27th April - LAW NEWS

488 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• How to make drug courts work in the US http://t.co/k0sZWnB8vu 
• JAMAICA: n Caribbean, gridlocked courts stall lives http://t.co/r4Jisitn2E 
• US: ‘South Park’ creator skips court, delaying trial of man charged with breaking into his home http://t.co/1qjLUJ7BFW 
• INDIA: Supreme Court indefinitely postpones trial court proceedings against Mittal and Ruia http://t.co/0eI5VKr144
• US: UCLA chemistry professor ordered to stand trial in fatal lab fire http://t.co/Y0mGRwAnRj 
• SPAIN: Dutchman arrested over huge web attack http://t.co/9QRgmxkc4V 
• How Britons fled grim jihadist camp http://t.co/lDx59tHRMi 
• Heathrow expansion protesters hold Barnes rally http://t.co/c7DK6UaWds
• N KOREA to issue verdict on US citizen on charges including attempting to overthrow government http://t.co/Zj2QgBWcSn 
• Armed drones operated from RAF base in UK, says MoD http://t.co/Ejhp7ephK7 
• Actor Tom Conti: My dad, sent to a prison camp for being Italian in UK during WW2 http://t.co/Q4gfPQ3LoN 
• Boston bombings: Was DAGESTAN the starting point? http://t.co/iSAKRuNW1E 
• BANGLADESH: Dhaka building collapse - Factory owners arrested http://t.co/IbhSga8B2V 
• Keir Starmer proves the case for not having a prosecutor as DPP http://t.co/h5BJSLbVEV 
• World Intellectual Property Day - why you should engage with the event | The Firm http://t.co/60Rymt6IKO 
• Donald Trump's anti-windfarm ad banned over Lockerbie parallels | The Firm http://t.co/uEoIgAxiYb 
• Do not hang up - Keeping clients on hold is a risky business | New Law Journal: http://t.co/4Vx8zmE28z 
• Court fee waivers - MoJ consulting on new court systems | New Law Journal: http://t.co/7OriXwMU7x 
• Costs reforms: “Variable” form of one-way qualified costsshifting for defamation & privacy cases? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iSsHs5lV4t
• Five law firms have been named in The Times “Top 50 Employers for Women” list | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Iwtfl9DlRm 
• Skilled workers’ rule is unlawful - High Court rules against immigration rule | New Law Journal: http://t.co/od4etIYMuk 
• SLOVAKIA: Police seize huge arsenal of illegal weapons belonging to criminal underworld http://t.co/XndAqJYwNs 
• CHINA hands down death sentences in finance crackdown http://t.co/T3f8wc3Dls
• SIERRA LEONE: The role of the judiciary in tackling corruption and charging fraudsters http://t.co/NaKXZsUxVl 
• Illegal mines tarnish gold from GHANA http://t.co/46mVsm0dnC 
• HIV warning over illegal tattooists http://t.co/8QZ4Neqidg
• Ex-lawyer suffers setback in £4.25m Leonardo da Vinci court battle http://t.co/7grF4BdycK 
• Thousands of Brotherhood supporters demand 'judicial purge' at EGYPT's High Court http://t.co/5dYntxlqwJ 
• Employment tribunal decisions 15.04.13 to 21.04.13 http://t.co/uevgHC0EEb 
• N ZEALAND: High profile lawyer Doug Taffs suspended for bringing profession into disrepute by drink-driving http://t.co/bpySfNwPBI 
• Former housekeeper wins victimisation case against boss http://t.co/77251cRVpy 
• Tribunal finds former Al-Maktoum College principal tried to ‘rewrite history’ http://t.co/BnW3BgACMn 
• PHILIPPINES optimistic that United Nations tribunal to rule favorably on territorial claim http://t.co/4GdwVVx6c0 
• RUSSIA: ‘Smokers’ rights’ movement holds founding convention http://t.co/SpuS758uAs 
• US: Obama condemns 'assault on women's rights' in passionate Planned Parenthood speech http://t.co/AW8yFONbMb
• US: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 'sat emotionless as he was read his rights,' says witness http://t.co/BZ5QGOMDtx
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• GREECE financial crisis causing country to fall behind on human rights obligations http://t.co/6PvhOlpHOF 
• Facebook/Twitter users aren't above the law: Judge warns after ruling on pictures claiming to show Bulger killers http://t.co/JO2vv4fraU 
• Met to combine rape and abuse units to tackle grooming gangs http://t.co/TgFmtRjMGn 
• Police call for smartphone app backup http://t.co/P6VHeAU3EJ
• INDIA: West Bengal to legislate a new law to protect small investors http://t.co/Y8tvzn1VUs 
• US has no legal basis to launch a military action in Syria, but Congress could change that http://t.co/8YwxNRsdZd 
• INDIA: Law Minister says he has done no wrong, government rules out his resignation http://t.co/PHxvLC6Xqb
• Judge Cuts Google’s Motorola Royalty Demand to Microsoft http://t.co/VRYmEPstNL 
• Cash-crisis Salford uni faces huge legal bill in libel row u-turn http://t.co/QmtmMzxIbO 
• Law firm Clifford Chance to roll out 1,600 BlackBerry smartphones http://t.co/uJZLYxRREG 
• Free speech champion slams Stormont for blocking Defamation Bill http://t.co/TFp6HtliqW 
• Vladimir Putin threatens to change RUSSIA's adoption laws over gay marriage http://t.co/rvjBuwKC2C 
• UK Deputy Prime Minister says 'snooper's charter' will not become law http://t.co/FMck173NXW 
• Margaret Hodge urges accountancy code of practice over role in tax laws http://t.co/NKUBRrqOpz 
• MEPs welcome European Court of Justice ruling on anti-gay Romanian football owner George Becali http://t.co/NjVv2JebIy 
• Rape and Justice in the Civil War http://t.co/mVjZ5uJGYR 
• BANGLADESH Prime Minister vows justice over factory collapse http://t.co/UtMhXbdwWp 
• Justice Department accuses US citizen of being Cuban spy http://t.co/v0uTBSE27C
• Jury continues deliberations in Scalford murder trial http://t.co/UpFCliYXzt 
• US: New York police find 'part of 9/11 plane landing gear' http://t.co/DXGav4XjEp 
• Debit card customers tied down by time limit on refunds http://t.co/wVWZguXh3m 
• Earring back injury case: Safaa Pate in £1m claim http://t.co/2p3d9Oo4C8
• SAUDI ARABIA: Religious police keeping an eye on men deemed too handsome lest they woo the womenfolk http://t.co/2WCpm7Sf96 
• Craig Denholm, officer named in 'amnesia' report over Milly Dowler hacking, lands top role with another force http://t.co/WjJflkp5Ow 
• PR guru Max Clifford charged with 11 counts of indecent assault on teenage girls http://t.co/zItcgkr7RU 
• Endorsement of Royal Charter on press regulation will not undermine monarchical neutrality http://t.co/StMQ6WSp5m 
• Homeland lawyers 'sloppy' with copyright requests | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9Y5U7I3ek8 
• Kiwi's crank up legal training | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/N7NO7N1eZO 
• Accountants surpass law firms in social media race | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pfbq2e2ggq 
• Lawyers praise Google's 'peace offering' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/naCNvP3WL0
• Oz lawyers revel in bribery crackdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2kcklP30Ro 
• Bakers shake promotion approach to meet equality targets | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/amIQDtXgwm 
• SOMALIA: Mogadishu shooting - Top legal official killed http://t.co/TF2kOQircD 
• ISRAEL: Women worshipers score legal victory http://t.co/7KnheWA0jo 
• Family of a Belfast engineer killed after safety systems on his equipment failed has been denied public funds http://t.co/6nzHiC05Pv 
• GERMANY: Commerzbank Bonus Appeal Fails as Dresdner Bankers Win Again http://t.co/JoL7X2UeSp 
• Western Firms Feel Pressure as Toll Rises in BANGLADESH http://t.co/R2llWIoMRY 
• AUSTRALIA: Guantanamo lawyer to defend Nauru 10 http://t.co/y7NbjhVzMk 
• INDIA: Robbers strike at home of senior lawyer and kill son http://t.co/bXGs3DL3Mq

26th April - LAW NEWS

487 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: An Introduction to the Jackson Reforms: having caused a lot of buzz within the legal profession over the past couple of months, the Jackson reforms to the Civil Procedure Rules in England and Wales have finally come into action this month. Full story - Legal Futures

• Will the police follow the justice system and stop treating child suspects as adults? http://t.co/xWWVsgWEPF 
• Two in court accused of breaching Bulger killers injunction http://t.co/Jp3CBsPyiO 
• Anonymous UK founder accused of rape at Occupy London camp http://t.co/zNGKNwUp5f 
• SNP urged to rebel over plans to close courts http://t.co/vfEbbRpHbK 
• Lords completes Crime and Courts Bill http://t.co/c8gT5eDygN 
• INDIA: Security forces can be tried in criminal courts too, says Supreme Court http://t.co/ufY4OGtmqa
• Craig Whyte’s sacked housekeepers in tribunal bid http://t.co/BtWcYSlUrB 
• The previous week's round-up blog from TheLawMap: The Law Business: 15th to 21st April http://t.co/I0BX8EsfZi
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US pair lead as Permira and HgCapital funds raise £4bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/kfDnAE89kU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Copyright body Fact to reveal first GC after Wiggin secondment | The Lawyer http://t.co/lC9PJGlmQl
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers plans to double female equity partner share to 30 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/NW149f4G9j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: China's Yingke launches in Israel with local merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/e9THMNDptQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CoA throws out Linklaters client Commerzbank's bonus appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/4QK27cjrFk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing favours global network in 16-strong promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/j8KWi6g3XQ 
• ‘Shares for rights’ becomes law - ERR Act enshrines health and safety change | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/IRW5yoOz5U 
• Panorama's exposé of sharia councils didn't tell the full story http://t.co/TZngVtRFsK
• Society warns against muddling funding for interventions | Law Gazette http://t.co/IX41ypicKE
• The petition protesting about price-competitive tendering | Law Gazette http://t.co/GzP5NFkRT3 
• Whiplash claims at five-year low, official figures reveal | Law Gazette http://t.co/9jXzCgJdai 
• Civil rights groups urgently demand that Members of the European Parliament protect the privacy of their citizens http://t.co/1ixswhmk3R 
• EGYPT proceeds with judiciary law despite uproar http://t.co/Uv3FIQ7r9l 
• EGYPT: Islamist party accuses top judge of endorsing foreign interfence http://t.co/aI46dDD8Jq 
• Painting the pets: an interview with George W Bush http://t.co/vnlcQ0chcg 
• Ban 'insider' tax accountants from government - MPs http://t.co/CYjGznOSAM 
• To protect our children, we must talk to them about rape | Desmond Tutu, Jacob Lief and Sohaila Abdulali http://t.co/WY0aPEkl1R 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Gledhill adds five-partner disputes team from Rajah & Tann - Legalweek http://t.co/fSj6xdAtEo
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Tyco re-signs Eversheds for two-year fixed fee contract - Legalweek http://t.co/YpPqVf3rDy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF merger run set to continue as firm targets London and international expansion - Legalweek http://t.co/pqaCQebO7O 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells defends firm's bonus scheme in face of partner criticism - Legalweek http://t.co/OE55LT1exq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil Gotshal's London arm rolls out range of alternative billing methods - Legalweek http://t.co/g4VPTIcjkO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers aims to double female representation among equity - Legalweek http://t.co/PCNYeleKXt 
• Judges rule against law allowing 17-year-olds to be treated as adults in custody following two teenage deaths http://t.co/RZE0MIVfH3 
• KUWAIT studies possible retreat from media law http://t.co/PNbB3jkBmK 
• Liberalising the law: the cold wind of competition sweeps the legal-services market | The Economist http://t.co/UC0r7raXla 
• RUSSIA NGO law: Election watchdog Golos fined http://t.co/NtPVG8ln55
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Twitter 'hack crash' raises questions of market integrity http://t.co/ocaEZPJXW2 
• Boy, 15, charged over Highbury bus killing http://t.co/IhFnIfa5mC 
• Eight-year ban for doping trainer http://t.co/T186ccBbUE 
• Hyundai 'offensive' car advert pulled after complaints http://t.co/vdJ0sHabYB 
• People attending terror training camps will be barred from holding passport, says Theresa May http://t.co/TA8XgITkEM
• Putting the value back into conveyancing | Legal Futures http://t.co/WvzM7bbSTS
• Legal advice charity becomes first not-for-profit to set up an ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/rAZ9ZN0v0m 
• Reed Smith thinks big by signing up to major work experience initiative | Legal Futures http://t.co/DLeBasMPcW 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Judge Bars Women from Trial of Human Rights Activist http://t.co/IcsKUmWge4 
• ANGOLA: Human Rights Improving? http://t.co/4xhjN86qOH
• ISRAEL: Policy of detaining Palestinian children continues to draw fire from Human Rights groups http://t.co/yqXDjr1N4O 
• GERMANY set to face human rights review http://t.co/WF1ZdTyhN3 
• AFGHANISTAN Rights Group: Female Police Need Private Bathrooms http://t.co/7FIsBn5C8q 
• US: Florida 'Anti-Sharia' Legislation Is Simply Bad Law http://t.co/9RnV0Ki2Yj
• UK Defamation Act 'will strengthen freedom of expression' http://t.co/ORHhcW2VEF 
• UK sports law firm enters Irish market http://t.co/Q73Ux0k2M0 
• Prime Minister rules out UK negligence law change in wake of alleged care home abuse investigation http://t.co/BSSUzWIeEN 
• UK online surveillance plan is unworkable and won't become law, says Deputy MP Nick Clegg http://t.co/UGpIMis0Cy 
• Gender plays key role in Guatemala trial | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/gioiZ4RSDJ 
• Repealing the 1971 Sorcery Act: A Solution to Papua New Guinea's Witch Hunts? | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/V0nV7oivXB 
• Peace in process | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/22BUTyrjKe 
• Write On! New Frontiers in the Law of War | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/SqD8OcS7dm 
• Teaching the Right to Peace | Int Law Grrls http://t.co/l7DqsaCgg0 
• Steve Bell on the alternative press regulation charter - cartoon http://t.co/d8JqtNqjPi 
• Assessing the justice of claims over legal aid cuts http://t.co/qNodbQbtQa
• Wonderful speech by French Minister of Justice following historic gay marriage vote http://t.co/FEuxRf5MhC 
• CANADA: Justice minister fast-tracks law to curb cyberbullying after death of Rehtaeh Parsons http://t.co/BjjJa8R3Pt 
• Murder accused claims he only wanted to hurt, not kill, his victim http://t.co/ZYfy2OuLzB 
• Jury "cannot be sure enough" to convict in child sex trial, says barrister http://t.co/GbJCrFmqN4 
• Guidelines on dealing with crimes on ships approved by Legal Committee International Maritime Organisation http://t.co/mgo3HvzU5q 
• Queen’s awards for legal sector businesses | Law Gazette http://t.co/pbqLskmcya 
• Nintendo's Legal Team Forces Mobile Dev To Make Lead Character Less Yoshi-Like http://t.co/I9LT8e03Y2
• Ealing Council Launches Legal Challenge To A&E Closures http://t.co/o0lgPuxuqC 
• Payback: GREECE govt to launch legal battle for new WWII reparations from GERMANY http://t.co/MfHydX95iy
• Judge in order to Northern Ireland Justice Minster David Ford over inmate’s legal aid http://t.co/Lt0eWe4MaD 
• US: Updating an E-Mail Law From the Last Century http://t.co/1eiTdO1bdR 
• Despair Drives Guantánamo Detainees to Revolt http://t.co/NuBqNXhB6Q 
• No Room for Radicals in the US - American mosques are central to fighting Muslim extremists http://t.co/sjzBwnd0Qc 
• An Introduction to the Jackson Reforms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TzcxQ3MM27 
• The lot of an international employment lawyer in Italy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d3VnMYtlGY 
• More lawyers support Sri Lanka suspension | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PDIDhAXe2D
• News Corp agrees $139m shareholder settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KlcXn9Dcy2 
• Top Chinese firm opens first US office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FfBNUYPonQ 
• Co-op withdrawal good news for law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jFEFiIKHHj 
• Boston bomb suspect's lawyers suffer budget cuts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Un2EdBJGap 
• "Defence witness comes into court to give evidence with the slogan Weekend Offender on his jumper" Livingstone Brown http://t.co/m8yMFbijyt 
• Two people charged over Kate Middleton topless photos http://t.co/MVNCqNkBEA 
• Trial of Putin critic opens in RUSSIA http://t.co/Hp53NeLBi3 
• SWEDEN: “I’m not illegal, I’m a human being” http://t.co/yBPgJAkXpw 
• Schools should be fined for illegally excluding pupils, inquiry finds http://t.co/KHhxHwjwL3
• N ZEALAND Lawyer calls for synthetic cannabis ban http://t.co/pBbvPfdicc 
• SINGAPORE Cartoonist arrested for sedition http://t.co/P64LA8o7R2 
• US Appeals Court Ruling Favors Richard Prince in Copyright Case http://t.co/ucJ3eXcxEX 
• BANGLADESH building collapse: what price fast fashion? http://t.co/MVLWSREyZE
• Could the UK leave human rights treaty over Qatada? http://t.co/ngBjnFGolE 
• Qatada case could take months: Home Secretary Theresa May http://t.co/1FmcDDQlJI
• US: Gay rights groups pushing to be included in immigration reform bill http://t.co/CBrgpteSRs 
• UK tribunal orders BoI to pay £30m in tax bill case http://t.co/p8K9IGcGbq 
• Newspapers set out rival plan for press regulation http://t.co/nZ38sqEH3E 
• 4,000 mile journey ends at a London cemetery http://t.co/vhHIXAos22 
• 'Sick and depraved' primary school teacher jailed over indecent images he filmed and shared http://t.co/NzILubOU8K 
• White Muslim convert defies judge as he is jailed for terror offences http://t.co/fIN5V0UCh8 
• US: NY judge sentences terrorism defendant to life http://t.co/DMLpPRTegs

25th April - LAW NEWS

486 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: SRA set to relax rules on non-material breaches as nearly 1,000 firms face COLP/COFA action. Full story - Legal Futures

• IRAN: Judiciary Chief stated that most executions are related to drug dealers http://t.co/kssIPPWd2A 
• Scottish Judiciary apologises for 'quack doctor' comment in baby death appeal http://t.co/IqEYOyVJNZ 
• EGYPT Proceeds With Judiciary Law Despite Uproar http://t.co/sAUCVN3X9J 
• IRELAND: Abortion legislation divisions expected to arise at Fine Gael and Labour meetings http://t.co/cFRyjKzasC 
• Sven-Goran Eriksson and Nancy Dell'Olio settle bitter flat legal row http://t.co/3ZfbXddMje 
• Smartphone theft drives surge in pick-pocketing http://t.co/iRdjf3wkdy 
• Woman photographer and publisher charged in probe into topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge in France http://t.co/sSgzoehuGT 
• Teenager wins landmark challenge over police arrest laws http://t.co/CVq5V3SK9y 
• New powers to strip passports from British terror suspects http://t.co/CAqRyqBnpW 
• Judge throws out Sir Victor Blank's bid to stop basement development http://t.co/EKf2anNVdi
• Abu Qatada will not be deported for many months, admits Theresa May http://t.co/oP33muE7C8 
• Debunking myths about the UK supreme court http://t.co/2V39rVyxcL 
• Samsung admits its phones may contain tin from area mined by children http://t.co/hrzSxPTVUQ 
• ENRC: Serious Fraud Office launches criminal investigation http://t.co/w7J13EST7d 
• Woman raped twice at Occupy London protest camp, court hears http://t.co/G3Q1jpa9mO 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Activists vow to fight on after MPs pass 'secrecy bill' http://t.co/YX2De2jUu1 
• Hillsborough disaster police officers to refuse to give evidence to inquest http://t.co/ZZgLn6ibSQ 
• Nick Clegg: No 'web snooping' bill while Lib Dems in government http://t.co/TAraHXJgnu 
• UK trio jailed for preparing acts of terrorism http://t.co/oPNK7TZ387 
• Fuller quarry deaths: Children 'unlawfully' killed http://t.co/nJjdsI3muf 
• Boston bombing suspects' mother regrets emigration to US http://t.co/biec4sx1ty 
• Swedish police say they have found drugs on board a tour bus used by Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber http://t.co/aW6TY6ljhw 
• BANGLADESH: Dhaka building collapse - building owners hiding from police, but dozens found alive in rubble http://t.co/tlRjwTOiDb 
• Leveson report: Newspapers reject press regulation plans http://t.co/cGHWXG1fEE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Betfair wagers on Freshfields as £910m CVC takeover bid snubbed | The Lawyer http://t.co/9CgbToEA8X 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel boosts products liability group with Skadden hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/n4vvH1DLU1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers, CC lead as Thailand's Chearavanont buys retailer for $6.6bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/KdqpD99Baa 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith relocates disputes partner Kehoe to Dubai | The Lawyer http://t.co/XLuu0grZjE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds top as lawyers lose out to accountants on social media | The Lawyer http://t.co/HJF4L7X6uD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher and 4 New Square silk set for horse doping hearing | The Lawyer http://t.co/V1S9RVat0z
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Harper Macleod posts 9.5 per cent revenue jump to £21m | The Lawyer http://t.co/gLGqk4YAKR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Gledhill raids Rajah & Tann for five-partner team | The Lawyer http://t.co/w2aUWaho6W 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Cobbetts partner joins creditors' committee following open letter | The Lawyer http://t.co/HcxO7Tbet5 
• SRA board backs moving cost of interventions to Compensation Fund | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5Dp2yFx8tg 
• SRA right to raid compensation fund - for now at least | Law Gazette http://t.co/nwQRWiRVNi 
• QASA gets go-ahead from bar regulator | Law Gazette http://t.co/zRnUoCA7Y3 
• MoJ announces new deal for courtroom interpreters | Law Gazette http://t.co/L224UL0W7h 
• Grayling's plan to drive a wedge between bar and solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/k0iK2n0Fnj 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, A&O and Bakers score lead roles on $6.6bn Thai retail bid - Legalweek http://t.co/Wx2M9AmTdx 
• IRELAND: Courts does not have power to overturn Callely finding, Supreme Court hears http://t.co/7BYnkMLY8s 
• Courts in Gwent sending people to prison 'too often' http://t.co/LC3HrDFR3U 
• ARGENTINA: Congress Aims to 'Democratize' Courts http://t.co/WWfHdXef0k 
• File on ex-Rangers chief Charles Green sent to fraud office http://t.co/DlweeFpJ6s 
• Rapper Aggro Santos 'raped woman and girl' http://t.co/lhgTwvGXPI 
• Catholic midwives win right to not be involved in abortions http://t.co/EyAUgsxf0v 
• The Abu Qatada farce is scripted by our judges http://t.co/vVJj0E3SeP
• Osborne saves shares-for-employment rights scheme with extra safeguards http://t.co/mtKP4D4cae 
• Abu Qatada: holding the line on law http://t.co/Z6iicboMMg
• Lawyers vie for prosecution role as Keir Starmer quits http://t.co/KmTt4cwqZu 
• Press regulation: more work ahead http://t.co/hTKUAm3ram 
• Cornish IFAs focus on solicitor ties and lifestyle planning http://t.co/dDMhaxTCCu 
• York solicitor prepares for Oxfam Trailtrekker challenge http://t.co/2TpPAXFYbA 
• Cubans collect human rights prize eight years late http://t.co/2Cd0LoJF86 
• GREECE: Racist attacks on the rise, rights groups say; police accused in some incidents http://t.co/Z0C3JJqRh6 
• Stop killer robots before it's too late, Human Rights Watch warns http://t.co/FtgkNAr2Ff 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New litigation boutique recruits former Blackstone head Beazley QC as partner - Legalweek http://t.co/v7zpV1Tqj8
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New litigation boutique recruits former Blackstone head Beazley QC as partner - Legalweek http://t.co/v7zpV1Tqj8 
• CPS begins search for new DPP as Starmer confirms end of tenure | Legalweek http://t.co/LeSdwippMs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mills & Reeve secures George Davies merger as partners vote for tie-up - Legalweek http://t.co/bfdBYDUr4j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose makes up 33 to partner ahead of Fulbright tie-up - Legalweek http://t.co/dN6OvACH0P 
• New duty to support growth should not allow regulators to block "risky business models" | Legal Futures http://t.co/Gv24qNAyRu 
• Last-ditch bid to delay QASA rejected as Deech argues for necessity of scheme | Legal Futures http://t.co/IHKvVcdeYK 
• UK Treasury and Scottish Government address "fundamental question" of currency for independent Scotland http://t.co/tQ3kreFIdk 
• Bristol law firm advises on £250m purchase of service stations http://t.co/r873cA7OyG 
• 'Sharia councils must be penalised if they do not operate within the law of the land' http://t.co/boA3ELQDZb 
• Minister says UK 'gold plating' of EU laws has stopped http://t.co/UwyZaxAycJ 
• Department of Justice must provide legal aid to man with no barrister http://t.co/YaS8Gru6e0
• CANADA: Justice minister says victims' rights bill months away as consultations continue http://t.co/4HDto71rQ7 
• INDIA: Justice Verma leaves behind legacy of tougher rape law http://t.co/iDvciCkseE 
• Office of Fair Trading continues crackdown on payday lenders as two more are shut down http://t.co/VHBTC6j4s5 
• Islamic militants were caught out when Microsoft Word saved backups of deleted plans http://t.co/O55PvqNBXI 
• Milly Dowler police 'amnesia' over phone hack claims http://t.co/2FIf1t7b4j 
• Catholic midwives win appeal over abortion case http://t.co/Flp7i6evBs
• Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe among Elveden charged http://t.co/vPhDyM4msl 
• Operation Yewtree: Freddie Starr facing fresh claims http://t.co/mUE1qq00Rk 
• US: Justices give break to legal immigrants convicted of pot possession http://t.co/WJVDz3nKUo 
• Legal adviser to EGYPT’s president resigns, says Brotherhood “monopolizing” rule http://t.co/okRCD4JepL 
• Lawyers rally for Egyptian judiciary independence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/i6dOsn4Xdz 
• Turkcell control bid hits injunction buffer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vTy3hTVwLh 
• BP lawsuit funder announces credit increase | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZnA1pPPFMh
• Law firm's 'political intelligence' work ends after probe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6DBrpQoOzU 
• Norton Rose announces 33 partner promotions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0PCo9qaeXX 
• May unveils bilateral treaty to deal with Qatada | Law Gazette http://t.co/RPFjOZstcO 
• NIGERIA: President Appoints Waki, Second Female Member, Into Boko Haram C'ttee http://t.co/zxVZrq45Qb
• CHINA's Top Private Law Firm Zhong Lun Establishes New York Office http://t.co/4AXDUPGr9m 
• Barrister calls on people to have their say on Hartlepool councillors’ links http://t.co/xjk3VfIFFB 
• Gang murdered boy during rush hour at Victoria station http://t.co/TpbEsKmaSQ 
• Fewer defendants jailed at Cambridgeshire magistrates' courts http://t.co/A9GK6dkClU 
• INDIA: Fast track courts, civil court soon in more districts http://t.co/1i2PyJKpBb 
• Gerry Adams knew of abuse claims for nine years http://t.co/Lo66CPz6ww 
• Call to fine schools over illegal exclusions http://t.co/bT3dfRTI5a 
• US: Petition To Drop the world 'Illegal' Delivered to New York Times http://t.co/4NToADTPD9 
• Lords pass defamation bill http://t.co/6ILxANS84d 
• Police back change in law to treat 17-year-olds in custody as juveniles http://t.co/vVORSkLwdB 
• US: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not face the death penalty, even for a capital crime http://t.co/1HFcJgO0Vm 
• ISRAEL: tourists face email inspections http://t.co/6DgjiBy0dN
• Ministers to consult on QOCS for libel | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KvmOdpzuxM 
• AFGHANISTAN: ‘A Chinese Threat to Afghan Buddhas’ http://t.co/RnEJ8OO6rH 
• US: Focus Shifts in Ricin Case as Charges Are Dropped http://t.co/CTX49lYwPc 
• VIETNAM: In Hard Times, Open Dissent and Repression Rise http://t.co/Z9HB79dwaF

24th April - LAW NEWS

485 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The quickest way to cut costs at hard-pressed firms is for partners to take less out of the business. Full story - The Lawyer

• Disabled people vow to appeal against independent living fund ruling http://t.co/1VUEdiRS60 
• US: Eric Rudolph, the anti-abortion behind 1996 Atlanta bombing was tried as criminal. What makes Boston different? http://t.co/YRRKLoONqd 
• Can Britain withdraw from the European human rights convention? http://t.co/7b7HETFcaz 
• Theresa May announces new Jordan treaty to allow Abu Qatada deportation http://t.co/oP33muE7C8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey chief Davis to pay $500k settlement to resolve claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/Cjdn5vAuCk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mills & Reeve and George Davies vote for £77m June merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/XEbAtm6ceI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose promotes five in City in 33-strong global partner round | The Lawyer http://t.co/nWgCn9ncgC 
• Co-op blames ‘economic environment’ for collapse of Lloyds deal | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xTcdn6OHdr
• Law firm marketing essentials | Law Gazette http://t.co/HnRZhzZ4wn 
• CPS: Keir Starmer to step down after five-year term | Law Gazette http://t.co/dHXDMgF13z 
• Collapse of banking deal won’t affect legal services, says Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/rAFLoDS6O1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• US: Trial begins for Iranian-American accused of helping Iran launch its first satellite http://t.co/FetMUabBA4 
• INDIA: High Court urged not to refer all green cases to tribunal http://t.co/EwO9FdbGxj 
• ISRAEL: Lawyer stated that Palestinian hunger striker to end fast http://t.co/8dKztdXt5Q 
• CANADA: Lawyer of terror plot suspect calls timing of arrest 'notable' http://t.co/5dO3f22REl 
• Rights group says HAITI government not doing enough to halt evictions from quake settlements http://t.co/AWlWutVfep 
• US: Gun Rights Groups Boost Lobbying 61% to Defeat New Laws http://t.co/G0l05lrI0y
• Singapore Court refuses permission to instruct UK silk | The Lawyer http://t.co/6N1pFPgXCL 
• Blackstone Chambers' Beazley quits the bar for litigation boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/5gqwVkvJKN 
• SRA survey: quarter of lawyers were privately educated | Legal Futures http://t.co/FG1tOXHnNz 
• Government bans caste discrimination | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yecJ90wF0D 
• Injections to plump up the skin are a "crisis waiting to happen" and should be available only on prescription http://t.co/j2MzlqctKS 
• UK Peace Index highlights rate of fall in violent crime http://t.co/OTqJsXYtN3 
• BURMA pardons more political prisoners http://t.co/gkRWF2Cm5T 
• Gene patents are a hindrance to innovation http://t.co/8K19f2PrfA
• Theresa May to set out next steps over Abu Qatada deportation http://t.co/QeNTraC0UK
• The benefits of IT forums | Law Gazette http://t.co/hyZ92IOni0 
• Abu Qatada: Government appeal bid rejected http://t.co/Tx5KMTb06R 
• CANADA train 'al-Qaeda plot' suspects in court http://t.co/CrauZHJPls 
• Leveson defends inquiry over barristers allegations http://t.co/Tc31Jt4Xh7 
• Boston Marathon bombing: FBI faces Tamerlan Tsarnaev questions http://t.co/xMoW50UoWW 
• US drops case against ricin letter suspect Paul Curtis http://t.co/aIQYE3hgqY 
• CHINA mulls online shopping legislation http://t.co/ByFWit8o57 
• The Boston bombings: Matters of law | The Economist http://t.co/Kf9Eup4B9S 
• ISRAEL: Diaspora Jews must speak out against the Israeli Law of Return http://t.co/xgSvUZBYuL 
• US: New law gives senior citizens bigger tax break http://t.co/d0ZwlFcc2j 
• CHINA mulls draft law to check tourism price hikes http://t.co/tDBoIi1YS1
• SRA set to relax rules on reporting non-material breaches as nearly 1,000 firms face COLP/COFA action | Legal Futures http://t.co/sCdCT6GuMv 
• 'Click and collect' law firm eyes major expansion after ABS licence award | Legal Futures http://t.co/SB8UgOS1ml
• Mystery surrounds how James McCormick managed to build thriving business selling fake bomb detectors http://t.co/OcBhyfIV4S 
• QPR manager Harry Redknapp contests motoring charges http://t.co/AY9uhw3UM4 
• Police make first arrest in North Wales children's homes abuse inquiry http://t.co/rF5jijEESE 
• Student jailed for £5,000 attempt to bribe professor over failed dissertation http://t.co/WPvGN47ngb 
• Millionaire businessman James McCormick found guilty of selling fake bomb detectors http://t.co/zAPkEd6oAG 
• Fresh blow for Government over Abu Qatada deportation http://t.co/EfBT441SM1
• Rebecca Godden's mother urges taxi driver to 'come clean' on daughter's murder http://t.co/W21IPg4MjC 
• Home Office fears Liberal leader Nick Clegg will veto 'snooper's charter' http://t.co/oNKcqeZZte 
• MI6 to be investigated over treatment of three more terror suspects http://t.co/GTRuObqKXE 
• ENRC chairman quits amid internal inquiry into corruption allegations http://t.co/8GoGcH3llm 
• Paedophile wins legal battle to work where he might encounter children http://t.co/yWuKog0ukQ
• Pressure to produce horse race winners must have been a factor in the Godolphin drugs case http://t.co/FhbOqzX38Y 
• MI5 and MI6 budget cuts could put public at risk http://t.co/K27tFtZzQC 
• Lawyers strike in Pakistan after kidnapping | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FTCe8v0e2z
• Apple scores key victory in patent battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kLtkQQOn57 
• Hollywood lawyer takes stand against Supreme Court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hDB1pdHYG5 
• Google fined over wi-fi data harvest | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8fgMzhjwgU 
• UK courts disrupted as barristers stage protest | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZDsPbWYjsn 
• Shearman pulls out of Düsseldorf and Munich with office closures | The Lawyer http://t.co/B0FAJ3gZOk 
• US: New Yorkers Expect More Arrests of Legislators, Maybe Their Own, Poll Says http://t.co/yISr6HFrmZ 
• INDIA: Higher courts can award 30-year jail while commuting death sentence, and limit state’s remission power http://t.co/hVbTTFZvma
• Law Society ‘disappointed’ as courts closures move closer http://t.co/fSsVyY5qq9 
• Commonwealth Regional Courts: an appraisal — II http://t.co/dwguv4dRHN 
• IRELAND: Parents in court after daughter misses 69 school days http://t.co/vR2e2xqvYg 
• Courts postcode lottery: Criminals four times more likely to avoid jail if they offend in the right areas http://t.co/4vazbCUwOr 
• INDIA: 'You are 'manipulating courts', Supreme Court tells Sahara Group http://t.co/1mcu2uy6df
• What does Earth Day mean for an environmental law scholar? http://t.co/R97dxpaGtb 
• US Law and Politics: The Boston legal issues http://t.co/Irru84MqyH 
• US: Fordham Law and the Woodrow Wilson Center Release Report on Privacy http://t.co/zFqzCJ1Hid 
• N ZEALAND: Cricketer McCullum drops plans of legal action after Parker apology http://t.co/6mgfAOQHV6 
• Northern Ireland legal aid row threatens sentencing http://t.co/59fq4MLTUD 
• ITC tosses Motorolas legal complaint against Apple http://t.co/lMhMYj7GSG 
• PAKISTAN: Legal experts to challenge Musharraf’s house as sub-jail http://t.co/gNyDfABUoh
• KENYA: Why Justice Is Crucial in Uhuru's Mission for Peace http://t.co/sH5cxRyY0H 
• CANADA: Supreme Court justice's departure puts pressure on PM http://t.co/PpJwxWb4RY
• Lord Justice Leveson: counsel's relationship with barrister did not compromise inquiry http://t.co/KXPYXjfRA4 
• Medical neglect law needs shot in the arm | The University of Manchester http://t.co/I8IOjIJTAg 
• Kate Middleton’s Baby To Launch Revolutionary Law If It’s A Girl http://t.co/seFoIQrv5h 
• Top law firm Pinsent Mason to lead quiz into Rangers' Green and Whyte links http://t.co/cuDZrEbT8b 
• Drug smuggling British grandmother loses appeal against Government after it refused to fund legal challenge to death http://t.co/yfTpN8RTpn 
• Oppressive UK surveillance laws set bad example for rogue states http://t.co/WyWBWCLlPz 
• FRANCE: French parliament approves new law on same-sex marriage http://t.co/Hm4ktWzKCz 
• EU Laws Opt-Out 'Could Damage UK Security' http://t.co/KVJQobiE9u 
• Funding cuts to Victoria Legal Aid force delay of major trial http://t.co/qWVhio8mj0 
• Judge to inspect government notes about Pat Finucane http://t.co/UIaAyE63qK 
• Parochialism and arrogance of US views of human rights http://t.co/fa5KGJZw6b 
• Political advert ban ‘does not breach human rights’ http://t.co/FApvuoYENL 
• IRELAND: Jury Finds Poor Care in Death of Woman Denied Abortion http://t.co/EnTpQMWYIb 
• US: Breaking Laws and Fighting Fire Ants in a Rush to the Texas Bluebonnet Fields http://t.co/DJOCigvicZ 

23rd April - LAW NEWS

484 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Three-quarters of lawyers say they are more stressed now than they were five years ago, according to a survey by legal charity LawCare. Full story - Law Gazette

• Older prisoners are fastest-growing part of jail population, says chief inspector http://t.co/XjrnYBvgMU 
• Chris Grayling's attack on judicial reviews is itself 'meritless' http://t.co/PRY57gWIj7 
• US: New York City Plan Sets 21 as Legal Age to Buy Tobacco http://t.co/WNpO7zfA0M 
• Legal aid for prisoners does not need to be cut – it already has been http://t.co/TjD7s4XHoX 
• US: Many wounded in the Boston bombings could face staggering bills for care, rehabilitation or compensation http://t.co/JIGaDVwmsp 
• Partner numbers at US firms' City offices soar in last five years | The Lawyer http://t.co/DUdLXDyLNO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O raids Shearman for Düsseldorf corporate partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/oo0QNMZhC7
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Peters & Peters client Black Cube settles dispute with Vincent Tchenguiz | The Lawyer http://t.co/fXwRk5nysm 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Holman Fenwick boosts construction with triple partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/3ldY6z4yUN
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 with a focus on Asia Pacific | The Lawyer http://t.co/5RRP6Kd0kZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O implements trainee pay rises for first time since 2010 | The Lawyer http://t.co/h7j8835nmu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst promotes 12 to partner including seven in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/Iv2pl3uVLv 
• Co-op launches ‘massive expansion’ of family legal aid service | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1b62we0DL2 
• Grayling goes ahead with judicial review curbs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/JwGScVrwCK 
• Lords fold on health and safety reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/OPCvTeHoFi 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Boston Marathon bombings: How notorious bombers got caught http://t.co/seoqQTIL00 
• Arrests over Millwall v Wigan FA Cup disorder http://t.co/nz2kFk1Ytc 
• Sussex Police probe Councillor John Cherry's race remarks http://t.co/PdcSdRWkLX 
• Army recruitment at 16 'should stop' http://t.co/rftsbC25cO 
• EU crime opt-outs 'could damage UK crime fighting' http://t.co/vEVI0fdOic 
• Rape conviction rate at an all-time high http://t.co/cmKf37XOf3 
• EU policing and justice opt-out would endanger internal security, Lords warn http://t.co/HO2s0Nr1pN
• Legal fee rises will stem 'soaring' judicial review cases, says MoJ http://t.co/wWzKl0ISqP 
• CHINA: Liu Xia, house arrested wife of Nobel peace prize winner appears in public http://t.co/PVpX2tZnRj 
• Government has failed to justify EU opt-out, say peers | Law Gazette http://t.co/w8dl7suC80 
• GUATEMALA: Historic Genocide Trial against Former Dictator. Court Procedures Disrupted http://t.co/c4Qn7pn2D5 
• GREECE: Ex-Minister Is Tried in Bribery Cover-Up Case http://t.co/daDTKlfaH9 
• Facebook Trial Over ‘Timeline’ Trademark Rights Delayed http://t.co/6n5ST7lr4O 
• KUWAIT: Trial of opposition leader Musallam Al Barrak adjourned http://t.co/6Fz4zZJFRX 
• US: Jury chosen in Michael Jackson wrongful death trial http://t.co/yg2DIyZGKU 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Employers of illegal workers in Saudi to pay deportation cost http://t.co/7gbTvXlgRb 
• US: Boston bombing suspect's wife 'very distraught,' lawyer says http://t.co/tIARoT3l4l 
• CANADA: One woman’s reign of terror at rights tribunal: DiManno http://t.co/dGuznEpjPI 
• INDIA: Tribunal order fuels verbal spat between Tata Power, R-Infra http://t.co/32nKtgKHyy 
• IRELAND: Tribunal corrects Richardson reference http://t.co/47G4TMcvET
• Police search for woman in racist YouTube rant http://t.co/HIuMoIsWKy 
• Councillor faces explosives charges after Denbigh evacuation alert http://t.co/zjtW4MVcdn 
• Suspected paedophiles arrested after vigilante parents pose as underage girls online http://t.co/GQmwNlWzQe 
• Boston bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev faces death penalty over weapon of mass destruction charge http://t.co/7qlj7CerWK 
• Gerry Adams gives evidence at brother Liam's trial for child sex abuse http://t.co/33OYUe98Jj 
• University of Houston Law professor sees Internet domain name expansion as major test for future cyber-communications http://t.co/Zcqlu5Ra3V 
• GERMANY: City of Hamburg Fines Google for Violating Privacy Law http://t.co/csIh3u0krj 
• IRELAND: Govt committed to abortion legislation before summer break http://t.co/3fCs8JxBji
• ICC Prosecutor Targets Human-Rights Abuses in Central African Republic http://t.co/qJ7jDFhELB 
• BURMA: Myanmar Unrest Is 'Ethnic Cleansing' http://t.co/h4Bv2e8i8T
• Promoting European legal values abroad | Law Gazette http://t.co/xPzHAXsWt4
• CJC recommends measures against defamation costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/UsMOAJevpn 
• Rape figures show all-time high in conviction rate | Law Gazette http://t.co/iBhel7Q3Wj
• Co-op goes face-to-face with nationwide family legal aid service | Legal Futures http://t.co/Kp85GgZFp6 
• Dynamo Legal launches collective marketing brand with eye on £7m marketing warchest | Legal Futures http://t.co/11KVlEjI8D
• Google boss defends 'immoral' UK tax arrangements http://t.co/BycjSOG6ye 
• Property ownership for cohabitees - common myths exposed http://t.co/azjY6tIe5u 
• LIBERIA: Officials Insist Justice System is Improving http://t.co/71CTpZNC90
• US: Law school dean regrets ‘censorship’ of Chief Justice Roberts visit http://t.co/Kv4SkflEYV 
• INDIA: Former Chief Justice JS Verma dies, he was heading panel looking at violence against women http://t.co/MBL7azeCo7 
• Barrister Cherie Blair: I want to see women achieve full equality before I die http://t.co/unQkfjd4RB 
• Panorama: Inside Britain’s Sharia Courts, BBC One, review http://t.co/4kK4OytHIZ
• Tales From the Prison of International Notoriety - Amanda Knox’s Memoir, ‘Waiting to Be Heard’ http://t.co/jKLkyhbZhX 
• Grandfather dies after doctors 'misdiagnosed pea on lung for cancer' http://t.co/mDkNYnnvkY 
• Eco millionaire fights ex-wife's claim for maintenance 20 years after divorce http://t.co/QleF9ww8jf 
• Rochdale care homes to sue council leader for suggesting children not safe after grooming scandal http://t.co/z8T9gfqlB9 
• Teacher's human rights breached by unproven allegations disclosure http://t.co/QRKmPhb7iK 
• Government U-turn on defamation bill heralds libel reform victory http://t.co/t89ZryOXmC 
• Boston bomb suspect charged with 'using weapon of mass destruction' http://t.co/jpaxuCMUZh
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Jeantet builds real estate with Orrick hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/XmbRenHoil 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ropes bulks up in City and Hong Kong with Fried Frank duo | The Lawyer http://t.co/T7LLMFSbeK 
• Brick Court silk instructed on Tobin tax challenge | The Lawyer http://t.co/lkrnD7tMbM
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley Austin hires former Man Group GC after 10-year tenure | The Lawyer http://t.co/VPXU4Fmlco 
• Video and the law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/W7eLAkaAda 
• Law firm toner bandit pleads guilty | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E1nWQutVkK 
• Qatari Lawyers' Association on the ropes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Cjm8tcOl5e 
• Sony hacker jailed for a year | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rEgvNI74x7 
• Musharraf denied meeting with lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QI31O6jnJe 
• Oz tipped to lead global class actions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FkTup64tQN 
• BP deadline sees states join legal battle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tT3ADYsTRt
• Peers reject workplace rights-for-shares scheme http://t.co/fR1tiilp0e 
• Iraq Inquiry: Inject urgency to complete report, peers urge http://t.co/7zYKS7kKDO
• CANADA foils 'al-Qaeda inspire' terror attack on train http://t.co/LWYnPfhr0P 
• Boston marathon bombing: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged http://t.co/eiwryOwKkH
• Former FIFA officials Warner and Blazer face likely legal cases and FBI probe http://t.co/Ah8Kq24xE7 
• GERMANY: Lufthansa considered legal action over planned strike http://t.co/hAUsxseuxB 
• BP's legal gamble may trim spill bill by billions http://t.co/fcDnLKURxH
• Luxembourg supports Britain's legal challenge to Financial Transaction Tax http://t.co/QCCUm6r7xC 
• BURMA riots: Video shows police failing to stop attack http://t.co/6zeNZrg2zI 
• News Corp settles phone-hacking claim http://t.co/KxYkxA3yP1 
• Google fined over illegal wi-fi data capture in GERMANY http://t.co/2TS1oZbnX7 
• Ex-minister Chris Huhne could face £100,000 legal bill http://t.co/9Sbd3eScqW 
• Prestatyn fire deaths: 'Give me lie detector test to prove I'm not a murderer' http://t.co/D9kiubt9hf 
• Victim Support head warns funding changes could kill charity http://t.co/JU2kAp8oey 
• News Corporation reaches $139m settlement with shareholders http://t.co/PEsKZ8LAN8 
• Virgin Atlantic wins ‘name racism’ battle | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4RRFySEz7Z 
• Strasbourg backs UK on political advertising | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zPW9Tk8FJn 
• New face for Nicklinson campaign | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KRzKjj1mZI

22nd April - LAW NEWS

483 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers to miss court hearings in protest over changes to contracts. CPS issues warning to lawyers taking part in all-day meeting in protest over introduction of competitive tendering. Full story - Guardian Law

• Tory equality policy is a sick tribute to the memory of Stephen Lawrence http://t.co/w5gwhYpsGm 
• Criminal legal aid cuts prompt protest by northern lawyers http://t.co/CxEaSrOTOA 
• Ethnic minority stop and search rates doubled since 1999: get the data http://t.co/Pt8Inl57cU 
• INDIA: Magistrates Courts in Chennai see a rise in cheque bounce cases http://t.co/GWApvlV9vT 
• AUSTRALIA: Courts and police leave abused women exposed http://t.co/UemCSDNFZb 
• IRELAND: Reform of the courts needs a careful hand http://t.co/lDgA8K02Kz 
• Fee Remissions for Courts & Tribunals - Consultation paper | Ministry of Justice https://t.co/6jGW3vlsHQ 
• UK bill moves to limit power of Sharia Courts http://t.co/muDZoZnWFZ
• Claire Turner, director of legal and insurance services at the University of Exeter - Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/2Ga9vFyi3n
• Enforceability really matters in cross-border disputes, and arbitration offers the best solution | The Lawyer http://t.co/gGGvHyW15I 
• Divorce: following the money | The Lawyer http://t.co/uXGRmjUjGw
• Prematurely promoting women to fulfil board quotas lets down those who are there on merit | The Lawyer http://t.co/NMU2dEafTd 
• The quickest way to cut costs at hard-pressed firms is for partners to take less | The Lawyer http://t.co/e6cnR698ZW 
• All is volatile among US firms in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/PemTMEeDqf 
• Measures to shed light on the SWITZERLAND mysterious banking system herald work for lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Krh0WNR08n 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Chief's exit puts spotlight on CC's private equity client retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/wPOgh7eXeo 
• Access to sophisticated business intelligence is critical in a fast-changing market | The Lawyer http://t.co/WebeGFXEZn 
• US firms are on a hiring drive to gain clout in London and boost their English law capabilities | The Lawyer http://t.co/itFx26WIgy
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A boost for Freshfields in Germany? | The Lawyer http://t.co/NEc6dWmOIt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O tops list of foreign India practices | The Lawyer http://t.co/PInP5svqHK 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents makes up 14 partners in second post-merger round | The Lawyer http://t.co/RQXdKTAZZo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dechert, Quinn and Weil among revenue risers in growth year for US firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/8NuZTPUOaH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gide seeks Paris boost through Veil Jourde talks | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z23Dhfs630 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang governance review leads to management rejig | The Lawyer http://t.co/AIqrRkqsfy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Joelson Wilson at wheel on £300m Addison Lee sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/JIYTf67HaH 
• Male-dominated lateral market hits gender diversity at US firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/8BQjzCdbQ0 
• How To: run a ‘virtual law firm’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/oG0eo4TpVP 
• The increasing intolerance of British policymakers | Law Gazette http://t.co/mdSC47OgT2 
• Drug smuggler Lindsay Sandiford appeals for legal funds http://t.co/cjVBmJiLem 
• Tory councillor quits over remarks about ethnic children http://t.co/akpy8QiQ5j 
• Polls: No indication of huge Romanian-Bulgarian influx http://t.co/ldUgIEAYIU 
• Footballer Luis Suarez will be offered anger management counselling by PFA after biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic http://t.co/oPJhknw0gM 
• Dutch schools close over Leiden shooting threat http://t.co/D9sDrGwIRC 
• Google boss defends UK tax record to BBC http://t.co/nshvrInbzv 
• Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct http://t.co/eCiR0sypSt 
• Boston Marathon bombs: Prosecutors prepare charges http://t.co/A6wxshECOY 
• Minorities stopped disproportionally in decade after Macpherson report http://t.co/YsDS5vTrY9 
• Animal rights group fails to overturn ban on political advertising http://t.co/nV8pttn1qp
• SLOVAKIA: Lawyer has died in hospital after being stabbed in a particularly vicious attack committed on public street http://t.co/w8GjAhzBEi 
• Leveson lawyer lovers face criticism over affair http://t.co/zHq7CYAwuI 
• Book Review: The Lawyer’s Lawyer by James Sheehan http://t.co/Yh5KyoJxrc 
• Premier League defends itself against accusations over lack of black managers from Rooney Rule lawyer http://t.co/I1OBaLF8Mm 
• Actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron celebrate lawyer at Glaad awards http://t.co/CZE6tQ5rLy 
• LIBYA: Qaddaf Al-Dam, Gaddafi's cousin to face attempted murder trial in Egypt http://t.co/rgx2i3nHpV
• RUSSIA: A Blogger on Trial - Aleksei Navalny's trial the most important political trial in decades http://t.co/PXN97b2U6K 
• BULGARIA: Rally against Illegal Police Snooping http://t.co/yLRgS4sPM9 
• N ZEALAND: murder trial for 1979 shooting of a Turangi petrol station worker has been adjourned at the High Court http://t.co/IzVlyo49jm 
• Web users unwittingly turning into online pirates amid confusion over what constitutes illegal downloading http://gu.com/p/3fa99/tw 
• PHILIPPINES bureaucracy fuels illegal baby trade http://t.co/lPEn6xDu4Z 
• CANADA: New credit card surcharges would be a ‘big shock’ to Canadians, consumer group warns http://t.co/sVxtuSzpgL 
• BANGLADESH: The quest for Justice - the profound conviction that complicity in mass murder should not go unpunished http://t.co/DG0h02ruZK 
• US: Top Conservatives Admit Boston Bombing Suspect Cannot Be Tried In shady Military Tribunal http://t.co/nQfu0pRG03 
• EU seeks to avoid housing bubbles with mortgage law deal http://t.co/ubOiRPOYrA 
• US Law Firm Quits Political Intelligence Work After Senator’s Query http://t.co/dGxXBoDYyI 
• US: Martial Law in Boston Did Not Catch the Suspect http://t.co/bCYd3hMtZX 
• US: How Congress Quietly Overhauled Its Insider-Trading Law http://t.co/czjoGzO81B 
• INDIA: Cracking the law test - Thoughts of lawyers in black coats seated in dingy courtrooms http://t.co/roHD0UsjwG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and DLA perfect blend on £160m sale of whisky maker | The Lawyer http://t.co/WdialaYrl1 
• Olympic medallist Katherine Grainger set for London Legal Walk | Law Gazette http://t.co/n0lrHFgKBg 
• MoJ seeking views on new means test to determine whether people are entitled to waiver of court fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/CDaMtm3zoS 
• New bar nursery open 7 till 7 | Law Gazette http://t.co/3LNlTJSNiH 
• Law Society demands insurer title change | Law Gazette http://t.co/AiwWhuz9wj
• Legal director at centre of High Court dispute | Law Gazette http://t.co/gKIm57TUUc 
• ‘Right to die’ man breaks his silence | Law Gazette http://t.co/ymtk3KaB0h
• Stress rising among lawyers – LawCare | Law Gazette http://t.co/eR8sy6vwnf 
• SRA management ‘lacks diversity’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/jqMQxAoSkP
• Mortimer takes helm at legal expenses insurer's ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/YBseHknwIo 
• SRA plans for ABS fining guidance branded "premature" | Legal Futures http://t.co/vhJm1sqteT
• A cry from Guantanamo that should shame us all http://t.co/VSTf0gHz0v 
• Champion of underdog battles for MPs’ rights to 38 per cent pay hike - Comment http://t.co/K52nSzXihG 
• Police murder probe follows deaths in Lincolnshire http://t.co/bvUVSNIUm6 
• The £675m owed by UK’s richest criminals http://t.co/H3mW1Ytkxp 
• Gym chain LA Fitness agrees it broke the terms of its own contracts after investigation by Observer http://t.co/rKl9WY2U3C 
• INDIA: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: women's status and safety a growing concern http://t.co/tdsFu0DFFY 
• US: Atrocities like the Boston bombing are hard to tackle, but gun crime isn't http://t.co/zhVT3DC9BU
• CHINA Criticizes US for Its Human Rights Record http://t.co/LIghVZM6YJ 
• US: House Cybersecurity Legislation: A Small Step, but Flaws Need Correction http://t.co/bxE8CpaEhR 
• US: Former University of Texas Law School Dean John Sutton dies at 95 http://t.co/NmKSkE6Dgv 
• MOROCCO: Adoption law change leaves foreigners in limbo http://t.co/10VOGs1gWn
• When laws become too complex | Cabinet Office https://t.co/6SrJzLOAnv 
• Post-Employment Retaliation Not Actionable In The UK http://t.co/WurjEqFDFU 
• UK Insurer Barred from Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Provision | The National Law Review http://t.co/ramBdpwY6d 
• UGANDA: Meet Justice Odoki, who served Amin and saved the country http://t.co/bi5EBpfZX1 
• INDIA: Juvenile justice hit due to shortage of homes http://t.co/eECFrqiwZa 
• ZIMBABWE: ‘Justice Hungwe needs Chidyausiku’s protection’ http://t.co/kvtoQYCtKS 
• IRELAND: Charles Lysaght: Chief Justice's matter of tact helps to defuse row http://t.co/NAHYAgJPoR 
• EGYPT justice minister quits, cites Islamist protest http://t.co/wGOwa8cgNz
• Newly-crowned Miss Wales Gabrielle Shaw reveals her ambition to be a barrister http://t.co/aXEiFph1ZQ
• Charge after Kidderminster Harriers player is punched http://t.co/4uaEEvU1LO 
• Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander signals tax powers offer for Wales http://t.co/tsn0LsNZVT 
• Bulgaria ambassador hits out at UKIP poll 'propaganda' http://t.co/EodZaA4oFJ 
• Boston bombs: Tsarnaev brothers 'planned more attacks' http://t.co/jXovKZ6Doh 
• Paris Brown: Kent Tweet row girl will not be prosecuted http://t.co/VwNn5Gd5wC

21st April - LAW NEWS

482 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• High Street solicitors could be forced to close by Government legal aid changes http://t.co/KdgHTSVOuC 
• INDIA: Top judges moot an idea: Free legal aid could give lawyers a leg up http://t.co/uIaxgHHVnK 
• Scottish authority legal bills top £400,000 http://t.co/SkBWMCoVe1 
• Protesters in final bid to block FRANCE gay marriage law http://t.co/KQVe1SJdhy 
• Major US Law Firm King & Spalding Blocks Employee Email Access http://t.co/Z9gEQyo5BT 
• CANADA: Justice minister seeks law on intimate images http://t.co/5M06ZMmAUN 
• INDIA: Seven law students barred from exam get HC breather http://t.co/tMylr0Stcv 
• Actor Jude Law wrote a letter on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against seal trade to the WTO http://t.co/2tiUuxTJXL 
• ITALY: Berlusconi fraud trial hearing delayed http://t.co/S6ZAi3fhhH 
• US media storm over murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell http://t.co/c0fCz5336P 
• GUATEMALA war crimes trial rulings spur protests http://t.co/Da4JXHi94c 
• US: Judge Rules Against Viacom in Copyright Suit Against YouTube http://t.co/90AHhh5aee 
• The Right to Remain Silent in US http://t.co/dz9kdZKUzg
• US: Immigration and Fear http://t.co/Ypg7VWfiPQ 
• MEXICO: Even Violent Drug Cartels Fear God http://t.co/iwuLrcwlPx 
• US: California Tries to Regain Fuller Control of Prisons http://t.co/7939NNLS1j 
• Legal Questions Riddle Boston Marathon Case http://t.co/beGzqXlBnE 
• ITALY: The Latest Threat to Pompeii’s Treasures - Italy’s Red Tape http://t.co/Azm2kKAQ2o 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• US Gun Control Advocates are Playing Chess | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/wD2E4PkzjI 
• The Problematic Chevron Doctrine | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/f0jD6FjREU 
• Standing with Erasmus, Undaunted | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/46vsjvGK1o
• US: New Senate Immigration Amnesty Plan Bears Union Imprint http://t.co/qwyziF5Mvc 
• AUSTRALIA: Ex Health Care Union Boss Williamson Arrested, Charged http://t.co/1TnaHN2tcM 
• The Tallinn Bronze Soldier riots - and why Russia was in Strasbourg | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Ii6b5JpsOE 
• EU Steps Up, Thatcher's Legacy & More Legal Aid Cuts - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aLJFhFuyBw 
• Racial harassment claim by Jewish teacher over union's Israel-Palestine policies fails | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OGvXTYz54B 
• Successful A1PI claim in construction adjudication - lessons for us all | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/wPHxJdtVTz 
• Local authorities and the duty to consult with parents | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BJGSA5XZqi 
• Randy, rating, and his (house)boat - Reeves v. Northrop | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/N8vAGNsQqI 
• Doctor entitled to rely on GMC's assurance of Caribbean qualification to be acceptable in UK | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/nqVUBn0JwS 
• Kiobel v Shell: US Supreme Court on corporate accountability for foreign human rights abuses | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/xQ7elTENny 
• Local authority ordered to pay substantial costs in family human rights case | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/wpQT3a2ob6 
• Europe's illegal cigarette trade grows again http://t.co/4KwZDCPDCN
• GHANA: Group calls on government to halt illegal logging in Gonjaland http://t.co/WU2lSHppGi 
• Affair between Leveson lawyer and Hugh Grant's counsel 'did not affect outcome of press inquiry' http://t.co/stBOA3OOQG 
• CANADA: Lawyer seeks class action suit against colluding engineering firms http://t.co/Xx7xmKvW1x 
• Premier League race row: 'Rooney Rule' lawyer Cryus Mehri accuses top flight of hindering black managers http://t.co/Rrqb0COey9 
• How Royals' lawyer used Leveson, Lord McAlpine and veiled threats to keep Rolf Harris arrest secret http://t.co/Hw8o495cQH 
• Tribunal dismisses South Wales refugee's claims of discrimination against callcentre employer http://t.co/kHWlLVFiPV 
• CAMBODIA: Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunals http://t.co/b6oq4PTHUk
• At a crossroad: current state of human rights in the world, are governments are doing enough to protect them http://t.co/BGZlpiPTwk 
• BAHRAIN: Crown Prince Salman addresses civil rights on the eve of the Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix http://t.co/LKMcbX9dMQ 
• EGYPT: Rights activists say President Morsi is ignoring commission report detailing state atrocities http://t.co/6k1rcxcQag 
• US: Why Should I Care That No One’s Reading Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev His Miranda Rights? http://t.co/gAwf8OJPPf 
• IRELAND: Fitzgerald says 'critical' abortion legislation draft will be brought to govt in next week http://t.co/3D2Q9X37ag 
• Patent litigation in Europe: Key cases 2012/2013 | Patent Lawyer http://t.co/npDiCCErIq 
• Non-Practicing Entities have a valid role to play in the European patent market | Patent Lawyer http://t.co/0qMHYN3eoR 
• Provisional measures in cross-border patent litigation in EU under review by the European Commission | Patent Lawyer http://t.co/EMFxOIHIny 
• Agents are a critical element in managing an international intellectual property portfolio | Patent Lawyer http://t.co/wZuHXyjJlM 
• Scottish independence: Osborne and Alexander dismiss SNP currency plan http://t.co/FO9ndYvKTt 
• Boston suspect: denial of Miranda rights 'un-American', activists warn http://t.co/Nw08FMlGhm 
• Guantánamo Bay: why can't Shaker Aamer return home to London? http://t.co/BBUOUHTsiN 
• Last British resident in Guantánamo 'may never be allowed home' http://t.co/kI7E0dLVHa
• Boston bombing suspect was under FBI surveillance, says mother http://t.co/mr9kOZrvib
• The Obhrais: Millionaire family that kept a woman prisoner in their home http://t.co/fS4CrZNbvf
• CANADA: Law Society panel hits ‘uncivil’ lawyer Joe Groia with $247,000 in costs http://t.co/DicGji0Nxv 
• Advances in image analysis empower law enforcement but worry privacy advocates http://t.co/bGviE7Hz4s 
• Patents, Trade Marks and Design Rights: Groundless Threats http://t.co/E7IxfgH1ov 
• UK regulator alleges GSK paid rivals to delay generic drugs http://t.co/310zWaEpph 
• UK Telecom regulator Ofcom fines TalkTalk £750,000 http://t.co/GmQKrDV5oU 
• Healthcare Professionals Need More Guidance On Surrogate Pregnancy http://t.co/BuyQYmWGmj 
• UK Supreme Court Rules for News-Clipping Service in Dispute With Publishers http://t.co/Ne0hgGTqsW 
• Celebrities' barrister, the Leveson QC's glamorous No2 and an affair that triggers doubts over Inquiry's integrity http://t.co/VG594mXznu
• Barristers plan to boycott changes to justice system, warning it will offer "supermarket justice" http://t.co/G2W8bwHNdP 
• Taxpayers landed with £27,000 legal bill for MP's £23.90 expenses claim http://t.co/YZ9Jz3kiIS 
• Meriden Gypsies to leave camp after losing legal fight http://t.co/rcIwaDaGmA 
• Legal sector faces moves to put client first http://t.co/duM2ZBRWgC 
• GHANA: Legal Brains at Supreme Court http://t.co/gwGHbeJRYq 
• INDIA: How about bonus points for advocates providing free legal aid? ask judges http://t.co/byZOOoWa5f 
• CANADA: Legal questions surround Manitoba PST hike, prof says http://t.co/QswGbgoQNw 
• Osborne in legal challenge to European Commission over financial transaction tax http://t.co/NPS8QPb9NM 
• The Mind of a Terror Suspect http://t.co/Zy5UxS0Lxh 
• Top UN Rights Official Denounces Executions in IRAQ as ‘Obscene’ http://t.co/sHBjwIdNXY
• Trial Annulment in GUATEMALA Rejected by Judge http://t.co/5k8PTxqrYW
• Football fan's prejudice halts Newcastle rape trial http://t.co/ze1Ts2iaOn 
• Truro City striker Stewart Yetton in assault probe http://t.co/oX0brSjQOb 
• UK violated human rights after it turned a blind eye to torture of terror suspects, says damning report http://t.co/DYudVSCwir 
• ZAMBIA: Gay rights activist claims police withheld HIV drugs http://t.co/Mu7DkYQeY5 
• The right to protest in April | MetaLawIndex - the 'underbelly' blog from TheLawMap http://t.co/vguTCLiThb

20th April - LAW NEWS

481 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• IRELAND: Hundreds of adjourned repossession cases to be struck out under new Bill http://t.co/DoxmQjgbMS 
• What now for the victims of the legal aid cuts? | Halsbury Law Exchange http://t.co/mJAdE5miYh 
• Why getting directions and the budget right at the outset is imperative | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WiljPDR6bf 
• Former Inofrmation Commissioner Kevin Dunion, appointed to Scottish Legal Complaints Commission | The Firm http://t.co/mpXEJTgAFQ 
• MP warns of “sinister” police list of Hillsborough debate speakers | The Firm http://t.co/sCL2rNYDmT 
• Leveson Royal Charter “decree” likened to Mugabe’s rule by Lord McCluskey | The Firm http://t.co/3tgnE2MLF2
• Former Law Society CEO and consultant Douglas Mill reports on the vibrations on the legal spider's web | The Firm http://t.co/914HAq1BQK 
• CPS issues warning to lawyers taking part in all-day meeting in protest over introduction of competitive tendering http://t.co/942GtuYv4f 
• INDIA: Alleged rape of Delhi girl by neighbour triggers protest march http://t.co/AruUUNCpJT 
• Police question Paris Brown over Twitter comments http://t.co/4wtFAdUXVG 
• BBC radio presenter wins tribunal after Government claimed she was fit to work despite recovering from breast cancer http://t.co/AJl5RvwIHI
• INDONESIA: Activist groups call for rights tribunal in Aceh http://t.co/Mjq4KildUN 
• Woman awarded £12,293 for sexual harassment whilst working for Autism Charity http://t.co/7BZkDdNUb4
• ‘One million Irish starve to death’ Irish Famine Tribunal convened in New York http://t.co/9wmzCNHRew 
• AUSTRALIA: No lawyer contact for expelled asylum seekers http://t.co/svDUB52XLH 
• Lawyer David Blair Wilson tried to smuggle drugs into Saughton Prison http://t.co/woKtNuhAij 
• Lawyer says US soldier accused in Iraq killings reaches deal http://t.co/qEnBHxCSIe 
• Rape trial halted after juror says he is a Newcastle United fan and could not give Sunderland fan a fair trial http://t.co/ytGnY4qjlu 
• GERMANY: Turkish media ensured access to neo-Nazi trial - The Local: http://t.co/goOSrGTxUD 
• Plans to close 10 sheriff courts approved by Scottish government http://t.co/AEZAqZDwLg 
• Tearful Irish nanny pleads not guilty to murdering one-year-old baby girl http://t.co/kWtTzWcRwc 
• US: The Myth of the Law-Abiding Gun http://t.co/eIDQH0K7y4 
• US: Immigration bill bans racial profiling by federal law enforcement  http://t.co/Qhoj3PIgRi 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• PAKISTAN's former President Pervez Musharraf faces terrorism court http://t.co/qjx4wnP0Tj 
• CANADA: Passage of controversial language legislation hits roadblock http://t.co/xTYatmBIcC 
• Midlands' second largest Law firm Shakespeares sees integration as key http://t.co/SWAxYntfIj 
• Using the Law to Crack the Glass Ceiling http://t.co/oJiBCUUcO9 
• US: Florida Teachers to carry guns in schools bill passed House Judiciary Committee 11-7 http://t.co/PoSvHhQgBh
• The Wrong Decision for Human Rights - Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) http://t.co/upIroaSDcq 
• ‘US-British foreign policy is never about human rights, Bahrain no exception’ http://t.co/9WWgoR8MKL 
• 5 Leading Companies in Human Rights (GPS, JCI, JNJ, MSFT, NTRS): http://t.co/wPuHmySUhg 
• Derry killer Greatbanks jailed for hammer attack http://t.co/desC5ezLUk 
• Cumbria PCC Richard Rhodes sorry for using chauffeur http://t.co/bgUdfwkg1c 
• Three guilty of abuse of 'enslaved' woman in London http://t.co/LjbGkNhABl
• Popstar's legal fight to straighten out GHD contract | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tjsGkUdjC4 
• Lawyers handed Philippines election role | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ctIOin2vrT 
• Pirate Bay founder charged over hacking | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ybnddeBUAn 
• Chicago firm sued over IPO work | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/H0yBaRRUxH 
• Stressed lawyers reluctant to report concerns | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GirA0xa6xA 
• Negligence claims rise following tax avoidance crackdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s5r4dJxYeE 
• CANADA: Nova Scotia Justice Minister calls for law on distribution of intimate images http://t.co/nRp9ShI8xB 
• US: Former justice of the peace charged with Texas DA murders http://t.co/wieWsXTgVO 
• Best value tendering: the end of the criminal solicitor and justice as we know it? Part 1 http://t.co/MGg937nT7J 
• IRELAND: Kilkenny solicitor struck off by President of High Court http://t.co/RZdGZdCVOR 
• Darlington Solicitor Gillian Ibbotson of Latimer Hinks, goes the extra mile for Support Dogs http://t.co/15y93kAwhq
• One Step Closer to Boardroom Equality in the UK? | The National Law Review http://t.co/uAB2XpjuOU 
• OFT alleges Glaxo infringed competition law http://t.co/jxi5h2yCqk 
• Researchers call for new UK guidelines on surrogacy http://t.co/dg9gsLnjNc 
• Couple want IRA conviction quash decision made public http://t.co/QOuboRFhbB 
• PAKISTAN: Sending high court judges behind bars is equivalent to terrorism claims Barrister http://t.co/fVlcUTR6ef 
• Bowie Jane: Melbourne Barrister’s Double Life as a London Pop Singer http://t.co/jhd5jZzugw 
• N ZEALAND: Cricketer Brendon McCullum taking legal action for defamation against Parker, a former Kiwi captain http://t.co/kPBcSu6ASY 
• AUSTRALIA: Asylum seekers from Sri Lanka denied legal rights: advocates http://t.co/fMevQn36wh 
• US: California bullet train zooms forward with legal settlement http://t.co/sCqRRwOSlr 
• GERMANY: Lufthansa mulls legal action against new warning strike http://t.co/XfxHgowfpe 
• US: Law School Scholarships http://t.co/mvLxHXAjQ2 
• US: Fighting terrorism with law enforcement http://t.co/fe247vcF0m 
• US: Corporate Accountability for Human Rights: Kiobel's Call to Action http://t.co/O5scZKsGGr 
• APIL can celebrate survival, if little else | Law Gazette http://t.co/m6U9zMYHtP 
• Crime & Courts Bill Amendments http://t.co/8tNZHjQMeg 
• Press regulation: minor bloggers excluded from exemplary damages http://t.co/Nrm2fKUgz9 
• Newcastle fan pulled from Sunderland sex assault jury over prejudice http://t.co/hnz4g4lraG 
• Judges insist on business as usual as Northern Circuit barristers begin protest | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/IUSuDmMHEz 
• IRELAND: Savita Halappanavar: Medical misadventure verdict in inquest http://t.co/1PgTENKdHI 
• Santander might compensate 30,000 former Abbey mortgage holders http://t.co/WHzhikSSYR 
• Boston bombing: How internet detectives got it very wrong http://t.co/vwNFiAAhdS 
• AUSTRALIA: Bill in Queensland Parliament paves way for streamlined conveyancing http://t.co/18HDHWHDJI 
• S AFRICA: Sexual offences court ready soon http://t.co/Tn2ymxfb8t 
• US: Courts Aren't Equal in Funding, Study Concludes http://t.co/3akaKmzsRI 
• ARGENTINA: Argentines Protest President Fernandez’s Bid to Increase Grip on Courts http://t.co/RJRUw28ljV 
• N ZEALAND: Illegal spying info now offshore, says Kim Dotcom http://t.co/OIUFp6KQUj