LawNewsIndex

Sunday

24th February - LAW NEWS

426 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

'Autonomous weapons', which could be ready within a decade, pose grave risk to international law, claim activists http://t.co/OqUIh16LuH
Press regulation needs consensus, not a flimsy solution pegged to a libel bill http://t.co/MwZOnqr77S
My verdict on our justice system | Victoria Coren http://t.co/y4ZKhr1Dhd
What price freedom with Labour's stance on libel? http://t.co/drF5cVNmvn
A lesson for us all from one woman's true compassion - an antidote to retribution http://t.co/HPvolb0URk
Rangers 'disappointed' after sectarian chanting at Berwick game http://t.co/ZsJX3TwnwR
Apple loses shareholder vote lawsuit and drops plan http://t.co/veQG8gV3DX
Pair arrested over Castle Bromwich toddler murder http://t.co/9lnqMFPIkk
NHS foreign doctors must speak English: from April this would be a legal requirement for employers http://t.co/kfxzm6LdjR
Cardinal Keith O'Brien misses Sunday Mass after accusations http://t.co/FJScIIYqCJ
Briton finds 500-year-old arrest warrant for Italian Count Machiavelli http://t.co/1uJgi29zzN
Phone hacking: News of the World journalist says police must speed up decision on charges http://t.co/XTpEGGWSta
Theresa May's draconian immigration rules defied by top judge http://t.co/yoMF6Wa0cV
Christian group challenges ban on gay poster campaign http://t.co/SKWJcsxMmj
ITALY: The Bizarre Election Law That Could Cause The Next Government To End In Chaos http://t.co/Cs0r63hKvO
US Senator Ted Cruz Responds: Harvard Law Was Full of Communists http://t.co/6pyi0RftVD
US: Today Is Bradley Manning's 1,001th Day Without a Trial http://t.co/Hm3GUCiF74
Vicky Pryce trial: Jury’s out on public’s role http://t.co/DxpDfhPHe0
BP trial: Luther Strange takes legal centre stage as oil giant faces day of judgment http://t.co/613sbxkTPi
IRAN forces 'illegal' Afghans to return home http://t.co/sHK3HvRln4
Lawyer is the star of Pistorius case http://t.co/2tWKHLOUcq
IRAN: Sentencing of jailed lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh surprises family http://t.co/2MBciNpw9r
Iranian Embassy Employee Seeks Asylum In NORWAY, Lawyer Says http://t.co/aHoXUslBSw
US: Lawyer objects to accidental imprisonment while visiting client http://t.co/6coGzbnJRd
CANADA: Muslim missionaries blast British ‘mosquebusting’ lawyer’s message http://t.co/qfEeJn8TRp
So you want to be a lawyer? http://t.co/hNLttrFbcx
INDONESIA's Hanura Party Not Sweating Human Rights Tribunal http://t.co/cqCL1lPUcc
UAE: Charge or Release Detained Egyptians http://t.co/SOWAq24efu
INDIA: Women rights activists to watch policy makers http://t.co/T6zTqw3cD2
GERMANY: The right mulls expanding rights of gay couples http://t.co/CULjMr9Tzc
SQA’s BAHRAIN deal angers human rights campaigners http://t.co/cw1XD5cEt1
In ITALY, Illusion Is the Only Reality http://t.co/WPePZSEPt3
US: Violent, Drunk and Holding a Gun http://t.co/L7bE1E8Vyn
Debating the Semantics of ‘Rape’ http://t.co/7abb56JchT
Buddhists, Reconstructing Sacred Tibetan Murals, Wield Their Brushes in NEPAL http://t.co/t1LKhGEeHf
Scandals and Intrigue Heat Up at VATICAN Ahead of Papal Conclave http://t.co/FTrWRAicKj
US: Major Banks Aid in Payday Loans Banned by States http://t.co/DRjR9ZWBy7
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Acronym Redux: JSA, IPPs and GCSEs - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/xMQAJu24gB
Eating horse - and where our language comes from | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ck8UHCjU0f
Prospective adoptive child will not be taken from blind woman, for now | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/6GOrviP4cm
A human rights reality check for the Home Secretary - Dr Mark Elliott | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZfAAd3agoj
The more things change... | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/5HhpQhLfk6
Badmouthing the pope in heated news room does not amount to harassment | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3ExNnXrTTF
What do *you* think is the way forward for human rights in Northern Ireland? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/4ok4MSI78X
Rule of law suffers when HONG KONG targets money laundering http://t.co/BzWiX3Z3hR
Funding for law degrees unfair to poorer students http://t.co/ZU2oucRarR
AFGHANISTAN: Cabinet gives preliminary approval to delayed mining law http://t.co/xPiXfaPq6U
Bath University: angry wife's email to husband's law lecturer lover goes viral http://t.co/WWJmpnLRS4
US: National Jurist Needs To Delete Their Law School Rankings And Apologize To Us All For Wasting Our Time http://t.co/W8Svz5S6m4
SPAIN: King's Son-in-Law Makes Court Appearance http://t.co/K1tRhAtXog
TUNISIA: Opposition Leader's Murder Tests Tunisia's Judiciary: http://t.co/UZkCShytgE
FRANCE: Intervention in Mali Raises Threat of Domestic Terrorism, Judge Says http://t.co/3cmkfdKO1d
TURKEY: Judicial changes aim to reduce human rights violations - http://t.co/3Bvz4U1Ngr
YEMEN: Human Rights Watch urges Yemeni government to crack down on rights violations http://t.co/rcaEIyBK5X
Ski lift probe after school trip girl Poonam Bhattal dies http://t.co/7Jn3LJjoQg
Banksy artwork taken in north London withdrawn from sale http://t.co/Gz732oVVSX
Should jurors have to take a test? http://t.co/Up3WC2XIUM
Virtual autopsy: does it spell the end of the scalpel? http://t.co/KhJiKsp5UF
Five years on, no justice for British teen raped in India http://t.co/kTGrlUWy4l
Lance Armstrong will be sued by US Justice Department to recover funds http://t.co/8RPPYPrvTe
UK law changes give hope to the mother of murdered Kiwi teenager Christie Marceaus http://t.co/Fm44qzamC0
Actress Lindsay Lohan loses legal battle with rapper Pitbull http://t.co/XoQJcnsAWy
Muslim students take legal advice after City University shuts down Friday prayer meeting http://t.co/EbmdkTfCZ1
High court date set for firefighters legal battle http://t.co/EY2EaQpWbN
Buckfast firm's legal action over police anti-crime labels http://t.co/x6Y2oxwqom
'Vulnerable people will be hurt' by £350m legal aid cuts http://t.co/2tPJ3BdW9X
Guided bus legal battle bill nearly £5m http://t.co/unwBUjBORX
Students offered cocaine for scientific trial http://t.co/HR19tuuCbc
Pistorius must live with conscience, Steenkamp father says http://t.co/mSNZinykAF
Man rescues neighbours from fire in Oldham http://t.co/FVKV9MEqZL
Teenager threatens legal action over Hull match restrictions http://t.co/KN1HnwsVWV
GERMANY: Give horsemeat-tainted food to poor rather than destroy it - German minister http://t.co/ECxqzSWi9y
Lawyer on mission to raise legal aid cuts awareness http://t.co/bFUz1UG2A1
US: JP Morgan raises questions about lawyer at New York AG's office http://t.co/l66yH7zSzn
UN stance on HAITI cholera 'immoral' says lawyer http://t.co/YEgppXptaL
Nanny lawyer wins evidence request http://t.co/DWB94vapCq
FA accepts Elliott's resignation after racism row http://t.co/wa53DjPaPF

Saturday

23rd February - LAW NEWS

425 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

IRAN denies illegal activity in NIGERIA http://t.co/VDpXEz3R4A
INDIA: Bar codes to stop illegal liquor sale http://t.co/XUzUTyN2ON
Illegal Llanddewi slaughterhouse case: registration urged http://t.co/X5Fu3YiATV
US: Making It Illegal To Fail Science Students Who Argue Humans Co-Existed With Dinosaurs http://t.co/Ngy1vUvA0Q
THAILAND: Illegal ivory trade crackdown gets under way http://t.co/A6tj9AXClP
Who Owns Illegal Public Street Art Found on Private Buildings? http://t.co/1oVkncZeMy
Future of Clerkenwell fire station likely to be settled in courts as Mayor warns he'll fight http://t.co/0E6NdBJvXS
RSPCA could hire 'experienced criminal barrister' to review prosecutions, Attorney General suggests http://t.co/tWOv8usA93
Car smash cop was 'model officer' and driver for Royal Family - tribunal hears http://t.co/mU8a2MNaRD
HMRC wins Samadian mileage tribunal http://t.co/Ilpa5gIQj2
Poverty and inequality in societies of human rights - the paradox of democracies http://t.co/LRKjdVYfJs
INDIA is accused of undercutting Tribal Rights http://t.co/LAWDauHjBO
US: Cavallaro to head Stanford Law School’s new Human Rights Center http://t.co/LbFEdVC23f
US columnist says equal rights will lead to legalisation of incest, paedophilia and rape http://t.co/SiYIchIwlU
US: Thwart assault on voting rights or risk return to 'old poison', NAACP warns http://t.co/jLyFcTxhc4
The Highland Line: taking away Raasay's sporting rights beggars political belief http://t.co/5z0ezzWMVb
US: The Scope of a Search Warrant http://t.co/YgBNfOjrr1
ISRAEL: Prisoner X hanged himself with a bed sheet - investigation concludes http://t.co/FOGDtIw656
Internal Documents Portray BBC as Top-Heavy, Bickering and Dysfunctional http://t.co/QjpQg0Gqh5
US: Taiwanese company HTC Settles Privacy Case Over Flaws in Phones http://t.co/N4ALXcGJDw
No Exit: CHINA Uses Passports as Political Cudgel http://t.co/jzApdJyePo
US Government Joins Suit Against Armstrong http://t.co/H7YvtdKzBR
NIGERIA: Judiciary Funding: Court Issues Fresh Summons on AGF, N’Assembly http://t.co/gVkoyWAduL
PAKISTAN: Shia genocide - What prevents military and the judiciary from performing their duties against militancy? http://t.co/rNfBOYEewx
SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius Case Will Put Spotlight On SA Judiciary http://t.co/ZgkK6pbHIb
US: Misconduct charges against judge who fixed own tickets http://t.co/Bn0bSdy7NO
US: Judge extends freeze on account linked to Heinz trades http://t.co/9KwHXoVRpQ
US: Lessig's Harvard Law lecture: "Aaron's Law" http://t.co/lT0IXPsG5U
AUSTRALIA: Religious groups could lose exemption from anti-discrimination law http://t.co/JKMHpocWjc
Privacy warriors slam MEPs over 'corporate-friendly' data law rewrite http://t.co/rQesLiz2lR
Celebrity chefs call for hospital food standards law http://t.co/7tjuiXHaro
UGANDA: Parliament passes oil law clearing way for refinery http://t.co/TuRzKQv65u
More deliberations on the jury system http://t.co/hcZ0H62kfb
Scammers Extort BitTorrent Users Posing as Law Enforcement http://t.co/3iTVwVY8L5
Law Firm Lets the Sunshine in, More | Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/oTKT8dilSM
Rule of Law Essential for Business http://t.co/uMZ6CHSZ6w
RUSSIA: Assembly backs law limiting foreign investments http://t.co/crTgh3Vpg9
In Push for Transparency, US Law Firm K & L Gates Releases Financial Results http://t.co/zf4iqYJ5Mw
Juridical Human Rights – An Excerpt from Gret Haller’s Human Rights Without Democracy? http://t.co/tHitCy9o4u
IRAN: Kurdish Political Prisoners Under Intense Pressure to “Cooperate” at Orumiyeh Prison http://t.co/SQJ3ktsYx1
Human Rights Commission names 2013 honorees http://t.co/RRnd7yutWm
US Secretary of State Kerry's Egypt Visit Offers Opportunity to Promote Human Rights & Stability http://t.co/qibAgVXcG2
Measures Ensuring Respect for and Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants http://t.co/DDsl774Cus
Carnoustie solicitor struck off for ‘reprehensible’ conduct http://t.co/eOBEU8kXdK
INDIA: Justice Mehra Commission raps Delhi Police http://t.co/7k1KnStlMa
Bethany survivors want justice after Magdalene apology http://t.co/aTWaRPZVft
Yes Scotland frustrates STUC with broadbrush promises on social justice with little detail http://t.co/QY2yaN3pW6
Scots law warning as double murder trial halted due to “unfairness” of legal aid cuts | The Firm http://t.co/ipZj71RWYC
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission chair appointed http://t.co/VH3CDqHH5Z
Ronald Dworkin - The greatest legal philosopher of our time http://t.co/TQMWZAMule
Skype founder loses legal battle over British home http://t.co/Th12lMsjyR
Microsoft legal beagle calls for patent reform cooperation http://t.co/S5AmTpCR4S
Legal action commences over MRCGP exam (for foreign qualified doctors wanting to work in UK) failure rates http://t.co/z7TeDB98Ue
Overseas property buyers from Norther Ireland win legal battle in Italy over holiday homes http://t.co/MyeqD0y1VR
EDF legal action is blow to the right of democratic protest http://t.co/OPznyFPQ9h
Police face legal challenge over Buckfast anti-crime labels http://t.co/AkgdZIc5mF
White Rose: The Germans who tried to topple Hitler http://t.co/wzNeauJEMB
Cardinal Keith O'Brien: 'Allow priests to marry' http://t.co/CTudDnVPCh
Police detections of child porn images increases by 48% http://t.co/qUIRZ6bkYT
Libor fines to fund armed forces charities, says Osborne http://t.co/akMwLku0bf
Vatican attacks Pope resignation 'gossip' http://t.co/aU0kJAeNYZ
Hackers attack Microsoft computers http://t.co/uyTNIecZrn
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Can UK law firms survive the storm? http://t.co/7d9HAMi1M1
Launch of consultation on legislation on indemnity insurance http://t.co/wwzEbVbkRs
Only law schools that tackle costs, graduate client-centered lawyers will survive—a dean’s view http://t.co/at8mUSnvnH
Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse http://t.co/eKO468Eulc
Benghazi Survivors Remain Gagged by US Federal Law http://t.co/JuEMiyjGAb
KENYA: Neighbors Kill Neighbors as Kenyan Vote Stirs Old Feuds http://t.co/9hiLOJnj5x
Dundee trading standards issues illegal tobacco warning http://t.co/0MM1ZwKE2t
RUSSIA loses £52bn a year in tax evasion and illegal transfers, says bank chief http://t.co/nD196PKR9t
Interpol arrests 200 and seizes $8m worth of timber in illegal logging raid http://t.co/otqEzS3qo5
NIGERIA courts lack basic working tools, says NBA President http://t.co/HbFsrgrWy5
Apple smart watch efforts confirmed by US patent http://t.co/zx6K0lrpry
LSE Middle East conference abruptly cancelled http://t.co/jrfrsMsrr5
Top UK firms eye mergers with non-legal practices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/34xkkh7bx1
Stanford creates human rights centre | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f1FoU2GdRm
Mercedes-Benz slapped for market rigging | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hWLTyKHwrF
Czech entrepreneurs ignoring filing duties | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s0JebaPCC1
US lawyers push for broad gay marriage ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3ADJsP1N4s
Major widening of costs management exemption for commercial cases | LITIGATION FUTURES: http://t.co/xWCqxIdpXV
Law Society steps up pressure on government to explain reasons for RTA portal fee cut | LITIGATION FUTURES: http://t.co/Me2i6G49cx
Sub-£2m cases "will be subject to costs management" amid criticism of big-case exemption | LITIGATION FUTURES: http://t.co/qzWvM2WNCv
US: JPMorgan raises questions about lawyer at New York AG's office http://t.co/oIoS3sdyes
US: Why the D.C. lawyer suing CHINA for the PHILIPPINES still thinks he can win http://t.co/SAhR29ouhZ
Abuse Lawyer Liz Dux on obtaining justice for the victims of Chethams School of Music http://t.co/l8qFsLL8jf
Samsung struggles to block iPhone function for the blind http://t.co/TmA3kBNeZd
Hacking: No charges for ex-NoW deputy editor http://t.co/361GQaVoSL
Man guilty of Tenerife beheading http://t.co/2TPRKItAJE
Romanians at risk of attacks, warns envoy http://t.co/iNRmUiPxzT
PCC elections timing 'not in the interests of voters' http://t.co/nIoMLiWoB5
Police secretly kept body parts of 90 children and babies http://t.co/tYGTCqf1mM
US: Georgia rushes through executions before lethal injection drugs expire http://t.co/407DuXKFFQ
Bill forcing papers to seek pre-publication approval is 'flawed' http://t.co/niyPaEtxRB
Oxford child abuse trial: woman says she was branded at age of 12 http://t.co/lbSXo57aQT
UKBA backs down over use of force on children and pregnant women http://t.co/vUytr10sq0
Early Lessons from the NEW ZEALAND Copyright Tribunal http://t.co/MdL6kBO6hr
Hidden scandal of two in five rogue bosses ignoring employment tribunal judgements http://t.co/nH8Hmf4TNg
CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal runs out of funds http://t.co/X1Qqr73ow6
Tribunal for health centre parking case - Blackpool http://t.co/yUepKjoRyp
Athlete Oscar Pistorius 'sobbed' as bail granted in SOUTH AFRICA http://t.co/lbNhxhDmvB
Shooting rights tangle on Raasay http://t.co/NJyNptdZiP
Human Rights Watch Faults MEXICO Over Disappearances http://t.co/KaEzBVLU7P
HAITI: Duvalier defies court order to face human rights accusations http://t.co/n00FJmukuE

Friday

424 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has rejected a demand by the Legal Services Board (LSB) that it start a review of the separate business rule, saying it can see “very little public interest justification” for doing so. Full story - Legal Futures

Growing percentage of enquiries through solicitors’ websites makes them a most valuable marketing tool | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8yTt6qonaj
Impact of wellbeing on performance | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IDYcjmUFWr
Top-40 firms seek ABS status, research shows | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/c3hD8oLCWX
Concession over EU sales law | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/T2tQPaSH7a
Mediation fails to reduce litigation over children | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wMZmhvqsmD
Lord Lester rallies supporters of Defamation Bill | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xeLsirXxFS
Profit falls the ‘new normal’ for high street firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/TFGyUayoO8
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper cuts China capital markets team in Asia-Pac review | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rj5zeAO7cj
LAW FRM NEWS: Herbies' UK arm retains 75 per cent of March qualifiers | The Lawyer http://t.co/1JmsWSDSYV
LAW FRM NEWS: Malaysian firm ZICOlaw opens in Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/90L4btpUJy
LAW FRM NEWS: Carter-Ruck and 5RB secure verdict against McCann contempt solicitor | The Lawyer http://t.co/rL2s4dCuUO
LAW FRM NEWS: New-look Dentons to go live on 28 March - and 2 April | The Lawyer http://t.co/XnNOTWYD3o
LAW FRM NEWS: Norton Rose seals third Canada deal with employment bolt-on | The Lawyer http://t.co/3yycq0HGB6
LAW FRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn on hand as Nat Rothschild fails in Bumi tussle | The Lawyer http://t.co/olTA71BPHp
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
Lord Rennard denies sexual impropriety claims http://t.co/cT0sGzXJIg
IRELAND: Pub owner fined after Irish 'nuns' are caught drinking illegally http://t.co/nawJoYzlWf
Competition Commission raps Big Four accountants http://t.co/GB5neLJEXQ
Terrorism trial puts focus on Sparkhill and Sparkbrook http://t.co/vDA9gtOLjC
CHINA Cultural Revolution murder trial sparks debate http://t.co/AJkP86nZDo
ZIMBABWE: Former footballer Ndlovu to face trial over fatal crash http://t.co/zyVcWwVJzs
ABSs to the fore as Quindell claims 15% of PI market and Countrywide sees profits rise | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/vpnHYY6bhR
US Judge: No sleepover but lawyers can spend 12 hours in Guantánamo’s secret prison - Guantánamo http://t.co/fSmCSPW2rs
US: Judge orders Apple, Samsung to trim 2014 patent spat http://t.co/o6Mx91gZrJ
US: High courtroom drama as judge sentences Drew Peterson to 38 years in prison for murder http://t.co/gbL2SgIsWV
HAITI must ensure justice for victims of past human rights violations – UN official: http://t.co/cOAyuvE47O
Planned shake up of justice system which includes criminals paying cash to their victims is for public scrutiny http://t.co/EXlf6nwR48
Scottish Justice secretary launches new non-emergency 101 police hotline http://t.co/KrRMMnvEcl
The government wants prisoners to be more productive, before their release as well as after it http://t.co/aXu4YjSUuJ
Warning over abuse & justice gap http://t.co/cJ22RpOCs4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quarter of UK top 40 firms eye up mergers with non-legal practices - Legalweek http://t.co/9qYAs9UXPk
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons grows Bristol base as support positions go west - Legalweek http://t.co/7wxymiAV1d
Hong Kong lawyers in demand as global firms fight for Chinese speakers - Legalweek http://t.co/EDDdzRQVrU
Scottish independence: Student referendum results in large 'no' vote http://t.co/8RXaXCE5t4
Police forced retirement 'justified' http://t.co/EPl65gTIQc
Tax dodgers named on HMRC list http://t.co/xyBsohBF9v
Doctors' phone line triggers 'serious' GMC inquiries http://t.co/Vz2RNsud98
Oscar Pistorius case: Top detective brought in http://t.co/2Az3xS2sdc
Father stalks solicitor after talk on train during Brighton to London commute http://t.co/nm1FTqF5X0
Solicitor is struck off after stealing money from dead clients http://t.co/RHcjYrQ8Wb
Green Deal tax cuts 'break EU law' http://t.co/jL5eT7P0Ml
10 things that jurors need to know http://t.co/XFjUl776ac
Senior lawyers defend jury system after judge orders Vicky Pryce retrial http://t.co/XIKCd6xaUH
US: An Interview with Faith Jo, Foreign Law Intern http://t.co/blz8sU03WQ
GERMANY passes new election law to help small parties http://t.co/2VX6IFVn7o
US: Obama cyber strategy limited to diplomacy, law enforcement http://t.co/y6vbvtYZp6
Nucleus, the adviser-owned and controlled wrap platform, has bolstered its legal, risk and compliance team http://t.co/eFS5yLB4TG
North-east Legal firm’s accolade http://t.co/n8GsunGjs4
ICMA publishes legal documentation in support of Russian repo market http://t.co/mPZuT3aId9
Premier League takes legal action against pubs in fresh crackdown on foreign football http://t.co/oP5RitTIi2
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L calls for post-Dewey transparency with comprehensive financial report - Legalweek http://t.co/Y5M0BnpTty
LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher adds two partners to revamped executive committee - Legalweek http://t.co/Xnkz19nYeJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG report reveals £3.8m Cobbetts price tag and £41m creditor bill - Legalweek http://t.co/t54e6Y1jJD
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper cuts 10 Hong Kong jobs in capital markets amid IPO slump - Legalweek http://t.co/PnB9vWsMD7
LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Linklaters US chief exits firm in six-strong team move - Legalweek http://t.co/20WhiRt7uZ
Lawyer search resorts to Google in Canada | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ORHPYF3gng
Law firms contacted over chopper deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ktt9n4Fake
Lawyers to benefit from Obama immigration plan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1TmJ0gnsNm
California law firms buck struggling legal market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3sJvnhIbtn
BLP confirms Beijing launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4YISdqRpTq
The Pryce of a jury's failure http://t.co/wdL4rhaQ1n
US: Georgia presses US supreme court to overturn Warren Hill's stay of execution http://t.co/p2T5tqYjQr
Madeleine McCann contempt case: retired solicitor found guilty http://t.co/PD37EsKBv7
Probation service gets 'generally good' report as it faces wholesale outsourcing http://t.co/bFSSRgvu4m
US: Georgia rushes to carry out executions before lethal drug supply runs out http://t.co/407DuXKFFQ
Whistleblowers to be protected from harassment from co-workers http://t.co/bl4ZCKFxtY
UK's most senior female judge calls for more diversity at the top http://t.co/lEitkrVOjM
Juries? It's time they went the way of the ducking stool http://t.co/xABIHU1Ee0
Jersey Facilitates Unique Insolvency Resolution http://t.co/p4Kd2KxDV2
Government ‘hiding’ RTA Portal evidence, Society claims | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/dKbSsGnMJQ
High-cost cases to escape new management rules | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/a9GQ7nB773
High value cases get extra protection from costs management | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/66kAT8kkMm

Thursday

21st February - LAW NEWS

423 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lord Kerr warns that councils will 'exploit' Supreme Court ruling. Homeless families can be accommodated in separate flats and do not have to be housed in the same units, Supreme Court justices ruled. Full story - Solicitor's Journal

LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham results reveal impact of service centre as PEP falls | The Lawyer http://t.co/fic2QFHkd3
Offshore deal volume and value rise but challenges remain | The Lawyer http://t.co/KfNkB6E6ba
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds adds Akin Gump partner to City energy team | The Lawyer http://t.co/eehFxKdvFf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers turns to Appleby for pan-Europe investment push | The Lawyer http://t.co/IMoP956FoK
LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW adds partner duo to executive committee | The Lawyer http://t.co/Tm7HohpQR2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings' PEP broke $2m mark in 2012 | The Lawyer http://t.co/ulsH4GXck1
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates reveals flat financials with decreased US revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/MLeuhdMXLu
US: 'Disrespectful' lawyer held in contempt after calling judge's bond ruling 'ridiculous' http://t.co/q6wEP5qIqQ
IVORY COAST: Gbagbo lawyer slams 'political trial' at ICC http://t.co/EypiHU9BWd
Family lawyer Geoffrey Rutter is taking a new job - aged 75 http://t.co/gf9LQFmgUz
The lawyer, the supplier and the consultant on outsourcing security http://t.co/j41WSMHVL9
Dundee lawyer cleans up football terraces http://t.co/a6P7PLKII8
EDF sues activists for £5m - an attack on peaceful protest? http://t.co/G6jpYzvMQc
Pistorius trial: defence denies police testosterone claim http://t.co/0FUNcJsA5l
CHINA: Pensioner on trial for 'murdering doctor during Cultural Revolution' http://t.co/idgQQpPkZh
PAKISTAN: ‘Fair Trial Act’ signed into law http://t.co/6kk16mTi5m
Tenerife decapitation trial hears killer 'did not look human' http://t.co/EHfs1bp9zH
Ten Illegal Things To Do In London http://t.co/V63PrsU6xa
Illegal drug use on the rise in AFRICA http://t.co/qJCnkxCi5G
Courts hears of Stretford accountant's double life running brothels http://t.co/KWhlaLbOZc
Hold-ups at West Yorkshire courts ‘betray victims of crime’ http://t.co/59dM0f80JJ
A Hampshire PC hopes to set up youth 'peer courts' http://t.co/NmJJ7VcQgQ
International Mother Language day celebrated on 21st February http://t.co/zNkqUvFxpY
London employers 'beat and raped domestic worker' http://t.co/hCCZSfFLSt
Tibetan teens 'set themselves on fire in western CHINA' http://t.co/NukhlQiuBC
INDIA holds three for rape and murder of sisters http://t.co/y4tzNF7E0N
Football match-fixing suspect arrested in ITALY http://t.co/IApSp8MySf
JAPAN hangs three death row inmates http://t.co/wqRIrjUYEm
Lord McAlpine drops some Twitter defamation cases http://t.co/hwkOynLVAo
Birmingham men guilty of mass bomb plot http://t.co/GDgD5UOgeb
GERMANY: Amazon Cuts Links to Company Facing Furor Over Security http://t.co/PkWExERX9T
SOUTH AFRICA: Cry, the Misogynistic Country - violent crime not limited to poor or impoverished blacks http://t.co/31seOIVlxt
US: Immigration Reform and Workers’ Rights http://t.co/ZObSJzZR5F
US: Lawyers Question New York Cardinal in Milwaukee Suits http://t.co/0omQU5xarG
CHINA: Plan to Kill Drug Lord With Drone Highlights Military Advances http://t.co/Uon1cCtCmg
UN rights office criticizes EGYPT draft demonstration law http://t.co/2wYS3qjsnY
Verdict In Human Rights Court Would Mean Wholesale Censorship Of The Pirate Bay Is Illegal http://t.co/uQX0JL3K7P
Shoppers confused about their gift voucher rights http://t.co/XPQwPWMy3s
MEXICO security forces colluded in disappearances http://t.co/3obf6YJBpz
ZIMBABWE police vow crackdown on "illegal" rights groups http://t.co/GzkZXOkhE7
Crofters lose shooting rights to outsiders http://t.co/9KntFvjUA1
IRAN: Activists fight human rights abuses with cartoons http://t.co/Y0xp4ge63e
Stanford Law School sets up human rights center http://t.co/7OgV5AnTSP
Enforcing Human Rights in a Global Marketplace http://t.co/uTplgpSsfa
US: Secretary of State Kerry's Speech Offers Clear Roadmap for American Leadership & Human Rights Agenda http://t.co/p4FEXbKLKh
BURMA: Despite reforms, key human rights issues remain unaddressed in Myanmar – UN expert: http://t.co/vkTD5Jiajo
NIGERIA Government Ordered to Pay for Human Rights Violations http://t.co/fhiTd6jNTy
SOUTH KOREA faces quandary over potential probe of abuses in North http://t.co/QGIQKiAiVg
David Cameron in India with lawyers: people, not politicians, will cement our countries' common future http://t.co/gfG4i8N7Pz
Anonymity for the accused: Rape is different to other crimes, and we need to talk about why http://t.co/HQctesafIb
Behind every great man is a great woman - and what the hell is she still doing back there? http://t.co/mwETZdfjYU
Murder suspect extradited from Morocco and due in court http://t.co/Zgb20Jaf2A
BBC Trust chairman says executives misled him over Jimmy Savile scandal http://t.co/QcEkKDkH4H
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Cumberland Ellis partner wins Wedlake Bell senior partner race | The Lawyer http://t.co/N6Li3pP5GT
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP to open third Asia office after gaining Beijing licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/d6C8oEKz9h
Solicitor who lost firm works as carer for former clients | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YMpOPKd1jV
City partner struck off for misleading court | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/P3lbaC0fhD
Suspicion not enough in care proceedings | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sRLS9USoww
Impact of wellbeing on performance | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IDYcjmUFWr
Bar goes ahead with aptitude test for entrants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/W0etab3b2T
Remove the gag on whistleblowers http://t.co/r5kYWYbkWD
Caste tribunal http://t.co/RBz9tFg4uq
ITV scoops three awards for coverage of Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal http://t.co/g1LRPfaDVh
Harsh measures on boat migrants is not new but AUSTRALIA should beware being held hostage by an authoritarian regime http://t.co/6NPWVxBxKF
Jimmy Savile expose wins TV news awards http://t.co/PRzzsnJZbS
DUBAI police 'deny torture of British men' http://t.co/bLijLuiOJe
Private firms better at running prisons - think tank http://t.co/AC5K7Jqx7f
FRANCE: Tottenham Hotspur fans attacked in Lyon bar http://t.co/Emnr2pLIUg
Oscar Pistorius detective on attempted murder charges http://t.co/K2pNnaOpmI
Putting self-interest ahead of press freedom http://t.co/2aBWtWoWhe
8,000 criminals given at least 11 community sentences before being jailed http://t.co/waNMkJ8QZD
Private prisons 'are run better' than those in public sector http://t.co/LnpoCqZ4wG
Reoffending rates '10pc lower in private jails' http://t.co/q2wrqMAhDR
Juries could be open to more scrutiny, two top lawyers say http://t.co/BqGQ4UPDh8
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
US Law firm can't sue Better Business Bureau for 'F' grade under Lanham Act, federal judge rules http://t.co/XUvUc6ZNkh
AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan Battle Over A Law To Protect Women http://t.co/IJZiZhUUFh
Oxford exploitation trial: Girl 'became sex slave aged 11' http://t.co/eorx0Pfbt9
Sunderland mum’s ‘mixed emotions’ over Iraq War legal action http://t.co/G1ZRGGUSEb
Villages drop legal fight against depot http://t.co/YpSeO6brDM
Oscar Pistorius lawyer Barry Roux: a tough-talking 'legal gun for hire' http://t.co/Bxt3E1C5dw
First construction ABS as global consultancy buys law firm to offer multi-disciplinary service | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/6lad93N5ax
US: Florida says 'sorry' to British drivers after passing law forcing visitors to carry 'international licence http://t.co/ddK0zxOuia
Real life and law making collide in Wales http://t.co/asMU5hEwtZ
INDIA: Judiciary has to find out ways to clear pending cases: Speaker http://t.co/AbmUDZjlOx
Solicitor takes on Burnley man's fight to stop children being deported to South Africa http://t.co/SD6R7MawvF
I'm a cash buyer so why is my solicitor asking for so much paperwork? http://t.co/hHxT86duPl
Motorbike accident management company becomes ABS | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/s8WMdlDiRN
BSB launches probe after report identifies possible race bias in disciplinary work | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/HfwQLRLkPq
CANADA: Miscarriage of justice occurred in 2005 sex assault: special prosecutor http://t.co/nwxzriZNc2
KENYA's Chief Justice Willy Mutunga 'threatened' over Kenyatta case http://t.co/2cbTkez9Oq
How justice works in PAKISTAN’s tribal areas and beyond http://t.co/7XF9nU3Kya
Justice Secretary Grayling rails against secure homes but seems loth to have a visit, which might help more http://t.co/AYrH9gWRqi
KENYA: Chief Justice says that Judges were threatened ahead of Kenyan vote http://t.co/oxFAspn5vp
US: Justice Department deal reduces BP's Deepwater Horizon fine by $3.4bn http://t.co/MQVF1AQp70
Wisbech fish and chip fighter fined for police 'lie' http://t.co/zxsJFaGB
Clegg warns against EU migration 'guesstimates' http://t.co/TeUajIxT
Jesse Jackson Jr pleads guilty to campaign money misuse http://t.co/wPSvskR5
Oscar Pistorius detective challenged at bail hearing http://t.co/70vMwlfX
Three Britons tortured in Dubai police custody, rights charity claims http://t.co/xfWpR22G
Life as the spouse of a suspected al-Qaida terrorist http://t.co/WvwP3YIM
UK lawyers told to go digital | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fJ14xCOD
Basic pay slide cancels out bonuses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/J85k4Pve
Google in talks to choke pirate web sites | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mPHJw3hJ
British banks face £9bn unfunded litigation bill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/j1Vpv8NQ
US businesses seek bribery law changes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yuFJvFEY
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC and Thomson Reuters team up for online anti-bribery training initiative - Legalweek http://t.co/Hsbdecuy
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters seals hire of Germany corporate heavyweight Haarmann - Legalweek http://t.co/M85CoFxu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters, Paul Weiss and Sullivan advise on Countrywide IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/D6pcaUXD
LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW's Abell brings in Herbert Smith for dispute over exit to Bird & Bird - Legalweek http://t.co/YjlRsixU
Land Securities overhauls panel amid magic circle 'retreat' from property - Legalweek http://t.co/sPvnTWR9
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP secures approval for Beijing launch this May - Legalweek http://t.co/laNDIkAS

Wednesday

20th February - LAW NEWS

422 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Profit on the margins - You don’t have to be a big firm to innovate and thrive in a downturn - 10 inspiring stories from Law Firms. Full story - The Lawyer

Once more into the electronic justice breach | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/3w8hKwFl
Compliance – catalyst for consolidation? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/rdw1jcri
Homeless families can be accommodated in separate flats | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mnbShcEE
Vicky Pryce jury discharged in Huhne speeding points case - retrial before new jury on Monday http://t.co/4iKLZqje
US: Warren Hill facing legal uncertainty despite stay of execution http://t.co/QKj8Ss5J
Press regulation: will Labour follow its Lords ambush in the Commons? http://t.co/wecWFYIt
Vicky Pryce jury discharged after failing to reach verdict http://t.co/Wvb03eMh
Florida lawmakers apologize to CANADA over English-language driver's license law http://t.co/vVVQsavB
US: Juvenile Justice Reform Legislation Could Save Taxpayers Millions http://t.co/S4xCT5He
Tribunal rules in favour of former Police Inspector http://t.co/RkdFYDQ6
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio launches new animal rights campaign http://t.co/qdrn4oCC
BHUTAN brings children's rights to monastic schools http://t.co/KGCvXNrh
Mothers' rights 'breached' after babies taken into care http://t.co/Tnb4fSfY
Citizens’ financial rights http://t.co/AcagFoIX
US: Reproductive Rights in New York http://t.co/oA2gCjQ5
Court Gives Investor an Edge in a Lawsuit Against Apple http://t.co/bvAd0JQA
US: Justices Take Case on Overall Limit to Political Donations http://t.co/yO07EflX
US: Donald Trump And Lawyer Unfamiliar With This ‘Constitution’ Of Which You Speak http://t.co/y7pP7LYj
Clients the winners with liberalisation | The Lawyer http://t.co/rycYRkiL
CANADA: Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right, rules Canadian judge http://t.co/fB4pURpA
'Conflict of interest' claim over Alex Salmond's Leveson lawyer http://t.co/7AIkM5ue
The Football Lawyer: Gary Neville, football agents and how excess can be curbed http://t.co/BKAnGz5x
BP Ready for Trial in Deepwater Horizon Case http://t.co/97Uyb9yu
Body in boot trial: John Yates 'brutally murdered wife' http://t.co/qp6E3bne
Ten crucial questions in trial of Chris Huhne's ex-wife http://t.co/fXbQ3KAz
New Florida law makes many foreign tourists illegal drivers http://t.co/8zLr8eKG
International raid targets illegal timber trade http://t.co/lDNewBP8
INDIA: Lawyers boycott courts http://t.co/mN0TuVYg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day reveals retention rate drop | The Lawyer http://t.co/iHh2sfO3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil leads as Reader's Digest publisher files for bankruptcy again | The Lawyer http://t.co/MHYP9BPn
Four-borough shared legal service gets go ahead | The Lawyer http://t.co/R9qkApMS
Will drafted by experienced partner was invalid, appeal judges rule | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Ue4UGmxl
Will drafted by experienced partner was invalid, appeal judges rule | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/IEwPK9cF
Solicitor-run chambers becomes ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/q7SdOIbk
No new money for defence in Green’s digital justice plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/TZsLWPSe
Cobbetts’ demise and resurrection – the full story | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/G5TZCgRr
CHINA condemns hacking report by US firm Mandiant http://t.co/HwZUJHek
FBI joins Heinz share trades investigation http://t.co/z3BPvS4i
Vicky Pryce jury given majority direction in points case http://t.co/oQkxgurX
Former police inspector investigated over Jimmy Savile http://t.co/N9D5dhvE
Cameron marks British 1919 Amritsar massacre where scores of innocent men & women were gunned down by British troops http://t.co/YfA9UOgA
Bleak House fight over inheritance leaves siblings with nothing http://t.co/KwhoS4DL
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
The never-ending story: publication of Legal Education and Training Review delayed again | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/fLv3e9ln
Referral fee ban will drive insurers to buy law firms, "but it won't reduce claims costs" | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/pwzDyePY
Latest crop of ABSs eye external investment and non-legal services | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/qUEOYhs4
Exclusive: SRA rejects LSB call for review of separate business rule | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/HK69hSK4
European Court of Human Rights rules that AUSTRIA’s adoption laws discriminated against lesbian couple http://t.co/sQBVEfUr
MOLDOVA focuses on human rights http://t.co/jgjIfm1m
SRI LANKA: UN Rights Council Should Launch Inquiry http://t.co/4XvQitNc
UN human rights office concerned over EGYPT’s draft law on demonstrations: http://t.co/zgDXaXvt
CHINA: Guangdong judiciary promotes openness http://t.co/ACpHpIBx
KENYA: President Kibaki Eroding Confidence in Judiciary - claims Constitution expert Nyachae http://t.co/iLgcGEAD
CANADA: Alberta Court Concludes That Access to Internet Is Fundamental Part of Right to Counsel http://t.co/tE0CVw03
New legal aid paper forms mandatory from 1 April 2013 http://t.co/5mQv54IF
50 per cent of Conservatives support the legal regulation or decriminalisation of cannabis: now where’s that review? http://t.co/bdz8d2jW
Police call for ticket resale legal regulation http://t.co/ga7lqEbU
Why MPs are wrong to blur the legal line between tax avoidance and evasion http://t.co/hipq6j1C
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cupar legal firm McQuittys’ work suspended during accounting investigation http://t.co/ADg7V0N6
North Wales health revamp 'legal challenge' plan http://t.co/vJCnytIH
IRAQ's top judge removed over ties to Saddam party http://t.co/nGBoe9V1
US Judge delays ruling in Apple shareholder case http://t.co/44X67jYm
US: Judge Rules Man Incompetent in Son's Beheading http://t.co/vm76ENLN
EGYPT court rejects election law, may delay poll http://t.co/EZ2PZbRD
Aviation, Liability Law, and Moral Hazard http://t.co/dLf5Lbr2
US: Law School Program Puts Mommies Back To Work http://t.co/7pDXtJHC
NIGERIA Needs Balanced Oil-Industry Law, Shell Says http://t.co/anitE2xZ
CHINA’s Truman-Style Resource Quest Tests UN Law and Neighbors http://t.co/v8f8eVdP
US: Cyberbullying Law Shields Teachers From Student Tormentors http://t.co/QFtoAVUf
Cheryl Cole receives front page apology from Now http://t.co/NRfikeri
Why have the white British left London? http://t.co/gfX4LgNN
US: North Carolina enacts law slashing jobless benefits http://t.co/MAqK6GWQ
Law Commission sets out thinking on "more proportionate" right to light http://t.co/ti9rd9Tv
CHINA media: Housing law anger http://t.co/dRCm7lVi
Piotr Naja killed sister-in-law Beata Hausner http://t.co/b89xe531
King of SPAIN's son-in-law faces court in deepening scandal http://t.co/FsIuZLE7
AUSTRALIA: UK man guilty of brother-in-law's murder http://t.co/72WY1Qfq
UK Solicitor on Oxfam mission to help women in Cambodia http://t.co/uORu77Mc
Julian Assange and the Tilted Scales of Justice http://t.co/932dtlfd
GERMANY: Justice Minister: relax dual citizenship law http://t.co/yuIuo1WS
BAHAMA’s Top Judge Says Courts Will Address Marriage Equality http://t.co/7Zx5Dfu8
Decentralising and democratising social justice http://t.co/ftieoRRA
Carer stole £6,000 from stroke victim http://t.co/lYVxN01i
Fast-track courts to ease trial delay crisis http://t.co/nTu0LekN
Televising courts 'could lead to celebrity lawyers', minister warns http://t.co/92XmBBC3
Milk Virtual Goats For Womens' Rights In This New Facebook Game http://t.co/A8xYfGaT
GERMANY: New adoption rights for German civil partners http://t.co/qfOqYc0D
Your rights when shops hit trouble http://t.co/nLN7uZfG
Mothers suffered human rights breach, rules court http://t.co/NQWPctnW
GREECE asylum: Journey through a broken system - 'we slept in sewers' http://t.co/OMbUs2p4
UK Prime Minister David Cameron promises IINDIA co-operation in corruption probe http://t.co/acjP9KnL
Jamie Heaton blast death: Andrew Partington jailed http://t.co/uMItsEOY
Apple computers 'hacked' in breach http://t.co/50TusZGm
Oscar Pistorius 'thought he was firing at intruder' http://t.co/xjjcGZqL
Horsemeat: FSA widens tests to beef-based kebabs and gelatine http://t.co/QVCgHPgd
IVF should be given sooner and to older women, says NICE http://t.co/Ta649uv5
Criminal justice watchdog set to overhaul flawed system http://t.co/9SM3Zd7z
Daily Mirror fined for naming alleged sexual assault victim http://t.co/f574oLeE
Prisoners' ill health and disabilities should not be a death sentence http://t.co/jfYlWjt8
Carina Trimingham withdraws appeal against Daily Mail ruling http://t.co/KqK6sjRq
US: Author Patricia Cornwell wins $51m in lawsuit over lost revenue http://t.co/IDNL29TK
US: Warren Hill granted stay of execution http://t.co/kS4SnF5j
Kenyan lawyers call for action ahead of General Election | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FtpBHNj7
Lawyers let down by poor mental health programmes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vJNO3jWw
BP prepares for court battle over Gulf spill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Pt1KqkhS
EU watchdogs target Google privacy policy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qex4FX0N
US trio join Linklaters in winning Singapore licences | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yzbHBkXG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes continues hedge fund push with Akin Gump partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/WQ5NQBlt
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Paul Hastings among law firms on billion-dollar Singapore REIT IPO - Legalweek http://t.co/g913BsD5
Shake-up of legal education faces new delay as review report is pushed back - Legalweek http://t.co/cHsJ3WXE
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells mourns loss of intellectual property partner Latham - Legalweek http://t.co/Ot4PVeQZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Links among just four firms to win Singapore licences after 23 apply - Legalweek http://t.co/bqdWdAAU
Partner jailed for £20m fake marriage racket | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lAfK9wFt
Advocate General backs workers in TUPE battle | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Yp45Ajfz
Several QualitySolicitors firms are considering moving to alternative business structure status | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/R15UHfQ3
Bar reviews conduct regime over ethnic disparities | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/HanBgxL8
Cable hails unified patent court boost | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zJVZIzxo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law partner struck off after private prosecution | The Lawyer http://t.co/XEoF6B7x
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons adds Nixon Peabody partner to Paris team | The Lawyer http://t.co/lorvVwg9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Maalouf Ashford finds foothold in Brazil and India | The Lawyer http://t.co/6wCsJvFS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells IP partner David Latham dies on Tube | The Lawyer http://t.co/rPqhETu6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Magnusson boosts Denmark with Eversheds managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/d61jpvaY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Haarmann Hemmelrath co-founder joins Linklaters in Frankfurt | The Lawyer http://t.co/wpfW6kVN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers to launch international family consulting group | The Lawyer http://t.co/9NTOLijD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies and Hogan Lovells appointed to Land Securities panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/a5PDFDV5
LAW FIRM NEWS: Abell brings in Herbies as FFW dispute escalates | The Lawyer http://t.co/5suNOTK1

Tuesday

19th February - LAW NEWS

421 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Ministers are to consider the case for successful personal injury claimants to receive damages over a period of time rather than in one lump sum. Full story - Law Gazette

'Shocking and unforgivable' court delays cause more crime, minister says http://t.co/0n1jtgWj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and trio of US firms gain Singapore licences | The Lawyer http://t.co/nLfRIzv9
Firms warming to outcomes-focused regulation, says the SRA | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/jLqa5YBF
Wales says no to separation – for now | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8NwWJmOy
Status quo is best for Wales | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IbEQER07
Find-A-Lawyer, EU-style | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/byOESaM3
Lawyers slam Theresa May’s ‘populism’ on immigration | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ihG94WK1
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against US http://t.co/wWvHdRFY
'Traditional values' vs Human Rights at the UN http://t.co/gx9bOUkR
“Neoliberalism Negates Human Rights” http://t.co/daSvYJhc
US court to hear human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal http://t.co/sIJCogpJ
Human rights group adopts Hamas' version of Gaza offensive, claims ISRAEL http://t.co/sKtEjm8P
Human Rights and Sports Events http://t.co/254J8C0A
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
NEPAL: Political parties want judge to be interim Prime Minister http://t.co/8gZslO4F
US: Guantánamo commander admits listening devices eavesdropped on lawyer meetings with clients http://t.co/et0pjLdQ
Could Pope Benedict XVI Be Put on Trial Over the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal? http://t.co/2fpWq4Qy
Tyler Hamilton to tell court in Eufemiano Fuentes trial how blood doping put his life at risk http://t.co/kbzy42tC
Connors given £500,000 support for forced labour trial http://t.co/NZNdO2iL
Jury fails to reach verdict in Rachel Manning murder trial http://t.co/2O26vMjX
The trial by media of Oscar Pistorius: facts, guesses and spin surround the death of Reeva Steenkamp http://t.co/bScIuqsz
RUSSIA: Dead lawyer to go on trial next month http://t.co/5JhUra4t
Google Works To Prevent Illegal Download Sites From Having A Credit Source http://t.co/SA6tQVU3
Food retailers 'absolutely determined' to restore confidence in products following horse meat scandal http://t.co/qbfxxYfW
Illegal use of B&Bs to house homeless soars by 800% http://t.co/HDLwWW1R
US Professor Says There's One Reason Yale Law Beats Harvard In US News Rankings http://t.co/EsWTxW1d
US: N.Y.’s 1980 Medical Pot Law Idles as Ganja Granny Renews Push http://t.co/RelcReYr
Troops’ right to life same as civilians, court told http://t.co/oursJnBE
Contractors guilty of not telling people their rights - Luton http://t.co/MGQZj3CG
Land-grabbing firms beware: cost of ignoring people's rights is rising http://t.co/XkAad32h
Lawyers "need to unbundle services" to compete with online providers | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/5MQ7nklU
SRA survey: OFR confusion for many firms - and their compliance officers | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/LCg2Pk6r
US: 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Small-Business Attorney http://t.co/DPHHVgJo
US: 'Roe v. Wade' Attorney to Speak at Duke University on Feb. 25 http://t.co/Zj8mZVYE
Gloucester incinerator plan 'would breach law', report says http://t.co/bluwL9hs
No change in law to curb tax avoidance: David Cameron http://t.co/ECfCZEDN
Jobs at risk over law firm tax bill http://t.co/cAOABdY1
Active travel law to boost cycling and walking in Wales http://t.co/z2LkrU5H
EGYPT court rejects election law, may delay poll http://t.co/R2kW4M3b
Law firm partner jailed for marriage scam http://t.co/VFkXkYfr
Legal aid won by campaigner trying to halt Sinfin waste plant plan http://t.co/Y3BRD1LA
Beyond Asimov: the struggle to develop a legal framework for robots http://t.co/46sQGMpx
FTSE 100 Firms' Legal Liabilities Shoot Up http://t.co/HCbNgUCK
Two reasons why the Left hates Margaret Thatcher http://t.co/YaACAIjh
Right to light under threat in planning law shake-up http://t.co/DVJrrHlk
A compelling window on an appallingly bleak world - Her Majesty’s Prison - Aylesbury http://t.co/KN3ZSgLA
After Boots' defeat, time to challenge the use of 'meek' unions http://t.co/nZYV8Yqm
US: Children prepare for their day in court: 'They're being shown they have a voice' http://t.co/FAV0lTEo
British soldiers protected under human rights law, supreme court told http://t.co/f0bsrTzI
SYRIA: Leaders should face justice at ICC, UN says http://t.co/JbuzGheW
Artwork caught in legal dispute between co-owners http://t.co/afDFJv8I
Families of dead British soldiers begin legal challenge http://t.co/dRPgAIVn
Oscar Pistorius: legal Q&A http://t.co/AVKYES3A
KENYA: Peaceful Poll Up to IEBC, Police and Judiciary http://t.co/iimkLtOF
Judge jails 'solicitor' who used £250k of client cash in scam http://t.co/X5A36pBT
SOUTH SUDAN: Access to Justice for All http://t.co/bojj0AGS
Bluewater shopping centre to trial 'instant justice' courtrooms http://t.co/DxAsR0Ho
The Courts and Social Movements: Two Literatures and Two Methodologies http://t.co/jw8J3L5H
MOROCCO/Western Sahara: Convicted Sahrawis must receive fair trials in civilian courts http://t.co/QtnQ7kPe
Courts and Parliament must work together http://t.co/yDjMcgTa
BURMA’s Rights Violations Continue despite Reforms: UN Envoy http://t.co/kxUVv7aV
ZAMBIA: CDDR Launches Video Evidence of Human Rights Abuses in Zambia http://t.co/4YDhezMQ
Stop blaming judges, Ms May, and repeal the Human Rights Act http://t.co/QEu83bxE
Are Property Rights Human Rights? http://t.co/4M3ilowW
Food poverty 'puts UK's international human rights obligations in danger' http://t.co/3Xr1eV3F
England's top lawyer & Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer on why action must be swift on Hillsborough http://t.co/jDiU2wwU
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts launches international arbitration practice with Mayer Brown partner hire - Legalweek http://t.co/KYQKBtbq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents takes on four-partner life sciences team in Fasken hire - Legalweek http://t.co/VBGB0r8R
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Allens lead on multibillion-dollar Vietnam energy project - Legalweek http://t.co/1MtB2v0v
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA's Angel joins David Cameron's trade delegation to India - Legalweek http://t.co/zzCeDgqF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges leads as Morrisons secures Blockbuster administration store deal - Legalweek http://t.co/vrejekpv
Women often find it difficult to sell their achievements in the workplace | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/B5YIZRbS
Indian lawyers prepare High Court boycott | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4n1WNZQd
King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Oz chairman | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yGoXPmBI
SRA plays down law firm finance concerns | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PdyZ6X3p
Patent law change to boost UK innovation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w5t8zBwn
Top British companies ramp up legal budgets | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kDLc8Prr
Publication of legal education review faces yet another delay | The Lawyer http://t.co/DJbOy55Q
LAW FIRM NEWS: Portugal's PLMJ launches international projects team | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vk14uVWj
Russia appoints lawyer to represent Magnitsky ahead of posthumous trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/bj78LA8N
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS and Wragges on scene for Blockbuster store sale to Morrisons | The Lawyer http://t.co/27BE11zg
LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes boosts hedge funds offering with Akin Gump hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/GVdFhwev
Rights to light ‘being exploited’, Law Commission says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fBEiGpMs

Monday

18th February - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY:
Supreme court denies government pressure to select a woman. Senior legal figures believe promotion of three male judges to highest court delayed because ministers want a woman to fill one of the vacancies. Full story - Guardian Law

Appeal to Turkish Justice Minister to end trial of God-denying pianist http://t.co/obcPcxHU
Philpott trial: House fire deaths court case set to resume http://t.co/54sL6FeA
SINGAPORE: Former civil defence chief went on trial for allegedly demanding oral sex from businesswoman http://t.co/StjSQIGW
RUSSIA postpones hearing in posthumous Magnitsky case http://t.co/moetNuJb
Two thirds of firms say OFR takes more time | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yhj8APoe
Part-time judges to get up to £2 billion in public pensions http://t.co/mEEYNogg
Mid Staffs: Only revolution can bring peace to the NHS http://t.co/ClIzzeda
US: The Wounded Knee medals of honor should be rescinded http://t.co/sz9ZrE2L
Former boxer jailed over 'single punch' death http://t.co/S99Bva5Z
Hillsborough's Trevor Hicks meets 'hero' police officer http://t.co/nHzvMlAd
Policing powers 'should be devolved' to Wales - first minister http://t.co/4Z6buvpL
BELGIUM court denies Marc Dutroux release http://t.co/GhBtEzQq
Tenerife beheading: Bulgarian murder suspect 'haunted by voices' http://t.co/fHEzfzjJ
US: Assault, Battery and Government Liability http://t.co/DOPFhYid
The details of American antiterrorism policies, put in place after 9/11, are still largely hidden http://t.co/H2AQcQzT
US: Inquiry Into CHINA Film Trade Unnerves Hollywood http://t.co/YE70iJ70
US: Pirate Bay Proxy Crowdfunds Legal Fight Against Hollywood Group http://t.co/XZlmprXL
FSA Faces Legal Action over Mis-Selling Derivatives Review http://t.co/GbdiH7io
Battle lines drawn in Oscar Pistorius court fight as legal team fight girlfriend murder charge http://t.co/nkMiAplq
David Goodwillie rape claim girl wins legal aid to secure police files about the alleged attack http://t.co/SRUwPdJb
£500,000 legal aid to traveller family who became rich on slave labour http://t.co/gpXEmkNc
The war on fraud - Is the mortgage industry winning its five-year battle against the conmen? http://t.co/qFzXdxy1
US: Judge Throws Out Key Suit on Botched Facebook IPO http://t.co/xElzpQo7
INDIA: AgustaWestland deal - CBI engages a lawyer in Italy http://t.co/MNVzX31F
African lawyer defies death threats, hopes to return to CAMEROON http://t.co/5b8zXkzr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Anthony Collins continues recruitment drive with managerial hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/ODfDuFi5
LAW FIRM NEWS: Teacher Stern snaps up London firm Butcher Burns | The Lawyer http://t.co/J6wFrKfg
St Philips Chambers to launch in London and Leeds | The Lawyer http://t.co/BSjvX0e9
39 Essex St revamps fees as another 4-5 Gray's Inn silk joins | The Lawyer http://t.co/qxDgMHm6
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper senior partner Tony Angel joins PM on 100-strong India business delegation | The Lawyer http://t.co/RRQ1teNp
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents takes four-partner life sciences team from Fasken | The Lawyer http://t.co/uXP5kGEM
Tax fizzy drinks and ban junk food ads, say doctors http://t.co/Wrb4Mmuv
A Case for Compassion & Dignity at the heart of Human Rights http://t.co/awWbBVkQ
Guinness World Records’ first full-time GC, Raymond Marshall faced his own departmental challenges | The Lawyer http://t.co/hHxuTKHh
Success and the smaller Law Firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/zLUkqaqh
Are these Libor fines all fine? Lack of accountability and minuscule nature of payouts | The Lawyer http://t.co/DV2yIiI1
Lawyers with football club clients should not underestimate the tough new financial controls regime | The Lawyer http://t.co/t6uCN6Du
Cab rank on a ride to nowhere | The Lawyer http://t.co/J3SHC8pO
The anti-online tracking campaigners harrying Google are the shock troops in a wider digital war | The Lawyer http://t.co/YQlcxwvE
Firms are considering their options prior to the Jackson reforms deadline in April | The Lawyer http://t.co/LJghRHBr
The Belgian market is packed so why are firms still eager to get a look-in? | The Lawyer http://t.co/oxEjH3I6
Privatisation work is trickling back into Greece and foreign investor interest is resurfacing | The Lawyer http://t.co/795K2C83
Profit on the margins | The Lawyer http://t.co/RCqYFO2O
Effectiveness and appropriateness of the Scottish Parliament in terms of legislative reform | The Firm http://t.co/CxYX1FFw
Forensics conference aims to produce "Agenda for Change" in legal handling of expert evidence | The Firm http://t.co/ssSrImK6
Police Station Duty Participation Hits 50% | The Firm http://t.co/IdOB44E1
2000 firms in crisis talks as ABS bites | The Firm http://t.co/BaUU4VJO
Strategies for responding to the challenges faced by the Criminal Bar | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/VxkCOVzY
Minority Legal Orders in the UK | The Barrister Magazine http://t.co/mR0Mtrxd
Tax warning over children’s wills | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/2K37NMAA
Volunteers ‘unable to fill legal aid void’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/246sVPyn
MoJ considers ending lump sum PI damages | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ZMXdrtEA
Barclays boss signals panel shakeup | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Yz34FuIn
MPs: family judges should talk to children | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/SSAAmhzS
Ministers tight-lipped on EU opt-out | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/U22kiwsX
PM ‘mad’ to cut legal aid for EU immigrants | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/rRWBY9G5
How To: get a training contract | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/QG4gQ8rX
Freedom of information | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/maAj9i8z
SRA denies 2,000 firms in crisis talks | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iX6vlcwb
US eases curbs on foreign in-house lawyers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/BucSqcf7
Two law firms on Cameron’s Indian mission | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/oN2kjVYv
Why giving men anonymity in rape cases is a bad idea http://t.co/N9YVP6nO
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
Oscar Pistorius murder trial: Reeva Steenkamp's body returned home for funeral on Tuesday http://t.co/sIWEQBuz
ISRAEL: Ex-foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on trial http://t.co/DM0z58qG
Battle for justice over black officer http://t.co/oElefWut
LIBYA's Struggle to Deliver Justice Fuels Violence http://t.co/mcfghyZ9
INDIA: Delay in justice a major challenge, Chief Justice of India Kabir says http://t.co/nSV7Yfv7
Legal Services Board presses SRA not to shackle provision of non-reserved legal work | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/wi2ZgYO4
Law Society warns of significant risks if foreign lawyers are passported into law firm partnerships | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/q7Gtytdb
Judges criticised for 'ignoring' deportation law http://t.co/0pDakP9G
Tories accuse SNP of 'cronyism' over EU law expert appointment http://t.co/UqystyV9
International law isn't 'real' - pseudo-consensus on what the law 'is', but simply a consensus among elites http://t.co/lwbDXkVL
Google looks to cut funds to illegal sites http://t.co/oYl288gH
Illegal immigrants could be granted US amnesty within eight years http://t.co/HmbHySpz
Goodbye Solicitor And Barrister, Hello ‘Legal Process Analyst’ – Review: ‘Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ By Richard Susskind http://t.co/qxT2ZFz2
US: Lawmakers Reintroduce Web Sales Tax Legislation http://t.co/7Z0Gszyr
Rape suspects 'should not be named' http://t.co/lvAg0vFW
In praise of ... article 8 http://t.co/aaOM1DUf
Journalistic sources and the law: blowing the whistle on truth-tellers http://t.co/iZYO6iVi
The stalking cure: how to rehabilitate a stalker http://t.co/FcPFOtRT
US: Georgia lawyers rush to save 'mentally retarded' death row inmate http://t.co/LPFJ2kBW
BANGLADESH: Parliament amends war crime law to challenge sentence http://t.co/mOtheU8W
US: Guantánamo trials plunged into deeper discord as confidence in court wanes http://t.co/HaHyWAOs

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