6th April - LAW NEWS

467 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• TUNISIA: Ben Ali brother-in-law 'dies in custody' http://t.co/DUnjMhnOaM 
• URUGUAY's Senate Approves Gay Marriage Law; House To Vote In December http://t.co/L6OEeSzqxV 
• Apple’s iMessage encryption foils law enforcement, US Justice Department complains http://t.co/EBG7H7W1TY 
• US: What part of ‘no law respecting an establishment of religion’ does North Carolina not understand? http://t.co/dNrD817rir 
• INDIA: Actor Sanjay Dutt to explore legal options, says he believes in judiciary http://t.co/dD1c1mtbfH 
• SIERRA LEONE: Judiciary Speaks on Handling of Anti-Corruption Cases http://t.co/Q2Meqpw000 
• FRANCE’s judiciary further delays Lebanese Abdallah’s release who was charged with US & Israeli diplomats' murders http://t.co/wm1PmeMxRp
• ITC judge says Samsung infringes key part of Apple patent http://t.co/18Hq94jmig 
• My wishes on International Roma Day http://t.co/VNHZE4ApFh 
• In PAKISTAN: Human rights? or wrongs? http://t.co/sIadwtn54e 
• Trading away human rights? Canada turns a blind eye toward abuses against Roma in EU http://t.co/XMvdz1N2so 
• Human rights groups fear impact of draft EGYPT law restricting their work http://t.co/bWPnUxFIvU 
• Mark Knopfler cancels RUSSIA gigs in human rights protest http://t.co/MPAuUVOmWt 
• UN human rights chief presses Washington to shut Guantanamo prison http://t.co/Nq9PVeXajm 
• Dawn Mobbs hands over Warwickshire Law Society presidency http://t.co/Fwa7OzrfbK 
• IRELAND: Judge orders arrest of Louth solicitor http://t.co/1u2MPon2ae 
• KUWAIT executions: A final cigarette, a flight of stairs and justice is done http://t.co/YItepAj9kD 
• Supreme Court decision won't stop voting rights enforcement according to US attorney General Eric Holder http://t.co/OsxUwoEX5V 
• US probes Wall Street Journal for bribery claims in CHINA http://t.co/ODLoyvitAU 
• ZIMBABWE: High Court Justice Hungwe Under Probe - allegations of misconduct and negligence http://t.co/SgtWvEmODG 
• CANADA: Mom who killed her two sons to face immigration board http://t.co/OTU9qpKltB 
• NEPAL: Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi sworn in as Prime Minister http://t.co/DIcvnm898t 
• Uneven justice could hurt stability in IVORY COAST http://t.co/nvXP6Vjnn7 
• International Children Law Update: April 2013 http://t.co/q8Q0TYeRd5
• UK Says Bonus Curbs It Fought Threaten Financial Stability http://t.co/c4cVfpaefa 
• UK seeks opt-out of "unrealistic" European 'right to be forgotten' laws http://t.co/2K89tQvJnb 
• Employers urge change in redundancy consultation laws http://t.co/ZNMPcFdUkl 
• UK could face EU legal action over road vehicle tests http://t.co/ZzMZiuyHx4
• The 'White Book'...Is your firm going to be listed next year? | The Firm http://t.co/gUFlz43jhO 
• SPL confirm Nimmo Smith inquiry legal costs demand from Rangers/Sevco | The Firm http://t.co/l3gDi78nEl 
• Police “criminalised people unnecessarily to hit targets” as cautions reviewed | The Firm http://t.co/NnFxY3uJnu 
• What is true legal independence, and is the package on offer from the Scottish Government | The Firm http://t.co/OarbRunUcQ
• Post-Independence sovereignty confusion and need for new judicial oath | The Firm http://t.co/EpdQYbndxk
• Chancery Lane consults on ‘unworkable’ tendering exercise | Law Gazette http://t.co/yRqW8nybcf 
• Law firm ABS ventures for insurer Admiral | Law Gazette http://t.co/GxxxtCUrRg 
• EU rules allow foreign killer to stay in Britain http://t.co/cHxstQDASd 
• Rendition report still unpublished nine months after completion http://t.co/1fYzfEAezC 
• Death penalty film-makers hit the road to profile America's exonerees http://t.co/u97v9uIITa 
• Paralysis or blood money? Skewed justice in SAUDI ARABIA http://t.co/5kQW4abcl8 
• US Judge strikes down restrictions on over the counter sale of morning-after pill http://t.co/vQ2HJfQXI0 
• Homebase criticised over work experience claims http://t.co/dMwJLJMetK 
• US: Law and disorder: the destructive dynamic of America's segregated cities http://t.co/HBlNjEYf02 
• As legal aid all but disappears in England and Wales a look at DIY divorces and fixed-fee legal deals http://t.co/JQPXLUvxYX 
• Accused of child abuse: A family's story http://t.co/FfknXh7Drj
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Court cat fight ends seven-year tussle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/N7BssFueu8 
• Canadian lawyer jailed in landmark case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6HBxB36R3J 
• Libyan lawyers demand cultural protection | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wcBR0axIhH 
• European Commission pressed for stadium judgment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yMo2JxPQKl 
• Oil spill judge slams Halliburton lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xFw7uJHRrF 
• Merger mania hits US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Gop5jQ92az 
• 'Plebgate': Andrew Mitchell leak inquiry request kept 'under review' http://t.co/I1c0PDRNEq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF among new firms to clinch places on NHS legal panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/YCJwIurDJc 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Schulte Roth bulks up London restructuring with Brown Rudnick pair | The Lawyer http://t.co/AKiY2LJuai
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing hits Harbottle & Lewis for IP head Mark Owen | The Lawyer http://t.co/9aCESfxjyx 
• Comic Rebel Wilson reveals lawyer back-up plan as she is also a qualified barrister in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/ziVQtBTWy3
• Legal Aid Agency http://t.co/yfZhf4WYhx
• Glasgow Rangers FC made to pay legal costs of players http://t.co/ShaLeMdN09 
• INDIA signs mutual legal assistance pact with AZERBAIJAN http://t.co/ftPeJhyoHJ
• INDIA: Airtel threatens legal action against Indian govt over 3G ban http://t.co/7qECegAhlZ 
• CANADA: Legal Aid Ontario cutbacks could leave desperate refugees without lawyers at hearings http://t.co/nHU639jGeK 
• Legal aid cuts: Mark Pierce's compensation fears for families http://t.co/lkwDj5pmyo 
• Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls admits being caught speeding http://t.co/927AszE9Xe 
• Pope Francis calls for action on clerical sex abuse http://t.co/rKoPO55dpy 
• NORTH KOREA warns foreign embassies to prepare escape http://t.co/c30MJsY3mI 
• Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break http://t.co/p7zwLgo5T0 
• Should Kids Pick Their Own Punishments? http://t.co/G3QJUU8dDu 
• INDIA’s Novartis Decision: Supreme Court ruling should protect availability of cheap generic drugs for poor patients http://t.co/hyY3wdOEel

5th April - LAW NEWS

466 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Legal aid cuts 'will create advice deserts'. Cutting £350m from legal aid budget will leave vulnerable people struggling to find help. Full story - Guardian Law

• Has ending compulsory retirement been good? | Law Gazette http://t.co/YaFdA0ykjv 
• Ex-Shearman’s partner bankrolls barrister-matching site | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xag8Soht6Q 
• Solicitor wins BBC RTA apology | Law Gazette http://t.co/Cdd7g0YrXO 
• Crime and Compassion: Does Mick Philpott deserve any compassion? http://t.co/PZPQv7Dfxb
• TUNISIA: Muslim women send message to Femen protesting against nude protest in support of Tunisian activist Amina http://t.co/cPcu29GQfk 
• TUNISIA: Femen Stages a 'Topless Jihad' in support of a young Tunisian activist named Amina Tyler http://t.co/RmnsbAcxEL 
• N ZEALAND: Men accused of seriously assaulting cricketer Jesse Ryder has told a court the incident was not hate crime http://t.co/NJmQIZ8rFd 
• CANADA: BC lawyer jailed for passing police information to gangsters http://t.co/v4Z6H6Kn0o
• Game of Thrones breaks piracy records with over 1m illegal downloads http://t.co/YnBW3qiK2n 
• SAUDI ARABIA Tackles Illegal Labor in Job-Creation Push http://t.co/xzQvGHEoYF
• GERMANY: Turkish paper eyes legal fight over German neo-Nazi trial access http://t.co/oakIu70u5t 
• US: Sharon Osbourne added to Michael Jackson death trial witness list http://t.co/pYfykWk7GH
• US: Arias trial ends for week with Snow White story http://t.co/4q7MbJ5XZn 
• ITALY: Woman in Berlusconi’s sex trial denounces psychological pressure against her by prosecutors http://t.co/bTHWQoCeg7 
• GUATEMALA: Trial of ex-strongman hears of litany of horrors; current president implicated http://t.co/MCcr0UPy7X 
• EGYPT: Rights and unrestrained reactions http://t.co/9ifopAn47W 
• US: Balancing Rights of Victims & the Accused - Rape culture does not originate from one side or the other alone http://t.co/ViX0KfvQmd
• BRAZIL: Human Rights Commission closes its doors to outsiders to keep protesters out http://t.co/jWfbpP7UFH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds and OC join US firms as Cisco buys UK's Ubiquisys | The Lawyer http://t.co/OR0DCFs4FN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RAC lays foundations for ABS move with Quindell deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/GyzmtvD8I8
• US: Monsanto Protection Act put GM companies above the federal courts http://t.co/Kt3y1MBKCE 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Court packed for rugby death case http://t.co/fcHLwkr1vW 
• INDIA: Courts to deliver verdict in pending rape cases http://t.co/c5VR4fH0e2
• Philpott on bail for road-rage attack at time of deadly blaze http://t.co/RonBUrfMvy 
• GREECE passes new law to spur investment, boost tourism http://t.co/tTaQ3OT8IP 
• US Law grads' employment plight http://t.co/zR2yrOE90I 
• Are US law school faculties too liberal? http://t.co/sKQWn5Aai0 
• US: Montana district judge to retire after racist joke email about Obama and mother http://t.co/tYhmSgD7gw 
• US: Covington Adds Former House Judiciary Lawyer to Lobbying Practice http://t.co/v5dES5RtQH 
• KENYA: Judiciary Instrumental In Securing Future, Says Outgoing President http://t.co/gV2gVgzfUn 
• Human trafficking: Co-ordinator role 'needs more teeth' http://t.co/LpYnFVNcns 
• Jonathan Hiles inquest: Police 'disbelief' with Greek authorities http://t.co/fg6dp8jvj7
• Jill Meagher: Man pleads guilty to Irish woman's murder http://t.co/D3OeojSc0E
• Chancellor George Osborne 'unaware' his car was parked in disabled bay http://t.co/lDhUDmmm9L 
• US: Long-lost video of Martin Luther King killer James Earl Ray unearthed http://t.co/nRUOTsoRZg 
• Romanian and Bulgarian immigrant impact 'modest' according to new report http://t.co/LS8yKLlT16 
• HBOS collapse: Ex-bosses face calls for City bans http://t.co/e2AlR8R4Jo 
• Law Society stands by Jackson CFA guidance | http://t.co/XpPOEZKc8k 
• Northern barristers vote en masse to reject QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/DorTGhyJcX 
• The best way to reduce drug and alcohol abuse is not to ignore it, but to fight it with conviction http://t.co/tJBev8ZoXp 
• Police officer sues after falling in drain http://t.co/jIOIGTIsJD 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Here Come The Weird Legal Threats From Super Replicas http://t.co/3ec7oTszs1 
• FSCS Keydata legal battle could lead to landmark advice rulings http://t.co/TLo30rP0gA 
• THAILAND: Thaksin's legal counsel lashes back at usual http://t.co/DNFsV9voJa
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro targets global growth with new role of international head | Legalweek http://t.co/BhN1bTD4S7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG Cobbetts report details £90m liabilities and potential SRA probe | Legalweek http://t.co/i3O7ZA7SJN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links tops Q1 Asia M&A rankings as global deal levels hit three-year low | Legalweek http://t.co/CMvNAWHrju
• Law firm ABS aims to take on new entrants in their own backyards | Legal Futures http://t.co/NsEDTCWTLN 
• Northern Circuit ballot shows near-unanimous support for QASA boycott | Legal Futures http://t.co/cgp0czR0rc 
• Uneven Justice Could Increase IVORY COAST Conflicts http://t.co/PxmWg9Ysn7 
• Mr Swindell the Blackburn solicitor is struck off http://t.co/3vyjEYE0sw 
• IRELAND: Solicitor to meet chief of HSE Savita death inquiry http://t.co/cjph2sdivX 
• CHINA: Hong Kong's legal system courts disaster for the poor after barrister Louie Mui Kwok-keung convicted http://t.co/2b9XLRkVHx
• Aftercare and Asylum: Who is Responsible for Separated Children? http://t.co/GhEGzHVncf
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Ban concerned over reports of human rights violations: http://t.co/ZycFX8XhMl 
• IVORY COAST not ensuring balanced justice, reports Human Rights Watch http://t.co/d7ite5bI6K 
• UK's residency law changes may affect Phuket's ex-pats and others elsewhere in the world http://t.co/4MFGG334Ui 
• Florida driving law overturned: Britons CAN hire cars with their UK licence after confusion http://t.co/gYl3quLqYC 
• US: Law grad sues school for hyping job prospects http://t.co/6MCdOak4I0 
• Law students face uncertain future with jobs scarce and debt high http://t.co/CMb8r0AXx3 
• CANADA: Law firms prepare class action suit in chemotherapy drug case http://t.co/sMEB9asVVI 
• Trial of RUSSIA opposition leader Navalny to begin April 17 http://t.co/JjmvzMqmIy
• JAPAN: High courts trip up the Abe government by Michael Cucek. http://t.co/AlYw6Ol5Am
• SOUTH AFRICA: Court hears Carl Pistorius' version of accident http://t.co/7K5Te924tR 
• INDIA: Courts lack experience in dealing with economic issues http://t.co/BAA9M20voS 
• INDIA: Push to set up 1,800 fast track courts http://t.co/eECpGtxuep
• Tribunal quashes ‘charming’ broker’s appeal against FSA ban http://t.co/ORH8h6KxLi 
• Reform human rights to save human rights http://t.co/MUYziPNYXP 
• Hack attacks hit Bitcoin exchange rates http://t.co/lBnBiemF0a
• Chancellor Osborne's Philpott remarks spark row http://t.co/XeeBbDfHBO
• US: Craigslist killer Richard Beasley sentenced to death http://t.co/pZAfjVsXTi 
• Jonathan Hiles inquest: Teen 'unlawfully killed' http://t.co/9TcnuaxBOa 
• Love Art? Feast your eyes my learned legal fraternity :) http://t.co/0LhmDuEBHh 
• Rendition report still unpublished nine months after completion http://t.co/1fYzfEAezC 
• Bad counsel over police caution plan http://t.co/2VD2mvg93d 
• Detective who stole seized drugs by colleague jailed http://t.co/a2CVdHZuIl 
• Police were 'no help' in a third of anti-social behaviour complaints, says report http://t.co/KtOJ9GYwlv 
• Goth or Emo? It’s time to help the Manchester police with their inquiries http://t.co/n1VpwTliCL 
• Lady Hale calls for more research into jury behaviour | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QT4RHwtSjy 
• QASA rebels raise flag in north of England | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9i3BcKySca 
• Practice rights come first, IPS says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/FHv88h4iV5 
• Porn copyright lawyer hits choppy waters | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9CJHPM6Gsb 
• International focus key to London market insurer panels | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Io86SiynTW
• Apple removes Chinese app for providing 'illegal' content | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bOkss4QhNR 
• TwoBirds announces Swiss deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WwCeYyJavD 
• Anti-corruption awareness cleans up business practices | Global Legal Post http://t.co/TPMJbk9gQf 
• Food safety ABS launches amid horsemeat and cod scandals | The Lawyer http://t.co/Unq7inwtfW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro names international head to lead global expansion | The Lawyer http://t.co/IAmcsycJtu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts partners face scrutiny from SRA and administrators, says KPMG report | The Lawyer http://t.co/AiyHRL78DJ 
• US: Lawyer reveals Australian trader's jail hell http://t.co/tntGaPaQN6 
• Man accused of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone described by own lawyer as 'deluded inadequate' http://t.co/D8yhEhwsn8 
• VENEZUELA's Flores: from Chavez's lawyer to first lady? http://t.co/VPryLgu8WJ 
• Multiplying the Old Divisions of Class in Britain http://t.co/PECIaQZ3Or

4th April - LAW NEWS

465 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority for restricting liberalisation of the rule that previously prevented local authorities from charging charities and voluntary organisations for legal services. Full story - Legal Futures

• How did US neo-Nazi prison gangs become so powerful? http://t.co/ggHTpNMk8A 
• Graham Ovenden sex crimes: Tate removes artist's work http://t.co/zsgaXUjrIv 
• Mick Philpott jailed for life – judge's sentencing remarks in full http://t.co/1igNlCJYVb 
• Britain seeks opt-out of new European social media privacy laws http://t.co/gFLljf1UVv 
• Do below-the-line commenters have the right to remove their own comments? http://t.co/d7ALXQMBHh 
• Know your 'Aryans': the real white nationalist threat in America http://t.co/rXjuwWiKwk 
• Saudi Arabian paralysis sentence 'grotesque', says Foreign Office http://t.co/BMasJtj5OZ 
• Motor insurer partners with law firm as referral ban bites | Law Gazette http://t.co/Jq1f3C6r0L 
• Grayling sets sights on prisoners’ legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/AKEIR1rry3
• Thirty per cent of legal aid lawyers at risk of redundancy | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DC2cG2pfHd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Holland & Knight hires ex-DLA Islamic finance head Agha | The Lawyer http://t.co/o39k7Q5ZsH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Manchester's Glaisyers splits in two in 'bid to boost turnover' | The Lawyer http://t.co/NEINJz5uGb 
• Third-party funder backs RBS misrepresentation claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/EHoDkvTxXp 
• Insurer Ageas launches ABS with Cardiff's NewLaw | The Lawyer http://t.co/wjz8V5BEGJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP real estate head MacGregor to hand reins to de Pury | The Lawyer http://t.co/gLUSO3KiFa 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• How will government proposals to reduce reoffending affect charities? http://t.co/NnGg6LxSmf 
• Fire service issues prosecution warning over Highland fires http://t.co/jd84YgeieH 
• Michael Parke death: Manslaughter probe at West Cumberland Hospital http://t.co/HaUhdgzIQ1 
• Prison inmates face legal aid ban over complaints http://t.co/vhZ5dUTWca 
• US: Connecticut backs gun controls after Newtown massacre http://t.co/UAa11VLAgc 
• Derby fire deaths: Philpotts and Mosley face sentencing http://t.co/MnlPTgx3Rq 
• Hate crimes: Police records attacks on goths and emos http://t.co/cKGK4uNp9J 
• Does NewLaw have second insurer ABS up its sleeve? | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZUfEaNL7gt 
• LSB hits back strongly at critics | Legal Futures http://t.co/t7EyCAo1WN 
• US Law Firm Partner Accused of Sexual Harassment Fires Back http://t.co/BJAiKI2Od4 
• KENYA: Chief Justice pays tribute to outgoing President Kibaki for never interfering with work of the Judiciary http://t.co/KJ3utKMIku
• Taking the consequences - Legal Scholars talking down Legal Practitioners? | Legal Futures http://t.co/7zrhu1MqeX 
• £500m RAC contract the first of many, says Quindell | Legal Futures http://t.co/Plp6XwdvnU 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Women are allowed to cycle – but only around in circles http://t.co/d9fpvM7zSV 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Amnesty condemns paralysis punishment http://t.co/thDybT6hAt 
• Can INDIA's new laws stop rape? n http://t.co/4rKiVaUsDq 
• Friend of murdered Stephen Lawrence vows to drive out gangs http://t.co/rybcApD0ZK 
• Teenager makes plea for mercy on behalf of her alleged rapist http://t.co/3uO7RW8fXi 
• Hate crimes to include attacks on punks, goths and metallers http://t.co/mijqBtE3fg 
• SPAIN: Judge names Spanish princess in corruption case http://t.co/duLno8BBzk 
• US: Judge who sent racist email about Obama to retire http://t.co/znSKB69hVO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers makes up four female lawyers in seven-strong partnership round | Legalweek http://t.co/F1zXGYDXi1
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird, Herbert Smith advise as RBS investors launch £4bn claim | Legalweek http://t.co/K6kbU91NNH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith leads as ex-Freshfields chief Salz unveils Barclays critique - Legalweek http://t.co/YgjLZLQjDI 
• Senior judges disappointed by LSB’s ‘absence of consideration’ for courts | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DhrD92NmjP 
• High Court rejects bias allegation against SDT | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/GeiAF6y30I 
• Grayling launches review of cautions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8IMsiWyCmh
• FRANCE: New law on the "publication and control" of ministers' wealth will be presented within weeks http://t.co/U620AZFGKX 
• Victims to hold criminal justice system to account http://t.co/vp5A8pnqg2
• JAMAICA: Justice system needs urgent attention http://t.co/blWfgOqYwC 
• Julian Assange safe from extradition to US, says Justice Stefan Lindskog http://t.co/fybdJvQapU 
• AUSTRALIA: Abuse royal commission begins work http://t.co/oE2T2D20Kv 
• Justice Secretary declares war on police cautions http://t.co/ZUocf085sx 
• Legal Aid Agency http://t.co/pmUyo8bdtX
• New legislation means fewer people now have access to free legal representation than at any time http://t.co/NGCNm7sIaB 
• EGYPT's Key Bloggers Face Absurd Legal Charges, Harassment https://t.co/DUKVAfK1Qs 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal action taken over housing juveniles in prison http://t.co/KPBeIbCfKk 
• CANADA: Rob Ford must pay own legal bills after hard-won fight to stay in office http://t.co/KdZxirWNli 
• Comedian Simon Brodkin cautioned over football pitch stunt http://t.co/xjwSxr698t 
• Joss Stone death plot: Junior Bradshaw and Kevin Liverpool convicted http://t.co/1ukjzxLSdT
• URUGUAY: Equal marriage bill passes Senate and is ‘nearly certain’ to become law http://t.co/NYrmc1sMun 
• Scrapping legal aid: how to cut the cost of divorce http://t.co/V7Ukrd3x64
• Class survey: The young solicitor http://t.co/GwalKhWr8B 
• RUSSIA: Putin signs law to allow him to pick Russian governors http://t.co/r3zdpJLVbT 
• Class action: US Law school grads claim misleading reports of success http://t.co/b4d19TEOuz 
• US: Porn Copyright Lawyer John Steele, Who Has Sued More Than 20,000 People, Is Now The One In Legal Trouble http://t.co/lTvZRuaydf 
• US: Actress Lohan’s lawyer, 'She didn’t demand Adderall' http://t.co/T8jKLHVImj 
• US Judge rules that Facebook’s Timeline Lawsuit Must Go to Trial http://t.co/2esC5lplGh
• GERMANY: Pastor faces trial over anti-Nazi protest http://t.co/bb5IQUfux7 
• VIETNAM: Trial begins of fish farmer after using homemade shotguns to resist eviction http://t.co/c7wE1Yhd8k 
• US: Jackson Trial - Mum 'Seeks £25bn' From AEG http://t.co/3sphUaQf3o 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Three in court over stolen police safe http://t.co/oesSPu14Sg 
• PAKISTAN: Courts spring into action against deceiving lawmakers http://t.co/SfxS8GPuXm 
• INDIA: Fast track courts likely for cases involving “innocent Muslims” http://t.co/PBNROS0u2w 
• CANADA: Line workers get money five years after Human Rights Tribunal decision http://t.co/3HIbxh5s9J 
• Women’s rights are increasingly heralded as a useful propaganda device to further imperial designs? http://t.co/HbaN5m0kmd 
• INDIA: ​Rights body objects to mandatory Hindi in Delhi University http://t.co/OKbnbM1Mqi 
• US: Judge Questions Fairness Of Citigroup's $590 Million Settlement http://t.co/nMdymjJsuD 
• Let's Judge Patent Rights by Harm to the Public — Not to Inventors http://t.co/msumWmrKZS 
• US: Jodi Arias Juror Number 5 Dismissed — Judge Denies Motion For Mistrial http://t.co/GXaIUTBhJo 
• Television Celebrity Judge Judy loses 50,000 on expensive chinaware after buying from divorcing couple http://t.co/Q1EkTUNiqo 
• Not all federal agencies deserve unconditional cooperation, the SEC is a case in point | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ukVnmgawdf 
• Brand protection and enforcement of IP rights in China | Global Legal Post http://t.co/H5JYmc6SAt 
• London law firm claims win in Cambodian statue case | Global Legal Post http://t.co/xe5UBGHQg2 
• Rouse heads to Russia | Global Legal Post http://t.co/jwucUKW3zA 
• European regulators close in on Google | Global Legal Post http://t.co/avi0eeKtp0 
• Iberian firm kicks off Chinese training scheme | Global Legal Post http://t.co/GZTvSOavFv 
• UK lawyers launch climate bootcamp | Global Legal Post http://t.co/egrj7yoM49 
• High Court smoothes out Greek yoghurt food fight | The Lawyer http://t.co/yxUwBP0tjL 
• IRELAND: Minister publishes Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 http://t.co/zAY1jXxU0E

3rd April - LAW NEWS

464 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Bar Council has published a jargon-busting guide to help litigants in person in the wake of the legal aid cuts that came into force yesterday. Full story - Law Gazette

• Footballer Carlos Tevez admits driving while disqualified http://t.co/vuUp6l4HWz 
• Operation Yewtree: Ex-BBC driver charged with sex offences http://t.co/QifUy5DsSk 
• MALI: Lax laws make an anti-slavery activism tough http://t.co/CFikiphuWq 
• Invest in long-term prevention of forced labour to truly end slavery http://t.co/68Q7dDTNy0 
• HS2 ruling: time to scale back on judicial reviews? http://t.co/DR2FdwILzY 
• US: Deprived of justice, the Guantánamo detainees' last resort is to hunger strike http://t.co/7cSORV8ez4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins adds seven to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/rtUy7nF9Jt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird continues international roll-out with Swiss deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/3npYrvVPZg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Parabis expands in Scotland with Brodies hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/QMw3dSvs5e 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers hands international managing partner role to Bahrain chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/KsoMl2ccFm 
• Police deserve fair play, too | Law Gazette http://t.co/2TPz6YHfIO 
• Pro bono and volunteering | Law Gazette http://t.co/IkzrFv7NNN 
• Bird & Bird leads shareholders in record £4bn RBS suit | Law Gazette http://t.co/gVpJIBgEsi 
• Legal aid chief promises smooth transition to new agency | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZHFWbA05x2 
• Unchastened LSB defends business plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/hfFezpCPvB 
• The Associated Press Drops "Illegal Immigrant" From Standards Book http://t.co/wlNoWOwCzo 
• US: Advances in Science of Fire Free a Convict After 42 Years http://t.co/XvtTXq3Lyk 
• FRANCE: Ex-minister admits lying about bank account http://t.co/AMxKX6PBwP 
• US: Lawmakers in New York Tied to Bribery Plot in Mayor Race http://t.co/ih7WXNuwEP 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Universal Credit: MPs raise fraud concerns http://t.co/yFjo3lEpnV 
• AUSTRALIA opens national child abuse inquiry http://t.co/CkQRrbXscC 
• Police cautions under review, says Ministry of Justice http://t.co/Qxqk39RBJF
• Energy Supplier SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem http://t.co/V0dofTAXn9 
• Officers have a right to sue when injured on duty, Police Federation insists http://t.co/V1FPgBVZko 
• Lies behind death fire couple's mask of grief exposed http://t.co/eDOKq3Lm2K 
• IRELAND: Judiciary unhappy as phone and laptop perks go http://t.co/ooo0u7eF6k
• PHILIPPINES: Corruption, judiciary intrusion biggest trade barriers http://t.co/1f2fYYdG8A 
• TANZANIA: Judiciary Rules Out Graft Special Court http://t.co/MYCqCFP4cD 
• Prostitution and free speech | SCOTUS for law students http://t.co/yrDqdbJTSU 
• US: Law school graduates aren't finding much on the employment docket http://t.co/ZlQr9ZewcN 
• Judge rules digital music cannot be sold 'second hand' http://t.co/YmpqKhX4Np
• LSB tells SRA: liberalisation of local authority solicitors charging for work does not go far enough | Legal Futures http://t.co/hQzzmp5502
• Legal Futures goes from strength to strength | Legal Futures http://t.co/flRcdDJ29W 
• Top insurer launches ABS with personal injury law firm | Legal Futures http://t.co/IULQWdHR0C
• Abdel Hakim Belhaj: Jack Straw fails to explain role in Libyan dissident seizure http://t.co/e0QSSOvwKP 
• Big rise in firms hiring staff on zero-hour contracts http://t.co/y0fFU4VG0O
• Human rights approach to trafficking http://t.co/Kc9JIJYpIF 
• Stephenson Harwood and Freshfields advise on Prudential's £30m FSA fine | Legalweek http://t.co/2DeoPXbtKJ 
• Eleven-partner finance regulatory team exits Bingham to join Sidley | Legalweek http://t.co/2fjJ1JtO2v 
• Herbert Smith Freehills follows up Frankfurt launch with Berlin move | Legalweek http://t.co/6GNgwPSED1 
• CC, DLA among firms on post-FSA Financial Conduct Authority panel | Legalweek http://t.co/BYZFPW32Qs 
• Beach can be registered as village green | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/q1VOPsNVld
• Law centres can charge clients | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4Kq1VV6BLU
• Looking for market integrity in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9C9RWjYAOo
• Divorce rush hits ahead of legal aid cuts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DUUNIC6jGu 
• Chinese lawyers angered by official's 'cowards' remark | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QyCIm3G1x3 
• Litigation wave set to hit UK | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RcRsVMNybV 
• HSF opens two German offices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iZScKnjSNB 
• India celebrates landmark drug patent victory | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fC5ZeLUnIw
• Aung San Suu Kyi on Her Human-Rights Journey http://t.co/yTlUQYvjjm 
• Fascism? Cheating? Human rights abuse? Sunderland's appointment of Paolo Di Canio shows clubs care only about results http://t.co/cGGCgMFvAN 
• US: Human Rights Campaign Apologizes For Censoring Undocumented, Trans Activists At Marriage Protests http://t.co/Ge0iVYXTFr
• Tyneside solicitor's career in tatters after employment tribunal http://t.co/bn1DFvdQLk 
• Kerb-trip PC to continue legal case http://t.co/8uGNb8vBC2 
• Qatari Sheikh Sued for $381,000 in Unpaid Fees by UK Law Firm http://t.co/PU98Nvl6AK 
• Why legal aid was the only option when I divorced http://t.co/fgCA07LYH4 
• UK funds sue RBS for compensation over 2008 rights issue http://t.co/177pbyHrAZ 
• Google facing legal threat from six European countries over privacy http://t.co/gJ3sGi7xpY 
• Is It Legal To Sell Your Old MP3s? Judge Says No http://t.co/SryzhW4amI 
• Goldilocks and US Legal Education http://t.co/TJchKY5cSR
• Animal snow death burial rules eased in parts of Wales http://t.co/N3MGd62MrF 
• A Slice of London So Exclusive Even the Owners Are Visitors - worrying for local lawmakers http://t.co/rHwc7a1Leb
• IRELAND: Justice group says Government policies creating fractured society http://t.co/oM2psibF1w
• IRELAND: Justice for Magdalenes publishes survivor guide http://t.co/SY5km9koot
• LIBYA: Gunmen Storm Libyan Justice Ministry http://t.co/7xWx01vl9K 
• Chorley barrister becomes one of country's youngest female judges http://t.co/xXSYlhqlGR 
• INDIA: Low-Cost Drugs in Poor Nations Get a Lift in Indian Court http://t.co/csajWBr42x
• The Case Against Law School http://t.co/eyaT4YlON5 
• PALESTINE: Hamas law promotes gender segregation in Gaza schools http://t.co/SnazoYACiJ 
• GHANA: Early polls will help speedy hearing - Lawyer http://t.co/7xu31pEJfS
• US: Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Will Achieve Goals 'Or Die Trying,' Lawyer Says http://t.co/trBLpNttIP 
• FRANCE: Suspected ETA terrorist boss got 'shameful' treatment: lawyer http://t.co/qHA4kVLEsM 
• MI6 and the death of Patrice Lumumba http://t.co/Wz1uhw0Ji5 
• Alethea Taylor's husband found guilty of her murder http://t.co/XJ2XtI9TX5 
• UN passes historic arms trade treaty by huge majority http://t.co/r0y4SvhcOi 
• Derby fire deaths: Three guilty of Philpott children's deaths http://t.co/K22fHHaf2I 
• Stefano Gabbana’s Twitter tirade after Italian court's tax evasion ruling on sale of D&G http://t.co/MtYwOuvIqw 
• Artist convicted of sex offences against children http://t.co/rg8cHr2NFL

2nd April - LAW NEWS

463 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Disputes lawyers across the market have broadly welcomed the Jackson Reforms, which come into force today, saying they will ease the burden created by disclosure. Full story - The Lawyer

• Hull time trial road death: governing body defends the organisation of the race http://t.co/tyUTcvOsmK 
• ZAMBIA Promises Fair Trial for Former President Banda http://t.co/plvIB3qgPM 
• MALDIVES: Former President Nasheed gets relief; trial against him stayed http://t.co/rRc0YZ86Ic 
• US: Michael Jackson trial to revisit child abuse allegations http://t.co/7B5ZDrGh4W 
• MALAWI to turn to courts over border dispute with TANZANIA http://t.co/XoDbjh7qab 
• KENYA: Western leaders praise Supreme Court's verdict http://t.co/8EHlixWWUZ 
• Kerb 'trip' police officer urged to drop compensation claim http://t.co/JIanouYxR6
• CAMBODIA: How a Brutal Khmer Rouge Leader Died 'Not Guilty' http://t.co/GNrKBMUXCL 
• BANGLADESH: Cabinet nods vested property act changes http://t.co/bTxbIIz6vu 
• AUSTRALIA: Psychologist breached 'besotted' teen girl's trust http://t.co/NoEDd462TL 
• Summer School on Minority Rights, ITALY http://t.co/J1RiQAK450 
• MOROCCO: Tainted Trial of Sahrawi Civilians http://t.co/oJQSwYHCz1 
• US: Plenty of Americans dislike gay marriage yet still support equal rights http://t.co/RVKBQKaCdF 
• Court interpreter service getting worse, new figures show | Law Gazette http://t.co/Y5jFeXSKmc 
• Should public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel? http://t.co/NbQakiX76H 
• The moment thieves used a bomb to blast cash dispenser open http://t.co/mxpCkeoUHV 
• One in five divorcees left with a lower standard of living | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gVG1bdTTQA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies adds Berlin to German expansion plan | The Lawyer http://t.co/r7KOEvKwSV
• Sheep snow deaths: Farmers could get law change http://t.co/Ps8FjVNFAK 
• Sunderland FC manager Di Canio declines fascism questions http://t.co/I5SXpxpbvQ 
• Italian marines row: INDIA lifts travel ban on Rome envoy http://t.co/vkF1T1ABVN 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• LIBERIA: Judges Blamed for Corruption http://t.co/fbJeX2ogjj 
• BURMA: It’s time to rebuild the rule of law, says Aung San Suu Kyi but people lack faith in Justice system http://t.co/SpPRzznapP 
• Scrap law constraining free speech, says London think tank http://t.co/kbD7HBu4Q5 
• PALESTINE: Hamas law promotes gender segregation in Gaza schools http://t.co/SnazoYACiJ 
• Politician Deepak Bhardwaj murder: INDIA police arrest two suspects http://t.co/5Xtl0wq8bf 
• NEPAL court blocks civil war truth commission http://t.co/R1qsIxqrxo 
• Halting immigration 'would cost UK £18bn in five years' http://t.co/gqMQWkVaBR 
• Not laughing anymore? How a well-good stunt landed the joker behind Lee Nelson in court http://t.co/fjhxaf1N5P 
• Jailed in the riots for stealing a gingerbread man... dead in the prison that should have protected him http://t.co/Yd0J0bDKJ7 
• Terrorists are in competition, says PSNI chief http://t.co/EhqLkUsyYO
• CANADA: British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal celebrates 10 years of fighting discrimination http://t.co/5oqEkhZgIy 
• CANADA: Human rights cuts will triple case time, says commissioner http://t.co/lXuSrlNSQz 
• The racist menace? Muslims declare victory in fight over ‘anti-Islamic’ Lego http://t.co/gpgpA3H8Bb
• Fresh cab-rank rule row as LSB approves public access reforms | Legal Futures http://t.co/pHipg7dwq1 
• Candid camera? Barristers now free to talk to the media about their cases | Legal Futures http://t.co/qYaWa2ojkD 
• Co-op calls on solicitors to 'stop the clock' on divorce work | Legal Futures http://t.co/mSXkGycwzo 
• INDIA: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan sworn in as judge of Guwahati High Court http://t.co/8qUqEOcQSR 
• Justice denied by politicians of all stripes http://t.co/WmSwGhFT7E 
• UK government warned over legal aid cuts http://t.co/EZoiAol8Ci 
• One of the UK's largest pub and nightclub chains has launched a divorce and family law advice service http://t.co/znEh4Co6rl 
• Gretna dream: Why English lovers eloped to Scotland to marry under Scottish law? http://t.co/b0gNXj4MFx 
• AUSTRALIA: Hike in divorce charges hit unhappy couples hard http://t.co/PVqkndxqgS 
• IRELAND: Law Society damages fund incurs €2.24m loss http://t.co/4mrSG0D7WV 
• Former Solicitor General tells police to give up on tackling low-level drug use 'to save time' http://t.co/ldNaMUymYo 
• Legal Theory Lexicon: The Veil of Ignorance http://t.co/XzHBzoIMM6 
• How to represent yourself in court: don't say 'Aha!' http://t.co/OZoodjrmaF 
• 'No legal action' for chemical spill at Guernsey Airport http://t.co/iZb93zS0UT 
• Warning over legal aid changes http://t.co/FgxvaeRcT1 
• A surer footing after judge rejects challenge http://t.co/K4iw0cHm8v 
• Legal aid changes spark solicitor warnings http://t.co/PwXmRkJ1jr 
• AUSTRALIA: Barrister to direct WikiLeaks Party http://t.co/KyoSphJNIi 
• Why CAMBODIA’s Khmer Rouge war crimes trial is endless — and useless http://t.co/nWk7Ymk85S 
• The Art of Struggle: Addressing Human Rights Through Music-SOAS-University of London http://t.co/n4m6DRI6pO 
• BURMA: Satellite Images Detail Destruction in Meiktila http://t.co/Tg9HtTuTO7 
• Rights to privacy of Slievemore patients will be respected http://t.co/6rRb48MWMp 
• Welfare minister Iain Duncan Smith: I could get by on £53 a week http://t.co/QyMj6tOgu9 
• US: Has The Deep South Changed? Cleveland, Mississippi is the American town the civil rights movement missed http://t.co/BWfQRUbOix 
• Camp Nama: British personnel reveal horrors of secret US base in Baghdad http://t.co/HksmttMTx4 
• Legal aid cuts: how to represent yourself in court http://t.co/OlRjyfgAOE 
• Support for women raped in conflict http://t.co/jhbkw7Zorb 
• Pricing and trust: a loveless marriage | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZMqOUHJ6a9 
• US: Aurora suspect James Holmes should be executed, say prosecutors http://t.co/vp2er8rLwk 
• Norfolk police chief's disappointment over trip legal claim http://t.co/3WlYDDxyCx
• Row as solicitors opt for separate representation in conveyancing http://t.co/nWTR4qmp3u 
• US: Lawsuit filed after President Bush era protest still in courts http://t.co/u58cFU1gPU 
• Labour Courts in ABU DHABI ruled in favour of workers http://t.co/Qa40Bq8U7l 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Policing shambles ruins war on gangs http://t.co/5R9CWkQ9nN
• James Bond film used to 'bribe' lords into backing secret courts http://t.co/Xh8nIFdCTA 
• Financial companies’ lawyers should brace themselves as the new regulator makes its mark | The Lawyer http://t.co/O6zlzq2cBb 
• Are Scottish independents doomed? The Scottish legal market is on its knees: discuss.. | The Lawyer http://t.co/YqI8Y98Xfp

1st April - LAW NEWS

462 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• A strange road to justice - Pryce/Huhne farce would hardly have raised an eyebrow in France | The Lawyer http://t.co/uDKFRIhTYM 
• UK has weakened its sanctions against Iran by falling into line with the amended EU regime | The Lawyer http://t.co/UaPq4uhuiz 
• Government looks poised to sidestep tough decisions following Francis NHS report | The Lawyer http://t.co/k1AGyUBogQ 
• Austria’s law firms are looking at fresh ways of managing the financial crisis | The Lawyer http://t.co/yhOJIGFL9F 
• While Scottish banks prospered law firms lived like lairds - then came crash | The Lawyer http://t.co/2dBKWMfwUI 
• FFW and One Crown Office Row silk lead on fresh Hillsborough inquest | The Lawyer http://t.co/9qYnWhIWzi 
• Linklaters partner: female quotas would rub off on law firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/cWKqIEa1WT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pannone court protection head quits firm for own start-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/qWtOxn0gb2 
• City elite Law Firm in brand war over law to ban 'lazy' possessive suffixes | The Lawyer http://t.co/RX4EAu8ucz 
• Jackson: lawyers welcome implementation of long-awaited reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/aFSXuqPpmK 
• Border guards battle illegal trade in elephant tusks & rhino horn as gangs of poachers smuggle African ivory into UK http://t.co/FCnHfInHvh 
• Police stop illegal Beaworthy rave in wood http://t.co/V69CPTKgTG 
• RUSSIA: Government Selectively Blocking Internet over content that it deems illegal or harmful to children http://t.co/D8LYF0Afpe 
• US: Law Students at Drexel University would be offered 2-year law degree http://t.co/l2EvEl4HA3 
• EGYPT: President Mursi sends Islamic bond law to clerics http://t.co/7jxzUKH8ty 
• US: Law Enforcement Officials, A District Attorney Gunned Down In Possible White Supremacist Plot http://t.co/zlSXxGC3y0 
• US: Boeing Helps Kill Proposed Law to Regulate Drones http://t.co/zGyTMDS9g4 
• Advocacy without footnotes: PAKISTAN's cultural production and human rights http://t.co/psxtiZ0uLU 
• ALGERIA: Campaign against Human Rights In Western Sahara http://t.co/4ukcG6LoU1 
• EGYPT: Shura Council Condemns Human Rights Watch Comments on Demonstration Law http://t.co/i8loOCEEto 
• US: Making a new life after 20 years of false imprisonment http://t.co/ombcoqXg6a
• BRAZIL: Foreign tourist raped on Rio de Janeiro minibus http://t.co/25dgsSuvuT 
• UK financial regulation overhauled http://t.co/T7kNwst7zp 
• Teachers attack ‘rebranded’ sexism http://t.co/dkBCJIjCm7 
• INDIA rejects patent plea for cancer drug Glivec http://t.co/7QPgXpHig6
• Marital coercion defence could be scrapped http://t.co/YnBMKDj1nt 
• Justice denied by politicians of all stripes http://t.co/WmSwGhFT7E 
• Our justice system is being turned into Profit & Growth plc http://t.co/A3z7hAynig 
• A new world heaves into view this week with sweeping changes in the fields of welfare, justice, health and tax http://t.co/Gr4Gja6G48 
• Police make £20 million from personal injury claims http://t.co/JhlRhutDdu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• US Judge rules in favor of Angelina Jolie in copyright lawsuit over her directorial debut film http://t.co/0ziQUuojOP 
• Online protest over MALDIVES' rape sentence http://t.co/wr2OVI3WSQ 
• Getting married abroad? Contact the local authorities in the country where you want to get married https://t.co/USNN9TBaVA 
• Archbishop Justin Welby warns against 'hero leader culture' http://t.co/1vfeR1rGPE 
• David Miliband quits Sunderland FC board citing ideological difference after club hired Di Canio http://t.co/7JJZj2W2pQ 
• Is VAT suffering a mid-life crisis at 40? http://t.co/7P7fVsc7Gw 
• SOUTH AFRICA: National Prosecuting Authority denting justice system's credibility http://t.co/PEn4G8LNiS 
• Northern Ireland Justice Minister condemns pizza shop shooting http://t.co/ptDJAa9j4L 
• INDIA: Law, Justice and Bollywood Actor Sanjay Dutt http://t.co/TDUiXyXUEW 
• US: Justice Kennedy’s one-man show on gay marriage http://t.co/zTbtS4x6GX 
• How 1,800 suspended police keep their pensions http://t.co/DGp1XVvd8x 
• Head of single Scottish police force says separate forces in England and Wales are 'unsustainable' http://t.co/c42A4FmU9Y
• Bad day for RBS: Bank is sued over £12bn and suffers another IT glitch http://t.co/tEhYr9PVsE 
• Senior judge condemns legal aid cuts http://t.co/hbVsiBUAFo
• Thousands face struggle to afford legal bills http://t.co/eQQ80uXlOH 
• Christians launch new attack on Boris Johnson in gay poster dispute http://t.co/XD6Ujdxhe2 
• NEW ZEALAND barrister calls for a fresh look needed at Family Court changes http://t.co/awjXqR3aKq 
• Barristers put their case for undercutting solicitors http://t.co/xoB98rq3G1 
• £900m is the amount per season illegal bookies make by fixing English cricket http://t.co/gVmkYi02qj 
• UGANDA: Archbishop wants ‘Christian courts’ recognized http://t.co/RghgrYkOD0 
• Politician fined £100 by magistrates after admitting being drunk in supermarket loses a High Court anonymity fight http://t.co/oPXQXGjLwh 
• Plans to centralise the courts opposed by MPs http://t.co/3VWZYZEpKj 
• KENYA: Losing Presidential candidate Raila accepts court’s decision http://t.co/eiViML8SXj 
• CAMBODIA: UN-backed tribunal to pay overdue salaries for Cambodian staff at Khmer Rouge trial http://t.co/o1vkMSTanA 
• PAKISTAN: Fata Tribunal takes notice of female teacher’s murder http://t.co/SpINOFgPKn 
• Bar Council responds to MOJ statement on Court and Tribunal reform http://t.co/i3lunVWxkh 
• US: UCU 'Not Anti-Semitic' Tribunal Rules After Case By Academic Friends Of Israel Campaigner http://t.co/6plHNakm4Q 
• Ahmed Errachidi: 'We shared one thing in Guantánamo Bay – pain' http://t.co/BtetmBsFf9 
• The truth about women 'crying rape' http://t.co/xH27yHS2iH 
• Richard Hutchins obituary - Lawyer with a passion for the outdoors http://t.co/MPZ6I8SF8Z 
• US: Elite law schools like Stanford step in to help war veterans http://t.co/Up7NYdHlOd
• US: How--and why--DOMA became law in 1996 http://t.co/1R8fU0BExj 
• US: Stanford Law Students Help Seventh-day Adventist http://t.co/A3i01UrZJu

31st March - LAW NEWS

Easter Sunday's LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Norfolk police officer 'sues garage burglary victim' http://t.co/Wodsl1UDgM 
• CZECH REPUBLIC: Court Clears Former Czech Leader Vaclav Klaus http://t.co/CFgIcc3XaM 
• Trial begins in INDIA gang-rape of Swiss cyclist http://t.co/p5jzO8TV7z 
• US: Results Suggest Acquittal Not Death Likely in Jodi Arias Murder Trial http://t.co/gVTGsZbnXd 
• US: An American Quilt of Privacy Laws, Incomplete http://t.co/vY2iguwkZA 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• ECHR-lite, Secret Supreme Court and Levesonline - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/xeQIMY54K7 
• Justice and Security Bill: The “Secret Courts” Endgame? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/7RErJssQ2a 
• Court of Appeal rejects latest attempt to deport Abu Qatada | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/UAI7weMGwX
• Rites Versus Rights http://t.co/CwgR9HHVHm 
• ANGOLA police detain 18 at rights rally - activists http://t.co/eOOJAoT2Js 
• Britain is signing away the right to call itself a liberal democracy | Henry Porter http://t.co/5wA4bnC4KU
• Civil rights group say Barnsley town centre curfew could be 'unlawful' http://t.co/mOHjzjim9k 
• US: Judge rules 9/11 museum can include World Trade Center cross http://t.co/StdxQiv2EF 
• US: New N.Y. gun law's opt-out forms overwhelm clerks http://t.co/zwxpfzdLqe 
• Nick Clegg under pressure over complaint letter about Mike Hancock http://t.co/vPkF7spa5Z 
• Warning pound could hold back a sovereign Scotland http://t.co/yke5G8X9js 
• The UK's Bloody Mad Blogosphere Battle http://t.co/kapcMLs4tA 
• English MPs decide on English laws http://t.co/ueIL6FKxwQ 
• Victims' Code criticised by watchdog http://t.co/Zus4qBroMH 
• Peer's fury as legal aid cuts affect 500,000 http://t.co/iiSqn6WIRu 
• Sun stands by story as Andrew Mitchell starts legal action over Plebgate http://t.co/OKviMfJHju
• Unhappy couples rushing to divorce lawyers ahead of legal aid cuts http://t.co/RwrZYhinHy
• David Ford, Northern Ireland's Justice Minister plans to save legal aid millions http://t.co/OepDxvdfxP 
• Eight University of Virginia law students Identify Human Rights Problems in MADAGASCAR http://t.co/TK6QptoPx9 
• Dancing against the law on Good Friday in GERMANY http://t.co/Yy4CMWTBjV 
• NHS will benefit from legal duty of candour, says lawyer | Law Gazette http://t.co/8hWo3sI7U5 
• PAKISTAN: Musharraf returns from exile to angry judiciary http://t.co/mEodaKpDAM 
• Top family lawyer: The government should stop ‘faffing around with gay marriage’ http://t.co/oDqWWSLKr9 
• Courts may not accept INDIA’s word to ITALY on marines, says Indian Foreign Minister http://t.co/2TRFIi4qcc 
• Scots police merger 'sets example' to south of border http://t.co/lxRih2itWT 
• ‘The Terror Courts Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay’ http://t.co/SkLuQO6pfg 
• ARGENTINA offers to pay debts with cash & bonds http://t.co/imQ1O4ZQig
• 'Plebgate': Mitchell complains to IPCC over police conduct http://t.co/c74yUcUtFP 
• US: UPS to forfeit $40 million over illegal online pharmacy shipments http://t.co/BToPM3yLaG 
• Two arrested in Barnstaple in illegal dog breeding inquiry http://t.co/v3aI8TGX7K
• CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal rules Nuon Chea fit for trial http://t.co/aDNOylUwtV 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Competition Tribunal checks agreement between Sasol Gas, Egoli Gas http://t.co/5BwTBZbCO0 
• Collapsed Law firm James Pearce director struck off at Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal http://t.co/m9RiSiaRTU 
• Tribunal finds car smash ex-Gwent officer was hounded from job http://t.co/3TMS4lzrVk 
• Notice of rights and entitlements: a person's rights in police detention https://t.co/ZHpVm6PLZY 
• Do Intellectual Property Rights Stifle Innovation? http://t.co/msgthyU6Qm
• CAMBODIA: Supreme Court Keeps Activist Jailed http://t.co/T2S22bTWSo 
• ITALY: Fiat CEO probed for violation of workers rights http://t.co/NTnjl5LkDZ 
• BURMA: Property rights and economic growth may not always go together http://t.co/gRVB3RvJ4J 
• Residency rights in HONG KONG: Foreign maids are Less equal http://t.co/4qaVzldPKn 
• Old fogies on the hill need to think about women's rights http://t.co/9XNBqpvAcq 
• Will RUSSIA play tough with its “foreign agent” law? | The Economist http://t.co/lZEsPp6yIG 
• US: San Francisco law professors predict Supreme Court will invalidate Prop 8 and DOMA http://t.co/HGLoTFLSc4 
• CHINA: Nobel prizewinner Liu Xiaobo's brother-in-law arrested on fraud charges http://t.co/6cl9m1qFqC
• One law for them: Sir Norman Bettison one of 800 officers allowed to quit while facing misconduct claims http://t.co/pC9uGHb0p1 
• US: Legislation combats courthouse violence with added security http://t.co/Lu1ZXKStDg 
• BANGLADESH: UN human rights experts appeal for end to violence linked to court decisions http://t.co/L7loP4l4MZ 
• HAITI massacre victims seek human rights help http://t.co/10YgxHvln3 
• Blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng speaks at Princeton University http://t.co/RZzO6EIZQR 
• MALTA’s Abortion Ban is “Torture” http://t.co/ZyYKvk2r3k 
• Human Rights Campaign Fails to Advocate For Minorities http://t.co/6jxmhb4dU6
• What's Behind Criticisms of Those Red Equal Signs in Your Facebook Feed? http://t.co/AeNzWq6mkW 
• BURMA: Myanmar rejects UN human rights official’s claim that authorities share blame for riots http://t.co/Oz3Oh343Mu 
• Teachers call for Ofsted chief to resign http://t.co/sr6lrcAZfa
• KENYA Supreme Court upholds Uhuru Kenyatta election win http://t.co/8yzCUmzc0p
• Leeds heart surgery death figures wrong, says cardiologist http://t.co/T3v22PIuiW 
• UK exchange visit helps Estonian solicitor learn about legal system http://t.co/cBZQMKl0i9 
• For Offshore Arab owners new changes in the UK property taxation law which will come into effect in April 2013 http://t.co/TNh3nc8Mfk 
• UK Employment Law Changes to Take Effect in April | The National Law Review http://t.co/8k91V6HdxP 
• New laws to stop travellers' sites http://t.co/EOE4MkQwhm 
• Deloitte Boss Blames Law For Tax Avoidance http://t.co/rJzTd7Gs9V 
• US: Will gun laws hurt the mentally ill? http://t.co/kvyf9eS9Qf 
• US Chief Justice Roberts a victim of credit card fraud http://t.co/DLJeWqcMoz 
• Ministry of Justice moves to GOV.UK http://t.co/TvsNhrapbE
• America needs social justice, not another dumb 'conversation about race' http://t.co/sq3dQqJDNP 
• Husband has vowed to take the fight to stop his wife and child being forced to leave the country to the ECHR http://t.co/7eMZiUl0Qm 
• 'Virtual courts' to dole out justice in cyberspace http://t.co/m6VKOAUIIl 
• Amanda Knox autobiography 'will shock you to the core', Lawyer says http://t.co/Jz32p0cmQL 
• Judge says British courts are not soft touch as he jails Romanian gang http://t.co/hOhi8PJnYN 
• Crackdown on 'education tourists' to targets illegal immigrant children http://t.co/CyelzoF56m 
• The Campaign to Outlaw Abortion in US http://t.co/lRljtxo7JC 
• US Guest Workers Are at Crux of Groups’ Deal on Immigration http://t.co/i7v0MW5g2A 
• Voting Irregularities in KENYA Election Are Confirmed, Adding Fuel to Dispute http://t.co/9OAU4jWq7W 
• Haverhill Town Council will spend £2,500 on barrister advice in Burton Centre wrangle http://t.co/nbgDLHYnur

30th March - LAW NEWS

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• Costs lawyers to play a greater role in monitoring civil justice system as Jackson reforms bed in | New Law Journal http://t.co/1tB6OZv43y 
• Master of the Rolls: Jackson will address “compensation culture” | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iRhHLuIA5X
• Harassment defendant must have acted "rationally" to use defence | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dMb2AAZr0c
• “Patent box” relief fails to attract UK business - foreign companies registering patents in the UK | New Law Journal http://t.co/rT1jPvodJj 
• On the eve of Jackson reform, the Bar Council sets out its proposals for further change | New Law Journal: http://t.co/kJj8liPPMq 
• The effoct of LASPO 2012 on those lawyers engaged in publicly funded work | New Law Journal: http://t.co/7lNrrnHc15 
• '2012 saw the start of a real structural change in the profession' - Scottish Law Society CEO | The Firm http://t.co/vPZQ5TDmeg 
• Secret Politics: Scottish Leveson implementation discussed in private session | The Firm http://t.co/siLhqYWKk0 
• George Galloway tables Parliamentary motion to impose sanctions against Twitter | The Firm http://t.co/v4UYT3T85n
• Northern Ireland's ban on gay marriage to be challenged by Amnesty in court http://t.co/7cCDHMfmjk 
• Court upholds newspapers' right to name councillor drunk with infant http://t.co/2XrzTEasYL 
• European watchdog accuses Britain of shameful rhetoric on migrants http://t.co/KQFxqrS5IH 
• Selling stories about notorious convicts to the tabloids stokes the mob mentality http://t.co/pl0TIJWsGo
• Ecuador raises Julian Assange case with Labour http://t.co/pS6DrBniDK 
• Pope washes feet of young Muslim woman prisoner in unprecedented twist on Maundy Thursday http://t.co/wgPHVJ71SR 
• Plebgate: Scotland Yard chief under new pressure over 'farcical' inquiry http://t.co/peVDLyDgUy 
• Two men die during police car chase in South Tottenham http://t.co/OOvHLnjuWf 
• University of Sussex protesters to be evicted http://t.co/UZrnqtauSK 
• Victims' Code criticised by watchdog http://t.co/Zus4qBroMH 
• Archers editor Vanessa Whitburn 'was cyber-bullied' http://t.co/DxRE8ztSTo
• Libyans held for 'sex attack' on Britons in Benghazi http://t.co/Wdex5teSZP 
• Cyprus eases some bank restrictions after bailout http://t.co/FeoZuaXIFm 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Number of online divorces to rise due to legal aid cuts, lawyers claim http://t.co/zl3xC0fOjO 
• RBS shareholders legal action after being ‘misled’ http://t.co/7MteUPlI9O 
• Mediators prepare for the ending of legal aid http://t.co/IMuu4d4zrL

29th March - LAW NEWS

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• Dog laws must be far harsher to stop deaths, says RSPCA http://t.co/HVAz40h4aE
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has accused courts of not treating business crime seriously enough http://t.co/UL4uJyjxZW
• INDIA: Delhi gang rape trial sparks Indian media frenzy http://t.co/57fIVtqVoh 
• Jury in Liam Woods false imprisonment trial discharged http://t.co/oeXV0HMOcm 
• End of 'no win, no fee' lawsuits http://t.co/V800QEMRQu 
• TUNISIA: University Dean accused of violence towards veiled female student - verdict in trial postponed http://t.co/cpx7qGJm7y 
• GERMANY: Outrage grows over exclusion of Turkish journalists from neo-Nazi terror trial http://t.co/Hy9kbedxVj
• 2011 riots inquiry recommendations ignored by government, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham http://t.co/jWZvx7RWuH
• EGYPT: The increase in sexual assaults against women dehumanizes and demeans all Egyptians - Terror in Tahrir Square http://t.co/wCPJVnOi62
• US: New York Court Upholds Sales Tax for Online Retailers http://t.co/WcAvNhz7Ld 
• Cyberattacks Seem Meant to Destroy, Not Just Disrupt http://t.co/EXdU7V4eNE 
• HONG KONG Drops New Law Restricting Access to Directors’ Details http://t.co/6vSsnvZjQL 
• VATICAN: Pope washes women's feet in break with Church law http://t.co/KLI4TetNFa 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Family condemns Met over unfair treatment of officer http://t.co/s28WL1p79D 
• ECHR BLOG: UK Prisoner Voting Rights Update http://t.co/3ltDaPONBh 
• Lords insert opt-out clause for home extension rights into Growth Bill http://t.co/Zm45GprAl3 
• US: Washington law firm sues bank regulator over foreclosure reviews http://t.co/BJc0GXBIkd 
• US: Congress plans to make computer crime law much, much worse http://t.co/NaACX1N6BE
• PAKISTAN: Superior judiciary emerges as most powerful institution (Part 3) http://t.co/pGbXSCFB7i 
• FRANCE: Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet by mail http://t.co/OpNQdgKhjl 
• US: Judge Questions S.E.C. Settlement with Steven Cohen's Hedge Fund http://t.co/564JGGpc6I 
• IRAQ: The human toll of war - Rights panel discusses cost of Iraq invasion, 10 years after | Harvard Gazette http://t.co/W4o1bY22S2 
• CANADA's economy, human rights and smoking | The Economist http://t.co/Obafbax4i7
• INDONESIA: Quo vadis, national human rights body? http://t.co/jsUO2Nf47L 
• TUNISIA: New Law Should Create Independent Judges http://t.co/rikpAGbDwz 
• Independent UN human rights expert urges INDONESIA to halt executions: http://t.co/RDMuOaGqET 
• SAUDI ARABIA vs. CHINA: America can't play favorites with human rights http://t.co/FdtuCiPnZn 
• Mrs Justice Macur and Mr Justice Ryder appointed to the Court of Appeal http://t.co/90DqanlLzK 
• Survival battle for justice bodies in Belfast http://t.co/X9s0iy2cN6 
• When corruption kills: The search for justice in BRAZIL and beyond http://t.co/4CxSwIsa3r 
• Daughter says justice has been done as man who killed dad with pool cue gets second guilty verdict http://t.co/5EqNgrxWKw 
• Explaining INDIA's new anti-rape laws http://t.co/5rfYZxVZQt 
• EU: UK Government Will Lose The Fight Against Privacy Laws http://t.co/AMnqHzC7pa 
• IRELAND: Woman claims house building abandoned due to solicitor’s misappropriation of funds http://t.co/oHjJeQLGGR 
• Swanage solicitor Craig Wells trains for London Marathon http://t.co/Ms0KcWDTI2 
• Wishaw solicitor blasts North Lanarkshire Council over town centre roadworks "fiasco" http://t.co/i8gMlAer2j 
• Meet the barrister with a hidden double life on stage http://t.co/C759YW540B 
• Dale Cregan murder trial: His barrister says he will not give evidence http://t.co/sU8sfTDGSp 
• Dundee City Council fail to contest legal bid to save Kemback Street centre http://t.co/XhVXrcjHP6 
• Lobby group launches legal action against Sheffield Council http://t.co/Xqkr0rvc19 
• Hywel Dda Community Health Council threatened with legal action by hospital consultation company ORS http://t.co/Drg00MxEUC
• Government in Lords defeat over legal aid cut http://t.co/cGys8cc5Ee 
• Abu Qatada might be a bearded maniac, but that's not a legal reason to deport him http://t.co/XfVXGOPxJy 
• Southwest One drops legal action against county council http://t.co/NBrcENOOuN 
• US: FBI's Lawyer Says Modernizing Surveillance Law For Real-Time Online Snooping Is A 'Top Priority' http://t.co/Tujsrf6VAU 
• KENYA: Poll was a fraud on voters, argues lawyer http://t.co/N4hwpV7i96 
• Frances Andrade Sex abuse case lawyer 'did her job' http://t.co/6r5Ppq0PFh 
• Choosing the right lawyer for your business http://t.co/f6PmbiMVFb 
• Bosman lawyer warns Uefa over FFP http://t.co/n3Q4FBgQ5c 
• Justice Minister backs Hertfordshire's plans for more video technology in courts http://t.co/mmQK2tkXkB 
• Galloping tide of xenophobia http://t.co/3U3thTrjVW 
• Stafford Hospital bosses could face courts, Jeremy Hunt pledges http://t.co/TR6k4mh3yJ 
• Galashiels based justice centre suggestion should Peebles and Duns courts close http://t.co/hiTLorqs7h 
• Peers' failure to restrict secret courts 'disastrous' http://t.co/3tiRu3WGpM
• Why Our Family Courts are Failing http://t.co/cCYA4fiaVA 
• Traders warned: Stay clean or face the courts http://t.co/vBFfUnd5Bb 
• US: On Illegal Betting Slips, a Three-Digit Mystery http://t.co/ZZkpiZAwTd 
• Poor road markings causing illegal parking problems in Kirkcaldy http://t.co/cKB8Xi1Wfx
• GHANA arrests Chinese suspects in illegal mining crackdown http://t.co/qyozL56qYu 
• Hibs player Leigh Griffiths shoplifting trial set http://t.co/ORy42t0Bhd 
• New trial will not delay publication of Amanda Knox memoir http://t.co/gMeim7oDPp 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius' brother Carl pleads not guilty in female motorcyclist road death trial http://t.co/R3E1Y24Jhj
• PAKISTAN: Election tribunal: Parliamentary Secretary Iftikhar Khan disqualified over fake degree http://t.co/bGMhXBgUbn 
• INDONESIA: Military Tribunal Law Overhaul Needed to Hold Soldiers to Account, Critics Say http://t.co/Li71qV2xKI 
• Hague Tribunal rejects SERBIA President Nikolić’s proposal http://t.co/MZ3EQl9vhX
• Tribunal rules against £60m Morgan Stanley tax scheme http://t.co/yOmTxoHg5o 
• LSB throws gates open to bar public access | Law Gazette http://t.co/4HALoZyUqA 
• Commission backs conservation covenants to protect wildlife and heritage | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ni69V0Yp8u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS to reduce scope of Integreon outsourcing deal - Legalweek http://t.co/V94Il9yFMV
• Hillsborough disaster: IPCC report on Bettison allegations http://t.co/Y7wpYIfkAO 
• Police seek motive for NEW ZEALAND cricketer Jesse Ryder's attack http://t.co/YMtwsVkIDS 
• Andrew Parker named as new head of MI5 http://t.co/0m7Uu75UVD 
• Lakanal House: 'Missed opportunities to make tower safe' http://t.co/0EE5EroNaF
• Andrew Mitchell to sue Sun newspaper over 'plebgate' http://t.co/os0SNqqNfm
• Three women and seven men promoted to court of appeal | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/sgb60GEDOJ
• US: ACLU challenges 'stingray surveillance' that allows police to track cellphones http://t.co/ZYWdk6xXh2 
• Copyright wars are damaging the health of the internet http://t.co/Gafd1bnaFJ 
• Anti-gay musical tours schools and universities in MALAYSIA http://t.co/pGI1RWo4Sm 
• Dangerous dogs policy in the wake of the terrible death of Jade Anderson http://t.co/PAW1XmVd0Z 
• Abu Qatada: the law won http://t.co/H4Jakwj9uA 
• The Bundle: More Abu Qatada, Richard III and fake lawyers - Guardian Law's weekly review http://t.co/luS8dVpQ6J
• EU stealth threat to press freedom | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/I4usSEIaD7 
• Lawyers under spotlight after Boeing witness denies statement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t5TyL28GTx 
• 'Devil's advocate' faces prison time | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WQk23XI1Fq
• Top lawyer slams football finance proposal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s9dIu0cNOI 
• Major Facebook lawsuit should be dismissed, says judge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BuYbczZ9Ng
• Global firms pin hopes on Asia with relocation drive | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qhYgdFHTG3