10th August - Law News

958th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• ITALY: Judge to decide legal parents of IVF twins implanted into wrong mother http://t.co/DUDtfsMbrh 
• Assessing possible legal justifications for US airstrikes against ISIS http://t.co/3yOodh4aeJ 
• Northumbria PCC's Vera Baird calls on Home Office to tackle legal highs http://t.co/RlqIIut9JX 
• AUSTRALIA: 'Discriminatory' alcohol orders ripe for challenge, says Aboriginal legal agency http://t.co/8YaIpSgoOC 
• An interview with Peter Williams QC - Criminal Lawyer (Part Two) | NZ Human Rights Blog http://t.co/8fRZucXEMP 
• An interview with Peter Williams QC - Criminal lawyer (Part One) | NZ Human Rights Blog http://t.co/J85Sfq6Zbn 
• The Terrorism Suppression Act and Criminalisation of National Liberation Groups | NZ Human Rights Blog http://t.co/noILrtlrt1 
• Minimum Wage Exemption Permits: Sanctioned Discrimination | NZ Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jTOyNpMJGg 
• Lethal Injections in America: Torturous or Humane? | NZ Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3Yzt5eLurf 
• Janning on Bringing ESC Rights Home: Ireland and the OP ICESCR | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/aiugknMFGw 
• Direct Provision: The Beginning of the End? | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/nnnfiKH8za 
• The Future Voices of Ireland Have Their Say | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/2uPj4AUhmU 
• King's Inns: Advanced Diploma in Immigration & Asylum Law | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/mj3XDTWYbe 
• The Sun just keeps getting it wrong on human rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OCEmyF7FSz 
• The rise of the secret trial: Closed Material Procedures one year on | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/T1dSsrwBA7 
• Have the Tricycle Theatre broken the law by refusing to host the Jewish Film Festival? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/x2lUYfgdbW 
• Strasbourg's €1.8bn award against RUSSIA - and an arbitral award for $50 bn: http://t.co/VcjRA3Aj6w 
• Against the pinkwashing of ISRAEL: Why supporting Palestinians is a queer and feminist issue http://t.co/boaeJKtHo2 
• Neocolonialism, multiculturalism and settler states: Migrants in settler states bear their own responsibilit http://t.co/S4QSywaUdw 
• NAMIIA: Poaching and competition for resources is taking an increasing toll on wildlife, say conservationists http://t.co/OMYfba6ZAD
• CANADA: Salmon run threatened by 'unprecedented' British Columbia mining spill http://t.co/ZagSUAYos9
• Medical ethicists to meet on use of experimental Ebola drugs http://t.co/tMXhIafj3y 
• A forced bride: 'We survive for each day' - Kachin women who venture into CHINA http://t.co/l2N2K4osSf
• US: In dry California, water goes to those who drill the deepest http://t.co/v5iIAZYTuN 
• World 'day of rage' over ISRAEL's war on Gaza, London to Paris, and Tehran to Cape Town http://t.co/5vmkuq9n8v 
• VENEZUELA to close its border with Colombia at night from Monday, to try to stop large-scale smuggling of petrol http://t.co/XQne47YBva 
• £300,000 has been spent by the Welsh and UK governments on three Supreme Court cases about assembly powers http://t.co/h8aaughFvU
• Scottish employment programme age limit extended http://t.co/LrKFHSrFC6 
• UKIP defends MEP's 'Hitler speech' advice http://t.co/wgElnoS4bA 
• Thousands to attend WW1 Drumhead commemorating the centenary of World War One http://t.co/9YBsqD0Xu9
• Voting is under way across TURKEY for the country's first ever presidential election put to a popular vote http://t.co/HDhXy2fPmu 
• Patients 'face long queues in ambulances outside A&E' http://t.co/Dqw30UOB8K 
• Laughing gas YouTube videos must carry warnings, LGA insists http://t.co/8pzTSv7cDn 
• Woman jailed for six years after trying to trick men into raping former colleague http://t.co/XyLzXazV4y 
• Man Tasered and arrested after two-hour hostage siege in Wales' tallest building http://t.co/mIS5xyy8mU 
• Oxford scientist warns of 'drastic action' if neighbours allow cats to roam and kill birds http://t.co/XtggfWYiIC 
• Double murderer can head for UK after Home Office blunder http://t.co/rTTH0AOSCD 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Judge Thokozile Masipa: the world awaits her verdict http://t.co/R4xFakHO0C 
• PAKISTAN police and anti-government cleric Qadri supporters in deadly clash http://t.co/bMJSng1DN4
• Terrorist training camp suspect arrested at airport http://t.co/FIq8UXhUJn

9th August - Law News

957th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling ordered a cut in fees for expert witness whiplash medical reports | New Law Journal: http://t.co/lJSZwpTzps 
• Duty provider contracts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/BVA6tdsqHp
• Personal injury lawyers welcome MPs finding that the government must consult again on mesothelioma | New Law Journal: http://t.co/yxBkBvxnuQ
• Lord Dyson’s rejection of proposals on guideline hourly rates matters “greatly” to the profession | New Law Journal http://t.co/XZpiufyu0H
• Law Firm Mergers: is there safety in numbers? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/c6NNskBxSz 
• Information Commissioner sounds alarm over data breaches | New Law Journal http://t.co/mW5qMzsfDN 
• Jailed judge Constance Briscoe removed

  

  Saturday Conversations

  from the judiciary | New Law Journal: http://t.co/AjSR4VsCUS
• Beatles' Abbey Road crossing could get lollipop lady over safety fears http://t.co/OmvzcQKvRm 
• Computer security pioneer John McAfee at a hacking conference to warn of threats against "freedom" http://t.co/wtlvmNbv35 
• Ebola virus: GUINEA shuts Liberia and S Leone borders http://t.co/4pFSkZEzHx 
• Meridian Tower Swansea: Man sectioned after armed siege http://t.co/5MToxU65Gd 
• EGYPT court bans Muslim Brotherhood's political wing http://t.co/iiDkZTWuhE 
• Fuel stolen from pipeline under Deputy PM's Kent residence http://t.co/QMvYzoeXEQ 
• Tens of thousands of protesters march in London for Gaza http://t.co/vP1yK2NQSL
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• The international criminal court can investigate potential crimes in GAZA http://t.co/K3RvKtF6vC 
• RideLondon: Thousands to ride in 100-mile bike race http://t.co/iH24x0z6aP 
• Bear Grylls in Bear Blades knife name row http://t.co/bRcQT2xFUN 
• US police to investigate James Brady death as homicide http://t.co/yxJnVltmuC 
• Bombs away! US to the rescue – but only of certain minorities, not Muslims http://t.co/4Os6yMlLux 
• A century to win equal pay? That’s just shameful http://t.co/Y9N0yBcO5z 
• From the 'India gang rape' shoot to American Apparel's 'School Days' collection, it's been a low week for fashion http://t.co/QmlZocki5K
• I used to think surrogacy was immoral – but then I watched another women give birth to my child http://t.co/Tf6J4f0zdw 
• Habib Ullah: Family outcry as CPS declines to charge police officers linked to stop-and-search death http://t.co/IVwwjPB8sF 
• UK Jews mourn Gaza dead but anti-Semitic attacks surge http://t.co/uQE1d8f4Ie 
• Joan Rivers: 'Palestinians deserve to be dead' http://t.co/4PZY4cdrNo 
• YouTube videos showing laughing gas use must come with warnings, LGA insists http://t.co/vMCcBsaIVM 
• New 'direct entry' police superintendents will break 180 years of tradition http://t.co/KY13FaDwZ6 
• Magistrate breaks into song in courtoom http://t.co/56SO0umdWs 
• Suspected gunman tasered after siege in the tallest tower in Wales http://t.co/H1QyL7yxud 
• Councillor guilty of housing benefit fraud for failing to declare allowance http://t.co/gmpD9khW7P 
• More than 30 criminal cases involving 'Fake Sheikh' to be reviewed in light of Tulisa trial http://t.co/ZrGr6DPbEN 
• Cavalry officer attacked two wine bar staff http://t.co/ILocP5WOMh 
• Child abuse couple jailed for a total of 25 years http://t.co/4IoxCimLHg 
• SketchFactor app for unsafe areas in racism row http://t.co/PGvbGTUp2w 
• From Google to Facebook and Twitter - Pay Per Click explained | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wnM9yRADnI 
• British soldiers sue government over human rights | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1xe19Sj0kD 
• Fostering safe collaboration in the workplace | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aXAD1gcMKB
• Arbitration rules updated at London court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A6DRp88tnJ
• New York is top choice for arbitration in the US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/slEnsHtUoS 
• Former name partners sued as 16 lawyers leave | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ekANULl34Z 
• Freshfields closes Barcelona corporate team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CKVSG7ziYL
• Mystery surrounds law professor murder | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/voGRa5Dwiy 
• Top Australian firms struggle to enter Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/phfl76zHPk 
• Who, What, Why: Who are the Yazidis? http://t.co/jq4O0EPJrR
• CHINA jails British investigator Humphrey linked to GSK http://t.co/qKWNYOLobz
• Ebola outbreak: NIGERIA declares national emergency http://t.co/0qKRYWP4O1 
• Publisher defends 'creepy' Roald Dahl book cover http://t.co/FexWAD8Ubk 
• Meridian Tower Swansea: Taser used in hostage siege http://t.co/OWcPAiVNAh
• German bank BayernLB says it has rejected a 25m euros (£20m) settlement from Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone http://t.co/cUtRMdtUKz 
• Man killed as e-cigarette 'explodes', Merseyside fire service says http://t.co/XdSQZSbEyc 
• Chatroom rape fantasies woman jailed for six years http://t.co/pgpydyz9mt 
• US: Marijuana lobby group push for legalization at first New York meetup http://t.co/JSwkRVRzpb 
• Lie detector tests introduced to monitor released sex offenders http://t.co/2F77nuf4lc 
• US: Migrant courts' quick fix for recently arrived children brings new problems http://t.co/YZW9CWNoBc
• Unthinkable? Judicial indulgences | Editorial http://t.co/qJ3EDuWDFu 
• Legal legacy of 1914’s ‘boy soldiers’: Protests over under-age recruitment have their echoes today | Law Gazette http://t.co/qiGzgn573H 
• Law Society president backs ‘digital Magna Carta’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/rOY66U6DQU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ukraine's Vasil Kisil splits in two as five partners launch new firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/3hYB0Zzo32 
• High Court orders disclosure of documents covered by privilege in long-running Ablyazov case | The Lawyer http://t.co/agqvL47nZX 
• Jimmy Wales is wrong: we do have a personal right to be forgotten http://t.co/eoyhhmCjJ4 
• PSNI organised meeting with Sri Lanka military adviser after Tamil massacre http://t.co/NQtCy9F6Rl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Linklaters and VdA help secure rescue of Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo | The Lawyer http://t.co/C74hdH8Cp4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness Paull posts 20% revenue rise to £46.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/VnrAYnCyDU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Berwin Leighton Paisner posts autumn retention figures | The Lawyer http://t.co/pvZ2MT0LgQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May records 97% retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/OVEpGeam3K 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst to axe up to 17 support staff in outsourcing drive | The Lawyer http://t.co/JmyPXeFAy9 
• Bucks County Council teams up with emergency services group for first local authority ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/yC9WEnKSxr 
• Regulator is bewitched by insurance mirage | Law Gazette http://t.co/9APSJFlLf7 
• CCJs at five-year low | Law Gazette http://t.co/CV231APV45
• Landmark ruling on deprivation of liberty | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pc2L20rNLu 
• Ashurst to axe half its out-of-hours support staff | Law Gazette http://t.co/CLSc0Yaxuc
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins’ Jennie Gubbins: Learning lessons | The Lawyer http://t.co/KPJ4OLjpUd 
• SRA approves first council ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/sITxUYNyQq

8th August - Law News

956th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK law firm mergers soar 65 per cent, as the legal sector's push towards consolidation continues. Many firms are seeking a white knight whilst others are looking to partner up in a bid to increase profitability. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• Jimmy Wales is wrong: we do have a personal right to be forgotten http://t.co/eoyhhmCjJ4 
• PSNI organised meeting with Sri Lanka military adviser after Tamil massacre http://t.co/NQtCy9F6Rl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Linklaters and VdA help secure rescue of Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo | The Lawyer http://t.co/C74hdH8Cp4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness Paull posts 20% revenue rise to £46.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/VnrAYnCyDU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Berwin Leighton Paisner posts autumn retention figures | The Lawyer http://t.co/pvZ2MT0LgQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May records 97% retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/OVEpGeam3K 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst to axe up to 17 support staff in outsourcing drive | The Lawyer http://t.co/JmyPXeFAy9
• Bucks County Council teams up with emergency services group for first local authority ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/yC9WEnKSxr 
• Regulator is bewitched by insurance mirage | Law Gazette http://t.co/9APSJFlLf7 
• CCJs at five-year low | Law Gazette http://t.co/CV231APV45 
• Landmark ruling on deprivation of liberty | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pc2L20rNLu 
• Ashurst to axe half its out-of-hours support staff | Law Gazette http://t.co/CLSc0Yaxuc 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins’ Jennie Gubbins: Learning lessons | The Lawyer http://t.co/KPJ4OLjpUd 
• SRA approves first council ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/sITxUYNyQq 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Borneo stabbings: Four suspects 'confess' to killing Newcastle University students Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger http://t.co/tZKhDKnXpC 
• Exclusive: Secret internal police report points to ‘highly corrupt’ cells in the Met http://t.co/gdyUtiGQlf 
• SOUTH SUDAN atrocities amount to war crimes, report warns http://t.co/mkJvwLNFFD 
• Asylum: my 157 clients' ordeal highlights Scott Morrison's hypocrisy http://t.co/LqN8uUB6VA 
• Racists Are Rampaging Through ISRAEL http://t.co/mCjd3XokOh 
• Footballer Ravel Morrison threatened to throw acid in girlfriend's face, court hears http://t.co/Al9S1v5rJY
• Anti-smuggling officers have seen 'virtually every trick in the book', says Sir Charles Montgomery http://t.co/sJEhGn8RmM 
• Controversial scheme to cut reoffending misses key target http://t.co/eibOyBpX2P 
• George Galloway MP investigated by police over ' Israel-free zone' comments http://t.co/9KP948SJck 
• LSB extends time for indemnity decision | Legal Futures http://t.co/PLBHpjrkcN 
• First local authority ABS receives green light | Legal Futures http://t.co/1XE0sIvHjB 
• Ebola crisis: LIBERIA and SIERRA LEONE blockades go up http://t.co/fJ0RcScbKM 
• Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones drawn into Falklands Islands comments row http://t.co/7YIgMqhE4u
• HMRC bids to appeal Rangers tax case http://t.co/za1Dq2nUL5 
• Couple married for 62 years die together http://t.co/sDnkKY7II8 
• Former BBC IT head unfairly dismissed over DMI failure http://t.co/GLgzimubI7 
• Cuts to legal aid has been false economy http://t.co/GcPqZPT3TK 
• ARGENTINA files legal action against the US at The Hague over debt default http://t.co/27Bp88I859 
• Clients turn their backs on accountant legal advisers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kfe0optz2S 
• UK lawyers chastised over data breaches | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JBljDLqJGx
• UK lawyers chastised over data breaches | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tu47wF0Luz
• From Google to Facebook and Twitter - Pay Per Click explained | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Q2MAg5ZSaL
• Major, Lindsey & Africa plays role in LeClairRyan merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LDL37U2tBp 
• US lawyer given life ban on representing women | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UTxOOHBOsS 
• Patent work expands for law students in US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/50M99tA0bY 
• Top firms seek Indian lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kf4xH5Qqrh 
• Ethics case filed over missing Malaysia plane lawyer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YHW9vNDPrR 
• Quindell issues trading update as share price falls | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HUxBJmlE4H 
• Sun reporter hacking trial hears of TV star's 'flirty texts' http://t.co/0F2W3tTZsI 
• Photographer 'lost £10,000' in Wikipedia monkey 'selfie' row http://t.co/uKurGeoRJV
• Newport Pagnell mother in pool breastfeeding rule row http://t.co/GLqOLzlM8t 
• Female Games teacher admits having sex with pupil http://t.co/xlBIz2ZLEQ
• MP George Galloway under investigation over Israel remarks http://t.co/yb39awtu61 
• Scottish independence: Salmond says 'we're keeping the pound' http://t.co/uz0XowRG8n

7th August - Law News

955th 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 Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to solicitors and barristers over the need to keep personal information secure, especially paper files, in the wake of “a number of data breaches” in recent months The ICO said that in the last three months, it has received reports of 15 incidents involving members of the legal profession. Full story - Legal Futures

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• Justice for Gaza war crimes? Only if PALESTINE signs up to ICC jurisdiction http://t.co/ixwij8Bzjy 
• Monkey owns selfie, claims Wikimedia http://t.co/p7ZmrNAf4h 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius guilty of premeditated murder and has lied, says prosecutor http://t.co/vN2i72wlZr 
• Too many prisoners reoffend. The coalition is determined to break this cycle | Chris Grayling and Simon Hughes http://t.co/r4hNvIVYwS 
• Pregnant women face abortion ban in IRELAND even if they're a suicide risk http://t.co/jPctsdTGU6 
• OFR ‘unfair’ to small UK law firms, says Law Society president | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RZZR6DB3jx 
• ABSs had negligible impact on City law firms, Law Society president says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/oPqJ1afkkM
• LSB extends assessment period for PII reforms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AqoA4FirYN 
• Law Society unveils finalists for Excellence Awards 2014 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PUKhQujPFz 
• NHS to trial new mediation pilot | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GFhpIRjYwR 
• Supreme Court opens way to wider Welsh legislation | Law Gazette http://t.co/SKlLpP2gjB
• CHINA investigates Canadian couple for spying http://t.co/jpxvGOoLI0 
• CHINA: Wearing of headscarves & niqabs banned from public buses for security reasons in Muslim-majority region http://t.co/c2xHuLX92S 
• AUSTRALIA: Five arrested for allegedly taunting Jewish children in Sydney bus, yelling "Heil Hitler" http://t.co/VcgoC10xxA 
• NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden granted asylum in RUSSIA allowing him to move about freely and travel abroad http://t.co/hnrPMmlog4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy wins spot among US firms on Walgreen’s £5.6bn buyout of Boots | The Lawyer http://t.co/xkxqVKHVLL
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills steps up for 2nd bailed-out bank as Lloyds sued by shareholders | The Lawyer http://t.co/aoUfXmUZwy 
• Lawyers on the hippy trail? | Law Gazette http://t.co/Siu7IWs01S 
• Lawyers, take better care of yourselves – even if 2014 isn’t the summer of love | Law Gazette http://t.co/Siu7IWs01S 
• Profit surge at Birketts | Law Gazette http://t.co/iKiBeba6FK
• PII decision held for up to 90 days | Law Gazette http://t.co/pTwp8UeKEt 
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Tension on Deporting a Killer Turned Informer from the US http://t.co/Q5FlD49eAL 
• US: The Muddled Road to Overhauling Corporate Taxes http://t.co/cUFnvjNsFG 
• Outrage Builds in SOUTH KOREA in Deadly Abuse of a Soldier http://t.co/U7UboUXCQi
• Bank of America Offers US Biggest Settlement in History http://t.co/zxc3yvF1CQ 
• "..and women are smarter than men", 2 US First Ladies Share Tales of Budding Partnership and Life in the Spotlight http://t.co/jVgDpphfH2 
• US: One Court, Three Judges and Four States With Gay Marriage Cases http://t.co/kMoPUMeoq4 
• US: Bowe Bergdahl Details Disappearance to General Leading an Inquiry http://t.co/1Uroz67idi 
• NIGERIA: Boko Haram Kidnapping Tactics, Explained http://t.co/dl9qgn7NQZ
• INDIA: Six-member panel to appoint judges, both executive and judiciary to get veto powers http://t.co/CCVC8VFYTF 
• TURKEY: Government heralds new purge in judiciary http://t.co/ACi88loGxO 
• TURKEY: Judge Ahmet Hamsici claims social and print media intimidate judges, prosecutors, and judiciary http://t.co/Ip85RjjQcM 
• US: Louisiana High Court announces Judiciary Commission election of chair and vice-chair http://t.co/8nmJw7X0Hn 
• TRINIDAD: Walkout by staff at the courthouse, the Judiciary of Trinidad over plans to move court http://t.co/CiE7ukzd13 
• US: Fair Housing for Survivors of Domestic Violence https://t.co/qCeosQyzCl 
• Human Rights, History & Literature working group explores the interconnections between literature, rights & history http://t.co/JIxeTKqIqW 
• Education unlocks the doors to all other rights - UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay http://t.co/RLBYb4OFTN 
• Facebook is now helping women in ZAMBIA access information about their basic human rights http://t.co/6RkG6QDLfQ 
• US: Young people support LGBT rights but disagree on priorities http://t.co/tDgEDFneoC 
• The Rise of the Bill of Rights http://t.co/hSex2gVH10 
• US: Center for Constitutional Rights Takes Animal Rights “Terrorism” Law to Supreme Court http://t.co/ZSP3N6mYSW 
• Who owns the rights to a selfie snapped by a monkey? http://t.co/CXpOhWZVhE
• COSTA RICA: Human rights group founder says AP misrepresented work in Cuba for USAID http://t.co/5jqfUp1YLV 
• BURMA: Myanmar rights under the microscope at Asean meeting http://t.co/jKfmC3Pger 
• Universal human rights and the separation of Church and State are foundational for a robust democracy like JAMAICA http://t.co/YkKxUYcFxb 
• INDIA: Rights for transgenders: Are titles like 'Tgr', 'Ki' good enough? http://t.co/ZmyeCvW3xn
• BURMA: Rohingya rights campaigner to stay in detention http://t.co/aiOuYCMbaH
• CHINA: Concerns grow over Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng's release http://t.co/ImIcxztMEP 
• US: Grand jury indicts three New Mexico teens for murdering homeless men http://t.co/IWX55gG7i8 
• RUSSIA hits West with food import ban in sanctions row http://t.co/JF6HGjXMEI 
• Jury out in 'cash in underwear' trial http://t.co/ci59FlNbMW 
• SOUTH AFRICA: From Apartheid-Era Jail Cell to the Bench in Pistorius Case, Oscar Pistorius Trial Judge http://t.co/3Ii6g6S11e 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies strengthens nascent Frankfurt base with Norton Rose hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/cgrBT314bR 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Revisiting Habitual Residence – The Court of Appeal Decision in Re H http://t.co/4A12woIYcI 
• AUSTRALIA: Department ‘erred’ in dumping Palmer firm Mineralogy http://t.co/Cg5tPAeL2E 
• AUSTRALIA: Alleged tax evaders Peter Bartlett & Ron Sayers pointed the finger at their disgraced former accountant https://t.co/yTDKyjwX2V 
• CANADA: Alberta to review limits on financial aid for sex-assault victims http://t.co/cusCfJaq4F 
• IRELAND: Solicitor expresses concern State may continue to fight claims for damages over sexual abuse in schools http://t.co/QzdEWmHsov 
• Social care reforms: Councils raise funding concerns http://t.co/ApmVOOPYUF 
• US President Barack Obama hails 'new Africa emerging' after the last day of African leader's summit http://t.co/xowuuA2ziu 
• Gaza emergency appeal launched by Disasters Emergency Committee http://t.co/sjQUY7SQkH
• LIBERIA declares state of emergency over Ebola virus http://t.co/scWKY02pJU
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius murder trial closing arguments to start http://t.co/Xo0uLgHjmw 
• CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity and jailed for life http://t.co/d8OBpo46SJ 
• Quindell fights fire again as share price rollercoaster continues | Legal Futures http://t.co/UKWneK2SFb 
• International legal obligation to end trade with settlements https://t.co/4P7SGgWXtO 
• Tenant legal advice here are 15 places you can get help http://t.co/LW1iTT03jH 
• What Exactly Will Legal Dagga Be in SOUTH AFRICA? http://t.co/7T6WXvhSHk 
• The 17th Karmapa: ‘Training of Trainers’ on Legal Empowerment of Tibetan Women http://t.co/0LG07Y9fnP 
• The really badly written and fake-sounding LPC scam emails that have spurred SRA warning http://t.co/vpfn9esGln 
• Madeleine Rees addresses legal aspects of the conflict in Gaza http://t.co/nOUUZtQW10 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal fight costs Victoria's government $120,000 http://t.co/goRjXKxUov 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Young woman founds a legal club to help women and children who face violence or abuse http://t.co/hdi5dOwiOj 
• The British police on armed routine patrol http://t.co/fZfq97qVNI 
• Row over Glasgow City Council's plans to fly Palestinan flag http://t.co/CjCNBkIOAz 
• Norfolk doctor arrested and charged with rape http://t.co/jZGLxw5Yw4 
• Apple and Samsung Drop Patent Fights Outside the United States http://t.co/X0Pzlx2Spd
• US: Federal Reserve and F.D.I.C. Fault Big Banks’ ‘Living Wills’ http://t.co/03sG4b1H9f
• US: British Bank Standard Chartered Faces Action, Again, by New York State http://t.co/J29OPRQbKx 
• US: Slain General in Afghanistan Was Quietly Effective Leader, Known for Technical Skill http://t.co/2I3dbIbWjZ 
• Secret Papers Describe Size of Terror Lists Kept by US http://t.co/PS9ZxQD7vi
• Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords http://t.co/FH6Klyjtcw 
• Why is a website exposing human rights abuses in Gaza under attack? http://t.co/b1Ykh0AkyB 
• Wouldn't we all resign if we were in Baroness Warsi's position? http://t.co/CaM2IrANmh 
• The Tricycle Cinema’s refusal to host a Jewish Film Festival raises issues of immense complexity http://t.co/cEq2UI0suJ 
• Amina Agboola murder: Man who kicked toddler to death because she soiled herself is jailed for 17 years http://t.co/vln1jJPmBn
• What is the point of victim impact statements? http://t.co/kQygxafHDB 
• US: Secret Service ensured that Malia Obama’s attendance at Lollapalooza was in no way secret http://t.co/hdFBiY8728 
• Sean Hannity arrives in ISRAEL as tensions mount between the Fox News anchor over 'bigoted' coverage on Gaza http://t.co/59MoKaZwl5 
• INDIA: Teenager took knife to so-called tantric who allegedly tried to rape her for a 2nd time and cut off his penis http://t.co/Nxh7D6Os8R 
• Manchester airport bomb scare: Qatar Airways passenger arrested over suspected hoax sectioned under Mental Health Act http://t.co/B85aQ3hlVU 
• Michael Jackson hit with new child sex abuse claims more than five years after his death http://t.co/A3NX3NoSzR
• SWITZERLAND: Man arrested over stolen Michael Schumache medical file found hanged in cell http://t.co/92vcfdRaBX 
• Man set house on fire trying to kill a spider http://t.co/mgav23TNyF 
• Alex Salmond loses first independence TV debate after being booed by audience over currency question http://t.co/xzqNGmpym7 
• White hipsters, not black looters, are now threatening post-riots London http://t.co/VI7Fzc4xYs 
• 'Paranoid' husband in Truro killed wife over imaginary affair, inquest hears http://t.co/Hg2943ZpMQ 
• Four states argue over same-sex marriage legality in US court http://t.co/H9TNAjpyAC 
• US: A desperate mother's American dream dies in Texan wilderness http://t.co/iOoeKtcxZ1 
• Press freedom boosted by new 'right to report' https://t.co/WxX28AoPnL 
• Public Health England responds to standardised packaging of tobacco products consultation https://t.co/tnEWGkR7NGo/nO7yieZyGT 
• 1 October 2014: Changes to design and patent law https://t.co/qQ55GWxVW8 
• Advice on minimising public risk of food poisoning through campylobacter, bacteria that naturally occurs in chicken https://t.co/kOjevMWbf7
• Local laws and customs catching British nationals out abroad https://t.co/BmwTdVJfsz
• Dislike the ‘right to be forgotten’ regime? It may be good news for open justice | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/sVR618OBtB 
• A weekly round-up of Law firm moves across the globe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zY07NGCp9D
• UK law firm mergers soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QaKeXpijez 
• Australian business calls for changes in corporate law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YiDVoMSr0o 
• US business shifts M&A spend to smaller firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YDeEqgZPzh 
• Clients turn their backs on accountant legal advisers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZUaeO5DObP 
• Trowers sets up document production centre and cuts secretaries | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xSnmdHa9Jl 
• Baker & McKenzie acquires Johannesburg firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5RXlssQ7Wp 
• O'Melveny departures mount to 13 in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/H8VQFmdZUD 
• Dusseldorf firm secures agreement for Bernie Ecclestone | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0xW18Oi13e 
• Women make gains in top 50 family friendly US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/N4g4pqxUG1
• Law firm start-ups, then and now | The Lawyer http://t.co/cXOJg5LzpV 
• Bernie Ecclestone, the bribery case and the £60m settlement | The Lawyer http://t.co/52e7iWTQYH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: East Anglia's Birketts achieves 20 per cent profit rise through organic growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/VrnZFRidJE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Wachtell and Clifford Chance set to go head-to-head in HP Autonomy war | The Lawyer http://t.co/2yvDEe1QrP 
• CML warns of “fast and potentially drastic action” if indemnity limit is cut | Legal Futures http://t.co/xbjbNHybVQ 
• Lower indemnity limit would “attract discount in premiums”, SRA insists | Legal Futures http://t.co/d0dEKjjNT8 
• Paul Mapps jailed for life for Ian Davies' Trinant murder http://t.co/QxR7ge3jU4 
• Facebook privacy challenge attracts 25,000 users http://t.co/UzgFJCJVZD 
• Ukraine crisis: RUSSIA's President Putin orders retaliatory sanctions http://t.co/5pRpoTVHyO
• ISRAEL agrees Gaza truce extension, no word from Hamas http://t.co/mrBEp98uyd

6th August - Law News

954th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve should be applauded for putting commitment to the rule of law ahead of his party’s short-term political advantage. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• US: Beyond the border: a four-part series on the humanitarian immigration crisis in south Texas http://t.co/GxoKReMU21 
• Wikipedia swears to fight 'censorship' of 'right to be forgotten' ruling http://t.co/jDxaH7iuye 
• Newspaper cannot name councillors who were late paying council tax http://t.co/7wUOiQN0nc
• Top judge authorises court to cover legal aid in challenge to government http://t.co/TIUWXgyEu0 
• US: Foes of same-sex marriage fight on as courts and opinion turn against them http://t.co/AEZEwcZLRd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fieldfisher posts 100% retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/D2uefaT3tZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro and Trowers release retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/saJoFjTFXy
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons benefits from Chadbourne's Kiev closure with corporate partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/tcfjr55DHH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin triumphs for Investec in banker bonus High Court battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/ECbCiR9Hyr 
• Arresting case for open justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/sVR618OBtB 
• Professions line up to oppose PII reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/KFDl0Xhs6M
• Zurich fails to have PI claimant committed for contempt | Law Gazette http://t.co/f0PERGEyac 
• Chancery Lane names its ‘brightest stars’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fk154SRy5B
• Court should pay for lawyers where agency refuses – Munby | Law Gazette http://t.co/g7rzj9nsVH 
• Judge jailed over Huhne case is sacked | Law Gazette http://t.co/v29XEDsgg6 
• Flooding: Emergency payments to be made after downpours cause 'mayhem' http://t.co/nzPGMgry9E 
• Daniel Spencer gets life term for ex-wife Jane Wiggett's murder http://t.co/guNeJdMuCu
• Man struck and killed by marked police car in Reading http://t.co/0kCo2udgip
• Missing Arthur Jones: Body in Crete is dad's, says son http://t.co/wIZLJKWd6U 
• JAPAN: Scientist involved in a scandal over discredited stem cell research has been found dead at his laboratory http://t.co/1j0cq5pRgh 
• Cryptolocker victims to get files back for free http://t.co/8vNOmVLqjq 
• PERU drug smuggler Michaella McCollum in move to Northern Ireland prison http://t.co/YYTu7nTFg6 
• US: Marilyn Burns, Texas Chain Saw Massacre actress, dies aged 65 http://t.co/YXmKFE9v7u 
• Andy Coulson faces series of perjury charges over Tommy Sheridan trial http://t.co/5ZX1LkW9Fy 
• Delhi gang rape: INDIA outrage over fashion shoot http://t.co/bzapeydADb
• Man sectioned over Manchester Airport plane bomb hoax http://t.co/t3rW4ehmdM 
• London Mayor Boris Johnson to seek 2015 Commons return http://t.co/PeVpYPsTxW 
• Ebola: Global experts begin emergency talks at WHO http://t.co/HvHXebnPxw
• Those behind moves to change AUSTRALIA's constitution say its current framework has led to indigenous disadvantage http://t.co/2qLi4OgFTz 
• UGANDA: Ministers and MPs caught on camera sleeping through important speeches have sparked criticism http://t.co/xNzmbv7tch
• COLOMBIA: Through recognising victimsation on both sides of conflict that historic cycles of violence can be broken http://t.co/tAaEjo8vw1 
• On deception and war: How good or how bad are Israel's spokesmen? http://t.co/OlS9DWzvp8 
• DNA test solves ARGENTINA's 'dirty war' riddle http://t.co/cEPRMA3Bp4
• Politician begs world to help IRAQ's Yazidi minority community http://t.co/3MXn8J09vE 
• SAUDI ARABIA sends military aid to help LEBANON's fight against "terrorism", ex-prime minister Saad Hariri says http://t.co/A4j3rpuEe3
• Prison doesn’t work – as the Glen Parva shambles shows | Owen Jones http://t.co/dMunaU8hiX 
• Lawyer suing Facebook overwhelmed with support http://t.co/AJzcbQiW9j 
• Constance Briscoe removed from the judiciary http://t.co/p6rbRJRuGN 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Chadbourne pulls out of Kiev citing market turmoil | The Lawyer http://t.co/RKsFUKGnxJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers launches Birmingham document production hub as 34 secretaries exit | The Lawyer http://t.co/1EswMMhpSd 
• NHS offers mediation service to avoid court | Law Gazette http://t.co/q2VbQSOXrF
• Council solicitor dropped sensitive papers in street | Law Gazette http://t.co/Pj3yCQoV4Z 
• TURKEY: The mystery Turk gagged on Twitter http://t.co/eUq0vwv6Oi 
• Update for UK companies trading in Russia and Ukraine https://t.co/v8Vac0Utcg 
• International guests will attend working dinners at famous Welsh landmarks for NATO Summit in Wales https://t.co/cYyxbHFox4
• Victim Personal Statements: Parole Board committed to ensuring victims play an important part in the parole process https://t.co/Wsf8quxqCm 
• Plans for tough new energy market manipulation penalties https://t.co/d4IHub5FKw 
• Plato and the Promise of College http://t.co/jDviGWWNDZ 
• On Centenary of World War I, Europe Sees Modern Parallels http://t.co/01MeVCWiSe 
• SRA now licensing more than 300 ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/3U6YjMPtiN 
• Rated insurers "may be reluctant" to offer lower indemnity limits | Legal Futures http://t.co/desEYe4SFN 
• Solicitor turns to crowdfunding to back online contracts business | Legal Futures http://t.co/34Z7K8772o 
• High Court overturns tribunal’s decision on barrister accused of concealing convictions | Legal Futures http://t.co/8FRw142FJL 
• Francis Maude responds: 'This Government is not interested in building large databases' http://t.co/keLccvIjEh 
• Student goes missing after warning parents of failed degree http://t.co/deokrtkuUU 
• Lawyers must step up data protection measures after series of breaches, says watchdog http://t.co/3rYaCTGvQE
• Thief gambles away £14,000 proceeds of rare stamp collection on single fruit machine http://t.co/svQWZ1eh7A 
• Mayor steals £220 from ice-cream van at town's Diamond Jubilee celebrations http://t.co/T2DXykRuYN 
• Video: Salmond v Darling: Scottish independence debate highlights http://t.co/TaHlRcOEO3 
• Man shoots himself while posing for a 'selfie' http://t.co/Af5Ubh03zz
• Bishop of Gloucester questioned by police over indecent assault allegations http://t.co/OPJ2j96azy 
• Kate Nash's former music teacher jailed for child abuse http://t.co/ilmpa1e0Xq 
• Metropolitan Police officer denies 'helping uninsured flirt' http://t.co/ivd6I02BBa 
• Scottish independence: Do political TV debates matter? http://t.co/LpIqOHgLId 
• Bishop of Gloucester Michael Perham quizzed over sex assault claims http://t.co/GGw7lC286e 
• Scottish independence: Salmond and Darling clash in TV debate http://t.co/qnZ4kBtsGM
• 21st Century Fox withdraws bid for Time Warner http://t.co/QpteFeJxtu 
• US: Guantánamo prisoner Abu Wa’el Dhiab 'just a skeleton', attorney says in push for care http://t.co/GvACAIHgce 
• Palestinian leaders poised to join ICC in order to pursue ISRAEL for war crimes http://t.co/0iU750Q1Ua 
• Young offenders' institution declared unsafe by chief inspector of prisons http://t.co/PiREvmXB9x 
• Greg Revell, one of HMP Glen Parva's young offender statistics http://t.co/4wkHVyIwzC 
• US: Top senator rejects CIA torture report redactions ahead of public release http://t.co/l62Au8Dj8j 
• Ex-GE lawyer accused of disclosing secrets | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0FHDnGCF6W
• Dentons sues Republic of Guinea for £10.2m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Sdgn6my2vW
• Zimbabwe state ordered to return funds taken from law firm trust account | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pt6tiVSTvd 
• Cooleys looks set for October London launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Cgw3iqF8RJ 
• Ex-partner in Jenkens & Gilchrist sentenced to six months over tax fraud | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/V2JO4rklRL 
• Canada firm offers clients chance to cut excessive bills | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RfQ9NVFU9i
• BLP launches new legal services delivery team in Manchester | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/33NrfXnIAY

5th August - Law News

953rd 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 cultural costs of those sky-high salaries - Why is lawyers’ pay so high? Not because it benefits the business, say the stats. Full story - The Lawyer

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• New Scottish solicitor panel launched by the National Accident Helpline | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/LY0M61liv3 
• Fake emails sent to law students offering LPC funding | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/E0sMLN4HhI 
• New Law Society president Andrew Caplen speaks exclusively to John van der Luit-Drummond | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/EC87I04xcP 
• MoJ announces new court rules for whiplash claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/nJsNxMEauv 
• Information Commissioner warns lawyers of data breaches | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Psv21CsB5C
• Missouri execution on schedule despite outrcy over botched injections http://t.co/e6ELEeZr8t 
• Bernie Ecclestone: 'I'm an idiot' for paying £60m to settle F1 bribery trial http://t.co/PubzS32FDf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith and Lindahl among firms advising on Meda’s £1.8bn acquisition of Rottapharm | The Lawyer http://t.co/QIymL7wl8F 
• QC aborts review of industrial relations law | Law Gazette http://t.co/2AvFjlBPE4
• Tommy Sheridan's perjury conviction to be reviewed http://t.co/tKbipSGlfq 
• Military jets escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport http://t.co/mgsh6IQ7cf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields posts 82 per cent retention, keeping 37 of 45 qualifiers | The Lawyer http://t.co/4YqSWsiccr 
• Appeal court backs publication of arrest names | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fr5wbiVYcV
• US: I saw anti-abortion violence in the American south. At last, the law is on the the side of women's rights again http://t.co/FktgceCS0P 
• Union law review frozen after barrister objects to ministerial statements http://t.co/dPfbBM9V58 
• Councils struggle with tenfold rise in deprivation of liberty assessments http://t.co/VaD5LpbGqI
• International criminal court urged to investigate ISRAEL over Gaza 'crimes' http://t.co/NTpu6R85UC 
• Scotland's Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill statement expected on armed police http://t.co/jKBx6HR4au 
• PSNI vehicle contracts: Police staff member arrested http://t.co/CN0ewuDKmz 
• National Eisteddfod: Safes containing £6k cash stolen http://t.co/bNkSviFOFM 
• Powys council's deputy leader Myfanwy Alexander resigns over n-word http://t.co/hLkyU1eELk 
• First candidates receive new school qualifications http://t.co/28gisyZEmR
• Shadow chancellor Ed Balls fined over car accident http://t.co/HR1WInDDOd 
• Family hears judge say victim statements make 'no difference' http://t.co/f4ev4jPpkm 
• Hewlett Packard accuses Autonomy founder of fraud http://t.co/jygCye6hsz 
• AUSTRALIA child protection agency probes Gammy's father http://t.co/GhyfdXnumz 
• Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning admits abusing boys http://t.co/HNlgxa1GkK 
• In full: Baroness Warsi's resignation letter to David Cameron over Gaza http://t.co/t4Owt4Fmjl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie bolsters Jo'burg with competition bolt-on | The Lawyer http://t.co/FtlMarhhMY 
• Open thread: Gaza and international law | Law Gazette http://t.co/VNgwP3HeLJ 
• Nominal damages for ‘negligent’ yacht advice | Law Gazette http://t.co/4QOBDk8hyl 
• Warsi: UK’s stance on Gaza undermines rule of law | Law Gazette http://t.co/84ohveN5Fc
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/1t42nYQw8j
• GERMANY: F1 boss Ecclestone offers court deal http://t.co/L7k2qqhwai 
• Baroness Warsi quits as Foreign Office minister over Gaza http://t.co/DOHazoUtsl 
• Judge apologises to family of murdered man over victim statement comment http://t.co/5vgNbA43QA
• NEW ZEALAND: Tauranga lawyer Craig Horsley has been suspended from legal practice for three years for misconduct http://t.co/zq4CxB94Be 
• PAKISTAN's Democracy in motion: Tribunal declares PPP candidate’s election in Nawabshah as void http://t.co/F9NVMywsZR 
• Tribunal upholds scheme for London church charities to change their charitable objects http://t.co/CUL4QfNYkZ 
• Tribunal told former Black Country health chief failed to carry out leadership responsibilities http://t.co/broMrXVGCu 
• Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 http://t.co/55r0j71w4E 
• US: The quest to enact Healthy Workplace legislation, Part I: Subtle progress in Massachusetts http://t.co/EhzJRDsTSN 
• INDIA: Bill to give Sebi special powers tabled in Lok Sabha http://t.co/LwNpUPjICF 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Two men will face court charged with an alleged plot to kill two SA judges https://t.co/whjtEuPMyF 
• US: Judge declares mistrial in case of Needham doctor http://t.co/ZwFct86joL 
• INDIA: MP judge accused of sexual harassment, says ready for death penalty if found guilty http://t.co/fC67LXKzT8 
• US Judge: Alabama abortion clinic law unconstitutional http://t.co/K4RvQCBfeI 
• NEPAL: Conference of Lawyers Association (PPLA), reshuffled leadership and is demanding independence of the judiciary http://t.co/ru9NIyoYFg
• NIGERIA: Confusion in Abia Judiciary as House Sacks Chief Justice http://t.co/OEyOpgvj0l 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary staff workers resumed duty on Monday after an industrial action which lasted 21 days http://t.co/R6NgJHPvH3 
• IRAN's judiciary ponders potential action towards prosecuting ISRAEL for war crimes http://t.co/jFzuNWHLXn 
• INDIA: Higher judiciary hit by ‘very serious’ sexual-harassment charge http://t.co/GAlj4RhYsI
• Pop culture, peddler of racism http://t.co/JwHUicSvOz 
• 'Exploration of identity should not be limited to the national' – Scottish artists wrestle with independence issue http://t.co/NkplQ9sqPF 
• Pakistani man held at US facility denied legal counsel during decade-long hold http://t.co/Ue0MzWJZdw 
• Mirror group phone-hacking costs could soar to £12m, court told http://t.co/PEdV5bEVsD 
• Activists complain to IPCC over police efforts to recruit them as informers http://t.co/CKijYe19Cu 
• International surrogacy laws in the spotlight amid row over baby Gammy http://t.co/X9XgYomIF7 
• Scotland promised extra tax and legal powers for referendum no vote http://t.co/8ehyu9emdH
• Enemies in life, comrades in death: a century to count the cost of war http://t.co/2pCEerz3G2
• UK Anti-Doping gives steroids trafficker first lifetime ban http://t.co/tWpMise61y 
• 'Lights Out' ends day of WW1 centenary commemorations http://t.co/Ul2SRAE0NR 
• US cities’ crackdown on homeless people is ‘close to ethnic cleansing’ http://t.co/RRUjSkCeAn 
• Billie Piper questioned by police after car accident leaves cyclist 'seriously injured' http://t.co/z4vTRe5WeX
• Woman charged with murder over death of girl, 7, in Nottingham http://t.co/TRR7G6OPwV 
• Ravel Morrison arrested: West Ham sweat on new signing Carl Jenkinson as Morrison is bailed after arrest http://t.co/j719WK9195 
• Two men convicted for possessing extreme ‘WhatsApp porn’ that wasn't viewed http://t.co/RKXEzSBT0c 
• The case for the defence of an alleged jihadi: ‘She's too selfish to be a terrorist’ http://t.co/Q5SUK9d03P 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds, Harper Macleod, Morton Fraser, Optima on new Clydesdale panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/C4YjKItBQF 
• Smaller firms at risk from greater PII competition, The Lawyer report reveals | The Lawyer http://t.co/7lke9OM6i8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooley closes in on 1 October London launch with 50-lawyer office pencilled in | The Lawyer http://t.co/XxEDnCj6KM 
• World War One in numbers: the shocking figures behind the slaughter http://t.co/A643uBUYNQ 
• ITALY: Detectives poring over social media for details that might help them arrest new generation of Mafia http://t.co/gGst3axDvM
• Drunken vicar threatened to kill police http://t.co/nRuZ3bGkUE 
• Welsh Police to launch statement-taking smartphone app http://t.co/s6JtIrZnFe 
• Police find body in hunt for missing 15-year-old http://t.co/5Ty88K5ItC 
• Move border checks back to Britain, say French politicians amid new Calais migrants crisis http://t.co/LOxfZGoYBG 
• Remembering the wasteful carnage of WW1 http://t.co/l7NrpEe2WZ 
• 'They Must Suffer The Consequences' - Donald Trump Says Americans Carrying 'Plague' Should Stay In Africa http://t.co/x090GUY72p 
• Wikipedia link hidden by 'right to be forgotten' http://t.co/8ixOVCY7bf 
• US: We almost certainly execute innocent people with cruelty. This isn't justice http://t.co/Vg4fWkgdZ3 
• Irwin Mitchell launches IMe Law with esure | Legal Futures http://t.co/2AbcMgmtq2 
• Solicitors accused of “bullying” barristers into accepting contracts | Legal Futures http://t.co/VdQtZtfLV1 
• SRA calls for evidence as indemnity deadline approaches | Legal Futures http://t.co/n8XsUblUYX 
• Bar Standards Board to “research need for accreditation schemes” | Legal Futures http://t.co/GYSbYJtrSP 
• Pollution PI lawyer wins Asia's Nobel Prize | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xgkjkLkPCM 
• M&A surge predicted as Australia plans media law overhaul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mrfEFWhB2w 
• No hiding for corporate offenders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/axkpsXmfrP 
• Goldman Sachs leveraged finance group loses enthusiasm for Linklaters | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kTQqj80FSY 
• Minnesota law firm to target medical marijuana business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/awXyyvWUyz 
• International arbitration is on the rise | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SOTbV1cs1X 
• Decision due this year on US$20m fine threat to Chicago law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AdythRV993 
• UK law firm mergers soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Og89FzEAl2 
• ISRAEL: Increasing pressure for peace and justice in Gaza http://t.co/y6mEAyylgK

4th August - Law News

952nd 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 let HMRC recover unpaid tax and tax credits directly from debtor’s bank accounts have been slated by City lawyers. HMRC’s consultation on new direct recovery powers, Direct Recovery of Debts, closed this week. Accounts would be raided where the debtor owed at least £1,000 and HMRC would leave a minimum of £5,000 in the account. Full story - New Law Journal

Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap

• INDIA: Soon, legal cells to ensure student safety on campuses http://t.co/ex5cZR5Bey 
• INDIA: Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan in Legal Trouble Over new film's Nude Poster http://t.co/U5ecsvteVp 
• It took Scottish Borders Council an average of 16.6 weeks to deal with planning applications http://t.co/fz3QNOAMsY 
• INDIA: Rape complaint against politician Sunil Paraskar - Legal experts caution against political interference http://t.co/IZMsT6DeKj 
• Scottish Legal firm's painting rises from the ashes to mark Glasgow Games http://t.co/Q7LYKkRpRA
• Brian Eno on the Israel-Gaza crisis: How can you justify images such as this? http://t.co/RGYSNfZ8Yu 
• Legal aid cuts: In the new landscape, it's the lawyers who could now suffer http://t.co/PEEHHxcqtT 
• Revenue increases recovery of inheritance tax to £3.4bn | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vXGB7HH6ds 
• Law firm mergers increase by 65 per cent in 2013 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Bho6wYB77c 
• £100m legal aid shortfall for family lawyers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1VM9T9matt 
• SRA ‘calls for evidence’ on PII issues | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/tJfIYVsW3J 
• APIL and the HSE champion 40-year-old Health and Safety at Work Act | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/XQgeDZVMY4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin continues below-par retention with 73% rate | The Lawyer http://t.co/0VlD0M7JqI
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell and Esure join forces to launch IMe Law ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/9TBKFuUY0U 
• Parabis reviews future of Bristol and Colchester offices, affecting 41 staff | The Lawyer http://t.co/PGY3AtVC9Q
• British artist Jake Chapman has said taking children to art galleries is a "total waste of time" http://t.co/uHZSilGCVe
• Fracking firm Tamboran worker's home attacked with petrol bombs http://t.co/d7xtmEGXVe 
• Former England footballer and BBC presenter Gary Lineker 'sickened' by corruption claims within FIFA http://t.co/kCrGbOYy4E 
• How to slack off successfully at work http://t.co/3f6FmwmFJl
• Duke of Edinburgh's ex-aide denies sexual assault http://t.co/yTURxc5Cn7 
• The short-lived planning legacy of the Great War | Law Gazette http://t.co/GiUoRa5Lkl 
• MoJ shuns ‘difficult issue’ of whiplash settlement ban | Law Gazette http://t.co/DKp8gmvRst 
• Parabis puts 41 jobs at risk with office closures | Law Gazette http://t.co/Fe0PMQDYdF
• Divorce of Malaysian owners of Laura Ashley stake to be heard in Britain http://t.co/V5UPGdjxIY 
• Rolf Harris's youngest victim speaks out over appeal against conviction http://t.co/COJ5RS3BQI 
• Legal Theory Lexicon: The Veil of Ignorance http://t.co/trEesbOPQv 
• Bedroom tax 'lead case' in Upper Tribunal? - http://t.co/tl5L3UoQq7 
• CANADA: Chief Bill Blair still Considering Legal Action after Mixed Messages from Doug Ford http://t.co/fQQt6wOe5R
• Legal challenge to solar support cut http://t.co/2mtI17o74x 
• Legal fight chills CHINA metal trade after port probe http://t.co/vl036fdkCe
• Church faces legal challenge after blocking job offer to married gay priest http://t.co/lDQ01R6bMc 
• INDIA: Launch of the SRM School of Law to begin teaching during the academic year 2014-15 http://t.co/oJtvEWNeSa 
• INDIA: Need to re-enact Juvenile Justice Act – Myths and Realities http://t.co/aPxztc0hPT 
• Minister for Justice, Lord Faulks, visits Jersey to discuss relationship of Ministry of Justice & Crown Dependencies http://t.co/uBs0rCdmTN 
• GHANA: Supreme Court Justice Rose Constance Owusu retires http://t.co/vWkcOcH46n 
• US: Justice Dept. Seeks Full Court Appeal Hearing In Health Law Case http://t.co/dZDhUKM9w4 
• TRINIDAD: Caricom’s Reparation initiative, although important as plan, is even more critical as process http://t.co/8zCu6RATZg 
• Retired Justice Sair Ali named acting PCB (PAKISTAN Cricket Board) chairman http://t.co/5sjsmOIcsP 
• KENYA: Government will ensure justice in land administration, says Deputy President William Ruto http://t.co/0ANbQmFQVL 
• INDIA: Alleging Sexual Harassment By High Court Judge, a Junior Judge Quits http://t.co/DW8pWFRVV3
• ‘Legal aid family law firms could face £100m fall in fees’ http://t.co/9f5Vfq1gS5 
• Burnley father prosecuted after found to be had £9,000 cannabis farm http://t.co/BgduwxPKlH 
• IRELAND: 3 of the State’s prosecution team in long-running Anglo trial are the top 3 best-paid barristers by the DPP http://t.co/Uh45bRTzkR 
• US Defamation Law - Part 2 - Barrister Bits by Debra A. Newby http://t.co/dv7CtZHlKP 
• What Would Krishna Do? Or Shiva? Or Vishnu? A comparative analysis to #Christianity http://t.co/k3c6gNXDQd
• US: After Recording Eric Garner Chokehold, Ramsey Orta Gets Charged With Gun Possession http://t.co/Hfmk2jxish 
• Florian Homm, Toppled Financier, Finds Safe Harbor in GERMANY http://t.co/ilZGHfO18c 
• Glenn Greenwald talks to David Carr about his evolving role in the new media landscape http://t.co/ett1scqbHt
• 'AUSTRALIA offering' asylum seekers lifeboats http://t.co/JV1F5qsjN1 
• Missing Arthur Jones: Body found in Crete http://t.co/69u3yTOrHL 
• AUSTRALIA: Conflicting claims over THAI surrogate baby case http://t.co/um4IdPryNR 
• Google 'reveals user' over Gmail child abuse images http://t.co/biXpakv6tV 
• World leaders at WW1 centenary events in UK and Belgium http://t.co/Ul2SRAE0NR 
• Investment group Aurelius hires first UK legal chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/3fawQr3qg3 
• Under a written constitution all would have access to the political ‘rulebook’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZI5QtPSCwh
• Dominic Grieve should be applauded for putting commitment to the rule of law ahead of his party | Law Gazette http://t.co/pZJohWqA2F 
• Hot topics at ABA meeting | Law Gazette http://t.co/86Xb6JFHVc 
• Judicial diversity drive leaves top rank unchanged | Law Gazette http://t.co/px2LiVtoa8 
• Irwin Mitchell joins insurer in new ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/IqOts57XMg 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• US: Impeachment Won’t Stop the Debasement of Our Government http://t.co/7TFVdJSPO0 
• Growing up behind bars: the harrowing stories of AFGHANISTAN's prison children http://t.co/rTHHyoHLq3
• The stigma of being an atheist in the US http://t.co/hmVxGL1ctB 
• Phone consultations 'do not cut GP surgery pressures' http://t.co/KBE9HPVU0Q 
• In-house interview: CPA Global GC Ruth Daniels - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/qaxIH8KQW5 
• How law firm auctions can work in your favour: Navigating the e-auction minefield | The Lawyer http://t.co/Tbs6zApnin 
• Why is lawyers’ pay so high? The cultural costs of those sky-high salaries | The Lawyer http://t.co/qZN3rW0giX 
• A distinctive future for the bar | The Lawyer http://t.co/DIRY7a93OT 
• Special report: Canada – The long trail | The Lawyer http://t.co/DrkNGYxE8D
• The bar 2020: Divide and rule | The Lawyer http://t.co/PCN5fin88d 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents reigns over Aim listings as Stephenson Harwood and DLA make gains | The Lawyer http://t.co/mCNu4Wvlyv 
• Magic circle sets dominate commercial bar with solid revenue growth in 2013/14, UK200 data reveals | The Lawyer http://t.co/zuYA0uHESS 
• My legal life: Laura Baker, Solicitor, Turner Parkinson, Manchester - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/BPBWAMfjSn 
• Time limit ‘puts justice in jeopardy’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LYR6ZSEJOC 
• Diversity awards entries | Law Gazette http://t.co/SodURbfGYk 
• Another woman at appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/GKZjQEThKp 
• LawCare names new chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/PbyiikS3pp 
• Law Society plea over contracts regulations | Law Gazette http://t.co/y4DFerduez 
• Ratings website moves into law | Law Gazette http://t.co/uTbmLXKQ2N 
• Fees plummet as aid cuts starts to bite | Law Gazette http://t.co/nhVpZ9h0VG
• Red tape cut opens way to private equity | Law Gazette http://t.co/CmTpkNP2zK 
• US: Senate Republicans to issue minority report on CIA 'torture' techniques http://t.co/rUrKS0MCxf 
• Entrepreneur builds private toll road after landslip http://t.co/IRzOWLGATt 
• Lawyer turned sailor sues round the world legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston after paying to join race http://t.co/My340qfoc0
• Boy, 16, charged with stabbing two men in Blackwood http://t.co/KPdVW8NwCo 
• Scottish independence: UK and Scottish governments release new leaflets http://t.co/4JZHKk1zY6 
• ITALY: Famous statue in thong and feather boa row http://t.co/qyL1OF1Q3x 
• Model agency boss tells teenager 'sleep with me to make it' http://t.co/7wWB4GhjJv

3rd August - Law News

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• US: No Longer Ignored, Evidence Solves Rape Cases Years Later http://t.co/w5ghkkjnCk
• CHINA Experiences a Booming Underground Market in Child Surrogacy http://t.co/V6RgdtPzLy
• This is Law School? Socrates Takes a Back Seat to Business and Tech http://t.co/BMRoB0YNwb 
• In defense of Zionism: The often reviled ideology that gave rise to ISRAEL has been an astonishing historical success http://t.co/2h3oOl0Q6U 
• Nearly 40 million Twitter users never log in directly to Twitter or mobile app, adverts pointless? http://t.co/7wF0SDYgu3 
• Microsoft Sues Samsung Over Android Royalty Payments http://t.co/WJVfxnrGeK 
• US: Executed Arizona Inmate Got 15 Times Standard Dose, Lawyers Say http://t.co/ytmlWSynmW 
• US: California Asks - Should Doctors Face Drug Tests? http://t.co/ZSRJZJ2Sqm 
• Birthright Trips to Israel from US Continue Despite Mideast Conflict http://t.co/akXsW6ZeBL 
• ISRAEL: Anti-war Israelis protest over Gaza operation http://t.co/bWub4BMMDw 
• SRI LANKA minorities hit by economic hardship http://t.co/eLp4isfF1G
• ARAB regimes' alignment with ISRAEL has grown even more blatant during the ongoing offensive on Gaza http://t.co/kP3lztlOrx 
• A question from GAZA: Am I not human enough? http://t.co/Cre1Emn5Zi 
• US: Ku Klux Klan recruitment drive raises old fears in South Carolina http://t.co/KUtVgnPW7i 
• Iraqi Christians 'should be offered asylum in UK' - bishop http://t.co/t8bOAxM4S6 
• The man who helped save 50 million lives http://t.co/CyQ7HKPPqj 
• Bestwood Park girl's murder suspect charged http://t.co/jsPxUCyMn0 
• Gay wedding canon Jeremy Pemberton has NHS job offer withdrawn http://t.co/8lz5rMjZmU 
• Fugitive ostrich farm fraudster Martin Evans held in SOUTH AFRICA http://t.co/UCZLootSAf 
• Homes could get payouts for garden city builds - Clegg http://t.co/xlYHQZxd5p 
• World War One commemorated in events across UK http://t.co/ebLARarK9J 
• GAZA crisis: Deadly strike 'at UN school in Rafah' http://t.co/JpcO1W6GUv
• US: Common Core goes from unifying standard to divisive hot potato http://t.co/6mtWHpWiZr
• The Arrival of Frackers in Co. Fermanagh raises Cross-Border Human Rights Concerns | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/PcqzZO5LyE 
• Dunne on Sexual Orientation at CJEU: Advocates General tackle Asylum Procedures and Blood Ban | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/ATxd4iR754 
• HRA damages awarded in date rape cases | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Neyrb0dBjv 
• Article 2 and combat immunity - where next after Al-Skeini and Susan Smith? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jsQUS5Hq7Q
• Cabinet Reshuffle, Legal Aid Residence Test and DRIP - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/LAreoSeUh9 
• Peers ask Government to use summer holidays to reflect on controversial judicial review reforms http://t.co/KMxCRCqFAn
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• The Paris Commune of 1871: the greatest and most inspiring episodes in the history of the working class http://t.co/EmoCAdExOG 
• The Paris Commune, the first successful worker's revolution, existed from March 26 to May 30, 1871 https://t.co/FwKAaLSfa2 
• Jews in FRANCE, which has the biggest Jewish population in Western Europe, say they are living in fear of violence http://t.co/UdGUIptfAt 
• BANGLADESH sees sharp rise in gold smuggling http://t.co/mN0RDwmr6Q 
• A steep rise in prison violence is the logical consequence of too little funding and too many inmates http://t.co/hj96vAJ4An 
• L’Unita: The venerable organ of ITALIAN communism breathes its last http://t.co/Q2DABX4d4J 
• The Ebola outbreak teaches us an important lesson about aid http://t.co/sYgsaYwLgl 
• Family of murdered CBBC actor make emotional appeal to find killer as £10,000 reward offered http://t.co/CGoPLRRACZ 
• Passenger charged after allegedly cracking plane window on flight from Florida http://t.co/YZjQMgwcNu 
• Family says epileptic son died after being restrained by police who mistook seizure for violence http://t.co/lMEKa1OEDz 
• The Kincora scandal: 'MI5 tried to blackmail Belfast homosexual,' says whistleblower http://t.co/jAsTt6UVu4 
• Police files reveal 'endemic corruption' at the Met http://t.co/3UY1E5HWmc 
• Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims http://t.co/fqoyRE9F4z
• Brickwork tutor swore at students to 'give them a taste of life on a building site' http://t.co/PGMkiFxmpG 
• Thousands of drug dealers openly advertising online http://t.co/JSMs2a4dBq
• Parents accused of 'emotionally harming' child by not naming him, win right to appeal http://t.co/hzYcj5eHP3 
• Father cleared of manslaughter over son's death 12 years after shaking http://t.co/zwedsTr0gr 
• Losing son to Ecstasy is like having a limb torn off, mother tells dealer http://t.co/xat0bRhE0m 
• Petrol stations are encouraging theft, says Home Office minister http://t.co/7CiaQmm6Lp 
• In Latin America, we know who is to blame for our child migrant crisis http://t.co/VV9Dd6X7bI 
• Britain’s last hangman http://t.co/4Wx6tmJ93P 
• GAZA: deadly shelling of another UN school draws condemnation, calls for ceasefire: http://t.co/kTDr4oi9cU 
• The Law Society celebrated 65 years of legal aid last week http://t.co/n6w2HQnca6 
• 'More women judges will improve law': Britain's only female Supreme Court judge calls for more diversity http://t.co/P86RZI3le2 
• Is religion good or evil? http://t.co/8ZCNM6FiFT 
• Training initiative to be opened to young Games volunteers http://t.co/3zcXYztqoI
• Minister for justice Simon Hughes banned from visiting women's penal centres http://t.co/NjPIpTyEoQ 
• Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution, ISRAEL? http://t.co/Qr1raMUqHB
• Anonymous 'Take Down Mossad Website' Over Gaza Conflict http://t.co/iLNfvCERGG
• Stevenage Chihuahua-swinging suspect held after video goes viral http://t.co/5Fhc8QGVe7
• Boy, 16, arrested for attempted murder in Blackwood http://t.co/VaZLKSVUs9 
• GCHQ accredits UK master's degrees for 'cyber spies' http://t.co/JqAlqpNCiE 
• Christine Robinson killed at South African game lodge http://t.co/X4DZDj9TgR
• Rasul Jafarov, prominent rights defender has been arrested in AZERBAIJAN http://t.co/jFTKz0ACSo 
• US: Arizona inmate was injected 15 times with execution drugs http://t.co/waMXxn2K2c 
• Action for GAZA: 10 things you can do right now http://t.co/Jj8DbfZiS9 
• Informal female work in TURKEY - a complex story: struggles accessing formal sector jobs, adequate social security http://t.co/cO1wrMK7jf 
• On men and war: Misogyny and racism run parallel to ISRAEL's militarism http://t.co/8HCzhJIv3j 
• Unabated hate speech and violence against Roma is a dark reminder of Europe's past and a worrying sign for its future http://t.co/1ULE7BeGgS 
• Is it in UKRAINE's best interest to negotiate liberalisation with the IMF and the World Bank? http://t.co/FUymOW9zdW
• Law student Shelley Watts AUSTRALIA's first women's boxing champion in CommonwralthGames 2014 http://t.co/rqqwEk1LMQ 
• AUSTRALIA sends asylum seekers to Nauru http://t.co/QlWDGTyFqk