29th July - LAW NEWS

216 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap


TheLawMap Olympics Special Focus on Ancient Legal Code - The Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylon (1795-1750 BC): Law 123 - If he turn it over for safe keeping without witness or contract, and if he to whom it was given deny it, then he has no legitimate claim.

• Rapper Snoop Dogg is banned from Norway http://t.co/6R1niEBb 
• Stourpaine solicitor given Dorset Outdoor Adventurer of the Year award http://t.co/0HggpX8j 
• IRELAND: Solicitors acting for the Irish athlete at the heart of the alleged Olympic betting scandal deny accusation http://t.co/fReTj0Y3
• IRELAND: Gender quotas get legal backing http://t.co/yHMneHVR 
• UN wants to make ivory trading legal again: http://t.co/BPZVMcEh 
• Conservationists lose Brighton laine legal battle http://t.co/EtiHgOL0 
• Legal bid to shield play parks from cuts http://t.co/4t0Mq3Gv 
• Blacklisted builders launch mass legal action against Sir Robert McAlpine http://t.co/NFQfjb2E
• Doctor warning on legal high deaths http://t.co/XBTd04iL
• Tory MP earns £100,000 defending £34m Solihull fraudster in court http://t.co/8TdaL7PZ 
• VIETNAM: It is unlikely that Vietnam considers same-sex marriage http://t.co/2YVwh4yq
• US: Justice Scalia disputes talk of Supreme Court infighting http://t.co/MTfHfRxo
• Hackers sought for tropical hackathon (after psychological evaluation) http://t.co/mR4R3N37 
• Peter Darragh Quinn, wanted by Irish courts photographed at Gaelic match http://t.co/n1KMpbbV 
• Four held after boy hurt in West Bridgford stabbing http://t.co/BuFyRn0x 
• 'Twitter joke' case only went ahead at insistence of Department of Public Prosecutions http://t.co/VW0o3wUS 
• Million jobless may face six months' unpaid work or have benefits stopped http://t.co/jhM0x7pT 
• Serbian president Nikolic warns of Kosovo genocide http://t.co/vEDqLrLJ 
• US defense law to equip Israel with refueling jets http://t.co/yn7NW70U 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• US: Lawyer denies former client's sexual allegations http://t.co/TwjUbvGk 
• Old Harrovian murder holds CHINA in thrall http://t.co/pbAwhQw0 
• The $1bn will behind Michael Jackoson's family war and how the star's fortunes have created rivalry http://t.co/JPWtzc84 
• INDIA: Illegal parking of autos inconvenience pedestrians in Mumbai http://t.co/3HMU3XIT 
• Police arrest 16 for illegal Olympic ticket re-selling http://t.co/iqfOZEcu 
• PHILIPPINES: Gunmakers take aim from the backyard to the production line http://t.co/pL4r2EOU 
• SINGAPORE: The number of car owners carrying out illegal modifications has jumped by almost 30 per cent from 2011 http://t.co/noanmEwa 
• US: Migrants’ Freedom Ride http://t.co/UISU9Y8L
• INDIA: Rights violation fears keep police away http://t.co/mrfBzMrN 
• INDIA: Roadblocks to rights in ‘Detroit of the South’ http://t.co/drWqy5vV 
• Gun Rights and Wrongs—A Search for Common Values http://t.co/XFyeKVBg 
• MALTA: ‘Industrial Tribunal not functioning properly due to lack of resources’ http://t.co/ibDxUkkW 
• Letter to Theodor Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) http://t.co/7dZY1hKw
• INDIA: Consider Western Ghats eco report before clearing projects: tribunal to Centre http://t.co/J2ajgAAS 
• AUSTRALIA repeatedly flouted international law by locking up Indonesian teenagers in adult jails http://t.co/L3bTe3O6 
• INDIA: Child marriage law to override all others: Delhi High Court http://t.co/J74M8Nbw 
• US: Hundreds in Phoenix march against Arizona immigration law http://t.co/mnmU6LJV 
• The Government plans to break its own climate change law http://t.co/Tx6FILko 
• US: Batman shootings: Mitt Romney doesn't want action on gun control; Barack Obama does, but won't take it http://t.co/tGcHBSoM
• Immigration rules, prisoner voting and corporate accountability - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/mK9KaqxO 
• When human rights hit the private law of damages for death | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZV5VmyfF 
• Outlawing God? The limits of religious freedom | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ELGosCYQ 
• The right not to hold any belief is fundamental, says Supreme Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OYvsqLIC
• Twitter users "free to speak not what they ought to say, but what they feel" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/RPNoMplX 
• Police arrest 'disabled' bike protester on Olympic launch day http://t.co/4A1IXMqB
• Archbishop Of Glasgow Implies Labour MP David Cairns Died Because He Was Gay http://t.co/VB79iueW 
• Raider uses mechanical digger to remove cash machine from bank http://t.co/dGPrqvdp 
• Reflections on the Acquittal of PC Harwood- and the Death of Ian Tomlinson http://t.co/7j7aja5N 
• In the Final Hours of Talks on Arms Trade Treaty, It Is Now Time for the Government to Deliver http://t.co/pA1c5rgR 
• Munich Olympic Widows did Not Get Minute's Silence at London 2012 Ceremony http://t.co/6lE46Ajl 
• English law is fair to women, not 'unfair’ to Muslims http://t.co/jxjh7E4w 
• Explosion in compensation claims ahead of referral fee ban http://t.co/hQvWi7Af 
• Adrian Burley and why the Tory party need to tackle bigotry head on http://t.co/AfyHbbM4 
• Chancellor Osborne accused over gas lobbyist father-in-law http://t.co/8gwMnkKh 
• Police probe West Midlands social club stabbing http://t.co/jmbFUBGM 
• Olympic torch trouble in Londonderry - two men charged http://t.co/qf0C990S
• Man and woman face 38 animal cruelty charges http://t.co/XzX5lJ1H 
• Betting investigation for unnamed Irish Olympic team member http://t.co/L15xxtSi 
• Two police officers arrested in Cookstown 'corruption' probe http://t.co/vAF96yPF 
• Man arrested after BNP attend Robert Greens protest http://t.co/hF2BoYUG 
• A law which binds Scottish property managers to a new code of conduct http://t.co/r5XvWOsm 
• Gary Edwards murder charge: James Colten remanded http://t.co/lHee7mRM 
• Hundreds march in Olympics protest in east London http://t.co/yEv3uxTz 
• ROMANIA: Vote on impeachment of president http://t.co/EmTv9yVl
• Peterborough MP attacked by bus shelter vandal http://t.co/iGLSEI94 
• Moonlighting: The Mischievous In-House Lawyer http://t.co/bfLeZ6vY 
• SINGAPORE: Law Professor Charged in Sex-for-Grades Corruption Scandal http://t.co/my4eqyNx 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary trying to bring democracy on track, says CJ http://t.co/YY5ZDG00 
• EGYPT: Chaos In The Court! The Inner Workings Of Egypt’s Puzzling Judiciary : http://t.co/RrmQljlV 
• US: Judge Stops Age Verification In Sex-Related Ads http://t.co/hvSjkaU4 
• US: Revisions weaken cybersecurity legislation http://t.co/W6S26QXu 

28th July - LAW NEWS

215 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

TheLawMap Olympics Special Focus on Ancient Legal Code - The Code of Hammurabi from ancient Babylon (1795-1750 BC) - Law 109: If conspirators meet in the house of a tavern-keeper, and these conspirators are not captured and delivered to the court, the tavern-keeper shall be put to death.

• US: Seattle reaches police reform deal with government http://t.co/EUTQOBgO
• BRAZIL: Brazilian Indians fear ‘absurd’ setback over land rights http://t.co/pjj0U0dq
• IRELAND: County Limerick’s Kevin is fourth generation of the Power family to qualify in law http://t.co/9MCQKOF1
• Leslie Thomas is Legal Aid Barrister of the Year 2012 http://t.co/mekOY2Vd 
• IRELAND: Man faces sentencing for threatening barrister http://t.co/tX2ifjhg
• PAKISTAN: Murder of Farida Afridi Kausar directs for strict action against lady worker's killers: http://t.co/cAHOUE2O
• Extended interview with Teesside's retiring top judge http://t.co/2Oxihh3e
• The Arms Trade Treaty: so near and not so far? http://t.co/C6vzlYry 
• Legal victory for campaigners over Woolley Valley farm plan http://t.co/lSUKPBzA 
• INDIA: Tiwari's legal troubles have just begun: Rohit Shekhar http://t.co/IPXDPwqs 
• Olympics will not take legal action over Nike ad campaign http://t.co/VMTdH5QV 
• Jailed for importing 'legal highs' - Wiltshire http://t.co/iwDeYtMY 
• THE FIRM: G4S in the frame to take privatised prison tagging contract http://t.co/Kt1uuINF 
• THE FIRM: Scottish Government defends “opposition” to Supreme Court as a “position of principle” http://t.co/P37kOhH2
• THE FIRM: PCC ruling upholds journalists right to use subterfuge in public interest http://t.co/KUGUd2lX 
• THE FIRM: Litigation Olympics: miscellany http://t.co/ESua3XgQ
• THE FIRM: Arrest Seb Coe! Korea Flag debacle breaches Offensive Behaviour at Football Act http://t.co/JtnEwfGT
• THE FIRM: Equal marriage: consultation responses from legal bodies http://t.co/jMiWkpYF 
• THE FIRM: Statement on equal marriage from the Scottish Government http://t.co/doxUeP3m 
• THE FIRM: The Five Ring Event that dare not speak its name http://t.co/OCHd4vlA 
• Arrests in Critical Mass bike ride near Olympic Park under section 12 of the Public Order Act http://t.co/E1CQLwqT
• US: Pennsylvania's readiness to implement voter ID law questioned http://t.co/GCEX379S 
• Slow Laws and Fast Technology | Wall Street Journal http://t.co/tLibTGx7
• SINGAPORE: Law has special role in strengthening fabric of S'pore society: Chief Justice: http://t.co/W9qpe0aE 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Twitter joke trial: authorities akin to 'The Stasi', says Al Murray http://t.co/RbqITtiz
• Killers and rapists could be released earlier as High Court waters down parole terms http://t.co/moZ6F1ZE
• Paul Chambers twitter trial and a deserved last laugh http://t.co/8E78OWqJ 
• Teenage boy detained indefinitely for attack on 10 year old girl http://t.co/bJhGdUK8 
• Mother says police denied her justice after model's death fall http://t.co/KLQZbGoL
• Mr Bean, Michael Fish and Jerusalem: Is this the Britain that immigrants know and love? - Congolese refugees respond http://t.co/kzDHYYGl 
• Stiff sentences for 'print room' insider trading ring http://t.co/Yb6zR5qA 
• Barclays hit by new storm as chiefs probed over £7bn Arab bailout http://t.co/KFRjvm7e
• “Retards” rant Tory councillor let off by independent tribunal http://t.co/hcA97wuf 
• INDIA: Claim can be granted without service, income proof: Tribunal http://t.co/GAcinBxx 
• Deloitte to face tribunal over MG Rover role http://t.co/TOZiDyYO 
• MI5's role in the Smithwick Tribunal http://t.co/MZ7SChhY 
• AUSTRALIA 'breached rights' of Indonesian minors http://t.co/OUqlY9Ve 
• BP's $3bn Russian court bill over tie-up failure http://t.co/TZHpJJg8 
• Lawyers shadowed Olympic torch relay to stop ambush marketing http://t.co/VhVvlNyW
• CHINA dismisses case against lawyer, tiny win for rights movement http://t.co/W4nJR80g 
• CANADA: Lori Douglas sex scandal inquiry: Manitoba judge and husband Jack King known as standout Winnipeg lawyers http://t.co/koLDaszq
• Call for review of riot verdict http://t.co/g5itxq7N
• Twitter joke trial became confrontation with judicial establishment http://t.co/VIJEN8le 
• 'Landmark' Neil Heywood murder trial will be fair, says CHINA http://t.co/3KloWfAi
• Sean Quinn says jail scares him but he remains proud http://t.co/oSxGqd4L
• Court told that Derry man 'active and prominent member' of RAAD http://t.co/KS8ZyHIb 
• Smithwick Tribunal: Breen and Buchanan families in call http://t.co/qeJGkkoJ 
• Officer charged after pair hit by police car in Dundee http://t.co/21seJH86 
• Care home rapist Stephen Murray jailed for seven years http://t.co/2eS028fa 
• Inspectors fine ScotRail £373,000 http://t.co/BVlCTvPh 
• Police mephedrone warning after death in Pembroke Dock http://t.co/z1hwwSaA 
• Megabus coach driver jailed for M5 crash death http://t.co/VqHvLt9k 
• High Court orders recount of election result - Penlington-Pennington Denbighshire vote mix-up recount http://t.co/eebv5qkt 
• Palace coup provides Danny Boyle's master stroke http://t.co/chggrHym
• Academies told they can hire unqualified teachers http://t.co/DbJTR6uk
• Holocaust in FRANCE: Exhibition documents deportation http://t.co/cYtPEEDn 
• BURMA: UN calls for inquiry over Rakhine violence http://t.co/PcSeqm0Q 
• US: Aurora shootings: Suspect 'saw psychiatrist' http://t.co/cxOpu8z7 
• UN global arms treaty talks end without agreement http://t.co/VGJPs0Tb
• AUSTRALIA: Westpac lends to firms tied to illegal logging http://t.co/2hiK7mwU 
• The LawNewsIndex Daily is out http://t.co/Y4Lrurkd
• Olympics 2012: Temporary accommodation built for police are ILLEGAL and they will be evicted http://t.co/Kseg1qFp 
• How illegal immigrants affect the US economy http://t.co/UX7pxyIb
• Education Minister of Northern Ireland John O Dowd accused of 'illegal' school board appointments http://t.co/jv4f2USu
• Three 'illegal immigrants' hired as security guards for Olympic football are arrested by police http://t.co/uHwvijb3 
• Illegal meat market may be fuelling sheep thefts - Northern Ireland http://t.co/USVwqdVS 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Contempt law intended to serve some bigwigs?’ asks Chief Justice http://t.co/nX3OlWFm 
• New law would see solicitors collect legal aid contributions from clients in Scotland http://t.co/wJY3aatM
• RUSSIA: Chief investigator dismisses fraud charge http://t.co/QX7AHKDg 
• US: Amazon's Jeff Bezos backs US gay marriage law http://t.co/DkC96oM6
• Kodak Has Its Moment: Judge Denies Apple’s Bid to Move Patent Suit to New Court http://t.co/2eyDH5se 
• US: Judge orders probe into welfare of Michael Jackson’s kids http://t.co/RZodEZNM 
• UGANDA: Judiciary needs money for 76 Wigs http://t.co/idUrGZ8V 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary wants democratic system to continue, says Chief Justice http://t.co/qaDqMHKJ 
• AUSTRALIA 'breached children's human rights' http://t.co/cZgVJj9w 
• UN Human Rights Chief Alarmed By Escalating Violence In SYRIA http://t.co/Zm2wMFPo
• VENEZUAELA to Pull out of OAS Human Rights Bodies http://t.co/P0YRMrb4 
• Google 'in breach' of UK data privacy agreement http://t.co/TdTkcu8M 
• ICO blog: Justice Select Committee post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act http://t.co/uxxd7f4a 
• European Court of Justice Rules Supplementary Protection Certificates Available for "New Medical Use" http://t.co/wAMNEBfR 

27th July - LAW NEWS

214 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
New claims on the Compensation Fund fall from just under 3,700 to just over 2,000. Public trust in lawyers has gone down, research by the legal services consumer panel has found, but so has misconduct by lawyers. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• 'Team Poison' hacker who posted Tony Blair's details is jailed http://t.co/3bx4WwC7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey asks ex-management to top up settlement contributions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/25hSrZ5f 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro wins gold with marathon role on Olympic Park redevelopment | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CPoZaOq6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson looks to Hong Kong for further growth | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1w8XyYyr 
• LAW GAZETTE: Privacy and cookies Father and daughter plead guilty to £250,000 legal aid fraud http://t.co/gB9lA2B2 
• Solicitor 'to be unpaid collector' based on proposed Scottish Government legislation http://t.co/MaJOaT0W 
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch cut aid to RWANDA http://t.co/2CMLSsf0 
• The tweet that bombed: the Twitter joke trial, judges and the internet http://t.co/MAIEpiY5
• US: Legal eagles cry fowl over politicians' plans to block Chick-fil-A http://t.co/vSAeBdAT
• AUSTRALIA: Legal action threat from Woolworths http://t.co/89VRUaDB 
• LAW GAZETTE: Lots of pride in Britain today, the biggest source is the Royal Courts of Justice - Twitter Joke Trial http://t.co/0gy8IqxN 
• LAW GAZETTE: Law Society to protest at Santander’s 'panel cull' http://t.co/x9HPgXtV 
• Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/mnFCIAL3 
• Skype denies police surveillance policy change http://t.co/28Ve0nr2 
• Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton jailed for murder http://t.co/LP0qLq6Z
• BAA vows to fight against Stansted airport sale http://t.co/9PoQIevi 
• Mail on Sunday journalist denies 'recklessly' publishing stories on banker http://t.co/f1ja3Ofl 
• Father of riot victim in 'shock and despair' after eight men acquitted http://t.co/anGvH5lX 
• If you really want to blow up an airport, do you flag it up in advance? We've elevated taking offence to a human right http://t.co/HVJR1s9D 
• CHINA: Court dismisses fraud charge against rights activist and disabled lawyer Ni Yulan http://t.co/RiEeVu4q 
• To celebrate London 2012 TheLawMap will feature special guest blogs on Ancient world Law or Legal code. Interested? Please get in touch.
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawrence Graham scoops magic circle in BBA Libor probe | The Lawyer: http://t.co/NavU8KCN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclays snubs Dewey ex-partners' joint attempts to settle debt | The Lawyer: http://t.co/a5YQZPGP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Preiskel & Co wins Twitter joke trial for bomb hoaxer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/uuJidG4f 
• Should the SFO rush in to prosecute banks over LIBOR? | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/ZJGlLdmj 
• Opinion on the post-LASPO future | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/DXVGYEGw 
• On the approach to religion in family proceedings | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/YSXmII82
• David Norgrove has been appointed chair of the new Family Justice Board | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/AHuPjtX2
• MoJ's use of interpretation & translation service is questioned | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/t8qBW7fm
• More than 80% of clients satisfied with the overall service provided by solicitors and other lawyers | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/nGY7E6Mq 
• Banks’ reluctance to lend to law firms contributing to a decline in the number of sole practitioners | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/y6nnB2u1 
• Claim for loss of dependency fails | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/3fiif6ST 
• Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has launched legal action against minimum pricing of alcohol | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/Bgfr6WjK
• William Hill loses challenge against betting levy board | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/6RS0tJMc 
• Fenn report recommends a fuller review of the road traffic accident process | NEW LAW JOURNAL http://t.co/zSniDHwm 
• LAW GAZETTE: Leading firms sign up to judge recruitment campaign http://t.co/OXcbjfhm 
• Northern Ireland's dissident groups to unite under IRA banner http://t.co/HwzxNsVR 
• Robin Hood Airport tweet bomb joke man Paul Chambers wins case http://t.co/RP40fqIx
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Doctors shun costly tribunal work http://t.co/FfDq9P8G 
• ITALY: Juventus duo face tribunal over alleged match fixing http://t.co/CCUGa6k6 
• Yukos Investors Win Tribunal Award From RUSSIA, Lawyers Say http://t.co/OSZyeBZn 
• MONGOLIA: Tribunal rules in favour of Mongolian uranium developer http://t.co/HqVQtU72
• Deloitte denies MG Rover accusations http://t.co/GPDSf6Iy 
• The Northern Ireland Policing Board has appointed its new human rights adviser http://t.co/8Um5qwNO 
• GREECE: Greek athlete's racism ban condemned by far-right party http://t.co/DvBnM7Op 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Olympics: For Saudi Women, Only a Starting Line http://t.co/o8vLsU1p 
• The Right to Bear Arms: the Right to Cause Harm? http://t.co/DO5WdeJT 
• Gun Rights and Time Machines http://t.co/xMjedDyL 
• Mitt Romney is right: whatever their family origins, Britons and Americans are joint heirs to Anglo-Saxon liberties http://t.co/yg1IvaLH 
• Indigenous rights in South America | The Economist http://t.co/v3NAVxUD 
• BBC loses exclusive radio rights to FA Cup and must share with TalkSport http://t.co/vcILbFeE
• Barclays sorry for Libor scandal http://t.co/UPgZXn8s 
• Victims to get right to challenge 'no charge' decisions http://t.co/igW7UZb9 
• US: Florida charge over buttock surgery death http://t.co/NOqxfsYi
• Damages in personal injury and defamation cases to rise by 10% http://t.co/CumljEFn 
• Two Met police officers charged with race offences http://t.co/GFInMbNx 
• London 2012 Olympics: There’s a thin blue line around these Games http://t.co/DVkevFbZ 
• Class A drug users start as young as seven http://t.co/HlKIv3oS
• Banks - How did a largely respectable industry go so wrong so quickly? http://t.co/rgtUVHFA 
• Baroness Warsi cleared over claims for expenses http://t.co/YeVzcOh2 
• Smirking killer told he faces life in prison for Indian student murder http://t.co/EH104b4I 
• Police trawl private life of missing woman http://t.co/AnEaApkd 
• PEP falls as investment drives revenues for insurance and shipping-focused firms- Legalweek http://t.co/rfxrbqWb
• LAW FIRM NEWS: 2011-12 case studies: Mishcon de Reya- Legalweek http://t.co/1LRW9cod 
• UK-wide law firms record 9.4% turnover growth to outpace City-centric rivals- Legalweek http://t.co/Eo3BU5vU
• Partnership expansion and mergers fuel 6% increase in partner count across top 50- Legalweek http://t.co/EKNPRqff
• LAW FIRM NEWS: 2011-12 case studies: Ashurst- Legalweek http://t.co/U7UDIGOu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF, Kennedys and Mishcons trump top 50 rivals with fastest five-year growth- Legalweek http://t.co/dGrzpexU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weightmans, Mishcons and Parabis enter UK top 50 for first time- Legalweek http://t.co/Y0d1aF8j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bold merger moves propel Norton Rose and Ashurst up global rankings- Legalweek http://t.co/ovpXKCn0 
• UK top 50 law firms drive profits back towards boom-time high- Legalweek http://t.co/Jo4Hsxkf
• Boutique commercial firm is ABS number ten | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/j692UM8l
• Lord Chief Justice announces ten per cent increase in general damages from 1 April 2013 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/0STdemQ0 
• Barrister partnership aims for ABS status by year end | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/nve1v7zz 
• LAW GAZETTE: Good ideas for hard times http://t.co/zyESnRKR 
• LAW GAZETTE: General damages to increase by 10% http://t.co/iLInZQmH 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Juniors hire QC as the 'barrister law firm' expands http://t.co/XVXsMjLM
• LEGAL FUTURES: Corporate/commercial specialist launches newest ABS http://t.co/RQCzPiaF 
• LEGAL FUTURES: From click to court – is this the first ever automated brief to counsel? http://t.co/ecRq7Xf3
• Bloom & Serkin on Suing Courts | Legal Theory Blog http://t.co/NGMR4EC6 
• US: Appeals court revives challenge against US 'no fly' list http://t.co/yJmJCUMA
• GERMAN Court Rejects Apple Injunction on Samsung Devices http://t.co/rSON6V3w
• Law Specials: Lawyers will review Birmingham riots trial http://t.co/mtxnSxia
• US: Top lawyer for state parks departs in wake of hidden-funds scandal http://t.co/4KJgTfiE
• US: Shower abuse victim intends to sue Penn State http://t.co/SBlF1500 
• CANADA: Lawyer complains of biased questioning in Manitoba judge's inquiry http://t.co/8LUio5LR 
• CANADA: Lori Douglas inquiry shouldn’t die just to please lawyers http://t.co/n5jrDJ6x 
• Salmon farm pair face trial on charges of unlawful killing of seals http://t.co/RsbYQlJN
• Two Met police officers face racism trial http://t.co/id9PXSLO
• AUSTRALIA: Deadlock as leaders play politics with disability scheme http://t.co/RWwQpLU0 
• Birmingham riot deaths: Families 'let down' at verdict http://t.co/e5JrKSo9
• AUSTRALIA: Labor rules out tax increase to fund disability reform http://t.co/HzOIhQZ1 
• Dewani honeymoon murder: SOUTH AFRICA trial postponed http://t.co/nvBjRgRq 
• CHINA: Gu Kailai to stand trial over death of British businessman - http://t.co/7hbd1NCw 
• The 'myth' of the clinical trial guinea pig http://t.co/o7RKCipz 
• ZAMBIA Bans Marie Stopes for Illegal Abortions http://t.co/5TvwvGVv 
• INDIA: State-appointed panel to report illegal structures on fringes http://t.co/h2nybRzs
• US: Online poker payment processor sentenced in NY http://t.co/ReWfhmeg 
• CHINA arrests thousands in latest internet crime crackdown http://t.co/6xm0rR6t 
• US: Policy is forcing officials to ignore the law and allow illegal immigrants to exploit the system. http://t.co/4aEsUPLE
• Shelter bids to recoup 'illegal' letting agent fees http://t.co/UyAIM9wQ 
• US: New York to protect illegal immigrants from fraudsters http://t.co/H4Hyc7eC
• Date set for Sean Quinn jnr's appeal in Dublin http://t.co/x9HxF9xE
• David Ford allocates £20m to reduce crime http://t.co/O4GKzqYJ
• IRA bomber Paul Kavanagh's proposed new role creates upset http://t.co/mLsMWP8u
• Two men face 12 July riot charges in north Belfast http://t.co/pZt5V05k
• Missing rapist Edward Connors faces court in Dublin http://t.co/tTod2noI
• Tommy Sheridan to keep tag as souvenir http://t.co/D3czDfg3
• Shelter bids to recoup 'illegal' letting agent fees http://t.co/UyAIM9wQ
• Police arrest ninth person over Jonathan Sillett death http://t.co/nRom3aH1
• US: Stevie Wonder extortion pair plead not guilty http://t.co/Xp8Mp9dK 
• US: Aurora shootings: Obama calls for 'common sense' over guns http://t.co/4KirBTbk 
• Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton convicted of murder http://t.co/KlV8sa1C 
• Judge sanctions Samsung for destroying evidence in infringement case against Apple http://t.co/UXTtz8QC 
• US: Judge wrong to ban cameras in Colorado court http://t.co/eZw7Zt4D 
• US: Judge's order bans Univ. of Colorado from released records about theater shooting suspect http://t.co/0u171lWt 
• CANADA: Christie Blatchford: Lawyer for Winnipeg judge seeks to ‘terminate’ inquiry, citing bias against client http://t.co/JL5P2cc0
• INDIA: Modi trying to influence judiciary, says Congress leader Modhwadia http://t.co/W51aU23O 
• PHILIPPINES: An outsider as Chief Justice demoralizing http://t.co/kEikazHu
• US: Sweeping Amazon Tax Fast Approaching http://t.co/JVYdBK3c 
• US gun laws: guilty by reason of insanity http://t.co/fdBrh69G 

26th July - LAW NEWS

213 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
A deputy compliance officer can be a valuable asset in the drive to toe the line on SRA requirements. Although not a role recognised by the SRA, many firms have appointed a deputy to support the compliance officer for legal practice (Colp). Full story - The Lawyer

• Swansea solicitors join the call for Gareth Arnold to come back home http://t.co/8f4cABkH 
• IRELAND: Rule on solicitors to double legal costs, says Moynihan http://t.co/t1e4GXcR 
• Cool, I'm about to reach 32,000 tweets! See the rest of my stats at Twitter Counter: http://t.co/Fi7zUPCq 
• Legal Loansharking: organising for change http://t.co/BzGtmuyD 
• Before the legal fiasco began, Google warned Samsung not to copy Apple http://t.co/n3OFvQ7k 
• Legal loophole means speeding drivers could escape prosecution http://t.co/SmR3mwzU 
• Tulisa 'Facing £100k Worth Of Legal Bills Over Sex Tape' http://t.co/ay2d3wJ3 
• Kingsgate Legal and a question of trusts http://t.co/T07Lebs4 
• BAA loses Stansted legal challenge http://t.co/oWHmQShS 
• Owner of spoof Northcliffe boss Twitter account prepares US legal challenge http://t.co/PYaMhcQM 
• Lady Gaga in $10m legal dispute with Bratz doll maker http://t.co/rR5hOgwG 
• US congressman says no legal power to stop China-Canada oil deal http://t.co/VGsp7qdn
• LAW GAZETTE: HSBC sets date for conveyancing panel http://t.co/mt5InV3X 
• Leading barrister to face charges over £600k VAT bill http://t.co/PQHSKk3Y 
• A pedant writes. But would he pass the Bar Course Aptitude Test? http://t.co/Y1ehoFDL 
• US: Justice Dept. officials violated nepotism rules http://t.co/GOC01bel 
• How to tackle sexual assault on campuses – without the lectures http://t.co/k7nEZBZj 
• PCC dismisses Bell Pottinger complaint over secret filming for Independent http://t.co/34HnkYMv 
• US: Colorado shooting suspect 'sent notebook to university' http://t.co/eoVmGbsg 
• Police officer numbers at nine-year low http://t.co/Zz5nrDme 
• Teenagers shunning drugs for healthier lifestyle http://t.co/vQBJWXtw
• Theresa May should relax border checks, says Keith Vaz http://t.co/ictyfOKe 
• Baroness Warsi 'cleared' over rent expenses claims http://t.co/E83v8Fwc 
• CHINA: Bo Xilai scandal: Gu Kailai charged with Heywood murder http://t.co/RzfLsu5E 
• Regulator gives go-ahead for aptitude test for aspiring Bar students - Legalweek http://t.co/KKWIGlZi
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links and CMS lead on latest Hong Kong takeover of UK utility- Legalweek http://t.co/SZXxacuT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: 39 Essex Street QC faces £600,000 fraud charge- Legalweek http://t.co/bHATtAdI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG partners see profits drop 26% as revenues fall further- Legalweek http://t.co/NMQnoRfg 
• AUSTRALIA: Tribunals judge morals over errors as negligent doctors escape bans http://t.co/oQLlFW55
• US: NYPD 'consistently violated basic rights' during Occupy protests http://t.co/GV0bysqX 
• INDIA: Land rights at heart of Bodo-Muslim conflict in Assam http://t.co/w0BNXCCX 
• BURMA: Suu Kyi urges minority rights http://t.co/PN79Nvk5
• LIBERIA: Gay rights activists call for Liberian president to veto bill criminalising same-sex marriage http://t.co/2HwkuARU
• US: America, the Law-crazed nation http://t.co/y7gK5QEj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Edwards Hoyle reveals most bizarre personal injury claims | The Lawyer: http://t.co/2ayTsyYy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG sees PEP tumble as firm blames 'increased property costs' | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fYsmEszC
• LAW FIRM NEWS: 39 Essex Street silk charged with VAT fraud | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fe2wB9Z7
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Man jailed for throwing dog from 10th floor window http://t.co/vK56XTEf 
• Newspaper ordered to pay £15,000 privacy damages over pictures of 'politician's lovechild' http://t.co/yBvsB3C3 
• UK government officials to be cross-examined over WikiLeaks cable http://t.co/XLkW2cMj
• Supreme Court blocks deportation of asylum seekers with no political views http://t.co/Fm83d2Rb
• PERU: Court ruling could free Peruvian death squad members http://t.co/C8y9jHQo 
• PAKISTAN: Contempt law case http://t.co/URvM4e2K
• KENYA: Court overturns ban on separatist group http://t.co/uXBTnRjw 
• In our race to win the Games, we lost our dignity: on time without traffic laws being changed http://t.co/EQMOzDcJ 
• Britain should either acknowledge its many imperial crimes, or stop pretending to care http://t.co/FRz0p7t6 
• Senior Government officials to face cross-examination over Wikileaks cable http://t.co/f0w6Hanj 
• Pair quizzed over Philpott sibling deaths at Derby house fire released without charge http://t.co/2g7D2a2k 
• Trio jailed for burying puppies alive in their garden http://t.co/3UuKstFu
• Waiter who streaked alongside Torch relay denies indecency claiming his naked body inspired 'hilarity not distress' http://t.co/bSLaRz8t 
• 'Roman Catholic nun' convicted of sending hoax anthrax packages to senior politicians including Nick Clegg http://t.co/2y0egnzM
• Phone-hacking charges may deal new blow to The Sun http://t.co/etQFGzCf 
• The riots - one year on: 'We're not feral youths. We're just fighting to be heard' - http://t.co/XQrdhbSB 
• LAW GAZETTE: Forensic science vandalism http://t.co/d6Fcj9T5
• LAW GAZETTE: Consolidation - should we all be doing it? http://t.co/yKbWV1YF 
• LAW GAZETTE: Magic circle retention rates hold up http://t.co/jGFyRN7c 
• LAW GAZETTE: Law firm profit divide continues to widen http://t.co/BumlZlOp 
• LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors warned of divorce claims http://t.co/MgCuacYy
• LAW GAZETTE: Victims face trek as violence courts shut http://t.co/HE6m9orb 
• LAW GAZETTE: Making outsourcing work http://t.co/3A2aK03X
• LAW GAZETTE: Dramatic changes to family migration http://t.co/swZcOgL8
• LAW GAZETTE: ‘Baby barrister’ threat to solicitors http://t.co/yOvUbfFl 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Here come the 'baby barristers' as BSB bids to scrap public access http://t.co/D1pFj5uc
• LEGAL FUTURES: Pioneering webcam legal advice service ties up with Citizens Advice Bureau http://t.co/gEjn5Mib 
• LEGAL FUTURES: New law firm launches 'white label' personal injury service for other solicitors http://t.co/ZfijcHco
• Top rights lawyer praises SENEGAL'turnaround' in Habre case http://t.co/ys9YOjd5 
• AUSTRALIA: RTA forced to rehire lawyer in $1.5m case http://t.co/FVoLrQ52 
• CANADA: Judge's husband says other lawyers knew of nude-photo controversy http://t.co/F71jQPAj 
• Lawyer jailed for running a brothel empire: 'Horrible creature' trapped when police were offered girls by mistake http://t.co/Ma2bxKxQ 
• Summer slog for sports and IP lawyers | The Lawyer: http://t.co/aZqlD1fx 
• THAILAND: Thaksin faces trial over KTB loan to real-estate firm http://t.co/fRCUjz80 
• US: Modern Family' Cast Sues Over "Illegal Contracts" http://t.co/xNvYKuj4 
• MALAYSIA: Law to legitimise illegal hoteliers http://t.co/iyORLKtG 
• INDIA riots: Illegal immigration is behind deadly clashes in Assam http://t.co/aeDOgkm7 
• US: Romney says suspect obtained guns illegally but gun laws not needed http://t.co/k346CsZB
• US: Arizona sheriff denies targeting illegal immigrants by skin color - http://t.co/FCKqIrSG 
• British homeowners of ‘illegal’ Spanish properties still petitioning EU for justice http://t.co/LWtc9jWH
• Violence against women must be tackled on all fronts http://t.co/QAiFzVMM
• Judge orders cross-examination of officials over WikiLeaks documents http://t.co/uAXw4Wo7
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ince & Co opens third Greater China office in Beijing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/qFQjVK5V 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG sees PEP tumble as firm blames 'increased property costs' | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fYsmEszC
• Dublin judge slams Sean Quinn family's' 'dishonesty' http://t.co/of3bR3ce
• Ardoyne riots: Teenager faces custody over 12 July trouble http://t.co/tSLp4sq1
• Smithwick Tribunal: Unnamed Garda officer 'was IRA source' http://t.co/JVN3aOXX
• Ugandan asylum seeker Rogers Mutebi guilty of raping student http://t.co/Hrz7ZxlZ 
• Grampian Police officers to wear body cameras http://t.co/XWi7Eb8w
• Garry Smith jailed for life for murdering Graeme Ferry http://t.co/gPrYIQ4G
• Former police inspector Richard Munro jailed http://t.co/kN7LYmPI
• Archbishop Philip Tartaglia's gay MP remark 'adds to family's grief' http://t.co/CSoDdQPy
• Christie brothers jailed for life for Brian Faulds murder http://t.co/fN30IO2u
• North Koreans walk off after flag row over South Koren flag being shown http://t.co/ibHNNVRa 
• GHANA: Judiciary will adjudicate election related disputes and offences with high integrity- Chief Justice http://t.co/AYCM6aw4 
• US: Rep Steve King Announces Hearing on English as Official Language http://t.co/7wnVImG1 
• GERMAN court dumps election law that favoured Merkel http://t.co/IysLDeVF 
• INDIA: Lokpal law is our right: Team Anna member http://t.co/pEJ3T5qs 
• Scotland's gay marriage law to progress http://t.co/LFxfBge9 
• US: Judge to determine if Katherine Jackson was abducted http://t.co/RP1oYly5 
• US: Legal challenge to Pennsylvania voter ID law begins in court http://t.co/LdUrbQkM 
• US: Republicans Seek to ‘Strengthen’ Labor Law: http://t.co/ya89MX4N 
• US: House passes bill increasing scrutiny over Fed http://t.co/3tVlRPxD 
• US: Cybersecurity Legislation Should Be Done Well or Not at All http://t.co/vgquhqPw 

25th July - LAW NEWS

212 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
The High Court has rejected a legal bid for minicabs to use London bus lanes. Mr Justice Burton dismissed Addison Lee’s claim for judicial review of the policy, which allows black cabs but not minicabs to use the lanes. Full story - New Law Journal

• Samsung disables Galaxy S3 Google local search function following patent dispute with Apple http://t.co/id0ORpGw 
• The spectre of plagiarism haunting Europe http://t.co/a9WeSuDG 
• The EU’s new human rights strategy is step in right direction, but whether or not it'll be implemented is the question http://t.co/NybSf1mx 
• Prominent Dissidents in CUBA Arrested at Funeral of Human Rights Activist http://t.co/zGehkF2X
• US: Reports Finds 'Widespread Human Rights Violations' In Policing Of Occupy Protests http://t.co/C9YLJqrd
• VENEZUELA withdrawing from regional human rights court http://t.co/6MlsCVpU 
• US says human rights deteriorating in CHINA http://t.co/YcEUOPTi 
• Justice and Security Bill Lords committee day four http://t.co/uyHHCCfn 
• Appointment of Senator to the College of Justice in Scotland http://t.co/I7sFkBO0 
• Shortened LPC will aid transition from Bar to law firm http://t.co/J7egRrS4 
• LAW GAZETTE: 'Commonsense' regulation http://t.co/bDn7OmLJ 
• Sister's plea to missing solicitor Gareth Arnold: 'Everyone is concerned... please just come home' http://t.co/FJXfujvN 
• Solicitor is calling for the clean-up of a historic Salisbury building http://t.co/2laZWdDK 
• GREECE: Athlete thrown out over racist tweet http://t.co/bHirZol0 
• Scotland to legalise same-sex marriages in church and civil ceremonies http://t.co/SW7cOP3n 
• Julian Assange defence to be led by Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón http://t.co/E65Bb5rr
• Daily Mail publisher pays out £15,000 for printing photos of child http://t.co/pKRXMpj0
• Supreme court: where there is discord | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/pvhtsuCt 
• Asylum seekers should not have to feign political beliefs, court rules http://t.co/yITwNoZq 
• New indemnity insurer for small firms | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/nItrTzDz 
• LawStore targets Cambridge and London | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/nsjdGu3V 
• Councils not liable for costs of interveners in care proceedings, Supreme Court rules | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/y8QsCxAK
• LSB approves Bar aptitude test | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/tIQokFjx
• Trust in lawyers goes down, but so does misconduct | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/EA888IPe 
• Economic downturn is making many smaller companies consider ⁰alternative ways of securing funding | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/sz51M8Ot 
• Professional body calls for reforms to back UK as global services hub- Legalweek http://t.co/5bAzmnlj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Minter Ellison Adelaide CFO handed 10-year jail term for A$2.7m theft- Legalweek http://t.co/hKuSY0LT
• Professional body calls for reforms to back UK as global services hub- Legalweek http://t.co/5bAzmnlj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Paddy Power instructs Charles Russell for LOCOG legal action- Legalweek http://t.co/jwUW4GRa 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers follows UK firms into Morocco with Casablanca launch- Legalweek http://t.co/8kPoLnmo
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ince continues international growth with launch of new base in Beijing- Legalweek http://t.co/5AOdWmQm 
• English lawyers have nothing on China's legal pomp and ceremony http://t.co/Q5XIcBuq 
• Paddy Power takes legal action against Locog over London ad campaign http://t.co/bUxCyrrm 
• Ofcom braced for legal action over 4G mobile phone internet auction http://t.co/lSFWP9h3 
• IRELAND: Former barrister jailed over 'creepy' and 'intimidating' voicemails http://t.co/dubMWeEP 
• AUSTRALIA: Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney seemed normal the morning after he allegedly murdered his wife http://t.co/zfJQdc1l 
• Why rules protecting the rights of Olympic sponsors matter so much http://t.co/C395PI9K 
• US Christian right presses anti-gay, anti-abortion laws using front offices in Africa http://t.co/V2fkZ4SW 
• INDIA: Supreme Court notice to Centre on bringing tribunals under one ministry http://t.co/DSe1jEPc 
• INDIA: Sonia Gandhi raps child rights panel for borewell deaths http://t.co/uJ8vNyca 
• Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: EU customs detain over 100 million fake goods at EU borders http://t.co/uNJDIAHY 
• CANADA Considering Legislation That Would Give Police Power to Monitor Internet Users Without a Warrant http://t.co/kAjsbI5t
• US: Bankruptcy End Nears For Chicago Tribune, Judge Confirms Reorganization Plan http://t.co/F0iKP3Li 
• MALAWI: Judiciary demands probe of Chief Justice Munlo http://t.co/bRa02dCd 
• US: Aurora shooting: Colorado gun sales up after cinema killings http://t.co/3R77iNHd 
• LAW GAZETTE: LSC identifies consumer trust shortfall http://t.co/nQdpmSPC 
• Police protest tactics 'give officers excessive and disproportionate control' http://t.co/u3bmfzl8 
• Internet justice http://t.co/iCsMyP5N
• Phone hacking charges - how the newspapers covered the story http://t.co/fC7pYCgq 
• Fast-track injustice | Baby Barista Blog | GUARDIAN LAW http://t.co/3XpoSFdK
• Companies face clampdown on contracts with unfair terms http://t.co/nZCsXw9P 
• Charlotte Church wins People libel payout http://t.co/Xp57Nign 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman London team joins Corrs on gold miner's Kenyan buy | The Lawyer: http://t.co/viTCe20d
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell gets the London 2012 legal games underway with Paddy Power claim | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fN9akKbe 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie unveils Casablanca launch in African push | The Lawyer: http://t.co/xNqYXttb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters targets Aussie quartet as it abandons sole best friend strategy | News | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0DmwoRVc
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• High Court rules on the history of the caravan http://t.co/IRadij5p 
• We will legalise gay marriage by 2015, says David Cameron http://t.co/gshn45vv 
• Father’s rights breached by mother 'too upset’ to let him see children http://t.co/oA5Tw9F8
• Top level British secrets 'compromised by Canadian spy' http://t.co/yY2lBOo6 
• MEXICO: Climate law to face challenge under new president http://t.co/COQqyq8S 
• US: LA City Council votes to ban marijuana shops http://t.co/8tdaa68J 
• We need to keep young girls out of our courts | LeftFootForward http://t.co/PiFTun60 
• PAKISTAN: Contempt law important weapon in courts armoury: Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry http://t.co/jXq5UjOO
• Ex-Anglo Irish boss FitzPatrick on 16 ‘fraud case’ raps http://t.co/bvp6rFuT 
• German courts grant Apple ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab, despite High Court 'cool' ruling http://t.co/2g3ldQTT
• Proview 'refused to pay' $2.4 million lawyer fee in Apple iPad case http://t.co/r7wdGj3L
• Barclays admits Libor scandal 'decimated’ trust in banks http://t.co/0HDdDcGZ 
• NEW ZEALAND: Former lawyer accused of ripping off elderly clients http://t.co/d8mgeFGb 
• US: Prominent Houston lawyer cleared of hiring hitmen with his mistress to try and kill his socialite wife http://t.co/4bM92Umd
• US: Joe Arpaio's 'allegedly racist' American Dream http://t.co/zQka0fbh 
• Ex-lawyer Anthony Salz to head Barclays inquiry http://t.co/fWiC6nDd 
• RUSSIA: Khodorkovsky wins rare victory, lawyers cautious http://t.co/l2td4fJD 
• US: 1st of 8 trials start for soldiers in hazing death http://t.co/WFDJpG7L 
• US: A poet, letter carrier and motorcycle enthusiast made the final cut onto the jury of Drew Peterson's murder trial http://t.co/OHaR2vHA 
• The Apple-Samsung Trial: What the Companies Will Attempt to Prove http://t.co/cEmcTqGL
• Infosys Whistleblower Case Proceeds to Trial as Mediation Fails to Yield Settlement http://t.co/RiVe0EUU 
• Law Specials: US sheriff whose hardline stance on illegal immigration faces court over targeting Hispanics http://t.co/W9naLwz2 
• Ivory seizures prompt calls for CHINA to end domestic trade http://t.co/91cVdyzO
• US: More than 1 million young illegal immigrants expected to seek waivers http://t.co/LgRrNsf1 
• Middle class families doing nothing illegal or moral by paying in cash, minister says http://t.co/QUKnbHqx 
• US: Arizona sheriff denies targeting illegal immigrants by skin color http://t.co/DsQsZVIg 
• US: 'Black Madam' accused of using silicone and glue in illegal butt injections charged with murder http://t.co/f5OoG8R7 
• Tighten the law if you want, but don't lecture the working classes on matters of personal morality http://t.co/k2jqkI8t
• Hacker's mother pleads for quick decision on extradition http://t.co/RrX1QWZB 
• BURMA: Monks call for Muslim community to be shunned http://t.co/rO66DRvi 
• Coulson trial threatens years of bad headlines for Cameron http://t.co/eeVuM9RT 
• Leveson: My task is done. No it's not, says victims' barrister http://t.co/ajXC2EhY 
• 'Brangelina' find themselves on victims' list http://t.co/41YjG5JJ 
• Phone hacking: The full charges against the seven News of the World journalists and Glenn Mulcaire http://t.co/KzQ8uQvC 
• Rupert Murdoch's finest brought to trial http://t.co/v8aixmTz
• LEGAL FUTURES: Personal liability risk discouraging people from becoming COLPs and COFAs http://t.co/hHWRYmcm 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Hope for small firms as another A-rated insurer enters professional indemnity market http://t.co/R9cdgDdP
• LEGAL FUTURES: Regulators "failing consumers" by not cracking down on bad pricing practices http://t.co/V98oIyQN
• LEGAL FUTURES: The LawStore – coming to a high street near you soon http://t.co/bVdPcNoJ 
• Justice Minister David Ford wants more community service in Northern Ireland http://t.co/koIfDIi6
• Family flee after several sectarian attacks on their Belfast home http://t.co/B52pVtcX
• Judge needs more information to sanction Sean Quinn's families living expenses http://t.co/gefSa6to 
• £10,000 of diesel stolen from Crawfordsburn filling station http://t.co/QJNKNfly
• Top Scots QC Maggie Scott appointed High Court judge http://t.co/jJfyjdds
• Little Chef worker admits stealing £700,000 http://t.co/hvR2y4ay
• Paul and Adam Christie admit murdering Brian Faulds in Dalmarnock http://t.co/ziCooMtA 
• Group to review land reform legislation in Scotland http://t.co/lItJzgI4
• Galloway ferry port security scrutinised http://t.co/IB3Mxoq0
• Scottish Law Commission to tackle 'unfair' contract small print http://t.co/Qg5sCyGT
• Milk prices must rise, says Archbishop of Wales http://t.co/ZUwCfxjM
• London 2012: Cardiff Olympics street beggars row http://t.co/xwXPmzBs
• US: Colorado shootings: Judge bans filming in court http://t.co/ty652c5r 
• Boy, 11, boards plane to Italy at Manchester Airport without passport http://t.co/j8M6bNMh 
• Legal bid to block Olympics border strikes http://t.co/WF7rggEZ Jul 24, 2012
• IRELAND: Sean FitzPatrick, former Anglo Irish Bank boss, in court http://t.co/7gbZhXLD 
• AUSTRALIA: Death threat text scam under investigation http://t.co/2G6jNFXI
• Phone hacking: Accused protest their innocence http://t.co/PMf8Kvly 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Qantas turns to Allens as longstanding general counsel steps down- Legalweek http://t.co/oEscDp3u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk, Paul Weiss among firms on $15bn China-Canada energy deal- Legalweek http://t.co/OBgtUgaa 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths confirms 86 job cuts after two-month consultation- Legalweek http://t.co/um6gDXLq 

24th July - LAW NEWS

211 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
Naming and shaming solicitors who seek referral fees for passing work onto barristers has been mooted by the Bar Standards Board in a bid stamp out the practice. Full story - Law Gazette  

• Devizes shooting: Tributes for solicitor James Ward http://t.co/IWwalNTY 
• NEW ZEALAND: Auckland lawyer named Solicitor-General http://t.co/8LkHjQ4p 
• Trusted solicitor stole £300,000 from clients to cover up blunders and pay for upkeep of mansion http://t.co/AWxKyjEj 
• Ex-HSBC boss Lord Green regrets bank conduct http://t.co/2c8qzBSI
• Apple and Samsung chiefs disagree on patent values http://t.co/1ICTEIyK 
• Police protest tactics 'give officers excessive and disproportionate control' http://t.co/u3bmfzl8 
• Ministers may seek injunction to block Heathrow strike http://t.co/919qXjGc
• Delay facing Gary McKinnon highlights need to change UK extradition laws http://t.co/v1AknG2k 
• Anthony Salz given nine months to complete Barclays review http://t.co/IRl50FY2 
• LAW GAZETTE: Medical report cost recovery in last-minute Jackson change http://t.co/g1jlioHY 
• LAW GAZETTE: National firm Shoosmiths responded to a difficult financial year by announcing a total of 86 redundancies http://t.co/cAymtykC 
• CANADA: Quebec appeals court upholds law limiting protests http://t.co/7zhg0jjF
• Global super rich and $21 trillion hidden in tax heavens | Tax Justice Network http://t.co/wqUxuY4U 
• US: New Orleans Police Agree to Plan for Sweeping Overhaul http://t.co/l7FO24kC 
• Criminal Justice Inspection report calls for intervention http://t.co/v4S69xkV
• ITALY: Justice reforms to halve trial times http://t.co/NfPZuNXM 
• US Justice Dept rejects criticisms of ebook settlements http://t.co/lfjRQWMC 
• Lord Justice Leveson ends Inquiry by thanking journalists http://t.co/R04TcEbT 
• PHILIPPINES: Six Chief Justice nominees grilled http://t.co/A6j6ma2R 
• US: FBI loses legal battle to investigative journalists http://t.co/NCY6Ap6Q 
• Parents launch legal battle over cuts to 'vital' Special Educational Needs services http://t.co/8iaH4v0c 
• Legal highs: A few facts every parent should know http://t.co/9qxj8RN8 
• Government launches consultation on the designs legal framework http://t.co/droNheC7 
• Ronnie Barker's son in court on child porn charges http://t.co/fzntXnbs 
• More than 2,000 O2 'porn pirates' to be sent letters: pornographer had originally applied to High Court to pursue 9,000 http://t.co/dfAxh0iq 
• Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson face charges for phone hacking http://t.co/69F3FdgM 
• G4S trainee: 'Most people failed the initial x-ray exam. But not for long' http://t.co/zln4uBg8 
• How the Magna Carta became a Minor Carta, part 1 | Noam Chomsky http://t.co/TbPKmT9G 
• Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and six others face charges - live http://t.co/HNOTlT8u
• Parents must not 'shirk' responsibilities on contact, appeal judges say | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/BqYsmPil 
• Warnings over new wave of ACS:Law type ‘pay up or else’ letters | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/zAWo9YW1
• Red Bar Law is ABS number nine | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/UKiV34Tm 
• LAW GAZETTE: Lessons from the low-value RTA process http://t.co/xGbGOzHE 
• LAW GAZETTE: ‘New litigation industry’ will deter investors, CBI warns http://t.co/zGz7dwtu 
• LAW GAZETTE: Kent firm has unveiled plans to set up a national network of solicitor firms under its LawStores brand http://t.co/XF1aOW9C 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields client Apple ordered to run Samsung ads | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LnUSjLES 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Canada launches Arctic group | The Lawyer: http://t.co/oWqvGGVq
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance retains 77 per cent of NQs | The Lawyer: http://t.co/GFBPLaZH
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawyers prepare for court showdown as NotW hacking charges revealed | The Lawyer: http://t.co/36jttA5O 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Qantas appoints new general counsel from Allens | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ZBhE0a7b
• Exploring the limits of liberalism http://t.co/EbKLRePL
• AUSTRALIA: Government drops David Hicks book profit case http://t.co/YA2udxuV
• Prosecutors to announce decision in phone hacking cases http://t.co/uHQ5Ipyf 
• Tony Blair: 'The West is asleep on the issue of Islamist extremism' http://t.co/Pe8JZIDI 
• Woman sent envelope of white powder to Nick Clegg accusing him of devil worship http://t.co/fSm28zWj 
• Police force tells residents to stop reporting crimes on Facebook http://t.co/K2nPCIFL 
• EGYPT releases military tribunal detainees http://t.co/kagvjAmN 
• INDIA: Make river tribunal functional: Supreme Court to govt http://t.co/EYdPSHCv 
• Rights consequentionalism | PrawfsBlawg http://t.co/Nzwwhlvy 
• Civil rights valued over religious prejudice in Scotland http://t.co/FvIpG2K1
• PERU: President Humala picks human rights lawyer to lead Cabinet http://t.co/sFiMd3D0 
• Patrick Byrne and Jonathan Johnson III: The Rights and Wrongs of Taxing Internet Retailers http://t.co/lBJkK1C4 
• Sex Workers Demand Rights at AIDS 2012 http://t.co/z2xJgsX5 
• US: How Obama changed gun debate http://t.co/v7XTmTYb 
• PAKISTAN: Lawyers boycott courts to protest contempt law http://t.co/o4WfqVJ8 
• PAKISTAN: Contempt of court: Can parliament clip court’s power? No, says apex court http://t.co/bAm23Jgy 
• US: Warren Hill execution stayed at 11th hour by Georgia supreme court http://t.co/ofIveBoV 
• UK Financial Services Authority convicts 6 men of insider trading http://t.co/IYp4ebHx
• Lawyer Clive Stafford Smith: Death penalty no better than burning witches: for Kris Maharaj, a Brit on deathrow http://t.co/NUHB1Z9J 
• Michael Mann lawyers up with Tobacco Lawyers! Represented by experienced defamation lawyer John B. Williams http://t.co/0APMp8y7
• CANADA: Lawyer took up to 150 explicit photos of wife before she became Manitoba judge http://t.co/NVD3qsZr 
• David Gauke’s Wife is Tax Avoidance Lawyer | Guido Fawkes' blog http://t.co/apBBfI3j 
• SINGAPORE: Lawyer's bizarre behaviour during proceedings becomes talking point: http://t.co/sTiHFXQe 
• US: Lawyer for accused Colorado gunman's family set to make statement http://t.co/cTAhH9p2
• US: New trial likely for 2nd priest in Philadelphia sex-abuse case Culture http://t.co/57x9oCD6
• US: Drew Peterson an active participant on first day of jury selection http://t.co/lhd79GUP
• UKRAINE: Court further postpones tax evasion trial of former PM due to health http://t.co/tC3UU5fl 
• Experts wan on illegal sports supplements http://t.co/8lsLZe5l 
• US: Eleven suspected illegal immigrants dead in truck crash near Mexico border http://t.co/7x8PrFbX 
• No amnesty for illegal immigrants http://t.co/Qxypv79O 
• Countries failing to protect endangered species from illegal trade http://t.co/r88MbJYd 
• PHILIPPINES: Compostela's 'Illegal Explosive Trade' Busted http://t.co/3CQOQoFM
• UN urged to resume worldwide ivory trade in a bid to curtail illegal poaching in Africa http://t.co/LYwYtXc6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills names new global management team- Legalweek http://t.co/pwoVh4kX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil signs up Hogan Lovells partner for London restructuring team- Legalweek http://t.co/7WNrPJFy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Freshfields senior partner Salz set to head up Barclays Libor inquiry- Legalweek http://t.co/n7ahbNI3
• Leveson must strike a careful balance http://t.co/jkYaCeM8 
• Business won't be ethical until it shares society's values again http://t.co/2pbkjlcm 
• The wind farm myths are finally nailed http://t.co/gkYZuXoM 
• How should we talk to men about sexism? http://t.co/yjpmC7RR 
• The tragedy of Kris and Marita Maharaj - representing an innocent person who has been sentenced to death http://t.co/lCqfgHqd 
• Being offended by rape jokes doesn’t mean lacking a sense of humour http://t.co/nUx4XSmZ
• 91,000 charged for attacks on women http://t.co/hiZaihgH 
• Charlotte Collinge convicted of murdering husband in savage attack http://t.co/NaGRE6Kx  2012
• Woman admits ending pregnancy one week before due date http://t.co/Pm3x598O
• Dubai’s most senior court quashes majority of British property developer's convictions http://t.co/IYD8KlDv 
• So who was telling the truth? Leveson's unfinished business http://t.co/APPG6F1E 
• Phone hacking: criminal trial decisions today http://t.co/Smpmdee2
• Man arrested after Newry dissident searches released http://t.co/9p9NLoh3 
• Man 'travelled 20 miles to riot' http://t.co/tlhQRrL2
• Belfast women charged over Ballymurphy stabbing http://t.co/SpVtWnQ4
• 'Hardcore' element rioting in Galliagh in Londonderry http://t.co/X6zexlqt
• New moves in Michaela McAreavey murder case http://t.co/9AwiIMhY
• Ex-Anglo Irish Bank executives in court http://t.co/gPCoGVsY #
• Views sought on NI alcohol sales and pub opening hours http://t.co/Vb3mOYSn
• Criminal Justice Inspection report calls for intervention http://t.co/v4S69xkV
• Scottish police job with £208,000-a-year salary is advertised http://t.co/lePIQq3p
• Milk protest at opening of Inverness Asda http://t.co/1coI7bfU
• Naked rambler Stephen Gough denies park nudity charge http://t.co/LAqVEi1b
• Fishermen told to pay £1.2m for black fish landings http://t.co/AtgPbM6D
• Two bailed over Jonathan Sillett death in Prestatyn http://t.co/Iez4N4AG
• Riots: Anthony Gristock admits Facebook incitement http://t.co/QwGkKDAt
• Milk price: Royal Welsh draft deal gets guarded welcome http://t.co/dRxRoV0m
• Fireman Steve Roberts' top anti-doping role at the Olympics http://t.co/1obDeeh6
• Laws on gambling outdated, say MPs http://t.co/IEbiDjkV 
• Leveson Inquiry: Hearings to conclude after eight months http://t.co/Vzl8fbNQ 
• Germany's AAA credit rating under review by agency http://t.co/Qz7OZNG9
• 'One in eight soldiers' commits violence on return http://t.co/Q46xA8wC
• Paying tradesmen cash in hand morally wrong - minister http://t.co/bOTD01io 
• America's love of guns: how attempts to tighten gun laws have foundered http://t.co/3I2SJGSW 
• Batman Colorado shooting: neither the gun laws nor an angry God were behind the 'Joker' killer's actions http://t.co/ffXWEtOU
• Taking Note: A Gun for Every Person http://t.co/5ZKA5FSR 
• PAKISTAN: Petitions against new contempt law: http://t.co/Syu8L2mJ
• PAKISTAN: Contempt law case: SC rejects federation’s request for full court http://t.co/SJIMmHis 
• Diversity in the British judiciary: on the backburner for too long http://t.co/nnPj6cPG 
• Instead of Gun Control: More Private Security http://t.co/a0WQdrRZ
• US: Men sentenced under hate crime law in Houston case http://t.co/9FxNPz0n 
• Proview sued by its iPad court case law firm, owes at least 2.4 million dollars in legal fees http://t.co/oT5OfwLF 
• Code of practice deal gives farmers hope of ‘sensible’ milk prices http://t.co/kqTAXui6
• Anti-gay legislation sparks outcry in UKRAINE http://t.co/mWeqEgJK 
• US: "Do Not Track" Internet spat risks legislative crackdown http://t.co/IupMNqoK 
• CANADA: Accuser targeted Manitoba judge after separate complaint http://t.co/vhGLdYkF
• Judge calls Samsung vs. Apple 3G suit 'ridiculous,' suggests mediation instead http://t.co/hSThNNVa 
• LAW GAZETTE: Borders agency slammed for under-performance http://t.co/Nr3YFbKh 
• LAW GAZETTE: ABS offers barristers at £75 an hour http://t.co/kOJR54Uq 
• LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors demanding referral fees could be ‘named and shamed’ by bar http://t.co/MwaSYiko