2nd November - LAW NEWS

312 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The SRA has suffered a temporary setback in its attempt to secure higher fining powers against traditional law firms after the MoJ refused to raise them in line with those applicable to ABSs. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Richards LJ to take over as deputy civil justice head | The Lawyer http://t.co/02RrD9cN 
• Freddie Starr faces further questioning http://t.co/SVnWaEF7 
• SYRIA conflict: Rebels may have committed war crime - UN http://t.co/AB0v2zk7 
• KYRGYZSTAN: Journalist to press criminal charges against reporters who abducted her as a practical joke for a newspaper http://t.co/5tKueuox 
• Asil Nadir ordered to pay £5m compensation http://t.co/Ewr4Wc6o 
• MP's expenses: Denis MacShane resigns over 'gravest case' http://t.co/AbLEN9Py 
• Company service business takes ABS route | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/w1wcSNJI 
• Jimmy Savile: BBC, hospitals and star's estate face at least 50 damages claims http://t.co/3WUDYb8b 
• Savile scandal: BBC bosses to be quizzed by barrister in Newsnight probe http://t.co/uJPD8Wpb 
• Irish journalist and former cyclist Paul Kimmage takes legal action against UCI leaders over whistle blowers http://t.co/QOoP6CKF 
• UK's legal view on EU may be sought by Scotland http://t.co/PjoiOcIi 
• Salvia: the dangerous legal drug taken by 'one-in-ten students' http://t.co/MpRbGYCJ
• Marine transport company Dockwise loses ground-breaking legal action to gain access to ex-CEO Philip Adkins's emails http://t.co/bL9r9XzG 
• Centamin could face new legal challenge in EGYPT http://t.co/nNTNt2T8 
• Apple has lost their legal claim to the iPhone name in MEXICO http://t.co/S5kG4lZU 
• NIGERIA: Of Weak Laws and the Anti-Money Laundering Crusade http://t.co/5Ogrjzll 
• Cass Sunstein on the Constitutionality of Affirmative Action | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/nLcMlHBm
• More on the Original Meaning of Commercial Speech Protection | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/DUsOAtNm
• Speaking Prudence to Power | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/7fbwdpXv
• Private equity fund takes stake in Keoghs | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5zfy2Ksl 
• ‘Please try again later’ SRA tells online renewal applicants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ZTm8JzHy 
• Basic bank account concern from Consumer Focus http://t.co/K3q7DXXV 
• IRELAND: Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man, is given 9 week jail term http://t.co/xIZTkTV8 
• Counter-terrorism detective has denied one charge of misconduct in a public office by passing info to News of the World http://t.co/KZfHIQHP 
• MP's expenses: Denis MacShane faces 12 month suspension http://t.co/AbLEN9Py 
• Stephen Farrow guilty of two murders http://t.co/t2HDJKHE 
• Lloyds takes stake in litigation firm | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GtsdqJ9m
• CANADA: Alberta Justice minister seeks end to some preliminary hearings http://t.co/54H4Vu28 
• RWANDA: Rwandan justice: Fairness on trial | The Economist http://t.co/npCvoFTs 
• Tribunal rejects academics' claim that they were sacked by Islamic college for being white Christians http://t.co/YeUpAnkd
• AUSTRALIA: Barrister found guilty of professional misconduct http://t.co/9ufUfZYc 
• Jewish academic sues union over the anti-Israel poilcy, citing antisemitism http://t.co/op8bbgiQ 
• William and Kate: 'Gun shot inquiry' at Anglesey home http://t.co/BDp14nPO 
• David Black murder - two arrests over prison officer attack http://t.co/6qGjAgke 
• US: Justices Asked Whether Decision on Deportation Warnings Applies Retroactively http://t.co/joPsGWEk 
• US Constitution requires lawyer to tell non-US citizen pleading guilty to a criminal offense carries risk of deportatio http://t.co/w2gWv1AZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke hires YouView legal head | The Lawyer http://t.co/RqSoGsx0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS, Eversheds and Osborne Clarke win spots on slimmed down Lloyds panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/kXIzY8Si 
• Maldives stamp ends businessman’s fight to cancel divorce debt http://t.co/HHO4317Q 
• Mother murdered son for 'failing to learn the Koran' http://t.co/kWrSLn9W 
• Clarke warns opponents of 'secret justice' plans http://t.co/AYOQuALl 
• Royal art collector compared to 'inveterate gambler' http://t.co/OcP1n9GG 
• CHINA: Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng's brother loses court case http://t.co/N1tE2Ode 
• What are law firms looking for in applicants - and will I get a training contract out of it? http://t.co/i8gawxlp 
• Savile victims 'will seek compensation,' says lawyer Liz Dux http://t.co/IUryL2N5 
• BRAZIL: Corruption trial makes black Brazilian judge a hero http://t.co/BuCiYcPW 
• Secret courts will save us from terror says Ken Clarke http://t.co/vixcu1iW 
• BANGLADESH: More than 100 missing after illegal migrant boat sinks off Bangladesh http://t.co/YUmZKz0F 
• NETHERLANDS: Iraqi illegal immigrants in Dutch limbo http://t.co/KJ5hF49c 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• US: Rezwan Ferdaus jailed for model plane Pentagon plot http://t.co/OdjjQMzY
• Bank of England governance 'defective' http://t.co/RRr4wKKN 
• UK Gets Open Definitions Right: Government procurements now prefer open standards,no patent restrictions in standards http://t.co/lF8S6veg 
• Islamist suspects 'held inhumanely' in NIGERIA claims human rights group http://t.co/zD36htdx 
• US to raise serious concerns on human rights with Cambodia ahead of summit http://t.co/j9t1uigN 
• Data law update 'could cause confusion' say MPs http://t.co/x9C5WSh8 
• Renewed calls for tougher dangerous dogs law after great grandmother is mauled to death http://t.co/JuiAWu0d 
• Internet restrictions in RUSSIA ready to go live http://t.co/t3KDfAtf 
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch scrap law banning cannabis across Holland http://t.co/P9KFSDl1 
• TURKEY using anti-terrorism law to quash debate -UN http://t.co/7xNxmZoE 
• Law firm urges US risk council to tread carefully on money funds http://t.co/hLmornSE 
• LEBANON: Judiciary kicks off legal proceedings for Beirut car bombing http://t.co/TXMzqRHk 
• SRI LANKA: Government starts process to impeach chief justice amid conflict with judiciary http://t.co/CcsKASfw 
• Apple Leaves UK Judge at ‘Loss’ Over Samsung Web Posts http://t.co/3dNhxRHz 
• US preacher blames Sandy on homosexuals http://t.co/JHbPMfIF 
• Police hunt for fan who kept racism at top of Chelsea agenda http://t.co/zEg5i90F 
• Dirty bomb terror threat breakthrough: British scientists build machine to detect smuggling of nuclear materials http://t.co/BXA0SKqN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons and A&O head up Italy's €18bn bond sale - Legalweek http://t.co/4jNFn2Al 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst joins top firms in hiking pro bono incentives - Legalweek http://t.co/saB4KqnQ 
• The commercial law firm that came in from the cold – newest ABS embraces regulation | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/E8r62pEo 
• Licensed conveyancers attack regulator’s move into litigation and advocacy | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/S953Q7qO
• Trick-or-treat children given cocaine in Oldham http://t.co/zMxj2tuk 
• Robert McCartney murder: Leading republican faces charges http://t.co/oy3nEyq2 
• Abu Jihad killing: Israeli censor releases commando's account http://t.co/27z8cGGw 
• Storm over Stonewall's Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'bigot' award http://t.co/3tJ3R0rs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone takes on claims for Savile victims as bank freezes estate - Legalweek http://t.co/goHySv26 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Hogan Lovells partner struck off following jail sentence for fraud - Legalweek http://t.co/vV29xrOk 
• Aussie duo lead as Singapore Airlines takes 10% stake in Virgin Australia - Legalweek http://t.co/MXbLrER1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Mishcons lead as JP Morgan sues London Whale's ex-boss - Legalweek http://t.co/05Sp2FZv 
• Lawyers cite NFL players' health in lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6WHakoCc 
• Reducing the failure rate of lateral hires | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pu6Nx8RO
• Slaughters freezes pay, cuts bonuses for 2012 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ePexXkWE 
• Google loses defamation lawsuit for 'gangland' search results | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aHulLIOK 
• Free services requirement proposed to Singapore lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S58Og9z6 
• New SRA agreement could loosen sanctions for whistleblowers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/My9xs6xN 
• DAC Beachcroft agrees landmark Chilean merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zvVxOCia
• Police start investigation after a fan made what appeared to be racist gesture in Chelsea's win over Manchester United http://t.co/iEQhX2rV 
• Serious Fraud Office payments to ex-CEO 'irregular' http://t.co/tpLN5Pmz 
• GREECE: Bank list editor Costas Vaxevanis acquitted http://t.co/7O3PViBn 
• Ken Clarke's reforms could still cut prison population, figures show http://t.co/l84z86bn 
• California campaigners hope to see death penalty abolished on election day http://t.co/fHt0pUAA 
• Christopher Tappin pleads guilty to selling batteries for Iranian missiles http://t.co/IpEKLiOq 
• 3VB barrister joins parliamentary probe into HBOS collapse - Legalweek http://t.co/ITi42AaY 
• CANADA: Paralegal fight back in court next month http://t.co/cxpNW2Gv
• AUSTRALIA: Leading barrister acquitted of murdering his wife whose body was found upside down in a park grave http://t.co/5QFHZQYH 
• Former Harlow solicitor could face jail over McCann allegations http://t.co/JkO6vq6W 
• Alleged abuse victims's solicitor welcomes Savile estate freezing http://t.co/dlUgUHQC 
• Lund Bennett solicitor advised House of Commons on Presumption of Death Bill http://t.co/yIJ7QGTA
• Belfast solicitor Paul Gallen aims to be UK Scrabble champion http://t.co/KvbR2DnG 
• Solicitor Mohammed Rahman guilty of beating wife to death http://t.co/97wZin29 
• If producing legislation alone produced civilized societies, INDIA would be the envy of the world http://t.co/eAcEOYbi 
• Regulator launches leniency policy consultation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WoRuhis8 
• SRA setback over higher fining powers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cQP1nkE8
• Costs lawyers have expressed disappointment at the government’s decision not to create a costs council | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8VEQ9EYv 
• Competing with new entrants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/pJzIRwPX 
• Dragon is bang on the money | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3aaf4UiY 
• Disappointment at costs council decision | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8VEQ9EYv 
• Lyons Davidson looks to capitalise on ABS status | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qpYZNJsv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Freshfields land roles as China buys into Heathrow | The Lawyer http://t.co/3qpUiW4E 
• Teare J refuses to recuse himself from Ablyazov case | The Lawyer http://t.co/LtIxawKZ 
• Entertainer Freddie Starr has been arrested in the police inquiry into sex abuse claims http://t.co/unv9vZaQ 
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• Criminalising Subletting: A Step Too Far ... Or not Far Enough? | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/aalMaG2O 
• DNA after Lawrence | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/nsCQKbPY 
• The Association of Women Barristers | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/eOVl3b3D 
• Innovative marketing – do the current BSB rules discriminate against chambers? | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/LSYG5wEA 
• Strategy Formulation in a Changing Market | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/Aep2crJy

1st November - LAW NEWS

311 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The contribution of lawyers. Don't emphasise your legal skills when on a board but your depth of experience dealing with companies. Full story - The Global Lawyer

• The High Cost of Marital Legal Battles | Psychology Today http://t.co/pfg3dL3D 
• FIJI based Vatukoula Gold mulls legal action as Xintai fails to complete subscription http://t.co/NkHt5nuE
• John Pope and John Cooper lose murder legal challenges http://t.co/6GSz2dsj 
• Scottish entry into the EU need not be a complicated legal affair http://t.co/bZSoQqeK 
• "Legal highs" mexxy and black mamba banned by government http://t.co/eL4pXKeo 
• CANADA: Justice ministers look at consequences for cyberbullying http://t.co/86i4faOc
• Scout leader Christopher Pimm made Facebook sex advances on boys http://t.co/2lGLXyqf 
• AUSTRALIA: Heiress Gina Rinehart must face three of her children in court to settle £2.6billion trust fund war http://t.co/8X0tXqTi 
• Apple ordered to re-write 'inaccurate' Samsung statement http://t.co/tv4xMXoZ 
• Illegal fireworks sale crackdown by police and trading standards http://t.co/EZdnBpKg 
• Illegal waste sites identified http://t.co/4ItOEOLR 
• CANADA: Montreal mayor laying low as MP vows city ‘deserves better’ http://t.co/Z5EpJe1d 
• SRA ‘not complacent’ over PC renewals | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/k0ImRe32
• US: Boy, 12, on trial for killing white supremacist father http://t.co/XI5Sqm2y 
• We did what banks wanted, UBS trader on trial says http://t.co/GWBKBOtK 
• Stephen Farrow murder trial: Jury considers verdict http://t.co/gi8GWvhR
• Child Support Agency routinely breaching the human rights of fathers http://t.co/a2un6JUL 
• ITALY: Will Sicily's gay Catholic governor continue to ignore gay rights? http://t.co/cF768HN6 
• SRI LANKA hampers legal redress for rights abuses http://t.co/Btamguys 
• Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams champion women's rights on Africa tour http://t.co/yfXVvT7S 
• Carey Olsen adds new senior associate in Guernsey http://t.co/j4AWmipY
• IRAN leader warns against "treason" against the state - govt officials must not turn disputes into a public discussion http://t.co/NFMgUVaE 
• KENYA: Competing Human Rights of Parents and Children http://t.co/9roWgjee 
• Cheating As a Human Right http://t.co/Z4FTbUAz 
• PAKISTAN Foreign Minister touts human rights record at UN http://t.co/FyQ45m3H 
• SAIDI ARABIA: Free Detainee Held Since April for Tweets http://t.co/CvLpDSJI 
• INDONESIA scored over human rights in state visit http://t.co/kNrZu5Fi 
• Judge suspends eviction of Brazilian Indians in southwestern BRAZIL http://t.co/mnJzQWYo 
• On Twitter, Sifting Through Falsehoods in Critical Times http://t.co/KSFl9fft 
• America’s Best Law Firms http://t.co/GtI0fBNL
• Taking responsibility for ‘rogue’ employee’s actions http://t.co/FP3AHNOf 
• The US Supreme Court’s Dog Day - Law Blog http://t.co/5YCSILJr 
• INDIA: Kingfisher Woes Show Need for Bankruptcy Law http://t.co/wxPCG2yx 
• US: Gay Couples May Want to File a Protective Tax Refund Claim http://t.co/uP5IP1a9 
• US: Law firms arguing before the Supreme Court also paying to defend its justices | http://t.co/GmIEKJdy 
• BOLIVIA: Farmers urge rethink on Mother Earth law http://t.co/1hoq3LVH 
• GREECE: Parliament Narrowly Passes Privatization Law http://t.co/QONiBtEY
• Mediators go for ‘gold’ in Hong Kong | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Qm73ZDS7 
• Divorce ruling branded ‘cheat’s charter’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/9nkpu5ZM 
• Goldsmith warning on confidentiality | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/wxcONn6g 
• US plea to curb third-party funding | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/hNiluWok 
• Commercial property - how long is a reasonable time to consent to an assignment? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/vLB2Huaw 
• London care pilot to make £1m saving | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zPI5yNiv 
• Jailed City solicitor to be struck off | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Jh0EXWdq
• SRA ‘confident’ over PC renewals | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/voravOxu 
• Government rejects judicial demands for costs council | The Lawyer http://t.co/LY3Wa5GG 
• Ex-Hogan Lovells partner struck off for £1.27m fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/0CUgyrJX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft signs three-way Chilean merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/jlCKJmXm 
• Judge criticises beer and TV 'flat-screen curfews' http://t.co/xmUSY8PC 
• Secret justice plans 'breach human rights', equalities watchdog says http://t.co/loAT3t5M 
• Hospital manager who attacked bed shortages in magazine article could be struck off http://t.co/2T9B81gn 
• Council threatens OAP, 82, with jail for 'leaf sweeping outside home' http://t.co/54Vhvxuu 
• Former Spice Girl Mel B wins restraining order against photographer http://t.co/cGZeVoWs 
• European Commission is not acting quickly enough to protect patients from potential harm from medical implants http://t.co/Ms6c0KFy 
• Barclays faces $470m energy fine from US regulators http://t.co/8AwKASTw 
• Lloyds Banking Group raises PPI bill by a further £1bn http://t.co/Ge7HwTqN 
• GREECE: Journalist Costas Vaxevanis on trial over bank list http://t.co/ghBCS1Xk 
• Met Police got £22.7m from sponsors, FOI request finds http://t.co/DT0eKJLR 
• Kim Dotcom has announced plans for Mega, a service to replace his banned file-sharing website Megaupload http://t.co/05nd2Mqg 
• Norther Ireland Prison officer murdered after motorway attack http://t.co/kLR9boIR 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
• Cricket libel award appeal fails http://t.co/TaBICwo5 
• Baby P father's libel award over rape claim error is cut to £50,000 http://t.co/Ik0TdK3Q 
• I gave Asil Nadir £4m for nothing more than his friendship, Turkish businessman tells Old Bailey http://t.co/cow1pGlG 
• RUSSIA internet blacklist law takes effect http://t.co/GwpUevWp
• Jimmy Savile estate frozen after abuse claims http://t.co/dNpM8I6P 
• Hopper puts the case against “overly aggressive” SRA | LEGAL FUTURE http://t.co/KJba8yEv 
• Top consumer law firm targets tie-up with big brands after receiving ABS licence | LEGAL FUTURE http://t.co/Mrxi61hY 
• Lawyer defends reporting referee to police | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xpBjCw57 
• Latham and Skadden take starring roles on $4bn Star Wars deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2tymp6nO 
• Berezovsky defeats $23m fraud demand | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WXjPECxM 
• Orrick names new chairman | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6uDFBdX3 
• City watchdog reports huge increase in whistleblowing The Global Legal Post http://t.co/r6nicNNb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills and MoFo complete standout HK IPO for Fosun | The Lawyer http://t.co/uP1u4GvK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O's Düsseldorf founder splits from firm to launch boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/pDWPPJz7 
• Citizenship revoked on Mahdi Hashi for 'extremism' http://t.co/SqNwFSwR 
• UK Government confirm two under-21 footballers face Serbia criminal charges http://t.co/Zwphru55 
• Secret courts plan may be incompatible with Human Rights Act says watchdog http://t.co/kdn1QBbW 
• Yunus Rahmatullah's unlawful detention? UK should have tried harder | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/11wZoACK 
• Adam Werritty fraud investigation dropped over insufficient evidence http://t.co/IAbsmM7M 
• Truth on migrants http://t.co/zM6t4Jig 
• How gangmasters exploit Britain's 'on-tap' flexible workforce http://t.co/tvj4SusT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, A&O, CMS lead on £700m UK nuclear purchase by Hitachi - Legalweek http://t.co/MnjYPf5k 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Skadden use the force on Disney's $4bn Lucasfilm purchase - Legalweek http://t.co/nWCZuZom 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith and MoFo line up on closely-watched HK$4bn pharma IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/Gpd5ba51 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA takes on senior Addleshaws partner duo from firm's Leeds office - Legalweek http://t.co/T0kvtpKi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters cuts back bonuses once more with associates to receive 5% - Legalweek http://t.co/WcnQcbvz 
• Leniency for legal whistleblowers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/xCM65ADF
• Law firms’ tax affairs in the spotlight | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1aChXkGy 
• Jimmy Savile’s victims still have serious obstacles to overcome | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Jfbs6326 
• Could Jimmy Savile’s employers be liable for his actions? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2GLtEfBj 
• Bar Focus | Communication and investment are key for ⁰the Bar’s future | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fl1lsRkU 
• Co-op head and sole practitioner co-chair LAPG | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ch0Ju8Ka 
• No retrospective leniency for drug mules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/taZg53WB 
• ANTIGUA: First female chief justice gets rousing support http://t.co/JVYbT2gT
• BRAZIL - Football disciplinary - A different kind of justice http://t.co/UsbWtQ0j 
• Leveson report delayed until late November http://t.co/LVGkgQwM 
• Perisic appeals against war crimes verdict at The Hague http://t.co/YDrTieGl 
• Sacked PCSOs lose tribunal over nude images http://t.co/MXqetSf5 
• Police officer is cleared of sex assaults http://t.co/F9yl1z8K 
• Two women guilty in Isle of Man election fraud trial http://t.co/6UYMfLFR 
• Mother on trial over masked men allegedly hired to kidnap her daughter - International http://t.co/LphSGiwy 
• Closing speeches in trial of death crash PC David Brown http://t.co/ucy6mGAB 
• Europe sustaining illegal ISRAEL settlements http://t.co/oDLQZkNf 
• Russell Brand is a decent guy, says lawyer suing him for big bucks http://t.co/62l1nCCK 
• CANADA: Key city scandal lawyer warns against scrapping Toronto ethics watchdogs http://t.co/RvJD2co9 
• Lawyer Withdraws From Case by Man Claiming Facebook Ownership http://t.co/652c9OCS 
• AUSTRALIA: New legislation on offshore processing http://t.co/2cBJ5Va0 
• SPAIN: Judge indicts 6 Chileans, 1 American for 1976 slaying of Spanish UN diplomat http://t.co/SK2xyWXu 
• Torture cases surge in MEXICO under Calderon, rights groups say http://t.co/MXqOFPEe 
• Europe rights court condemns POLAND in abortion rape case http://t.co/Svj5Lh3U 
• The New Politics of Human Rights in the Middle East http://t.co/ryWykqtU
• North Staffordshire and South Cheshire see record pay-outs for asbestos related cancers http://t.co/H28VlYKM 
• One for the wine-tasting lawyers: How to lie about wine | The Economist http://t.co/gEKLLn98 
• Newport 'village green' inquiry hears barrister sum up http://t.co/4FlcCH0y 
• Barrister boosts inquiry into busted banks but will it help shareholders? http://t.co/vujlCPDl 
• Dyslexic boy not entitled to place at specialist school, tribunal rules http://t.co/anJIlY6Z 
• Scottish Mental health tribunal may send autistic teenager to England for treatment http://t.co/M9cK2JiP 
• US: Storm forced New York law firms to work remotely http://t.co/c979qfVC 
• HUNGARY: Electoral Law May Complicate Bid for Governing Party’s Rival http://t.co/9uzSuZbn 
• US: A 'gray market' gray area in copyright law http://t.co/UeUreWPg 
• QATAR: Draft media law criticised by rights group http://t.co/3BFh2eRH 
• Gay rights law divides rural and urban FRANCE http://t.co/ObOD1c9y 
• Leveson Inquiry: new laws 'would not have stopped topless Kate Middleton pictures' http://t.co/pzfTYrw6 Oct 31, 2012
• Inquiry over death at Harmondsworth immigration centre http://t.co/prV0Z2o0 
• 'Dog mauling' inquiry as woman dies in Morden http://t.co/9RkHPOHl 
• BALKANS: Kosovo - EU aid for law and order criticised by auditors http://t.co/dGCFZslL 
• Gulags: the 10 worst ABA-accredited US law schools http://t.co/M1sBNyRe 
• US Supreme Court on Patent Law 2013 http://t.co/forAr7bm 
• US: Obey the law, or else. California cracks down on app developers for privacy http://t.co/hVA3pKsl
• New ITALY law tackles rampant corruption http://t.co/fd8qZ7eD 
• US: Oklahomans Prepare for New Law That Will Make Guns a Common Sight http://t.co/IICrmlev 
• CANADA: Inquiry into judge’s sex scandal stuck in legal limbo http://t.co/aId9tpMI 
• Norman Bettison may face legal claims from Hillsborough campaigners http://t.co/zayEKyyQ 
• CHINA: Legal fight lost, Ai starts repaying fans' loans http://t.co/A1lztDCh 
• Judge: Legal aid system 'unjust' http://t.co/3TsTpNRq 
• Facing Fresh Legal Woes, Barclays Swings to a Loss http://t.co/LhjosQ2q 
• AUSTRALIA: Secret health payroll legal advice revealed http://t.co/law4WuCT 
• Legal financing fund at centre of allegations suspended http://t.co/pw9O4u9I 
• South AUSTRALIA barrister sets out agenda for LSSA presidency | Lawyers Weekly: http://t.co/Ygk9Uekg 
• Lesmahagow Tesco asked to appear before Clydesdale Licensing Board to explain how a 16-year-old was able to buy drink http://t.co/QCmzHwaA
• Drinks licence granted for Londonderry Christmas market http://t.co/TEl0gOLP 
• David Gilroy's murder conviction appeal to start in December http://t.co/hfRXbOqY 
• IRELAND: Struck off solicitor Thomas Byrne to stand trial next year over €50m theft and fraud charges http://t.co/uujdiAcc

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

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

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

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

27th October - LAW NEWS

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• 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