LawNewsIndex

Wednesday

31st October - LAW NEWS

310 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The Law Society has rebutted bar claims that solicitors are putting pressure on barristers to enter referral fee arrangements that damage the interests of clients. Full story - Law Gazette

Libel damages intended to ‘compensate rather than punish’, LCJ says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2gDfKY5o
Yunus Rahmatullah: Supreme Court rules on detainee http://t.co/kFkL6ylv
Google loses Australia 'gangland' defamation lawsuit http://t.co/MqX9fYtG
Robert McCartney murder: 53-year-old man questioned http://t.co/axEsxPWu
Barclays says it is subject of new regulatory probes http://t.co/agRWIM8j
A roll call of corporate rogues who are milking the country http://t.co/fV3llQOn
US: Hurricane Sandy is a reminder of why Medicaid is so important http://t.co/r2HXHVPH
Bar needs to rethink on referral fees | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Ygp9mKe2
SRA ‘confident’ ahead of PC renewals | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/voravOxu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Firm quintet advises as Australian investor takes stake in Newcastle Airport | The Lawyer http://t.co/hsb2CTZp
LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Skadden: Star Wars acquisition advise on they do | The Lawyer http://t.co/4iVW5jg2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hoyng Monegier boosts Amsterdam with Hogan Lovells hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xy1CWgH2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn launches training programme in London office | The Lawyer http://t.co/W4x0maZj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norway's Simonsen and Vogt & Wiig combine to create new powerhouse | The Lawyer http://t.co/EXBkfU1o
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, CMS and Freshfields land mandates on £696m UK nuclear sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/tva5uTgL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate fails to overturn ruling in cricketer's Twitter libel case | The Lawyer http://t.co/jnd3FtLv
DLA Piper scores hire of Leeds construction duo from Addleshaws | The Lawyer http://t.co/sakYJKXt
4-5 Gray's Inn departures benefit Matrix, Landmark and 11KBW | The Lawyer http://t.co/wTwYqNyb
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
The contribution of lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MxdXOJVU
Police cuts mean more specials and volunteers, chief signals http://t.co/AwLNs1Zl
Golf trophies may be being targeted by silver thieves http://t.co/Np175sSa
New Scotland Yard sale comes at 'opportune time' http://t.co/v19bONvB
BLP gears up for Israel office launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1CV7R6cO
Child maintenance powers 'emasculated' after court ruling http://t.co/3zUfIbjX
Humane conditions for free-range workers http://t.co/dQ22ubc0
College of Law cultivates Spanish connections | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8Cvh2GhR
Let's not let popularism masquerade as sovereignty on prisoner votes http://t.co/d0OTfsWQ
Law firms and courts close as Hurricane Sandy hits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ItofSq6B
DIY law firms light up India's legal industry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QuozEepn
Legal teams poised to dispute US election results | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/52KtGAcD
Crime and Courts Bill: Lords committee stage day seven http://t.co/fD5v6Ssa
CANADA: For democracy’s sake, Supreme Court is wrong; http://t.co/ZasGkMQH
Death crash police officer admits error of judgment http://t.co/aMidCMNt
US: Courts widening view of data breach damages, lawyers say http://t.co/830kcX2R
30 years in jail for knife killings http://t.co/sOuGdawj
BULGARIA: Radical Islam trial hears witnesses amid nationalist demo http://t.co/NQLnGoks
FRANCE: French implant boss released from jail pending trial http://t.co/eGEKlLXd
GREECE bank leak reporter Costas Vaxevanis sent to trial http://t.co/EzRzGT9p
GREECE: Cumbersome justice system moved with stunning swiftness to arrest a respected investigative journalist http://t.co/hcbYqlQZ
High earners abroad may keep full child benefit http://t.co/3oY5Kzqm
Couple arrested after missing baby found in Barnard Castle http://t.co/kRUcuvOR
Police investigate Referee Clattenburg's alleged racist comments http://t.co/XEXbiSXz
Scotland Yard could be sold as part of £500m savings plan http://t.co/GJ8QgdPw
Felicia Boots admits killing her two babies http://t.co/Nrcu2UQB
Inside justice: London Rent Assessment Panel http://t.co/nsD14uVF
The Ministry of Justice should act now to prevent more deaths of women in their care at New Hall prison http://t.co/b8KPm5n7
Justice on the cheap | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/sSR8W7cP
Bar broadside on referral fees ‘confused and self-serving’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/XbZev9Sw
Grayling promises clampdown on unrecovered legal aid | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/K0F8N40L
ALS founder blames ‘intimidation’ for court interpreter debacle | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8I6DspnP
Government rejects new calls to do away with chancel repair liability | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KJUG9cqV
Toyota system halves care proceedings time | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/BnRBT1CK
Conveyancers split over CLC’s regulatory plans | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ninhER8B
LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump and Weil win roles as AAR apes BP with TNK-BP stake sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/hvocl1tR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Premier Foods 'tests' Freshfields ahead of usual adviser Slaughters on pickle sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/h9Dr9t3u
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Travers exit revamped TfL panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/Af6Ycz28
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons launches promotions school for new associates | The Lawyer http://t.co/PDSDsQje
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cooke Young & Keidan wins right to take Barclays Libor claims to High Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/xdSgfjmS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Garrigues promotes 15 to equity as turnover drops by 5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/L0j7P1TI
LAW FIRM NEWS: Milbank continues hiring spree with addition of Norton Rose litigator | The Lawyer http://t.co/OjEgUgoS
Herbert Smith Freehills closes in on Seoul launch as UK partner gains licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/FIKPOIoC
LAW FIRM NEWS: Orrick names Zuklie to replace Baxter as chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/bQK9XZn0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws secures a High Court win for Berezovsky | The Lawyer http://t.co/pFl8kLg8

Tuesday

30th October - LAW NEWS

309 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The gender pay gap is now 15 per cent. Is the Supreme Court’s decision that out-of-time equal pay claims can proceed as breach of contract claims in the High Court a step too far for employers? Full story - The Lawyer

New land rights provide security for the world's poorest households http://t.co/bZ0NzKXv
EU/US: Press Rights Issues on BALKANS Visit http://t.co/1aDJd8DT
Gay-rights literature takes off in INDIA http://t.co/KaV0w1Kd
Action plan to plug gaps in Scottish human rights provision http://t.co/jAMUwFme
Hurricane Sandy travel delays: your rights on cancelled flights http://t.co/3R5lMkdM
Legal aid cheats targeted by Ministry of Justice http://t.co/auEFhCpl
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
We are proud of having ended child detention | Nick Clegg and Barbara Nalumu http://t.co/xGJlHGxe
More offenders to meet their victims under plan to expand restorative justice http://t.co/wU2bEhjY
Illegal student housing in York under investigation http://t.co/cocSrjMH
TURKEY: Turkish police use tear gas and water cannons against illegal pro-secular demonstration http://t.co/fhYjjIXY
EU urged to re-think trade deals with Israeli settlements in West Bank http://t.co/THOdcmD4
Child benefit cuts 'may be illegal' http://t.co/FtLRa73k
Terror cell accused 'lacked courage to admit their plot' http://t.co/4QwuwosM
Leamington sports lawyer plays key role in setting up rugby association - http://t.co/szJ9oRJ1
US tax whistleblower collects $38 million from IRS - lawyer http://t.co/KconAD5g
Lawyer Charlotte Harris on Leveson and the press http://t.co/8S5RxrqF
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Minister promises judiciary proceedings in Tamil http://t.co/P1ADrpMf
TUNISIA: Rights Group Condemns Firing of Judges http://t.co/PqKmXdKk
Police commissioner election ballots reprinted after Home Office blunder http://t.co/YaVhkRba
Stricter European Slot Rule for Airlines Opposed by EU Nations http://t.co/MhvwBQPq
Poor care providers must face 'corporate law', says MP http://t.co/PvYgA1T7
US: The controversial law tied funding for poor clients to the budgets of judges themselves http://t.co/AziBBvgu
Jersey's new population law due in February http://t.co/YTiBcI1E
US: Supreme Court Justices May Allow Challenge to Wiretap Law http://t.co/yZCWzg1g
Top 10 law firms increase their dominance, says PwC http://t.co/9YDwxk6O
The top five law school marketing failures http://t.co/JKRaKB4G
US: Administration defends Bush-era surveillance law before high court http://t.co/I1nZarjM
The Law Closes In On The Richest Man In IRELAND, The Billionaire Mighty Quinn http://t.co/zw9ZwWem
US: Supreme Court Grapples with Copyright Law and the Resale Trade - Law Blog http://t.co/NTIef15y
FRANCE considers law forcing Google to pay for linking news http://t.co/I8oezJ2Q
US: Judge tells assault victim that this is what she gets for going to a bar http://t.co/IVZYIdXi
Former Judge Opens Inquiry Into Savile Sexual Abuse Case http://t.co/AFdf26sk
US: Judge denies gag order in George Zimmerman murder case http://t.co/PKpy0ZSl
The introduction of a code of conduct for litigation funding should build confidence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w5eCbrJC
UK Australian law firm Herbert Smith is to become the first big law firm to open in Guinea | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Yed1UXqP
Amarchand hires Irish competition expert | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wLHBtA1n
A group of top law firms have been drafted in for the publishing world's mega merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DWazsbtw
Women are enjoying less opportunities in law firms than their male counterparts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bQ8eFhDm
Overseas work boosts UK top ten law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NKyfTpUW
Majority of top firms eyeing growth through merger as ABSs appear on the radar | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/Y0w1NabW
Solicitors putting barristers under increasing pressure to pay referral fees, Bar Council warns | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/5996VdTa
LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher seals senior hire for City competition with Clydes partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/JYXbX2T3
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP prepares for tax showdown with HMRC over ebooks - Legalweek http://t.co/r5AvlCaM
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters, BLP, DLA advise on sale of London landmark Admiralty Arch - Legalweek http://t.co/HMwBECEt
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Slaughters lead on Penguin Random House merger - Legalweek http://t.co/oeX7N7ly
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hong Kong to introduce cap on hourly arbitration rates - Legalweek http://t.co/Lv0qOdFM
Protecting Human Rights in Times of Conflict http://t.co/Cm3hcvly
US: Protection from sexual violence is a human right http://t.co/pb9IDJL2
UN Loses Focus on the Human Rights They Ought to Protect http://t.co/1C3NtKem
Health Secretary says urgent retrospective legislation is needed to correct a "technical error" http://t.co/RykJZEhh
When ‘offence’ causes legal action, our freedom of speech is at risk http://t.co/nihKSVKF
Injustice for all: Leading QC on why legal aid cuts and change in regulation is bad news for Britain http://t.co/hgBmyxgn
Widow takes legal action against Ross Hall surgeon http://t.co/Rqu4n3as
UK legal takeovers help firms maintain earnings http://t.co/AcMuOktM
Winding up petition against Dorchester Town (the Magpies) was administrative error http://t.co/4vbfy4IY
Lloyds sent subpoena in US Libor probe http://t.co/lcmCXRws
US: Texas official threatens to arrest election monitors observing US polls http://t.co/nJY3v3Ba
CYPRUS Police Say Hit on Attorney General Foiled http://t.co/RvFvIytX
Northern Ireland Government distances itself from Attorney General John Larkin over Austrian lesbian case http://t.co/9q7wVnQh
CANADA: In the digital age, Canadian courts are drowning in paper http://t.co/Zx6jHLq6
US: Supreme Court to decide whether to take a new look at key part of landmark voting rights law http://t.co/eThFTcka
CANADA: Technology can lift Canadian courts out of the dark ages. So where is it? http://t.co/OThr6teJ
Barclays in court over mis-selling claims http://t.co/ht5rEPWl
INDIA: Senior lawyer: Officers have no authority to take guests to police station http://t.co/2xhOlJRd
NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer duped into representing undercover officer at a fake prosecution is considering chasing police http://t.co/oqgTZinv
Efficiency savings force more guilty pleas, lawyer says http://t.co/C4n6lgMs
CANADA: Lawyer says Alberta consult plan could make benefits agreements harder http://t.co/RTCBQ3DD
INDIA: The lawyer Foreign Minister with a gift for words - Salman Khurshid http://t.co/l3PsuU7I
TAIWAN arrests suspected military spies for China http://t.co/5rNSWVvU
Inquest and IPCC report into cell death of Lee Donovan http://t.co/0GrZFgMa
Osezua Osolase jailed for 'juju' rituals trafficker http://t.co/F8XYZdIT
Former Met Police Officer Ryan Coleman-Farrow jailed for faking rape case records http://t.co/8Ad9w9Ny
Children in Need had banned Jimmy Savile, claims former BBC Governor Sir Roger Jones http://t.co/yp08Nl1C
Woman's four murder charges after Prestatyn flat fire http://t.co/eXuz4BIm
Jersey stabbings: Damian Rzeszowski sentenced to 30 years http://t.co/ryTsXDJl
SFO decides not to pursue Tory party for £365,000 donated by Asil Nadir http://t.co/Tq4T3Rfd
Workers who collected Freedom Food chickens 'were trafficked and beaten' http://t.co/Nx5jafY6
Former Met detective jailed over botched rape investigations http://t.co/RGgA8BxE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Harneys rejigs management as longstanding head retires | The Lawyer http://t.co/UpaZF2K0
LAW FIRM NEWS: China's premier turns to lawyers from Jun He and Grandall amid New York Times row | The Lawyer http://t.co/P1i3wLYU
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Slaughters join US trio on Penguin-Random House merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/gNVoo3kA
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown exodus continues as reinsurance litigator heads to Locke Lord | The Lawyer http://t.co/sCRyVNYm

Monday

29th October - LAW NEWS

308 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The importance of law firms marketing to their existing client base has come through strongly from major new Law Society research that shows repeat clients are by far solicitors’ biggest source of work. Full story - Legal Futures

Illegal rave at Weston Underwood near Olney attracts 1,000 people http://t.co/LLHc9c2c
NEW ZEALAND: Police launch investigation into Government Communications Security Bureau's illegal spying on Megaupload http://t.co/BtOxY8Wo
Natural Law Psychology, Human Nature, and Plato’s “Meno” http://t.co/2NODY2Ld
The Practice of Law - Law schools are turning out lawyers who are not capable of being counselors http://t.co/ZE1LB8nC
Top 10 U.K. Law Firms Increase Market Share With Overseas Work http://t.co/WG6rM5s0
Prisoner votes: Strasbourg should give way to national independence http://t.co/IJriCW0w
Terror plot ringleaders were not serious and would probably "calm down", court hears http://t.co/q1TQjWmb
The Leveson inquiry backlash is already under way http://t.co/9Vbkf6pc
Sex trafficker jailed for smuggling Nigerian orphans into Britain http://t.co/OEbHpKdx
US: Florida Republicans wage campaign to oust judges from state supreme court http://t.co/05DKG2Zu
How safe is your data? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/gMW5ZTKG
ABSs still a minority interest in flat market, says PwC survey | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iqWA68xb
US: Surveillance and Accountability http://t.co/kHjyuraw
Data-Gathering via Apps Presents a Gray Legal Area http://t.co/HxVlABpI
The European Left and Its Trouble With Jews http://t.co/XjffBEzh
Arrest of ’70s Rock Star Widens Sexual Abuse Case Tied to BBC http://t.co/RHKzkbRc
Repeat medical errors fuel NHS legal bill | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/6JsB07kC
The Lawyer Management: Colemans-ctts | The Lawyer http://t.co/hSk6DLDA
Another bump in the long and winding road to $6bn BTA High Court showdown | The Lawyer http://t.co/wvcfGk9P
Destination transparency, as Russian bank publishes law panel application results | The Lawyer http://t.co/loAUrbsJ
Independence may benefit Scottish law firms, but they are not holding their breath | The Lawyer http://t.co/EibHHfHz
Scourge of the external advisers | The Lawyer http://t.co/LHJKLxPB
World Cup & Olympics, springboard for sports-related legal projects, but the potential doesn’t end there | The Lawyer http://t.co/GQIPQatz
London remains key location for Continental firms keen to build referral relationships than ever before | The Lawyer http://t.co/q4AH05hG
Scrutiny & enforcement is streamlined, antitrust regulation is at the top of many companies’ agendas | The Lawyer http://t.co/H3AfP9yN
Susan Mann’s experience in the US & UK legal markets is invaluable at finance software specialist Dealogic | The Lawyer http://t.co/cbHfaRnk
Losing track of who’s merged with whom in the UK legal market? | The Lawyer http://t.co/H2O3j6gx
Tackling equal pay issues before they reach the courts just became an even | The Lawyer http://t.co/hJdMx1lD
Russian decree shows the country’s courts are still broadly biased against arbitration | The Lawyer http://t.co/HX561WGq
Mention of Chinese outbound investment always gets lawyers excited | The Lawyer http://t.co/THC3QSzF
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
KYRGYZSTAN: Skewed Justice Over 2010 Conflict http://t.co/8XCwYdha
NBC wins $250m rights to broadcast English Premier League in US http://t.co/Zj9FzmQ9
IRELAND: Voting on children's rights http://t.co/ZKsIklIM
US: Supreme Court weighs new look at landmark Voting Rights Act http://t.co/A6oQjiAA
Racing needs to make sure it receives a fair share of the picture rights money http://t.co/gJh2xkQX
INDIA: Campaign on child rights to be held from November 14 http://t.co/yp10Oee0
Corruption case in Brazil is raising the profile of the justice system – and respect for the rule of law | The Lawyer http://t.co/K1TCcHbX
More risk for the same reward means CFOs are playing it safe http://t.co/yopLbHSk
So has the scourge of gangs really got worse since the riots? Tottenham gives its answer http://t.co/wcbFQp9c
Chelsea FC make referee Clattenburg racism claim http://t.co/l8PgQRgc
Use stronger snooping powers against fly tipping, watchdog urges http://t.co/S4pq9ox2
Paparazzi photographer who took topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge set to be arrested by French Police http://t.co/KNC6qbpC
Letters: Prison, the vote and rehabilitation http://t.co/jihBsNvX
The Mau Mau may rewrite the history of the British empire http://t.co/Nv7YoULA
UN unveils plans to eliminate child labour by 2020 http://t.co/dJiZZkfL
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Bakers steer $1bn Turkish bond issue following Istanbul launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/OHTq6KRz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Linklaters lead on $1.5bn Sberbank loan amid panel review | The Lawyer http://t.co/v7WXt8SQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP swoops to seal Admiralty Arch hotel switch after DLA gets first dibs | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZuS28rYq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wiggin drafts plans to open technology incubator in east London | The Lawyer http://t.co/mrrQZSix
LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW gears up to take Osborne Clarke talks forward | The Lawyer http://t.co/lLcFEGhd
Firms vie for places as GE prepares for European panel revamp | The Lawyer http://t.co/rf1tR4QZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Post-merger Pinsents retains lead at top of AIM rankings | The Lawyer http://t.co/qAKWg9J2
Newcastle Airport ordered to pay Eversheds' costs pending appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/AGNhtXod
High Court rejects appeal of solicitor struck off in his absence | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/d9UKACk6
Online pay-as-you-go legal advice service bids to crowd-source £1.5m funding | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/J0GBSbXd
ANTIGUE and Barbuda fights back against Majority Leader Reid's online poker bill http://t.co/hq8LmBGM
MARIANAS: Castro vows to maintain ‘well-functioning and independent judiciary’ http://t.co/AOC3wNrn
US: Supreme Court to review anti-racism voting law http://t.co/QK1Q2Aaz
NEW ZEALAND: Controversial labour law changes considered http://t.co/n0LqbnQm
INDIA: Indian Law Society Pune wins moot court competition http://t.co/OfgCGGLA
Law officers 'told Alex Salmond independent Scotland's EU membership not automatic' http://t.co/KDzO3HF3
David Cameron vs. the Rule of Law http://t.co/dZ3TMeJG
US: Judge presiding over the case of Portland bomb-plot suspect Mohamed Mohamud is refereeing a slew of legal requests http://t.co/vENqwS1Y
Human Rights Watch tells SAUDI ARABIA to stop prosecuting protesters - http://t.co/JunTFqTh
GEORGIA Justice Hinges On Who Is the Leader http://t.co/QaT9OWia
CANADA: Moving trials along an ongoing struggle, top judge concedes http://t.co/3cGrxAKU
US: NYC criminal justice college president says he is troubled by NYPD monitoring of campus group http://t.co/pEXI4vuE
SOUTH AFRICA: Jacob Zuma to drop lawsuit against cartoonist http://t.co/kEdTTNgD
INDIA: Reducing delays in justice delivery system is need of the hour, says new Law Minister Ashwani Kumar http://t.co/vXf2BgDE
Scottish Justice Secretary calls for transfer of more powers over drink driving http://t.co/El36VDnL
Statute of any kind spells the end of a free press http://t.co/UhrM6SW9
Tories will change relations with European courts after prisoner vote row, says Justice Secretary http://t.co/W2YzP76W
Falkirk courtroom’s not a place for cameras http://t.co/11232YB5
TRINIDAD: Disaster for taxpayer with loss of the Solicitor General's control of the engagement process of lawyers http://t.co/2UIiaCSV
Prisoners to launch legal action on voting rights http://t.co/n84w9C2g
How families on both sides of the law face tough choices in SOMALIA http://t.co/ekZgUZkY
US: How Prisoners Make Us Look Good http://t.co/a2SFgpHJ
US: NY Times endorses Obama and declare Romney to have dangerous ideas, when he has any http://t.co/zjdri4kG
UBS’s rogue trader trial: A calculated choice gone wrong | The Economist http://t.co/LV5nWtPI
Courts to be asked to declare government’s ILF consultation unlawful http://t.co/xv55zQhu
US: Where Romney and Obama Stand on the Supreme Court http://t.co/h8VWFcbl
INDIA: Figures of illegal mining in Goa exaggerated, says trade body http://t.co/iin5QITJ
Warnings over illegal bonfires http://t.co/Gr6HTDaD
Justine Thornton appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of polluters accused of illegally shipping hazardous waste http://t.co/tW8u1LBO
CANADA: Lawyer Brian Gallant chosen to lead New Brunswick Liberals http://t.co/ehBCyYuxt
Third man arrested over Danny McKay murder in Newtownabbey http://t.co/2Su7ynnC
Milton Keynes clubber hurt in Halloween hanging http://t.co/1njqpv3J
Self-regulation of the media has "failed" and politicians must act to ensure "business as usual" is not an option http://t.co/ioZxFtOy
GREECE arrests journalist over 'Lagarde List' banks leak http://t.co/vtqp5c4Y
Cyclist Stan Coates hit by car after earlier Sunderland crash http://t.co/qnAVs0sl
CHINA protesters force halt to Zhejiang factory plan http://t.co/lpSKagJC

Sunday

28th October - LAW NEWS

307 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Justice Secretary Grayling: MPs to decide on prisoner votes http://t.co/GXSLp8ys
US: Food for Thought symposium at Bowen Law School http://t.co/8dz40Rwx
18 year old considering legal action after drinking liquid nitrogen cocktail to celebrate birthday http://t.co/2sMBLVWQ
Rich criminals could have their cars sold to go towards £10million legal aid bill http://t.co/nf27XUU9
AUSTRALIA: Outgoing Law Society president Ralph Bonig discusses nationwide survey of legal needs http://t.co/Dk6eJDLz
Queen of crime writing Patricia Cornwell embroiled in legal ruckus http://t.co/Fl9QJB1l
SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma defamation claims hard to prove: Legal Expert http://t.co/UorApnIi
UK does have legal power to defy Europe over votes for prisoners http://t.co/yDt9p9VF
Alex Salmond 'caught out' on EU legal advice http://t.co/WWlU4JPU
Death threat SFA tribunal lawyer attacks Ally McCoist http://t.co/u2sMBzRY
CANADA: The law packs a punch that the worst bullies won’t forget http://t.co/qaiGwwHR
AngloGold says TANZANIA law changes worry investors http://t.co/11gScUe8
Colon Free Zone: PANAMA debates land sale law repeal http://t.co/tBokKNt4
Indians join Slovaks in protesting against UK child snatchers http://t.co/DNmG2a3l
Police and crime commissioner candidate's links to killer doctor http://t.co/cU5MJ4mT
A legal earthquake - L'Aquila ruling: Should scientists stop giving advice? http://t.co/QbPstSYS
Scotland requests more drink-drive powers from UK government http://t.co/0jUk2CXD
Events to support marines on murder charge http://t.co/YeuNWui5
Riots crackdown followed by violence rise says think tank http://t.co/flBLKNVf
Jimmy Savile: Former pop star Gary Glitter arrested by police http://t.co/uPMMNy2R
Gary McKinnon, Prince Charles' letters and free speech - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/panlXfnF
The march of "dignity" - an anti-libertarian force? | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/tNBsDZGE
No hunting on my land, please: but only if my objections are based on conscience | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/g0WswqXh
Prince Charles and the curious case of the Black Spider Letters | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/6kCNKgeK
Why saving the Human Rights Act will be good for your health | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/yXSyJCkF
When does a case become "prohibitively expensive"? | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/Y643nYP3
More shenanigans on prisoner votes | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/ttmX8K7A
Recall of prisoner on home curfew did not breach right to liberty | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/1WfPMp7R
Prohibitive costs - further thoughts | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/9CJgQF61
Holding the State to Account: Public Inquiries and Inquests seminar - 8 November 2012 | UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/atrOkVUO
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
BT in new attack on BSkyB over fight for football sports rights http://t.co/pZinXbPI
UGANDA: Call me Kuchu: The life and death of a gay rights campaigner http://t.co/HxBtC7hM
EU MEPs cancel IRAN visit over rights activists contact http://t.co/qk0dgyqN
Deaths lead to human rights call for BURMA http://t.co/RkEwVZZV
Children in Need asked to apologise over Savile's roles in TV appeals http://t.co/ggztw1j5
Mirror hacking probe names six reporters http://t.co/u6UFJxZ5
Move along now. There's nothing to see here: Police commissioner elections fail to take off http://t.co/bgPb5gRM
'Embarrassed? Nothing about Hillsborough embarrasses me': What controversial police chief told Merseyside councillors http://t.co/fimvAmMb
After the Savile scandal, a revolution in child protection http://t.co/pCvn6AR9
Husband of SRI LANKA Chief Justice implicated in the attack on JSC Secretary http://t.co/hJbqr2SV
Legislature versus judiciary in the MALDIVES? http://t.co/omaszHIx
US: Montana Judge Blocks Key Provisions Of Medical Marijuana Law http://t.co/Y7JTc06w
US: Judge delays ruling on gag order in Trayvon Martin shooting case http://t.co/mQgDFm5J
US: Cybersecurity bill likely dead http://t.co/YZS4GuAI
South London Healthcare Trust should be split up - report http://t.co/sp5DmkLW
SOUTH AFRICA strikes: Sacked platinum miners reinstated http://t.co/8qAhHxGQ
Human Rights Watch: CAMEROON must protect lawyers from anti-gay threats http://t.co/TkIRl54N
UAE upbraids European Parliament over human rights resolution http://t.co/P9NTHMnj
BURMA: Human rights groups press for Myanmar's government to stop ethnic strife in country's west http://t.co/fuG5nfD8
SRI LANKA: “Every” Council may well mean every Council in existence - Solicitor General http://t.co/Ak32l2ro
IRELAND: Solicitor and family lose bid to halt fraud case at the High Court http://t.co/06bJ4o3U
IRELAND: Children stressed in court, warns family law solicitor http://t.co/BuOmDxRP
Beckenham lawyer honoured at national award ceremony http://t.co/n5yPTczK
Hillsborough campaigner vows to keep on fighting for justice for her son despite terminal cancer shock http://t.co/XXLgDg0T
Russian justice: Truth serum for lunch | The Economist http://t.co/X3yEtTw5
ITALY: Berlusconi attacks Monti government, vows to reform justice system after conviction http://t.co/Intwi7Ai
SOUTH AFRICA: Justice department could withdraw support for Marikana families http://t.co/FJ1NErzD
It's almost impossible to imagine a white actor playing Othello in current cultural climate, is casting colour-blind? http://t.co/mgVW94jp
Anti-terror probe launched over cargo of munitions stolen from freight train in Warrington http://t.co/Jqr3awxi
Celebrities 'frightened to death' of Jimmy Savile scandal, says Max Clifford - http://t.co/WORtyqCh

Saturday

27th October - LAW NEWS

306 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Schools and councils launch legal action against GCSE exam boards http://t.co/Of5w4jdW
Dad who ran 'legal high' drugs website from Burslem base sent to jail http://t.co/CV8g4R61
SOUTH AFRICA: Treasury gives President Zuma given another R20m for legal fees http://t.co/ZhXybCFe
US: Obama, Romney have legal teams ready for election aftermath http://t.co/uKMOPNOU
Legal dispute overshadows Paul Lambert's first match against Norwich http://t.co/iSQdE6ks
BAHRAIN: Beneath Shia-versus-Sunni narrative, only the tyrants benefit http://t.co/iGYlhRd7
I wonder what it will take to get a conviction for using racist language | Benjamin Zephaniah http://t.co/xL2JSl3Q
Whatever happened to liberté, égalité, fraternité? Fear of Muslims is putting Europe's secular tradition at risk http://t.co/gP9gOhxM
The BBC's real crime over Jimmy Savile was to act like the Catholic church http://t.co/ifbRXGqh
Liberal Bias In Law School Lives To Fight Another Day http://t.co/tIe00OhS
The cold call victim who fought back - Complaints about unsolicited calls and texts have reached an all-time high http://t.co/LWAGg3lV
US: Court Upholds Handgun Sale Ban for Those Under 21: http://t.co/vdb3iICR
US appeals court rejects Argentine bond arguments http://t.co/fzkPKwWX
Abu Qatada lawyer abuses UN position to influence US election http://t.co/PmpEHLhe
US: A Lawyer Accused Of A Barroom Brawl Reveals What's Really Wrong With The Justice System http://t.co/YHRpMkdA
CANADA: Toronto criminal lawyer cleared of sexually assaulting, beating woman http://t.co/mXL3aR7r
Daniel Bagshaw, Young British lawyer collapses and dies in Hong Kong triathlon http://t.co/31k4g65w
Australian lawyer Sarah Armstrong held in MONGOLIA http://t.co/mZo9NFvK
US: Extradited Egyptian preacher Mustafa Kamel Mustafa in terror case being outfitted with new prosthetic arms http://t.co/Jy47gyJb
ITALY Faces Huge Fines over Illegal Landfills: Scientific American http://t.co/qFVv2wg2
Britain views pre-emptive strike on Iran nuclear facilities as illegal http://t.co/Ht5aUFu0
Yorkshire Arms dealer guilty of illegal gun running http://t.co/WSJlgV6E
IRAN: Hague tribunal judges killings in wake of Islamic revolution http://t.co/QsuSHR7p
ITALY: The L'Aquila earthquake trial reminds us that scientific evidence shouldn't determine public policy http://t.co/H8zuKHGw
NEW ZEALAND: 'Group think' traps Waitangi Tribunal in one-track mindset http://t.co/ewlHzrJI
Tribunal rules Perth inspector's 'cash-for-warrants' sacking was justified http://t.co/tNIMiNDH
Hearts to face Revenue and Customs in tribunal over £1.75m tax bill http://t.co/8QHjg6ab
US: Paul Ceglia charged with trying to defraud Facebook http://t.co/Kuzk6MOb
ITALY: Berlusconi set to appeal against tax fraud conviction http://t.co/3DBgBQlC
US: New York nanny suspected of killing two children http://t.co/2ydwWrIk
Sean Hodgson, wrongfully jailed for 1979 murder, dies http://t.co/B9dRooSN
Ash tree import ban to halt disease http://t.co/UxBKphOI
MP Jon Cruddas banned from driving for having no insurance or MOT http://t.co/EfSpy7dn
Olympian speaks of joy at return of stolen medal http://t.co/MEoc36sp
'Suffragettes' hold rally for equal rights for women http://t.co/B4wkJv9w
EU Parliament Human rights focus: Cambodia; girls in Pakistan; United Arab Emirates http://t.co/NMySoeIB
UN Palestinian rights envoy unapologetic in face of Canadian calls for his resignation http://t.co/j8wSu8Rk
Christian Bale Honors Chnese activist Chen Guangcheng For Human Rights First http://t.co/ZZmEGJSC
British Ministers: Women's Rights Key to Stable Afghanistan http://t.co/NzdJdjMx
US: Judge weighs gag order in Zimmerman-Trayvon case http://t.co/JJ0iODap
BP Oil-Spill Judge Postpones Trial on Fault to February http://t.co/MEYwxXaS
US: Boston University Student’s Account Has Rape in Spotlight http://t.co/kY9ETAAN
INDIA: Plague, Trash, Drowns Its Garden City During Strike http://t.co/3aNFAgkA
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Little Scotland demands vote in independence poll http://t.co/OSLKAmW7
Jimmy Savile: Catholic Church seeks to strip star of Papal knighthood http://t.co/BlxLr3oW
Marco Pierre White's wife handed community service over insults scrawled in blood http://t.co/cUhWWSzq
Two drama teachers were sacked for play where students acted out sexual abuse - but drama is meant to shock http://t.co/CRS2MV0N
The growing problem of cyber-bullying http://t.co/LJgHu3dB
SOUTH AFRICA: Judiciary urgently needs more women, but race & gender aren't only considerations for new appointments http://t.co/Qve6DfO5
NEW ZEALAND: Two of the country's top judges reveal how they do their job - and what they think of public criticism http://t.co/Ho7R097X
SRI LANKA minister says top judge violated constitution http://t.co/tJlqPKVu
Islamic law won’t hinder deal, insist Dubai backers as Leeds Utd takeover nears http://t.co/73733EpH
Oil tycoon who used African law to fight £17million divorce wins landmark case to slash payout to £9 million http://t.co/Thm8ox9a
JAMAICA: Gay Jamaicans launch legal action over island's homophobic laws http://t.co/PljvDVSa
The Bundle: Sir Nicolas Bratza, legal jokes - and Beyoncé | Guardian Law weekly review http://t.co/x4taGa3p
How do you deal with public disgrace? | Jonathan Aitken and Conrad Black http://t.co/r2hr907Z
US: Can the company fire you for the way you vote? http://t.co/BBp5IZVt
Nasrin Sotoudeh and director Jafar Panahi share top human rights prize http://t.co/EbJHWwPZ
Budget cuts could downgrade UK rights watchdog's UN status http://t.co/QgWuBn8A
Ken Clarke hits back over secret courts http://t.co/IMy4kQo1
‘Compliance is dead’ business guru says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ucWYVV9c
SRA to decide on delayed discrimination review | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZkypyDHK
Council fined £120,000 as solicitor sent emails relating to child protection legal case to wrong address | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Kbzilk2T
Repeat medical errors fuel NHS legal bill | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/6JsB07kC
Citizens Advice can bid for Lottery cash | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/FtQ5uJZJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Burch seals second term as Addleshaws SP as Kamstra exits election race | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZrxAHWeQ
Google slap for death-penalty juror | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/87GfZxrn
Web host found liable for file-sharing damages | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6NkEV1gc
Ecclestone leaves bank's F1 demand in the dust | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/inA6fu3D
Slater & Gordon head dismisses Aussie Prime Minister Gillard 'sideshow' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t6jbuiOV
Globe-trotting law firms lose home connections | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v66rfqKz
London-based Freshfields latest to consider move Down Under | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t6niwvTW
US Law firms investigate Spirit over surprise charges; company contends no wrongdoing http://t.co/W0KZAq67
US Law School Responds to Allegations It Falsified Jobs Stats - Law Blog http://t.co/sRDP9j8C
PANAMA to scrap law allowing sale of state-owned land http://t.co/QbMN6Y2N
BURUNDI: Make Human Rights a Conference Priority http://t.co/Zhq9Nfsa
URUGUAY: New Abortion Law Breaks Ground for Women's Rights http://t.co/L8Z0y8qJ
Human Rights Doctor in CONGO Eludes Gunmen http://t.co/oBRNOUU4
Iranian dissidents win esteemed human rights prize http://t.co/etDsvSrl
ICO fines council £120,000 for crypto email fail http://t.co/cZXIuE37
County solicitor David Harrison, has died aged 69 - Worcester http://t.co/sy8gN5jS
Solicitor: Tappin's guilty plea 'should come as no surprise' http://t.co/hxlUajbS
ARMENIA: No Impunity: politicians duck justice http://t.co/oQ4asjtB
Shooting top Nazis? The Nuremberg option wasn't apple pie either http://t.co/XSAgCeqt
KENYA: Kenyans wait for justice in election violence trial http://t.co/9d4RAKNZ
US: Alabama justice ousted over Ten Commandments may reclaim post http://t.co/dTzznQmP
Newcastle United to sue streakers http://t.co/Wbnfnt0c
Islamic jihadists accused of planning terror campaign in London discussed failure of 7/7 attackers to use nails bombs http://t.co/WREoFBT2
Six workers jailed over Winterbourne View abuse http://t.co/VfUZ0Qh5
'Rogue trader' Kweku Adoboli weeps as he takes stand in £1.4bn fraud trial http://t.co/rYivIcOr
Jailed: the slave trader in Britain who sold women around Europe for sex under the spell of his 'juju' witchcraft http://t.co/qe8ypFqv
Inquest returns misadventure verdict in case of cage fighter, Jacob Michael, who died in police custody http://t.co/JevNAfpu
Freddie Starr prepared to speak to police over claims he groped Savile's victim http://t.co/UXoOPvga
Revealed: Jimmy Savile investigated for BBC sex attack in 1980s http://t.co/H28hvVVp
Apple publishes statement over iPad design row http://t.co/493gutGQ
Labour Jon Cruddas MP banned from driving http://t.co/S1pXlILC
Nicholas Mockford: Belgian police hunt killers http://t.co/CRqXvppu
ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi sentenced for tax fraud http://t.co/aI35BZaB
Imbalance of information has been a problem endemic in much of life recently http://t.co/gE8OCOir

Friday

26th October - LAW NEWS

305 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
More women could bring compensation claims for equal pay following a ground-breaking ruling by the UK's Supreme Court. Full story - Global Legal Post

Legal aid contributions for criminal trials would 'end manifest injustice' http://t.co/CF2x4uKs
Bristol man is first person in legal history to win a payout from energy company http://t.co/TfrhKWm3
Apple publishes legal case failure http://t.co/vKOP7nog
GCSE row: pupils, schools and councils launch legal action http://t.co/s0bu4uRr
Scottish independence: Law officers 'approved EU documents' http://t.co/Y4v3a9pF
New Book: Law of Superheroes - how America’s legal system could work using the world of comic books http://t.co/qJjgek6z
CHINA passes law to prevent abuse of mental health facilities, improve treatment http://t.co/XCClkYYN
The Strasbourg Court decision is rubbish, but we should accept it http://t.co/SivstxBm
N. KOREA: Army minister 'executed with mortar round' for impropriety during official mourning period of former leader http://t.co/KLB0ycDc
SPAIN: Courts reject paternity cases against King Juan Carlos http://t.co/ZB4k6bIi
Leveson report: Hugh Grant and Hacked Off to meet minister http://t.co/ptQSa1tc
US: California's death penalty ballot: Prop 34 makes economic and ethical sense http://t.co/tgPABLnZ
Pensioner, 78, jailed for child rape - Reginald Davies sentenced to 11 years for rapes and sexual assaults http://t.co/M9FTF03z
THAILAND 'Bag Doctors': Illegal Plastic Surgeries Injuring Thai Beauty Seekers http://t.co/ZFFQhbiH
Hague tribunal judges killings in wake of IRAN Islamic revolution http://t.co/Iod6UjSz
US: Ex-New York Giants star Lawrence Taylor in court to deny sex with underage teenager http://t.co/9Mm8fkvI
PC Alex MacFarlane cleared of racist abuse after second trial without verdict http://t.co/2iGghLjj
New trial location rules follow terror extraditions http://t.co/JpQtc58N
Separate black footballers' union talks underway, says lawyer http://t.co/DSWhY68w
800,000 Scots in the rest of the UK cannot vote in independence referendum, so what is the essence of being Scottish? http://t.co/irftTyZI
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise sues for $50m over Suri headlines http://t.co/tqmIw1BS
CANADA: Lawyer welcomes Supreme Court decision to hear bawdy house appeal http://t.co/hYwSGyF4
US: Lawyer Denounces Wiretaps in Appeal of Galleon Case http://t.co/nRQVSpDs
CHINA: Bo Xilai lawyer says politician unlikely to face trial before leadership transition http://t.co/z2HpUVKw
US: What Equality Sounds Like - 'You can choose to turn back the clock 50 years for women, immigrants and gays' http://t.co/IQQfF64w
US: Blocking the Vote http://t.co/ZHPm0ZX1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Partners leave large Chinese firms to set up new brand in Beijing | The Lawyer http://t.co/tg5yi4yg
LAW FIRM NEWS: US IP firm Kilpatrick Townsend lands in Shanghai with partner relocation | The Lawyer http://t.co/imiIObNt
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills confirms Guinea launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/4MYLPJFx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields sends high-level delegation to Australia as stance on country softens | The Lawyer http://t.co/SoiOIgFI
LAW FIRM NEWS: The Lawyer European Awards 2012: the winners | The Lawyer http://t.co/SqQVkORr
Connells subsidiary becomes first estate agent ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/qga7KZi0
‘Compliance is dead’ business guru says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mZcOSGZK
Stop moaning about your pension, m’lud | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/he7FFav1
Quotas for women: for or against? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/foljzfN0
Bar regulator confirms move into ABSs| LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/dEDLIhkg
Co-ordination of pro bono – creating a regional network| LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/yltfL3iN
Mediation is the future, Falconer says | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3IkiRQsw
Five years on: progress ‘largely static’ towards LSA nirvana | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/SiTt07Cl
TheLawMap: The Law Business: 15th to 21st October http://t.co/Ks3HkPzk
Who, what, why: What's it like to be a prisoner of the VATICAN? http://t.co/be3EsLAk
MPs set to debate case for UK pulling out of European Union http://t.co/CT6OuzqC
CHINA condemns NY Times Wen Jiabao wealth story 'smear' http://t.co/pl8PZWMo
Weapons accused Christopher Tappin to enter guilty plea http://t.co/fWCUyA31
Winterbourne View: Care workers being sentenced http://t.co/sI1075zG
Julian Assange: I may leave embassy if US government ends standoff http://t.co/dnqsVwe7
Christopher Tappin close to US plea deal over arms charges http://t.co/cN2zHodA
Lawyers struggle to take commercial advantage of social media http://t.co/4Q8VNY1h
Honorifics could be dropped from official letters by council http://t.co/srJHG1Eo
Did Queen Elizabeth suspect Cambridge Spy a decade before confession? http://t.co/KfenB9Wl
Prue Leith asks: Why did my brother die in agony? http://t.co/14mMJfX5
LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton and Clifford Chance called in on Nokia sale of luxury phone brand to EQT - Legalweek http://t.co/tADYCBZL
Saudi Arabia set to allow female lawyers to appear in court - Legalweek http://t.co/DUM8rGeu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Law firms line up on £800m Greenwich Peninsula project - Legalweek http://t.co/1NbEqMd0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges boosts City real estate litigation with ex-Dundas partner - Legalweek http://t.co/k0qcFl1R
LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers seeks successor for senior partner role as Carroll's tenure draws to a close - Legalweek http://t.co/wXaMHSbi
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcons targets 25% increase in revenues to £100m over three years - Legalweek http://t.co/GNP2Bvtr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Firms forced to bid for Asia work in front of rivals amid costs squeeze - Legalweek http://t.co/0IdJI4wB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills to enter Africa with 2013 Guinea launch - Legalweek http://t.co/7ffD9WyI
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields eyes Australia launch as rush Down Under continues - Legalweek http://t.co/zZV4C9GN
Council fined £120,000 after solicitor’s wayward e-mails breach data protection law | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/q0oWh1wk
Repeat clients are main source of solicitors’ work, says major survey | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/NaRid806
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
TAJIKISTAN: Rights Group Forced to Close http://t.co/bl9TyAfC
European human rights court is a hate figure in Britain, laments president http://t.co/YuWAXxkL
PAKISTAN: As arrests are made in Malala Yousufzai case human rights prevail http://t.co/NgnlFRSY
UN Rights Expert: Endemic Discrimination in BURMA http://t.co/p6UKJbsQ
US: Considerations That Went Into Goldman Sach's former Director Gupta's Custodial Sentence http://t.co/08yHRmDF
SOUTH AFRICA: Legislation alone cannot halt hate crimes, expert says http://t.co/nRWBOMYI
LEBANON: Judiciary to interview journalists close to Hasan http://t.co/WiupZtr1
A solicitor was bitten on the arm during an assault at his own office in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. http://t.co/MZIekgg5
Stoke council fined over child protection e-mail http://t.co/amdX9Hzc
Solicitor: Savile victims could get compensation from his estate fund http://t.co/NbpqCkwr
Top solicitor blasts plan to hold court sessions on Sundays http://t.co/343XoadS
Crime and justice speech | David Cameron http://t.co/GW6ytWsQ
CANADA: Conrad Black fined $6.1M for violating U.S. securities laws http://t.co/MTGEDR4B
Legal Corner: Age related comments could amount to discrimination http://t.co/4IoDqUMt
Comparative notes on GERMAN legal education http://t.co/Yfrvlii5
Scottish independence: 'Unfortunate' wrong impression given on legal advice http://t.co/3ZT7i4pv
Savile investigation: appointment of Legal firm linked to BBC questioned http://t.co/aksf0w5X
Bernie Ecclestone 'aggravated' by legal battle http://t.co/ouAfpoHn
Scottish First minister's questions: A question of trust? http://t.co/zYm5VwDT
US: ABC News wants "pink slime" lawsuit moved to federal court http://t.co/eXHD9sOD
NETHERLANDS: Dutch court says Samsung does not infringe Apple patent http://t.co/4aLrurLh
AUSTRALIA: Thomson lawyer slams Abbott 'innuendo' http://t.co/d83LjPMH
AUSTRALIA: Talks for Aussie detained in Mongolia http://t.co/8qsFWLOG
Mirror Group's own journalists to help lawyer investigating phone-hacking http://t.co/TlMEL5Pa
Law student who fled abuse relationship launches fund-raiser for Coventry Haven http://t.co/quGx0TmX
CANADA: Law Society defers decision on ‘articling crisis’ proposal http://t.co/ydnTG9PX
CANADA: Supreme Court of Canada to hear prostitution law appeal http://t.co/nmdfOk9j
Lady Gaga 'To Face Russian Anti-Gay Law' http://t.co/ZLpa732k
EU Expresses Concern About RUSSIA Treason Law http://t.co/HJDhN7iM
US: Trial over law school liberal bias ends with deadlocked jury http://t.co/2aSulRz6
US: The Shift Toward Law School Specialization http://t.co/7Psp8y22
US: If no law exists, no illegality exists http://t.co/WJ59pg5M
US: Federal hate crimes trial over beating of gay man heads to jury in eastern Kentucky http://t.co/fpsu3Dqm
From Galileo to the L'Aquila earthquake: Italian science on trial http://t.co/nfPeu0Nt
US: New York policeman 'in cannibal plot' http://t.co/xqaoGvgG
Norfolk judge calls for 'traumatic' court scenes to be televised http://t.co/HBgZtjRz
Haroon Bhatti death: Pazeer Ahmed jailed for murder http://t.co/tRZmdXzR
Duff & Phelps 'asked Craig Whyte to lie over ticket deal' http://t.co/q1mjNasO
Cameron GDP row: Watchdog urges review of data release rules http://t.co/MSyAAMhY
Terror trial: Estranged wife wanted to be 'fourth lion' http://t.co/TrqMUdYO
Man arrested over stolen Olympic medals http://t.co/cp9ry1ZQ
Russell Joslin death: BBC bosses 'could have done more' http://t.co/3KPpqY3r
Jimmy Savile: Number of victims reach 300, police say http://t.co/y2onNDu9
Boarding pass barcodes 'can be read by smartphones' http://t.co/QcI5uB10
Costa Coffee pulls out of Totnes despite planning approval http://t.co/EjYgKIOX
Give social networks fake details, advises Whitehall web security official http://t.co/N6wCeacO
Prisoner votes row will lose the government respect | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/NbEuw3Zn
Victory in Birmingham brings equal pay another step closer http://t.co/wEs0vawn
So I want to be a barrister ... how do I pay for it? | Catherine Baksi http://t.co/5kXU1hoi
The Victoria station killing verdict and the perils of applying joint enterprise http://t.co/tz1lt1Iv
Hebden Bridge startled by the Naked Rambler's arrest http://t.co/efw9jSbu
CHINA shows off 'sunshine detention centre' to allay torture claims http://t.co/vKM2q49N
UN to investigate civilian deaths from US drone strikes http://t.co/egZx0r91
Britain rejects US request to use UK bases in nuclear standoff with Iran http://t.co/N703lLIG
Two-child benefits policy targets the strivers in low-paid jobs http://t.co/GvhR8WEv
US: Mitt Romney's testimony in business partner's divorce case released http://t.co/Gxzxcjrq
Judge declares mistrial in hiring discrimination claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pwScZDuq
Top Chinese lawyers form all-star firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bWSDf5J7
Australian lawyer detained in Mongolia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IQnIHsu8
Gender pay equality case could open floodgates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DwhsSxp7
US Chamber slams merger litigation abuse | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9CCx6BIT
LAW FIRM NEWS: Carter Ruck on mis-selling scandal as FSA redress pilot edges closer | The Lawyer http://t.co/39FaRHu3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws demands recusal of Teare J in $6bn Ablyazov dispute | The Lawyer http://t.co/y2Nr3FyL
Female partners: five-year trend reveals boost in numbers | The Lawyer http://t.co/eXo8SEBY
UK partners welcome EU delay on female quotas for company boards - Legalweek http://t.co/wjpZhHr7
Barrister partnerships possible from 2013; BSB set to regulate ABSs - Legalweek http://t.co/HUysXoLR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields promotes 14 to counsel ranks across international network - Legalweek http://t.co/4CS6HLZ7
LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith's BBC ties face scrutiny as firm appointed to Savile probe - Legalweek http://t.co/2ctrmhTo

Thursday

25th October - LAW NEWS

304 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has strongly criticised the Bar Council for its approach to dealing with the board, characterising its reaction to the Legal Services Act reforms as “walking backwards slowly”. Full story - Legal Futures

Ireland's MOP drops Ormsby Prentice to become Matheson | The Lawyer http://t.co/hAucqoRV
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