23rd December - LAW NEWS

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• Quicker, costlier and less appealing: plans for Judicial Review reform revealed | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/cJ7el1r5 
• Volunteers not entitled to protection of disability discrimination laws | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/9Yfo6dqD
• High Court rejects Humanist Association's challenge to faith school proposals in Richmond | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/z9Fzqzrf 
• Same-Sex Marriage, Child Protection and Extraordinary Rendition - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/msO78HNO 
• Run for the hills! Here come the noisy grasshoppers | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/xHkK9kcC 
• Commission on a Bill of Rights BINGO! | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/nAcuPjjB
• The Bill of Rights Commission report: a modest proposal | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/LO728CmH 
• New prosecution guidance on offensive speech online: sensible, but the law is still out of date | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/yytDZxUH 
• Scientology does not qualify for chapel registration, rules High Court | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/N1ycBnPK 
• What lies beneath the Commission on a Bill of Rights report - Amy Williams | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/x2ZKLd0V 
• Chagossians hit the buffers in Strasbourg - but not over yet | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/UyGSkY9o 
• Four held over David Charlton killing in South Shields http://t.co/Cj9cMHWa 
• Norwegian minister Espen Eide urges UK caution on quitting EU http://t.co/uqI3Sud8 
• EGYPT opposition alleges referendum 'fraud' http://t.co/QlBP0uq6
• Alcohol duty fraud: Action needed, say off-licences http://t.co/eDSK1WNL 
• EGYPT: Egyptian constitution 'approved' in referendum http://t.co/H3tW461Q
• Alexandra Hospital neglect claims: Jeremy Hunt 'disgusted' http://t.co/HpciPGg6 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Met boss Hogan-Howe returns from leave amid 'plebgate' concerns http://t.co/q3vDvi6c 
• Fury as Britain fights ruling on KENYA torture victims http://t.co/FNMaTGxK 
• CPS considers possible offences over Kate hoax call http://t.co/fue7qjvh
• The Best and Worst Human Rights Developments of 2012 http://t.co/APxVRXjw
• War Crimes for Dummies http://t.co/NS8LXjYs 
• TURKEY should End Overly Broad Website Blocking http://t.co/kPTCfEoU 
• TUNISIA must Stop Undermining Judicial Decision http://t.co/1b7lElSM 
• CAMBODIA Should Investigate Government Cover-Up http://t.co/1HmYj8Av 
• ERITREA must cooperate in human rights dialogue, urges UN independent expert: http://t.co/nOxZ2hqQ 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Website Editor Facing Death Penalty http://t.co/OYI4f1ET
• US: Anti-Islam law denied in Michigan http://t.co/wARlhXbA
• Party donors law shake-up in Northern Ireland ttp://shar.es/hdpor
• The American town where the law requires you to own a gun http://t.co/j8uPtM7h 
• US Judge Clears BP Payout to Businesses, Individuals http://t.co/nVAq9Ahx 
• NETHERLANDS: Dutch MPs vote not to ban illegal downloads http://t.co/AYDfJJrR 
• TURKEY: Top judge warns against illegal proof collecting - http://t.co/8mU8If8K 
• Our police are being let down by selfish agitators http://t.co/91exomho 
• Andrew Mitchell: the 'toxic' smears aimed at destroying my party and me http://t.co/roj7Rsvk 
• Charity 'chugging' firm caught on camera making misleading claims http://t.co/fAWasoTM 
• Homeless charity Shelter suspends "chugging" firm after Sunday Telegraph investigation http://t.co/yJpkr4iT
• US: California ban on gay 'reparative therapy' blocked by appeals court http://t.co/9X9Wvezw 
• Russian Orphans as Political Pawns http://t.co/9dRiAYiI 
• ITALY: Appeals Court Acquits 3 Google Executives in Privacy Case http://t.co/7PeW29D9 
• Instagram Reversal Doesn’t Appease Everyone http://t.co/2dkHRoSz 
• Farewell to the RWANDA War Crimes Tribunal http://t.co/iVGa1O2P
• Woman who said she was sacked unfairly can go to a tribunal http://t.co/N1v8BbFu 
• 12 “Best” lawyer ads out there | Chicago's Real Law Blog http://t.co/o8vTWAYw 
• Bradford Lawyer faces five years for nobbling trial witnesses http://t.co/b8hQdLzq 
• KENYA: Woman and lawyer in Sh60m legal fee tussle http://t.co/uIiYLQlI 
• Crooked Nelson lawyer who paid off witnesses faces jail http://t.co/5T0abj7Q 
• Right to choose own lawyer not contravened by restricting indemnity for legal fees to panel rates http://t.co/koKalUtK 
• NIGERIA: Suicide bombers target Kano mobile phone firms http://t.co/CtkCv8e9
• PHILIPPINES signs human rights law on forced disappearances http://t.co/0WTMHUbD 
• Incident at Bangor police officer's home was murder bid http://t.co/eGMNX3DG 
• INDIA: Delhi gangrape: 6th accused held, call for justice grows across country http://t.co/IpB3Jp3c 
• Book of a lifetime: Rights of Man, By Tom Paine http://t.co/YjzLFVsx 
• A UK Bill of Rights? - The Choice Before Us http://t.co/FZBzWeyN
• Barack Obama: America’s attitudes to gay rights has been transformed over the past four years http://t.co/kKTlZdbC 
• DfID under fire for poor response to human rights concerns in ETHIOPIA http://t.co/dtbDO31c 
• ISRAEL: The row over Jewish women's rights http://t.co/OdzkS9RJ 
• BMG buys up rights to thousands of hit songs http://t.co/3LXAbLhZ 
• US: The NRA's Wayne LaPierre has harmed our second amendment gun rights http://t.co/S4ehloU8 
• INDIA police fire water cannon at Delhi rape protesters http://t.co/rwfxJCBz 
• Congress tweaks US video-privacy law so Netflix can get on Facebook http://t.co/RYcR622N 
• US: Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Blocked By California Court http://t.co/lVBLLK5D 
• Passage of the Fair Trial Bill in the National Assembly this week may mark the official death of privacy in PAKISTAN http://t.co/9Xy7P5hl
• india: Supreme Court pulls up trial judge for queer death sentence http://t.co/nnVSH9SM 
• US: Gun owners fear new legislation could tread on their rights http://t.co/6q5fq7aN
• ‘Beautician Barrister’ Ditches BPP Law School To Do Bar Professional Training Course At Rival http://t.co/sOdxmrH4

22nd December - LAW NEWS

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• New service 'could stop nine million spam texts a day' http://t.co/G0jbNRe4 
• Have the men in blue crossed the line? http://t.co/J6eEaYI9
• Neon Roberts: judge criticises mother over lost cancer treatment legal row http://t.co/dWDzh9TU 
• Police Federation launches review after 'Plebgate' http://t.co/wGFi7x9z 
• Law quiz 2012: statutory underpinning to spring onions http://t.co/znEi2XSQ 
• Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail http://t.co/dGRcWRMo 
• My first Christmas… since winning our fight against extradition - Janis Sharp, Gary McKinnon's mother http://t.co/2FKhbwyQ 
• PAKISTAN: Mob beats to death Muslim accused of blasphemy http://t.co/B53KTlbX 
• VATICAN: Pope Benedict pardons former butler Paolo Gabriele http://t.co/hlp9XNBp 
• Police Federation reviews 'plebgate' http://t.co/OE6A7WiC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Riot police using excessive force and abusing power, says watchdog http://t.co/ZTN4yGyF
• Judges to watch Jeremy Kyle show to decide whether innocent man was jailed for murder http://t.co/svijYjBu
• Man jailed for having Crossmaglen PSNI station bomb http://t.co/kJeOmc7D 
• Sham marriage: Sharon Creaghan, Naseer Awan sentenced http://t.co/48vzSl73 
• ARGENTINA angry after Antarctic territory named after Queen http://t.co/FkK1K7k8 
• Met riot police 'must reduce use of excessive force' http://t.co/Emg8FfRR 
• I'll go to jail before paying police bills, says legal-battle Harpurhey dad http://t.co/gY8e3fT5 
• Hearts look at legal options after being hit with transfer embargo http://t.co/ArGWWlOj 
• London landmark hotel orders rural minnow to change name http://t.co/ED8S1x66 
• Secret courts for sensitive military cases ''a possibility'', Ken Clarke confirms http://t.co/NF5Emr5V 
• INDIA: Nearly 1,000 rape cases await light of justice in Delhi’s courts http://t.co/z07obJft
• New head of the High Courts Family Division is a strong supporter of gay equality http://t.co/VDpxk1aO 
• Men now as good at driving as women, courts decree. Where is the 'reality-based community' now? http://t.co/TR4FmhD2 
• CAMEROON: Court Upholds Unjust ‘Homosexuality’ Conviction http://t.co/5oHQCXpk
• BULGARIA: Biggest Human Rights Group Slams, Quits Highest Juridical Body - http://t.co/8wwAuND5 
• MALI: Rising Ethnic Tensions Threaten New Violence http://t.co/5yqFZcnn 
• IRAN raps UN 'political' HR resolution http://t.co/qQwhzAom 
• US: In GPS Tracking Case, Judge Keeps Alive Drug Evidence http://t.co/PkUFpHuw 
• You and Yours investigation uncovers illegal HIV testing kits http://t.co/htsJZmui 
• 'Illegal' bacon should be in a supermarket near you by 2013 http://t.co/ILM3f5X0 
• Labour Would Give UK Border Agency Power To Arrest Illegal Immigrants http://t.co/54ZpreUk 
• LIBERIA Urged to Come Clean on Illegal Timber Shipments http://t.co/CRA5CH9l
• AUSTRALIA: Sydney solicitor charged with stealing $4 million from clients http://t.co/uGubaIO8 
• Wirral Solicitor admits charges of improper behaviour http://t.co/13tNOEPD
• US: Law Firm Hit With $429,000 Verdict Over Faked Asbestos Suits http://t.co/F1PRjBgr 
• NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Introduce New Downloader-Friendly Piracy Law http://t.co/b4YigLJ0 
• ITALY: Monti to Resign Today After Italy Budget Law Is Passed http://t.co/pHdLislI 
• PHILIPPINES only a signature away from passing reproductive health bill into law http://t.co/VCwrLoz3 
• In INDIA, the law seems firmly on the side of the rapist http://t.co/Wa8WJVvL
• US: Obama out to make gun law his Lincoln memorial http://t.co/SWqoe0Uv
• Lawyers easy, says con artist | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1nYtokge 
• January deadline for Google competition case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QYDO23uZ 
• Californians expand in China with third office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5XfB4lyE 
• School dodges 'misleading' job figures charge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5PXtyX7Q 
• German regulator targets Ryanair | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6T4XDbaT 
• Pharma giant settles bribery charges | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R4POhEwX
• UN RWANDA genocide tribunal, former government minister sentenced to 35 years in jail: http://t.co/noLLhjtb 
• Upper Tribunal backs FSA mortgage broker ban http://t.co/sadlW41q
• CHINA: Chinese Lawyer Supports Falun Gong http://t.co/x7LuZCYs 
• ‘Can You Be A Lawyer With Tattoos?’ Asks Wannabe Barrister Professor Green http://t.co/nfiHCQ2V 
• Microsoft lawyer: Google is an anti-democratic Internet "emperor" http://t.co/RmRdRfiR 
• AUSTRALIA: Australian refugee lawyer condemns deportations to Sri Lanka http://t.co/O1ZZH47s 
• CANADA: Lawyer Yasmin Nakhuda Fights for Custody of Ikea Monkey http://t.co/iPMMldHI 
• IRELAND: Chief Justice launches guides on civil partnerships and cohabiting http://t.co/5PABgkiA 
• FRANCE: Paris court admits miscarriage of justice in murder case http://t.co/tfxR5HmV 
• SRI LANKA: Chief Justice becoming anti-government rally point http://t.co/wAbzoN6Q 
• NIGERIA: Musdapher asks judiciary to restore confidence in justice system http://t.co/sAjLRarC 
• RUSSIA: President Putin claims that the Russian Judiciary is independent http://t.co/ZxLY1BHZ 
• Baha Mousa death: Army doctor Derek Keilloh struck off http://t.co/5iSdZDtf 
• Phone-hacking: Hugh Grant in News of the World settlement http://t.co/Ja1lDgbH 
• Neon Roberts mother loses radiotherapy court battle http://t.co/9UZcDszp

21st December - LAW NEWS

361 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Making digital copies of music, films and other copyrighted material for personal use is to be made legal for the first time under government plans. Full story - BBC

• ISRAEL: The Fading Mideast Peace Dream http://t.co/r9L6zh4t 
• US: Marijuana, Not Yet Legal for Californians, Might as Well Be http://t.co/kgPDg2iJ 
• Steve Jobs's yacht impounded over unpaid Philippe Starck design bill http://t.co/0pgLGpzg 
• No judicial review in Addenbrooke's 'do not resuscitate' case http://t.co/03ipuOUk 
• Genocide needs to be nipped in the bud, not blamed on ICC after the event http://t.co/e7hzm9Re 
• High court rejects challenge over UK link to drone strikes in Pakistan http://t.co/C36Qe0wD
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields secures partial victory in Tesco dairy price-fixing case | The Lawyer http://t.co/p7Izxn0F
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst and Dechert land roles on Kazakh bond as banks switch adviser | The Lawyer http://t.co/0Ke4AjBu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy turns to leading local firm for hire of Hanoi head | The Lawyer http://t.co/hH7fg4k1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro heads east with City HQ move confirmed | The Lawyer http://t.co/E0W2LK7T
• Matrix silk overturns Stringfellows stripper decision | The Lawyer http://t.co/nXsquRhU 
• All I want for Christmas: law firm leaders share their Christmas wish-lists | The Lawyer http://t.co/lCzsUpMU 
• Portal company warns over April deadline | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C51Q9ZlP 
• Quality and compliance – it’s all the same, isn’t it? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/4Z1417wg 
• Dispute numbers decline as crash impact fades | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/HU69yUAs 
• Power of attorney applications lead MoJ’s digital dash | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/p8ZEY2Il 
• RTA Portal software may not be ready for deadline | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/j61iPGvz 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• 'Electrify' bank ringfence, says standards commission http://t.co/46jsgFy2 
• Robert Peston pleas for return of late wife's rings after burglary http://t.co/nLSYXizV 
• O come, let us adore him! Faithful break into song for Julian Assange http://t.co/XH8p8kYc 
• David Cameron knew Andrew Mitchell evidence was suspect three months ago http://t.co/Vujxsg85 
• TV weatherman Fred Talbot's home raided in abuse probe http://t.co/S9Fx57a5 
• LIBYA: Lockerbie bombing - Libyan government set to release files http://t.co/kEPyVkgk
• Create constitutional rights, not a new bill – Law Society | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/YVIaCrp2 
• Trainee retention figures hold up | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/EuYiRO0t 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Allens land roles on mammoth Australian LNG project financing | The Lawyer http://t.co/DCxoYogi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS, SJ Berwin and Ashurst line up as Apollo buys Mappin & Webb owner - Legalweek http://t.co/w8uYqU3s 
• US: Peter Madoff sentenced to 10 years in prison http://t.co/5vYt2870
• US Marine Joseph Chamblin sentenced for Afghan urination video http://t.co/LDGYrg3z 
• Volunteers to get new free portable criminal checks http://t.co/7qATZ9Tn 
• American company EMC avoids probe over 'stealing' UK pension rights http://t.co/nISjEMXR 
• GREECE abuses refugees, violates their human rights and EU law http://t.co/ANy6TYzS 
• Online video rights: You can copy it, as long as you make 'em laugh http://t.co/Y8ReYYt4
• US: Seven Law School Faculty Members to Receive Chairs and Designations | University of Chicago Law School: http://t.co/NGFyfLm2 
• CAIRO: Scholars wrestle with Shariah law in proposed EGYPT constitution http://t.co/bbEAGy5L 
• RUSSIA: Why Has Moscow Passed a Law to Ban U.S. Adoption of Russian Orphans? http://t.co/nwGEKYFi 
• World’s End murders: Angus Sinclair faces retrial http://t.co/MJWKiu3T 
• LIBYA: Halt Military Trial of Ex-Transition Chief http://t.co/Asyhf3Bb 
• INDONESIA: Bali drug trial: Lindsay Sandiford 'should get 15 years' http://t.co/WTYXxd0J
• US: Democrats target secret political money with new legislation http://t.co/KbJXfudN 
• MetaLawIndex: Liberty entails precisely the freedom to offend http://t.co/W2SCjMoV 
• Bloody Sunday: Soldiers face questions in police murder investigation http://t.co/dfRWB1yc
• David Black murder: Two remanded in custody http://t.co/E0iXe2Y7 
• Insurance rules on gender will alter prices http://t.co/AHRvwRuC
• Julian Assange: Wikileaks to release 'million more files in 2013' http://t.co/zwKm2Ayr 
• MPs critical of government's banking reform plans http://t.co/0fqeU0sl
• Neon Roberts should not be subjected to 'unproven treatments', court told http://t.co/Uh11OXQt 
• MoD pays out millions to Iraqi torture victims http://t.co/WLxFKWEB
• Frontline regulators hit back at LSB assessment of their performance | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/aneMIs82 
• Rules on judicial evaluation and QCs to change in QASA shake-up | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/4QCXUV4z 
• Private equity, share schemes and non-lawyer partners: new ABSs highlight diversity of uses | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/qialPoID
• IRELAND: Sean Quinn jail release bid sparks legal wrangle http://t.co/mPMjYuap 
• Mario Balotelli drops legal case to save Manchester City career http://t.co/AVSrJgMi 
• HIV home test kits may become legal http://t.co/tAdNul6j 
• Highland pupils get advice on 'legal highs' http://t.co/sx3JYAUZ 
• Crime and Courts Bill: Lords completes third reading http://t.co/DCxY5Om2 
• INDIA: Delhi HC clears fast-track courts for rape cases http://t.co/eXA0aZcO 
• 'Silver splitters' on the rise as over-60s head for divorce courts http://t.co/vSKNnxL9 
• Aamir Siddiqi murder: Jason Richards denies blood link http://t.co/4z6B5fJj 
• Bolivian judge arrested as US businessman is freed | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4yPD0V3p 
• Lawyers gather as HP execs gear up for Autonomy battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RMubuNAA 
• Scientologist's wedding bid heads to Supreme Court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/acfzQTZc 
• Nixon Peabody pulls plug on Paris office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HZMQndha 
• Deals outlook bleak for next year | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qpCtUoYm 
• Law relaxed on digital copying http://t.co/XL7iOTks
• Gordon Dyche trial: Sentence upheld for Llyn Clywedog crash that killed family http://t.co/WGay7KkG 
• Prosecutors move for Angus Sinclair to face second World's End trial http://t.co/DPS9f5GW
• Roy Sly murder: 'Sadistic torture' killers jailed http://t.co/vwGyRXQ8 
• TV death baby Kian McMillan's mother cleared of manslaughter http://t.co/R1jNZ5UF 
• US: Bin Laden film attacked for 'perpetuating torture myth' http://t.co/m0ODuLAI 
• Neon Roberts 'should have radiotherapy' for tumour http://t.co/8emo8SCq 
• Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2012 http://t.co/oZRo8JVH

20th December - LAW NEWS

360 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
SRA admits disappointment at COLP and COFA figures. Several hundred firms face having their authorisation revoked for failing to appoint acceptable compliance officers, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Full story - Law Gazette

• IRELAND Passes Law to Bolster Housing http://t.co/6ErQAeuv 
• A 2011 law made it easier to challenge Apple's patents http://t.co/hvLJmY13 
• US: Next Challenge for the Health Law: Getting the Public to Buy In http://t.co/mpwTAE0X 
• ARGENTINA Uses New Legal Regulation for Media Law http://t.co/F1fX0H2F 
• Ukip foster row couple threaten to sue council http://t.co/96iYQciE 
• INDIA: Police chief damned for suggesting chilli powder to foil rapists http://t.co/7gMqOI0L
• Supreme Court rules on termination of employment contracts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ta08zRWD 
• RUSSIA: Magnitsky row - Putin backs Russian ban on US adoptions http://t.co/P51g77IG 
• Jimmy Savile producer Ted Beston denies abuse claims http://t.co/XzYMOtKt 
• What connects us: can the answer be human rights? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/VAfOv5Bh 
• New model pioneers win ABS status | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/opseRBdN 
• Music band Lostprophets release statement on lead singer Ian Watkins charges http://t.co/dckO1HM9 
• 'Plebgate': Second man arrested in Metropolitan Police inquiry http://t.co/AX6AdBqV 
• Why the entertainment industry's release strategy creates piracy http://t.co/xebRHjho
• Boy in cancer legal battle has surgery on brain tumour http://t.co/fekGyrx7 
• EU faces humanitarian crisis due to illegal migration http://t.co/FWtgvYtr 
• Falkirk Council to crackdown on illegal alcohol over Christmas http://t.co/g0d0QJ3w 
• SPAIN: Madrid threatens to block Barcelona’s ‘illegal’ independence bid http://t.co/6ZDEGGM7 
• Illegal tobacco factory discovered near Ormskirk http://t.co/syxDYXmW
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Wilson Sonsini targets Beijing for third China office | The Lawyer http://t.co/kyxi8Npq
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers defeated in Scientology wedding challenge | The Lawyer http://t.co/P0iPjOAX 
• US: New Online Privacy Rules for Children http://t.co/WfFltLSk 
• US: Mormon Women Set Out to Take a Stand, in Pants http://t.co/8zhnjuBC 
• Leniency Denied, UBS Unit Admits Guilt in Rate Case http://t.co/x4gAbbUY
• IRELAND: Solicitor who stole €130,000 from his clients is jailed for two years http://t.co/ndlyj1W0 
• Abdel Fattah Younes case: LIBYA tribunal quits in Jalil row http://t.co/2Q5nBQV2 
• The difficult case of Neon Roberts: I would flout any law for my child too http://t.co/E8YD3BdJ 
• Savita Halappanavar parents want abortion law in her name http://t.co/CccM2muc
• IRELAND's abortion law is virtually meaningless http://t.co/plZ9kN7o 
• US Gun Law Debate http://t.co/gXOANboj
• Tax Row: McDonald's Calls For Review Of Law http://t.co/sOKLtpkf 
• Lawyer offers work Christmas party advice http://t.co/unyNm7b9
• SRI LANKA: Free or Charge Detained Students http://t.co/89zj00Xc 
• ISRAEL violated laws of war by targeting media in recent Gaza operation http://t.co/BLIh3HQo
• AUSTRALIA: Knife-wielding 'buxom' robber holds up petrol station http://t.co/elbgAUlL 
• Video: CCTV captures violent bank raid http://t.co/2LbpBHUO 
• Confusion reigns when the police won’t talk http://t.co/7gOD0p3q 
• Plebgate: the mysterious email that brought down a minister http://t.co/tQBDr5ZR 
• Government to pay legal fees for families of Hillsborough victims http://t.co/b5kA0oMf 
• Ofcom names 4G auction bidders http://t.co/96QeCUGo 
• Fewer marriages ending in divorce http://t.co/cB1w8wAW 
• Man arrested in 'plebgate' probe http://t.co/AX6AdBqV 
• Scientologist denied right to marry in church | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/z5Mh9uHG 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Mayson warns regulators against denying ABS licences over access to justice fears | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/tvwlXfYI 
• Ofgem told to take firmer action http://t.co/tjuxjgvF 
• SRI LANKA's chief justice appeals parliament report http://t.co/ZBrAzach 
• Nick Pollard's report shows Lord Justice Leveson how it's done http://t.co/bKBhCRUe
• Hundreds of delinquent firms move closer to COLP/COFA action | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/rEAnnzYW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing's Barnett to replace Dukes on management board - Legalweek http://t.co/SkVTMZ3k 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nixon Peabody to close Paris arm to focus on US - Legalweek http://t.co/Ekx3tmtr 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn advises as UBS reaches £945m Libor settlement - Legalweek http://t.co/65FzRkhy
• Regional convention to protect older people's rights in Latin America http://t.co/auuZaROx 
• A long road ahead for equal rights in SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/l8f8FBUA 
• RUSSIA: Anti-Gay Attack Amid Zenit Football Row http://t.co/BkFFTTfi 
• Robert Bales: Court martial for US sergeant over Afghan deaths http://t.co/VKHGoacw 
• Can White-Collar Defendants Get A Fair Trial in the US? http://t.co/WPTf4yl7 
• Added blow for UBS in ITALY derivatives trial verdict http://t.co/tXoox7LY 
• Dominic Strauss-Khan STILL faces trial for pimping as court rejects bid to drop sex inquiry http://t.co/IOfJciq0 
• North Wales PCC Winston Roddick insists police commissioner job is full time http://t.co/BJgF65O1 
• US: Donald Trump Wins $5M Legal Victory Over Miss USA Who Called Contest Fake http://t.co/hdV5BQ9z 
• Lorraine Kelly weighs up legal move over Facebook ad http://t.co/nto160NC 
• Beleaguered legal fund rejects calls for liquidation http://t.co/JnTIUApf 
• MALAYSIA in "final stages" for Islamic finance legal framework http://t.co/JN5bIQXb 
• TV death baby Kian McMillan's father admits neglect http://t.co/2B2LdkNp 
• Pirate Bay proxy gets shut down after music industry legal threat http://t.co/hKVSRtpn
• INDIA: Five special fast-track courts for sexual assault cases http://t.co/3pdx2aPO
• £5 of drugs lands Kings Lynn burglar in prison http://t.co/c40VPEXJ 
• 'Unseen costs' of Scottish court closure plans http://t.co/HhqjUAjy 
• Ken Clarke's concession on secret courts fails to calm Lib Dem fears http://t.co/TPKjMomi 
• SENEGAL Gov't Adopts Law to Try Ex-CHAD Dictator http://t.co/Ja9NCNY9 
• US Expands Child Online Privacy Law to Cover Apps, Social Networks http://t.co/0grYr22G 
• Does U.S. Immigration Policy Respect Human Rights? http://t.co/N6PO7KsD 
• Vietnamese blogger prevented from traveling to US to pick up human rights award http://t.co/ao07KPHg 
• We're in a mess over human rights. Prepare for mayhem http://t.co/Ho7WHNOf 
• UK to press Maldives government over human rights abuses http://t.co/kpnoSJt0 
• US: Judge delays trial for BP employees charged with manslaughter until 2014 http://t.co/JJIgvGWu 
• "Jail illegal fox hunters": RSPCA calls for stricter laws to crack down on cruelty http://t.co/zdxQG896 
• Good laws will never abolish evil http://t.co/oQGYVlmA
• Leicester solicitor wins fight to clear his name http://t.co/deMZtGR0
• Lord McAlpine 'desolated' by false child abuse allegations, says solicitor http://t.co/Kn0BE312 
• Comet: ‘Shambolic’ job losses to be challenged in tribunal http://t.co/a0gjiRMk 
• Manchester City's Mario Balotelli puts tribunal appearance in doubt after missing training through injury http://t.co/JntYq3WO 
• US Law Firms Are Accused of Aiding Chinese Immigrants’ False Asylum Claims http://t.co/VPZpbqRh 
• Facebook Pseudonym Ban Breaks GERMAN Law http://t.co/vJ7c249Q 
• CZECH President's Veto of New Film Financing Law Defeated in Parliament http://t.co/8vJVdB0H 
• TAJIKISTAN Parliament Approves Law Against Domestic Violence http://t.co/Bfp6NDYq 
• Does law school have a future? http://t.co/0miBS51m 
• Bankrupt Kodak sells off patents to investors for $525m http://t.co/O8fHXA3B 
• 'Nazi salute' nurse Stephen Johnson struck off http://t.co/TCnfDecI 
• 'Pleb' row: Thirty officers working on case http://t.co/YOzKoZdF
• Hillsborough inquest verdicts quashed by High Court http://t.co/muT383dh 
• US: Obama calls for US gun control proposals by January http://t.co/ntbi2uCk 
• BBC criticised for Newsnight axed Jimmy Savile report http://t.co/A9aMEbyA 
• UK bill of rights: Grayling wrote off the report long ago | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/ciJOlxJe 
• High court quashes Hillsborough inquest verdicts http://t.co/fTApZEe0 
• Alan Turing pardon: we need a shift in legal position http://t.co/IEEMDttL 
• Scientologist loses high court wedding battle http://t.co/1uk7vOBq 
• INDIA: Delhi bus gang rape: 'What is going wrong with our society?' http://t.co/zkFGHJ4N 
• EU Unitary Patent has obvious flaws http://t.co/ZFHTsx7d 
• These CPS guidelines make the law around social media vastly more clear http://t.co/e8HkUKg2 
• Robert Bork obituary: Controversial lawyer & legal scholar who was a pugnacious standard bearer for the American right http://t.co/hTcN61Ka 
• Terminally ill woman not consulted on hospital resuscitation order http://t.co/4QqKw3ET 
• Quindell Legal Services the latest ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vWKyn9X6 
• 'Several hundred' firms will not have COLPs and COFAs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gqHbFe9W 
• Fixed fees and portal for mesothelioma claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KIlRROUM 
• High threshold for offensive social media prosecutions | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/o757r4TM 
• SRA admits disappointment at COLP and COFA figures | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/QUcQl6HG 
• Burma legal reforms 'must be targeted' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WQqkjbqH 
• Samsung and Apple drop ban requests | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f3jK1yNr 
• On-line posting guides aim to cut prosecutions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZeQrMxCc 
• A&O gets rehitched in Riyadh | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sXImbKKm 
• US Money-laundering lawyer dodges prison | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P5d7gtL7

19th December - LAW NEWS

359 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Legal action swirling around the London interest rate scandal is set to engulf a horde of bankers once a leading Swiss player cuts a deal with various international authorities. Full story - Global Legal Post

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro trainee intake drops by almost 30 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/54M2IclK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders turns to BLP and Wragges for City banking hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNhdE1nY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Portugal's PLMJ rejigs partnership and governance structure | The Lawyer http://t.co/BWpe8d54 
• Comet administrators' filings show quintet of legal advisers as fees unveiled | The Lawyer http://t.co/RXQAVdSo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's CBH defeats WilmerHale in gummy bear court battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/7vM9gQFD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New director at Taylor Wessing prompts reshuffle | The Lawyer http://t.co/2vjMvbkF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn advises UBS on Libor settlements | The Lawyer http://t.co/aRV2ZF47 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness Paull & Williamsons secures first post-merger partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/mBjmPDfS
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance India M&A co-head to join Jones Day in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/C26km4eN 
• Hillsborough lawyers welcome new inquests and police investigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/zPfNYZ7f 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Midlands firm Knights gets SRA backing for Dragons' Den investment | The Lawyer http://t.co/A5BJR0J5
• HONDURAS congress passes law to purge police corruption http://t.co/q8CmZQAo 
• A brief guide to Leveson's proposal for arbitration of media claims http://t.co/fdgOlxul 
• Lawyers call for new equality law after £700k study http://t.co/ybTMBcMS 
• Lawyer Checker checks law firms are legitimate http://t.co/aMY4cnjZ 
• US to train Pakistani judiciary http://t.co/JEyKn2R4 
• INDIA: Justice delivery system in mess, criminals have free run http://t.co/xYHGbRYH
• US Justice Department reaches settlement with Penguin on e-books http://t.co/hCPEOIss 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Jacob Zuma's landslide victory points to trouble ahead - Justice Malala http://t.co/j1LpuHSG 
• INDIA: Cut in dalit welfare fund angers social justice ministry http://t.co/dKU7XCGN 
• Lostprophets rock star Ian Watkins on child sex offence charges http://t.co/WTRcSmzg 
• Instagram denies having right to sell users' photos http://t.co/40aWKtN8 
• Hillsborough: High Court to hear new inquests plea http://t.co/muT383dh 
• Jimmy Savile abuse: Police arrest man in 70s http://t.co/3GQRbXXU 
• Prosecutors clarify offensive online posts law http://t.co/2Q8btQu1 
• UBS fined $1.5bn for Libor rigging http://t.co/jdsKogNE
• Animal abusers beware: the RSPCA bites http://t.co/tNnesHpx 
• May to crack down on police integrity concerns http://t.co/UO0luPMU 
• Ancient protection for judges to be scrapped because public attitudes have changed http://t.co/WiOcchyu 
• US: The Yawning Loophole in the Gun Laws http://t.co/79rvrVlt 
• US: The Puzzle of Black Republicans http://t.co/acEKQgan 
• US: Benghazi Panel Strongly Assails Role of State Dept. in Attack http://t.co/ccy6ukDu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• US Gun Rights Groups' New Social Media Policy: Don't Use It http://t.co/Uvn2TloH 
• MEXICO: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations http://t.co/Wzvw5EXc 
• CANADA: Investigate Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women http://t.co/ssxDFsVh 
• British Bill of Rights review deadlock likely to mean little progress on legislation before next general election http://t.co/PpC0DMMN 
• Facebook's Instagram claims 'perpetual' rights to users' photos http://t.co/Pfzei52x 
• The Human Rights Act is too valuable to sacrifice to anti-European mischief http://t.co/LlgfoMmL 
• US: The Newtown Massacre - Time for Legislation, Not Conversation http://t.co/lyXnr8fF 
• Thousands of solicitors face losing right to practise after PC renewal failures | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/rBdN9X3q 
• Lawyers happier with LeO than complainants but malcontents on both sides see bias against them | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/zi7enmTD 
• Presents destined for sick children stolen from Great Ormond Street Hospital http://t.co/KYrgJnvH 
• GP jailed for 11 years for sex assaults that stretched across two decades http://t.co/rPuDrijk 
• Was Tory Chief Whip framed? Police officer accused of posing as member of public to help force resignation http://t.co/5uJGKM7K 
• Trial set for man accused of killing three generations of one family in Wales http://t.co/mlHaQAWP
• BRAZIL 'Mensalao' corruption trial concludes http://t.co/RptVfUsx 
• RUSSIA: Moment of Truth Over Human Rights http://t.co/TYjP1JCi
• Trial of Maldives' ex-leader sparks fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O5bNEUWe 
• Stephenson Harwood latest to plant flag in Dubai | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G949A8vE 
• Dewey bosses face fresh allegations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S0NehXbu 
• Libor litigation could net hordes of bankers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Abzu6x0F 
• Linklaters remains UK deal king | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mxweM15g
• Gay marriage: divorces over adultery face legal challenge http://t.co/mEw27PIu 
• Scottish Lawyers in new legal aid strike http://t.co/AqnYftLW 
• New legal bid to get Green Belt land back http://t.co/WzEc6IAa 
• US judge rules against Canadian polluter, but will justice flow both ways? http://t.co/cwpuS3bC 
• Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones http://t.co/O7feyDZW 
• New UK Bill of Rights would create more human rights http://t.co/4QHExjmH 
• Animal abusers beware: this dog bites http://t.co/EqJjd91K 
• Lawyers who head for the high street http://t.co/3l5zrmMJ 
• Leveson's arbitral arm http://t.co/fdgOlxul
• Ken Clarke fails to rule out need for secret courts in MoD cases http://t.co/Tedg5VUm 
• Commission fails to agree on UK Bill of Rights | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0YE3oR5m 
• Six thousand solicitors and firms fail to submit PC applications | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mmQCXc1o 
• Solicitors can rely on Limitation Act when chasing unpaid fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/M6EeAAmi 
• Yielding the greatest return? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zVOdxYq8 
• Consolidation in the legal sector | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IJUrAAoX 
• Commission: ‘strong argument in favour of a UK bill of rights’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/GEym3xh1 
• 'Pleb' row: Andrew Mitchell calls for full inquiry http://t.co/uI5d6rOR 
• SWEDEN students riot over Instagram sex insults page http://t.co/SjioiTfQ 
• US: Obama 'backs assault weapons ban' http://t.co/8yT41HHP

18th December - LAW NEWS

358 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Barrister snub to diversity monitoring “embarrassing” and “pathetic”. Only a handful of the 15,000-plus members of the Bar have disclosed information such as whether they went to public or state schools, in a snub to the chairs of the Bar and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) who had personally requested it. Full story - Legal Futures

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fixed-fee partner-only boutique launches in London with CC hire - Legalweek http://t.co/67iGlEcY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Keoghs to launch in Manchester following Clydes fraud team hires - Legalweek http://t.co/qHHdme8V 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O forms new association in Saudi Arabia - Legalweek http://t.co/MSzukfBR 
• 4-5 Gray's Inn Square remains in business despite defections - Legalweek http://t.co/QvKlt9hg 
• Aviva sues former Dewey chiefs over 2010 bond offering - Legalweek http://t.co/dQVTBoWk
• Christopher Morrison admits Asda sex attack on boy http://t.co/Fs9UJBn9 
• David Black murder: One arrest in County Tyrone, two in Dublin http://t.co/MO00w1rU 
• Belfast flag violence: 11 police injured and 15 arrests http://t.co/27PfADRi 
• Richard Morgan convicted of killing baby Slater Sharkey http://t.co/QA4zJjEi 
• Instagram seeks right to sell access to photos to advertisers http://t.co/lzP5rGX4 
• Judges should decide secret courts, government accepts http://t.co/52kjL75i 
• Samsung drops Apple sales case in Europe http://t.co/bmveOt63 
• Abortion in Ireland permitted when mother's life at risk http://t.co/tibfjHkM 
• S&P raises GREECE's credit rating http://t.co/25BlRuZD 
• Neon Roberts tumour case: Judge gives go-ahead for surgery http://t.co/2mlEHrx5 
• Muslims demand gay marriage exemption http://t.co/Vjwjs1Um 
• Britain shames itself by detaining immigrants indefinitely http://t.co/R0KCHXQq
• Closing courts ‘will add to pressure on troubled Scottish town centres’ http://t.co/1vJj9rRD 
• Sheriff courts are halted by lawyers’ legal aid protest http://t.co/HxhorJAY 
• Rights campaigners urge MPs to reject secret courts plan http://t.co/SkPiuGjb 
• High fliers from Rochdale Sixth Form College call order to the courts http://t.co/tBcgyXQw 
• INDIA: No norms on punishments to assist trial courts: SC http://t.co/uyFvkfyp 
• Care system fails young offenders - report http://t.co/SPDIuTxT 
• Redundancy talks period to be cut from 90 to 45 days http://t.co/7VGBd8OJ
• Queen attends cabinet meeting in Downing Street http://t.co/5IRlHyVo 
• Neon Roberts tumour case: Judge 'may decide on surgery' http://t.co/2mlEHrx5 
• Newtown shootings: How do you explain murder to a child? http://t.co/4f1DsKd9
• Met police chief warns over 'pleb' case arrest http://t.co/5Adcabl0
• Lords challenge Grayling’s control of Supreme Court appointment | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/R4xcilPj
• Increase in JRs 'mainly the result of' immigration cases, MoJ admits | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2wTM5zY2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills hires Thai partner in boost to Asia litigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/VCNSdNng 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BBC confounded as Sports Personality calls connect to Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/p1bAyLMJ 
• Rocket Lawyer: ‘disruptive not destructive’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/dXATqk2W 
• PC renewals ‘relatively trouble free’ but 4,500 short | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/UAqfEN7A 
• Bill of rights commission splits | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/OlmlEXEr
• Quindell gains ABS licence and says it can deliver profit under new costs regime | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UJz3i6gG 
• Accountants launch bid to become ABS regulator, with 100 applications in the offing | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/uvZ3zlSe 
• Wibsey solicitor in appeal over £45,000 'rare metal' con http://t.co/3BiTsU47
• West Kirby law firm shuts down after solicitor is struck off http://t.co/tiMZMNwt 
• RUSSIA abstains from vote on Yugoslav war crimes tribunal http://t.co/H462j4hT 
• ARGENTINA Declares Media Law Constitutional, Begins Process To Break Up Grupo Clarin http://t.co/D5T8vrYn 
• 30 Under 30: The Young People Who Are Shaping Law And Policy in US http://t.co/Q07OjpwE 
• Top 10 US privacy law violations in the Petraeus probe http://t.co/BELYW8ff 
• Injunction blocks BRAZIL congress vote over oil royalty law http://t.co/JFNmguI3 
• EU insolvency law: European Commission proposals would signal sea change in how cross border insolvencies are managed http://t.co/MUtoCre9 
• The law is too weak, says father of cyclist killed after hitting car door - http://t.co/UIlu63Df 
• Independent Scotland unlikely to be left outside EU, says former judge http://t.co/JNnWnPyR 
• PHILIPPINES MPs approve contraception law http://t.co/b0AXRSxC 
• US: George W Bush Signed 2005 Law Protecting Gun Makers From Being Sued http://t.co/7fUWNmLI 
• US: 'Black America's Law Firm' Looks To Big Cases With New Leadership http://t.co/zqYryz3e 
• Church Officials Call on Filipinos to Campaign Against Birth Control Law http://t.co/KRRzf1SU 
• FRANCE warms to Gérard Depardieu, the heroic exile http://t.co/kwdQQHD3 
• Driver who killed pedestrian after texting escapes jail http://t.co/XfayJ2Hh 
• Human rights no defence for criminals and terrorists, says Grayling http://t.co/KmdeD15I 
• Threat of right wing fanatics is growing warns Home Secretary http://t.co/ZdoFrQ3h
• McDonald's waitress wins £3,000 compensation for being fired http://t.co/WCgTULOl 
• Soldier carried out armed robbery to avoid being sent back to Afghanistan http://t.co/vLXzJvtO
• In Other Countries, Laws Are Strict and Work http://t.co/JLXzkLZZ 
• PALESTINE: West Bank Land, Empty but Full of Meaning http://t.co/L00PLAWy 
• BANGLADESH Finds Gross Negligence in Factory Fire http://t.co/x0q4uSfd 
• Top Cambridge corporate lawyer retires http://t.co/Bp7pdLnt 
• Shropshire lawyer warns on seasonal marriage strains http://t.co/jxLWrMP5 
• City lawyer warns top football clubs http://t.co/rieCnoLE 
• European Court of Justice squanders opportunity to save £14m after rejecting bid to slash sessions http://t.co/NyWqYJj1 
• In praise of war and justice http://t.co/MNXwaNFU 
• CPS denies dropping Huhne perversion of justice charges http://t.co/7D4SKODM 
• BALKANS: In the search for justice in the former Yugoslavia, are we ignoring the Serbian victims of war crimes? http://t.co/FI67lzoz 
• The Leveson report is a charter for control freaks in policing http://t.co/dWrI6Fn1 
• Rape Crisis is 40 – and the need is greater than ever http://t.co/k0rlyaMN 
• DR CONGO: Congolese militia leader acquitted of rape and murder charges http://t.co/sWPOrK56 
• Redundancy consultation period to be halved to 45 days http://t.co/BRfQBAfm 
• BBC and ITV apologise to Lord McAlpine for sex abuse allegations http://t.co/PmK2Lon1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• How do you decide what to include in LawNewsIndex? http://t.co/9KvslDeO
• What is LawNewsIndex? http://t.co/O5Mjaeio 
• BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 13/12/2012 , Conveyancing Complaints http://t.co/G4Jck4Fr 
• David Cameron's local hunt guilty of illegal fox-hunting http://t.co/ujRMzdVc 
• 83,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Northamptonshire in last three months http://t.co/lEYempTu 
• The European Court of Human Rights urgently needs to decide on the Chagossians’ right to return http://t.co/8QhDZg9S 
• Russian rights activists to draft list of violators to help US http://t.co/L40I2ibJ
• LSB urges conveyancing regulators to consider alternatives to client account | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/uoSe24pN 
• Kiss and make up? Edmonds, Deech and McGowan begin process of détente | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/wPf62TWL 
• Linklaters seals Saudi cooperation deal with A&O's former local ally - Legalweek http://t.co/eRG26hMU 
• Lloyds Banking Group appoints new GC with hire of FSA legal chief - Legalweek http://t.co/8sK8TUSI 
• Lord Phillips takes press reform role; Matrix, 5RB counsel advise papers - Legalweek http://t.co/uPn0bs9B 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG makes first Singapore lateral as firm plans to expand new base - Legalweek http://t.co/Yc0GjvRd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Pearce follows up merger with four-partner Maclays team hire - Legalweek http://t.co/F6WCGfSb
• THAILAND: Human Rights Watch denounces insurgents' killings of Thai teachers in violent south http://t.co/umFGWFol 
• MOLDOVA: Mum’s court protest at forced sterilisation and low compensation http://t.co/8fDe9qZj 
• Legal arguments for Scotland remaining in EU after Yes vote http://t.co/yAQIlj9V 
• Adrian Sutil says there are no legal issues preventing an F1 return http://t.co/5BElXumq 
• Abu Qatada new landlord didn't want terrorist tenants http://t.co/ewa50xeu 
• Hillsborough single released to support families' legal fight http://t.co/v2gwBzvA 
• INDIA: Telangana lawyers boycott courts to protest prosecution order http://t.co/nsJPZJ1F
• Recommendations by FCAs accepted by courts in 75% of cases http://t.co/XWxmofSb
• BURMA courts wary investors on port project http://t.co/Mhd815zE 
• Lawyers across Scotland boycott custody courts in legal aid row http://t.co/qDfWwlkH 
• Maltese judge charged with bribery | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aSEyvDGl 
• Three with a difference | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6yXmt7WA 
• India Supreme Court research shows regional bias | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4ew7yPlC
• Chilean lawyer puts the brakes on gold rush | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aNa759Fl 
• Women lawyer count still low in US, state survey reveals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TsbG78mA 
• Top US firms drive up billing rates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P1HAoQdH

17th December - LAW NEWS

357 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Leveson's legal eagles will repeat all the old mistakes. Putting lawyers in charge of the press regulator will lead to endless hearings and the stultified pace of the courtroom – just like the old, dismantled Press Council. Full story - Guardian Law

• IPCC investigate officer's 'pleb' claim http://t.co/arayHO6D 
• Understanding Dunblane and Other Massacres by Peter Aylward - review http://t.co/YrYzKo6x 
• MALDIVES police accused of civil rights abuses being trained by Scottish police http://t.co/EcWiwzqT 
• Bill of rights: long-awaited report to put fresh strain on coalition http://t.co/gpuLeMO2 
• Former poster boy of Icelandic boom charged with criminal offences http://t.co/JCN1UB1z 
• We don't need secret courts to protect our US relations http://t.co/VGgdCW3c 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Slaughters lead as Malaysian tycoon bids to take HK's Guoco private | The Lawyer http://t.co/wZiT2iM0 
• Liverpool Victoria promotes general counsel to company secretary | The Lawyer http://t.co/qjakF0xW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Pearce picks up Maclays quartet ahead of Dickinson Dees tie-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/cKltcl88 
• Lord Phillips to challenge government on Supreme Court admin appointments | The Lawyer http://t.co/y504ZXfs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters keeps top spot for UK M&A as US firms climb up rankings | The Lawyer http://t.co/8Of5CKN5
• US: Sex Offenders Say California Law Infringes Free Speech http://t.co/GkO0qhaV 
• PHILIPPINES OKs Divisive Contraceptives Bill http://t.co/cZmjqsTx 
• Microsoft and Motorola want to keep some trial details secret http://t.co/BBxk5f5K 
• AUSTRALIA: Woman on trial over fatal stabbing http://t.co/8TA0uGh9 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Jundullah men’ still at large: Ashura blast trial halted http://t.co/3bLRcyib
• Journalist's family upset by verdict in trial of his killer http://t.co/XfZcv9nD 
• Expectations low for Cameron’s bill of rights commission | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/VNLWWdao 
• Show us more red tape, SRA asks firms | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/kWTzkUeY 
• BSkyB claim forces Livescribe to pull Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen http://t.co/Wi9AuIlc 
• Intellectual property crime unit to be set up by City police http://t.co/OEHd0a44 
• AUSTRALIA: Woman injured while having sex on overnight work trip can sue employer http://t.co/JKNFGkOu 
• Convicted terrorist who tried to blow up Israeli plane fails to win parole http://t.co/yBWNOqZD 
• The Met police denied Azelle Rodney the right to surrender http://t.co/u2BUelnC 
• CAMEROON jails 'gay' man for texting 'I'm in love with you' to male friend http://t.co/fDjnTZhO 
• 'Sexsomnia' claim actor Simon Morris guilty of raping girl http://t.co/ggNCNu2f 
• Ministry of Defence to sell part of its radio spectrum http://t.co/2gcBIol5 
• Rector refuses bishop post over women divisions http://t.co/sLzKnVB4 
• Azelle Rodney inquiry: Family urge unlawful killing decision http://t.co/9es82Yya 
• Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott murder charges dropped http://t.co/1I76ZBMh 
• Amy Winehouse coroner's inquest to be reheard http://t.co/59aTgqRX 
• Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton's family in eviction threat http://t.co/f1sYDjwD 
• Wales child abuse: 105 cases being investigated http://t.co/UVRM5Cil 
• Queen to attend cabinet meeting for first time http://t.co/nkVe13oj 
• Actress Lindsay Lohan said to US Judge - 'My Spiritual Advisor Can Vouch For Me' http://t.co/HA9Y47zY
• US: To Judge Richard Posner, Gun Control Is a Joke http://t.co/2j1GVy4C 
• Monteith praises ‘tireless efforts’ of solicitor’s family http://t.co/rYKNjrZM
• Barnoldswick solicitor completes 500km ride to 'heart of India' http://t.co/JIoQgEF0 
• US: Cleveland law school to help new solo lawyers http://t.co/sYxLrjVl 
• KENYA: MPs warned over pending county financing law http://t.co/FRIH0QIn 
• Partnership has law firm in the pink http://t.co/2R0gjpxS
• New law puts pressure on banks to keep branches open http://t.co/ysxB2tqL 
• INDIA: Law will take its course on Wal-Mart - Information Minister http://t.co/IWEeSxfc 
• LIBYA declares emergency law in southern regions http://t.co/11nq9oHf 
• Gun Law in ISRAEL http://t.co/tjZ8q1oL 
• Google Maps For Apple Violates European Union Law? http://t.co/z7cNbiKG 
• HMRC loses sponsorship tax relief tribunal http://t.co/yd2lTFPd
• US: Rape Case Unfolds on Web and Splits City http://t.co/Qkpppb2O
• SOUTH AFRICA Since Mandela http://t.co/CNJqlcwC
• US: In Times Square, bystanders at an anti-Islamic speech by the pastor Terry Jones protest by singing the Beatles http://t.co/o1J0aIPe 
• The Freedom of an Armed Society http://t.co/oCrnPgu3
• Statutory underpinning of rather close supervision of the legal profession but not of journalists | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/KiIaHNTO 
• Linklaters links up with Saudi law firm | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/xMTAu2bz 
• Ian Brady: Moors Murderer 'wrote letter pinpointing location of Keith Bennett's body' http://t.co/ErHGsTnx 
• How hackers exploit 'the seven deadly sins' http://t.co/Gk1f1kjO 
• Nicho Waipuka found guilty of killing Phillip Cottrell http://t.co/RBxSm4DJ
• End flag protests say Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness http://t.co/xWteAJg5 
• Barclay twins' Ritz hotel pays no corporation tax http://t.co/WTANoNhF
• Panorama confronts the Barclay brothers with tax revelations http://t.co/4zRjwl4J 
• Judges take on ministers over supreme court http://t.co/7j5omjvv 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Paedophile net: Did Operation Ore change British society? http://t.co/khNS3lWz 
• Gerrard Depardieu 'to give up French passport' in tax exile row http://t.co/xkgys7Ur 
• Pharmacists illegally sell Valium and morphine http://t.co/n9JZbhW3 
• Same-sex marriage: 'No mandate', say MPs http://t.co/2c80wPPt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump and Linklaters lead on ExxonMobil-Rosneft Siberian JV | The Lawyer http://t.co/u15dpgPk
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Ropes broker $1.1bn deal to refinance Israeli telecoms group | The Lawyer http://t.co/krt7auaJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan hires SRA expert from Capsticks | The Lawyer http://t.co/3nYQUvHv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow launches fixed-fee family service | The Lawyer http://t.co/pAHKoiY8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC takes on multi-million pound dispute against Mittal on CFA basis | The Lawyer http://t.co/uZVM7bXS
• Traditional firms "more innovative than ABSs", says SRA, as it promises COLP/COFA reassurance | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/xdADqh1q 
• TAIWAN: Ministry Of Justice Researching Marriage Equality In Asia http://t.co/CG5L45n7 
• INDIA: Female foeticide: Maha to approach chief justice of Bombay HC http://t.co/xtEJeDw1 
• BANGLADESH war crimes victims seek justice http://t.co/oZrs2JUP 
• Loyalist claims Belfast flag ruling 'is illegal' http://t.co/0GLLgbQV 
• INDIA: Illegal constructions mar Taj Mahal's beauty http://t.co/1g7NSfnC 
• Banks face fresh split threat as Parliament eyes new legislation http://t.co/us5v5jIN 
• Should illegal drugs be decriminalised? http://t.co/ik3dJCC9 
• Lancashire Shop fears over illegal tobacco http://t.co/tJBJqHQv
• 'Chugger' firm condemned by watchdog http://t.co/0Hhz2I2h 
• Prisoners have received at least £20 million in benefits they are not entitled to http://t.co/lQxjBWMl 
• Huhne charges continue, says CPS, after claims case is to be dropped http://t.co/y3gGXVCX 
• Judges take on ministers over supreme court http://t.co/7j5omjvv
• ISRAEL guilty of ‘bleak’ and ‘severe’ human rights abuses, local NGO asserts http://t.co/K7JdwPKK 
• Cabinet Minister Owen Paterson joked that Tory 'biddies' are opposed to gay rights http://t.co/EabM2NDP 
• UK Government must still investigate Al-Saadi case, says Human Rights Watch http://t.co/kYNpGeoS 
• Legal firm with offices in Bury St Edmunds and Thetford wins national award for marketing and business development http://t.co/OYsevya6 
• Ingoldmells sewage smell prompts prosecution threat http://t.co/Kg2gQg2Z 
• Leveson's legal eagles will repeat all the old mistakes http://t.co/GMXiB4uf
• INDIA: ‘49K cases involving govt pending in courts’ http://t.co/IasI1MiT 
• INDIA: Haryana people prefer khaps over courts http://t.co/J46c8ByK 
• David Davis MP blasts 'sly' Commons bid to bring in controversial secret courts http://t.co/hurQ9KU2 
• ITALY 'disappointed' at India for delay on naval guards' trial http://t.co/XoTOHGbp
• Welsh government still paying loans for 1970s Newtown homes http://t.co/nv90tGT9 
• Police Officer arrested over 'pleb' leak http://t.co/LjQhAhGY

16th December - LAW NEWS

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• Whitney Solicitor struck off for using clients money to prop up ailing firm http://t.co/00xAmZS6 
• Doctor Derek Keilloh ruled 'dishonest' over death of Iraqi detainee http://t.co/RPYzvkKS 
• PHILIPPINES: Landmark Law Crucial for Women’s Health http://t.co/KSGXB8JD 
• Airgun licensing law plans hailed by parents of toddler murdered by rifle shot in head http://t.co/UmkTZZBc 
• CHINA attack illustrates US gun law divide http://t.co/Rmir4BVv 
• US: Domino's Pizza founder sues feds over health care law http://t.co/9bJDDDA8 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Tribunal tells GHANA to release Argentinian ship http://t.co/lF0ohPny
• Footballer Mario Balotelli taking Man City to tribunal over £340,000 fine http://t.co/xC3avKEV 
• US: Debate on Gun Control Is Revived, Amid a Trend Toward Fewer Restrictions http://t.co/GOiemXMU 
• EGYPT Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution http://t.co/KdAnmSlR 
• Newtown shooting: 'British boy' among dead http://t.co/V7tOAySh 
• Scottish police: Concerns raised over £100m debts http://t.co/jFfbU7Py 
• Iraq 'war crimes' Inquiry chief quits http://t.co/lXBgy905
• The rock star, the polo set and the man who played them for fools http://t.co/bMH750cJ
• Bill of Rights: 'Why I fear this will prove I was right to be worried' http://t.co/wfn6S7ro 
• How Tag was caught breaking code http://t.co/BBn3EZ4o 
• Special report: Police revisit the grim mystery of Elm Guest House http://t.co/8b1pjd6W
• More Leveson, Channel Islands Homosexuality and Gay Marriage - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/z7H8Hnml 
• Whose voices count in our human rights debate? - Sanchita Hosali | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/dlu1Vh6z 
• Permanent injunction against anti-vivisection protestors | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/Tl7bLmjm 
• From base pairs to the bedside: medical confidentiality in a changing world | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/SYDdorMK
• Quicker, costlier and less appealing: plans for Judicial Review reform revealed | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/cJ7el1r5
• Volunteers not entitled to protection of disability discrimination laws | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/9Yfo6dqD
• High Court rejects Humanist Association's challenge to faith school proposals in Richmond | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/z9Fzqzrf 
• A Hobbit’s View on the End of Lawyers | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/DXSuDSVq 
• A Marxist Historian Offers a Counter-History of Liberalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/W1RBlOtN 
• Standing, Originalism, and the Gay Marriage Cases | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/58Lo27fV 
• Frankie Boyle donates £50,000 to help Guantanamo inmate sue M16 http://t.co/NRS8tcIT
• Debate on Islam and evolution has to be called off after revolt by student societies http://t.co/LihChwEw
• INDIA: Judiciary should play pro-active role: Justice Kurian Joseph http://t.co/3jOHIDtY 
• US: "Intelligent design" legislation in Texas again http://t.co/h9Ny7omb 
• RUSSIA retaliates against U.S. rights legislation http://t.co/Snuho0IV 
• UN women's rights experts concerned over EGYPT draft constitution http://t.co/njP7XMvr 
• INDIA: US-based rights body asks Indian MPs to reject amendments to terror act http://t.co/faRmQj3A 
• Rights and wrongs of carrying guns http://t.co/SPP0KO42 
• Racing UK win rights to televise Ascot in huge blow for At The Races http://t.co/5VClyB1l 
• Plans for a new British Bill of Rights to be unveiled next week http://t.co/XdOUDJ2v 
• US President signs RUSSIA trade bill containing human rights provision http://t.co/0rAuUwvp 
• RUSSIA negotiators complain of 'legal nihilism' at UN climate talks http://t.co/Cv03uKW9
• Norwich insurance firm in £7.67m High Court legal row over referrals http://t.co/2wDENgSX 
• Disabled man in legal bid over benefit tests http://t.co/tHG1rE3q 
• Lawyers pull out of police station role as legal aid row steps up http://t.co/t7wtaPpd 
• Home owners with high hedges have a legal responsibility to neighbours http://t.co/TtuRfvZe 
• Council to seek legal opinion on transfer of Arbroath library http://t.co/FNmdWNAu 
• Scottish Lawyers pull out of vital legal aid scheme http://t.co/LTFKCSkz 
• Yorkshire based law firm, Sandersons Solicitors, has appointed a top lawyer to its commercial property team in Beverley http://t.co/1e4IuDjC 
• Swansea University student sex trade study recruits ex-brothel madam http://t.co/6GQWwBC8 
• Suspect appeal over Lymington kidnapping http://t.co/vou3ikxr 
• Scottish independence: Icelandic president Olafur Grimsson enters debate http://t.co/A91KsL3h 
• RUSSIA: Opposition leaders arrested at anti-Putin rally http://t.co/8VK7aBiX
• Manchester City star facing race abuse claim http://t.co/iTJKwYE2 
• PALESTINE: International criminal court is a lever for Palestinians on Israeli settlements http://t.co/3n2ppDpe 
• Abu Qatada runs up £500,000 legal aid bill to stay in UK http://t.co/SHxOw71n 
• US: For Sandy Hook's sake: learning from the tragedy of Newtown http://t.co/SgoUfMs5

15th December - LAW NEWS

355 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• PHILIPPINES: Unity in the judiciary comes with respect http://t.co/hQbAgZZD
• US: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Franken’s Anti-“Stalking Apps” Bill. But It Still Won’t Pass This Year http://t.co/dj1qTvaK 
• Solving the Carp Crisis: Moving from Courts to Collaboration http://t.co/3NJOfQ5J 
• Derry Rocket trio accused refused bail http://t.co/Dml7bcoE 
• Burnley man facing trial over ‘332 child pictures’ http://t.co/WsbXpWw2 
• LAGOS: Court Clears Way for Babalakin’s Trial http://t.co/syDkzF3G 
• Rapist Peter Blatchford disappeared from court during trial http://t.co/5v94WO0w 
• ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi's Italy election bid hit by fresh trial fears http://t.co/i2U3YsgK 
• Obama’s Cautious Call for Action Sets Stage to Revive US Gun Debate http://t.co/RLOQTl6I 
• US: Judge’s abhorrent, familiar views on ‘technical’ rape earn rebuke http://t.co/Aj9Ovt2P
• Judge Sides With ARGENTINA Against Grupo Clarin http://t.co/EDuKiqqF 
• Conveyancing Association pledges to demystify industry http://t.co/Ly5RuuxK 
• Parliamentary probe into social care law overhaul begins http://t.co/gSDBZngS 
• More trials being disrupted over interpreter failings http://t.co/Wb1g7c7S 
• Pedicabs law change call by London mayor Boris Johnson http://t.co/k6cZzayc 
• Top CANADA court upholds anti-terrorism law in unanimous ruling http://t.co/CfvqjIWS 
• Nick Clegg and David Cameron clash over drug law reforms http://t.co/SfildXYp 
• US: Connecticut school shooting: no law can abolish the human capacity for evil http://t.co/04oWqY3j
• ­RUSSIA: The man behind the homosexual propaganda law sues Lady Gaga http://t.co/DGoci3Om 
• KUWAIT Passes Law to Execute Those Who Slander Islam and the Prophet http://t.co/I7z6pCDf 
• Google Maps for iPhone could violate European law http://t.co/taTo2yiK 
• TUNISIA: Son-in-Law of Ousted Tunisian President Arrested http://t.co/Aljf71jJ 
• Declan Gormley wins libel case against Sinn Fein http://t.co/lNtcSBBh 
• Prison rape: Is the US doing enough to protect inmates? http://t.co/0bGvWYh3 
• IPCC critical of climate change report leak http://t.co/jxvqmxD4 
• Grace Adeleye guilty of killing baby in botched circumcision http://t.co/awenJYil 
• Deeper eurozone union 'agreed' - Germany's Merkel http://t.co/CUwBaN78 
• Problem families: Case worker intervention 'works' http://t.co/1wo0QTVE 
• Internet porn: Automatic block rejected http://t.co/BBxTiagb 
• Teacher at the centre of mystery over fiancée’s 'poison’ death collapses http://t.co/02hQYp71 
• US: Suspected Conneticut gunman Adam Lanza was 'smart but shy nerd' http://t.co/v8E2yE7l
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• The Freedom of Thought 2012 report: the non-religious are still being persecuted http://t.co/02H1zs9z
• Detectives investigating 'sex for tuition fees' website arrest man on suspicion of inciting prostitution http://t.co/FNMTdoxc
• Traveller family found guilty in slavery case http://t.co/2Uk6MlNI 
• US: Woman left with burns after being Tasered by police for refusing to leave Apple store and buying 'too many' iPhones http://t.co/7djn0Ju0 
• Five arrested over man's death outside A&E http://t.co/r7DGcA0d
• INDIA: 2G Spectrum Case: Chief Justice refers Shahid Balwa’s plea to Special Bench http://t.co/FMB9UEMW 
• The Football Lawyer: A move to Premier League is no easy step for African footballers http://t.co/jMiyYAf4 
• GERMANY: Senior Deutsche Bank lawyer jailed in raids http://t.co/xVI4OQKm
• Conveyancers and the Legal Ombudsman: a Factory in the Desert? | Professor Richard Moorhead http://t.co/BbEjXDUH
• Peterborough landlord fined over illegal eviction http://t.co/sco9AExa 
• 'Make home circumcision illegal' http://t.co/YaoyZMsh 
• CANADA: High Court Upholds Anti-Terror Law http://t.co/bFaSKNgi 
• BURMA: A draft Myanmar National Human Rights law has been sent to President U Thein Sein. http://t.co/x1FwJDov 
• A life in exile: how it feels to be a refugee http://t.co/1uOLbgaz 
• Major gas users call for anti-rigging regulations http://t.co/jRfzG5EQ 
• Former pupils call for new investigation into abuse claims at Suffolk school http://t.co/A4gFqy6W 
• David Cameron attacks Ed Miliband's immigration plans http://t.co/jQSIyVDb 
• Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance http://t.co/sSLgvWXH 
• Hedge fund boss Magnus Peterson charged with 6 offences after 3 year investigation by Serious Fraud Office http://t.co/OlrMrppA 
• Secret courts: litmus test for the Lib Dems http://t.co/kIeY3zQt 
• HP and Autonomy -- lacking the innovation sauce | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rIbDLibn
• New Delhi move to drop women lawyers sparks ire | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6xBGWGlo 
• Bar protectionism forces Linklaters to cut Brazil ties | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wTLTM4EB
• Australian legal market hits skids | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v0Bu2yx0 
• Ground-breaking Twitter law suit looms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0XbwovYV 
• Top law firm growth slowest for two years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/l9b9ON8Z
• SRI LANKA: An overview of the state of human rights in Sri Lanka in 2012 http://t.co/gGtpRaTI 
• The Future of International Law and Human Rights http://t.co/O6qqYmpJ 
• European Legal Team of the Year: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton - Legalweek http://t.co/g8YjjpZK
• Legal Counsel of the Year: Lesley Wan - Legalweek http://t.co/C2WjdDL3 
• British Legal Awards 2012: who won what – and why... - Legalweek http://t.co/mUVGAsLQ 
• Supreme Court rules volunteers have no legal right to challenge discrimination http://t.co/ZI3faBid 
• Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford sets out to slash bill for legal aid http://t.co/Cchs468H 
• Former Colwyn Bay pier owner wins new legal appeal http://t.co/mCjDhea5 
• KENYA: Sacking judges not solution to judiciary ills – Chief Justice http://t.co/HKwIxeWp 
• INDIA: How can courts best serve the public interest? http://t.co/K4D5QPqW 
• Court translators who listed a DOG in its staff is fined just £2,200 despite errors that let criminals walk free http://t.co/rcujMafs 
• Government plans U-turn on ‘secret courts’ to avert rebellion http://t.co/ApNBgMln 
• US: The Cost of Solitary Confinement http://t.co/jMRYQP7W 
• In Europe, Publishers Dealt a Setback Over e-Book Pricing http://t.co/ghNW4qoc
• Naomi Campbell sues Telegraph over elephant polo story http://t.co/4559Bxos
• Appeal court rejects attempt to increase Chris Halliwell's murder sentence http://t.co/ESzo3LrJ 
• Andrew Dmytruk: brain-damaged Briton jailed for 4 years in SPAIN http://t.co/i6kLbYG2 
• Car insurance for women leaps 15% in six weeks to comply with gender neutral EU directive http://t.co/3tlRdmXz