breathtakingly arrogant' barrister in slanging match during trial http://t.co/pK0W7cdBDN 
• Nurse 'posed with axe he planned to use to behead 14-year-old girl' http://t.co/5slOfAPKwd 
• Emergency legislation giving police access to phone records becomes law http://t.co/SxT2NiaamO 
• Questions grow over why passenger jets were still flying over UKRAINE as flights are now re-routed http://t.co/3tdBYe5xAh 
• Prisons and hospital criticised after rapist death http://t.co/UlpDT2dXZx
• Microsoft calls end to Android Nokia X smartphones http://t.co/QZ9INf4uK4 
• 'Biological pacemaker' tested in lab http://t.co/lYYGbHFhqQ 
• Child car seat installers guilty of failings, says Which? http://t.co/m4QoxeWurx 
• News of the World 'undermined axe murder inquiry' http://t.co/zhxleD2qUX 
• Belinda Bauer wins Harrogate crime novel award http://t.co/NU0nRJcOkd 
• Labour plan to part re-nationalise rail network http://t.co/w8ebmCyBvF 
• What's the point of Alex Salmond making speeches in England wasting Scottish taxpayer's money? http://t.co/Kvyqc79CtH 
• 'Big Four' UK banks set to face CMA competition probe http://t.co/vj8EyJqFRi 
• Third of solicitors err when seeking SAR consent | Legal Futures http://t.co/JOV2TVyvtV 
• ‘Accountants have £500,000 indemnity limit, so why can’t we?’ SRA tells LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/9zXMEouLdk 
• Severe obesity is a disability, European court adviser rules http://t.co/Rb9T6uuz5o
• At life's end: dying painlessly and peacefully is the goal of most http://t.co/2nBV8Ytbqf 
• My wife knew she was dying – but she chose life http://t.co/JDm0HWG5wC
• Legalising assisted dying will put too much pressure on people, says bishop http://t.co/UnJfU3kOOq 
• European Court of Human Rights confirms forced divorce of trans people is legal http://t.co/gi7YL8asmn 
• Are AUSTRALIANS Committing Human Rights Abuses in Syria and Iraq? http://t.co/5ge8OGQvF7 
• Human rights lawyer Lord Joffe likens the battle for an assisted dying law to the abolition of slavery http://t.co/w97MzdsJ74
• US: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Healey for Attorney General in Massachusetts http://t.co/G5W5s1nNnU
• CANADA: Human Rights Tribunal awards couple $30,000 after harassment by neighbour http://t.co/8BqhNiLFMl 
• Course on ROOTS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE http://t.co/c44BCJxRnw 
• MALTA: Commission for Administration of Justice advise against Andre Camilleri http://t.co/DWlfUo5u7d
• HUNGARY: Justice Minister & head of the supreme court (Kuria), highlighted the importance of judges’ independence http://t.co/gYOp5xD62b
• US: Bowe Bergdahl hires top military justice lawyer as investigation into his 2009 Taliban capture continues http://t.co/63Oi3PDw0k
• CANADA: 'Justice has been served:' Preeper brothers sentenced to life in prison http://t.co/qHwLVhdmNX 
• Jihad, justice and the American way: is this a model for fair terrorism trials? http://t.co/HgmcBBOgd3 
• Justice Secretary says vast majority of Scots want police to be armed.. but where's the proof of this? http://t.co/cRa2wKXr3Q
• US: Top Justice Official Tells Banks Lawsuits May Be Coming http://t.co/Sb9V6nUCwe 
• US: Lost IRS emails to be investigated by Justice Dept. http://t.co/U12zKyK0Rq
• Colin Freeman, of Freeman Jones Solicitors LLP, recently raised more than £1,000 for The Palmer Children’s Trust http://t.co/7zysofm1eh 
• Bankrupt Enniskillen solicitor Seymour Major up in court http://t.co/ibF6LEdp6F 
• AUSTRALIA: State appoints Michael O’Farrell, SC, as Tasmania’s new Solicitor-General http://t.co/JOjpVtSaI6 
• 'As I was defending him in court, he was digging a hole to escape' - Bolton Judge's book on the legal world http://t.co/UFjgvuIR7G 
• Will ‘hot Nick’ Wilkinson follow Amal Alamuddin on the glory trail? http://t.co/jBrVMQJLvT
• Barrister S Chelvan was awarded Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award last month, according to The Guardian http://t.co/XuhZYiXqXQ 
• Anti-discrimination law in Northern Ireland http://t.co/t3UkuBrPuQ
• Euthanasia Law: Assisted Dying Bill Could Create 'Death Squads', Specialist Warns http://t.co/avynD8hpPn 
• UK data law is good news for Ireland’s tech sector http://t.co/whMtDPCYT5
• The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas and Legal Harmonization http://t.co/W4lDPXd8UE
• Two Approaches to the Commoditization of Legal Practice http://t.co/Ic5psSXtes 
• An Interview with Jessica Ho-Wo-Cheong, Global Legal Research Intern http://t.co/w5KQ4g5PnU 
• Legal Families in a Cultural-Traditional Context http://t.co/N8gt3tygoo 
• Strasbourg ruling: divorce requirement for legal gender recognition ‘no violation of Human Rights’ http://t.co/GQHMFUvV4M 
• Bank of America's $10 Billion In 2014 Legal Charges Mask Ugly Trends, Net Interest Margin Drops To Lowest On Record http://t.co/w1DJn36cHW 
• US: Legal disputes over debt plan aired in Detroit bankruptcy case http://t.co/I1tOiBvYfl 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal advice about swimming coach Scott Volkers' indecent assaulting, laid bare at Royal Commission http://t.co/Yhs31tC3Ou 
• Remortgaging business surges by 25% http://t.co/swS49oaxXk
• The Dimensions of Risk: Clumsy conveyancers http://t.co/SdXtgrRQsn 
• Greek investors file notice of lawsuit against Cyprus | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QIe3hIjjG8 
• Litigation funding: a driver for law firm growth? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iy5uo8D6fb
• The life of a freelancing lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VxOpDww8oa
• PLMJ signs up Madeira law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UbNtUKOlUB 
• Over a third of clients use internet to find lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zVG44kZ0r6
• Portuguese lawyers protest court closures | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HWtJEz2cI1 
• Legal bills push down Bank of America earnings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wMK0webZAr 
• UK top 25 firm created by Charles Russell and Speechly Bircham merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qpq0SPx8NZ

17th July - Law News

934th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Debating the jury system in a digital age - A summit of senior lawyers discusses jurors researching cases on the internet, social media use and contempt of court. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's readership of @TheLawMap

• Tracking the progress of a criminal record check online is quick and easy https://t.co/4vQ0ZTwdro 
• Insurance Bill introduced to Parliament: action to modernise 100 year-old insurance industry rules https://t.co/W5KkS4BH7V 
• Electric cars for all government fleets https://t.co/CZfMmolWhx 
• Scottish independence referendum: jobs and pension factsheet https://t.co/62HClqZQZs 
• The Foreign Secretary affirms UK commitment to international action against war criminals https://t.co/KYtaONATue 
• The Insolvency Service exceeded all our published targets last year, annual report shows https://t.co/GuhbAhpMzP 
• Appointment of new Forensic Science Regulator announced https://t.co/8abIWaKWlH
• HMRC's annual conference for stakeholders: opening address https://t.co/Vz2xZyuquM
• Annual statement on the Government Wine Cellar 2013-14 https://t.co/xYgQFAem4O 
• Reopening of the Imperial War Museum: David Cameron’s speech https://t.co/fdU1Jj2obT 
• Competition and Markets Authority’s first set of accounts published https://t.co/z6OdlXH7hy 
• Bar Council survey confirms its concerns about LASPO’s impact on access to justice | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/260fOQuzP1
• UK firms look to grow on home soil | The Lawyer http://t.co/SALF6uzxZV 
• How well informed is your firm? | The Lawyer http://t.co/G26eJRZwWz 
• Litigation threat a block to US mergers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z8qUGvpWr9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons tempts Zizzi back from Clifford Chance for Bucharest boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/GfXkVMSdPG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper hires four construction lawyers from RPC | The Lawyer http://t.co/Tr1CNBXatF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells triumph in Supreme Court in landmark bribe-duty ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z6nCmhQIhZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Three more partners quit DLA Piper’s Asia practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/plUYCKeIx9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers Smith pushes up turnover to £97.2m, PEP hits £882k | The Lawyer http://t.co/mhxScFHaDJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons agrees new Ghana relationship after former ally chooses independence | The Lawyer http://t.co/hxrmzGonCb
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell Speechlys management - the joys of a clean sheet | The Lawyer http://t.co/xElN9qLJrw 
• Terrorism laws watchdog issues warning over security services scrutiny http://t.co/DVeGal52yE 
• Sanjeev Sharma, partner at Birmingham firm JM Wilson, who Acted for Muslim woman in niqab ban appeal | Law Gazette http://t.co/9itP1AF9UT 
• Bill looks to abolish chancel repair law | Law Gazette http://t.co/035qNSnI8W 
• UGANDA police abuse street children, says HRW http://t.co/31FrCQiFjC 
• MEXICO children's home: Probe into previous abuse claims http://t.co/KS6TislVFb 
• CAMBODIA arrests more opposition members after violent clashes http://t.co/ieR0uChdCz 
• SRI LANKA to investigate war crimes; appoints foreign experts http://t.co/olT1Spjmor 
• UK summons Spanish envoy over 'provocative' Gibraltar naval activity http://t.co/DWcnG2DdZ3 
• Malala Yousafzai Continues To Push For Equality And Justice in visit to NIGERIA http://t.co/teqmSATM4r
• BULGARIA's fence to stop migrants on Turkey border nears completion http://t.co/MLKYuDvMy0 
• Kincora: Keith Vaz calls for east Belfast home to be included in UK child abuse investigation http://t.co/ikEBGJrWDr 
• Veteran 'escapee' Bernard Jordan honoured by Brighton http://t.co/w1Txq2yLa6 
• Carson Allen Caesarean death caused by cut to head during surgery http://t.co/IpHYCMMqmM 
• Cyril Smith: Detective claims three probes were stopped http://t.co/rem5Ps9wFa 
• On the Runs scheme 'not amnesty and lawful' says judge http://t.co/MfIyl3axcN
• Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border http://t.co/HDIH2m78q8
• Migrants in ITALY: Arrival and survival http://t.co/lIb8X922bK
• Violent attacks in AFGHANISTAN cause a surge in child civilian casualties and impede access to medical care http://t.co/ilwLHBP6JC
• Baghdadi’s social media war: Hype or threat? http://t.co/7QpkcprmFj 
• US judge sentence British men to shorter prison sentences than prosecutors were seeking after the men pleaded guilt yhttp://aje.me/1rswY9d 
• Senate votes to end tax on nation's worst greenhouse gas polluters in move Greens call an appalling day for AUSTRALIA http://t.co/q1FMVaEJUz 
• Sovereign debt back at square one http://t.co/ttKdWrZtCI 
• Edward Snowden urges professionals to encrypt client communications http://t.co/cJ0TRw3aC8 
• Jihad, justice and the American way: is this a model for fair terrorism trials?http://t.co/HgmcBBOgd3 
• AUSTRALIA votes to repeal carbon tax http://t.co/hQSHqX9aty
• Rosberg must alter World Cup helmet after legal objections from FIFA http://t.co/woPYObjLyl 
• Libor bank fines to fund military veteran homes http://t.co/yEORTD4Gw5 
• INDIA six-year-old 'raped in Bangalore school by staff members' http://t.co/HljOkCwFEs 
• Care minister Norman Lamb backs assisted dying bill http://t.co/S2ahXqGRqW 
• An in-house lawyer in the Cabinet in the new education secretary Nicky Morgan | Law Gazette http://t.co/3gzDE1lWzL 
• Solicitor involved in boiler-room scam to push financial products to clients suspended for 18 months | Law Gazette http://t.co/ljBGRJpDU9
• Planning to study law at university? Read this first http://t.co/e6ceQUpZB6
• US: The campus rape problem doesn't end at the gates. We need bigger solutions http://t.co/Zcqk7jyoxY 
• 'On-the-run' scheme flawed but not unlawful, inquiry finds http://t.co/fZO2IlOB4q 
• ISRAEL-Gaza ceasefire deal 'reached' http://t.co/UWd7FSVAnG
• Lib Dem concerns over late night hospital discharges http://t.co/gKKTahi2L5 
• Garth Brooks ticket refunds begin on Thursday http://t.co/ActknGimSt 
• Car theft dog Murphy found tied to pole in Bishopbriggs http://t.co/jUj3yux5vg 
• Babar Ahmad: The godfather of internet jihad? http://t.co/qHxOhwRy08 
• Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaigners win court battle http://t.co/46CNkTY83L 
• On the Runs: Lady Justice Hallett's review findings due http://t.co/MfIyl3axcN
• Early risers 'less moral at night' http://t.co/m27nc5xpe9
• Former Tory whip Andrew Mitchell invested in film financing company considered to be a tax avoidance scheme by HMR Chttp://bbc.in/1kwX2ez 
• Assisted dying: What do disabled people think? http://t.co/TQvIUjHRdu
• Ban B&Bs for young care leavers, say MPs http://t.co/NMofpOE3jM 
• Tory 'head bangers' have won on human rights, says Nick Clegg http://t.co/z2ZF1LzOYQ 
• Lib Dems accused of 'hypocrisy' over bedroom benefit rules http://t.co/vje5JqfbEl 
• Sexual offences recorded by police 'up 20%' http://t.co/TOSV9g79gR
• Tories 'to challenge European court with British bill of rights' http://t.co/0OBKg8vTIf 
• Why are the Conservatives against the European court of human rights? http://t.co/wHxyepKIbG 
• UK firms have focused partner promotions on home, which cities and practice areas dominate investment? | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbwucvf56T 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Portugal's PLMJ signs cooperation agreement with Madeira firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/XziXztScDJ 
• SFO turns to Blackstone's Saini QC for £300m Tchenguiz battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/WWnSZYxCT3
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• US: California Death Penalty System Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules http://t.co/XmRbYeRv6y
• Questions of Justice in TUNISIA as Ousted Leaders Are Freed http://t.co/SDkCgsmunZ
• Rupert Murdoch Puts Time Warner on His Wish List http://t.co/fbSmtVnzlU 
• Growth of in-house legal teams affecting law firm work | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LiXU8BSDcn
• Corporate life is as stressful as BigLaw | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dmHO5sv5Q7 
• In-house lawyers failed GM, says GC | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4m5FhgZCJJ 
• Polish firm calls for Bitcoin protections | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lucAbZ8C9O 
• Asia is major business challenge for top law firms, says Simmons | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lQH9Wc7Qzf 
• UK banks under spotlight over fake law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FAbIidgTbJ 
• Bowman Gilfillan merges with Durban shipping boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XuPg2Zp9Ln 
• Dewey defendants point to 'voracious greed' of partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z485Gm56ZH 
• Ian Watkins given court date as he appeals against baby rape sentence http://t.co/Mbw9dnmjH8 
• Hair salon killer Asher Maslin handed life sentence for stabbing ex-girlfriend Hollie Gazzard to death http://t.co/TQC00nk6Ev
• Six ex-News of the World journalists avoid charges for phone hacking http://t.co/1QZP4n3PdX
• Child sex abuse: Magistrate made 'veiled threats' to officers investigating Sir Cyril Smith allegations http://t.co/DFZt2XEZxB 
• Black FRANCE: Looking at the history of France's black community and their long struggle for recognition http://t.co/Ta7AmFEhci
• US Federal government releases new guidelines on pregnancy discrimination http://t.co/lKZnaKnsPn 
• MALAYSIA's stateless children in legal limbo http://t.co/l1asV5PmgL
• DR CONGO: National park caring for gorillas and the community could be jeopardised by plans for oil exploration http://t.co/75eg3G5ZVb 
• Q&A: YEMEN's human rights minister Hooria Mashhour http://t.co/FA2TqhP5jc
• EGYPT: 7 men sentenced to life in prison for sexually attacking women during public rallies in Cairo's Tahrir Square http://t.co/b1TrUpT4IX 
• ISRAEL buys tweets to promote Gaza escalation http://t.co/24VB31VqbQ 
• Solitary confinement: inside America's dreaded isolation cells http://t.co/0B7NxnOW6n 
• Lindsay Sandiford loses legal bid but court urges review in death row case http://t.co/7YmiqitLTY 
• Police officer shot in face as attacker cycles off laughing http://t.co/m1aXXbkkXn 
• First Briton to finish the Tour de France knocked off his bike http://t.co/N0pOLoIPiT 
• Low-profile Tory MP becomes newest justice minister | Legal Futures http://t.co/0Ahn12kjjH 
• Internet overtakes friends and family as main way to find a solicitor | Legal Futures http://t.co/1wdx0d5Glo
• Accountants able to handle probate work without solicitors from next month | Legal Futures http://t.co/9fOGClfMel 
• Glasgow 2014: Diarrhoea and vomiting at Athletes Village http://t.co/Hk42cnGZY6 
• Scout leader and foster carer among 59 suspected paedophiles http://t.co/sG0J36lfcT
• Garth Brooks promoter Peter Aiken says he stands to lose 1m euros http://t.co/j1q4ERLBp9 
• Postcode variation in school success, inspectors warn http://t.co/MxjBErJH8a 
• Peers criticise government over emergency data laws http://t.co/R8gAwTvOI5 
• US: Internet cancellation horror story goes viral http://t.co/bwxuRaDg2h 
• ISRAEL declares 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza http://t.co/DOndlsSxM0 
• 'I want to control how and when I die' http://t.co/XiJO2vFok6
• Lord Avebury to urge Lords to support controversial assisted dying law http://t.co/K0btUYnMNP
• US judge rules California death penalty unconstitutional http://t.co/ZHON5Inl0U 
• Justice & Home Affairs – post Informal Council statement (July 2014) https://t.co/rwdIeY9N4E 
• Speech to the Finance Services’ Cybercrime Summit BY Karen Bradley MP https://t.co/4mTyIICUHX
• Regulator strengthens oversight of rail industry https://t.co/HeJWL7NFPT
• NATO Wales Summit: 50 days to go https://t.co/MrsCdmkoqy 
• Government commits £15m to kickstart new regulator in response to Wood Review https://t.co/Jv5SGcXMBy 
• UK calls for major changes to EU’s “cap and trade” emissions system https://t.co/ei8TPcpplw 
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office today launched a new map to show the impact of global climate change https://t.co/pW0MJVFpq8 
• Five radical ways to keep drivers off mobiles http://t.co/4xoQbpyUq0
• FRANCE: Blogger fined over review's Google search placing http://t.co/74lQVkXDhQ 
• British cyber-jihadist Babar Ahmad jailed in US http://t.co/00ENa0gA32

16th July - Law News

933rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Government plans to introduce a residence test for civil legal aid eligibility have been savaged by the High Court, which today branded them ‘unlawful’, ‘discriminatory’ and impossible to justify. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Last week's readership of @TheLawMap

• QS CEO aims high and says legal franchise had great but poorly executed ideas | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EMJVmODX9B 
• Residence test for eligibility described as 'unlawful' & 'discriminatory' and unjustifiable | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4L111Oly6A 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes rolls out CV-blind policy to training contract applicants | The Lawyer http://t.co/0a7e6fgpFZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell and Speechly partners vote today on £126m merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/0qZ5DGPMR0 
• Government suffers legal aid setback after High Court declares ‘residency test’ unlawful | The Lawyer http://t.co/xVlGqqWEEc 
• Former Times legal chief Brett to appeal SDT suspension | The Lawyer http://t.co/38KagfuLhB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell and Speechly partners say yes to £135m merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/QewSmWJnvl 
• Barrowford school's KS2 'proud' letter to pupils goes viral http://t.co/evcpiFIR7I 
• Tulisa Contostavlos 'arranged drugs in film deal hope' http://t.co/MIjssp8vaQ 
• TV channel fined £100,000 over killer documentary http://t.co/FdY3eLNL0j 
• Daily Mail reshuffle story 'sexist', says Nick Clegg http://t.co/3FwsDKw3ba 
• Cyril Smith: Detective alleged 'prima facie' proof of MP's guilt http://t.co/L7Bi30bu77
• SWEDEN: Julian Assange sex case - Warrant for Wikileaks founder upheld http://t.co/UmvgE45Sd2 
• BALKANS: Dutch state liable over 300 Srebrenica deaths http://t.co/uRT86yxSQa 
• Child abuse image investigation leads to 660 arrests http://t.co/cy852BQLox 
• Law firm leaders have to realise that the marketplace is increasingly commercial and must respond | Law Gazette http://t.co/Lf9ZJQSUMd 
• ​Partners approve merger of Speechly and Charles Russell | Law Gazette http://t.co/K6HtOjGeXm
• PEP tops £1m again at Stewarts | Law Gazette http://t.co/huAdSIhpu5
• Number of complaints about judges falls | Law Gazette http://t.co/PWhQIUZRKW 
• MPs grill Lloyds executive over ‘law firm’ debt letters | Law Gazette http://t.co/Nsigyj42ZO 
• Jailed Chinese pastor's family flees to US http://t.co/T7RAQJmk3g
• Julian Assange: Swedish judge rules on lifting of arrest warrant – live http://t.co/rsmQ2n2MHI
• Drug smuggler facing firing squad in Bali loses UK legal funding appeal http://t.co/gNnl67GMJW 
• US Voter ID's last stand: let's finally declare laws what they are – racist on purpose http://t.co/ZbCZOZorX9 
• Murderer not entitled to remain anonymous while seeking rehabilitation http://t.co/CvEfLuCqEw 
• ICAEW, representative body for chartered accountants, edges closer to approved regulator status | Law Gazette http://t.co/5JsWvZ230y 
• Capita awarded £229m electronic tagging contract | Law Gazette http://t.co/baDoWRbdfi 
• MPs vote to fast-track surveillance bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/0l106VPirT
• Criminal bar takes QASA challenge to appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/jGpdfVbE5E 
• Balva policyholders given new hope of compensation | Law Gazette http://t.co/cU1F3uCD7B 
• US: Medicaid Home Care Cuts Are Unjust, Lawsuit Says http://t.co/d56e2X6vCT
• BELGIUM: Qatari Soccer Empire Buys a Foothold in Europe http://t.co/w5xKg6BfmK 
• E-Cigarette Makers Are in an Arms Race for Exotic Vapor Flavors http://t.co/Z9vXXJ5SOY 
• US Immigration Advocate Jose Antonio Vargas, Detained on Texas Border, Is Released in Visa Case http://t.co/AsbOKQolAm
• US: Appeals Panel Upholds Race in Admissions for University http://t.co/SExRwIgGWl 
• US: Documents Show General Motors Kept Silent on Fatal Crashes http://t.co/I1fKun3zFL
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• US: Feds battle Microsoft over access to data stored on overseas http://t.co/cOJQ9gbH3r
• INDIA: Justice Srikrishna defends FSLRC recommendations http://t.co/q8JUIL6KXz 
• US: Decades to justice for Florida man on death row for 1985 murder http://t.co/zyMlW68mAm
• SOUTH AFRICA: Justice minister says Protector must rationalise http://t.co/jYnkBu5WsF 
• NEW ZEALAND: A restorative justice case backed by Garth McVicar http://t.co/tTxZGVXhRS
• US: Call for Applicants for FY2014 Enhancements to Juvenile Drug Courts http://t.co/vdxcRir0nA 
• KENYA: Speech by Chief Justice Willy Mutanga at inaugural retreat of the NCAJ http://t.co/L97NyITzC7
• Transforming the Crimina l Justice System - Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update - Justice Secretary http://t.co/OXSdKARxfj 
• IFA, accountant, solicitor tie-ups key http://t.co/OXOkJcdZ2U 
• Southport solicitor Rob Fletcher completes epic 700 mile cycling challenge for The Walton Centre http://t.co/Fn7ZovVs16 
• IRELAND: Solicitor arrested during “boiler house” gold mine investment fraud http://t.co/BbDGuN3B69 
• US: Solicitor's office going to court to close Myrtle Beach-area strip clubs http://t.co/9iezEVepGp 
• IRELAND: Solicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal on misconduct finding adjourned http://t.co/0BKjPj1ugP 
• Dinah Rose QC to Barrister Hottie Experts: 'Keep me out of your bloody lists': http://t.co/no2FAfwpmU
• IRELAND'S former Justice Minister and Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue has qualified as a barrister http://t.co/ZrsISAczDn
• Northumbria's Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Northumbria University http://t.co/B0NL6KF5T6 
• Runaway man who produced drugs worth £500k at Saffron Walden house spared jail http://t.co/Xerid7cx3r 
• Solicitor General role for South Swindon MP Robert Buckland http://t.co/XdKY6QkJMO 
• TV preview: Legal eagle riding for a fall - David Tennant as a barrister http://t.co/mTruj2XsBa
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Growth stalls at Stewarts Law but PEP outshines peers at £1.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/AHdMiyjWab 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bowman Gilfillan launches in Durban with maritime bolt-on | The Lawyer http://t.co/RJtXpEAq9v
• LAW FIRM NEWS: The power behind Jones Day’s mid-market M&A knock-out | The Lawyer http://t.co/xQnfHgwzPU
• BALKANS: Dutch state 'liable' for 300 Srebrenica deaths http://t.co/uRT86yxSQa 
• Hospital failure regime extended to care homes http://t.co/Ji32pl2SDq
• Final reshuffle appointments to be made ahead of Prime Minister's Questions http://t.co/nUmr7noIhR 
• 'Abused children' rescued in MEXICO http://t.co/9QVBogUx1b 
• Africa's democracies are at risk if economic concerns are not addressed: Wake up call for GHANA's democracy? http://t.co/9KN8581YGv
• Common Weal: The people's plan for an independent Scotland http://t.co/2I9eyUbyRE 
• US foreign policy: Absurdity of double standards in PALESTINE http://t.co/fV72GYAIRa 
• Why has NIGERIA failed to contain Boko Haram? http://t.co/wcOeVheA5E 
• TURKEY: President signs law to allow peace talks with banned Kurdistan Workers' Party http://t.co/h54sf9j7qN 
• Group of emerging powers set up $50bn development bank & $100bn contingency fund, seen as rival to World bank and IMF http://t.co/rsqKz3KnP5 
• What seems to have touched off Mormon church's hard-line stance is a long-running dispute over the position of women http://t.co/IvaJDTSONI 
• US: Lawmakers From Texas Will Offer Border Bill http://t.co/9mFDppSgv1 
• Poor Sanitation in INDIA May Afflict Well-Fed Children With Malnutrition http://t.co/MhpKEdA8eo 
• Surveillance vs snooping: Mixed results in the conflict between freedom and security http://t.co/fVq9JqRY5C
• A ban on the niqab is contrary to British values http://t.co/pkBoa9v3j5
• It’s ability that should count – not age or gender http://t.co/9nJWUoG6jU 
• Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebowale to appeal against life sentence due to mental health problems http://t.co/xNhiQfbNo6 
• Tulisa Contostavlos drugs trial: Jury sworn in for singer's cocaine deal case http://t.co/uKf7LaE1aV
• Nanteos Cup: Relic debunked as Holy Grail in documentary stolen from sick woman's home http://t.co/2hXNua9nqS 
• Plans revealed to slash coroner areas by at least 25% | Law Gazette http://t.co/oyegdn6YGv 
• Ex-Times lawyer to appeal SDT suspension | Law Gazette http://t.co/rTtkk85G12
• ‘Trainee-level’ pay for interns in Scotland | Law Gazette http://t.co/wSY1UJ1uBt 
• Wright is surprise pick as new Attorney-General - but Grayling stays put | Legal Futures http://t.co/ipnDd4K3y6 
• MPs quiz banks over bogus law firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/vXPB2u88kF 
• SRA ducks out of row over Law Society advice on Shariah wills | Legal Futures http://t.co/eKT4a8orYh
• ‘QS Price Promise’ to launch in September | Legal Futures http://t.co/sdxxuVRPNv 
• Embassies run up £82m London congestion charge bill http://t.co/uuMD6mECT0 
• NIGERIA's Goodluck Jonathan: #BringBackOurGirls 'political' http://t.co/U8uxkU0N4r 
• More than half of benefit cut tenants 'struggling to pay' http://t.co/tbrwiKTpjM 
• Metropolitan Police officer was moved 'from child abuse inquiry' http://t.co/vPOb0SVcLl
• Commons passes emergency data laws despite criticism http://t.co/gzqmQpJ3Hd 
• US: Missouri inmate's execution blocked over mental health concerns http://t.co/ORJe7v35iJ
• Academics: UK 'Drip' data law changes are 'serious expansion of surveillance' http://t.co/FvL1JKAOIB 
• How the Drip bill will help us convict criminals | Ken Macdonald http://t.co/jSm2m1PYjX 
• Assisted dying: leading doctors call on Lords to back legalisation http://t.co/gEa8ZMfQnk
• Dominic Grieve warns against UK withdrawal from human rights court http://t.co/w1zo6X9p1s 
• The Guardian view on the reshuffle and Europe http://t.co/FLa3hRcFa3
• Home Office 'failing to tackle asylum seeker fraud', says watchdog http://t.co/2TGyb1FIhw 
• Gallery fraudster sent to prison by art-loving judge who "loves going there" http://t.co/5c0o7nMAIn 
• Lost US extraordinary rendition files have 'dried out', Foreign Office says http://t.co/D1GwVbGXUZ 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius gets into fight at Johannesburg nightclub http://t.co/1tAGYEK6aQ 
• US father takes unclaimed African kingdom so his daughter can be a princess http://t.co/OYx4wlpyhx 
• Nurse 'planned to behead and eat 14-year-old girl who he had groomed for sex' http://t.co/pT5PSQxUhV 
• GERMANY's plan to take on NSA: Block eavesdroppers with classical music, and use typewriters http://t.co/zJmE8ngFRK 
• Assisted dying: leading doctors petition Lords to back legalisation http://t.co/KJDBfUdrda 
• Too many lawyers add to law firm woes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Tj4cMirzhR
• China's campaign against corruption | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LjovVc0iXb
• Baker & McKenzie open 76th office in Brisbane | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qBPudXF4wO 
• Canadian lawyer hikes Kilimanjaro three times | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GO577HwdVO 
• BDGC Associés appoints Linklaters M&A team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WtrrEETtTs 
• US consumer body sues debt collection law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iLrMVex3lh 
• CC litigation head in China jumps to Clyde & Co | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qOJK88tpg5
• Former White House lawyer convicted of attempted murder | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Col6VZ5p8j 
• ABA challenges tax change proposals for law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wADo8CDAFt 
• FT raises questions about listed law firm Quindell | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nB6DHQOkEF

15th July - Law News

932nd 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 Bar Council has announced that it will shortly be issuing guidance on the new consumer contract regulations – more than a month after they came into force and two months after the Law Society issued its guidance. Full story - Legal Futures

Last week's readership of @TheLawMap

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-HSF partner joins launch team for Bakers’ Brisbane office | The Lawyer http://t.co/d3dbGYpohL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: London-based Bill Voge elected as Latham’s global chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/Nzl0eKE9nb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes snaps up Clifford Chance's China head of litigation and arbitration | The Lawyer http://t.co/rtbDhBOAH8
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Coulson's lawyer Rickards exits DLA Piper for Kingsley Napley | The Lawyer http://t.co/y3KtL7iTUV 
• The Human Dignity Trust wins appeal against Charity Commission ruling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EoWd9r4dLQ 
• Meeting of minds: debating the jury system in a digital age | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0dlvJiHU99
• It's not death I fear, but dying in the torture chamber http://t.co/0fqmi0zoiD 
• How I lost my free school secrecy court battle http://t.co/11OmF4LJAI 
• Ken Clarke exits with warning to Tories over human rights http://t.co/voo8PrjEeR 
• Legal aid residence test 'discriminatory and unlawful', high court rules http://t.co/sBV3NQEhLx 
• US: How many more scandals can the GOP invent before it finishes suing Obama? http://t.co/tLMt8VE7ko 
• Jeremy Wright: unassuming barrister who becomes attorney general http://t.co/c3QmHVnDeo 
• Ethiopian farmer takes UK to court over 'brutal' resettlement policy http://t.co/0GoXGUvWkj 
• Dominic Grieve, Ken Clarke and Damian Green were last protectors of our human rights laws http://t.co/9EPqSMHYtd 
• KENYA failing post-election violence victims, says Amnesty http://t.co/YjVXVztmVf 
• US: Missouri inmate's execution blocked over mental health concerns http://t.co/ORJe7v35iJ
• As the attorney general slides down the slippery pole, the justice secretary Grayling lives to fight another battle http://t.co/zkRjISVTFD 
• Academics: UK 'DRIP' data law changes are "serious expansion of surveillance" http://t.co/FvL1JKAOIB 
• Let’s not preserve Land Registry in aspic | Law Gazette http://t.co/CH6ffO9T4T
• Government still mulling Land Registry sale | Law Gazette http://t.co/0xI697duaL 
• ​Baker & McKenzie steps up Australian expansion | Law Gazette http://t.co/oLUEycl0Ii 
• Dominic Grieve as Attorney General, 2010-2014 | head of legal http://t.co/6o8Y7NbVnr 
• Jeremy Wright MP, a criminal barrister, is new attorney general | Law Gazette http://t.co/MyVMHGG0fj 
• Residence test ‘unlawful’, rules High Court | Law Gazette http://t.co/PJICqeuig9 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Kincora victim: 'NI home should be part of UK child abuse inquiry' http://t.co/sdZxD2dfmY
• South Queensferry death: Man charged with murder http://t.co/5irGoBv8GC 
• Jean-Claude Juncker set to win vote to head European Commission http://t.co/Ou8EIAEy5J 
• Hospitals get guidelines on safe nurse numbers http://t.co/LsqEWdpaXZ 
• ISRAEL accepts Egypt proposal to end Gaza conflict http://t.co/YPnHsVsESm
• S AFRICA: DA goes to court over SABC boss - Crime & Courts http://t.co/W7HTO9DRpN
• INDIA Supreme Court ruling: Are Shariat courts and khaps, cultural necessities or evils? http://t.co/XCl9n8yit8
• MALAYSIA: Courts do not have the final say on the Allah issue, says academic http://t.co/WwFtEGICDt
• SOUTH AFRICA: 'Oscar tweets not contempt of court' - Crime & Courts http://t.co/xBxcH228yF 
• How can inadequate child protection services be improved? http://t.co/EJUSNiWg1v
• Privatising child protection: how the state is becoming more authoritarian http://t.co/cfP75BYNdH
• Judiciary play a pivotal role in child protection, but very little training is mandatory http://t.co/lZOwFCBYR2 
• CHINA accused of targeting Christian symbols http://t.co/W6mmdJAsCG
• Inside EGYPT's prisons: investigation into some of the most notorious jails in the Arab world http://t.co/J71Pxm3COm 
• Nadine Gordimer: What happened to the democracy that Nelson Mandela and other SOUTH AFRICA'S leaders ushered in? http://t.co/jH0DN2z35r 
• SOUTH AFRICA's Noble prize winning Anti-apartheid author Nadine Gordimer dies http://t.co/FVMPmhpUkq
• If there were a real caliphate today, ISIS leader Baghdadi would have been declared an apostate http://t.co/nAgcLJ8HMm 
• US wants hefty term for 'train bomb plotter' http://t.co/BH0T1tXYG3
• Archbishop of Canterbury criticises George Carey's support for 'right to die' http://t.co/xb8NaEa7EB 
• Promo nation: national firms' investment priorities revealed | The Lawyer http://t.co/xbwucvf56T
• Special report: Immigration – Public interest | The Lawyer http://t.co/f94TqT4y5P 
• Landmark Chambers' revenue rises 21 per cent to £32.5m | The Lawyer http://t.co/CDSkdSIgTq
• AUSTRALIA: Full public gallery at Baden-Clay murder trial proves we have a healthy legal system, top barrister says http://t.co/jxCxPl2c5Z 
• INDIA: Legal implications remain as Hooda has his way on SGPC http://t.co/XGsWEz743m 
• CANADA: Two legal challenges filed over Northern Gateway approval http://t.co/26izhkMi2Z 
• Legal expert cited by SNP reveals why he will vote No in Scottish referendum http://t.co/hq31YFlFhf 
• ​UK constable accused of breaching data protection law to access women’s private info http://t.co/ceSHYmiQ8K 
• CANADA: Justice Minister has ‘no problem’ with relaxed liquor laws during Stampede http://t.co/SEwgaE7Qv1 
• IRELAND: Solicitor Sonia McEntee saw her wages slashed by 70pc after the property bubble burst http://t.co/EWSrYQNZSG 
• AUSTRALIA: Indigenous Rights and the Water Bill Exposure Draft http://t.co/z4huHLDHVB
• TIBET: Senior Buddhist scholar arrested by Chinese police as repression escalates in restive Tibetan county http://t.co/OCjmlTRzSu 
• BAHRAIN crown prince on individual rights: Participation in parliamentary elections to boost political development http://t.co/cHGpsqP71M 
• INDIA: Child rights groups oppose Maneka's statement, activists seek debate http://t.co/sSMQFimmLr 
• Rights Groups Concerned About THAILAND's Repatriation of Myanmar Refugees http://t.co/m3SyGPxlJq 
• AUSTRALIA: Outrage as judge says incest, pedophilia ‘may be accepted’ by society http://t.co/uFS3Q96nTx 
• S AFRICA: Drunk driving Judge Nkola Motata still on full pay pending a Constitutional Court challenge to legislation http://t.co/p4qW678uvD 
• US: Judge refuses to toss murder charge against Tyson Beckford’s nephew  http://t.co/sjFMBSzNtb 
• NIGERIA: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers were badly hit by a Court of Appeal judgment in Benin City http://t.co/cdILuaP8og 
• NIGERIA: Lawyers & litigants refused entry into Lagos court premises Monday as Judiciary staff on indefinite strike http://t.co/93Vpbjh8Mv 
• PHILIPPINES: No letup in probing judiciary development fund http://t.co/L13CO2wQK0 
• NIGERIA Deposit Insurance Corporation to collaborate with judiciary to ensure effective discharge of its mandate http://t.co/7hMi54TP3H 
• KENYA: Chief Justice Willy Mutunga calls for better relationship between judiciary & police against terrorist threats http://t.co/hBGEDiBjA6 
• US: House Judiciary Chair Goodlatte Dismisses Calls for Obama Impeachment http://t.co/pE8n9DDMIB 
• IRELAND faces questioning before UN Human Rights Committee http://t.co/AggpgoiKOB 
• Jewish Human Rights Group Slams Twitter for Allowing Hamas Supporters to Broadcast ‘HitlerWasRight’ Hashtag http://t.co/siF5ppLMw9 
• Minister for Justice Fitzgerald defends IRELAND's human rights record at UN committee http://t.co/kOBYR9Xybx 
• 'Human rights are universal', Interview with Swedish Ambasador to KENYA, Johan Borgstam http://t.co/yqwM7eHdit 
• INDIA: Minorities Commission report on Kishanbagh communal violence agitates human rights group http://t.co/GkyXJsssw5 
• Palestinian representative to the UN Human Rights Council, on war crimes and international law http://t.co/EFnpCfd9xv
• PAKISTAN: Former Chief Justice Jillani authored a landmark judgement concerning the rights of religious minorities http://t.co/AEvV3eRXu4 
• CANADA: Azim Jiwa appointed Executive Director of Manitoba Human Rights Commission http://t.co/iDZNp8WSF2 
• Spalding human rights activist Andy Hall is considering lodging an official complaint against the British government http://t.co/klzt2qEq8s 
• CANADA: A Social Lab for BC Family Justice System? http://t.co/txXh3oscdN
• Divergent Voices of the First World War Saturday at Scottish Storytelling Centre http://t.co/wHyE4ALHqv 
• OBITUARY: Justice Mufti Bahauddin Farooqi, Kashmir, INDIA http://t.co/iGqg6BJJIe 
• INDIA: Centre stops Justice Manjunath's appointment as CJ of Punjab and Haryana high court http://t.co/BwlafY1ySJ 
• ROMANIA seeks justice against commander for communist-era prison crimes http://t.co/z8fIgShhJp 
• Calder Valley MP to lobby Attorney General to review lenient sentence given to the killer of Halifax Rugby player http://t.co/zWrCSXzbzp 
• Justice is a lot more than a commodity: Lawyers must serve both clients and the public http://t.co/oCicGdl0AJ 
• Broker Conveyancing revealed an ongoing increase in quarterly purchase and remortgage instructions http://t.co/MJhqbxg8jC 
• Why house sales are taking longer to complete in North Lincolnshire http://t.co/dpO9kV1JMz 
• Dance Bars, Dialogue, and the Indian Supreme Court http://t.co/Bq8HyGX86y
• DRIP Bill: Plugging Gaps in Surveillance Laws or Authorising the Unlawful? http://t.co/ofqZvSO2T7 
• Data sharing laws need clarifying says report http://t.co/Kvy34eEeXD 
• PAKISTAN activists upset by new security law http://t.co/ymucag6peZ 
• UAE Legal View: Free-zone job disputes outside federal law http://t.co/aAzV3IR1N6 
• Blakeley prone to losing his temper and resorting to violence, court told http://t.co/VTpYJrXHVG 
• MALAYSIA: Lawyer Muhammad Shafee reminded not to wear barrister's robe while representing himself http://t.co/eGqZNoI2Gp 
• IRELAND: Garda faces prosecution for allegedly stealing €6.25 during assault on man http://t.co/4UXDefeW8r
• Solicitors Regulation Authority withdraws endorsement of Law Society’s sharia guidance http://t.co/mVu2ZST7zH 
• Treasury Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie concerned by misleading 'solicitor' letters http://t.co/hLxs7D5HkP
• Burnley solicitor on £1m theft charges http://t.co/Vv7lIQgUZ9
• PAKISTAN: Model Town tribunal seeks ISI analysis on phone data http://t.co/S4Mz2Fz5oo
• INDIA: Green tribunal order brings hope to Muthalamada http://t.co/B0RGOMglRv 
• KYRGYZSTAN’s Tribunal Defeat Could Be Canadian Partner’s Loss http://t.co/gKXFPFrzEH 
• Ethiopian church charity pursues regulator in charity tribunal over dropped inquiry http://t.co/kiBGyya43J 
• CHINA: Tribunals to speed up stalled land negotiations - http://t.co/skFM0NIbPl
• AUSTRALIA: Baden-Clay jury needs more time http://t.co/CKQGzjM3sQ 
• Jury convicts two men of raping 23-year-old at Banbury house http://t.co/08PrTyhkt2 
• CANADA: Inquest into deaths of young natives halted over imbalance on jury rolls http://t.co/wyvYeLMm00 
• FRANCE: Court sentences 9 to prison for terrorist associations http://t.co/ox6jGkrgLY 
• US: Federal appeals court overturns two convictions of former al Qaeda media director http://t.co/M98zny1nR0 
• Bank robber who fled Barclays bank yelling “I’ve got all the money”, foiled by exploding red security dye http://t.co/VdfNWGONd6 
• Who's who: Tory women tipped for promotion http://t.co/I4ZmPGOm6S 
• New internet domain .scot set for launch http://t.co/Zu3tM4Q5ac 
• Dying patients 'bewildered by array of services' http://t.co/xhQAv8dJbW 
• Dental charity blames bad baby teeth on 'child neglect' http://t.co/FAyzUa4S3S 
• Athlete Powell & Simpson have doping bans cut http://t.co/N4iPvbHoPF 
• Reshuffle: William Hague quits as a dozen ministers axed http://t.co/LwooSflz6E 
• First women bishops in months after Synod vote http://t.co/MgPp9U1J1p 
• Middle-aged reggae fan who blasted her music louder than a nearby motorway has narrowly avoided jail http://t.co/5Rw6uBSCOi 
• Friend of Tulisa admits to supplying cocaine as singer prepares to stand trial http://t.co/eOsK0DVELU 
• Britain's spy agencies do eavesdrop on innocent people http://t.co/mMqIVKe4ep
• Theresa May's judgement questioned over botched appointment of Baroness Butler-Sloss to lead child abuse probe http://t.co/6uxIPy4hM0 
• Timeline: Baroness Butler-Sloss's six days heading the historic child abuse inquiry http://t.co/AeHNA15NMl 
• Attorney general Dominic Grieve out in reshuffle | Law Gazette http://t.co/Gzvravjv91 
• Strong performance from legal services arm sees Quindell shares rise | Legal Futures http://t.co/wMPO9hNLxM 
• Legal requirements for equality and diversity in universities and colleges in England, N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales http://t.co/bF9WRCM5RD 
• AUSTRALIA: Carbon tax repeal set to pass at third attempt after winning Clive Palmer’s support http://t.co/iFYJHwZmL3
• MALDIVES: MPs debate legislation on public referendums http://t.co/Zi8SisaPAH 
• US: New legislation for Caribbean immigrants ID cards http://t.co/9iW5jeXX3Y
• US: Legislation Would Allow Agents To Turn Many Immigrant Children Around Quickly At Border http://t.co/4hz4ZNwBHe
• US: Bipartisan Legislation Promotes Commercial Space Ventures http://t.co/MscOBXzmS0 
• Fifa partner boss Ray Whelan surrenders in BRAZIL http://t.co/P1gZpU4fZD 
• NIGERIA: New Pensions Act 2014 is a beacon of hope for all emplyees http://t.co/U8bh0osjh8
• Home Secretary Theresa May rejects claims surveillance bill contains 'unprecedented powers' http://t.co/tatMb15bwz 
• A child abuse inquiry requires a truth-seeker. Grabbing a grandee isn't enough http://t.co/quDrVpW3pE 
• Competition rises to lure top lawyers in Scotland | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BUEaSVtw9Y 
• Facebook generation protect social media content | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZKQuxTEjBT 
• China's campaign against corruption | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rz0Elhkrwp
• Law firms start suing over bad online reviews | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dwVeORUVFg 
• Tensions grow between Chinese state and lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/awLNYJDOND 
• Jones Day leads on mid-market deals for H1 2014 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZH76FxtyXf 
• Quinn Emanuel to open in Houston after boutique raid | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RQHxMpXS0y
• Wachtell Lipton tops poll for associates pay | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ijAFMEPCnd 
• Hit-man killer 'Freddy' jailed for Tottenham Turks murder http://t.co/GQMFyuzWQq
• US: Citigroup pays $7bn to settle sub-prime mortgage probe http://t.co/AIKXvfpXpa
• Church of England General Synod backs women bishops http://t.co/nrD7OCWBhg