1st March - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: “U-turn” on costs-management rules causes shock waves - ractitioners have reacted with shock to the senior judiciary’s last-minute decision to drop a key part of the Jackson reforms for high-value commercial cases. Full story - New Law Journal

• Pro bono pressure | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/y7Pj3FtDuf 
• Chief executive of the Legal Services Commission gets key role at new Legal Aid Agency | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/QsyRqI44Bi 
• High Court told of Downing Street deal with insurers | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/PEQ7An5jtH 
• Abbey Protection buys Lewis Hymanson Small | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gbV9p2007N
• Large law firms ‘more likely to persuade SRA’ that clients not at risk | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/SwlIDcFu33 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers appoints new Abu Dhabi managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/yjY94L0LHs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Spain's Uría Menéndez reports declining turnover | The Lawyer http://t.co/dbc6j88f1M 
• Essex Court's Smouha and Shearman join Tchenguiz line-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/dFGwRO9PnH 
• Tesco appoints China legal director after year-long hiatus | The Lawyer http://t.co/1FCBLGgvF1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Staff at Cobbetts' rescued debt recovery arm face redundancy | The Lawyer http://t.co/UxNmIvi08X
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells blames foreign exchange for revenue and profits dip | The Lawyer http://t.co/kZkaapy10g 
• US: Washington, D.C. law firm Patton Boggs has laid off a unknown number of lawyers http://t.co/fseb622mZH 
• Barrister aims to put legal jargon into layman’s terms with new blog on cases http://t.co/10VD5shOxn 
• Legal aid lawyer of the year: nominations are open http://t.co/bP35C9M4mB 
• SFA head Ogilvie ‘assumed’ pay was legal http://t.co/BGBCixmAu1
• Samsung/Apple Legal Expert Not Strictly Hired by Samsung, http://t.co/Rpqc5pHlrR 
• 'Bedroom tax' legal challenge http://t.co/RkOJDlmK3T
• Rolling Stones threaten legal action over new swinging 60s musical Carnaby Street http://t.co/0arYlmkukl 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Riverview Law sets out plans to double headcount - Legalweek http://t.co/mbLgqFJOCK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJB postpones partners' quarterly profit payments to boost cash flow - Legalweek http://t.co/hJCIHseyUT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas overhauls partner capital contribution system - Legalweek http://t.co/VCrLD5osn7 
• Fee pressure deters rising stars at Bar as silk applications dip - Legalweek http://t.co/cFcZaA72O7 
• Family row over takings from Sherlock Holmes museum http://t.co/s8c7JUuGly 
• 'Gay cure' therapy supporters are oppressed minority, court told http://t.co/E173ckTYMe 
• Police finance chief suspended http://t.co/V72CN0YIyx
• Undercover officers 'put bereaved families at risk' http://t.co/YLo5dWQuIs 
• Grandfather must pay £50 to boy he tackled after home vandalism http://t.co/bWTUp8rUBq
• Farmers warn of illegal grazing http://t.co/LMEXQCNo4j 
• THAILAND’s illegal immigrants: A deadly cocktail - Long-standing worker abuses get some serious attention http://t.co/esP9TpsZfm 
• Anti-sectarian legislation criminalises innocent people for things which are not criminal http://t.co/36HhcVYaFT 
• Scottish Courts shake up raises concerns warn top lawyers http://t.co/V7IGaOjkGh 
• BALKANS: UN tribunal acquits former Serbian army chief of aiding and abetting Bosnian Serb atrocities http://t.co/uMgYxr6Iz4 
• Iraqi doctor was complicit in torture, tribunal finds http://t.co/s9ZgkkkiQ4 
• Banker labelled 'Crazy Miss Cokehead' after whistleblowing, tribunal hears http://t.co/tJantKqZBJ 
• BANGLADESH War Crimes Tribunal Hands Death Sentence To Islamist Leader http://t.co/3bPFJdp68k 
• BRAZIL: Chronicling Brazilian Women’s Struggle for Equal Rights http://t.co/VCPipREStG 
• Raasay shooting and fishing rights returned to crofters http://t.co/YtR3UAef0c 
• US: Voting rights - Preclearance, past and present http://t.co/FlIiQOoL95
• KENYA: Judiciary launches pre election report: http://t.co/x4ZNSnszmO 
• UK judge who issued extreme ruling for Samsung against Apple hired by Samsung | FOSS Patents: http://t.co/HTQLSDuWEO
• ZIMBABWE: Judge dismisses referendum postponement, Alec Muchadehama, attorney for Assembly to appeal http://t.co/wLdOzwLpEh 
• British human rights activist faces Thai jail threat http://t.co/1QabKNCWgN 
• INDONESIA: Religious Minorities Targets of Rising Violence http://t.co/2txTqIwa25 
• HAITI's 'Baby Doc' Duvalier faces charges of human rights violations http://t.co/WqSzNTwH80
• IRELAND: Solicitor on trial over health insurance forgeries http://t.co/8mNWDBjAAk 
• Solicitor tie-ups: don't think 'referrals', think 'collaboration' http://t.co/cfkCEa6jBB 
• UK Law Professor Authors Paper Leading to HUD's Endorsement of 'Discriminatory Effect' Standard http://t.co/LSXzDxkiOW 
• FSA's landmark legal victory over Barclays could see more assets being frozen http://t.co/oVNPdGgaL4 
• Secret courts condemned by 700 legal experts http://t.co/Ns9sXtVFuC
• Do you 'get' OFR? | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/yUO32EtUOu
• LSB calls for equal pay audits amid worries about gender and race disparities | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/0xYUaLQbwg 
• AIM-listed legal expenses insurer buys Manchester law firm | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/i0MpP8eev4 
• Solicitor says sheriff court changes will hit ‘quality of justice’ http://t.co/zuos7g5Ryc 
• SYRIA: Sectarian narratives promote troubling agendas, not justice http://t.co/rQr9vh6FnX 
• Barrister Warren Grier was found by his wife at about 6am on August 2 last year, hanged after money worries http://t.co/zEF9LK5DaZ
• Essay competition: calling all students - article published on Guardian Law and the UKSC Blog http://t.co/XyVxtozJVE 
• Sinn Fein opposes 'abortions only via NHS' law bid http://t.co/bwMTQ54vds 
• Vote on 'abortions only via NHS' law bid faces delay http://t.co/sTkTi2Epib 
• US: Law firms increasingly shun borrowing, relying instead on increased capital contributions http://t.co/VXwXiWPmYp 
• US: Voting Rights Law Draws Skepticism From Justices http://t.co/87NriMm8e2 
• Keith Towler frustrated at illegal school exclusions http://t.co/q8yJyYaRj5
• INDIA: Fire at illegal market kills 19 in Kolkata http://t.co/GntGHhuzNI 
• Bag searches may have been illegal in Belfast Airport http://t.co/Utf5ZKlprd
• SNP cuts sheriff courts by a quarter – then gives them more work http://t.co/fXaxsQpRLF 
• Clapper v Amnesty: Courts and Congress v Our Constitution http://t.co/AYrRFCQlXJ 
• Scottish crown office announces iPads to be introduced to Scots courts in pilot trial http://t.co/7qMNec6p9t 
• Eastleigh candidates challenged over secret courts http://t.co/oIZSfP82FC 
• Kenneth Clarke's plans for secret courts savaged by lawyers http://t.co/MrlS03WkjC
• Flag protest: Willie Frazer charged and Jamie Bryson arrested http://t.co/4Np60ILJGi 
• Sandhill Park fire: Four jailed for mansion arson attack http://t.co/WSJGIQqC1w 
• Sonny Grey boiling water murderers found guilty http://t.co/fJ7hj3TXn1 
• Glasgow Rangers FC will not lose league titles http://t.co/UPAxFFjkK5 
• Rhino horn - time to legalise the trade say researchers http://t.co/YRDfT68Be6 
• Derby death blaze accused conversations played in court http://t.co/LHXYP2xxnl
• Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some Wikileaks charges http://t.co/WvGZG9ye2R 
• Future of juries, South African justice and too many, many male judges | The week's Law Review from The Guardian http://t.co/R9QDW24vRt 
• Gordon Brown's former aide warns over arrest of officer accused of press leak http://t.co/LfM6T78RmQ 
• Catholic church sex abuse ruling could cause big spike in compensation claims http://t.co/SMIDPp0dvP 
• US: Obama to support gay couples' supreme court challenge to California's Prop 8 http://t.co/zGv37wYolt 
• We backed the Lib Dems over civil liberties – they must stand firm http://t.co/HCj9UhSfPM 
• US: Yale's anti-doping in cycling debate: who's who on the panel http://t.co/KxN8RzfXvs 
• US: Floyd Landis on doping in cycling: debate at Yale law school – live blog http://t.co/8u4ymcNTi4
• Poor costs information accounts for quarter of divorce complaints | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/qeYGzkSM7r 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells, SJB and Herbert Smith see retention rates fall from last year - Legalweek http://t.co/MH2VDnndyR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters brought in by SFO for multimillion-pound Tchenguiz claim - Legalweek http://t.co/73RGZMSqm9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case adds five Paris partners with Linklaters capital markets hires - Legalweek http://t.co/NeXopoHcoq 
• Impropriety allegations need careful handling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VSlFTpLK5e 
• Reed Smith touches down in Houston | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xUHzWeQKfe 
• Oz firms plan fee hike | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5Hz9EICZmI 
• Lawyers warned over spiralling divorce costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XIOcb4G866 
• Dewey bankruptcy plan officially approved | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gB57ncOYO9 
• Lawyers chase cut on nearly all major mergers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f1gY0v9zUE 
• US: A Shift on Violence Against Women http://t.co/b8VsHz0ERr
• US: The decline from 2000 to 2009 marks a significant shift in the racial makeup of America's prisons http://t.co/GSQMoCztFt 
• US Voting Rights Law Draws Skepticism From Justices http://t.co/87NriMm8e2

28th February - LAW NEWS

430 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The number of barristers being awarded Queen’s Counsel status is on a downward trajectory with just 84 taking silk in the latest round, the lowest number since the system was reviewed in 2006. Full story - The Lawyer

• ARGENTINA has capacity to pay holdouts - investors' lawyer http://t.co/6lzZjnhmdS 
• Belfast claimants set to recoup £750,000 from Italian lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/1MGl2oHLCL 
• Unemployed mother unknowingly charged £4,000 for photocopying by her divorce lawyer, the legal watchdog has revealed http://t.co/vJRm2diInu 
• Bradley Manning pleads guilty to 10 charges but denies 'aiding the enemy' http://t.co/U2Ye7Dl0tp 
• Independent did not accurately report Lord Ashcroft libel battle, PCC rules http://t.co/zhmodfzf5Q 
• Marie Fleming's lawyers claim legislation can be put in place http://t.co/ERoHtBUhqU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro, Stephenson Harwood fix appointment for healthcare takeover | The Lawyer http://t.co/Zf3CxyZX7i 
• Pupillage gateway to replace 'disparate and disorganised' system | The Lawyer http://t.co/UxtgG4wg3R 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bredin Prat loses €100,000 employment case brought by ex-employee | The Lawyer http://t.co/J4fCg0YhX9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin and Hogan Lovells follow downward trend in retention rates | The Lawyer http://t.co/EVFo3Jae6a 
• LPO provider CPA Global expands into mainland China and the US | The Lawyer http://t.co/wA1aaslBAo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SFO brings Slaughters on board to defend Tchenguiz damages cases | The Lawyer http://t.co/HpAyV47PGH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds leads as private equity house acquires HMV's Asia stores | The Lawyer http://t.co/uuOwNSqL1p 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ius Laboris adds Eastern Europe and Middle East members | The Lawyer http://t.co/8bjh9kIwrC 
• Divorce lawyers receive highest number of complaints, says Ombudsman | The Lawyer http://t.co/am43eYs9UK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC joins mix as Sports Direct buys stricken retailer Republic | The Lawyer http://t.co/dTgqso2ktB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey administrators seal deal to pay UK creditors | The Lawyer http://t.co/rl9yTuulDH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters loses three-partner Paris team to White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/HJjfn5ZaLa 
• Poor costs information accounts for quarter of divorce complaints | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Y0aovwW4XK 
• Grayling confirms worst fears with RTA Portal fee cuts | http://t.co/SMmvVJnfGU 
• Profits up at Direct Line despite fall in referral fees | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/BHTXffru66 
• Divorce-related legal complaints most common | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/QuyrETNaq6 
• BANGLADESH: Protesters at Shahbagh have vowed not to fall asleep till the verdict in the war crimes case http://t.co/pkHQxFcWlP 
• EGYPT: Military tribunal imprisons Qursaya Island residents in land dispute ruling http://t.co/PPHz3D7mqT 
• Tribunal shuts down £156m Tax avoidance scheme http://t.co/9Tkg5sfvYf 
• Glasgow Rangers SPL title tribunal result due at noon http://t.co/z3XvTKoB6J
• High Court challenge over banned 'ex-gay' bus advert http://t.co/dqg1B2xNxc 
• Man arrested over death of crash cyclist Andrew McNicoll on Lanark Road http://t.co/grhRkLBZAC 
• EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses http://t.co/tWBLUDdryF 
• Court orders UK ISPs to block more piracy sites http://t.co/D0PvuhEQDk 
• Rising costs add to divorce woe, says Legal Ombudsman http://t.co/hM0X4vC1Uz 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Shock as 'police dragging' video man dies http://t.co/6buvz2kDRr 
• 'Put disabled down' councillor Collin Brewer resigns http://t.co/r3z80COoSK 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• CPS West Midlands staff members charged with £1m fraud http://t.co/RXq0VVSrzv 
• Legal loophole allows banned mechanical meat in UK sausages http://t.co/s7biIjNBCG 
• Lord Rennard claims: Alleged victim to meet police over 'very serious' incident http://t.co/i9Nj5Y07BA 
• Concerns over women's pension rights raised with MPs http://t.co/Ns5pSsLwSY 
• US supreme court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act in southern states http://t.co/cJRp31l6mj 
• Apple rejects call to form human rights committee http://t.co/vq4aosFUQa
• US: Law Would Force Patent Trolls To Pay For Failed Lawsuits Against Innovators http://t.co/QN23q3IJhP
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas sees two partners quit for Pinsents and Osborne Clarke - Legalweek http://t.co/1HpreyuDU3 
• Essex Court, Doughty Street among big winners in 84-strong silk round - Legalweek http://t.co/VvdmaxbFLY 
• BSB chair Deech and ex-Herbert Smith senior partner among honorary QCs - Legalweek http://t.co/Rii1p9Gwfi
• Ombudsman warns of mis-selling risk around family law services | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/iIBtYOTGVn 
• Slater & Gordon eyes further UK expansion after half-year results show income target on track | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Lpg2vMmrfg 
• LSB: much to do to make SRA's performance satisfactory | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/fjwi70uPWT 
• Bristol's first ever student law conference [Fri 8 March] http://t.co/u2AmDMQCw0 
• US: Feinstein pushes assault weapons ban in Senate showdown – as it happened http://t.co/FJZny4WJ8m 
• CHINA: Intellectuals urge action on human rights http://t.co/kWfS8LvFOM 
• Upminster food thief arrested after dropping solicitor’s letter during struggle with Aldi staff http://t.co/ToRdxFCZpQ 
• Google tells European Court of Justice freedom of expression trumps privacy http://t.co/imtRy2TObP 
• Law company's move into UK pays off http://t.co/ZDKhrdYBa3 
• Are alternative business structures hastening the collapse of U.K. law firms? http://t.co/QbxH6nwlBo 
• Barrister points gun at own head during inquest into County Durham soldier's death http://t.co/IgbvbZ7Pmo
• Inquest hears barrister took his own life http://t.co/CwXXpycTPw 
• The Use of Legal Scholarship in Intellectual Property Decisions | Patent Law Blog http://t.co/425ttcyiRy 
• INDIA emerging one of world's best Legal Process Outsourcing centres http://t.co/4D0n2dzmBH 
• Newcastle solicitor wins top legal award http://t.co/yUCc2IV2pw 
• Google streaming could provide 'biggest route to legal music consumption' http://t.co/0UhibsVwyz 
• US: Transgender girl's parents take legal action after school tells her she must use boy's toilets http://t.co/thAKZYXkTq 
• US: Rape on the Reservation - One in three American Indian women is sexually assaulted over a lifetime http://t.co/yoldPYgrkH 
• VATICAN: Now Gathering in Rome, a Conclave of Fallible Cardinals http://t.co/mnn5H1ULcI 
• US: Justices Turn Back Challenge to Broader Eavesdropping http://t.co/izSyKR8QCJ 
• Tayside officer on trial over baton assault charge http://t.co/xepfqLNDjl 
• KENYA: ICC Kenyatta trial 'may be delayed' on defence complaint http://t.co/amMupCrX3k
• US: Cannibal plot trial hears testimony from wife about internet discovery http://t.co/9QS9mSgr5P 
• Oscar Pistorius case: Reeva Steenkamp's family hire lawyer http://t.co/pzHrODRKkS 
• Actress Lindsay Lohan's lawyer writes astonishing letter to prosecutors begging them to work together http://t.co/ylAjrsekp5
• Litvinenko lawyer accuses UK of coverup to help RUSSIA ties http://t.co/NMSb5IzehK 
• FSA fails SMEs again | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5TX9NnCcRR
• Impropriety allegations need careful handling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4F0kwiyYRs 
• Vietnam firm secures energy bolt-on | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JnbVXylR69 
• Top US firms reveal promising financial results | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dKA6ao9zmT 
• Northern Ireland to tighten legal aid belt | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QZ6P09a8qg 
• US drinkers sue Budweiser owner | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cE9V2z9kpA
• Thai lawyers strike deal to protect media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a1f3Kk9AvZ 
• FSA did not need to cover third party losses from freezing injunction | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3v9NgFLbBi
• Experience counts in Supreme Court appointments | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1KcIK9fy5k
• Grayling goes ahead with massive RTA portal fee cut | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/phFrIRyiYh
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Arbitration partner Shore returns to Herbies | The Lawyer http://t.co/kMvCE9iW12 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Preston firm completes MBO after entering administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/cdR6zrKEFo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Belfast claimants set to recoup £750,000 from Italian lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/1MGl2oHLCL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: OC continues hiring spree with addition of Eversheds partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/J8oBGiXSCX 
• MoJ anoints three women in eight-strong honorary silk list | The Lawyer http://t.co/jHBvhDi8hr 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst, Davis Polk and Slaughters at the wheel for Esure IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/GqnaKCDdI7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SullCrom's Bompoint goes solo to bridge advisory and litigation gap | The Lawyer http://t.co/2rjjmvATd3
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths adds publishing group after acquiring niche digital firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZLkdxTJSqL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon claims first-half revenue rise of 46.5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/fYX4YwMjEx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Locke Lord hired as restructurer tees Republic up for sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/vmJr8hYSWN

27th February - LAW NEWS

429 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council has reacted furiously after The Times published extracts from a leaked email, which suggests that the CPS is deliberately sending complex and low earning cases to external barristers, while keeping the easier, more remunerative work for itself. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Northern Ireland Justice Minister announces increased jurisdiction of County Courts http://t.co/W7CQVuURPJ 
• Pope appoints temporary replacement to Cardinal Keith O'Brien http://t.co/CukjOHnKA2 
• Plans for overhaul of Scotland's 'antiquated' civil courts http://t.co/BCs2Ht7liO 
• Deepwater oil spill a 'classic failure' of BP management, court hears http://t.co/QwNS2AotFs
• Murder of environmentalist 'highlights THAILAND's failure to protect activists' http://t.co/ILvo9q20bN 
• Released prisoners to be banned from moving around country http://t.co/n1aR7myMTA
• US supreme court hears challenge to Voting Rights Act in southern states http://t.co/cJRp31l6mj 
• INDIA: Delhi gang rape: 17-year-old accused to appear in juvenile court http://t.co/qedOzsEuBM 
• Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell in court over child sex offences http://t.co/Dvw4y4lXVz 
• Criminals 'should be banned from moving house' http://t.co/F7o704rnYf 
• Alexander Litvinenko evidence to remain secret http://t.co/NER5j9bYjr 
• SRA not sufficiently focused on risk, LSB says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wkImkLsMO0 
• SRA's assurances on enforcement under fire from super-regulator | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/lPEuQXJ1dU 
• Illegal immigrants being released from prison to save money on the eve of sequester http://t.co/mhX4aWBMzp
• Lesbian mother wins same parental rights as biological mother in landmark legal case http://t.co/lzwY4z0mir 
• Rights group condemns IVORY COAST violations http://t.co/SUwMu5686D 
• Lord Rennard, champion of women's rights http://t.co/PR6BqYhKq2 
• Digital rights management: downloads, downers and a call for PDF publishing http://t.co/9FXjpUFUqy 
• CHINA open letter calls for political reforms http://t.co/J2ttSu0Q9B
• EU ministers back fish dumping ban http://t.co/8D0HfWhUAS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas insolvency head quits for Pinsent Masons | The Lawyer http://t.co/rIy8FqeW9A
• QC appointments slip to all time low with 84 made up | The Lawyer http://t.co/b0ML0UOHqU
• One solicitor makes grade in QC round | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/oeXhVygrFO 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Legal challenge over NI abortion guidelines http://t.co/ZsWe2VNK8o 
• Silent Witness 'broke BBC rules' http://t.co/m2whnfsbfV 
• US Drinkers sue Anheuser-Busch for 'watering down' beer http://t.co/6Qd6rnVBY5 
• Foreign students to stay in migration figures http://t.co/dPImxXzlAU 
• Attorney General takes action over ‘Bulger killer’ images | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4xWJgNmXEL 
• Up to one in three migrant Romanians arrested, figures show http://t.co/cODwkwKPoo 
• IRELAND: Kenny rejects call to get Moriarty Tribunal to look into Lowry payments http://t.co/N7hzRYJNYE 
• Blacklisting: appeal tribunal to hear of ‘human rights scandal’ http://t.co/kpkDQqSWSp
• Tribunal cuts Tesco's fine over dairy price fixing to £6.5m http://t.co/qftWnDbMzx 
• Tolerance of bribery and violation of the law in the Americas http://t.co/mRa7vjPWNu
• US Supreme Court shields warrantless eavesdropping law from constitutional challenge http://t.co/7kxjYlDsqu 
• HUNGARY's Constitutional Court strikes down disputed church law, says selection process unfair http://t.co/TSvwHpYBiu 
• Google and SPAIN wrestle over EU privacy law http://t.co/BaGkVie2LG 
• MALTA: Opposition leader Muscat promises legislation to facilitate growth of online gaming industry http://t.co/NssAA6pKJf 
• G8 must act on CONGO human rights abuse http://t.co/PyQidA1AC4 
• Developer to face trial for murder of Devizes solicitor in June http://t.co/Vhm7WqK7Ap 
• Put burden of libel proof on claimants http://t.co/RFOUSMWTF4 
• Libel law reform Bill thrown into doubt http://t.co/vl7FSAcbBL 
• Social Justice in Islam and the Legacy of Malcolm X http://t.co/TyBa5QEQnM
• The Court of Public Opinion in US Is About Mob Justice and Reputation as Revenge http://t.co/lPDtnNormy 
• US: Trayvon Martin shooting - One Year Later, Justice Remains Elusive http://t.co/md5RYdZjOj 
• Diego Maradona appeals for ITALY tax 'justice' http://t.co/JtrPh2FNKU
• Ban on barristers expressing personal opinions on cases set to end | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/XFJmzRHSAM 
• Liverpool firm "open to external capital" as it gains ABS licence | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/k5zxwBnEGD 
• LSB chief questions need for training contract and pupillage, and pushes for faster ABS process | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/w3yT9m56Kb
• US internet 'six strikes' anti-piracy campaign begins http://t.co/IOg6wVCWXT 
• Ban smoking in cars, says health minister http://t.co/iCggx8hHhB 
• MALDIVES girl gets 100 lashes for pre-marital sex http://t.co/MaigA5XeBS 
• Rocket launcher and warhead seized in West Belfast http://t.co/JXz1bi9hdg 
• 'Put disabled children down' Cornwall councillor sorry http://t.co/1cfGkUCvJP 
• Alleged Lord Rennard victim says nine other women 'involved' in case http://t.co/pquYS04ZHJ
• Vicky Pryce trial: judge arrested on suspicion of lying to police http://t.co/00Z01uiMma 
• Bradley Manning court to rule on claims of 'shameful' delay in trial http://t.co/n9KfD2dsyE 
• Google, Facebook and Twitter ordered to delete photos of James Bulger killers http://t.co/hEV15tmNLv 
• Parents plead for 17-year-olds in custody to be treated as children http://t.co/nHvpHQ1kSe 
• Police failed to investigate sex attacks across six London boroughs http://t.co/6qlMuw21wW 
• US: Widow asks supreme court to strike Doma on grounds of discrimination http://t.co/xy7ZmoH19K 
• US: Manning prosecution may call Navy Seal to testify about WikiLeaks damage http://t.co/1Wi9Fj0cI7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown sees key financials fall as revenue dips to six-year low - Legalweek http://t.co/SFXtSeVdbh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn, Shearman and Proskauer unveil 2012 financial results - Legalweek http://t.co/ku7ngXSZed
• Essex Court and Doughty Street among big winners in 84-strong sik round - Legalweek http://t.co/VvdmaxbFLY
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance's former Vietnamese ally expands with energy bolt-on | The Lawyer http://t.co/2ubnlpmipF
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown turnover drops during 'year of two parts' | The Lawyer http://t.co/1SB8zVx4iN
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Michelmores hires OC private client head for Bristol base | The Lawyer http://t.co/Y7UX6MwizO 
• Silk applications from women drop in decreasing QC round | The Lawyer http://t.co/AtmnjR3Pnu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Swan impersonator attends Oscars despite Quinn warning | The Lawyer http://t.co/iU9L0ILHFT 
• Oracle Capital Group launches London legal brokerage | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nd35uvwzu0 
• Cayman lawyers move against foreign law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Uu3ASuO588 
• Ireland ready for M&A surge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gWQ4i4DhqH 
• US law firms caught in hacking web | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rG4TtqQb1F 
• Ex-Goldman director ordered to return $6m for legal expenses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9KyEQqydLC 
• Top female barrister Constance Briscoe investigated over leaking Chris Huhne case, court told http://t.co/F7V1fFGMwH 
• Train death cricketer Tom Maynard was 'high on drugs' http://t.co/tBbRXZXIBT 
• Facebook removes US shooting 'tributes' after complaints http://t.co/lfbRxihJQb 
• Vicky Pryce retrial hears judge investigated over leak of Huhne story http://t.co/kgRabwVArx

26th February - LAW NEWS

428 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Practitioners face a sea change in litigation funding from April. The new costs budgeting regime comes into force for most multi-track civil cases, with warnings that practitioners who get it wrong face limited scope to apply for relief, disciplinary action for professional misconduct and being sued by clients for negligence. Full story - Law Gazette

• Peers amend Puttnam arbitration scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4yhVPoglDr 
• Bulger killers: attorney general is right | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ndzEDefhr7 
• Supreme Court appoints three more male judges | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zYfybCoaA8 
• My conviction is unsafe, says QC jailed for VAT fraud | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/HS04kMf8gl 
• The Pirate Bay Leaves SWEDEN Over Legal Threats http://t.co/XqZJ8LSkhA 
• Derbyshire home owners affected by HS2 seek legal advice over compensation http://t.co/YytZLuERhL 
• 'Bulger Killer Photos' Prompt Legal Action http://t.co/MzbCXCKn2a 
• FSA legal battle costs life settlement fund £2.5m http://t.co/b7dCtutsCJ 
• Migrants will be banned from automatic legal aid in the UK http://t.co/mXRnDXBTea
• Legal challenge over arrests of 17-year-old teenagers http://t.co/DHa6kl3ZcT 
• Revoe Primary School suspends six staff members as police investigate the alleged ill treatment of pupils http://t.co/31IEMJorDc 
• South Yorkshire chief constable's Hillsborough email 'offensive' http://t.co/d1OP14EgeY 
• Twitter users: A guide to the law http://t.co/0lD79h1Khc 
• Met Police rape unit 'encouraged' victims to retract cases http://t.co/07kbmJr4hS 
• Lord Rennard claims: Police to meet Lib Dem officials http://t.co/BnSWpRUPHM 
• Peers compromise over press regulation http://t.co/GzQfRY2w5p
• SRI LANKA: Military 'still raping and torturing suspected rebels' http://t.co/3IOhmYCr5T 
• LAW FIEM NEWS: Weil's Faugérolas quits law for corporate advisory venture | The Lawyer http://t.co/QR7jawDHvL 
• Rohan Pershad QC sentenced to three and half years for VAT fraud | The Lawyer http://t.co/PbrmzgQbUN
• Judges begin flexing their Jackson muscles | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ckBHmKFvf1 
• Time running out for ATE to beat Jackson | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/uGSbHVcea1 
• Personal injury firm Calibre Solicitors has been placed into administration, 14 being made redundant | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/OheHRV34R6
• US: Monsanto v. Bowman: The Master's Law http://t.co/lvfqMb7jDp 
• US Law Review: Lack of guidelines can lead to huge jury awards http://t.co/DDp9T9QEaT
• The Wages of Celibacy - the usual talk about lies, double lives and hypocrisy in the church http://t.co/JCKXsp5IL3 
• US: Trusts Offer a Legal Loophole for Buying Restricted Guns http://t.co/z5VNMxibW1 
• Ikea Recalls Meatballs After Detection of Horse Meat http://t.co/CFqbHCakco 
• Children Toil in INDIA’s Mines, Despite Legal Ban http://t.co/LuBmJBXpDG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Oscar Pistorius May Ask to Ease Bail Conditions, Lawyer Says http://t.co/Mg04xAbZ3j 
• BP spill trial told it 'put profits over safety' http://t.co/H0RYBqzITA 
• Illegal tobacco sold at pocket money prices http://t.co/H81vtZGTss 
• Interpol targets illegal fishing, seafood fraud http://t.co/y0pFERGBDo 
• 'Copyright Alert System' rolls out to catch illegal downloaders in US http://t.co/65PRQWHq4P 
• Saddam Hussein's torture doctor faces NHS axe: Iraqi patched up victims so they could be brutalised again http://t.co/0IF6ddsCYM 
• COLOMBIA: Tribunal rules for Peace Community http://t.co/xWF6LvHdIb 
• CANADA: First Nations' human rights tribunal hearing a ''teachable moment' for all Canadians http://t.co/OSjeGQheCt 
• AUSTRALIA: Tribunal looks at cutting taxi rates to boost patronage http://t.co/1W8z5LE7xL
• AUSTRALIA: Doctors underpaid blind secretary, tribunal claims http://t.co/ThzQ3YckTe 
• Independence plea over Northern Ireland's Human Rights Commission http://t.co/Ro5ul7mzlq
• Canon law 'doesn't stop' Cardinal Keith O'Brien voting in Pope election http://t.co/uhddt4jufk 
• PHILIPPINES law gives compensation to Marcos victims http://t.co/0UYUTCz5rk
• US: Senate Judiciary Committee to consider assault weapons ban http://t.co/jZhMhP2UOp 
• CZECH REPUBLIC: Six members of judiciary faced with corruption charges http://t.co/wtip85RHXU 
• Michael Jackson Lawsuit: Judge Leans Toward Letting Suit Continue http://t.co/qxUBQI3K2Q 
• Care worker 'spat in OAP's face', court hears http://t.co/svnj9OjcpO 
• Independent challenges secrecy at inquest into death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko http://t.co/G6HblFuNNA
• Protection of 15 Million Child Domestic Workers http://t.co/d45ycFyPvE 
• INDIA: Need to reform criminal justice system: Supreme Court judge http://t.co/AwWnfJUxtV
• US justice denounces prosecutor's racially charged question - Yahoo! News http://t.co/AzHHmzXWbM
• Major study lays bare finances of SME law firms: best have 40 times the PEP of the worst | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/2u9EHrYn1P 
• Full distribution "on the wane" as big firms begin to retain profit | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/l2LLNlIWhe
• Law Society set for confrontation with ICAEW over ABS application | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/jE5BKtml3g 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links leads on largest Japanese outbound deal of the year to date - Legalweek http://t.co/MnZtSjn4vk 
• SRA invites tenders for new litigation panel as DLA wins place on student loans roster - Legalweek http://t.co/W8Ih5kuqid 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O hands US managing partner role to City capital markets chief - Legalweek http://t.co/OUwAwfqtAO 
• Bar Council raps CPS as leaked email shows lucrative cases kept in-house - Legalweek http://t.co/ss9nwI7yea
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, DLA switched on as BT buys ESPN channels in sports push - Legalweek http://t.co/AdscajMwE0
• Jon Snow recalls childhood abuse http://t.co/ci6f3jGfkS 
• Catherine Gowing murder: Vet's killer must serve 37 years http://t.co/jvaMqLpjgh 
• PHILIPPINES: Martial Law Victims to Receive Reparations http://t.co/yWzY4t8YZU 
• Northern Ireland Parade law review call as flag row exploits loophole http://t.co/V3LV0sMdwc 
• Guide explains law changes to young http://t.co/gwWzM2Z10O 
• Pope Benedict XVI amends Roman Catholic conclave law http://t.co/B0DFDzn2H1 
• IRELAND: HSE paid €1.3m to barrister for just 11 months' work http://t.co/9ThNqe8wSX 
• Most officers 'considering leaving' in wake of police reforms http://t.co/YmlY9hffoY 
• Lewisham Hospital: Lewisham Council legal action decision delayed http://t.co/O6Cg1FpIKP
• RSPCA live export legal challenge rumbles on http://t.co/shh0Y9NmXC 
• Yorkshire Councils consider legal action over U-turn on waste projects http://t.co/QNIGOfnWYy 
• The Legal View - Could the Defamation Bill recommendations really be unlawful? http://t.co/HNI3WO4E8b 
• Leeds restaurant forced to change name after legal threat http://t.co/MBMpvFIRtK 
• There should be no ambiguity about the legal rights of whistleblowers http://t.co/1Ze5xLKgBf 
• Should jurors have to take a test? http://t.co/Up3WC2XIUM 
• US 'supercop' Bill Bratton: British police should make fewer arrests http://t.co/94mEBdBNb2 
• Court bans protests near home of Abu Qatada http://t.co/7RIVKBY69p 
• BBC whistleblower defends prison threat claims http://t.co/M7cABnQ2XR 
• For Iraqi women, America's promise of democracy is anything but liberation http://t.co/CaXjA2LWqs 
• Atheists face extensive discrimination, UN rights council told http://t.co/L1ialZRcS4 
• Will EDF become the Barbra Streisand of climate protest? http://t.co/pl2fwE5RGS 
• Put burden of libel proof on claimants http://t.co/RFOUSMWTF4
• Digital rights advocates wary of new 'six strikes' initiative for online piracy http://t.co/gRVGPKMrfv 
• Shaniece Dobson jailed for killing Sean Martin in Coatbridge http://t.co/RVMYbcLvGT 
• Signalman and Network Rail guilty over level crossing death http://t.co/7OAAKF7zWZ
• Consider case afresh, Pryce retrial jury told http://t.co/zrLd0xLJ6r 
• Naomi Oni acid attack: Man and woman arrested http://t.co/blJ9qmG8Ob
• GERMANY investigates organic egg 'fraud' http://t.co/tlrd3WqlHx 
• Lord Rennard case: Met to look at claims against ex-Lib Dem chief executive http://t.co/ZuoQv8BQyU
• US: Law faculty plotted to oust dean http://t.co/0SB2n26IRM 
• US: Justices to consider ‘bailout provision’ in civil rights law http://t.co/wgshFaBfVg
• Putin signs law to curb smoking, tobacco sales in RUSSIA http://t.co/VyC8yebG37
• Twitter Hacking Puts Focus on Security for Brands http://t.co/J2s6HLrcEy 
• A New Cold War, in Cyberspace, Tests US Ties to CHINA http://t.co/2d2Vh2ETc9
• Lawyers aren't so miserable after all | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JIvwVclaNt 
• CPS lawyers reject 'difficult cases' in cost-savings row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NDWgcgPi68 
• Global law firms seek Mandarin speakers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dUaHPvbVmU 
• Lawyers prepare for battle in BP oil spill showdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jXS8yDyoMV 
• Legal marketplace undergoes radical transformation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4AvVVGmxmz 
• K&L posts finances online in response to Dewey collapse | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NfwKoTUWek
• Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigns as Archbishop after alleged improper conduct accusations had been made http://t.co/CGRDlpR4uQ 
• BP spill trial told it 'put profits over safety' http://t.co/T6msZBTan5 
• S AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius's brother facing culpable homicide charge, lawyer claims http://t.co/w9iQLkBQb3

25th February - LAW NEWS

427 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Pryce of a jury's failure - Questions asked by those entrusted with reaching a verdict on Vicky Pryce push us towards a disturbing inquisition of our own. Full story - Guardian Law

• INDIA: Two special courts unveiled to clear up accident cases in Trichy http://t.co/vZdoa7grWg 
• PHILIPPINES: Congress creates more courts http://t.co/xKdyXz6ARM 
• Do your homework on conveyancers http://t.co/nSKHZ5e1xm 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Global quartet hired for €1.9bn Japanese purchase of Dutch asset manager | The Lawyer http://t.co/iKEm3NJynj
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Redlink gives home to duo of Nixon Peabody Paris partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/VTc7ZP5ztn 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance elects new global partnership council | The Lawyer http://t.co/XDGvToJt2d 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O sends City partner to head US practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/xjJ3JUbNkR
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman posts small rise in City turnover | The Lawyer http://t.co/ymQFqhOrpT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawyers from Norton Rose and RPC help launch LGBT network | The Lawyer http://t.co/ekTEYjvpjG
• Top QC defends controversial pupillage workshop event | The Lawyer http://t.co/oQxpvv1Ylg 
• Profit falls the ‘new normal’ for high street firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Tsmkhn3FTf
• Police and crime commissioner elections 'failed voters' http://t.co/J3qyACYO24 
• VATICAN to investigate Cardinal Keith O'Brien 'inappropriate behaviour' claims http://t.co/DCt7IQ2hRO
• Libel reform is at risk, all because of a fit of pique http://t.co/oDRSX3lwW2 
• NORWAY: The prison where inmates are treated like people http://t.co/vZ2holP6yh 
• Intellectual property rights: Google vs. publishers http://t.co/2c0EHZ4Qmw 
• MP accuses QCs on tax avoidance | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/TOCY8kvVkS 
• IP ‘conflict of interest’ warning | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/sOmNibbelt
• Personal devices are weakest security link | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/EewAhYMN24 
• Sixty suitors for troubled Yorkshire firm Atteys | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/5dfWqF2HrJ 
• How To: price litigation | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/ivGDKSbzTl
• Lawyer jailed for £20m sham marriage scam | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/tEfjQaHGhX 
• Trademarks and the ‘own name’ defence | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/8naQvMsUaj 
• Knives smuggled into courtrooms | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/nbOBQGwXQa
• Fresh controversy over Cobbetts deal | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/Lpn7eO9OTW 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Border Agency 'endangering pregnant women's health' http://t.co/9keozQRy1X
• Oliver Weingarten of the Formula One Teams Association is helping with the tricky task | The Lawyer http://t.co/y9JmfzU9V8 
• Offshore law meets global challenge | The Lawyer http://t.co/2BV2d1f0Ti
• CAC sets the scene for union turf wars and upsets the delicate balance of industrial relations | The Lawyer http://t.co/TKWOv3dyRh 
• Ensure your clients’ interests are represented at the top table as the great trade talk-in looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/SkdLHbjyxq 
• UK companies have big opportunities in Germany | The Lawyer http://t.co/I17DkmJLJC 
• Employers may need to tighten up their social media policies on equality | The Lawyer http://t.co/EJBGqWqY7M 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang hires for South East Asia expansion | The Lawyer http://t.co/sFvX6eEd6q 
• The India Opportunity | The Lawyer http://t.co/ybpIx15efr
• The top 30 offshore firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/faYND9Evy4 
• Ebb and flow - interesting year in the offshore legal world | The Lawyer http://t.co/MA7xx4qcqq
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maples regains offshore crown from Appleby | The Lawyer http://t.co/7AxBtl7MVB 
• Amazon prepares ground for first formal Europe panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/zCec0vQrnp 
• Firms on tenterhooks over Lloyds panel revamp | The Lawyer http://t.co/jjxT6VqkTm
• Ten employment tribunal cases considering the context of alleged harassment http://t.co/ycJvH5J8eR 
• BBC chief said working mothers 'should not hold senior positions', tribunal hears http://t.co/RJCbJgk0nF
• The weekly blog of business in Law Firms by the SundayLawReview team http://t.co/LCX0yih3RN
• How mobile is your law firm? | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/S7Aeajzhn2 
• Survey: strong interest in MDPs and external capital among big firms | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UseekrRWS6 
• City solicitors warn SRA that whistleblowing plan could undermine compliance officers | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/IG9TRlF4h0 
• Law firm blasted for advertising their services with picture of crash that almost killed two cops http://t.co/BCBifSG76Q
• Northumberland Law firm to raise funds for hospice http://t.co/a6TQr1qbGP 
• 'Day of Resistance': Thousands of gun law protesters rally across US http://t.co/GLNRJF1KHh 
• IRAN's judiciary, unlike its US counterpart, brings bankers to justice: http://t.co/hDMIH1WXBW
• Deal with IRAN is stain on banner of human rights http://t.co/er2j97PJtj 
• INDIA: Hanging Rajiv Gandhi's killers will be unconstitutional now: Justice Thomas http://t.co/u0jDqOgmKP 
• Dominic Grieve: End rough justice for phone hacking suspects as investigation leaves journalists in legal limbo http://t.co/4yQ6dgcPhy
• US: Actress Mischa Barton In Legal WAR With Nursing Company Over $95K Unpaid Sober Coach Bills! http://t.co/sZVQGa84e3 
• US: Einhorn scores legal victory versus Apple in cash scuffle http://t.co/bhTDmpCM6a
• UN Claims Legal Immunity After Killing 8,000 People: http://t.co/rxpGJB8W8r
• Tributes are paid to loving grandmother and Trowbridge legal reform campaigner http://t.co/rUHPeagQO6 
• Saudis in US have the least legal problems among foreigners: ambassador http://t.co/2oVs8dDjN9 
• THAILAND: Suriyasai eyes legal attack on PM http://t.co/A4vinSOqbx 
• Legal firms urged to double payroll giving participation rates http://t.co/USESR5iYcI 
• Councils: 'Give us legal protection in a constitution' http://t.co/cHRLe3OmDp
• Over 40pc of UK's top 40 law firms look at joining with non-solicitors business in next two years http://t.co/TxPlVqpxgN 
• Can UK law firms survive the storm? http://t.co/rHPW0TbLd3 
• Want a BP job? Get to law school http://t.co/uOVRk4qdM7 
• Rescuers fear INDIA will drop new law banning child labour http://t.co/In4RdqRI8j
• INDIA: Meet Mohan Parasaran, the third solicitor general of India in less than two years http://t.co/oZcA8bQOye 
• S AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius brother Carl also facing homicide trial http://t.co/MZlZuYdYT4 
• Gay couple say London hotel denied them double room http://t.co/IRMUeKVyPJ
• Nick Clegg to admit knowledge of Rennard 'concerns' http://t.co/VJkvKpHQ3J

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

23rd February - LAW NEWS

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• 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

22nd February - LAW NEWS

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