LawNewsIndex

Monday

10th December - LAW NEWS

350 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Are whole-life prison sentences an infringement of human rights? As three British lifers launch an appeal at the European court, we weigh the evidence. Full story - Guardian Law

Votes for prisoners: UK told it must implement ECHR decisions http://t.co/I128v4Eh
Arthur Chaskalson obituary: Barrister chosen by Mandela to be first president of South Africa's constitutional court http://t.co/rSJcMa1B
Father and son rapists Barry Ford and Craig McKellar jailed http://t.co/wgaE2aCr
Scottish independence: EC's Barroso says new states need 'apply to join EU' http://t.co/L8XeYXBy
US: Lawyer For Notorious B.I.G. Criticizes LAPD Over Release Of Slain Rapper’s Autopsy Results http://t.co/eQzKGzDt
NEW ZEALAND: Struck off lawyer Barry Hart's punishment is excessive, claims his lawyer http://t.co/FBrwpVoR
CHINA: Beijing Lawyer Denounces Execution for Organs at Hospital http://t.co/PWyTaMHl
Personal injury firms flock to joint marketing scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/STs4XlY5
Facebook, Google, Zynga Ask Courts To Reject Patents On Abstract Ideas That Plague Tech Innovation http://t.co/uCJu6zNV
CANADA: Stylish illegal alien monkey found roaming Toronto's Ikea store lost in materialist thought http://t.co/9eKRzNCc
PAKISTAN government set to face Swiss cases trial http://t.co/Q3glMeFe
INDIA: Mother alone can't give child for adoption without father's consent http://t.co/s5rRkBmB
NEW ZEALAND: Journalist Phillip Cottrell murder witnesses claim police intimidation http://t.co/7xnTVnZg
US: Dragon Systems Founders Take Goldman to Trial Over Advice http://t.co/PIlgpWGM
INDIA: Effort to clarify app data rights hits snags http://t.co/wm8AwdXZ
Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore: UK is committed to protecting the rights of all http://t.co/spcD7997
St George's Tron congregation leaves over gay rights http://t.co/mvU2H6xi
Legal Services Commission http://t.co/7bTtEMfZ
Legal Theory Lexicon: Efficiency, Pareto, and Kaldor-Hicks http://t.co/yLQ6JgBF
TURKEY arrests pro-Kurdish BDP officials http://t.co/UCDcV8iy
INDIA: Salman Rushdie's family lose legal battle over bungalow in Supreme Court http://t.co/a0r9uc7y
'Easy council' faces legal battle over mass sell-off http://t.co/NIAvFoqd
Harrogate Lawyer's Legal blog goes from strength to strength http://t.co/dwWlqJBH
EGYPT: Morsi's new constitution decalaraion conciliates judiciary, lets opposition down http://t.co/xrKOnUsM
PAKISTAN: Hanif heirs look towards judiciary, authorities on absolute barbarism http://t.co/2vXbTile
US: Lawsuit And Civil Protest Planned Over Right-To-Work Legislation http://t.co/JV22vjTr
Inventing Democracy: S Africans have advice for EGYPT, LIBYA and other countries trying to emerge from oppressive rule http://t.co/hhF9t9Sz
US: Checking the Costs of Homeland Security http://t.co/jYaAGaUP
Fire Safety in Garment Factories since recent fires in BANGLADESH & INDIA http://t.co/7orICFQU
In Pursuit of McAfee, Media Are Part of Story http://t.co/wBkrrYwS
TheLawMap: The Law Business: 3rd to 9th December http://t.co/6zcRcU04
Londonderry court: Three men appear on rocket charges http://t.co/3fPSwALz
Pembroke power station 'breaches environment laws' http://t.co/ZnkzFNH6
Manchester derby: Nine charged by police http://t.co/SaN6oryq
Apple Maps 'is life-threatening' to motorists lost in Australia heat http://t.co/0e1PNPiR
Lord Lucan 'mystery man' witness statement uncovered http://t.co/I9LFGDwF
Leveson report: Labour publishes press standards plan http://t.co/EgO7dKAu
EGYPT: President Morsi gives army arrest powers before vote http://t.co/Y0G8xVmk
Abuse inquiry police arrest man http://t.co/LzVBhXl3
Cameron rejects decriminalising drugs http://t.co/5EO6Pmvz
Kate hoax: Australian presenters 'gutted and heartbroken' http://t.co/BaHyVOR1
Strasbourg Christmas surprises | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/j9LDHeVp
Human Rights Day warning to prime minister | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iV65Mwqv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Brodies re-elects Drummond for sixth term as managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/J1uU0keU
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn faces sex discrimination claim from former employee | The Lawyer http://t.co/m84z3Cp9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jefferies Solicitors prepares to go live with personal injury network | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZAoar4h9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Former client drops negligence claim against Shackleton | The Lawyer http://t.co/aoFiOGxK
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons hires Hong Kong finance partner from Standard Chartered Bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/MYpFQHy8
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Dickinson to target international growth post-merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/PsRBo7nv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Frontrunners emerge for Clyde & Co senior partner role | The Lawyer http://t.co/smkU0hNL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow to face £50m InnovatorOne claim in CoA | The Lawyer http://t.co/OemR2MKa
LAW FIRM NEWS: Law firm trio advises as British Land fills up West End development | The Lawyer http://t.co/pqQLvgyl
As long-serving boss calls it a day at soaraway Clydes, does stability equal success? | The Lawyer http://t.co/o7vmCx9I
New regulations, technology, competitors & customer expectations are forcing law firms to adapt to change | The Lawyer http://t.co/doZb1mv7
Freedom law leaves kids at risk | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZwhtJeX8
STRs need handling with care | The Lawyer http://t.co/TTApiaiS
Transfer price is still not right | The Lawyer http://t.co/8thQdgOh
Australia's diversity challenge | The Lawyer http://t.co/1KnUKdEV
Judge imposes 'least possible sentence' on graffiti vandals http://t.co/wFtTCgnB
MI5 spy to stand trial over sexual assault of colleague http://t.co/rDGZjqgM
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
US, China turned EU powers against airline pollution law http://t.co/Y3puEmSs
Debate looms on US electronic surveillance law http://t.co/E39t3Tgy
US: Judge Napolitano: "Tell the Orwellians at Verizon to Go Take a Hike" http://t.co/TM2tcREV
US: Miami judge off case after having photo taken of mayor testifying in his courtroom http://t.co/JEOK4MI9
Bangladesh crimes tribunal accuses The Economist magazine of hacking judge’s computer http://t.co/x8eZFnE4
Solicitors favour LinkedIn over Facebook and Twitter as social media use slowly grows | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/imI43Iif
Survey: firms need better hold of "levers of profitability" to make most of clients and staff | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/7kSioP7K
Conveyancers reject Law Society call for referral fee ban | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/V4tvyxVP
SERBIA: LDP files charges against justice minister http://t.co/2cRQl89M
JAMAICA: Justice delayed for Ezroy Millwood http://t.co/91hc1bcV
INDIA: 90 percent of Indians are idiots, easily mislead by religion: Justice Markandey Katju http://t.co/LEUQDN2L
TAIWAN: Harvard professor urges public discourse on issues of justice http://t.co/YEXKYfY6
INDIA: Lawyers call meeting on Justice Pinto’s statement http://t.co/DlmqazPW
UK's Hague confirms 'evidence' of Syria chemical arms plans http://t.co/tcIN2SW4
Belfast flag protests: Loyalists march through Londonderry http://t.co/MTZ4lkzv
Gay marriage: Boris Johnson and Michael Gove give backing http://t.co/3RMJKh0X
Rolls-Royce faces bribery claim inquiry by SFO http://t.co/NWHfiyaa
UK, Palestinian child prisoners and Israel http://t.co/VmeWlM9j
MALAYSIA: Lawyer seeks judicial review of education blueprint http://t.co/lkmGmvud
US: The impact of famed lawyer David Boies on Silicon Valley http://t.co/7DMfvZ7X
AUSTRALIA: Nothing illegal in Duchess prank call, Australian radio says http://t.co/LV9ChJmg
Five jailed after Met seize illegal firearms http://t.co/QptHgKj2
KENYA: Government Vows Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants http://t.co/pDvsRPVX
Accrington wholesaler had illegal tobacco http://t.co/011Lwh77
Stars face bill for millions if tribunal judgment goes against Ingenious as Revenue says film tax schemes illegal http://t.co/DU289Rew
Plan for former Salford magistrates' courts to become apartments http://t.co/vyAegBL4
I was accused of setting up a show trial, Conor Murphy tells Northern Ireland court http://t.co/UgPzxKIN
Tax not 'voluntary', Danny Alexander tells firms http://t.co/2HVmypyd
Former Nissan Westway saleswoman loses 'sex jibes' tribunal http://t.co/HlAvyCiC
NEW ZEALAND: Judge Rules Naked Jogs in New Zealand Legal http://t.co/4PdLKkoW
Actor John Travolta awarded legal fees for defamation court battle http://t.co/HaHXfFj3
“Legal Imperialism” And International Law: Legal Foundations For War Crimes, Debt Collection And Colonization http://t.co/FAdeUqYU
Singer Adele fails to register baby boy within legal 42-day deadline http://t.co/qaCpduKo
US: Wisconsin father of 9 reportedly agrees to judge's order to stop having kids http://t.co/E5ieJhip

Sunday

9th December - LAW NEWS

349 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

US: The true story of children lost in a world of abuse and trafficking: http://t.co/ZA9WdHeE
US: NY and CA as potential regulators of elite law schools http://t.co/ArAvO9xd
US: Brake manufacturers gearing up to meet Wash. law http://t.co/bWq41arj
US: Law Suit against Thomas Jefferson law school goes forward http://t.co/IsINfNyK
Arrests and beatings at UKRAINE gay human rights protest http://t.co/s0qy2PIp
PAKISTAN: Teaching human rights in schools http://t.co/LIlo1Nlc
Libyan human rights activist held in IRAQ http://t.co/SSXT1keR
'Path Towards Construction of Human Rights TUNISIA Is Difficult and Full of Traps,' Says Pres http://t.co/zb1R0Qyi
Cartoon 34: Judicial Independence in IRAN http://t.co/YFkELxyN
UN Rights Official Slams Credibility of EGYPT's New Constitution http://t.co/998Dc2ft
Sharing the responsibility on human rights day http://t.co/zMFcVZxA
ISRAEL: Photos of 2012 Human Rights March in Tel Aviv http://t.co/RUFfei54
A reminder that sectarianism lives on in Northern Ireland http://t.co/mSeWG0Bw
The woman who turned down unpaid labour at Poundland on her year of legal battles and the injustice of workfare http://t.co/clQWTQdv
FRANCE: English expat sued over 'exhaustion and anxiety' caused by sound of cows on his land http://t.co/mMwzIuCq
Australian station's royal prank 'broke law and radio industry codes of practice' http://t.co/Llnph0cN
Those Best Labour Prime Ministers in Full http://t.co/REBj6NhA
Thirty officers injured by loyalists in Belfast Union Flag protests http://t.co/RHy6A6kr
Letter shows Scotland Yard might have nailed Jack the Ripper on fingerprints http://t.co/Tv0zRohh
Police make 300 arrests in crackdown on licensed premises http://t.co/WorRCHdy
Pensioner prisoners: Old lags just got older http://t.co/TMVINOYY
A Tepid ‘Welcome Back’ for Spanish Jews http://t.co/AIdDaZYB
ISRAEL: In a neighborhood where there is no mercy for the weak, how should we expect Israel to act? http://t.co/f2TLpWKk
US: Bureau of Prisons freeze release of federal prisoners for "extraordinary and compelling reasons http://t.co/4He26Bcq
Those Crazy Indemnity Forms We All Sign http://t.co/AbB6QEz5
US: Worry Tempers Joy Over Gay Marriage’s Moment in Court http://t.co/YiVBb6li
PALESTINE: Leader Celebrates Founding of Hamas With Defiant Speech http://t.co/JEzDpat2
Ex-SAS’s counter-terrorist head is suing Metropolitan Police claiming wrongful accusation leaking secret intelligence http://t.co/fzSXDJ3r
Six barristers have received more than £500,000 of public money in one year for defending suspected criminals http://t.co/n2C6f4C8
MPs put pressure on David Cameron over drugs legalisation http://t.co/ZkeMpldo
Pressure mounts to drop all charges against SAS hero freed from jail http://t.co/YFneMJGx
MPs turn on Home Office over snoopers' charter http://t.co/q5LfZcv5
Londonderry rocket: Three men charged with terror offences http://t.co/IeRkHM99
Gay marriage plan 'barking mad' says Tory MP David Davies http://t.co/oCL20QOL
Police in Perth detain two men over Bute Drive death http://t.co/ZZDG8SJf
Tracking adverts set to jump across gadgets http://t.co/dTQ5Za8C
EGYPT crisis: Opposition considers response to Morsi move http://t.co/WNx0Hggg
Dementia patient wrongly receives £29,289 care bill http://t.co/7ZiHj4hV
AUSTRALIA: Duchess hoax radio station to review practices http://t.co/uWZF9QmH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
MP’s delight after ancient law is tamed http://t.co/5IwR8d5B
TURKEY turns to human rights law to reclaim British Museum sculptures http://t.co/RCkPg0MF
Leveson Lands, Cameras in Court and Secret Courts - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/TUW2P3xE
Should any genetic information be a trade secret? | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/mmNivPKc
Rules of procedure should not be rigidly enforced - Supreme Court | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/c5EUh1Dm
Judge strikes down Facebook page "Keeping our Kids Safe From Predators" | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/EOAAa3fr
Priests are not press meat, says Strasbourg | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/tphBoiI8
Allowing religious gay marriages will avoid human rights challenges | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/1IzvqGiK
Culling seals to protect farmed salmon: what should we be allowed to know? | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/Uno8ZX7v
The Civil Law and Monistic Education Systems in GERMANY and SWEDEN | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/N71xlxZ8
Another Overturned Conviction in the US by The Innocence Project | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/89iJtJeR
Gun Control’s Racist Origins | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/6yH7qMgM
Why You Can’t Understand the US Constitution Without the Common Law | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/RZPFurBj
‘You Can’t Touch Me I’m A Solicitor’ Says Trainee After Racially Abusing Bouncer At Lap Dance Club, Court Hears http://t.co/fz5hZqdk
EGYPT: President ready to delay referendum, says Justice Minister http://t.co/vL2TE4yP
NEW ZEALAND: Survivor's fight for justice http://t.co/irxd073b
SRI LANKA parliamentary panel finds chief justice guilty http://t.co/7ypcp4GV
Lawyer not guilty of racial abuse at Leeds lap dancing club http://t.co/4l5WYV7s
Coroner orders fresh investigation into death of lawyer who said fiance was 'trying to kill' her http://t.co/bGbK9l8E
Sunderland illegal tobacco trade in Parliamentary spotlight http://t.co/N3J15LQp
Police action on illegal scrap metal dealing in Cumbria http://t.co/BCg81Hth
Flexible courts: let us know your experiences http://t.co/XTNXB0g7
pakistan: Court to determine if President is immune, according to Lahore High Court http://t.co/WoUqYbnh
North Staffordshire Magistrates' court closes after 173 years http://t.co/YCFnwows
SENEGAL trial of CHAD dictator operational soon http://t.co/2ypfQ2ja
EastEnders' Gemma McCluskie death: Brother faces murder trial http://t.co/R9SKNAyh
Aberdeen woman Renee Slater faces 'dummy' election candidate trial http://t.co/5q7kkwNm
Will BRAZILs 'Mensalao' corruption trial bring change? http://t.co/QPHrPlSO
US: Occupy protester to face trial in case related to Twitter subpoena http://t.co/xM28RN8S
Arrest over racial slur at Sebastien Bassong at Swansea stadium http://t.co/HULucWSp
TURKEY: Acquittal in conscientious objection case a win for free speech http://t.co/TU74VdlI
CHINA: Why human rights lawyers need to get up to speed on climate change http://t.co/79dudGGn
Gay marriage to be allowed in church: Religious groups can choose whether to host same-sex weddings http://t.co/XfuMOD19
Facebook: Italian police raid HQ in tax crackdown http://t.co/VGMikdNR
Autumn Statement: Shares-for-rights scheme opens £250m tax loophole http://t.co/RZWwaqCZ
RUSSIA attacks EU human rights record after criticism http://t.co/F4RFc7bD
Witnesses may testify anonymously at charity tribunal case on Plymouth Brethren http://t.co/Cv1cpKTo
US: Justices to Hear Two Challenges on Gay Marriage http://t.co/W4kPh2fF
QATAR: Human Rights Official Defends Life Sentence for Poet Who Praised Arab Spring Uprisings http://t.co/bKXA8ePC
Fears of 'cronyism' as police commissioners appoint deputies http://t.co/LyIz0iVO
I resent paying rape victim compensation, says Ched Evans' cousin http://t.co/FxFZEAMN
Elderly driving laws must be changed, says coroner, after 89-year-old dies on M40 http://t.co/U9rJOzJz
Union boss 'harassed colleague over daughter's Islam conversion' http://t.co/3cNMFMfx
From Russia with hate - are Russian assassins on the loose in Britain? http://t.co/r940to3G
Raider sues police for injuring him in sting http://t.co/ccaqZHSI
Fears over ability to ignore content in snooping powers http://t.co/5I6W1SJE
ARGENTINA tries to enforce anti-media monopoly law http://t.co/mnAjYqPg
Here's The Rule An AUSTRALIA Radio Show Could Have Broken By Pranking Kate Middleton's Nurse http://t.co/Jm6yvoa3
Law change bankrupts creditors raiding banks lost cash http://t.co/mYisQ9By
Regional heavyweight law firm Ashton KCJ to have new chief http://t.co/ZTXlv1R1
Leveson: Internet needs new privacy laws http://t.co/i0PzknHX
US Congress passes 'Magnitsky' rule on Russia trade law http://t.co/B9uHlSkO
Leveson Suggests New Law To 'Civilise' The Internet At Conference In Sydney http://t.co/yqXRJSvK
Guardian and Observer Christmas appeal 2012: the Disability Law Service http://t.co/wlRLHcs7
Loan shark concern after floods hit north Wales http://t.co/I7AKv1re
UK government condemned on net address shift http://t.co/EzY6EXa8
DVLA bans councils from database over abuses http://t.co/FBaQahIb
Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes faces probe over donation http://t.co/h70Hs71K
NETHERLANDS: Dutch football referee death prompts minute's silence http://t.co/7CH6uASm
Neon Roberts brain tumour case: Court delays ruling http://t.co/cE5Uykb8
UK Uncut protests over Starbucks 'tax avoidance' http://t.co/2ARLVVnU
Man punched outside London pub in 'unprovoked attack' dies http://t.co/mdYVrnBR
AUSTRALIA: DJs face backlash over hoax death http://t.co/GC3AImNb
Kate hoax call: London hospital protests to radio network http://t.co/N1QtW7mW

Saturday

8th December - LAW NEWS

348 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Judge aims to resolve Apple-Samsung legal dispute http://t.co/qN4fv8te
US: House Judiciary Chairman Chooses Top Committee Staffers http://t.co/nosFH87K
SRA-banned fake solicitor guilty in major property scam http://t.co/eLSDeWdo
Stuart Hall 'innocent of abuse charges' says solicitor http://t.co/7wTLv3NQ
Perversions of justice in CANADA's cases of inadmissibility http://t.co/7M5lhDjU
The collapse of Transitional Justice http://t.co/s8XGsf6o
PAKISTAN court dissolves commission probing Chief Justice’s son http://t.co/lWB7qRlB
SRI LANKA: Opposition walks out of parliament over chief justice http://t.co/5scMzGMR
Lord Justice Leveson calls for new laws to curb 'mob rule' on the internet http://t.co/w1LJJsgY
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
‘A Barrister’s Rhetorical Flourishes Can Be Seductive, But Eventually They Become An Irritating Distraction’ http://t.co/2H9cssUX
AUSTRALIA: Bomb scare clears Parramatta's busy George St http://t.co/lyzDopRn
Cleethorpes barrister Taryn Lee named in list of influential people http://t.co/PNSuM0us
ISRAEL: Hamas Plans Legal Action against Israeli Defence Forces http://t.co/yUqbqZzx
BPI ban on legal Pirate Bay site lifted http://t.co/qyZVdFoo
Town can trace its legal connections right back to 1839 http://t.co/qJEl7cPw
City care home must improve or face legal action http://t.co/iLm3pmf2
Flourishing of 'big society' in Barnet raises major legal questions for councils http://t.co/xVoRccdz
'The Boy' launches legal bid against Belle De Jour http://t.co/fFHwipfe
US: Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages http://t.co/9lGS6oYV
Privacy laws needed to prevent “trial by Twitter”, Leveson LJ says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/IASkZ5B6
Civilise the internet, Leveson demands | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/F8nnlsRo
Diversity boost for lowest rung of judiciary | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/sLt7UiDZ
Kiwi lawyers in Christmas party flap | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NxWdjt5c
Bank fine triggers questions over data storage | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7NZxSeGB
Lawyers back Sri Lanka's top judge after 'mad woman' jibe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gS7PVsJK
Detention of UAE lawyers creates 'climate of fear' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2f5rWkT0
Italy's Dewey legacy splinters with mass defection | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JZVzVcth
Whistleblower fingers bank over $12bn losses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FtJmLM7s
Richard O'Dwyer's two-year extradition ordeal ends in New York http://t.co/ueH8d39E
One in five young prisoners are Muslim, report reveals http://t.co/efnDPMvv
DNA testing frees US man who lived on death row for 15 years http://t.co/roZsb6Bo
Leveson watches UK developments 'with interest' from Australia http://t.co/PI4Xhtkz
At Top US Law Firms, a Class Conflict During Bonus Season http://t.co/eI0fNztO
US: Questions about disorderly conduct law impact on gang funerals http://t.co/sJz4Pagx

Friday

7th December - LAW NEWS

347 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Tension grows as lawyers call for Jackson reform details to avoid last-minute rush. As the countdown to 2013 begins many litigators will be thinking about the impending implementation of Sir Rupert Jackson’s costs reforms. Yet frustration is mounting over the lack of detail coming out of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over the reform programme. Full story - The Lawyer

LAW FIRM NEWS: Italy's Lablaw moves into Naples via local association | The Lawyer http://t.co/rDkhX0A1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Post-merger Herbies shakes up gardening leave provisions | The Lawyer http://t.co/nyeTOlnu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Morton Fraser finds merger partner in Glasgow's Macdonalds | The Lawyer http://t.co/FIRi8uo5
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters ditches Brazil ally in light of stringent local bar rules | The Lawyer http://t.co/moXjSopJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil to beef up London high yield with Freshfields partner Strauss | The Lawyer http://t.co/mA6vhALX
LSB backs law centres in call for suitable regulation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VdxBtqGB
Family lawyers losing business | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qPOla69A
Voter registration: Cross-checking databases 'as accurate as ID cards' http://t.co/NvSsNzVH
Workplace discrimination prompts 'whitened' job applications http://t.co/I0GBfPvx
Hospitals' disabled parking charges may be ‘unlawful’ http://t.co/OMwFzuiz
Which? says bank staff 'still push unsuitable products' http://t.co/KT1aumCF
Judge attempts to get traffic violation thrown out http://t.co/F68nIn68
Trade union boss accused of sexual harassment campaign http://t.co/xtYnE5nv
Solicitor husband challenged over wife’s drug death in Cambodia honeymoon hotel in Cambodia http://t.co/M5p7SCLs
Mother fled hospital with ill son to stop doctors 'frying his brains' http://t.co/HngcdVlW
US: Gay couples and recreational marijuana users in Washington State stayed up late to usher in their new status http://t.co/sBnZSmj9
Morsi Defends Wide Authority as Turmoil Rises in EGYPT http://t.co/U1jicDuM
CYPRUS: Three months in jail without trial http://t.co/wzLLpls6
‘Trial by Google’ the new threat to privacy, Leveson warns http://t.co/AP277qHB
US: Taylor Murphy trial - Firefighter 'attacked pre-op transsexual model girlfriend Claudia Charriez' http://t.co/2nXj6u6m
John McAfee taken to hospital after lawyer reports convulsions http://t.co/FyE67pRC
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
CANADA: Lawyer who posted confidential material caught up in police sting http://t.co/xjpP7s0z
AUSTRALIA: Humanitarian lawyer accused of raping four male clients has lost a legal bid to keep his identity secret http://t.co/aQzDO950
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer calls for end to asylum 'screening out' policy http://t.co/31ZlV5K4
MPs hire lawyer to fight watchdog order to repay second home profits http://t.co/xkwlTNp4
US: Pentagon's Top Lawyer to Resign http://t.co/LoUg7Omt
INDIA: Special court at Ramanathapuram for land grab cases http://t.co/5V0FWhds
ARGENTINA warns court not to extend Clarin's injunction http://t.co/ieRcJdO8
FTC tells US courts not to ban sales of smartphones and tablets http://t.co/ePuXXuCz
PALESTINE: Joining the Hague court will have implications for Palestinians, too http://t.co/w26Ehpdj
Judge urges Apple and Samsung ‘peace’ http://t.co/xJ7j8mAQ
INDIA: Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) directs DCHL not to sell, mortgage assets http://t.co/lRmD2st1
Moors murderer Ian Brady's mental health tribunal to take place June 2013 http://t.co/5nooEVxh
COLOMBIA: Reform will boost impunity for military and police human rights abusers http://t.co/OjuIdkmB
MEXICO: Police brutality uncovered by human rights investigators http://t.co/h6ArJvRm
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills and Latham win roles on Lonmin's $817m rights issue - Legalweek http://t.co/Hx67HZj7
NHSLA to review panel as main Government roster faces new delay - Legalweek http://t.co/KvA8Y4ok
Fixed-fee billing favoured by 50% of corporates, LW research finds - Legalweek http://t.co/lEMdwnMO
LAW FIRM NEWS: Links ends cooperation agreement with Brazil ally Lefosse - Legalweek http://t.co/bYJgooER
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills shakes up post-merger partner notice terms - Legalweek http://t.co/fMG0Iv5n
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood boosts City AIM practice with LG hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/UMjSk14C
LAW FIRM NEWS: Webber Wentzel to incorporate Linklaters name when alliance goes live | The Lawyer http://t.co/PVvXPEZU
COSTA RICA: Judiciary Showdown Tests Public Confidence in Country’s Public Institutions
BALKANS: Kosovo's supreme court panel ordered a new trial against former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Fatmir Limaj http://t.co/m7naDuT4
Barrister gives tough stance on criminals http://t.co/R1mah3Pw
‘Kerb crawlers’ could face driving bans as well as prosecution, warns Scots Solicitor General http://t.co/7esfsuCi
Alex Salmond to meet Scotland's party leaders to discuss recommendations of Leveson report http://t.co/HIbFAm8V
Campaign to fight impunity in journalist murders http://t.co/CyhgBuqR
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling urged to raise 'illogical' age of criminal responsibility http://t.co/0wPQ4FK5
Victims should be listened to, but not influence sentences http://t.co/LUp0OAOR
SRI LANKA chief justice walks out of hearing http://t.co/jO5h1mbR
Scottish independence: MSPs back Section 30 legal order http://t.co/6z7V9SPo
Legal highs are targeted in new police campaign around Leeds http://t.co/43Gvn4W1
Asian Tour of golfers could face further legal challenges, say lawyers http://t.co/g8rbMgft
Marijuana legal in first US state http://t.co/Kj02oDHR
Gordon Ramsay father-in-law’s bid to shut down restaurant empire thrown out of court http://t.co/DOhPbV25
Who will regulate space law? http://t.co/8MoW6IZG
Facebook Doesn't Violate Antitrust Law When It Controls Its Users' Experience http://t.co/OWqoy9o9
US: How the 'Death With Dignity' Law Failed in Massachusetts http://t.co/OHMWzobK
US: Man charges porn trolling firm Prenda Law with identity theft http://t.co/fzdXX6N2
EU mulls more flexible online copyright law http://t.co/r1yAqACm
John McAfee refused asylum by GUATEMALA http://t.co/VK0zEu8U
New solicitor PI marketing network to spend £3m on adverts as Thompsons eyes trade union partnerships | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/9rHI0x5C
Richard O'Dwyer ordered to pay £20,000 by US court http://t.co/LnxJLcWX
PR EXPERT Max Clifford denies 'damaging' sex offence allegations http://t.co/qnp9y9eB
LPOs set to take on high-value work and “compete directly with law firms” | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/kOG4HXRi
A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fBkwRNqw
Three global firms scoop pro bono prizes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VE8NYHMh
Law graduate rumbled after lying in exam | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L7k6eHPU
Global law brands set to rule legal market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BguGW8wI
'Disappointing' year for Aussie M&A experts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HtpHdMcS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters leads for GSK on £650m India and Africa investment - Legalweek http://t.co/XktgDCKJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ofcom head of legal and BLP partner join SJB in double competition hire - Legalweek http://t.co/MaMiWDnB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters among firms advising on Autumn Statement lending initiative - Legalweek http://t.co/0ZDBltPJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC recruits heavyweight corporate team in triple Wragges partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/uqfwaFov
Crime and Courts Bill: Report stage day two http://t.co/xnNB5ta5
FIJI: Army rules the courts http://t.co/MfwNwGq2
Courts decision to impact employers who use agency workers http://t.co/K5dutUWO
CHINA: Courts need to show way forward http://t.co/YS2O4GiA
Recent Asbos imposed by courts in North East Lincolnshire http://t.co/4W53XWSR

Thursday

6th December - LAW NEWS

346 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
There are widespread failures among law firms to comply with a host of key regulatory requirements, from their websites to the Bribery Act. Full story - Legal Futures

Trade union giant Thompsons is latest ABS | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3yKFYuKh
Chawleigh 'illegal' alien give way sign criticised http://t.co/n5aE3yr4
Illegal waste dump costs couple nearly £500,000 http://t.co/HReWhAHQ
INDIA: It's Now Illegal For Women In an Indian Village To Use Cell Phones http://t.co/dH2lcZyN
Huddersfield teenager murder trial delayed http://t.co/PKfKSMOR
Saakashvili critic Okruashvili on trial in GEORGIA http://t.co/heYESWp2
Police pay should start £4,000 lower, says tribunal http://t.co/Y9sRmlO7
Starbucks agrees to pay more corporation tax http://t.co/NPZLtUN2
UK's leading PR expert Max Clifford arrested in sex offences investigation http://t.co/xYeYxEmA
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters take brilliant cut on Graff Diamonds refinancing | The Lawyer http://t.co/5bjT8iJp
LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC taps Wragges for three-strong senior corporate team | The Lawyer http://t.co/YaqnmMiL
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin bolsters competition with Ofcom legal chief and BLP partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/2ZduBYDW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers hires BLP wealth planning partner in Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/kDMovGRK
LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Görg picks up five lawyers from White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/z5BbMPsn
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst loses senior Sydney litigation partner to Jones Day | The Lawyer http://t.co/jPuzC7iC
LAW FIRM NEWS: Thompsons becomes latest ABS with double licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/c1VsWo6i
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters joins Norton Rose and new SA ally on £1.3bn Barclays Africa sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/Onj21cbI
The Law Business: 26th November to 2nd December http://t.co/nSvLqS7W
The Law Business: 19th to 25th November http://t.co/HvQLGOdm
US: At 450 pounds, Ohio killer too obese to execute, lawyer says http://t.co/E5sbERe2
IRAN: Nasrin Sotoudeh: Jailed Iran lawyer 'ends hunger strike' http://t.co/1g3f8E1x
US: ‘Stupid and criminal’: Lawyer for Bradley Manning speaks out http://t.co/lhbW9xUd
NIGERIA: Regulator calls for rejection of NigComSat legislation http://t.co/v38I0Mse
CANADA: Alberta’s New Pension Legislation: Bill 10, the Employment Pension Plans Act http://t.co/Cj9vtqjO
UGANDA Revives Its Favorite Distraction: Anti-Gay Legislation http://t.co/gKBub73v
US House Democrats introduce new meningitis legislation http://t.co/w2O2RiBS
70 Tory MPs vote to repeal the Human Rights Act http://t.co/mWn58Fqw
US government lawyers persist in defending the menacing Section 1021 in court, a Senate initiative makes matters worse http://t.co/UeZtnDPG
Passengers don't know their rights on flight delays http://t.co/PmKLJ4BC
Netflix wins 'first run' Disney film rights http://t.co/rr5zuL97
INDIA: Move for National Tax Tribunal and taking way HC jurisdiction retrograde, says expert http://t.co/6X9Qnt6u
Tribunal reduces ban for social worker convicted of drink driving http://t.co/WR1PCDch
UN war tribunals making progress but still face challenges, officials tell Security Council http://t.co/s9VmNXFi
US: New Judge Assigned to Case Against BP Supervisors http://t.co/vwU3rGrH
BRAZIL: Policeman Gets 21 Years in Judge's Murder http://t.co/4Y1l8LU4
US: Judge Derails Groupon Settlement Gravy Train http://t.co/sU3o6DhK
Judiciary faces public crisis unless it appoints more women and ethnic minorities, says Jack Straw http://t.co/lnc4fZvD
IRAN: Women Activists Meet With Iranian Judiciary Officials About Nasrin Sotoudeh http://t.co/Gxpa2dUk
Russian Oligarch Moves to Support Human Rights Group http://t.co/aHIPOJZH
US: A Son of Slaves Still Fights For Human Rights http://t.co/TTd5YcpK
RUSSIA criticizes EU on human rights ahead of summit http://t.co/48s27ncF
US: A Check on Bad Eyewitness Identifications http://t.co/iJo16RNg
John McAfee, Software Pioneer, Is Arrested in GUATEMALA http://t.co/u4t1e5Zf
INDIA: Gujrat riot victims won't get justice under Narendra Modi http://t.co/s1edPCTy
AUSTRALIA: Scales of justice buckle under rising workload http://t.co/E4537g7t
CANADA: Toronto mayor to stay in power pending appeal of ouster http://t.co/kKv0zAhl
INDIA: ‘Court has repeatedly cautioned that election of a candidate should not be lightly interfered with" http://t.co/AahHdEAn
Over breakfast, Fleet St agrees to accept most of Leveson plan http://t.co/HCGru8MQ
Mr Justice Wyn Williams appointed chairman of Professional Regional Game Board http://t.co/Q4UMBoFl
Swansea Law firm Peter Lynn & Partners recruit Neil Jacobi http://t.co/R9o95crD
Frankie Dettori’s solicitor finds the France Galop hearing sympathetic http://t.co/WuAM7FiD
Owners & employees of waste disposal companies fined £200,000 for exporting dumped electronics to the developing world http://t.co/mDXE2ZD9
Scotland Yard officer faces a gross misconduct inquiry after writing a book critical of police service reforms http://t.co/T7tIB5uU
Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks bailed to 8 March http://t.co/8OxPBln4
Allow not-for-profit agencies to charge, says LSB as it delays date for them to become ABSs | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/dR79N6KS
Connect2Law appoints new chief executive | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lZBbBWNf
Scottish Law Society goes ahead with restricted ABSs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OnJqQFYF
SRA approves compliance officers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5Da7KIjX
Egypt judges boycott constitution vote | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/nywfFfSs
‘Oppressive’ employment litigants costs call | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/pe9k0p2W
Interpreters ‘gag’ probe | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/LeDxDw0S
Town and village greens - commercial property | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/9eem9JxU
Adviser warns on traffic accident portal fees | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/CZTUPX6D
Voluntary sector should be able to charge - LSB | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/CX7K8XNT
Jail sex offenders for longer, proposes review of sentencing guidelines http://t.co/dmyii1q3
Two HIV-positive men take on ZAMBIA government over prison conditions http://t.co/cbLkm9Z1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Magic circle trio advises as HSBC sells stake in Chinese insurer | The Lawyer http://t.co/AbZBhrmg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells and Linklaters take brilliant cut on Graff Diamonds refinancing | The Lawyer http://t.co/b6wolMf7
Tension grows as lawyers call for Jackson reform details to avoid last-minute rush | The Lawyer http://t.co/6MxBM0tj
Mediation talks between ex-Halliwells partners and liquidators are adjourned | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZrAhn2xT
The argument that currency fluctuations affect revenue figures is pretty thin | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lw5l1uny
LAW FIRM NEWS: Opening in Washington DC suits some Linklaters partners surprisingly well | The Lawyer http://t.co/mr6uazED
Euro 2012 was a boost for troubled Ukraine but its benefits are unlikely to be felt in the longer term | The Lawyer http://t.co/EyDdHEtu
Regional Administrative Courts have promoted access to justice and lawyers outside London have geared up | The Lawyer http://t.co/OVNhOELW
Ever-changing taxation environment and a booming resources sector mean life is never dull | The Lawyer http://t.co/GXHkoev1
The Lawyer’s latest Top 50 litigation firms list shows that business for dispute specialists is roaring | The Lawyer http://t.co/oQcdbTyK
UBS faces third FSA investigation in 4 years, this time for Libor. A record-breaking fine could be coming | The Lawyer http://t.co/rE1lY3Fm
The row between HP and Autonomy shows why lawyers should look closely at sale and purchase agreements | The Lawyer http://t.co/qbGo8dj5
Deferred prosecution agreements offer companies speed and finality, but they are tough penalties too | The Lawyer http://t.co/5t7N0U5k
Children are still being harmed in schools and legislation means we are not doing enough to protect them | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZwhtJeX8
Plugging the leaks in the tax system http://t.co/61m2CwHP
Lollipop patrol man, 82, killed by car in Waterlooville; 21 year old female driver arrested and released on bail http://t.co/kAGRJnwE
Rolls-Royce in bribery talks with Serious Fraud Office http://t.co/5XMozvgm
Flag related attacks on Alliance Party 'assault on democracy' http://t.co/YXgt7duS
Tougher sex offence sentences proposed http://t.co/Ss6IkwsE
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling urged to raise 'illogical' age of criminal responsibility http://t.co/0wPQ4FK5
Youths carrying knives less likely to be jailed than a year ago http://t.co/Ghz7dNoH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
IRELAND: Barrister fails in challenge over chairmanship of tribunal http://t.co/Tu7MIHH0
New study of Blasphemy law around the world: http://t.co/UYydOVpm
Asbestos medical bills Welsh law bid http://t.co/TGlydHGi
Equality law reform cannot wait for another tragedy http://t.co/yuYD8FCb
Royal succession: why a new law won't change much http://t.co/F1DHvyV9
Dutch blasphemy law to fall and Irish one may follow http://t.co/NjxwaI6o
Deconstructing the Law School Deconstructionists http://t.co/3H1rBdht
EU mulls more flexible online copyright law http://t.co/r1yAqACm
The Law and Unintended Consequences http://t.co/yEFu9FrH
SRA: "too many" COLP and COFA nominees failing to disclose suitability issues | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/20jcskyq
Warning over legal highs believed to be on sale in Highlands http://t.co/oC3vhNcT
The top 5 legal issues currently facing US employers http://t.co/4r4wA9Sx
Android vs Apple legal spat will harm innovation, admits Google’s Schmidt - http://t.co/bj4FBj8S
Scottish legal aid row remains unresolved http://t.co/L1GjruWa
SRA referrals policy splits legal and advisory bodies http://t.co/nTfukFpA
Belarus lawyer scoops major human rights award | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TUddc7L5
Attack on Indian lawyer sparks fresh strike | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IppYSuTK
Bonanza for lawyers as Canada faces investor action | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RHemgjv9
US claws back $4.9bn in false claims cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JvTeaRjY
Regulatory glut hurts credit flows, says magic circle firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z4IQiI54
Are whole-life prison sentences an infringement of human rights? http://t.co/zVrWMZN5
Age of criminal responsibility must be raised to protect children's rights http://t.co/fjylNfmz
IRELAND budget: Local property tax introduced http://t.co/Hy0tTTDn
Broadcaster Stuart Hall has been charged with three counts of indecent assault http://t.co/RzKd2cDL
US: After Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis: next casualty of this murderous racism http://t.co/XNmA1cNj
SOUTH AFRICA: ANC women's league demands Shrien Dewani extradition http://t.co/29bBFHOr
A seasonal warning on rape? Don't ask a Met policeman http://t.co/uGkuE0fx
CAMBODIA court hearing Khmer Rouge trials close to bankruptcy http://t.co/GyWdjAA6
ARGENTINA gets second reprieve from U.S. court on debt payment http://t.co/w4xJYljE
Student group to take Facebook to task in Irish court http://t.co/1mNmPwpL
UK court reveals fear and mistrust at TNK-BP http://t.co/l5zHVPdq
Bosnian Serb commanders' convictions upheld at war crimes court http://t.co/G8IuYxSf
Arab Spring to take years to improve women's rights http://t.co/w0RTMu85
Employers reject George Osborne's plan to swap workers' rights for shares http://t.co/WtfBLxGK
Facebook's $20 Million Privacy Settlement Gets Judge's Approval http://t.co/YmFypWEu
US: 90-year-old Iowa judge decides to retire http://t.co/1gO6vVBJ
TV makers in record 1.47bn-euro fine for price-fixing http://t.co/GUn1Vf4v
SOUTH AFRICA: Anni Dewani murder: Xolile Mngeni given life sentence http://t.co/1QfFOYWH
Jockey Frankie Dettori gets six-month racing ban after failing drugs test http://t.co/3o1xdj85
Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Mother killed son over Koran studies http://t.co/HQlGPY7w

Wednesday

5th December - LAW NEWS

345 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
SRA targets 400 firms that have not yet notified their compliance officer arrangements. Only 5,000 firms have had compliance officers confirmed after the SRA completed its first round of approvals last week. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Herbert Smith and Skadden lead as Abramovich buys into Russian metal maker | The Lawyer http://t.co/xVvSKZFq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies to send corporate and property due diligence work to Belfast | The Lawyer http://t.co/q5US5p2G
LAW FIRM NEWS: Brodies makes second hire in two days with addition of Dundas partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/obwBtHYU
LAW FIRM NEWS: Veale Wasbrough hires Bristol City Council legal head | The Lawyer http://t.co/URCmOtzP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Senior Herbies litigation partner defects to Debevoise | The Lawyer http://t.co/eJdRgV6g
How law fails victims of foster parent abuse http://t.co/EAXxMsAi
Royal baby mania provides fillip for succession law and mugs game http://t.co/PQBGhcPf
US: Clashing Rulings Complicate Path of Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Law http://t.co/4gyOPuPD
Sole practitioners shouldn’t surrender independence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MbJUQOM6
Online advice: more out of less | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ZgOjovZs
LSB ‘still needed’, government tells the Lords | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/k7vJKVhX
Family mediation scheme extended | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/MrFNhpZv
Smaller law firms buck trend with income rise | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iziblA09
European Finance Ministers Deadlock on Plan to Oversee Banks http://t.co/JTG4aadZ
INDIA: Official Starts Pulling Up Corruption’s Roots in Mumbai http://t.co/AqtQdH0p
Law Students in AUSTRIA Challenge Facebook Privacy Policy http://t.co/3Shv2Am6
US: Supreme Court should uphold appellate court's ruling on Collective Action Against Wage Theft http://t.co/7n9AyJiy
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
Leveson report: Newspaper editors to meet over watchdog http://t.co/UvSEuKxE
College raided in bogus students investigation http://t.co/fRABqOVQ
Sharp rise in self-harm calls to ChildLine http://t.co/MWjHhVkS
High Court judge warned to keep a 'lower profile' after speaking out for marriage http://t.co/v6PPhbKo
Masses of non-compliance by overwhelmed solicitors, research finds | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/LP0GChlD
Millie Martin murder: Barry McCarney found guilty http://t.co/Ru2Y80Zu
Border Agency customer service 'shockingly poor' http://t.co/Rz0xr2qj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance cuts back annual trainee intake from 120 to 100 - Legalweek http://t.co/xdBPbkd7
MPs block Human Rights Act repeal bid http://t.co/erUz67r2
IRAN: Human rights attorney drops hunger strike http://t.co/flhRKO9A
ICO statement in response to Lord Justice Leveson’s report http://t.co/CThw1zBT
Fugitive John McAfee flees BELIZE for GUATEMALA http://t.co/yeMwK8Fk
AUSTRALIA: Fair trial in Victoria risks being threatened as legal aid leaves more people representing themselves http://t.co/TACAAgfo
RUSSIA: Anti-Putin detainees fight for justice http://t.co/dwZ5TAet
Jail for pair who stole £500,000 sculpture and sold it to scrap dealer for...£46 http://t.co/wKBdjmEb
'Sexual predator' Paul Taylor found guilty of 1979 murder of Sally McGrath http://t.co/9GdP2GkM
Law Society and SRA at odds again over regulator's budget | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UenmEzcO
AUSTRIA: Facebook privacy group steps up legal campaign http://t.co/rWzJLgbb
Litvinenko widow appeals for legal funds after Berezovsky backing runs out http://t.co/C3UWPDJP
SodaStream to seek legal advice after ad ban appeal fails http://t.co/ciDI5Cvv
Ashfield teenage prisoners begin legal battle http://t.co/DATZcqas
Chinese firm in illegal nuclear exports to PAKISTAN http://t.co/HEA5QvzF
Shrien Dewani 'will be well enough to face trial' http://t.co/1rBblSQP
Apple Scoffs at Samsung Claim of Jury Foreman’s Bias in Patent Trial http://t.co/noe4N2lM
Dane Bowers handed community slap: Another Level singer admitted common assault after stag do scrap http://t.co/QOiPZX62
Consent given for change to royal succession rules http://t.co/qRqYLhSv
Dolce and Gabbana in ITALY tax evasion trial http://t.co/R5s48CyQ
FRANCE: Charity workers stand trial on kidnap charges over 'Darfur orphans' http://t.co/D770vlZc
Holly Willoughby gets payout from Sunday Sport http://t.co/55Gaes5y
Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe charged over fan death http://t.co/caF6Vgld
US: Fort Hood Nidal Hasan shooting trial judge removed http://t.co/AR6bd4vL
SERBIA accuses Hague tribunal of selective justice http://t.co/csKZpywy
Morgan Stanley trader did not manipulate market - lawyer http://t.co/cSbHwqPt
City lawyer jailed for £6.7m fraud says prison saved her from corrupt career http://t.co/pMhsRFkA
Bradley Manning lawyer: soldier's treatment a blemish on nation's history http://t.co/ikb6s4OK
Lords defeat part of legal aid cuts http://t.co/l0PNn9w2
Crown court judge reprimanded for telling burglar he had 'courage' http://t.co/HKa9MD6e
Jack Straw on judicial appointments: 'Labour went too far' | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/6WI0dxI0
CAMBODIA court hearing Khmer Rouge trials close to bankruptcy http://t.co/GyWdjAA6
KENYA: How Kenyan girls are using the law to fight back against rape http://t.co/6ovEVHFM
ISRAEL settlements: UK considers 'further steps' over expansion http://t.co/tYYPj8iL
IRELAND hears first right-to-die case from terminally ill woman http://t.co/bWYwMFfu
US: California ruling limits scope of law banning 'gay conversion' therapists http://t.co/pQr1L0ua
Quindell buys law firm and claims manager | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/VvKqBxTH
Cycling body braces for doping scandal review | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hflzik9O
Georgia in crosshairs over justice reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OUBjXGTt
Firms swoop on South Africa in a clutch of global openings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RaVw6kia
K&L Gates latest to crack Aussie market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cbPzQG38
Greenberg Traurig battles gender bias suit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Zxo6zWyC
Baker & McKenzie tops best brand survey | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/o8rXLiIu

Tuesday

4th December - LAW NEWS

344 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Barristers will be forced to take strike action for the first time if the Government pushes ahead with its proposed reform of the legal aid system, the new head of the Criminal Bar Association has said. Full story - The Telegraph

LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates joins Aussie rush with Middletons merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/zKs5zQEA
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers bolts on Johannesburg litigation boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8lO24Vi
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges and Simmons advise as Birmingham club takes on Fox TV over Glee name | The Lawyer http://t.co/l85gbwJC
LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie remains leading law firm brand among in-housers | The Lawyer http://t.co/QrclUHg8
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood files £200m SFO damages claim for Tchenguiz Family Trust | The Lawyer http://t.co/D1PyVyY7
LAW FIRM NEWS: Greenberg Traurig is "boys club", says ex-partner in $200m class action claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/eZifq6Hc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters seals alliance with South Africa's Webber Wentzel | The Lawyer http://t.co/ImwMfsmo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co to form Singapore joint venture with local alliance firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/dD4sQJMn
Men charged with murder of UK journalist Phillip Cottrell http://t.co/lg42Rcqu
HMRC to appeal against ruling in Rangers 'Big Tax Case' http://t.co/Sn3KlgpT
Organ donation: Opt-out bill alone 'will not leave more organs' http://t.co/EQySpon8
Changes to the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in Wednesday's Autumn Statement http://t.co/YHxDDFKt
15 police officers injured during Belfast City Hall violence http://t.co/soJjoPke
David Cameron tells editors to sort out press regulator http://t.co/ucynCpRN
Half of law firms waiting for compliance officer approval | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UDCM5h8N
US: Treaty Rights for the Disabled http://t.co/YUkx2UG1
US Homeless Man Is Grateful for Officer’s Gift of Boots. But He Again Is Barefoot. http://t.co/uuzX67KY
US: Kirkland Tops List of Most Valuable Law Firms | Law Blog - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/uHIkRSq6
Is Law School a Good Investment? http://t.co/P9AaxPbm
US: President Obama Signs Legislation Opposing EU Emissions Scheme http://t.co/ZzmhEsIe
Hate legislation being pushed through UGANDA parliament http://t.co/fGTNsKU0
The SRA and referral fees | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/RwqPq3bH
Bill would spare ‘innovative’ doctors from negligence risks | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/OyB4qgLE
No legal aid cuts for social welfare appeals | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5VU5Hu9P
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
BURMA courts charge protesters over copper mine protest http://t.co/gW3Nsg3G
Westminster’s domestic violence courts heading up tough new plan http://t.co/gPIG7iIE
Dalston decorator caught with cannabis worth £250,000 is jailed http://t.co/nw8ZSY7i
PAKISTAN: Angry lawyers delay opening of courts http://t.co/RJFoUzRl
Scottish Life courts IFAs with auto-enrolment service http://t.co/WVubwqE3
Why we must ratify world rights of disabled http://t.co/AhccJfMK
Leveson isn't a threat to human rights – not adopting his proposals would be http://t.co/KtLbjoAs
SOUTH AFRICA: Women rights at risk as Zuma woos tribal chiefs http://t.co/eqx8WcaS
Judge Denies Injunction in Microsoft, Motorola Patent Suit http://t.co/KClDvhDN
ISRAEL's West Bank settlements violate international law http://t.co/UXb4KW4V
Wife wins battle to divorce husband after he claimed Sharia law allowed him temporary younger partner http://t.co/XopcvwA8
Sustainable development law aims to protect communities http://t.co/tmyYRDyv
IRELAND: A charity calls for 'lunatics' term to be removed from Irish law http://t.co/Jm4X4tfN
US: Judicial Vacancies Skyrocket During President Obama's First Term http://t.co/IvV6jEHt
NIGERIA: GEC accuses Federal Government & Nigerian Judiciary of Corruption in U.S. Court http://t.co/pnYmnxy9
NEPAL: Judiciary in a quandary as crisis looms large http://t.co/Ih20dE1u
SRI LANKA: Judiciary wants impartial inquiry of chief justice http://t.co/6lXpb24l
EGYPT: Judiciary divided over referendum on constitution http://t.co/Z8tKXuyt
10 myths about the Human Rights Act http://t.co/7A5do7D8
CHINA: Blind Chinese activist to Xi Jinping: 'The whole nation is watching you' http://t.co/iL6eYSIC
Shining a Light on Human Rights and Justice Projects http://t.co/w2iFNkrM
Chris Grayling vs Ken Clarke http://t.co/m9M1GveZ
Chinese firm admits nuclear export violations - US Justice Department http://t.co/DjeDdcof
CANADA: New Supreme Court justice pays tribute to 'hero' father at swearing-in http://t.co/HqBba4AA
Third day of strike action by Scottish lawyers over legal aid changes http://t.co/8sHxjIBt
IRELAND: Law Society to sue rogue solicitor Michael Lynn over money owed to clients http://t.co/dgpcmnji
IRELAND: Solicitors say Bill will not reduce legal costs http://t.co/TOM7LiDN
INDIA: Former solicitor general Salve writes to top cop over VIP road closures http://t.co/kZ8sjn9s
Legal challenge launched over ownership of Henry Moore’s ‘Old Flo’ http://t.co/V9yaMBxB
Legal concerns curb corporate cloud adoption http://t.co/HGXVB13P
HS2 legal challenge begins at High Court today http://t.co/I6cKPA96
Starbucks are paying their legal share of tax. Why should they pay more? It's tax, not a charitable donation http://t.co/5ELDKANu
'Illegal tyres' being sold by garages in the West Midlands http://t.co/X4lZUy29
Ten sent to jail in illegal detention crackdown http://t.co/WDYH0moH
EGYPT: Protesters Scare Away Court Judges http://t.co/Pur2nG6P
US: George Zimmerman defence fund releases photo from night of shooting http://t.co/fwbhj5OM
Commission to examine effect of legal aid cuts as demand for service surges http://t.co/b6IJ85Xz
Expensive and inhumane: the shameful state of US immigrant detention http://t.co/jpQAtRTH
Sensible legislation to moderate the press http://t.co/8kmxymXE
Amnesty's restructured mission http://t.co/q9ifQfm5
Abu Qatada appeal launched by home secretary http://t.co/UAl6aNfj
Canada's Gowlings makes double hire for London restructuring team with ex-OC duo - Legalweek http://t.co/gI64skb0
LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF builds on construction team with Eversheds partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/zvnpMxzy
LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley secures Hong Kong litigation launch with Holman team hire - Legalweek http://t.co/kPruQ1xy
Outsourcer continues run of legal acquisitions with PI firm purchase - Legalweek http://t.co/oAeQivoy
LAW FIRM NEWS: HK regulatory chief cautions Asia over threat of Western-style crisis - Legalweek http://t.co/jpFCUcmP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters accounts reveal £2.5m payout for 2011-12's top earner - Legalweek http://t.co/uDTBhb0k
LAW FIRM NEWS: Duane Morris Asia arm to launch in Myanmar, Shanghai and Thailand - Legalweek http://t.co/Sj9knHAl
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters secures alliance deal with South Africa's Webber Wentzel - Legalweek http://t.co/gKIYI5nB
The rise of the 'spiritual' law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VLcjuQ1D
Dutch MPs discard legislation that declares insulting God a crime | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9mnbwpnf
Facebook ordered to shut paedophile 'monitoring' page | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ybEEAvlp
Mexican court orders Yahoo to cough up $2.7bn | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bdPnNC4k
Baker Botts swings into Rio | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w5jViHhE
Fine triggers row of law firm advertising | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2V0BIn95
Hong Kong calls for battle against financial imperialism | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2YXWNvb1
Quindell snaps up law firm and claims manager in £60m deal | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/NCrJaHUS
"Bizarre" move to keep ABSs within compensation fund indefinitely gets green light | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/vnDUbAVQ
Deloitte survey: growing number of large firms preparing for ABS conversion | LEGAL FUTURES http://t.co/WtYwj8I6
AUSTRALIA: Journalist killing trial begins http://t.co/JsgMx8Pp
Bradley Manning trial postponed amid debate over pre-trial confinement http://t.co/RJLHETML
US: Personal injury lawyers rob Democrats of broader support http://t.co/6emAXg52
Tips from a lawyer on investing in GREECE: It’s easy as long as you don’t trust the state or the courts http://t.co/193HjNBh
AUSTRALIA: Adelaide defence lawyer Nick Vadasz berated by Supreme Court judge http://t.co/zGeBvOav
New investigation into claims of corruption against chief constable found dead on Welsh mountainside http://t.co/UUZiS1rf
Coalition's cuts to police budgets 'risking public safety' http://t.co/crYXJcxK
Internet surveillance will save lives, says Theresa May http://t.co/4lxep5LV
Judges refuses to confiscate drink-drivers' Mercedes because it cost so much http://t.co/Q3n0uvuz
'Superpower' Google peddles 'powerful myth' it is not to blame for libel http://t.co/rHvVPY4s
Theresa May criticised after saying opponents put politics before people's lives http://t.co/Xi411dCr
Trouble erupts in Belfast after council votes to change Union flag policy http://t.co/nEPwJGPM
Anonymous target revenge porn site owner Hunter Moore http://t.co/ef1WQSpT
UK planning 'Cyber Reserve' defence force http://t.co/Yq9V8Fry
US charges 'Big Four' accountants over CHINA http://t.co/zfoxzPIi
Child arrests continue to fall, says Howard League http://t.co/u5zLMGiU
Tougher prison sentences for violent crime in force http://t.co/hg1zSd5T
Leveson report: Maria Miller says report a 'dark moment' for press http://t.co/KDkI0f7K
Abu Qatada appeal sought by Home Secretary Theresa May http://t.co/1ZDyZeHJ
Bank crisis impact bad as world war, Andrew Haldane says http://t.co/SRoj8mpM
Important change to Tax Tribunal procedure http://t.co/AU10LWJl
SERBIA and the EU after the Acquittal of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač: http://t.co/dmp1eswV
BALKANS: Kosovo demands investigation into ex-UN prosecutor del Ponte http://t.co/chHc4PUS
INDIA: Curbing terrorism, not rights violations, should be top priority, say jurists http://t.co/2iGflRuw
Amnesty International staff battle management over restructuring http://t.co/U1TOXxw5
Freedom for Birth - Can Anyone Argue Against Respecting Women's Rights in Childbirth? http://t.co/B20sHnLR
Scottish pensioner’s M8 motorway extension battle set for European rights court http://t.co/mF898IZA
Bosses are claiming that hundreds of thousands of their workers are self-employed to avoid paying National Insurance http://t.co/Om4Ud89c
A Troubling Portrait of Domestic Work http://t.co/xsq6dLE9
Morgan Stanley Trader Faces Inquiry on Possible Manipulation http://t.co/HStZtwdU
EGYPT: Court Postpones Ruling on Constitutional Assembly http://t.co/NfUD4DkW
UBS Is Reported to Be Near a Deal on Rate Rigging http://t.co/ULFLb5YN

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Dos and don'ts for the bill of rights commission. The commission's report on whether the Human Rights Act should be repealed is soon due. What should be avoided? Full story - Guardian law

Copyright law hampering ISPs http://t.co/TxGCwyis
RUSSIA may soften religion law over Putin concerns http://t.co/ig4up99H
Leveson Inquiry: How good sense prevailed over hysterical calls for censorship http://t.co/6BDdYbbz
Loft installer wins legal aid telephone contract | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/81bv1iIt
IRELAND poll backs legislation for limited abortion rights http://t.co/b3P4DLIH
Danny Nightingale hysteria sets worrying precedent | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Yu2bcDln
A professional lesson from Belarus | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/r8gVW9aV
Commission to probe impact of legal aid cuts | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/q5BzswPc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump and Dechert win roles as Kazakh oil group restructures debt | The Lawyer http://t.co/BCvm712M
LAW FIRM NEWS: Legal fees hit £1.4m on real estate merger as Nabarro, Travers lead | The Lawyer http://t.co/fYolNziH
Media lawyers predict changes to reputation management in wake of Leveson | The Lawyer http://t.co/zQqRbkpP
Opportunities outweigh challenges in Latin America, says Bakers LatAm chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/MUzGxE1p
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone prepares to do battle over professional negligence claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/21TO3pX2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gowlings turns to Osborne Clarke to strengthen City restructuring team | The Lawyer http://t.co/HSYSRJOx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Maples ex-chief Travers returns to law with move to offshore boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/nNcigKmK
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gowlings turns to Osborne Clarke to strengthen City restructuring team | The Lawyer http://t.co/HSYSRJOx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley takes a team of four from Holman Fenwick in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/qNbqvKd2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quindell takes over all Accident Advice Helpline claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/YYHgdzbG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel moves into Paris with Shearman hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/YnP9NfpV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate misses budget but sees turnover rise 3 per cent at half year | The Lawyer http://t.co/x0JX1T8Z
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper tops global litigation ranking with turnover of $1bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/lpR8cfsY
US: Pentagon reportedly planning to double size of its worldwide spy network http://t.co/0o9r1xdX
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdV
Cameron to tell press proprietors: get your act together on regulation http://t.co/rQnqZYsM
Commission to examine effect of legal aid cuts as demand for service surges http://t.co/b6IJ85Xz
GHANA: Respect for The Role Of The Judiciary during Election is much needed http://t.co/UvTH8vfU
INDIA: Government mulling new system for judges’ selection http://t.co/tcqaoGWL
Wealth manager targets ABS licence after major hire | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/vJGYC7Ex
From cost centre to profit centre: FTSE 250 company eyes ABS as it offers paralegal service to others | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/TeOsE4vF
SRA begins action against 400 COLP/COFA defaulters as first approvals are issued | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/4vgoiuXh
CANADA: Human rights museum costs swell while staff leave http://t.co/mgPbfv9H
Ashraf Rossli: We feel cheated by British justice, say parents of 'Bad Samaritan' riot victim http://t.co/J06rb62S
Salmond 'content' at Leveson Report http://t.co/yBgcchZC
How the Ministry of Defence tried to prevent publication of Danny Nightingale's story http://t.co/M14MFfRT
Justice Secretary wants police to be able to breathalyse at random http://t.co/0kSRAWeY
Police let off 'far too lightly' by Leveson inquiry http://t.co/azV5cjjR
New Bradford forum to help victims of domestic violence and forced marriage http://t.co/yLLRf4P4
Humanists makes final submission in legal case over whether Government must publish list of proposed Free Schools http://t.co/BhaqpHis
US: Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown http://t.co/E2QHPSP1
Firm and school strive to plug legal aid gap http://t.co/QwhU9E9W
Major legal battle to stop HS2 set to commence http://t.co/eCwclikG
Two-role Chris Grayling 'must uphold law' http://t.co/9GvnvcZN
CUBA repeals Fidel Castro law that made calls to U.S. more costly http://t.co/iwA1zov2
TANZANIA: Law Society Expresses Concern Over Kenya's Violence http://t.co/N1fheBwy
EGYPT: Mohammed Morsi’s Power Grab Violates Sharia Law http://t.co/P7UACROJ
AFGHANISTAN: With Help, Afghan Survivor of ‘Honor Killing’ Inches Back http://t.co/45DQ2SDk
How Capitalist Are the Cubans? http://t.co/QFmuwLQ5
Convictions in BRAZIL end High-Profile Corruption Trial http://t.co/XMhFgTIH
IRAN: Head of Tehran’s Cybercrimes Unit Is Fired Over Death of Blogger http://t.co/SNBVt3qf
GAA investigates Crossmaglen player's racial abuse claim - Northern Ireland http://t.co/mL3A5cNj
Arrest made after man raped near Dowanhill Park in Glasgow's west end http://t.co/2u14FMtQ
Rape accused fugitive Ivan Leach arrested http://t.co/UzY5qNXM
Cyril Smith 'raped some of his victims', MP says http://t.co/Zmqti6zr
Ethnic minority women face jobs 'catastrophe' http://t.co/nDffc87i
Justice Secretary Grayling 'may be forced to support votes for prisoners' http://t.co/hfQ1z77o
EGYPT: Court halts all work amid Islamist 'pressure' http://t.co/E782fQAC
Tax: Starbucks in talks with UK's Revenue and Customs http://t.co/KkfE93wB

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