2nd September - LAW NEWS

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• US: New law requires police to act immediately when an older person is reported missing http://t.co/BXRkIwYC
• MEXICO: President Calderon makes new push for reform of labor laws http://t.co/ZrXwd2v7 
• Twitter's legal battle over who owns tweets http://t.co/IrY3J641 
• BAHRAIN: Thousands swamp Bahrain highway in first legal 'Freedom and Democracy' demo in weeks http://t.co/yWbnsP0L
• TOWIE character is taking legal advice as 'hackers ruined her romance' with Prince Harry http://t.co/cg4piqJ0 
• US: Killer of NYC police officers still in legal limbo http://t.co/lxtbDU0f 
• Legal first as sex swap flasher wins treatment bid http://t.co/7iV1BfFn 
• Fifty Shades of Grey party woman from Coventry faces legal action by author E L James http://t.co/V6Eo1OzY 
• IRELAND: Revolt over call for conveyancing ban http://t.co/rWaHqQDF 
• Dancer, actress and barrister, and broadcaster on Radio 5 and the World Service - Daire Brehan Obituary http://t.co/poyY9hgB 
• Lia Green death: Three-year-old suffered 'severe internal injuries' http://t.co/Iukh0f5n 
• Pirate Bay co-founder Warg arrested in CAMBODIA http://t.co/2qm99lE3 
• Manchester City's Courtney Meppen-Walter held over crash deaths http://t.co/Mp4wkoaA 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Empty words don't fund a full life for disabled people - http://t.co/NDfFoqph 
• Should we make childhood vaccinations compulsory? http://t.co/N4CYVs6Z 
• Tony Nicklinson's family back call to carry on legal fight with new claimant http://t.co/vvI4ndHG 
• Azelle Rodney: intelligence officers to be questioned at inquiry into police killing http://t.co/Xg6yqSmB 
• PAKISTAN: Imam held in blasphemy case http://t.co/vSksuZAY 
• S AFRICA: President Zuma 'will not act' on Marikana charges http://t.co/BLfSGWKs
• Desmond Tutu calls for Blair and Bush to be tried over Iraq http://t.co/Oaj6mM17
• AFGHAN police recruits' training halted after attacks on Nato http://t.co/Rb9oaJZo
• Law Specials: Royal law consent guides order made http://t.co/xEJg2c2N 
• PALESTINE Eases Divorce Law http://t.co/JYYQ7S0T 
• NEW ZEALAND: Law change for benefit of victims http://t.co/8bo6qfRD 
• Government's Employment Tribunal Reform Changes Fees and Procedures http://t.co/m0JXtAbj 
• Landlord denies discrimination claims at tribunal http://t.co/9L4S41JZ 
• AUSTRALIA: Mental Health patient attack inquiry http://t.co/2ZULbClv 
• S AFRICA: Telkom to Appeal Competition Tribunal Ruling http://t.co/S0MeEkTt
• LAW GAZETTE: Religious beliefs should be respected - when rights are not impeded http://t.co/FNZ1lp4s
• Sex offenders gain right to appeal against registration http://t.co/OfNjzGtE 
• EGYPT: Debate intensifies over fundamental rights and freedoms in Egypt's new constitution http://t.co/3Y8yFHk1 
• David Cameron, renewable energy and the death of British property rights http://t.co/97wIXVeX 
• London Met University may take visa row to High Court http://t.co/LlxkjhrI 
• US: Loopholes in Tobacco Regulation http://t.co/G2NAWqQC 
• Will The Obama Administration Fulfill Its Commitment To Human Rights In BAHRAIN? http://t.co/c4cvMlpt 
• Chinese activist Chen to visit China's rival TAIWAN http://t.co/NxAVy4E2 
• GUATEMALA: Human Rights groups warn against militarization of fight against drug trafficking http://t.co/im6eU6V4 
• SUDAN withdraws candidacy for UN Human Rights Council seat after criticism on rights record http://t.co/FWpVXb9d 
• Human rights 'agenda' is new totalitarianism, bishop warns judges http://t.co/Cj9W9n0h 
• IRAQ: Human rights group condemns lack of transparency in executions - http://t.co/U5n0G8gs 
• US: Legislation revamping retirement rules goes to governor http://t.co/WaBVpQfM 
• Squatter to challenge change in law that 'criminalises homeless' http://t.co/EsklWc1e 
• US: Atlantic City casino ordered to pay Chinese gamblers http://t.co/dhAbI59c 
• US: Arpaio Criminal Investigation Closed by Feds http://t.co/UqFAiDOW
• London court rules in feud of Russian billionaires http://t.co/kZAJ0T8X 
• INDIA: Patia judge hinted at Narendra Modi govt’s bid to shield Kodnani http://t.co/fZs1ygtc 
• US: Judge suspended after she turns cases over to her hairdresser: http://t.co/wlX0jkSh 
• UKRAINE: Tymoshenko demands confidentiality of her meetings with lawyers http://t.co/pH5ZRHFs 
• S AFRICA: Murder charges for miners ‘bizarre’ - lawyers http://t.co/8PShkuQy 
• PAKISTAN: Lawyer files petition to restore Hindu temples http://t.co/oUWygpyl
• Lawyer for Assange detained at Heathrow and told she was on a 'secret watch list' http://t.co/rhtSKQMx 
• US: James Holmes Called Hospital Before Colorado Theater Shooting: Lawyer http://t.co/zVUFb79X 
• US: Ex-Navy SEAL's lawyer fires back at Pentagon claims http://t.co/3v2tNNve 
• PAKISTAN: The girl at the centre of blasphemy trial Rimsha’s mother request to change lawyer http://t.co/NfK4MkYD 
• SINGAPORE: Lawyer seeks expulsions for all members of Law Society and call for new elections http://t.co/JtOg4WQ9 
• US: A Trial on Death Row http://t.co/ro6etgQg 
• ESTONIA: No trial as Estonian military accused of making Russian cadets dig own graves http://t.co/10v4oRH6
• CUBA: Secrecy Shrouds Upcoming Trial in the Case of Oswaldo Paya's Death http://t.co/4UMnQhHq 
• US: Hate-Crime Trial Offers a Crash Course in Amish Folkways http://t.co/A1HAhipc 
• US: Sex assault of girl, 11, divides Texas town: http://t.co/LW4v2BdS 
• EGYPT: TV presenter denounces 'political trial' http://t.co/85aOzXd4
• Tony Blair should face trial over Iraq war, says Desmond Tutu http://t.co/Cw990kDx 
• US: Jurors in Drew Peterson murder trial unanimous about clothing choices http://t.co/OwJ9FXHM 
• UGANDA: Illegal act - Ugandan artists stage play tackling gay taboo http://t.co/0vfoyuXA 
• INDIA: Illegal Ganesh pandals thrive despite Bombay High Court directives http://t.co/13t6wOtQ 
• SPAIN: Protesters decry Spain's move to deny many illegal immigrants free health care http://t.co/qss5hQbs
• Newport Illegal tipping caused damage on an unprecedented scale http://t.co/Ay2KQb65 
• New laws make entering water illegal at Yorkshire reservoirs http://t.co/IiZs4RVq
• SRI LANKA: Murder Of The Judiciary http://t.co/pDwE5GCL 
• INDIA: 'Judiciary must be well equipped to tackle cyber terror' http://t.co/wcslfWp1 
• Tip-off leads to Aberdeen cannabis haul worth £30,000 http://t.co/c5MmPu4l
• Farming insurer's unusual steps to beat rural burglars http://t.co/r9UisKuB 
• Operation Tornado: Welsh police forces join metal theft crackdown http://t.co/1pk8YtTP 
• RUSSIA: A warning from the future - meeting the ultra-nationalist skinhead gangs http://t.co/6h6DQRkJ 
• Climate protesters target Tower Bridge Paralympics logo http://t.co/lr5mk8xG 
• US: Still No Justice for Mortgage Abuses http://t.co/Xw77L67d 
• ISRAEL: Rachel Corrie and the Extermination of Justice in Israeli Courts: http://t.co/xC3S9sr6 
• ‘We’ll get justice for students’ pledge in GCSE row - Yorkshire : http://t.co/ocGGzFQX
• S AFRICA: Justice Minister Questions Court Action http://t.co/0o4SSIU1 
• IRELAND: Bank denies tapping Quinn family phones http://t.co/FkKEK5HF 
• Cumbrian solicitor who groped young woman must pay £3,500 http://t.co/RmutBZN6

1st September - LAW NEWS

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• Minister urges business response on red tape proposals http://t.co/669a4Gei | The Journal
• SCDEA convener to head national police authority http://t.co/mEiIb6FK | The Journal
• Society challenges criticisms of Holyrood law http://t.co/bFMnus0n | The Journal
• The independent Lord Advocate: hiding in plain political sight | The Firm http://t.co/8anh1Zfg 
• Scottish Government report on its Bankruptcy Law Reform Consultation | The Firm http://t.co/4U9FZlsS 
• Scots legal crown: the past we inherit; the future we build | The Firm http://t.co/hVcIjGm2
• SYLA presses Law Society on "flexible" traineeships | The Firm http://t.co/vSN1g2pQ 
• Trial stopped for second time as judge discovers relationship to murder victim’s family | The Firm http://t.co/GXYUYMQo 
• Third post-Sheridan trial collar | The Firm http://t.co/UMm6Y3HJ
• “State employee” Lord Advocate becomes Government “spear carrier”: Bonnington | The Firm http://t.co/Qdta330C 
• One third of court fines unpaid as Chief Exec takes up Government finance post | The Firm http://t.co/G4G76rZS 
• There are no age limits in a black market for cannabis http://t.co/pU9CR3SW 
• US: Sheriff Joe Arpaio will not face charges after federal investigation is closed http://t.co/A1HRkWBL 
• Squatter to challenge change in law that 'criminalises homeless' http://t.co/EsklWc1e 
• Clampdown on debit and credit cards going ahead http://t.co/8sKAXji0 
• Thalidomide apology insulting, campaigners say http://t.co/dCL0VZsQ 
• Two arrested over death of three-year-old girl in Preston http://t.co/uImB3BjT 
• ITALY: Cardinal Carlo Martini says Roman Catholic Church '200 years behind' http://t.co/wsAw8K2x
• Q&A: Julian Assange and the law http://t.co/fPxINCIv 
• CAMBODIA: Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunal http://t.co/SQrH7QuL 
• MEXICO: Lopez Obrador rejects presidential poll court ruling http://t.co/8OQhAdWN 
• Charity tribunal rejects appeal by Dartford residents against land sale http://t.co/9LWvkwHl 
• NHS manager who sent lurid emails to colleague from work account claims for unfair dismissal http://t.co/JThSRxg8 
• GCHQ faces racial discrimination employment tribunal http://t.co/LlMB6R14
• SUDAN withdraws candidacy for UN rights council http://t.co/cbuerMSl 
• What Land and Housing Rights Reveal About a Country’s Commitment to Open Society http://t.co/7dBq2VJE 
• NEPAL: Rights Groups Condemn Amnesty Ordinance http://t.co/SAhK4lPT
• Disability rights protesters invade government building http://t.co/O5OmfpRn 
• Is it right to criminalise squatting? http://t.co/ppEeuCIs
• Nobody’s ever believed squatters have rights http://t.co/SGPh9D6h 
• PAKISTAN: Balochistan lawyers boycott courts over judge murder http://t.co/ITuNXtR3 
• US: Courts and intellectual property rights http://t.co/5YCoEt4U 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Administrative injustices have overburdened courts’ http://t.co/ijwQiNbq 
• CHINA: Courts of original verdicts to hear retrials http://t.co/U5fJd88e 
• Russian oligarch’s case shows value of knowing who you’re dealing with http://t.co/Jp4hv93K 
• Anti-slavery law needs saving - Human trafficking is exploitation http://t.co/knX4rh8c 
• US: New Seattle labor law requires sick pay http://t.co/93DfqVzf 
• US: Judge rules against law limiting early voting in Ohio http://t.co/pafgOtE2 
• Thalidomide apology 'pathetic'-law firm http://t.co/Zz2jRCvY 
• BAHAMAS: 'Really Unjust' Stamp Duty Exemption Hurting Hundreds http://t.co/M84QKgHQ 
• Cost of conveyancing & moving home adds up over a lifetime http://t.co/dTzQeQiE 
• We won’t regrade your GCSE papers, watchdog tells pupils http://t.co/rhaHUTSn 
• CANADA: Strictly Legal: Small claims division keeps things simple http://t.co/sn4tmRWA 
• Legal action to be taken over Bradford gipsies http://t.co/XxAFJeQX 
• US: Bin Laden book - Pentagon may go after publisher as well as Navy SEAL, warns legal expert http://t.co/TKukZslO 
• Headteachers In Legal Threat Over GCSE Marks http://t.co/R92JCqt0 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Everything you need to know about the new squatting law . http://t.co/l0ObhphW 
• Arrested development: Economic circumstance is forcing grown adults to live like juveniles http://t.co/qT5dkXjy 
• King’s Cross staff threaten walk out in protest at EDL using station as demonstration rallying point http://t.co/Y0gXJLnl 
• Jail for owner of rampaging dogs http://t.co/7weI2DWq 
• Abramovich saves his fortune in court battle as oponent accused of hiding his assets http://t.co/fE24RGXR 
• PAKISTAN: Christian Down-syndrome girl's blasphemy case extended http://t.co/nkKgEZZI
• US: Actor Clint Eastwood - Lawyers as President? Not a ‘Good Idea’ (Actors as President Good Idea?) http://t.co/H7cGLd6R 
• Former NoW legal chief Tom Crone denies involvement in phone hacking http://t.co/ABHs0VeW
• US: Lawyer - Ex-Navy SEAL didn't break Pentagon secrecy in bin Laden book http://t.co/t8dYqCKd 
• Apple asks Judge Koh to reconsider schedule for post-trial decisions on injunctive relief | FOSS Patents http://t.co/UimmDqEt
• Uncovered: Trial of the Russian oligarchs http://t.co/2nhWYdql 
• INDIA urges PAKISTAN to speed up Mumbai attacks trial http://t.co/jGn49hbx 
• US: Missing Rapist in Texas Gang Rape Case Sentenced to 99 Years http://t.co/dgMDa9LP 
• BRAZIL Mensalao trial claims politician Joao Paulo Cunha http://t.co/263thSVI 
• Abramovich trial: It's not over http://t.co/1fLbGzej 
• INDIA: Supreme Court directs fresh trial of Delhi 1997 blast accused http://t.co/pX08ZraI 
• INDIA: Illegal shrines to get Centre's protection http://t.co/MCgITM7B 
• Crossmaglen illegal diesel plants dismantled http://t.co/vJvwjFsm 
• LAW GAZETTE: Many solicitors openly acknowledge their reliance on non-lawyers in building a successful practice http://t.co/pOPvnm5O 
• The visa scandal at London Metropolitan reminds us that students must earn their place at university http://t.co/t3ISTPFi 
• The Assange case: defining rape and consent | Felicity Gerry - Legalweek http://t.co/b9Cven5h
• Jump in number of UK bank complaints http://t.co/g9DK6bQX 
• GERMAN thalidomide maker Gruenenthal issues apology http://t.co/dzt6KpPV 
• Taxing times - specialist lawyers need to take a world view | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kfUnYN0Z 
• Publishers cough up $69m in e-book price-fixing settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ABzFzYrK 
• Lawyers ordered to disclose client correspondence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZfeKpHSm 
• Former G-man mergers with Philly firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gM07LiSw 
• Ex-News of the World lawyer arrested | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nNDwB9Fh 
• Fraud charges for former Mayer Brown data chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k78Azrvb 
• Australian lawyers convinced that the local market has become saturated with global players | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pH4ehrEH 
• AUSTRALIA: Detention Centres Risk Violating Human Rights http://t.co/f2mcYkje
• European Court of Human Rights Weakens Abortion Bans: http://t.co/jr2xKGtO 
• MALTA: Motivated judiciary is a key pillar of any liberal democracy http://t.co/zDV9SdoL 
• S AFRICA: Women who want to become judges face an uphill battle in a judiciary that is still challenged by sexism http://t.co/eeXz8eHO 
• JORDAN: Websites Go Dark in Protest of Proposed Legislation to Censor Internet http://t.co/3HSbBRWJ
• EU legislation prevents small firms from thinking big http://t.co/qFmaUsFS 
• UK Government Vows to Limit Retrospective Tax Legislation http://t.co/HzuPhxa4
• RUSSIA: New Child-Protection Law Hits TV Channels http://t.co/D0XweEXL
• US: L.A. police union criticizes law firm's 'tactics' after DUI call http://t.co/grEf91FR 
• SOUTH AFRICAN Minister Attacks Apartheid Law Use on Miner http://t.co/JYr7jpX1
• US: Texas Election Maps to Be Debated After ID Law Rejected http://t.co/I7X95F41

31st August - LAW NEWS

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Government plans to extend weekend court sittings could be in jeopardy following a Law Society warning that ‘very few’ defence solicitors will take part in pilot schemes. Full story - Law Gazette

• Apple versus Samsung: Jury foreman justifies $1bn verdict http://t.co/5Zjk2mKJ 
• London Metropolitan University students 'have until December' http://t.co/Kl8Ao7Lr 
• David Cameron must listen to Leveson recommendations, says Simon Hughes http://t.co/KGCbztJX 
• Secret royal veto powers over new laws to be exposed http://t.co/DbepAAhv 
• Law criminalising squatting to be challenged in court by cottage dweller http://t.co/Gi0G18G9 
• Humiliation for Boris Berezovsky in battle of the oligarchs http://t.co/YCgrQR23 
• US: Justice Department sued for hiding secret NSA surveillance program http://t.co/Sac3vL6Q 
• INDIA: A long wait for justice ends in terrorist Ajmal Kasab & former BJP minister found guilty in separate cases http://t.co/symV72iU 
• US: Obama's justice department grants final immunity to Bush's CIA torturers http://t.co/Ft1ONbBb 
• Solicitor returns to law firm he left 13 years ago http://t.co/ekV0R3Xg 
• Atos protest: Disability rights groups target firm http://t.co/lvS1ZEVN 
• Fate of Dutch prince highlights euthanasia gulf | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vbto2Fjn 
• Sole practitioner becomes ABS to get access to lenders’ panels | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Vr5yAth7
• BSB criticised as barrister cleared of misconduct | The Lawyer http://t.co/nFOdtNIi 
• Housing charity Crisis says squatting laws will target the vulnerable http://t.co/UMUFyHZN 
• Developers accused of killing Sandbanks trees have convictions overturned http://t.co/kSs33CXS
• LAW GAZETTE: Honours even? 'too many people - particularly civil servants - receive government honours' http://t.co/6fPQJGwI 
• 'Legal high' lands Tyneside teenagers in hospital http://t.co/TtljMCnH 
• PAKISTAN facing legal vacuum since lapse of cybercrimes ordinance in 2009 http://t.co/PZTtMGPJ 
• O2 looses legal torpedo at Everything Everywhere 4G monopoly http://t.co/ThC6uCfZ 
• Abramovich wins biggest private court case in history http://t.co/0DmdBY83 
• US: Pentagon threatens 'all legal remedies available' against SEAL over his Osama bin Laden book http://t.co/j8QjTZxS 
• Former News International legal adviser Tom Crone denies any criminal offence http://t.co/V52emloY 
• Do you really have to move home on a Friday? http://t.co/vyc4KgUn
• Lord Dyson appointed master of the rolls http://t.co/gPocQud5 
• LAW GAZETTE: Oligarch case judge laments ‘heavily lawyered’ approach http://t.co/sPUr5hPI
• Three jailed for £10m Majorca Ponzi fraud http://t.co/2n2xQiAc 
• S AFRICA: Marikana murder charges: South Africa minister wants explanation http://t.co/OmZzGRP4
• Tokyo court gives win to Samsung after US loss http://t.co/V6VFLvXP 
• 'We buy any files' firm acquires another PI practice ahead of Jackson reforms | Litigation Futures http://t.co/TwijNWRx 
• Veteran of the costs war – and fan of multi-track fixed costs – appointed Master of the Rolls | Litigation Futures http://t.co/rllgNXOs 
• Government to introduce fixed recoverable costs regime for environmental JRs | Litigation Futures http://t.co/ci6JPEz6 
• The real value of LegalZoom | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ikKK2DbO 
• Life in crime | Reckless charges ruin lives | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PpGJBEeQ
• The limits of conveyancers' duties as legal advisers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aRN5eY5C 
• Ex-Mayer Brown US information chief charged with $850,000 fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/GEH7zp4t 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard loses in mammoth CFA case Berezovsky v Abramovich | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/gHPlX3Jo 
• Inquest over Pensham couple's fall deaths in Morocco http://t.co/o4MKR8PJ 
• Ulster Bank outlines compensation scheme http://t.co/KUIWEJD3
• Roman Abramovich wins court battle against Berezovsky http://t.co/QbZiNEAP
• Sweden could drop case, says Julian Assange http://t.co/DfmMkDOg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Mayer Brown chief information officer charged with fraud- Legalweek http://t.co/y4fxMsVv 
• BRAZIL Enacts Affirmative Action Law for Universities http://t.co/oxb9EaxE 
• US: Witness Describes Domination of Amish Leader http://t.co/fZ6c0yop 
• MEXICO court set to rule on presidential vote challenge http://t.co/PlKm5ZSV
• SFA tribunal censures Rangers chief and hands McCoist touchline ban http://t.co/Qz2Q8t7p
• Guantánamo Bay terror suspect charged with plotting to attack oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz http://t.co/EEOtEe7T 
• New Olympic Communiqué on human rights must be used to hold host nations to account http://t.co/dyTMo8GE 
• SENEGAL: Dakar Rights Activists Rally Against Gambian Executions http://t.co/TUUahHSI 
• Paralympic Games regret for BBC over Channel 4 TV rights, says Gary Lineker http://t.co/2xHsvhfT 
• Court Battle Over Godfather Movie Rights http://t.co/Yh0FnBIC
• INDIA: Kumbh Mela TV rights sale 'would cause offence' http://t.co/Orvyp67M 
• Charities fear end of 'squatters' rights' could lead to big rise in homelessness http://t.co/drewOj3m 
• US: Strategy against the death penalty is to bury the courts in reams of paper http://t.co/qQDZCYgY 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Lawyer for pope’s accused butler quits http://t.co/xgOC14ps 
• NIGERIA: Lawyer to serve 6 months imprisonment for exam malpractice http://t.co/GnFYqMKt 
• NEW ZEALAND: Hart's lawyer accused of abusing process http://t.co/r9yo6tRW 
• INDIA: Lawyers try to come to terms with service tax http://t.co/codhS3MW 
• RUSSIA: Lawyer Says ‘Free Pussy Riot’ Written in Blood Is ‘Provocation’ - http://t.co/Bj9kQbxR 
• CANADA: Former Arar lawyer criticizes Tory torture directives http://t.co/6OSNuvOu
• MSPs accused of harming Scots law http://t.co/l4BmqqzB 
• PAKISTAN: Rule of law essential for survival - Chief Justice http://t.co/z8kmN4Fy 
• INDIA: Stricter law in place, NGO hopes admn will act on child labour complaints http://t.co/cbWBe7j0 
• Elizabeth Fortune calls for change in law after daughter savaged by dog http://t.co/T2ok9VUm 
• Parking attendants 'on the rise' across UK http://t.co/o0EONiTq
• Officers treated after Birmingham drug raid http://t.co/fOyMKfyR 
• CIA interrogation probe ends without any charges http://t.co/KtDZyn7D 
• Julian Assange predicts 'up to a year' of living in embassy http://t.co/itzNGPko 
• LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers berate new law criminalising squatters http://t.co/2v1iFV4O
• Conservative police commissioner candidate stands down http://t.co/IbMlJbdJ
• Police must move in and arrest squatters, says Minister http://t.co/Zw6cVCaW 
• Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich case: Q and A http://t.co/Zmm4KXyl 
• Consumers side with Samsung over patent trial verdict http://t.co/gyp5eD0M
• US: Bradley Manning trial date set for February 2013 http://t.co/mLFWcwmF 
• US: George Huguely trial: UVA Lacrosse player to spend 23 years in jail after killing his girlfriend http://t.co/2CoyXF3J 
• US: Hate crime trial: Amish woman says she and brothers cut their parents hair in Ohio to help them get to heaven http://t.co/wnFxDYgp
• INDIA: Illegal arms cases should be dealt with sternly: Supreme Court? http://t.co/ERmxJ5Ca 
• Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him illegal drug http://t.co/qg3Zyxnp 
• VENEZUELA: Government has appointed prosecutors to investigate claims of a massacre of indigenous Indians http://t.co/XO4g8oEB
• Squatting becomes a criminal offence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C64t5ETL
• Events show the police are both inept and brutal http://t.co/enNVOZCO 
• 'Spasticus' and the crime of condescension - Morons and bigots set our cultural agenda, not the sensible majority http://t.co/OVms3Jb8
• GREECE: Actual fascists in actual black shirts are waving swastikas and murdering ethnic minorities in Athens t http://t.co/Gpr8Lsem
• Unpaid work isn't a disgrace, it's an opportunity http://t.co/7aGT1wzL 
• What the court battle of the oligarchs says about Britain http://t.co/eO4MsgZB
• Controversial #Paralympics tweets: Crossing the line or just a bit of fun? http://t.co/rP48qHOS 
• In 21st century Islam it is not acceptable to blame evil spirits for torture and murder http://t.co/tUomlYII
• Don’t be fooled by his West Coast Main Line pleas, Richard Branson is no people’s capitalist http://t.co/qrxrzPlb 
• Abu Hamza's son convicted of robbery http://t.co/YMGybDQz
• Murdoch's ex-legal chief Tom Crone arrested http://t.co/ZCyLBD9f 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Visitors throw out conviction of pioneering barrister for conducting litigation http://t.co/VvfRcFqK 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Public sector ABS eyes external investment to expand http://t.co/IaLUoIj0
• Racist abuse on Liverpool Football Club website man guilty http://t.co/oSOZjrGo
• Lift court ban says 'IRA victim' http://t.co/ITn3FB1J 
• Scale of Francois de Dietrich 'Ponzi scheme' revealed by liquidators http://t.co/v59ukEzD 
• Scottish Court Service owed £6.5m in fines http://t.co/KZw3FiSM 
• Protests disrupt Israeli dance performance in Edinburgh http://t.co/LFbILRK4 
• Christopher Grenfell jailed for life for James Simpson murder http://t.co/7qML7FCz
• Assange row: Hague says 'no solution in sight' http://t.co/rsqsGvUu 
• Gordon Dyche trial: Jail for Llyn Clywedog crash that killed family http://t.co/oXoTPs50 
• Business versus law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LeKpSuxl 
• US Republicans attack Romney lawyer for rule changes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dyBDcAvy 
• Virgin launches legal action over lost rail contract | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QoRRu4LT 
• KUWAIT investment firm sues private equity giant | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X15yne8Z 
• US keeps law firm investment on the table | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0prBdhyK 
• International law firm Holland & Knight shells out $25m for Ponzi settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kKlDPnz4 
• Addleshaw Goddard axes 24 fee-earners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EAmTjbCA 
• Judge refuses to delay NY case for Google appeal http://t.co/Ic3TuJbw
• US: Women have gained in judiciary but numbers still lag http://t.co/UHv3pdFW 
• Germany backs law that would charge Google for linking to news http://t.co/IAKIC1lV 
• RUSSIA: Cartoon wolf skirts new law that may have cut scenes where he smokes http://t.co/PAQZmtWr 
• S. KOREA: Legislation underway to prohibit sale of energy drinks in school zones　 http://t.co/GnwuoVfq 
• The Jewish Struggle for Universal Human Rights http://t.co/WdyF3iBA
• RUSSIA: Human Rights Problem and the New Post-Soviet Social Revolution: Pussy Riot Won't Be Silenced http://t.co/kkME1S1f

30th August - LAW NEWS

248 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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Appeal judges set new rules on insurers’ liability to vehicle owners injured by uninsured friends. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• US: Sheriff becomes newest inmate in jail that bears his name http://t.co/7fkcXY3A 
• Octopus’ tax planning workshops gain SRA approval http://t.co/IoKUFTul 
• Solicitor scales heights for youth club - Bolton http://t.co/WDSxGwOI 
• Solicitor Bruce Raper from Driffield, East Yorks, retires from Hull based Gosschalks after 49 years in the profession http://t.co/EYO39Mft 
• INDIA: Centre appoints two additional solicitors general for south India http://t.co/xi8e1ep4 
• Archbishop of Canterbury condemns child abuse failings http://t.co/pIFKDJwk
• S AFRICA: Marikana miners charged with murder http://t.co/dPQY4CfE
• The Am Law Midlevel Survey Is Out, and Associates Are Happy for the First Time in Years | Above The Law http://t.co/NiTZOtM5 
• These Lawyers ‘Patented Sex’ and It’s Pretty Damn Funny | Above The Law http://t.co/T5otpRyD
• MEXICO and justice: The trials of Ernesto Zedillo | The Economist http://t.co/um2qB9Fo 
• Leveson likely to face pressure http://t.co/EBr8wrY4 
• CANADA: Sweeping report calls for B.C. justice system overhaul http://t.co/zADGobaP 
• Barrister who was a well-known figure in the world of hockey has died after a brave two-year fight against liver cancer http://t.co/zxnE37zu 
• Nurse who stabbed daughter to death is jailed for 12 years http://t.co/vPj52HIE 
• PAKISTAN blasphemy case: 'Muslims could take law into their own hands' http://t.co/lxeHDfMl 
• London Met crisis will damage UK's brand, says vice-chancellor http://t.co/FJWmpBe6 
• LAW GAZETTE: LIP service to justice http://t.co/ZswqxCR2
• LAW GAZETTE: SRA courts BME solicitors and sole practitioners http://t.co/JIbBwJXj
• Commission says MALDIVES power transfer was legal http://t.co/jca3FwwP
• Contract for West Coast rail service remains unsigned after legal action http://t.co/v5A2CnNq 
• Norfolk man’s legal action over hip replacements http://t.co/F9y2DYnB
• Glenfield hospital child heart surgery loss: No legal challenge http://t.co/wC1WvhzZ
• Superfast mobile internet plans slowed by threat of legal action http://t.co/BW8OJljY
• Plymouth care homes threaten legal action over fees http://t.co/RCUexkXu 
• Microsoft is big winner in tablet legal wars http://t.co/YH8ZVXvn 
• NEW ZEALAND: Kim Dotcom gets access to £3m to pay legal fees http://t.co/7WOSgM1U 
• Ex-legal boss held in hacking probe http://t.co/zf184T7k
• Public sector specialist becomes ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/XkVheqdf
• Lord Dyson’s appointment as MR leaves gap at Supreme Court | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Etan1r7w 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith advising JJB Sports as troubled retailer announces sale plan- Legalweek http://t.co/Psa00C7r 
• Former News International legal chief arrested in hacking probe- Legalweek http://t.co/zsZ9BIjz
• GB cyclist Simon Richardson crash driver Adams jailed http://t.co/xzjbIgY3 
• BBC payments to MP Diane Abbott 'breached guidelines' http://t.co/Vxsbw0NB 
• US: Academics’ Letter of Support for Colorado Amendment 64 – A Marijuana Legalization Initiative | Volokh Conspiracy http://t.co/uSnuAVlD 
• The Free Society and Its Limits | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/5WoGgWaH 
• Political Scientists Bow to the Laws of Nature | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/j5rQFs9D 
• Phone hacking: Police arrest man in south-west London http://t.co/6vSW0mJq 
• Legal education review highlights 'fundamental gaps' in current system- Legalweek http://t.co/nzYN7p85
• Legal training heavyweights launch alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6GcnG63Z 
• Skills gap triggers call for legal education overhaul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SEPN4M6Z 
• Domain 'squatter' disputes hit record high | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8Pu8JBmt 
• New York based US law firm Wilk Auslander faces 'massive overbilling' claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Lb7K117u 
• Deputy Law Minister of INDONESIA apologises for 'corrupt lawyers' tweet | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X8N8Z0ja 
• Baker & McKenzie holds global revenue pole position | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vackycun 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey pushes for court approval of $70m settlement deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/rIwCpAQ9 
• US: Missouri cell phone tracking law challenged | JURIST http://t.co/ylu9vKjD 
• Iraqi KURDISTAN: Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation Not Being Enforced http://t.co/3D3I5XDC
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a 
• Could babies' faces reduce crime? http://t.co/H99xTCJZ 
• Scottish Parliament accused of doing more harm to the independent Scots legal system than Westminster did in 300 years http://t.co/KqlLrhAO
• Independent editor: Leveson 'loading a gun' at press http://t.co/AxvWHHSI 
• London Metropolitan University's visa licence revoked http://t.co/3vBnuWYZ
• Courts Issue Revised Warnings For Misbehaving Jurors In The Age Of Twitter And Facebook http://t.co/cXYmuLuk 
• ISRAEL: Rights groups slam 'cruel' plan to detain Sudanese http://t.co/yXXHf4C1
• DUBAI Drydocks wins tribunal nod for USD2.2b debt http://t.co/XO8F9Jix 
• U.N. rights experts urge FRANCE to respect Roma rights http://t.co/6Dk4Q29Y
• Is Infant Circumcision a Violation of Human Rights? http://t.co/S4O3fTOV
• Fired parish clerk loses tribunal for unfair dismissal http://t.co/uiwaRQKw 
• BANGLADESH: War crimes tribunal gets a new judge http://t.co/r5Ci0Ml2
• AUSTRALIA: Calls for federal law to criminalise racial abuse http://t.co/Isdr2z7u 
• Julian Assange: Argentine ambassador accuses 'arrogant' Britain of violating international law http://t.co/olZ8YQ7g 
• NEW ZEALAND: Parliament votes in favour of gay marriage law http://t.co/jUVhQKnf 
• UGANDA: Justice Mulenga is dead http://t.co/7U6zQbWo 
• PHILIPPINES: First female Chief Justice Sereno: Supreme Court to be responsive to modern times http://t.co/Aqrt0xzb 
• EGYPT activists urge justice for civilians jailed by army courts http://t.co/w6sZjlVG
• The lasting legacy of the Paralympics should be to see disabled people as equal http://t.co/sxQGjFdp 
• Do as I say, not as I do: the ‘Big Society’ is a sham http://t.co/kcYYACoR 
• Citizen Khan is not just outdated, but lazy and offensive http://t.co/oiYnqJse
• Rape is no less of a trauma for the victim just because you call it something else http://t.co/etdI2TyE 
• Cambridge University NullCrew hacking claim investigated http://t.co/wlisu3xW 
• Carer jailed after being caught on camera hitting and abusing a vulnerable 89-year-old woman http://t.co/NrDKIwhV 
• IPCC to probe armed man's roof fall after Tasering http://t.co/5pUZATrF
• Police officer arrested in probe into 'trolling' of single mother http://t.co/Fw4GOOHx 
• Hit and ride: Olympic champion's bike stolen http://t.co/gx8AkHj7 
• Former Times reporter Patrick Foster held over hacking http://t.co/HklT8UOE 
• 'Miss Marple' pensioner catches thieving carer http://t.co/aXgIqWty 
• Police still searching for Moors murder letter http://t.co/l5MAPp0v
• LAW GAZETTE: Olympic fast-track justice declared a ‘success’ http://t.co/kjY5w3Ox 
• LAW GAZETTE: Society warning over conveyancing http://t.co/DDPEtNXr 
• LAW GAZETTE: August sees spurt of ABS activity http://t.co/1Gl4ZZsp 
• LAW GAZETTE: The similarities between employment law and Doctor Dolittle are of course striking http://t.co/L8GydQle 
• LAW GAZETTE: Snooping bill ‘not thought through’ http://t.co/6zHEdJds 
• LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors' outcry at weekend court sittings http://t.co/9oJ6Weum
• Justice can't be treated as a business enterprise | Michael Mansfield http://t.co/P9zwNENR 
• US: Former marine held involuntarily over Facebook posts now plans to sue FBI http://t.co/sB1KYTP7 
• Julian Assange saga continues as Hague holds talks with Ecuador http://t.co/R4m5xbQW 
• US: President Obama wants to see Citizens United supreme court ruling overturned http://t.co/vLkl7Fax 
• US: George Zimmerman granted new judge on grounds of bias at bail hearing http://t.co/O09k8Cxz 
• Daily Mail accuses Neil Morrissey lawyers of abusing 'no win, no fee' deal http://t.co/h7rKtoXF 
• Serious Fraud Office investigating Barclays payments to Qatar http://t.co/g2c6voNq 
• Law Society blames Welsh location for cancelled conference | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C79ff3dr
• WikiLeaks: Lawyers in emails clash http://t.co/PiF0YQND 
• S. AFRICA: Miners' lawyer lays into police action at Marikana http://t.co/UET9LuyO 
• CHINA: Lawyers fear new regulation against 'disrupting' hearings http://t.co/rzYpnmZ1 
• US: George Zimmerman’s Lawyer Gets Judge Removed http://t.co/sWyPpQMK 
• US: Eric McGowen trial - Girl, 13, 'gang-raped by 20 men' cries as she's shown video of horrific attack http://t.co/yejvBwQV 
• Body scanner trial begins at Northern Ireland prison in September http://t.co/1IlSNxoB 
• US: Defense rests without Peterson testifying in murder trial http://t.co/xeCH3VoT 
• IMDB Ageism Trial Delayed by Death of Actress' Lawyer http://t.co/vjAFxOWd 
• BALKANS: Sanader Corruption Trial Set to Resume in Croatia http://t.co/GfkNTbhw 
• US: Amish beard cutting trial: Preacher details how attack left his father bleeding and shaking http://t.co/CBiCO9IS 
• Bob Bird charged by Tommy Sheridan trial probe police http://t.co/7mK4nE4L
• INDIA: Gymnasium kept militants fighting fit in Nabha jail http://t.co/wBKRQxLY 
• Three quarters of illegal work in Stoke-on-Trent gets approval http://t.co/hzMd0ANo
• MOROCCO: Illegal mussel pickers ply non-eco trade http://t.co/uP46lHq3 
• US: State Senate backs driver's licenses for young illegal immigrants http://t.co/YJKCsLX0
• CANADA: Former executive of Orange Chris Mazza gave order to create ‘illegal’ false documents, says ex-aide http://t.co/yRxVyxjn 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society cancels annual conference as corporate lawyers shun Wales http://t.co/h1r60EsN 
• LEGAL FUTURES: BSB will not contest challenges to "biased" disciplinary tribunal decisions http://t.co/XR31MGL4 
• US: Women gets 4 years for stealing Motorola secrets http://t.co/lPExKfhB 
• Blogging Law Profs Can Disrupt the Rankings and Increase SSRN Downloads, Analysis Suggests - http://t.co/zx5SbzJz 
• Blasphemy and the Law http://t.co/NSCpLc1G 
• GERMAN cabinet passes draft law on offshore wind http://t.co/VqXmDP1m 
• Patent Law Needs Update in Age of Apple http://t.co/BDz9ANh2 
• TAIWAN: Judicial ills blunt democratic gains http://t.co/6F1ArAff 
• INDIA: Congress think-tank blames judiciary for diluting quota for dalits http://t.co/YzBY9od4 
• PAKISTAN: Govt attitude humiliating for judiciary, says opposition leader http://t.co/XkRiv29M 
• AUSTRALIA: Anger over supermarket 'no Indians' job ad http://t.co/ojrnYrwM 
• Sitcom Citizen Khan prompts 185 complaints to the BBC http://t.co/SncJJYYL
• US: Nut-throwers ejected from Republican National Convention http://t.co/WbE7sh8d
• Barclays faces SFO investigation http://t.co/6uqfosGW

29th August - LAW NEWS

247 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
Claims management firms face reparations for poor service. Consumers could receive up to £30,000 with legal ombudsman set to assume responsibility for complaints. Full story - Guardian Law

• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper bulks up in France with Paris corporate merger- Legalweek http://t.co/hUB4EAo6 
• Lord Dyson succeeds Neuberger as new Master of the Rolls- Legalweek http://t.co/m8qyB0tk 
• Legal challenge refused over first genetically modified potatoes http://t.co/gI3i0uO3 
• Megaupload's Kim Dotcom wins fight in NEW ZEALAND court to pay legal bills http://t.co/o9gnbnCT 
• Legal Ombudsman unleashed on rogue claims companies - Belfast http://t.co/yFxE6D5a 
• Government prepares for legal showdown with Richard Branson over Virgin Trains route http://t.co/NB6D89uz 
• A plea has gone out for legal help for the newly- revamped Burry Port memorial park http://t.co/FXMu6Kke 
• Promotions for two solicitors at West Wales law firm http://t.co/U2rcNnzG 
• ‘Solicitors must value pension sharing orders’ http://t.co/QGbSVklr 
• MOROCCO: Kerry kennedy And Human Rights Abuses in Western Sahara Camps http://t.co/zWGvoA7l 
• Human rights violations in NORTH KOREA http://t.co/51r4YKAZ 
• NIGERIA: Human Rights Commission Probes Proposed Slum Demolition http://t.co/5DNnFfSE
• Appeal judges set new rules on insurers’ liability to vehicle owners injured by uninsured friends | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KAvjAWHi 
• Force feeding not in ‘best interests’ of anorexic woman, Court of Protection rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3OfZRF8c 
• LAW GAZETTE: No holiday from clients http://t.co/uJzMlAXp 
• LAW GAZETTE: Fee-earners shed at Addleshaw Goddard http://t.co/gXEX7EUy 
• LAW GAZETTE: Legal education system ‘not fit for purpose’ http://t.co/5rCkydSS
• LAW GAZETTE: Money launderers set sights on new targets, Chancery Lane warns http://t.co/KYs9Nxub 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts launches in Brussels with double partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/r8zAxWaJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Sullivan on call for China Telecom's $13bn asset buy | The Lawyer http://t.co/49GexTVL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard cuts 24 fee-earner roles at end of consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/q8bF53AG 
• Bar growth buoyed by direct instructions | The Lawyer http://t.co/uVNonu0x 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Plexus among firms on London boroughs insurance panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/MvpSn0fx 
• Top lawyer says introduction of Tribunal fees will hit businesses harder http://t.co/5xqCbsGM 
• CAMBODIA: No Way to Fund a War Crimes Tribunal http://t.co/7RWv1H6J 
• ETHIPIA: Army Commits Torture, Rape http://t.co/lnqPdHSY 
• Shoppers, know your rights http://t.co/GojptBn4 
• INDIA: Protesters challenge Vedanta on human rights http://t.co/kMWp38xk 
• Twitter To Appeals Court: Just Because Some Tweets Are Public Doesn't Mean Our Users Have No Privacy http://t.co/cbI8Qyii 
• INDIA: Supreme Court jolt for right to speedy trial - inordinate judicial delays http://t.co/XmMS5qRK 
• FRANCE: Courts launch murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat's death http://t.co/bEkrr11l
• It is wrong to assume that every attack against a Sikh is really meant for a Muslim http://t.co/OEKzkKlL 
• US: Lawyers Say Amish Acted Out of Compassion http://t.co/Pv49IuQT 
• The Western Onslaught Against International Law http://t.co/THUcWiZF 
• Best Law Schools for Bargain Hunters | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/H1VI0Lqu 
• ECHR Rules Against Italian Law Prohibiting Embryo Screening http://t.co/WcfjABPg 
• MALAYSIA: Constitutional amendment prerequisite for hudud law implementation http://t.co/rq4rz1k3 
• NEW ZEALAND Government has moved ahead with plans to ban patents on software http://t.co/gJdPQ6Wr 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields takes lead on $13.3bn China telecoms reorganisation- Legalweek http://t.co/eAwY2qQh 
• Women's clothes cut off in New Hall jail 'unacceptable' http://t.co/uHXKqcsv 
• Rachel Corrie lawsuit result 'dangerous precedent' say human rights groups http://t.co/1vAFYlfX 
• Eva Rausing 'had information' on murder of Swedish PM http://t.co/a6fPZ3zN 
• G4S chief Nick Buckles 'unable' to give detail on Olympics shambles and says losses could be more than £50m http://t.co/hNBPvlLB 
• Nurse who invited teenage colleague to fill in the gap while he could not sleep with his pregnant wife receives caution http://t.co/QiExShdG 
• Husband developed phobia of TV cooking shows after wife stabbed him with a kitchen knife http://t.co/dYSkiIev 
• Handbags are vital for women to feel secure, judge rules http://t.co/tCPYeWBA 
• UKRAINE opposition leader appeals to Europe court http://t.co/clFWBbqP
• US: Peregrine Financial lawyer's planned pay rise draws objection http://t.co/ZH7lI6wS
• PAKISTAN: Lawyer - Girl Accused of Blasphemy is Minor http://t.co/S1iKUyoY
• US: Trial of Amish accused of hair-cutting attacks starts in Ohio http://t.co/6CT1ODHM
• Eric Pickles has called on councils to clamp down on illegal encampments and to stop unauthorised traveller sites http://t.co/cXq58FVS 
• Gangs are flooding the west of IRELAND with smuggled fags http://t.co/SJv8XO4G 
• Claims management firms face reparations for poor service http://t.co/rWXjz6AT 
• Lord Goldsmith attacks Austria's 'unfair' treatment of UK businessman | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/ZHMn4lp9
• Apple's rot starts with its Samsung lawsuit win http://t.co/c9v7foS1 
• Leveson rulings expected to include 'excoriating' criticism of the press http://t.co/EBK1oeh3
• LEGAL FUTURES: LETR team floats radical reforms to "unfit" training regime http://t.co/Y1NLebhd 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Liverpool firm becomes first family law ABS http://t.co/bZozqADG 
• Morality and leadership are indivisible - Archbishop Tutu refuses platform with Tony Blair over Iraq http://t.co/PBZIOCAz 
• MPs demand action on lost alcohol taxation http://t.co/5v4PCyNu 
• BRAZIL: Three-person civil union sparks controversy in Brazil http://t.co/iN4pNTy1
• MPs say too many celebrities get honours http://t.co/Oxbjwo8R 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies retains 80 per cent of September qualifiers | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZL2yu88D 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cravath, Pepper Hamilton lead as IBM buys Kenexa for $1.3bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/SgEs9hKE 
• Warning over 'Afro combs' as teenage girl is jailed for 10 years for killing 16-year-old in dispute over boys http://t.co/KVH9uOGz 
• Why did police shoot dead an unarmed man seven years ago? http://t.co/v47u55DQ 
• Simon Tang murder accused's new bail bid is refused http://t.co/9T9W1n97 
• Steven McInnes jailed for stabbing partner who forgave him for attack http://t.co/Nd4FCtis 
• Martin Bordon jailed for raping 13-year-old schoolgirl http://t.co/uu3PyniA 
• James Simpson trial: Christopher Grenfell 'not murderer' http://t.co/td6uOe0u 
• Murder trial abandoned over judge's link to dead man http://t.co/yg8UDt7j 
• Jay Soso jailed for raping and killing Marie Reid http://t.co/guEi0iDZ 
• Car clipped before plunging into Llyn Clywedog killing family http://t.co/Snw5oNjc
• Yasser Arafat: FRANCE opens murder inquiry http://t.co/CEpTVCVE 
• Wealthy should pay more tax, says Nick Clegg http://t.co/sRozU5O2 
• US: Why Does the Connecticut Judiciary Have ‘Erotic Fondling’ on its Official Website? http://t.co/izsqIDcG 
• US: Upstate Judge Is Censured for Accidentally Firing Gun in Chambers http://t.co/0i0FyXOs 
• Judge awards $21 million in torture lawsuit against former Somali prime minister Samantar http://t.co/E5x8i2s9 
• RUSSIA: Putin's Law of Repression May Force His Demise http://t.co/ZSLWcI9U 
• The law concerning Apple and Saumsung is an ass http://t.co/Sv8v4eZA 
• BURMA: Planned foreign investment law delayed by local business opposition http://t.co/PhZoE3gM 
• Wealthy Russians have been rushing to London's commercial court to do battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eSldBbjD 
• Apple secures double-patent victory | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9EmgFBXv 
• Sereno is first woman Philippines chief justice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kOvX9drw 
• Queensland, Australia lawyers fall in line over reforms |The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L2ucQmIM 
• DLA Piper sets sights on Paris merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cyKhnSok
• Malaysian bar attacks foreign firms for 'rule breaches' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W7CJEJ1e 
• 50 Best Legal Novels for Both Lawyers and Laymen http://t.co/t5GxfpH7
• Was Scattered Bacon at Site of Muslim Gathering a Hateful Act? http://t.co/5DMm4zRQ

28th August - LAW NEWS

246 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
A senior official at the body regulating English law firms threw a grenade into the debate over legal profession reforms yesterday, suggesting that it is almost a certainty that one of the newly-minted alternative business structures will fail. Full story - Global Legal Post

• UKRAINE: Human rights court begins hearings on Tymoshenko case http://t.co/LxHy4xyQ 
• BANGLADESH: Vendetta Against Child Shot by Troops http://t.co/80ny2NAz 
• ITALY: Human rights court rules in favor of Italian couple who want embryo tested for cystic fibrosis http://t.co/UhEQHxm2 
• ISRAEL: 'Rachel Corrie ruling a black day for human rights http://t.co/bZpJrTm6
• Secret Justice plans remain rotten to the core http://t.co/XN1DS3ol 
• How the US and Israeli justice systems whitewash state crimes http://t.co/e9mak10y
• Newly qualified solicitor Jade O’Kane scooped the Arthur Cox Prize at the University of Ulster’s summer graduations http://t.co/2G9x5fha 
• Recession and regulation: why some solicitors are leaving the profession http://t.co/JfBdmWin 
• Solicitor completes project to translate Bible into Doric http://t.co/M5JliSWP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: MoFo and WilmerHale secure $1bn win for Apple in Samsung patent dispute- Legalweek http://t.co/TCNFkp3m 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Milbank returns to Linklaters as City projects partner joins US firm- Legalweek http://t.co/BGkoaYcj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith leads Virgin challenge over West Coast contract loss- Legalweek http://t.co/ObKCcK4c
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose and Herbert Smith confirm autumn NQ retention rates- Legalweek http://t.co/MW0P97ad
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers retains global top spot with 2% revenue rise as partner profits fall 9%- Legalweek http://t.co/Mwbtmo4D 
• Welfare Rights as Socialist Manqué | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/K7h3Oap5 
• Breivik’s 21 Years | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/81nnjK1S
• PAKISTAN: Conservative mullahs question blasphemy law http://t.co/OraAB117
• SWITZERLAND: Legal trade in small arms doubles in six years http://t.co/0QKuf37j 
• Twitter Continues Uphill Trudge in Freedom-of-Tweets Legal Battle http://t.co/rDDodbUh 
• Scottish taxpayers landed with £18m bill to pay legal aid bill for criminals http://t.co/KURsdWnA 
• INDIA: Legal aid clinic inaugurated http://t.co/JaIysTw7 
• Legal Ombudsman to publish claims firm complaints data http://t.co/AlMyOwhE 
• Abramovich to get result of legal battle with fellow Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky http://t.co/7iT71psu 
• Samsung: legal threat to chaebols? | http://t.co/auvBgCtv http://t.co/6QAGZXHM
• HMRC goes after the bar as Pershad denies VAT fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q4Xjpa1y
• Dorset Police Officer Matthew Cherry 'Punched Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend Caroline Craft In Stomach' http://t.co/kwkzMxho 
• Kids' entertainer, barrister, Belfast Lord Mayor and now a rubbish collector http://t.co/a1xsaKR3
• Claims management companies face compensation awards of £30,000 as LeO takes control | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ef4qSUx2 
• Family and insolvency niche practices become ABSs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/u6P70PHi 
• Dorries vs Mensch: Conservative MPs in Twitter spat http://t.co/EVxR6vzv 
• Postal vote fraud concerns in Pendle investigated http://t.co/edjRruw2 
• Virgin Trains takes West Coast Main Line court action http://t.co/SNYCl2Wl 
• LAW GAZETTE: Society cancels Law Conference 2012 http://t.co/BkNC14pK 
• Doomsday for lawyers | Baby Barista Blog - Guardian Law http://t.co/BgG8CEXQ 
• Rachel Corrie verdict exposes Israeli military mindset http://t.co/nVd6INmD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Virgin instructs Blackstone and 11KBW silks for West Coast contract battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/uePVA3T3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance rehires US arbitrator after Chadbourne stint | The Lawyer http://t.co/MPqLrgG0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie remains world's largest firm with $2.3bn turnover | The Lawyer http://t.co/KJdTINPP 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• LAW GAZETTE: Seeing the world through lawyers’ eyes http://t.co/LbIvvrni 
• LAW GAZETTE: MoJ pledges claims management clampdown under ombudsman http://t.co/4QcsluSl
• US: No courts-martial in Koran, urination incidents http://t.co/7yb7HmXW 
• INDIA: Lawyer found dead in chamber http://t.co/LdDrPwKG
• US: Top Romney Lawyer Under Attack for Proposed GOP Rules Change http://t.co/nzhyUHQw 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot lawyer appeals jail sentences http://t.co/4G0quqMP 
• CANADA: Lead lawyer in Manitoba judge sex inquiry quits http://t.co/0ZV1Gqol 
• MEXICO: Mexican president-elect supports citizen seeking new trial in Texas murder case http://t.co/klXr4GsF
• US: Amish beard-cutting trial: Jury selection begins in hate crime trial http://t.co/C5gjwyxR 
• INDIA: Of Indian minorities & illegal migrants http://t.co/RUNHjNim 
• INDIA: ITC to counter illegal cigarette market with a pack of new brands: http://t.co/TZtdfsPH
• ISRAEL: Illegal Arab building defies Supreme Court http://t.co/5Eo0VPqz
• Motoring fines are just one-way traffic http://t.co/LO22LkjU
• Hungerford: 'Forget? We can’t. It’s never going away’ http://t.co/Q2tJXKGP 
• Ken Clarke’s weekend court plans in tatters as lawyers object http://t.co/gwNesLsc 
• Tony Nicklinson: Widow's hopes for campaign http://t.co/DRFtlpp8 
• G4S reveals loss on Olympic security failures http://t.co/BurCfGvg 
• Rachel Corrie's death was an accident, Israeli judge rules http://t.co/zzTlHFMs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Scottish firm Gillespie MacAndrew to open office in Perth | The Lawyer http://t.co/I8HhkMYF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Birchams exits NFU panel as 15 firms reappointed | The Lawyer http://t.co/OKqr9G3i 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper set for Paris expansion with local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/JZptoC9s 
• LEGAL FUTURES: SDT finally publishes first ever sanctions guidance http://t.co/clpvmre1 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Legal Ombudsman to accept complaints about claims management companies http://t.co/phpofaAe 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Two of the country’s best-known conveyancing practices have become ABS http://t.co/rfD1z4qt
• Nine GAMBIA prisoners executed amid rights group outcry http://t.co/cuHQvlvl 
• Law Firm Real Estate: Is Downtown the New Midtown? http://t.co/R2lFHAoz 
• US: Government Lawyers Eschew Biglaw for Boutiques http://t.co/Bpy52NxH 
• US: “Esquire” Has Many Meanings, Says Suspended Attorney http://t.co/MeaHbbGX
• KUWAIT: Thousands of Kuwaitis protest electoral law move http://t.co/hsQmbsG0 
• Rupert Murdoch Attacks UK Law Over Naked Prince Harry Photos http://t.co/gJPt8IhO 
• INDIA: Balancing act for India in overhaul of archaic land law http://t.co/LpQzcKoK 
• Samsung attacks 'abuse' of patent law http://t.co/VAmGgJbb 
• Even a mega-star like Sir Richard Branson must respect the rules http://t.co/Euu6vfY1 
• Man jailed for funding Stockholm suicide bomber http://t.co/7PPePmKE 
• Police vans to be fitted with CCTV to uncover hidden abuse http://t.co/wls6S8Za 
• The Pacific free trade deal that's anything but free http://t.co/991zY4XR
• Corruption outside west raises hurdles in march of the makers http://t.co/ZMVVmuni 
• The secret justice bill nurtures a culture of impunity http://t.co/hULrNprw
• Prisons holding 7,300 more inmates than they were designed for http://t.co/v80v35go 
• Domain name disputes hit record high as brands defend virtual shop doorways http://t.co/B2a0KDPi 
• FRANCE: Gay Marriage Bill To Be Introduced In October http://t.co/5g1frDvH 
• CANADA: Frozen wages, slashed benefits likely outcome for teachers as Ontario battles deficit http://t.co/7zrDYCMq 
• PHILIPPINES: President to Chief Justice, 'Restore trust in Judiciary' http://t.co/EU97qgQW 
• INDIA: Police to let judiciary prosecute Kejriwal supporters for protest - http://t.co/yIYexGTX
• US: What is strongest argument for making criminals of vets who seek marijuana to help with PTSD? http://t.co/d3u8b1O9 
• PAKISTAN: Fearful Christians flee to forest after girl's blasphemy law arrest  http://t.co/Bw2FjIp7 
• US: Amish beard-cutting trial attracts international attention, pitting law of God vs. law of man http://t.co/s331d44F 
• MEXICO: Judge orders 40-day detention for 12 federal police agents who fired on US Embassy vehicle http://t.co/rs2rRqeX 
• After Apple verdict, judge may reconsider U.S. ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 http://t.co/o1hCcr0q 
• US: Drew Peterson murder trial: Judge denies request for acquittal http://t.co/3pN6stqw 
• US: Judge stops ex-Toyota worker from leaving country http://t.co/8bAqB1wm 
• Pair charged with 18 offences in one day http://t.co/PMRaxgtF
• £145k bill due to metal thefts at Translink and NI Water http://t.co/xDryR2ld 
• Nasserdine Menni jailed for seven years for funding Stockholm bomb attack http://t.co/ZaGKfeaD 
• Barry Old Harbour: Boat fire investigation http://t.co/BmX6Ag7i 
• Welshman charged after costume burns at Manly hostel in Australia http://t.co/zWxzo4sl 
• Javelin accident kills German athletics official http://t.co/JKZQPAyd 
• Women only art exhibition at Edinburgh art Festival http://t.co/PeJWu79S

27th August - LAW NEWS

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• SAUDI ARABIA: Egyptian designer runs afoul of Saudi princess, gets 500 lashes http://t.co/JHyUN5Wd 
• The Non-Aligned Movement, IRAN, and Human Rights http://t.co/FenW9NRi 
• Rein in security forces, rights watchdog tells Palestinians http://t.co/7x8oKZCI 
• 'Cuts are threat to justice system' http://t.co/ojqtP5K1
• Ian Brady's sick boast to lawyer: I'm more infamous than the Yorkshire Ripper http://t.co/W5RDS6NE 
• JAMAICA: 'First Lady' Nicole - New solicitor general settles in http://t.co/HVpKX189 
• Solicitor chased and caught Falmouth vandal http://t.co/f8hWBtFt
• EGYPT: Attorney general investigates outspoken anti-Muslim Brotherhood critic who led protest http://t.co/sGBxe8Ww 
• US: George Zimmerman's Facebook Page Shut Down By His Attorney, Mark O'Mara http://t.co/M5XaA7lf 
• PAKISTAN: An analysis of the crisis plaguing the judiciary and the government http://t.co/XagdJ3hz 
• AUSTRALIA: Tasmania considers cigarette ban for anyone born after 2000 http://t.co/CyXLMgUl 
• New wave of fines threatens motorists http://t.co/aREtUuXf 
• Sleeping Beauty: Art Performance with a Legal Catch http://t.co/o58QNTS3 
• High-street revival plans at risk in legal battle http://t.co/LYmxOkWT 
• Four-year legal battle on Wolverhampton student flats ends http://t.co/kq1ZAnqx 
• PAKISTAN: Prime Minister wins time in legal wrangle over president http://t.co/Ifa0ukku 
• US: Lawyers for Reagan shooter QUIT as family for John Hinckley Jr are overwhelmed by 30-year legal battle http://t.co/9DJ762dm 
• Campaigners slam legal pill which lets you drink five pints of beer and still pass a breathalyser test http://t.co/MGjGCQqJ 
• Google reacts to Apple's US patent victory over Samsung http://t.co/I5EpbTTS 
• Roath Park Lake car: Woman charged over vehicle in water http://t.co/PxPQIsHX
• As prosecutors gather, thought on ICC & Arab world http://t.co/2DdppDrh 
• Violence Against Women with Disabilities http://t.co/cvW5a0ap 
• Roadside cameras suffer from large gaps in coverage, police admit http://t.co/5hSH8rFR
• Harry reveals why Leveson and British law are impotent in the digital age http://t.co/ceNtGsFG 
• INDIA: Awareness on elderly rights to be raised http://t.co/QyFBcyLs 
• Convicted Al-Qaeda terrorists launch human rights bid against UK http://t.co/oI9ERQ0M 
• Bahraini rights activist Al-Khawaja banned from entering EGYPT http://t.co/fz3Yh0FA 
• US martial arts expert banned from entering Britain over his 'kill or be killed' teachings http://t.co/bLHFdA51 
• Europe far right shuns Breivik's acts, flirts with ideas http://t.co/JgcRY9rS
• Samsung attacks 'patent law abuse' after Apple win http://t.co/OnUJSgv7 
• Louise Mensch wrong to back Sun on Harry pictures, says Nadine Dorries MP http://t.co/Kkl6XIhh 
• Tanni Grey-Thompson: Paralympic star to disability rights champion http://t.co/nJUu947B 
• Apple to seek injunction against Samsung smartphones and tablets and could triple fine http://t.co/nq0YNgN2
• AFGHANISTAN: Taliban behead 17 Afghan partygoers http://t.co/1B5iCYoZ 
• CANADA: MPPs return to legislature early to debate teacher wage legislation - http://t.co/6j0SsQX4 
• PAKISTAN: Political leadership splits on finding ‘middle way’ to end judiciary-executive tussle http://t.co/s48eMhk1 
• INDIA: How can judiciary enforce right to sleep? http://t.co/gEz4ap8J 
• PHILIPPINES: With Sereno as Chief Justice, Malacañang sees judiciary reforms http://t.co/PjEo7fcK
• Law Specials: Court services 'pressured' by cuts http://t.co/i6ALuflU 
• US & CANADA: Judge gives Texan's property to Canadian pipeline http://t.co/n6baoXLC 
• US: Judge rules domestic violence law discriminatory http://t.co/qqPVPXjh 
• There is to be a £5 increase to the overall practising costs for Scottish solicitors http://t.co/mWVLlgL7 
• INDIA: Additional solicitor general summoned http://t.co/EPgtAJNV 
• Huddersfield solicitor believes many councils are breaking the law on payments to carers http://t.co/CXuiQ3wr 
• Judges back pub couple in TV football battle with Premier League http://t.co/0xUMDbDI 
• Judges rebel over plans for police and crime commissioners http://t.co/sfeWJwGo 
• US: Our Hubris Over American Criminal Justice http://t.co/ttdXK5bt
• INDIA: Chief Justice advises judges not to interfere with governance http://t.co/2QgvVXgc 
• PHILIPPINES: Demons of Luisita case hound new Chief Justice http://t.co/CTTFgQFr 
• It's obvious that British courts should defend firms' patents http://t.co/eQ5rcTOV 
• US: Courts Upholds Lower Court’s Graphic Cigarette Label Ban http://t.co/npSzcGuY 
• AUSTRALIA: Sydney lawyer who stole two paintings from a restaurant has a form of amnesia http://t.co/lwEPme9Q 
• MEXICO: Lawyer - Mexican police shooting of US Embassy car accidental, not an attack http://t.co/z8GvP48k 
• NEW ZEALAND: Top lawyer Barry Hart may be struck off - found guilty of professional misconduct by Law Society tribunal http://t.co/fohk1ri2 
• Gangbuster lawyer trashed in court before Crown Office took her on http://t.co/Wxwavfxh 
• Lawyer says drugs raid on Lance Armstrong's team hotel during 2005 Tour de France was scrapped at last minute http://t.co/DcqOb2Bc 
• Apple Samsung jurors' deliberations on patents were 'methodical' | The Australian http://t.co/WoRlAIzi
• Inmate Bernard Sharkey absconds from Teesside jail http://t.co/C8aFT0vt 
• David Cameron praises Paralympians, but his policies will crush them - http://t.co/nnVHXPhv 
• Sex, suburbia and the Leveson inquiry http://t.co/pbuuhDGv
• Body found amid hunt for 'distressed' paper girl, 14 http://t.co/uZAcGODO 
• Asil Nadir's creditors unlikely to see a penny http://t.co/YiOhLzfs 
• Police hope for peaceful end to Notting Hill Carnival after two stabbings yesterday http://t.co/AV8shRc0
• 1940 Britain claimed "German agents" among illegal Jewish refugees to Palestine http://t.co/TCKZ063t 
• GHANA: 300 illegal miners trapped to death in 2011 http://t.co/cEGhSCR3 
• JAPAN declares "illegal occupation" of Korean-held islands http://t.co/2kkoaur2 
• INDIA: Activists want illegal lion shows banned http://t.co/FxoAz1if 
• US: Paul Ryan’s Social Extremism http://t.co/pNfnmu53 
• US Patent Law, The Decisive Winner of Apple v. Samsung http://t.co/RZgrv0lZ 
• US: Beard-Cutting Case Tests Limits of Hate Crime Law http://t.co/zwfBCK2l 
• US: Law Professor Says One Of Romney's Tax-Avoidance Schemes Is Illegal http://t.co/T6Cvg9Vz 
• CANADA: The Impact of America's New Patent Law Is Seen http://t.co/rWF91bhb 
• US: Missouri to be eighth state to enact Kelsey's Law http://t.co/G0e640PY
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Africa massacre suspect David Simpson moved from jail http://t.co/DUrqLtjk 
• Unicredit 'in US Iran sanctions breach investigation' http://t.co/7JwwXaDX 
• TOGO: Demonstrators against electoral reforms call sex strike to pressure men to challenge president's growing power http://t.co/Ny1SOeQO
• ISRAEL: Former Israeli soldiers disclose routine mistreatment of Palestinian children http://t.co/8VrM5EoO 
• Raw facts for the Tory far right http://t.co/c5ShMQNP
• Letters: Flawed judgment in the Breivik case http://t.co/isAZsoiq 
• The Rule of Law Means the Laws Are Actually Enforced http://t.co/2wprM6o0 
• US: Texas may reconsider law that sends prostitutes to prison after 3 misdemeanor convictions http://t.co/Wjtuvsmu 
• US: Activist Challenges a Sweeping Revision in Patent Law http://t.co/81QlXFfP 
• UK firm Griffin Law enters US market with office in Alexandria http://t.co/qa5BBDry