LawNewsIndex

Monday

8th September - Law News

987th 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 significance of Magna Carta cannot be understood from a literal reading of a document originally written in Latin in a very different world, according to Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC. Instead, its significance lies in the acceptance of its principles in the intervening centuries. Full story - New Law Journal

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DENMARK introduces rehab for Syrian fighters http://t.co/PeHQvpbafr
Safety concerns over Boeing 787: some workers have quality concerns, alleging drug use and fearing to fly the plane http://t.co/s1KdslbfSi
AU troops accused of raping women in SOMALIA http://t.co/F52nstwFsC
In BRAZIL's wetlands, jaguars face a new threat: drug traffickers http://t.co/Kf3DGGn6jr
On savagery and war http://t.co/tCgsX7gm5O
Justice eludes INDIA's rape victims http://t.co/lGHODpIp1I
Pope accepts resignation of head of scandal-plagued Irish church http://t.co/bLjgpToDOg
Football to trial TV referral system http://t.co/DV1IqSuKLi
Pope Francis plans to rein in trade in VATICAN scrolls http://t.co/TJcQvjmKFc
British markets spooked by poll showing Scots may vote to break up UK http://t.co/y837bgvKYu
Chris Grayling used 'bluff and bully' tactics to push legal aid cuts, court told http://t.co/8XKiTibLG9
We need your support in our fight for access to justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z7L9ddxYAq
‘We grew too quickly,’ new Co-op boss admits | Law Gazette http://t.co/QfFyqPiLBN
Forthcoming Title: Private International Law in the English Court http://t.co/VmZ8LNBcJ1
ISRAEL must obey Alternative Burial Law, without discrimination http://t.co/PCrjyYI5ww
CHINA Forging International Law: The SCO Experience http://t.co/L7BCleHXpe
Obituary: David B. Filvaroff, UB Law School dean, helped craft landmark Civil Rights Act http://t.co/571FAV9R5G
US Border Patrol: Leave Law Enforcement to the Pros http://t.co/JmrfyOfcdr
Cloud and mobility are reshaping the workplace: How Big Companies and Their Tech Suppliers Are Changing Together http://t.co/qxSRzXzfwc
Palestinian Refugees Reshape Their Camp, at the Risk of Feeling at Home http://t.co/MhyEJ5ArHV
US: Voter ID on Trial in Texas http://t.co/PYzsOaVEai
Police in SPAIN Arm Themselves With Social Media to Fight Crime http://t.co/ZdJJAKSl4Y
US: Legal Use of Marijuana Clashes With Job Rules http://t.co/3scV9bokn4
US: Views on Race Again Prompt an N.B.A. Sale http://t.co/jQPnp2opC0
US: As Two Men Go Free, a Dogged Ex-Prosecutor Digs In http://t.co/SQTFDbpL2u
The Australian federal court ruled that isolated human genetic material can be patented. US supreme court disagrees http://t.co/Y2Hcg1N2qF
James Ashby v Peter Slipper: the shameless game was always about politics http://t.co/53PiUMdNgr
MPs: UK companies should be held to account for exploitation abroad http://t.co/r4MGSYoPBN
EU moves to crack down on banks dodging bonus cap http://t.co/ygHWvAkU0O
In-house interview: Jim Trainor, head of legal at VW UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/UI17Bt3phD
Scotland’s firms hold their nerve | The Lawyer http://t.co/sWlvfvAMei
Angola and Mozambique: Dual fuel pipeline | The Lawyer http://t.co/LL713EyIWv
Scottish independence: Nervous System | The Lawyer http://t.co/iQ8AM2dhsz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Garrigues turns to Peruvian firm Rubio Leguía Normand for Lima office | The Lawyer http://t.co/QZFKmNz2wd
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents appoints McMillan as construction group head as MP elections loom | The Lawyer http://t.co/S1OfyhSJdv
DWF to sell portable office space for £6,500 to remote workers | The Lawyer http://t.co/K4urzwGcxo
Top Scottish firms boom with £438.2m combined turnover | The Lawyer http://t.co/cr2jrqLBJZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters first UK organisation to win EY diversity award | The Lawyer http://t.co/PL1PppyAAS
New press self-regulation body 'not a fake', says Ipso chairman http://t.co/1TxoswUaop
Police force numbers should be cut, superintendents' leader says http://t.co/QwVwGFF3Ml
Trade union leader warned of creating a "Downton Abbey-style" society in which social mobility "has hit reverse" http://t.co/A3RYdOuJgb
Alice Gross inquiry: Second murder arrest in missing girl hunt http://t.co/hch1IPYqIC
Scottish independence: Darling denies No campaign 'panic' http://t.co/lCUVgqKVNH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Many Indian Judges have an aversion to speaking on the court microphone | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/KbPAC0VAIl
UK Minister of Courts initiates talks for opening up of INDIA's Legal Market | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/px1997V9Wx
INDIA: PIL in Supreme Court challenges Justice Sathasivam’s appointment as Kerala Governor | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/4lI96nOym8
INDIA: KK Venugopal, Krishnan Venugopal assail order of NGT in Vizhinjam Port matter | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/LkOW55NnBx
INDIA: Karnataka Senior Counsel Designation controversy reaches Supreme Court| Bar and Bench: http://t.co/SzyEN2yvuH
Village four-legged race falls foul of anti-binge drinking laws http://t.co/ycWLtskVsR
Anti-English racists terrorising the No campaign in Scotland http://t.co/znd02sSsK3
JK Rowling calls for 'reason not ranting' in Scottish independence debate http://t.co/haYZ0MegRK
Police searching for Alice Gross arrest a second man on suspicion of murder http://t.co/Sbizzw2AuN
Listen to Lady Hale: We do not need to look to Europe for a source of legal inspiration | Law Gazette http://t.co/X7YdgtBwZp
Law Society campaigns to defend rule of law in environment where legal advice is becoming too expensive | Law Gazette http://t.co/h7oC0hPyBm
Law firms wait an average of three months for their bills to be settled | Law Gazette http://t.co/vi3OWuJRvi
Injustice caused by the government’s civil legal aid cuts was brought home to MPs last week | Law Gazette http://t.co/4sN8aqgACd
Blacklaws given ‘carte blanche’ in regional role | Law Gazette http://t.co/wrM6m2UYYQ
London firm Anthony Gold has announced it is to merge with South London-based Powell Forster | Law Gazette http://t.co/HLADknTBgJ
Linklaters awarded diversity standard | Law Gazette http://t.co/B32wRsotC4
Regional firms ‘bounce back’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GTLVZZ1i1t
Mozambique sets up legal aid body | Law Gazette http://t.co/8lopkDlVTH
My legal life: Hayley Leake, Corporate counsel, Burford Capital, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/qMMDviLE2Q
Former judge Sir Stephen Silber joins funding firm | Law Gazette http://t.co/zCPQmfe6Rm
Land Registry wants solicitor involvement | Law Gazette http://t.co/Z2bxKvrc0G
First world war tribute | Law Gazette http://t.co/EhD5voU9QB
Mind the legal software gap: New school v Old school | Legal Futures http://t.co/7U5cR5AtLY
Legal Services Board to hire accountant to investigate PC fee spending | Legal Futures http://t.co/JvlDJz3eJ6
SRA joins National Crime Agency in crackdown on money laundering | Legal Futures http://t.co/Dv1hbYRM7Y
Slater & Gordon moves into East Midlands with Flint Bishop deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/fEVCHgDXbk
Legal aid cut for family courts 'damaging' for children http://t.co/yWVIzdCG5X
It’s time to make emotional abuse a crime http://t.co/ejCxTcfffa
QATAR admits detaining British human rights workers http://t.co/PnVqs3QhGU
Labour-rights activist Andy Hall on trial in THAILAND: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’ http://t.co/QRY1p7nfQR
Federal court prepares to hear landmark same-sex marriage cases http://t.co/wDF4Jf2ie1
West Bromwich family escape suspected arson attack http://t.co/8LBATDmXYZ
Nato summit: Normal service resumes in Cardiff and Newport http://t.co/4nbbF8jork
Scottish independence: Timetable on new Scots powers to be outlined 'in days' http://t.co/MgjTfWNJLd
UK set to challenge EU cap on bankers' bonuses http://t.co/yuqIDOxvkS
Qatari Couple die of thirst in the southern desert of SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/Vgcv3ckhRO
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada condemns reporter killings by Islamic State http://t.co/VxX6kBXLu3
Morton Hall Immigration Centre detainees 'treated like criminals' http://t.co/g6pppI2BmH

Sunday

7th September - Law News

986th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

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TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
The Court can Strike a Blow for Occupational Freedom | Library of Law & Liberty http://t.co/iRpQQTXKG5
Bringing an End to National Education Reforms | Library of Law & Liberty http://t.co/DnOOgO0J9E
Win Lin v Governor of Cloverhill Prison | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/31nG67kY05
Two Funded Doctoral Scholarships Offered by School of Law at NUI Galway | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/HS3qpjZPxl
“There’s a lot to think about”: A note on quality assurance in Irish reproductive health care | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/yaDeWG6uTA
31 arrests over Wales 2014 Nato summit http://t.co/JKS529ZQnn
Naomi Long: Girls were abused by security forces http://t.co/jxbXGakmqn
Regulated rail fares frozen in real terms http://t.co/JkdLgbFd0b
Many teenagers 'moved from care to B&Bs' http://t.co/43EeZtQvWP
BRAZIL's ex-Petrobras director Paulo Roberto Costa claims corruption http://t.co/7hhfYbcllu
Morton Hall Immigration Centre disorder investigated http://t.co/5DkyzQejpY
iPhones 'most likely' to get stolen - government list says http://t.co/VFAz1Bt98W
MPs' pay rise of 9% 'should go ahead' http://t.co/vYtfLhU2MO
Scottish independence: Vote 'will go to the wire' http://t.co/uGkjcq9cLn
INDIA: Use IT in judiciary for speedy justice: Madras High Court http://t.co/KQG0eKnd7c
GREECE: MPs poised to pass anti-racism legislation http://t.co/ij9osjYokU
US: Legislator introduces suicide prevention legislation http://t.co/JrbAd8A1cV
US: Legal battle over the work of the photographer Vivian Maier could hide it away for years http://t.co/C2wx8wpYNR
US: Silicon Valley Fights Order to Pay Bigger Settlement in Hiring Case http://t.co/KdZyGGB9Qs
Women urged to fight breast cancer stigma in JORDAN and LEBANON http://t.co/JbEowkSmAS
US: Men wrongly jailed over NY rape receive $41m http://t.co/2sbCKJr2jm
ISRAEL relies on information provided by a network of Palestinian collaborators. But how does the system really work? http://t.co/3e5VBHieSd
US: In Remote Detention Center, a Battle on Fast Deportations http://t.co/InVTPzlENR
EGYPT: Prosecutors say ousted president Morsi handed over documents relating to national security to Qatar http://t.co/qP5CECaM5M
Holiday from hell? How to claim compensation http://t.co/kAwpjXIuta
World's most dangerous journey? Eritreans risk life and limb to get to UK – interactive http://t.co/5cXik9Nx8a
One man's hellish journey from Eritrea terror to UK sanctuary http://t.co/cg8DIB64FO

Saturday

6th September - Law News

985th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

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Alice Gross search: Images of five cyclists released http://t.co/U5ExjGgWti
US: Obama delays immigration reform plan http://t.co/ShBIrJ4LTw
Penelope Davis murder: Three held over New Forest stabbing http://t.co/b1H8CzsRZz
BELGIUM Jewish Museum gun suspect 'was captor in Syria' http://t.co/6k2iuHRXpd
Can fashion help prisoners prepare for life on the outside? http://t.co/asfAXgxWeZ
Morton Hall Immigration Centre detainees in 'disturbance' http://t.co/5DkyzQejpY
Family lawyers have cast doubt on the government’s latest attempt to improve mediation uptake | New Law Journal: http://t.co/YXjD6RFXTH
Seven former members of Wolstenholmes LLP have now been disqualified from acting as directors | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Px71W5u0zD
The practising fee levels for 2014/15 have been approved by the Legal Services Board | New Law Journal: http://t.co/siujr8WWqy
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been fined £180,000 for repeated security failings | New Law Journal: http://t.co/RxsCn8LFJO
New guidance on dress codes and appearance in the workplace has been issued by Acas | New Law Journal: http://t.co/B7kooMmWGU
The High Court has rejected an application to block a Defra badger cull | New Law Journal: http://t.co/nCjt9k2Pon
The number of reported privacy cases reaching the courts doubling in the last five years | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dQ8c69s1y1
Personal injury discount rate “delay” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Oaofq8F9pt
The significance of Magna Carta | New Law Journal: http://t.co/BpckmgePt2
Discrimination by Generation Y (those under 35 years old) | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xNpsjEZbbN
The Children Act, by Ian McEwan | head of legal http://t.co/Ag5GBZ4T7m http://t.co/Ag5GBZ4T7m
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
EL SALVADOR ex-President Francisco Flores turns himself in http://t.co/PIhHZh6aic
Hoo peninsula development 'will destroy key nightingale site' http://t.co/IrfyXtOCHs
US Judge approves New York Central Park jogger case deal http://t.co/2x2P8OD3s2
Deadly plague and botulism microbes found in US lab http://t.co/I8fL9xjYM8
Combating Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief http://t.co/8DoSqdLeCX
AUSTRALIA: Expert reports from visits to immigration detention centres https://t.co/QKxfn6is4v
IRAN frees Dutch human rights campaigner held on death row http://t.co/2FRbBdEAi4
LIBYA: UN report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi: http://t.co/GIXW6rpzMc
Human Rights in Health and Social Care http://t.co/uaAiZyyYk6
US: For-Profit Probation Tramples Rights of Poor http://t.co/XChWdBIUsI
BELGIUM: Court awards €90,000 to terror suspect after human rights violations http://t.co/QyVmwAJqzt
Biking Toward Women's Rights in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/lkIH4R0NOJ
CJEU defines works of parody and rules that rights holders' interests must be considered http://t.co/vwfx7S5yYV
Religion and human rights: Awkward, but necessary, bedfellows | The Economist http://t.co/Quph8rhPqv
Human rights workers go missing in QATAR http://t.co/zKxYxLiIEx
INDIA: Tata Power can't supply to hi-end retail consumers: Appellate Tribunal for Electricity http://t.co/n08TiMl1Dy
BANGLADESH: International Crimes Tribunal warns Human Rights Watch http://t.co/T34jNPL922
Police ignored own press policy to smear officer, tribunal finds http://t.co/67AdTAgo16
US: Lawyer killed crossing train tracks while listening to music http://t.co/7oxEDWcIi0
US: Former top lawyer for city Public Advocate says NYPD cops roughed her up during unwarranted arrest http://t.co/Ln4W673kLN
US: Man in court for anger management hearing 'attacks his female lawyer' http://t.co/GVT3WEd1ue
Lawyer in Women's World Cup artificial turf case warns of 'intimidation' http://t.co/Rjyb0cInVl
CANADA: Bernard Corbeil, Quebec City lawyer, on trial for assault in citizen's arrest http://t.co/DJsdoRxuhE
US: Immigration Lawyer Charged With Investment Fraud http://t.co/LRmS2gDJa1
Research in Practice | What’s happened since the Family Justice Review http://t.co/y8r0EGBJk9
Contract management across Ministry of Justice and Home Office | UK Parliament http://t.co/41UThxna90
Student debt and social justice: Five things you should know http://t.co/ie86rxMWT1
US: The Criminal Justice System - No Leg To Stand On http://t.co/hqacTaqRW2
US justice system was always going to find BP guilty http://t.co/xVpcIfcUSv
CANADA: Legal aid sessions designed to shine light on chronic underfunding http://t.co/XO0YrgOcYk
AUSTRALIA: Childcare centre faces legal action for paying workers $2 an hour http://t.co/fdFv5dyOyi
INDIA: UB group chairman Vijay Mallya to pursue legal action against 'wilful defaulter' tag http://t.co/h43Exg5N4e
Real China salmonella victims take legal action http://t.co/j94AbmfYLw
Tory anti-terror laws in trouble after Lib Dems raise serious legal concerns http://t.co/46UCR7zqOV
US: 'Active shooter' drills in workplaces spark raft of legal complaints http://t.co/9BZOMB2CRH
US Judge Orders Expanded Ohio Early Voting Schedule http://t.co/H9AIT2ANxD
US: “Ban the Box” Legislation Limiting Employment Criminal Background Checks Becoming More Prevalent http://t.co/Y6UDHGU0aX
UK Culture Secretary threatens search engines with anti-piracy legislation https://t.co/vQcjpaS2Cq
New legislation changes for employment intermediaries https://t.co/P6t8V6mM8z
TAIWAN makes headway on e-payment legislation http://t.co/1Vl36JuCGr
S AFRICA: No legislation review undertaken by government on urban toll roads http://t.co/gbc9LwUvWQ
AUSTRALIA: Airport face scanners need new legislation: Customs http://t.co/EMQElL2ILz
US: Lawmakers Approve Legislation Giving Cities More Robust Tools for Building Infrastructure http://t.co/ZGOq3YxehB
Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan says democracy depends on upholding the rule of law http://t.co/Em37DUW2x9
NEPAL: Supreme Court’s ultimatum to Kantipur Publications egarding the contempt of court case http://t.co/5s7sqGoc7C
INDIA: 'Justice Sathasivam has let down the judiciary' http://t.co/J8XFHnlvy1
US: State judiciary to hold summit on foster care for LGBT youth after critical report http://t.co/AdlmRSweyB
King’s Lynn solicitors brave Ice Bucket Challenge for charity http://t.co/wZGxkUQuTa
Racist letter bomb duo Bret Atkins and Jamie Snow tried to send explosives to Halifax solicitor http://t.co/gdxI6dFOGH
Solicitor Richard Posner, of Bhatia Best, talks about his career http://t.co/Rn7VYRIipG
US: Moore brings 21 years as Worcester city solicitor to bid for city manager http://t.co/MSNPPtR0cw
US: Ex-Holyoke solicitor Heather Egan could seek job with city but only after Mayor Alex Morse gone: latest documents http://t.co/qbD20vg6gl
AUSTRALIA: Victorian solicitor swindled $1.2 million from an elderly client and splashed the cash on female staff http://t.co/gMU3KZhHAX
Nottingham Barrister Clive Stockwell and son raise £500 on tandem trial http://t.co/Ny2T7xhkCY
Zoe Quinn and the orchestrated campaign of harassment from some 'gamers' http://t.co/5mdaaTFJMS
If you really care about climate change you'll stop eating burgers http://t.co/LxqmtPyJh6
Ashya King's parents 'should not have been locked up in a foreign country for caring about their child' http://t.co/GRUtCDOgL9
Exhibit B: Performers in 'human zoo'-inspired project respond to claims production is racist http://t.co/9p5yinsD5A
Famous Milgram 'electric shocks' experiment drew wrong conclusions about evil, say psychologists http://t.co/fEOnBKNh73
Apple tightens iCloud security but says celebrity nude photos wouldn't have been stolen if they'd followed the rules http://t.co/ApQueZgCwa
The best way to catch a thief? Forget trying to copy the stars of CSI with amateur sleuthing... http://t.co/lMnIMr7cwV
A perfect example of the need for a free press http://t.co/1j2VDC02Os
Independent Scotland more at risk of terrorist attacks, warns David Cameron http://t.co/zXZkHzMoZL
How Isil doctored the image of Obama, making him appear haggard in videos http://t.co/3Duxa0GVoZ
Man who threatened ex-partner with knife shot dead by police http://t.co/ZtqSq69Wy4
Ireland's tender process needs transparency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/e6qD17tKqo
Should the sub judice boundaries remain blurred or do we need some focus | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KcicA9mWP6
Dubai ups standards for practitioners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fA8nmulB5k
Women have come a long way in law but there is still room for improvement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KjmzvTNny3
Tark Grunte takes over Lithuanian arm of Baltic Legal Solutions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZTkaU95Dh1
BP faces up to $18 billion additional penalties over Deepwater oil spill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/syHqsZlnzQ
Squire Patton Boggs IP lawyers depart for Porzio | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jFrJf1zRiX
Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize shortlist revealed http://t.co/5ExGAxMcLe
FRANCE: Calais migrants in human rights protest http://t.co/9O7jLsSqNC
Tories defeated as benefit bill clears first Commons hurdle http://t.co/3TMRpYRg7C
Third arrest over Tilbury Docks container death http://t.co/X2do7NDUQU
Ashya King given legal go-ahead for cancer treatment in Prague http://t.co/yLODEZDcvX
LSE (London School of Economics) has apologised to students after a welcome email addressed them as Kung Fu Panda http://t.co/xdKQrBjO2E
Man has been cleared of racially abusing Welsh club doormen by swearing at them and calling them "Taffs" http://t.co/4iwI4IaBE4
Teacher Emily Fox jailed for having sex with pupil http://t.co/tndXCSsGp3

Friday

5th September - Law News

984th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: LSB supports fee-charging McKenzie Friends – with safeguards. The Legal Services Board (LSB) said yesterday that it supports recognition of fee-charging McKenzie Friends as a “legitimate feature of the evolving legal services market”, but also called for safeguards. Full story - Legal Futures

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17,000 people use Acas' new Early Conciliation service | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TkEyBkpBNW
New proposals will see companies prosecuted for fraud and money laundering | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cDFLPhmz2E
Rise in copyright disputes likely following new European court ruling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JTOm9VmYtW
UK needs a new Legal Services Act, says LSB chair | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L8m4dn5L4E
Lawyers could have prevented the financial crisis, suggests Stephen Mayson | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/urbvMbFdeq
Firms are snoozing and losing in trainee recruitment | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0mbFCyfQf1
Some corner of a foreign field | Law Gazette http://t.co/zhCzL6seti
How comparison website for solicitors’ indemnity would make system more efficient | Law Gazette http://t.co/iExw4Xe0Mn
Fraud divorce case goes to Supreme Court | Law Gazette http://t.co/dHO5UbahIX
Insurance lawyers call for more ‘robust’ heroism bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/rOXog7YgRz
MoJ ‘some way off’ a viable criminal contract scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/kkCgyLYCFk
More banks admit creating fictitious ‘law firms’ to send debt letters | Law Gazette http://t.co/rPa4L0EkCw
States urge US supreme court to take up gay marriage after court rulings http://t.co/YB2e8sF17B
Ian McEwan on the Children Act - books podcast http://t.co/ABjEKadzsp
Loughgall IRA death inquests to be decided by advocate general http://t.co/WgZXBDk0EV
KENYA president Uhuru Kenyatta's ICC trial collapses http://t.co/vF29dzcH5q
US: Republicans are still trying to destroy Obamacare, and they're still losing http://t.co/fXPDiCw0WU
NIGERIA: The law on assaulting women http://t.co/BARAg3hSpd
Govt U-turns on buy-to-let regulation for 'accidental landlords' http://t.co/P79qjkpNRj
Seven conveyancers banned over £8m fraud http://t.co/hmLOpsyYu9
Deadmau5, Disney in Legal Dispute Over Mickey Mouse Ear Trademark https://t.co/N5YFEVkDG1
An Interview with Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst http://t.co/KIUX9nQ1hd
US: Chris Christie's outside legal bills come to $50 million in 2 years http://t.co/eEKLlhtroq
A New Vision For Legal Education—Starting From Day One http://t.co/daeaCWiWXg
OUSU, making the OxStu’s slut-shaming legal doesn’t make it right http://t.co/Es4kzlyO1q
The future for legal services regulation http://t.co/pQ43RpGkjF
Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric may consider legal action after collapse of the club's proposed takeover http://t.co/Ypto9l0vZP
Legal pot, murky jobs: US Marijuana laws put workers in tough spot http://t.co/CmqmFDFWBL
UK paying experts to build Islamic State war crimes case http://t.co/ilJQ7OwCUJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Law Society Children Panel Member and Assessor Richard O'Hagan joins Duncan Lewis Solicitors http://t.co/5SpBjmioJr
Public law Professor Adam Tomkins warns about the hidden and heavy costs of voting for Scottish independence http://t.co/bCnDawQdAW
UK Accepting Hong Kong Election Limits ‘Insult,’ Chan Says http://t.co/mIRo3rTlSb
Bollywood star: The UK must stand up against colonial anti-gay laws abroad http://t.co/ohtFAajXQT
‘The question is do law firms have the guts to change or just wait for their own giant killer’ http://t.co/vrUZDaOfZm
Jacob Zuma 'spy tapes' given to SOUTH AFRICA's Helen Zille to reinstate corruption case against the president http://t.co/h56UOvXpOD
Violence Against Children Runs Rampant In NIGERIA's Northeast http://t.co/cJ9Hcs8drU
CHINA: Crackdown on corruption is likely to last at least another five years http://t.co/Rx50nZs3KT
AUSTRALIA to return 'stolen' Hindu statues to Indian temples http://t.co/wfEGjZpeXe
FRANCE: Comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala investigated over comments about US journalist James Foley's death http://t.co/XhvpFMeXHR
Universal Channel Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ Season 16 http://t.co/gTJBjfrJka
Why Do Doctors Commit Suicide? http://t.co/bmfFvElZJi
US: Hackers Breach Security of Healthcare.gov http://t.co/0Mx2Qmh5H8
US: Federal Inquiry of Ferguson Police Will Include Apparent Racial Profiling http://t.co/Hg7RtVLDmK
US: BP May Be Fined Up to $18 Billion for Spill in Gulf http://t.co/C9AHUH26Fw
LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case adds former A&O US group head to Frankfurt office | The Lawyer http://t.co/v1iKQJc8UJ
Woolf to head historic child abuse inquiry | Law Gazette http://t.co/7iIpma9ywg
Aspiring lawyer crowd-funds Oxford tuition fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/z8EUs2zPnb
Allen & Overy takes on-demand service direct to clients | Law Gazette http://t.co/wG7fRAFErx
Rhetoric of racism, from Ferguson to Palestine http://t.co/gxv9hTRT7w
The Russian roulette of the EU asylum system http://t.co/lTA3cFJTnN
INDIA's starving tea-garden workers http://t.co/n84ua3MoUk
Hundreds arrested during US low wage protests http://t.co/k1uobRXvhn
US: Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell guilty of corruption http://t.co/YNG8ZgPq46
INDIA child rape: court frees three suspects http://t.co/35uuhSj7RG
WHO holds urgent talks on Ebola treatments http://t.co/EymTRpI6KL
US judge has ruled BP was grossly negligent in lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico http://t.co/kT0lQfzt0x
Army reforms risk leaving capability gaps, say MPs http://t.co/sELGIWeo2d
Passport Office bonuses for 3800 staff revealed after backlog delays http://t.co/I9GU7jIwzr
Dave Lee Travis 'was a sexual opportunist', retrial hears http://t.co/TYEXvaMblh
Palmira Silva 'beheading' suspect under police guard http://t.co/rMaW4S8Udn
Police have shot dead an Islington man who broke into a house and threatened a woman with a knife http://t.co/DCtbWPjKZs
Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf replaces Lady Butler-Sloss as head of government inquiry into historical child abuse http://t.co/ry3p5I7QDy
BOSNIA coal miners trapped underground after earthquake http://t.co/MTezXsNHiD
AUSTRALIA: Federal court rules isolated genetic material can be patented http://t.co/YEbqEv91cs
Secret court hearing applications should be made public, says thinktank http://t.co/Vwl4h62prS
One in 10 girls worldwide face serious sexual violence http://t.co/TPAzytKQPc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke's former ally De Wolf sets out independence stall | The Lawyer http://t.co/HKqUqnYpbB
LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft cuts 62 fee-earner and support roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/xFS8Qyz5qg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Birmingham Council CEO joins Bevan Brittan as consultant | The Lawyer http://t.co/IRjaWaIU4a
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells adds global project managers and launches management pilot | The Lawyer http://t.co/MGn7cgGA87
Robert Hunter: profoundly deaf HSF partner on how he carved out career as City fraudbuster - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/AwXEV2cisp
Law centres: Dealt a huge blow by cuts in funding, they are reinventing themselves to survive | Law Gazette http://t.co/bsS8dDT7kT
Changes to the time-honoured car tax disc rule may be of interest to lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/Nu1iQzYyYp
Raft of measures to prevent money laundering highlights the difficulty lawyers face | Law Gazette http://t.co/jPhYxCpD2H
Cocky Co-op: The company simply grew too quickly – and the clear-up job is a painful one. | Law Gazette http://t.co/yVW2oLtrpx
Claimant lawyers face client history tests | Law Gazette http://t.co/A3unwaDzgs
SRA hints at rethink on compliance roles | Law Gazette http://t.co/F0ZhD7XQQs
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Property Alert service proves popular in the fight against property fraud https://t.co/rkML0ncgQ2
Intellectual property: UK and China cooperation https://t.co/tg2I2mhMo1
‘Meet the Forces’ day in Cardiff https://t.co/c94JZRKh7F
Recruit trainee survey reveals highest ever levels of positive attitudes towards training in the UK armed forces https://t.co/vWzs1z1OAU
William Hague hosts NATO discussion on women’s participation in conflict resolution https://t.co/jkZ7jB92iZ
Government to ban widespread use of 'spy cars' by councils http://t.co/M269cWVvTT
Lane hogging and tailgating on-the-spot fines in force http://t.co/VqRebgRZNV
Bank customers to sign in with 'finger vein' technology http://t.co/2xMAqggdhJ
The Dragon's roar: Khan investment helps Knights' turnover soar | Legal Futures http://t.co/devqmDhqub
Personal injury to blame for Co-operative Legal Services losses | Legal Futures http://t.co/xJilh2k0Zk
NewLaw's "encouraging" start to life as part of listed company | Legal Futures http://t.co/eT6bPYAv91
Met officer race discrimination case: Should you sue your boss? http://t.co/DrbZzFk6On
When innocent men go to jail: miscarriages of justice in Britain http://t.co/hWvmnT1Ra7
Divorce courts hit by delays as warring couples opt to represent themselves http://t.co/UzkWnDms7n
Ashya King case gives Eurosceptics chance to air Lisbon treaty grievances http://t.co/XzS4j6co8o
4chan website introduces copyright mechanism after celebrity hacking http://t.co/vfIe5PDZnC
British human rights activists Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev feared detained by police in QATAR http://t.co/dIgBOsVrpz
Syria terrorism cases on rise, CPS says http://t.co/AbeFLoSl51
Google to refund $19m to US parents billed for their children's in-app purchases http://t.co/jAc6m75S98
US: Prison warden present at botched execution handed Oklahoma role http://t.co/SuKmX8gXyH
Insurance company fires law firms after audit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UmtaMCUFWQ
Five tips for a dignified legal sell | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bQYBzi6iB4
Legal market undergoes structural change | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/V2hmW4ffZU
Philadelphia hosts global legal leaders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cHVH6TJvAJ
Female young lawyers dominate NZ legal statistics | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Nlw1TVWEFy
Chicago firm takes over Californian insurance practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2VtWP1Td5o
Portuguese lawyers up in arms over reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ykQxodNuK9
US companies anxious over Chinese scrutiny | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iDzeuWQWng
US companies anxious over Chinese scrutiny | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5j0J6b8onI
Co-op legal services report £5.1m losses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rCMHHrT43I
E-cigarette criticisms 'alarmist' say researchers http://t.co/8oGXGeFMbH
Scottish independence: RMT members back 'Yes' vote http://t.co/Kq9oOEmp1Q
Chief Constable George Hamilton warning over PSNI budget cuts http://t.co/PX7f0I83vN
Four arrests at anti-Nato protest in Cardiff http://t.co/XSGq6c9mVz
Doctor Who 'beheading scene' edited out http://t.co/dfehO6TpUG
Ban puppy and kitten sales in pet shops - Labour MP http://t.co/1GaDTG20HQ
US government will launch an investigation into policing practices in Ferguson, Missouri http://t.co/gN24Tslz7A
One in 10 girls sexually abused, says UN report http://t.co/sayVhYrDZW
President Obama arrives at Nato dinner at Cardiff Castle http://t.co/Imt1Nt0hVS
Bitcoin trader admits unlicensed money transfers http://t.co/rM1YDfVOOP
Goldman case judgment highlights continuing costs issues | The Lawyer http://t.co/VjWm2CM1ba
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills COO defects to Minter Ellison | The Lawyer http://t.co/tvlm36Ft6N
LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro adds three lawyers to Dubai office | The Lawyer http://t.co/VE2vP5WnFg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Boies Schiller hires WilmerHale’s Miles as new London-based arbitration group head | The Lawyer http://t.co/bwu21U8PaC
Co-op Legal Services makes £5m loss at half-year | The Lawyer http://t.co/M7SGmQi5Lh
'Orphan' stowaway hid in Channel Tunnel passenger's car http://t.co/Y9AYO4JHzt
Website where leaked celebrity nudes first surfaced has moved to comply with US laws on stolen content http://t.co/EcdjaXAtB3
Coalition split over housing benefit changes http://t.co/WzE86xkya9
BP found 'grossly negligent' in 2010 Gulf oil spill http://t.co/kT0lQfzt0x
INDIA hanged girls' case: Bail for accused in Badaun http://t.co/9R5IA3dIxh
A death by suicide every 40 seconds, says WHO http://t.co/Adk6s37R3r
INDIA on alert after 'Indian al-Qaeda' video http://t.co/nd1hIzPWWA
Woman 'beheaded' in London garden http://t.co/XAbXOgzN9a
US: Sotloff beheading - Murdered reporter's family speaks http://t.co/hfyLQCunot
Moneymore: Police treat attack on Polish family home as hate crime http://t.co/66ciQEPleh
World comes to Wales for 2014 Nato Summit in Newport http://t.co/aHzkumq6f7
Apple iCloud security exploit is a concern, experts say http://t.co/MKqYAZD28L
Scottish independence: Leaders focus on social justice http://t.co/Wn1jriRS3v
Tuition and hobbies helping richer children http://t.co/7WGIqLQIHf
Ministers back Food Crime Unit recommendation http://t.co/mtNYeNorQV
Post-Leveson coverage of press regulation largely negative, report finds http://t.co/oCj1ib4mEM
JAPAN set to wade into diplomatic row by bypassing ban on whaling http://t.co/b81GgOAvDS
Co-op Legal's losses soar by 70% | Law Gazette http://t.co/TWIE938z7Y
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Eight men charged with child sexual exploitation in Buckinghamshire http://t.co/obuB9u8Uws
UK anti-semitic incidents peaked in July, Jewish charity says http://t.co/bqNCT4tIX2
Food crime occurring on 'unprecedented' scale - report http://t.co/mtNYeNorQV
Report on police: Victims 'asked to investigate crime themselves' http://t.co/hAZToJY5mz

Thursday

4th September - Law News

983rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Family courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told. The committee was taking evidence from Susan Jacklin QC, chair of the Family Law Bar Association, Dave Emmerson, co-chair of Resolution’s legal aid committee, Nicola Jones-King, co-chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children and Jane Robey, director of National Family Mediation. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

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Every 100 legal services jobs support 67 more in the wider economy, says Law Society deputy | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1FSzdaWYP9
Corporate salaries in the north west and north east to match London rates | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/phUytjqqQG
Solicitors who caused significant harm to profession investigated by Insolvency Service and SRA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fQQ8h4GIKa
Calls for legal advice strategy | Law Gazette http://t.co/QcGz8GgKqG
Land Registry chief announces departure | Law Gazette http://t.co/Sa2ftUSMl4
Ex-soldier stockpiled guns and ammunition for 'World War Three' http://t.co/wxJZp07FLm
Video: Pirouetting Buckingham Palace guard facing disciplinary action for 'dancing on duty' http://t.co/CYEPCNNKwE
Parents reunited with five-year-old Ashya King, but fight goes on http://t.co/FwCdNFWiFm
US corporate counsel creates tech exam for law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5q754Ea49U
India's Amarchand opens eighth office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kNfTc6jBBO
Simpson Thacher picks up top fraud prosecutor | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rwOPOggTAP
Small US law firms uncomfortable discussing overdue bills | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iMeMEAJRJu
Freshfields hunts for project management team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xjmDNnpIUm
Boeing class-action lawyers slammed by judge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gjdZsqporm
Former Friends of the Earth legal head Phil Michaels loses cancer battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/AulUGD9tln
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds and Veale Wasbrough Vizards among firms on new LUPC framework | The Lawyer http://t.co/05cU4GznFl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate boosts tax & disputes with partner hires as part of new 3 year strategic plan | The Lawyer http://t.co/kpv0Wwisi7
Smallholders urged to plan for important CAP changes https://t.co/jUx4OicD17
West Midlands to be first landlord ‘right to rent’ check area https://t.co/1qGk2jit6K
Government supports UK's next generation of cyber security professionals https://t.co/zryQurU1ru
New regulations controlling trade in some shark and ray species https://t.co/FawGbcaQdh
Court orders almost £40,000 to be repaid to MMO after fraudulent claims https://t.co/XfFQfdPIGt
Chief Executive to leave Land Registry next year https://t.co/lp6ga3JYA3
Civil/crime news: Liverpool office numbers have changed https://t.co/IErZcuvOTz
NATO Summit Wales 2014 - live https://t.co/fg5rzk9etw
William Hague and Angelina Jolie welcome DRC Army Action Plan on Sexual Violence https://t.co/qFUYDOBD5L
Capita expands legal market presence with Eclipse acquisition | Legal Futures http://t.co/ex5Wa3K1Pt
LSB supports fee-charging McKenzie Friends – with safeguards | Legal Futures http://t.co/0NHnuKb6xw
Bar Mutual complaints referred to financial ombudsman | Legal Futures http://t.co/7cPzEU1ecC
Nato Summit 2014: Inside the presidential suite at the Celtic Manor Resort http://t.co/4YE4oWjJnn
IRA on-the-runs 'cannot rely on letters to escape prosecution' http://t.co/cbN8PenqR2
No religious basis for abuse in Rotherham, CPS lead lawyer on child sexual abuse, says that it is about male power http://t.co/LsOMfx5i3n
President Barack Obama arrives in Wales ahead of Nato Newport summit http://t.co/LUURzqPCfv
Ex-chief constable Mike Hedges 'unaware of Rotherham child sex abuse' http://t.co/5NYyR3CzQh
eBay glitch blocks access for users on auction site http://t.co/TJw7rXg7SM
Scottish independence: Man arrested over Jim Murphy egg incident http://t.co/Pzt2V4V5ag
South-west council slashes legal budget | Law Gazette http://t.co/tVtRoVRCkl
US: Michael Brown's juvenile records could be released under court order http://t.co/XVkh576eUK
INDIA: Police question three men over suspected gang-rape and murder http://t.co/6IpMRgsJqf
Terrorism won’t be beaten by removing people’s passports | Dominic Grieve http://t.co/zd4UCTRobR
Regaining trust in banks 'years away', says Andrew Tyrie http://t.co/zhJtF9m5g2
Carbuncle Cup 2014: Woolwich supermarket named 'worst building' http://t.co/6h9SjcauIW
Philips, Samsung and Infineon in 138m-euro cartel fine http://t.co/prbDob5N7k
Map: Which country pays the most bribes? http://t.co/p6X7Cs3zri
INDIA: Girl 'humiliated' by village elders found dead http://t.co/bKZ1T3co34

Wednesday

3rd September - Law News

982nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Building the perfect Law Firm - We gave managing partners an imaginary wrecking ball, permission to set aside the past and a wishlist of constituent parts and asked them to build from the ground up a law firm fit for 21st century demands. Here’s the result… Full story - The Lawyer

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Conflicting messages on using universal jurisdiction to apprehend people accused of war crimes | Law Gazette http://t.co/OLibzLDDsr
Call to keep UK legal sector competitive | Law Gazette http://t.co/ech6SpVbAY
LSB caution on growth of paid McKenzie Friends | Law Gazette http://t.co/0xMIO0SJ5p
Judge disqualifies Wolstenholmes members from running companies | Law Gazette http://t.co/fl28EmOYlB
Barack Obama set to fly in for Nato summit in Newport http://t.co/LUURzqPCfv
Scott Rogers murder: TV host in sex abuse claims http://t.co/tnxlpjuhwj
Ofgem allows Npower, the most complained-about energy firm to continue telephone sales http://t.co/4hGjZRvyvr
US: NSA bulk collection of phone data under scrutiny as federal case opens http://t.co/0M9aMT4MF4
US: Detroit's creditors seek to derail historic bankruptcy trial as it begins http://t.co/bYpDGnr0fq
AUSTRALIA: Law Reform Commission seeks right to sue for victims of privacy violations http://t.co/Cd9ZssYekV
What Makes People Poor? http://t.co/ccId27aoj3
Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases http://t.co/jWdsLxrzdR
In Nude Celebrity Photos, Privacy Collides With the Wild Web http://t.co/yazofFL4eT
GERMANY: Monument Seeks to End Silence on Killings of the Disabled by the Nazis http://t.co/2h77lHJbJq
IRAN: Tehran Unfetters Cellphones, and the Pictures Start Flowing http://t.co/aE0xJrq4vC
The trouble with Wormwood Scrubs: How Grayling created a disaster in the prison system http://t.co/5wQuLsxda3
Is Scotland seeing a Quebec effect? http://t.co/j4K6EmMNt3
The horror of BRAZIL’s prisons http://tinyurl.com/qx38mkr
Architecture's key role in occupation and the evolution of urban warfare http://t.co/W8CgO7DKRW
NAMIBIA slipping into endemic corruption: President's daughter named among those that may be benefiting http://t.co/1XjcaWLBv8
British hostage: Foreign Secretary Hammond pledges to offer protection http://t.co/BITyfO1gOo
BLM creates single City office | Law Gazette http://t.co/XyLXyylOgY
FRANCE: Calais mayor warns of blockade over illegal migration http://t.co/j5Z1vgabWP
Dog lead mother Jacqueline Angrave jailed after appeal http://t.co/YffOZcmDZK
The mother of Ashya King has said she prayed in prison she would be reunited with her child http://t.co/XBTcIS2N4O
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Credit Suisse investigating two traders in London over misconduct http://t.co/KamlR9tdRP
AUSTRALIA asylum seeker 'brain-dead' after infection - activists http://t.co/v6WuUHruRf
Co-op Legal's 2015 profit pledge | Law Gazette http://t.co/uSXDlaCZT8
Islamic State 'beheading of US hostage Sotloff' sparks outrage http://t.co/q1debPDlkf
DNA evidence overturns 30-year convictions in US case http://t.co/ykigHOVuFz
INDIA: Prime Minister Modi's 100 days: Biding his time, circling the wagons http://t.co/TwLseCJiOS
Recent controversies and online discussions raise the question: Who has Islamic authority in the digital age? http://t.co/GII3fZY8wD
Taking on Africa’s armed groups http://t.co/zYrEvEmqWj
Human rights legislation in the UK: a cut-out-and-keep guide http://t.co/nNjkHN2VUE
Wormwood Scrubs filthy, overcrowded and dilapidated – prisons watchdog http://t.co/jKEl7CP8nb
Palamon hires BT boss to advance legal services ambitions | Legal Futures http://t.co/cYdffTl8rB
Barnett: QC must investigate my case before it gets to tribunal | Legal Futures http://t.co/EnbqFSJigb
Claims management regulator “still not tough enough” | Legal Futures http://t.co/Qz7zCZPNLQ
Law Society enters Europe debate with warning to government over "unsettling uncertainty" | Legal Futures http://t.co/mTo0iJ682n
Why stop and search has to be improved http://t.co/dVMx1DD6Zi
Mandatory reporting of child abuse could put more children at risk, warns Theresa May http://t.co/2Xo2AwR6Fo
Met Police must pay Olympic poster girl £37,000 http://t.co/WrBGkPXEPu
'Institutional political correctness' probe ordered by Theresa May into Rotherham child abuse scandal http://t.co/urOAAiSQaN
Leadership is key to long-term success | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JX2Gafbza4
Outcry as lawyer client privilege denied in US prison emails | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DAHvblsELQ
India faces pressure to fill high court judicial positions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VUCkOOTcuk
America's legal system is criminalising business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3xqFFl0MHX
Holland & Knight data team set up research lab | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U9WKWbugCM
DLA Piper merges with Czech law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Wq9yRTUTA8
Shanghai in trail-blazing arbitration initative | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mBZPPL9cRU
UK celebrates 1000 legal millionaires | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MmM9Xe9km6
Officials begin arriving for Nato Summit Wales http://t.co/ICW5rD4gC3
No prosecution over Druids' Ardoyne Fleadh comments http://t.co/rQU3aeVa6l
Kidderminster kidnap: Six jailed after victim's bones broken with hammers http://t.co/tEa5pT7yFm
Uber taxi service banned in GERMANY by Frankfurt court http://t.co/UVpcISB2Ax
Extremist video shown in Trojan school, MPs told http://t.co/whCO5zO5aO
Rotherham child abuse scandal: Council could face government inspection http://t.co/qbVp09aDKi
Gamers take a stand against misogyny after death threats http://t.co/CaEvuYFQ9i
US: Justin Bieber charged with assault and dangerous driving http://t.co/sDQI7ith9F
Gary Barlow "settling tax affairs ASAP" http://t.co/MORaCorNMX
US court orders photos of September 11 '20th hijacker' remain classified http://t.co/NdB9aizWGs
THAILAND should be embarrassed that courts being used to prosecute a British researcher for alleging abuse of workers http://t.co/vMFeFrP3ii
Troll Peter Nunn guilty of MP Stella Creasy rape tweets http://t.co/n07SB8oIcx
Rotherham child abuse scandal: New victims come forward http://t.co/Ez7Xhei3xJ
Ashya King's parents freed from custody in Spain http://t.co/RUkGPy4kTj
Apple confirms celebrity accounts compromised but denies security breach http://t.co/ycRlkZ7WHn
Steven Sotloff: Islamic State 'kills US hostage' http://t.co/vfKpY6MT51
AUSTRALIA: Barrister who ribbed gays, ethnic groups and Gina Rinehart at a primary school quiz defends comments http://t.co/fVXcfnICbN
US: Teen who filmed moment family 'disowned him for being gay' raises £50,000 from sympathisers http://t.co/r4vRcxP2Ba
Leading sports lawyer weighed in on fallout from Bernie Ecclestone's payment of $100 million to settle bribery charge http://t.co/5N1XT9Oivn
AUSTRALIA: Timor-Leste spy case - Attorney General Brandis denies referring lawyer to police http://t.co/nOorAEcVm4
Members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) accounted for more than one in seven of all housing transactions in 2013 http://t.co/UKAT5Dxoen
Nato Summit 2014: warships bristling with weaponry start arriving in Cardiff Bay http://t.co/BuuAxQbPdA
Sentimental Education: How literature can inform human rights http://t.co/jg35bJtJdR
Human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja arrested in BAHRAIN. Her activist father is hunger striking in prison http://t.co/2cx6IZ2G4q
Do human rights exist? http://t.co/vx2gC2XT5u
AZERBAIJAN: Revealing the Truth – Reason for Persecuting Human Rights Defenders in Baku by Orwellian “Big Brother” http://t.co/IjU9A634IS
Attorney Rodolfo R. Felicio gunned down while working on a land dispute in Rizal, PHILIPPINES http://t.co/CN8Qqrq1Qw
CANADA: Friends of human rights museum receives $1-million donation http://t.co/2OwDXfxJ4h
Human Rights Groups Allege Supression of Freedoms in THAILAND http://t.co/Lk7ilZeCgm

Tuesday

2nd September - Law News

981st 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 court rulings show move away from European to common law - Supreme court deputy president questions whether return to constitutionalism is response to rise in anti-European sentiment. Full story - Guardian Law

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Fiona Freedland obituary: Legal director of the charity Action Against Medical Accidents http://t.co/dHrA5SrEZf
Belarusian man seeks damages from RUSSIAN media for offending his country http://t.co/jpiAwc0oGi
Maryam al-Khawaja’s arrest shows BAHRAIN at its worst http://t.co/QORpgl76qx
Ashya King to be reunited with parents as prosecutors withdraw arrest warrant http://t.co/4qMEYTnLRD
US: What Texas’s controversial abortion law means for women in the state http://t.co/uqLdxWwefK
South Square's Knowles and No 5's Dove join High Court Bench | The Lawyer http://t.co/1gCniyGHAW
Taking passports off British jihadis unlikely to work, warns Clegg http://t.co/YrMfoOEeH6
Beyond 'no means no': the future of campus rape prevention is 'yes means yes' http://t.co/RARaXXiD8E
Ashya King: legal experts question 'heavy-handed' approach http://t.co/zRXw5Z5DIv
Government intervenes in Ashya King case http://t.co/V1Ixqm9fvx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Greenberg Traurig Maher lands Slaughter and May partner to spearhead UK tax practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/F7nWFbNUzI
LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs picks up Sidley's last German partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/kVv2bG0VO2
LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft profits slump by 10 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/DTQJ3f0VRC
LAW FIRM NEWS: The continuing evolution of Slaughter and May | The Lawyer http://t.co/OANx1PPd3l
Since civil legal aid cuts in April 2013, there have been 1,789 applications for exceptional funding | Law Gazette http://t.co/wFN4njI0Pc
Creditor complaints prompt debt protocol inquiry | Law Gazette http://t.co/f7I6DLygYb
Family courts unfair for litigants in person, MPs told | Law Gazette http://t.co/6u8bHnCyM2
Deputy PM Clegg calls for Ashya King to be reunited with parents http://t.co/yLyz4QYT6B
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
5 days along the US border: Migrant dreams run dry http://t.co/i5LUmUtlzY
AUSTRALIA's asylum-seeker policy in the dock - Lawsuit by 6-year-old girl, locked up for a year http://t.co/S2jxMz9MUP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Real Estate Firm Forsters appoints new senior partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/SuHTvkcu8M
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing hires three partners in a week for London and Dubai offices | The Lawyer http://t.co/1rWmGq7dVb S
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields to hire international project management team | The Lawyer http://t.co/E7duacVGNP
Scottish independence: Gordon Brown issues warning over UK debt http://t.co/yqzaVxnp5V
Ashya King's parents case under 'immediate review' by CPS http://t.co/yLyz4QYT6B
US: FBI investigates 'Cloud' celebrity picture leaks http://t.co/QrISCFpSqP
Syrian refugees trigger child labour boom in TURKEY http://t.co/vQiOv94VnK http://t.co/RDWXbdfqw8
IVORY COAST: Charges hearing postponed in ICC Ble Goude case http://t.co/YdahZy5Hqj
US: Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law http://t.co/TyWSxpza30
UK Intellectual property delegation visits China for first time https://t.co/4ujMSZ6FiJ
National speed limits for heavy goods vehicles: Claire Perry, 1 September 2014 https://t.co/CZ3vtMdGf2
Right to challenge yellow lines and unfair parking charges https://t.co/GqWXWLj10J
HMRC appoints two new Non-Executive Directors https://t.co/YRh8JOrfHh
Medium-sized businesses to face less accounting paperwork https://t.co/9Cx3WVxJNE
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority are moving https://t.co/R0KUT6kjwc
Insolvency Service non-executive board appointments https://t.co/MpW3ckgZeQ
Criminal records link completed: Northern Ireland connected to the rest of the UK https://t.co/0XOXqNgjn8
PM statement on European Council and tackling extremism https://t.co/1HAZtY8O7t
Over 1,000 people interviewed by Scotland Yard in 'plebgate' inquiry http://t.co/QZmYiyptT2
British jihadists to be forced to attend deradicalisation programmes, says Cameron http://t.co/QXPOhRWiig
The Home Office Researcher 'sent on diversity course' after raising alarm over Rotherham sex abuse http://t.co/8n3C3RHXys
Eight PSNI officers disciplined over Jonathan Magee death http://t.co/YnM8aCZnD9
East Kent hospitals NHS trust put into special measures http://t.co/z32t52NDyd
Google 'discourages' users of old browsers http://t.co/r8QNj9pjQY
Card fraud in Asia-Pacific 'costs banks $400m a year' http://t.co/afVda6IxDh
Payday loan hardship cases up 42%, says StepChange charity http://t.co/FIIW2ugtdB
Free meals ready to be served in infant schools http://t.co/aRq8BOmoBe
Leadership is key to long-term success | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VY6jXY7fBX
Children are top concern amongst divorcees | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lNo4nKCZoE
Tax laws drive business out of the US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UUQT4IiIei
Bank of America settlement provides windfall for poor | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZPEf2OgqGk
Law firm issues libel notice through Twitter | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yr09hzxySK
Italy's lawyers targeted in bureaucracy revolution | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UQNgZsZYKH
Foley & Lardner partner pay formula revealed in court case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OiDrXOw3oc
US: At least 5 Ferguson officers figure in lawsuits http://t.co/8N84nQoyds
US: What's with the militarization of the police? http://t.co/oztpSuyQbq
US: Obama renews pressure on Congress for minimum wage hike http://t.co/ZwJpHKoeNy
Plebgate report shows Metropolitan police colluded to conceal truth http://t.co/j5rIIRLggr
The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim http://t.co/HJoHphFEDC
Plebgate officer sent text saying she could 'topple Tory government' http://t.co/qhHBB1B2W5
Chetham's music teacher jailed for historical sexual assault on pupil http://t.co/8qZw851Izz
Scotland referendum sides told to keep campaigns civil and peaceful http://t.co/DD0hZZPgnb
Marijuana effect on drivers and deaths still hazy, researchers say http://t.co/rryBEUJHQB
GREECE's migrant fruit pickers: 'They kept firing. There was blood everywhere' http://t.co/e1118Nc977
In-house interview: Ian Haslegrave, GC, Electrocomponents - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/X1KWFPk4Wc
Networks are becoming more enterprising and bold in their pursuit of key in-house counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/loLIePxedJ
Building the perfect law firm - an analysis | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZST8ESuo4B
LAW FIRM NEWS: Indian elite firm Amarchand eyes expansion with Gurgaon office launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/eXelGpWsBv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons launches Chinese IP practice through Rouse hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/iIhCGEFL2c
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day raids Ropes & Gray for high yield partner Jonathan Bloom | The Lawyer http://t.co/UVKU5203aH
LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang appoints non-executive directors from Rothschild and BSkyB | The Lawyer http://t.co/xdFxq9kaQq
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper bulks up in Prague with local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/YZliUwgYSY
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS, Pinsents and Simpson Thacher lead on Blackstone $500m oil company launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/PgGhMLGIJJ
Aim and fire: how to make your mark on the Aim rankings | The Lawyer http://t.co/wlrWi7OjQS
TURKEY: Debate on the women-only beach in Antalya hints at the extreme poliarisation within Turkish society http://t.co/73OECHpzwB
Are reproductive rights human rights? http://t.co/gXfoEMNXRP
US: Utah fracking fine highlights wastewater pond threat http://t.co/hXiFLiNj91
Rise of Islamic State in Southeast Asia http://t.co/26b0FyW5Y7
IRAN: Judge says Mohammad Reza Rahimi, official under ex-president, has been jailed and fined http://t.co/WEXrwyFr2D
ISRAEL seizes 400 hectares of West Bank land http://t.co/bbpHpuFIr7
According to one lawyer the nation's favourite drunken snack prevents violence http://t.co/mhvbOKkTzL
New powers are not needed on passports http://t.co/QUM0mIyTdq
UN considers emergency mission to IRAQ to investigate Isis 'war crimes' http://t.co/lT2Fc9BZQX
AUSTRALUA: Abbott government bid to tighten excuses for missing job interviews fails http://t.co/Fe5l1Cc7Fs
Don’t blame the parents of the Foxtons child cleaner http://t.co/HMAKN3qk1m
How I was raped – and pressured into dropping the charges http://t.co/TtfOSzOufZ
British activist braced for THAI defamation trial amid cover-up claims http://t.co/fNDeZcrzSY
Experts raise concerns over security of "cloud" storage sites following the leak of intimate pictures of celebrities http://t.co/QrISCFpSqP
Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry: 131 NI children sent to Australia http://t.co/yHfT2CqPxv
Scott Rogers: Shot TV host faced grand jury appearance http://t.co/LgdWk6AO99
IRAN internet: Hassan Rouhani tells clerics web is vital http://t.co/Uce2zqgYtS
Derek Grant jailed for killing son's mugger in Greenock http://t.co/cbZhir0hhI
IRAQ crisis: Acts of inhumanity on unimaginable scale - UN http://t.co/UGh6pa6pUz
Man denies assaulting MP Galloway http://t.co/w1A5fWtO2E
Rotherham abuse: Researcher 'faced council hostility' http://t.co/Ob7kCmR5Xf
Boris Island airport plan 'to be rejected' http://t.co/x8gArIbDu2
David Cameron outlines new anti-terror measures to MPs http://t.co/k9QhfS3lUJ
Ashya King's parents fight extradition from Spain http://t.co/wmNB0vAMnC
The arguments about hourly rates must be speedily resolved, with realism applied | Law Gazette http://t.co/naC2RYrW1H
Data explosion fuels growth in privacy cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/X2KSIOa9lz
UK minister in new bid to crack India's legal market | Law Gazette http://t.co/2vY0aXW93v
Former city solicitor to head Quality Solicitors legal group | Law Gazette http://t.co/q39DYJW5PX

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1st September - Law News

980th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: HMRC is consulting on proposals to introduce a new criminal offence for those with off-shore tax accounts. Details of the offence of failing to declare taxable off-shore income and gains is set out in an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) consultation paper published this week, which asks for views on how the offence will be constructed and used by HMRC. Full story - New Law Journal

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RSPCA seeks ban on primates as household pets http://t.co/dgQZR4z9g2
Cornwall being 'invaded' by housing, say campaigners http://t.co/qVe6xTpKJY
Scottish independence: Deadline looms for vote registration http://t.co/erv4fEsCxX
Nato summit disruptions: Celtic Manor boss says Wales must showcase itself http://t.co/Go4CZv4prF
MSN Messenger to end after 15 years http://t.co/kI349VHg6F
Global internet slows after 'biggest attack in history' http://t.co/dsa84KgCZj
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Coalition locked in negotiations over UK terror plans http://t.co/k9QhfS3lUJ
Ashya King parents in extradition hearing http://t.co/wmNB0vAMnC
Pupils begin 'tough' new national curriculum http://t.co/ejAVydx5q5
Why Inns of court may become a force to be reckoned with | Law Gazette http://t.co/wtrGj3VUi9
Caplen voices legal aid concerns | Law Gazette http://t.co/ImzXMCZKIG
Study lays bare ‘bogus’ car crash fraud stats | Law Gazette http://t.co/l07BDhaN49
New tools designed to target in-house clients | Law Gazette http://t.co/SQGlpdRm1D
Public access barristers are emerging as a source of work rather than a threat to criminal solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/wa0tXgApaL
Bentham eyes litigation funding market in UK | Law Gazette http://t.co/zMqx18cRHN
High-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/5AdZDh1mdf
August digest: Developments you may have missed in our daily news update | Law Gazette http://t.co/VURxXYrGuU
Upturn buoys retention rates | Law Gazette http://t.co/OpJrGSOmEc
Qualified and trainee lawyers are being invited to apply for scholarships of up to £27,000 | Law Gazette http://t.co/SFpaOjkiHo
Solicitor-advocate hits back at judge’s ‘Harry Potter’ criticism | Law Gazette http://t.co/25KI8FLmsB
End of an era: Eight years is a long time at the helm of an organisation like the Law Society | Legal Futures http://t.co/1qK2A06qUH
LSB: more needs to be done to break hold of the 'elite' on legal profession | Legal Futures http://t.co/nge7Je19QD
Law Society advertising campaign highlights “regulated and insured” professionals | Legal Futures http://t.co/jcrBAKHhd6
US: The Threat of ISIS Demands a Global Coalition http://t.co/YHRlD2rUju
Is Everyone a Little Bit Racist? http://t.co/Bshay2zaOB
JPMorgan and Other Banks Struck by Hackers http://t.co/E6Sm9kfXN5
US: Unflattering Portrait of Virginia’s Former First Lady Is Offered by Her Lawyers http://t.co/Z2uEVLuBLy
Medal of Honor for a US Civil War Hero 150 Years in the Grave http://t.co/YiEMNhhqbj
US: Behind the Blackwater Trial - why the murder of 17 Iraqis took so long to come to trial http://t.co/qOWwiGEwiU

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