7th June - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a formal investigation into whether the Bar Council interfered with the independent regulation of barristers over controversial changes made to the cab-rank rule. Full story - Legal Futures

• Selfridges robbery: 'Men in burkas' in 'smash and grab' http://t.co/Liqc7t6rRu
• Don’t bad-mouth the Legal profession, Law Society Chief Executive tells Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/oYGQY1Zo0t
• Growth rate plummets at top 100 firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/pgE00K5nRo 
• MoJ to issue early ‘name and shame’ notices against claims farmers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/U4Ehf4lhth 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW bulks up London corporate with Eversheds ECM head | The Lawyer http://t.co/jfRJFJlbiF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fox Williams takes on board Pinsents employment partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/c3OGy6CfuZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright eyes further Africa growth with Egypt, Kenya on agenda | The Lawyer http://t.co/CrZ5dfqW6w
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon's Harris instructs Matrix's Tomlinson as poison probe nurse sues | The Lawyer http://t.co/TMyhNI5jyC
• First batch of financials spin promising story for UK firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/lSO6HPKAYK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin partners gather in Marbella for crunch meeting on KWM merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/oTVdkuLoCC 
• US: Edison law firm employees sentenced to prison for embezzling $788,000 http://t.co/RHK7lQlWUR
• US: 'I Should Have Gone to Law School': Times Square Elmo Fails to Extort $2 Million from girl scouts http://t.co/ZBeGeY4MUB
• No harm in simulated rape videos (as long as they are well made), say ministers http://t.co/AK81Mx212E 
• Police arrest gunman after 10-hour seige in Leicester http://t.co/N7alfv0D10
• Crown court judges criticise Chris Grayling's legal aid plans http://t.co/dJT9Bb0Jpj
• US: NSA's Verizon surveillance: how the White House tramples our constitution http://t.co/ZQKWzqif5v
• Financial management | Law Gazette http://t.co/KfykehNPQi
• Client spending squeeze forcing firms to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/2827few0hV 
• Treasury counsel condemn reforms to judicial review | Law Gazette http://t.co/xqJjpGEo8t 
• Claims management ‘list of shame’ to go online | Law Gazette http://t.co/HaLogM0aCR
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• AUSTRALIA: Miners get human rights policies http://t.co/QjkM6dvbgm 
• Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over ZIMBABWE security chiefs http://t.co/lU88Gl9Esq
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bidding for Byron burger chain serves up key roles for Freshfields and SJB | Legalweek http://t.co/5tx22whm7G
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright sets sights on key Africa markets and US west coast | Legalweek http://t.co/rnMGvePCf1
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP real estate team to feel brunt of cuts as partners predict sharp PEP dip | Legalweek http://t.co/jQGFSyXlaE 
• Post-recession recovery falters as growth dwindles across UK top 100 | Legalweek http://t.co/Rc0MLx1muA 
• Regulator goes public with names of CMCs under investigation | Legal Futures http://t.co/xXSOqYk6G6
• PAKISTAN: New Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s two key challenges: Army and Judiciary http://t.co/Uur7YpUJma 
• UK judiciary to decide Bangladeshi politician Tarique’s fate for whom there is an arrest warrant awaiting http://t.co/ekz7VX8nyo
• CAMBODIA Considering Law Outlawing Denial of Khmer Rouge-Era Crimes http://t.co/7Ve7VC2dRL 
• 12 Pembrokeshire jobs likely to be lost at leading law firm QualitySolicitors Redkite http://t.co/8KRvxus2RC 
• Rise in law firms ready to change strategy in response to new legislation http://t.co/tpJFEqAQdF 
• Star names urge drug law revision http://t.co/DnrR2cLEQi 
• Struggle against UK government 'destruction' of legal justice to continue http://t.co/JEhAdNUlix 
• US: North Carolina Repeals Law Allowing Racial Bias Claim in Death Penalty Challenges http://t.co/0kSS1mHs9J 
• Police probe 'grotesque racist insults' on London-Brighton train http://t.co/JhaneAkEX7 
• Police make fresh appeal over English Defence League graffiti on destroyed Islamic centre http://t.co/R5VvaryEtM 
• Bungled attack by Islamists intended to provoke English Defence League http://t.co/gES66ckLyC 
• Civil liberties: American freedom on the line http://t.co/KonjJP7ei4 
• The denial of justice to victims of British torture, some of which Britain admits, is set to continue http://t.co/D6vJ35KlqY 
• 'Smash-and-grab' raid at Selfridges in Oxford Street http://t.co/tjzZoJE5HR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers and ex-trainee reach financial settlement on pregnancy discrimination case | The Lawyer http://t.co/GOMBG1b8yj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang targets pricing boffins to gain market advantage | The Lawyer http://t.co/XqKgQM7dju 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, Links and Slaughters prepare to deliver Royal Mail IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/UUS9Ut5jnt 
• Judge threatens to hold 'very rude' solicitor in contempt of court after extraordinary bust-up: http://t.co/QCZ0ehrGkU 
• Solicitor avoids jail after stealing £20k from his Coventry firm http://t.co/QWgYmOTglg 
• Perth and Kinross Council to take Dundee solicitor’s tribunal ruling to appeal http://t.co/EUuXFlyH5X 
• LIBERIA: Land Fraud 'Threatens National Security' http://t.co/u5LD6IHKOb
• Hillsborough report was ‘not independent’ claims police QC http://t.co/hQEkw8Odgq 
• Lawyers team up to launch Freeman Fisher http://t.co/DSwVCQ6hii
• Wonderland nightclub owners say police gave 'misleading' evidence to council http://t.co/YSxMjdHLqO
• Take it from a 'former' barrister: Chris Grayling is right to reform legal aid http://t.co/znunYhmw3w 
• In-house barrister boost for Carlisle law firm Wragg Mark-Bell http://t.co/oM3ahHCqrk 
• Barristers protest over plan to bar legal aid http://t.co/fAhvFV11BM 
• Case for legal clampdown on 'chuggers' compelling, say MPs http://t.co/HoBEcINlba 
• Legal advice on Scotland and EU exists but will remain secret http://t.co/YA7RrmfoVQ 
• BANGLADESH: Legal loophole may give cricketer Ashraful lifeline http://t.co/FNoR7OVZXi
• AUSTRALIA: Conservationists launch second legal action against Tasmanian mining plans http://t.co/8EAUlC0hiz 
• BRAZIL: Legal uncertainty cuts progress against Amazon deforestation http://t.co/k0Tq8Ydelf 
• FBI and Microsoft take down $500m-theft botnet Citadel http://t.co/qrlRL3MkAE
• Child pornography convicts face lifetime teaching ban http://t.co/tenyJGJtzK
• Former US Senator John Edwards to open new law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JkAej50KKC
• Government lawyers slam Apple e-book deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5lCUrIVbGV 
• QC takes Oz Law Council presidency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k79czItity 
• HSF reveals salary boost | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AmULrPIIEv 
• SRA gets tough on firms ‘trading recklessly into insolvency’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZTQqYV56P1
• Diversity in legal executives an example for the profession, says LCJ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L1X1FcGnuL
• Property service group launches conveyancing referral network | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NffFszPMhy 
• Saudi prince launches libel action against Forbes magazine over Rich List http://t.co/HpEFL38GmX 
• Met crackdown on foreign suspects raises fears justice will be denied http://t.co/aAzzG72QWA
• Crown court judges oppose legal aid changes http://t.co/4EtpzP5vAf 
• Google facial password patent aims to boost Android security http://t.co/0C4E1zCTlC 
• Ex-DJ Chris Denning arrested by Operation Yewtree police http://t.co/yIfOKEdRXo
• Manchester Debenhams boy's rapists jailed http://t.co/gAvL63Ghyn 
• Coronation Street star William Roache charged with indecent assault http://t.co/X76dZh9OL0

6th June - LAW NEWS

528 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Latest criminal legal aid proposals are unworkable and would push the justice system to breaking point, says Chancery Lane. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Supreme Court to deliver verdict in big money divorce case | The Lawyer http://t.co/9dyGJ1gEZT 
• Maclays to axe up to 30 jobs | Law Gazette http://t.co/VVjXxbwMrX
• Eurotunnel blocked from Dover ferry service by UK Competition Commission http://t.co/QIlxCXgvCb 
• Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon detained http://t.co/8Ig9kaSuMV 
• Pope Francis says wasting food is like stealing from the poor http://t.co/wQwPPe9mW9 
• Broadwater Farm riots: prosecutors consider new charges over killing of Pc Blakelock http://t.co/RvQzQtPVis 
• Review of regulation? Let’s fire the LSB for a start | Law Gazette http://t.co/SzqWY9zMxY
• Takeover fever lifts fast-rising DWF | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZKKoEJYCX5
• Legal Aid Protest: Andy Slaughter MP, shadow justice minister - this is to be a long struggle http://t.co/lZEhh8Uq5u
• Hogan Lovells expands in US with Chadbourne trio | The Lawyer http://t.co/KgzKnFe4hU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Chadbourne names new London head following shake up of management roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/8H45k1bISW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: TLT posts 10 per cent revenue jump ahead of Manchester launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/UcjvBs7bTT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF reports 84 per cent growth to £188m | The Lawyer http://t.co/I69Hbze8vC 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas & Wilson makes £12,000 saving by cancelling vacation scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/inx1mG2JYi 
• Graham Ovenden's suspended sentence sends a dangerous message http://t.co/AUuCRYvRYi 
• HM Revenue and Customs 'missing cigarette smuggling targets' http://t.co/ReBBndNkAQ
• Operation Elveden: 66th arrest made in Waltham Forest http://t.co/cZeJ4E2OeT
• Andy Coulson denies phone hacking http://t.co/9DNwqTuXr2 
• Last week's roundup blog - The Law Business: 27th May to 2nd June http://t.co/6gbUief4X2
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: Don’t Treat Consumers Like Criminals http://t.co/WDZiXmaUQG
• US: Judge Orders All Restrictions Lifted on Some ‘Morning-After’ Pills http://t.co/Cp1iLqXl0y
• Indecent images teacher Geoffrey Bettley cleared to work in schools http://t.co/sDMbN6cp39 
• West Midlands Police pay out to bereaved mum Abby Podmore http://t.co/hk1FMo1y6Q
• Bank card thefts 'soaring at ATMs' http://t.co/kKH2WvM4Ni
• US security agency 'collecting Verizon phone records' http://t.co/UxEFaOTRHM
• Nick Ross: 'It’s hard being Public Enemy Number One’ http://t.co/qWXunuDQtg 
• KENYA: UK expresses regret over abuse as Mau Mau promised payout http://t.co/3yjvDNQpTS 
• Tory MP cleared by tribunal over lesbian housekeeper allegations http://t.co/yAqYnVBQ6J
• BANGLADESH: Tribunal wraps up trial of key 1971 war crimes accused http://t.co/MeBLxepQeE 
• TUNISIA: Trial of topless women protestors put off http://t.co/bbOVy6IU8o 
• CANADA: Lawyer for women Mounties urges RCMP to settle harassment case http://t.co/51L4uJZ1vD 
• INDIA: Lawyer shot dead during marriage ceremony in Sikar http://t.co/TK6vXcMYVN
• Why does library closures generate public outcry but not the closure of courts? | The Justice Gap http://t.co/vihYWBMMoM 
• Shambolic proceedings in magistrates’ courts must be rectified http://t.co/fksKF5U4pw
• ISRAEL handles illegal immigrants without European gloves http://t.co/lOERSyokKk 
• 'Immense' illegal waste dump found outside Londonderry http://t.co/NUPLls6IB2
• Former Tory co-treasurer Peter Cruddas wins Sunday Times libel case http://t.co/tD5NSJYnMH 
• Stop and search reduction has led to fairer policing, says equality group http://t.co/hnEgEPtPQ6
• ZIMBABWE: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over Zimbabwe security chiefs http://t.co/hrrvF5cLcd 
• CANADA: Dying with dignity legislation to be tabled at national assembly http://t.co/lb3HhENDDS 
• Opposition threat to block Welsh Assembly legislation over council chiefs' pay http://t.co/XmkagjZKdC
• PAKISTAN Intellectual property: ‘Instead of parallel judiciary, strengthen existing system’ http://t.co/NIfmam6JSE 
• MALTA: Judiciary salary increase among 135 justice reform proposals http://t.co/nVoYRGls9V 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary Reform On Course http://t.co/8LPBZ6WiVG 
• KENYA: Judiciary to acquire aircraft for judges and magistrates http://t.co/qAMIiyZv8c 
• Is KENYA being shaped into Africa's flagship tax haven? http://t.co/j9CqPy4W5a
• AUSTRALIA: Law firm defending MP Peter Slipper sexual harassment case is suing former speaker over alleged upaid fees http://t.co/XbNH28ctjx 
• Lower House of Jordan Parliament approves Jordan-UK legal treaty http://t.co/VGy4kD4Vxc 
• Bradford Lawyers in silent protest at legal aid reforms http://t.co/SfEvKJD9hp
• Cambridge law firm quadruples space http://t.co/y9duvtHDDG 
• Irish charities say UK legal cuts will deny justice http://t.co/8xS6yG5Cg0
• LIBERIA: Fighting Bank Fraud - New Solicitor General Vows Clampdown http://t.co/M6a62Zj5Cb 
• London QC Lynch considered for Solicitor General post in BERMUDA http://t.co/e43oVjZoek 
• Solicitor shot dead by bankrupt businessman, court told http://t.co/2hIRIP0CWO
• Bar Council faces probe over "undermining" independent regulation of barristers | Legal Futures http://t.co/RwC0YfPeSD
• Law firm attached to new insurance business gains ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/5hsQ9NrugI 
• SRA warns solicitors off 'get rich quick' SDLT and referral fee schemes | Legal Futures http://t.co/nINVogvRGx
• The pricing priority: pricing function in most law firms is something of an orphan | Legal Futures http://t.co/pTUn8NE9dW
• MoJ sets legal services review in motion | Legal Futures http://t.co/jSF5z97VEh
• Staff Sgt Robert Bales admits Afghan massacre http://t.co/kPqzpkXU6W 
• Second man charged in London terror probe http://t.co/SHxsbnaXXH
• Labour Forces Government Move On Probation Reform http://t.co/WGUAc64J2P 
• This 'Lobbying' Scandal is About the Standards of Parliamentarians - Nobody Else http://t.co/4kGnkFdTSy 
• Baroness Knight: 'Gays Are Very Good At Antiques' http://t.co/BzHLRC9VD6 
• BURMA's Discriminatory Citizenship Laws Are at the Heart of the Humanitarian Crisis Faced by Rohingya Muslims http://t.co/sOGeeFN7tx 
• 'EDL' graffiti found after Muswell Hill mosque is burnt down amid fears of Woolwich connection http://t.co/kvBXvPH0MT 
• Highway safety drive – or just the latest ministerial car crash? http://t.co/fBuMwuzvsb 
• Michael Fordham QC: the avocado of justice - http://t.co/NU0abGEsDk
• Conrad Black on America, its justice system and his new book http://t.co/viIMYphXUZ 
• Chris Grayling - the Gerald Ratner of Justice http://t.co/xY8AYO24sz
• OMAN: Legal profession and the social responsibility http://t.co/PFXHNDSzMN
• Unkind Cuts: UK Refugee Lawyers Cite Grave Concerns over Impending Legal Aid Restrictions: http://t.co/RTUB0ak9Vj 
• It's Time to Wake Up - UK Legal Aid Cuts: http://t.co/NySmVbV99E 
• Prime Minister’s barrister brother heads legal chambers representing Rebekah Brooks in phone hacking defence http://t.co/D4utFhuyiJ 
• INDIA: British Barristers offer help to cricketer S Sreesanth over spot-fixing allegation http://t.co/M5Wlmb3EqN
• Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they've got an Inns scholarship? http://t.co/8nzXDIk8FO 
• TURKEY protesters demand dismissal of police chiefs http://t.co/lNE77lzqeH
• US: Bradley Manning given unfettered access to closed databases, court hears http://t.co/S2gmRkx3DI 
• TURKEY's resistance image forged as pepper spray burns woman in red dress http://t.co/iGDP1SpGOD 
• Alexander Litvinenko: coroner urges public inquiry into death http://t.co/mIKi5v6sD2
• Pianist Krystian Zimerman storms out over phone recording http://t.co/WilJks2frI 
• Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon on 'journey of mayhem' http://t.co/PUznH3RM0d 
• Kate Middleton among those targeted by jailed officer http://t.co/YHkw9YRxp9 
• Al-Rahma Islamic Centre destroyed in 'hate crime' fire http://t.co/jAaQeyt4ad
• Woolwich murder suspect's video link to court cut http://t.co/mwUkZR0dJx 
• Berlusconi lawyer slams 'prejudiced' Milan court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A54GJPcX7x
• Judge 'astonished' by SFO request in Tchenguiz case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C524Af1U6b 
• Samsung's 'surprise' patent win stings Apple | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dG3cd1kDbB 
• Lawyers make 'over the top claims' to save legal aid, says Justice Secretary Chris Grayling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AXA8bGrGdx 
• Magic circle firms pump up London lawyers' pay | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ANi9D7PYgW 
• US: Make Patent Trolls Pay in Court http://t.co/jJNBVXeyEF
• Closing courts ‘could undermine legal system’ http://t.co/SrOpMIXRWu
• EGYPT courts hands jail terms to 43 NGO workers, including 15 US citizens http://t.co/CnadzuSmQ7 
• ISRAEL: The battle is on for control of judiciary http://t.co/OV87mhEYUJ 
• 'Drunk’ Ardingly lawyer fined after tirade at rail man http://t.co/UDEsBJuglt
• Lawyer attacks the ‘cheat’s charter’ that lets divorcing husbands hide their riches http://t.co/ijLtIUwfrP 
• Law Society of Scotland to review conveyancing rules http://t.co/RYTeBUtBiT 
• Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI 
• ‘No limits’ to regulation review | Law Gazette http://t.co/cqqcJXi2Va 
• MoJ kicks off full-scale review of legal services framework | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CZOUS5L6V0 
• Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks pleads not guilty to all charges http://t.co/ah4VzqUWLO 
• Calls for public inquiry into death of spy Alexander Litvinenko http://t.co/cNmQc8j9H7 
• Police investigating whether London mosque fire 'racially-motivated' http://t.co/XK5TWaHj2u 
• I'm a middle-lane hogger – and proud of it http://t.co/GCifpUurOw 
• The US knows force-feeding hunger strikers at Guantánamo is illegal http://t.co/cthk0zfL7r 
• Kenyan Mau Mau promised payout as UK expresses regret over abuse http://t.co/3yjvDNQpTS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclays becomes latest firm to start redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/MDm1ypFi9m 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas cancels summer vac scheme and places blame on market conditions | The Lawyer http://t.co/1kiCBgBYQo

5th June - LAW NEWS

527 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  National protest marks end of legal aid consultation. Full story - Law Gazette

• Proposals to remove right to choose lawyer unlawful | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RuBMuiPE3m
• Co-op signs up advertising heavyweights for first TV campaign | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hNtMve3Dg9 
• How to save criminal legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/DcCjjn6lHb 
• Starmer offers victims ‘right to review’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/M29gDGdN8H 
• Co-op Legal Services unveils TV and radio campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/XYThZitPev
• Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI 
• Bar Council faces probe over cab rank ‘interference’ http://t.co/RHLKwsiYll
• Co-op Legal Services unveils first-ever TV campaign | The Lawyer http://t.co/hdeKqmvE5y 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst increases associate pay bands by up to 4 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/JZtNPgYewx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents boosts infrastructure group with Bircham heavyweight | The Lawyer http://t.co/7nVmLXRHLn 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills announces pay rises across all associate levels | The Lawyer http://t.co/fEChW0Wg8j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kingsley Napley and Simmons winners on expanded SRA litigation panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/hs0WvrkLOM 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Legal firms rake in millions from legal aid, claims the Daily Telegraph http://t.co/9ndvIj8Yh2 
• New powers to stop victims being 'bystanders' in criminal justice http://t.co/4NZCXZP1yK 
• CANADA: Alberta First Nation loses lawsuit over B.C. oil and gas rights sales http://t.co/a0bJEUuHKC 
• Gay rights campaigner defends Ulster Unionist membership http://t.co/fkz3I4Xjox 
• Appointment of Deputy Chamber President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) - Rodger QC http://t.co/al2TOivCin 
• Employers 'unprepared' for tribunal fees http://t.co/JR8HpFvv4L
• INDIA: National Green Tribunal order could close over 50% of industries, restaurants in Goa http://t.co/2XQoIKD49e 
• IRELAND: Tribunal hears claim of invoice ‘routing’ by drinks company through Ireland http://t.co/QJxr5FeuV5 
• US: Obama to name two female lawyers and an African American federal judge to appeals court in District of Columbia http://t.co/zpNcoDlvnb 
• Paul Graham jailed for Ipswich Judge John Devaux attack http://t.co/1rRGljs0hc 
• US: Judge accepts insanity plea in Colorado theater massacre trial http://t.co/OW4BAh6QJq 
• US Law Schools With the Highest Median LSAT http://t.co/4yxrCNkQNg 
• GREECE: Far-right push for law jailing illegal immigrants http://t.co/xGfhlDNXb0 
• Careless drivers face on-the-spot fixed penalties http://t.co/v1lxcnahjF 
• 'New law needed' after collapse of care home neglect case http://t.co/4g9HSlgf8o 
• Law for expelling peers with a criminal record promoted by Nick Clegg http://t.co/Hoy9KGdmBS 
• CANADA: Quebec soccer federation defends turban ban http://t.co/CHmEydQRb6 
• Police should name arrested suspects that are already identified by the press, Attorney General says http://t.co/UzNjnw1Sbw
• Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT 
• Conspicuous consultation | Law Gazette http://t.co/q5FaplQEVK
• Co-op launches multi-million pound legal services advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/QC4DrXom1d 
• Deloitte warns government: ABSs are not the solution to criminal legal aid reform | Legal Futures http://t.co/PCIiQQzAMr 
• Andrew Lancel trial: Sex abuse claims are a malicious lie, says Coronation Street actor http://t.co/AvlzN48VxC 
• Deputy PM Nick Clegg leads youth army to City law firms in search of fair access | Legal Futures http://t.co/cSvc8AKeXq 
• EU legislation ⁰puts block on broadband upgrade for ⁰the Capital http://t.co/hh411HonoG
• CANADA: Ontario introduces legislation to crack down on strategic lawsuits http://t.co/N4BoorOuz5 
• Scottish Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill defends court closures plan in face of criticism http://t.co/68oooRNIU0
• Exeter and Plymouth lawyers walk out in legal aid demo http://t.co/MEGAS3lsKO 
• Barrister paid £218,000 for Leveson Inquiry work http://t.co/FmLoIY7Uia
• Law firm: ‘prepare for competition law enforcement’ http://t.co/OJkVcrXnnS
• Brazilian woman wins legal recognition of adoption from UK courts http://t.co/LriWm2PRyJ 
• Ex-top judge warns changes to legal aid are 'fundamentally flawed' and pose serious threat to Justice System http://t.co/uzOWDVQGdG 
• ITALY: Berlusconi's lawyer accuses judges & prosecutors of conspiring against former PM in 'bunga bunga' trial http://t.co/KHAbQJPpBw 
• Warning civil courts overhaul could cause significant delays http://t.co/rulV9kpF44 
• US: Murder Trial for Somalis in Piracy Case to Begin http://t.co/e38vVbzK36
• Law firm’s compulsory retirement age was justified, tribunal rules http://t.co/lMlBIZiRqh 
• Aberystwyth nurse June Parry faces tribunal hearing http://t.co/0K8CscJ6LJ 
• Tulisa Contostavlos bailed after drug deal claims https://t.co/aSRsbyMlpM 
• Assaults on football referees discussed by MPs http://t.co/RbNCHpwf3B 
• Internet providers criticise automatic porn block plan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wOYrEdg6GW 
• Justice Department backs Holder amid perjury claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VuFc5REHV6 
• Apple discovers own lawyer behind patent 'troll' lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p3KCIRkDkQ 
• Swiss lawyers brace for US tax investigations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/j1O4xgjVYq 
• Lawyers block road outside Ministry of Justice in protest against legal aid cuts http://t.co/mz1L7HAZRi
• London police start to target pirate websites http://t.co/BFDFXqb8To 
• China solar panel duties imposed by EU http://t.co/g1A2zlBSIe 
• British soldiers punished for abusing Afghan civilians http://t.co/gP2gs27QY7 
• Gay marriage bill: Peers back government plans http://t.co/qZwngqu2Qk
• Islam and human rights: Beyond the zero-sum game http://t.co/2mI5kXtTS0 
• BURUNDI: Online Newspaper Forum Suspended http://t.co/MeDYpCN55S 
• TAIWAN: Internet Users Thwart Government Plans to Introduce Internet Blacklist Law https://t.co/SRMAr0SOCJ 
• Hotel Breaks Discrimination Law on Orders of Bilderberg - http://t.co/SCAtBJzfBf 
• FRANCE May Regulate What Is Considered a 'Restaurant' http://t.co/05Cjvyigiw 
• CHINA: New law would fine unmarried mothers http://t.co/HrndFzcbOS 
• US: Federal law prevails in employee life insurance dispute http://t.co/WcSjhIciJ6 
• Law change kills GERMANY's longest word http://t.co/tIQZbD0pxh

4th June - LAW NEWS

526 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The recent decision of the National College of Legal Training (NCLT) to halt recruitment for its LPC and GDL courses bears a remarkable resemblance to the closure of Oxford Brookes’ LPC just three months ago. Full story - The Lawyer

• Bar Council and BSB condemn MoJ's controversial legal aid reforms | Legalweek http://t.co/pFTwFd7Hpf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC hikes associate and trainee pay bands with raises of up to 3% | Legalweek http://t.co/vVm5LLvmct 
• Police 'constantly' monitoring trained lawyer & cleric Anjem Choudary to see if he can be prosecuted for hate crimes http://t.co/syRVN5LeGf
• Europe's human rights judge warns UK over Convention threat http://t.co/6GD02WPfQY
• Over half of law students wouldn’t choose to work for an ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5DhNIKdNqQ
• Legal accreditation schemes not primarily marketing tools | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HFWkXLb6pT
• US: Don’t Trust the Pentagon to End Rape http://t.co/Fkph84VBQd 
• Practice makes perfect for young lawyers http://t.co/vUSHVsG8li 
• Legal aid overhaul – what the changes will mean to you http://t.co/T7UqOMVHee 
• Lawyers rally against legal aid cuts, but will public follow? http://t.co/iiQ1iaO3Zg 
• UK withdrawal from European human rights convention would be 'total disaster' | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/2mMpWpEEBe 
• Shropshire teenager Georgia Williams died of 'pressure to neck' http://t.co/f012ZneIh6 
• Apple devices vulnerable to attack via bogus charger http://t.co/3R0vHKW4HA 
• Tulisa Contostavlos arrested over drug deal claims http://t.co/4YfbTJ0dz3 
• Will the bad be taken out of RBS? http://t.co/TNIc2l2aWc
• Two UK soldiers admit abusing Afghan civilians at a court martial http://t.co/gP2gs27QY7 
• In-deed bows out of ABS venture | Law Gazette http://t.co/5nQ5OkPCHQ
• Inspectors call for streamlined criminal justice process | Law Gazette http://t.co/2h7BpspMaC 
• Firms falling for big-billing promises at the interview stage could suffer like Dewey | The Lawyer http://t.co/hRIuNi8i2L
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF appoints former Eversheds chair Gray as non-executive director | The Lawyer http://t.co/9uJc6xiLbF
• BSB and Bar Council slam MoJ over legal aid reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/jOGvWqGbz8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang PEP falls to £510,000 as revenue rises 3 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/WLYekZxa65
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA wins spot on Integrated Dental Holdings panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/bE1sd4Jm1n 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordons launches pensions team with Eversheds hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/B3hdQS9LXP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shepherd & Wedderburn adds two partners from Addleshaws and Kennedys | The Lawyer http://t.co/DXxMnCMW63
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird revenue rises 6 per cent to £249m | The Lawyer http://t.co/v29e3OYH5F 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance hikes trainee and associate pay as NQs earn up to £76.2k | The Lawyer http://t.co/TULrkDjPbc 
• Top six Korean firms boost 2012 collective revenue by 20 per cent to £657m | The Lawyer http://t.co/s1lsUKIawT 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Bar regulator condemns legal aid plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/C0xed9LOZb 
• Ashfield youth jail condemned over 'unacceptable levels of violence' http://t.co/OBiDxJepUL
• Justice is at risk, but together we can defend it http://t.co/3YsZiaivZI 
• UK's withdrawal from human rights law would be 'political disaster' http://t.co/ixcGlY4xy8 
• Outcry over legal aid reforms http://t.co/pMDU6Vcu4t
• Lawyer and wife lived in fear as stalker acted out his horror novel http://t.co/XH0ROiJF2G
• BSB wades into legal aid row | Legal Futures http://t.co/XW8fdjgJyL 
• Growing amount of legal work can be "de-lawyered", says LSB director | Legal Futures http://t.co/WWtK7sv8w0 
• Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speaks out on Islam and Sharia Law http://t.co/rE6V7xC6R1 
• Criminals could be barred from claiming legal aid to pay for cases regarding their detention, under new legislation http://t.co/AF3MSuZvRS 
• Met police minority recruitment law change debated http://t.co/fnCIbt4F7D 
• Law firm Marrons plans merger with Shakespeares http://t.co/OdFfJ49wzC 
• Scots researchers say UK law must not impede EU migration rights http://t.co/dilk8Vxhjn 
• Judge clashes with solicitor in court, calling the latter "rude and interruptive" http://t.co/4Mk3an2Kbh 
• NIGERIA: Nepotism? Probe Justice Okeke’s allegations http://t.co/cnXDEUvc0c
• US: Bradley Manning 'systematically harvested' documents http://t.co/ZB6DZo4PDX 
• Man released in Operation Yewtree inquiry http://t.co/Oeh8dgmHW2 
• Lobbying: Parliament to review security passes http://t.co/tL3iNmdsCf 
• Estate agents’ grip on conveyancing market forces In-Deed sell-off | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5iB0pMUFLZ 
• Briton faces death penalty in Egypt after conviction for drug-smuggling plot http://t.co/z8jXAa2ieU 
• Man held over attack on judge in Ipswich crown court http://t.co/cxHZfHa6dQ 
• UK signs deal to control global arms trade http://t.co/pXrJgHhg42
• US: Bradley Manning trial begins with clash of interpretations over soldier's actions http://t.co/BySvABrloq 
• US: Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan to represent himself at trial http://t.co/rlMJzRjOpH
• The shooting of Ibragim Todashev: is the lawlessness of Obama's drone policy coming home? http://t.co/09PZmIew97 
• John McCririck tells employment tribunal he was victim of C4 vendetta http://t.co/bEZ5I7CeAi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins hires tax chief from RadcliffesLeBrasseur | The Lawyer http://t.co/z0rT53Z6mt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclay Murray & Spens promotes two to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/wc9MJAZIRy
• Hardwicke Chambers targeted by burglars | The Lawyer http://t.co/R53WiHkfV3 
• NHSLA unveils revamped £400m panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/xKDh6a4wHF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham makes funds push in City with Herbert Smith Freehills hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/7m1DHRx49S 
• Cuts to legal aid will see people priced out of justice http://t.co/tGcDTtVKPi
• Harrods wins legal fight with fur trade protesters over Lady Gaga perfume visit http://t.co/jzDHiiHJid
• CANADA: Sikhs could take legal action over soccer turban ban http://t.co/t6i4BchlDh 
• INDIA: Legal aid clinics require right gender mix of counsellors http://t.co/rNIK9bgtPk 
• IRELAND: Transfer of criminal legal aid scheme to the Legal Aid Board delayed until at least 2014 http://t.co/adynsut2dd 
• Top 10: Barrister Regulations, European Treaty and More | The Student Lawyer http://t.co/AGz4e6KuzQ 
• Gaining an advantage through digital marketing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FRsWS2DHMJ 
• Dotcom wins access to seized data | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uPet49Ne1X
• Nigerian lawyers welcome Practice Direction proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O7fP5qSpZY 
• Gide partner elected chair of Lex Mundi | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X7wqoL1tlx 
• Lawyer Chen in demand by opposing US groups | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z6nXCGgqQH 
• Norton Rose Fulbright mega-merger goes live | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TBGfWypsLg 
• Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy? Because, in examining the world lies salvation http://t.co/trdAONzcVJ 
• Woolwich murder suspects remanded in custody http://t.co/1yLO3EhLM0
• Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT 
• CANADA: Critics angered by new law making it illegal to wear a mask at unlawful protests http://t.co/Q2I7jrqzZR 
• New law reignites debate over GERMANY's 'baby hatch' http://t.co/IJprcmEMOl 
• SINGAPORE former law professor gets 5-month jail sentence in sexual favors case with student http://t.co/USMKe6X1mQ 
• 200 Richest Law Firms, K&L Gates, Locke Lord: Business of Law http://t.co/qFmIDiDkrp
• CHINA: Police refuse to release activist who campaigned against child abuse http://t.co/WE9EfH1NDm 
• Law Society defies scholars with Mendham Collection auction http://t.co/ZxuSAvgi9c 
• European human rights law: protocol 15 gives Conservatives what they want http://t.co/GCsGupTl45 
• S AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius case - Family 'shaken' by leaked photos http://t.co/LCBuiQdSLB 
• Lostprophets rock star Ian Watkins denies baby rape charges http://t.co/qlQ1RW0mxz
• A judge was assaulted during a sentencing hearing at Ipswich Crown Court, police said http://t.co/c4SjLuNofz 
• EGYPT Court Chips Away at Influence of President http://t.co/sujGEdfIYv 
• Protests in TURKEY Reveal a Larger Fight Over Identity http://t.co/gAIx46CfHh

3rd June - LAW NEWS

525 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: ‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says. More shop around for family lawyers but less for conveyancers, panel says as it urges regulators to show greater leadership. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Summer nights, street lights, cold frights & the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/Mfxc1b1E3k 
• Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry http://t.co/8bgHeaQByl
• Jeremy Cross, Anesco: Green keeper - a profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/WjoEddX9lF 
• Solicitors should always use regulated costs lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/WcAcRty1p3 
• With some companies seeing fines as a fee for law breaking, is it time to pursue the individuals? | The Lawyer http://t.co/7XfEjEua0w 
• Claimants will find oil wells dry | The Lawyer http://t.co/G7XTyNcB5Z 
• Actions for breach of confidence that aim to protect trade secrets | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8r6G4q3Xf 
• At Corrigan's with the K | The Lawyer http://t.co/J8j4tfJNrP 
• Wealth management work is booming as individuals and families from around the world seek UK legal advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZ3HtkfJwp 
• More pressure on legal education | The Lawyer http://t.co/01KlqvfG5r 
• Malta: An island apart | The Lawyer http://t.co/ki7mfmVcqA 
• Information barriers - approach with caution | The Lawyer http://t.co/DZIdu0UrXo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws embarks on exclusive alliance with Tokyo firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/XlvudZA75u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke raids former Belgian ally for Brussels launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/rDj6yuOcIQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters shakes up international board with four new members | The Lawyer http://t.co/UsZgfXCuBE
• IRELAND: Child welfare reports must be available to court - judge http://t.co/aKO590Yu1N 
• ISRAEL: Women's NGOs demand say in religious courts http://t.co/uasHMttz02
• INDIA: Government must have say in appointment of judges to higher courts: Law Minster Kapil Sibal http://t.co/mOUxsvLq1z
• Profiling rules should not apply unless individuals' rights are 'significantly affected', says privacy body http://t.co/D4FsXWFAfY 
• US: Equal marriage rights supporters protest lack of vote http://t.co/nYiqrKa7mh 
• Compulsory retirement age can be justified, employment tribunal rules http://t.co/wUq7A0W255
• CHILE: Judge issues order to investigate poet Neruda’s alleged killer http://t.co/rukIHzkk2N
• ZIMBABWE Has An Independent Judiciary, states Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa http://t.co/DFYhfsAyfy 
• IRAN judiciary seeks to shut state-owned newspaper http://t.co/Z7gs4b4v4H 
• PHILIPPINES: New law makes indiscriminate cutting of coconut trees a crime: http://t.co/sykTq0ocoq 
• FRANCE: French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy http://t.co/qXvSbWHAhp
• US Law school applications continue to slide http://t.co/ulSuwwpCJe 
• Graphic content of Cambridge University law exam stuns students http://t.co/ROcwdxW6tq 
• NHS negligence claims rise by 20 per cent in just one year http://t.co/N1munAkpzv 
• The mystery of David Jacobs, the Liberace lawyer http://t.co/vSQKPvfWVx
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: Bradley Manning WikiLeaks trial 'dangerous' for civil liberties – experts http://t.co/k7AId3jmqc 
• Victims bill backed by Holyrood committee http://t.co/L4eDR5LAl7
• Apple fights US charges over e-book price-fixing http://t.co/M8iN5XJjVP 
• Woolwich murder suspects to appear in court http://t.co/1yLO3EhLM0 
• Gay marriage bill: Lords to debate 'wrecking amendment' http://t.co/FzJIeqjZzi 
• Lobbying row: Nick Clegg says reforms 'will go ahead' http://t.co/jnq0N495FM
• Women's rights are human rights - now more than ever http://t.co/QGYp1HFzKq 
• ETHIOPIA: Human rights protesters take to streets in Addis Ababa http://t.co/4ruqzB2HK4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright hands 25 per cent of governance roles to US partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/11t4q2jqRD 
• AIM-listed conveyancing business set to become first ABS casualty | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcABF8xyVi 
• Legal firms struggling with new pensions scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/WAtKjJBPlX 
• No law recruits for National College of Legal Training's Legal Practice Course | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdVYkVewOF Jun 02, 2013 
• Claims against the NHS set to surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/97AIRXLV0W 
• Law firms paying over the odds for PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/RRoGGrUtb3 
• Chancery Lane calls for 28-day police bail limit | Law Gazette http://t.co/RnsSE6sF4C 
• How To: turn your firm around | Law Gazette http://t.co/BzquANoHdf 
• Civil procedure: capacity and compromise | Law Gazette http://t.co/QOsdHsnVZ6 
• Hodge holds fire on ‘tax avoidance by lawyers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/i5Lb7GqCB1
• Slaughter: further court closures will bring ‘chaos’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBNV7lzZcf
• Stakes raised again as legal aid reforms loom | Law Gazette http://t.co/MM7l4TA2Ux 
• High Court backs solicitors in mortgage fraud case | Legal Futures http://t.co/NaXCoXgRa4
• US Justice Dept.’s showdown with Apple over e-book pricing is set to enter courtroom http://t.co/P0BHE02g1O 
• Aspiring International Criminal Law Barrister Needs Advice! http://t.co/LixjqVYo0w 
• Newport shopkeeper told to remove inflammatory ‘obey our laws’ T-shirt http://t.co/BsMt4hJEbE 
• Doctors injured while treating unconscious patients cannot test them for HIV due to lack of legal protection http://t.co/uiIaVjuSnM 
• Doctors call for law to protect them against HIV http://t.co/TyN3dEb6sW 
• UK Law Favors Anti-Caste Discrimination http://t.co/QhSG03cJNe 
• TURKEY: Protesters control Istanbul square after two days of clashes http://t.co/DnbE5p7Udx
• If the RAF can accept my gender transition, why can't the media? http://t.co/kQXDzd5aV3 
• Met police in talks over law change to allow positive discrimination http://t.co/RwjkVyUyXM 
• Lobbying: ministers race to change rules as scandals hit home http://t.co/ecrp1WmcUz 
• Man arrested over Birmingham mother and baby murders http://t.co/tBKPFQKG4S 
• Julian Assange: UK considers talks with Ecuador minister http://t.co/aZwOfQs1ls
• Man admits making threats to kill Prince Harry http://t.co/Ovyb9uO3zC 
• Legal aid cuts will lead to ‘justice on the cheap’, says Bradford barrister http://t.co/5wqLN5A3Bd 
• UK taken to court of EU migrant benefits http://t.co/beakePaSzH 
• Owner wants a law banning smoking in Welsh hotel rooms after his establishment was badly damaged in a fire http://t.co/qvz7taYzx3
• EGYPT's Shura Council and constitution panel 'invalid' by top court http://t.co/AXbtODSDuv
• April Jones murder: Jail too good for Mark Bridger, say grandparents http://t.co/Nt59ZE3hEm

2nd June - LAW NEWS

524 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

The weekend interview in TheLawMap features Barrister A S M Monirul Alam, a commercial lawyer in Bangladesh, discussing legal and ethical issues relating to the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh: "Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry." 

• PHILIPPINES: New law gets strict on gun ownership http://t.co/CeZKrpK95e
• UK Energy Law to Bring ‘Massive’ Cut in Pollution http://t.co/AR0ecsB5Gk 
• RUSSIA tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law http://t.co/mSTtJeyGe2 
• US: Man Sentenced in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador http://t.co/Dg6Cjek0Rl 
• In RUSSIA, Living the High Life; in America, a Wanted Man - Alimzhan T. Tokhtakhounov http://t.co/2GwRTJXkN2 
• US: Seeking a Fresh Start, Attorney General Holder Finds a Fresh Set of Troubles http://t.co/2mMv0PkCtj
• The Global Plight of Disabled Children http://t.co/HP9g7taZtZ
• CHINA’s Economic Empire: the biggest threat from Beijing is the aggressive spread of state capitalism http://t.co/5t7zCdaJQE 
• Legal aid residency tests 'will leave migrant children destitute' http://t.co/XdYIUgy141 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• The age of the super lawyer: how soft skills will lead to success http://t.co/ya4M5oOhF8 
• N ZEALAND: Earthquake Lawyer 'cost me my day in court' http://t.co/yjANfOoNUK
• Lawyer gets 1-year jail term for insulting Islam in Upper EGYPT http://t.co/7AVPYayX6n
• S AFRICA: Detective Hilton Botha reveals Pistorius could go free because of shocking pictures of the scene http://t.co/yxgDSshNrB 
• UK right activist writes to one-man tribunal investigating Sarabjit's murder in PAKISTAN jail http://t.co/T6UJWdwtwb
• War crimes in the former Yugoslavia: Two puzzling judgments in The Hague | The Economist http://t.co/z4HlR7xaXQ 
• Welfare reforms may breach rights http://t.co/vp6IbtUrtV
• MP calls for legislation on Cornwall turbine appeals http://t.co/JA7Hpv6d7r 
• NIGERIA: Former Attorney General of Lagos Canvasses Rule of Law http://t.co/DNaZzkDWHm 
• KENYA: Tough speaking Justice Kalpana Rawal wants a unified vision for Judiciary http://t.co/pqFuUrgY4O 
• US: The 2013 Am Law 200 - One thing is clear: Second Hundred firms are on a hiring binge http://t.co/gkyVvlEtmb 
• NGO law becomes test for EGYPT’s President Morsi http://t.co/PfMa4uggVW
• NIGER prison attacked by armed group, at least two security guards killed http://t.co/YV65Fxtqnv 
• UK police charge second man in soldier murder http://t.co/alTX62InIs
• Book Review: Punishment, Participatory, de- mocracy, and the Jury (Albert Dzur) | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/H0mOYfMi7R 
• The Relationship between European Union Law and International Law | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/2KQordBNZa 
• Religious Hate Speech Regulation: Counteracting Inequality or Counterproductive? | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/8JRzrOyVY6
• Derivative Actions in the UK: Revised yet unimproved | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/b8NOHG7b7O 
• Engaging law with social reality for legal protection of unmarried cohabiting couples | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/I2xSwNJjao 
• Two years later: revisiting the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate expert immunity | King's Student Law Review http://t.co/ei64fJOWpd 
• Gridlock - Why Global Cooperation Is Failing http://t.co/GEkrFyrTYV 
• Stop The Emergence Of A Liberal European Social Model! http://t.co/NBeiSRidiV 
• Austerity Versus Growth (III): Fiscal Policy And Debt Sustainability http://t.co/JwMAvqwTBH 
• Inequality On The Horizon Of Need: a reasonable degree of wealth inequality http://t.co/demHU4fDym 
• The TURKEY Protests - A Bridge (And A Park) Too Far! http://t.co/n1HN27ITiD
• Electronic plagiarism? The dangers of the cut-and-paste | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/JH16s7WTnJ 
• Right to Blog, Lord Chancellor's Legacy & War Crimes Accountability: The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/e4yoW9C8Ix 
• Death penalty legal funding refusal: Appeal court confirms limits of Human Rights Act | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yFQbrrBwf9 
• US: Bradley Manning supporters rally at Fort Meade on eve of military trial http://t.co/d4OuCIedvp 
• US: Massive Human Rights Violations at Mississippi Prison http://t.co/tXjKmdJ2Wr
• CHINA: New Leadership Should Address Tiananmen Legacy http://t.co/vSNyI6MXeA 
• Azerbaijani human rights activist condemns inappropriate use of force against demonstrators in GERMANY and TURKEY http://t.co/e4hJ7LcKMI 
• Confusion as lawyers in United Kingdom Mau Mau case wrangle http://t.co/wwnHQ3jDt8 
• Foreign Secretary demands ‘red card’ to block bonkers European laws http://t.co/m3m4b0QHLI 
• Home Office legal blunder allows violent criminal to stay in Britain under human rights law http://t.co/sChF2y0Kpz 
• Could it be a case of legal aid lottery for defendants? http://t.co/whSqk5PG73 
• Everyone should have the same right, says solicitor http://t.co/2HsxVuX0PO 
• 3 market towns including Ledbury to hire barrister to fight planning blueprint http://t.co/kpfMY36E8P 
• Leading barrister launches stinging attack of Government's legal aid proposals http://t.co/0S5NPXScnH 
• Shaker Aamer: Prisoner 239 and the Ongoing Scandal of Guantánamo Bay http://t.co/mn4VANKAzX 
• It Is Liberal Racism to Argue That Muslims Are 'Driven' to Commit Murder By Britain's Foreign Policy http://t.co/HHjySKlRCU 
• Extremists Point to Western Foreign Policy to Explain Their Acts. Why Do We Ignore Them? http://t.co/YcWPBZpEFb
• IRAQ uncovers al-Qaeda 'chemical weapons plot' http://t.co/Sccub10yvE 
• Woolwich: Michael Adebolajo charged with Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/b7flNx6D0M 
• Google ordered to hand private customer data over to FBI investigators http://t.co/VAFJVLj1Fn 
• Legal aid: Commissioner says high quality services in Welsh must be retained http://t.co/LtQ1slnC2R 
• ISRAEL: Skeletal remains of dozens of Palestinians killed during 1948 have been found in a mass grave in Tel Aviv http://t.co/3SlCJ2Npld 
• Google and Facebook attacked over 'paltry' donations to internet child protection charity http://t.co/IGRPFrWASm 
• NEW ZEALAND: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom wins access to data seized in police raid http://t.co/w32Rreufwb 
• Illegal fuel: 48% rise in 'pop-up garages' http://t.co/ONZnAeevw2 
• Woolwich murder: Adebolajo spends second day at police station http://t.co/seRAwsgX9Q 
• Georgia Williams murder case: Jamie Reynolds remanded http://t.co/DSswmDvK8P 
• RUSSIA: Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina 'ends hunger strike' http://t.co/4DvvHSV8uM 
• Equality reforms condemned by Lib Dem taskforce http://t.co/z5hvwyyJqc

1st June - LAW NEWS

523 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview with TheLawMap features Barrister A S M Monirul Alam, a commercial lawyer in Bangladesh, discussing legal and ethical issues relating to the recent garment factory collapse in Bangladesh: "Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry." 

• Summer nights, street lights, cold frights & the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/Mfxc1b1E3k
• Coroner stops premature baby inquest to call in police http://t.co/1mtPxKOMxA 
• Judge accuses property firms of being more precise about fine wine than million-pound property deal http://t.co/IRcHhkreeH 
• Chris Grayling: Only the highest earners will be denied legal aid under Government reforms http://t.co/jBnRyGA5mX
• Immingham docks cocaine and cannabis haul 'worth £2m' http://t.co/YXIRoNnS9t
• FRANCE: French far right leader loses immunity, faces charges http://t.co/7hx4VlV91V 
• Man arrested in England over Belfast police murder bid http://t.co/R84F0ti3uZ 
• MP Patrick Mercer 'offered Commons security pass' http://t.co/UmZWkuxSzu
• AUSTRALIA: Secrecy law veils MP perks http://t.co/MT7YbFA852 
• Illegal Ivory Trade Funds Rebels in Central Africa http://t.co/JnaOrGw9k8 
• GERMANY: German From Senegal Vies to Break Bundestag Barrier and become first black MP http://t.co/uaw2b8Gj0D 
• US Retailers Announce New Factory Safety Plan in Asian factories http://t.co/wB5Tlc9TK9 
• TURKEY: Peaceful Protest Over Istanbul Park Turns Violent as Police Crack Down http://t.co/IELaiIhk5E 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• SATURDAY LAW INTERVIEW: Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry http://t.co/8bgHeaQByl
• Petition for bill that would make all motorists strictly liable for all accidents involving cyclists | The Firm http://t.co/7YMAZ3lpBv
• Jackson reforms hit home: Landmark decision on “stricter” Jackson rules | New Law Journal: http://t.co/yET4dheUKX 
• Bar Council elections: New faces at the Bar Council | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ktdlpnr8hi 
• Missed opportunity: Small business reluctant to ask for legal help? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/w3kCCKn4ar 
• Legal history: Middlesex Guildhall hits its centenary | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sCruRuO1zp
• Judges form Jackson Five: Will it be as easy as ABC to hear Jackson appeals? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/7vJ89D2ZYR 
• Hard-working lawyers - Research shows loyalty from lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UymvFdr67o 
• Supreme Court activity report released | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WSLu6hVDp4 
• “Mistreatment” under scrutiny (of Iraqi civilians) | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XJH8eNcXQL 
• MoJ denies plans for “wholesale” privatisation of the courts service | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9BxaY7XWwu
• Lawyers argue that courts will buckle under a flood of personal injury cases because of an overhaul of the system http://t.co/ZgEaIbQqH8 
• Time to privatise the courts | Adam Smith Institute http://t.co/9V998yL3Mk
• TUNISIA: European topless protesters could face Tunisia jail terms, according to lawyer http://t.co/6VQb5BR3ml
• Employment Tribunal rules in favour of law firms in key age discrimination case | Legalweek http://t.co/RJK6QTS8w6
• CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea expresses 'remorse' http://t.co/u9nXTq5GXc
• EGYPT: Draft law said to dash hopes of free civil society http://t.co/ps1vcMCaGf
• Originalism, Restraint, and Conservative Constitutionalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/XzrIhhehlH 
• Drummer Lee Rigby's family reject "extremist" groups using Woolwich murder for political gain http://t.co/Q7CQhCb5DR 
• NEW ZEALAND: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom granted access to police evidence http://t.co/84qWCfOWSF 
• Robert Mugabe must hold elections by end of July, says ZIMBABWE court http://t.co/PcvoKsH2TS 
• UK has until July to implement tougher energy market rules http://t.co/kkXwlMjr9u 
• Press regulation: you couldn't make it up | Editorial http://t.co/znWpiQUzKv
• Republic of CONGO passes law against smoking in public, tobacco sales and promotion http://t.co/wZoZrHk57F 
• CANADA: Controversial Quebec language legislation clears hurdle http://t.co/s7OpjYQfko 
• INDIA: 'Scientific development major challenge before judiciary' http://t.co/O8A1NrlXPD 
• Only rich will get justice after legal aid reform, warns leading barrister http://t.co/ycK4hrPOZB
• Barrister tells doctors to be ‘hyper-alert’ for warning signs of female genital mutilation http://t.co/tBaHgVMWKl 
• MI5 failures over Woolwich probably 'misjudgement' not lack of snoopers' charter, says Sir Chris Fox http://t.co/26niHbTFWF 
• NIGERIA: New Law Bans Gay Marriage http://t.co/Oo3NYsqI06 
• UK needs prompt action on human rights record, UN panel warns http://t.co/SIxe1m6F1q 
• English law should not be sold to the lowest bidder http://t.co/4tcLfvL0x1 
• UK's Hague wants 'red card' to challenge EU laws http://t.co/FeKlE6EFXn
• The future of press regulation? Webinar by The Law Society http://t.co/oBdYWoRcI8 
• Chris Grayling's proposed reforms to legal aid undermine the foundations of British justice http://t.co/IEcvYGoRg2 
• Middle-class families face ruin under legal aid reforms, top lawyer warns http://t.co/k5WExoMPcd 
• Lawyer caught with cannabis haul | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mHm7bxKX5Q 
• Registered patents devalued by outdated IP laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rjfX5QFUji 
• Judge allows England game despite stadium safety fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TpCR0Q7ICK 
• US parents still want children to become lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fSak8r7ICo 
• KWM chief plays down partner exit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PgNXyVYuWk 
• Scottish lawyers warn government over PI system | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pb4Bz1vYHc 
• Minister Law given ABS green light | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CM34Jpt0E1 
• KENYA Law Group Files Complaint over MP’s Pay Increase http://t.co/EkRCd3zMmV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Manchester's JMW parts with 8 PI secretaries in face of Jackson reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/FcBIM8f4pB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys to merge with Gates and Partners this weekend | The Lawyer http://t.co/rm3qZ6l0dP 
• Government denies planning changes will lead to boom in betting shops | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/yUvHMgPJSv 
• Bar Council announces 'Legal Aid' question time http://t.co/v2a67IOX6o 
• AUSTRALIA: Actress Toni Collette loses legal battle over failed property deal http://t.co/REcm1JmsBJ 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal recognition for those who don't identify as either 'M' or 'F' http://t.co/bnbR1rjL8Q 
• Unions Press to End Special Trade Status for BANGLADESH http://t.co/9hAu446eeB 
• BANGLADESH: Grim Task of Identifying Factories’ Dead Overwhelms Bangladeshi Lab http://t.co/yQHUYMPnpG

31st May - LAW NEWS

522 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  What’s so bad about privatising our courts? Full story - Law Gazette

• LSA prompts strategy rethink at quarter of firms, says survey | The Lawyer http://t.co/6KjTHfJBkE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds shakes up key management roles following restructuring | The Lawyer http://t.co/UT8nAOBHvU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares in talks to merge with Leicester firm Marrons | The Lawyer http://t.co/Uio9bXiR9T 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: More than 80 jobs at risk in latest DWF redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/mUBBCKtCzv 
• Volume firm Minster acquired by Insurance business BGL | The Lawyer http://t.co/RkH6gqtJOW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenues fall at Addleshaw Goddard to £167m, PEP up 2 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/sM7EH3OfyO 
• Having a choice of lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/LMf9EA95a3 
• ‘Simples’: Compare The Market owner BGL buys Minster Law | Law Gazette http://t.co/n5aqBrdRuc
• LSB relies on regulators to see off DBA ‘mis-selling’ fear | Law Gazette http://t.co/kaYNufjEOj 
• Threat to jobs at DWF | Law Gazette http://t.co/fERnRwvBqd 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• CANADA: ‘I treated him like my son,’ former Ikea monkey owning lawyer testifies http://t.co/vCiyFJ96lf 
• TUNISIA: Feminist on trial, topless protesters held http://t.co/6WBYbb8Gqf 
• British businessmen's corruption trial opens in Cuba http://t.co/SjUzrrT6vZ 
• Security Council recognizes contribution of UN Yugoslav tribunal http://t.co/ZfBOqWuuyg 
• Tax avoidance scheme in which over £6 million of shares were sold for £592 would have left UK taxpayers with bill https://t.co/ssrMnMwUex 
• International Criminal Tribunal Born as Bastard? http://t.co/BmGmpcsTvz 
• Smithwick Tribunal: Officer denies IRA information leak http://t.co/mf000iAkun 
• Cambodian tribunal hears Khmer Rouge leaders offer apologies to victims’ families http://t.co/EtFF4XXHB5 
• GREECE: Surge in hate crimes divides Greek coalition, parties submit rival draft legislation http://t.co/0dUJd9VsTR
• Woolwich soldier killing: Lee Rigby inquest due to open http://t.co/fix12Ar41y
• Policing of payday lenders is timid, say MPs http://t.co/CF0AtN6Uwg
• BURMA: 2-child limit on Muslim minority in Myanmar would be human rights violation http://t.co/kS86Rr7jtQ 
• INDONESIA: Human Rights Activists Blast Award for President http://t.co/tBIiqX3kJI 
• KENYA's Judiciary to move away from conducting court proceedings manually http://t.co/EdFIPgWhqo
• Independence of LESOTHO's Judiciary Questioned http://t.co/mWM6iPtOUc 
• IRAN amends law on stoning for adultery http://t.co/OGu1kNoiWx 
• Employers forced to repay workers for refusing minimum wage http://t.co/NIbddYvGJF
• Law Society backs SRA "raid" on compensation fund but calls for alternatives to intervention | Legal Futures http://t.co/SLyFnEjlwJ 
• External investment in law firms to trigger process of "natural selection" | Legal Futures http://t.co/gWFSe3HD2m 
• Legal arm of publicly quoted HR consultancy gains ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/cZm39hpgEc
• What Indian Firms Should Know About US and UK Corruption Laws http://t.co/ah4IrFLMms 
• Plastic bags hypocrisy: How can our ministers use EU law to block a ban in Italy? http://t.co/0fmjehODlX 
• Brussels rocks the boat in UK yacht fuel tax dispute http://t.co/2AIOR4yOfp 
• NEW ZEALAND: Disgraced Ex-Justice Minister Sir Douglas Graham may lose knighthood http://t.co/Z7Z8IzsWKN 
• INDIA: Justice Kaul to take oath as new chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court http://t.co/812gOPrD3M 
• Ballycastle scam victim solicitor guilty of abusing trust http://t.co/zWp25g3SHV
• Woman jailed by 'secret court' for taking father out of care home talks for first time of her ordeal http://t.co/pJ6XkH6HR3 
• Murder of April Jones 'proves porn link to sexual assaults' http://t.co/Aemy2Ii1wE 
• The hunt for Georgia Williams is now a murder case, police admit http://t.co/iu1aLkbhw6 
• Seldon’s retirement at 65 was justified | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/pNXDQ17n3c 
• Fixed fees in legal aid ruled unlawful – in New Zealand | Law Gazette http://t.co/f8Pqle8Xkf 
• Former partner loses six-year discrimination case | Law Gazette http://t.co/W2TtC1yRlL 
• Jailed Met Police officers' drugs cases may be reviewed http://t.co/WxOhB4JEnD
• April Jones's killer Mark Bridger a 'liar and fantasist' http://t.co/CLostWUGQv 
• Jimmy Savile: West Yorkshire Police reveal abuse figures http://t.co/vve71xPKqq 
• RUSSIA: Sochi Olympics a 'monstrous scam' - opposition politicians claim http://t.co/TX4vG5JMvP 
• Doubts over Brazil-England friendly after Judge suspends match over safety concerns http://t.co/77Gaw0r8Bx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, Hogan Lovells, Proskauer sky high on Empire State Building IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/QHqAFU5VaI 
• Tribunal rules age discrimination can be justified in partnerships | The Lawyer http://t.co/q2wtxWoQrl 
• Iain Duncan Smith accuses European commission of benefits 'land grab' http://t.co/N8JJ9sWEpi 
• NIGERIA one step away from banning gay marriage http://t.co/BRVo3Kqim7 
• Hague tribunal acquits Serbian state security chiefs of war crimes http://t.co/iSeQrUb5If 
• US: CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou shares prison experience in open letter http://t.co/jV3HrfIpgY 
• Experience shows that law is a side-show with relationships the main act | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P0iEzo6lDu 
• Enforcing money judgments between the UAE and UK | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IZp6SwQMIu 
• Ford puts the brakes on part centre's website | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/d5M16BCl8G 
• Pakistan lawyers protest 'targeted killing' of Shiite Advocate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hjC3P1bxoD 
• Lawyers turn spotlight on court privatisation fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/psBsniLWua 
• Obama taps Bush lawyer to lead FBI | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6lqbgUt9pX 
• Law firms identify need for modernisation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/APGhCq986V 
• The secret button at pedestrian crossings http://t.co/sxGL5ROjEZ
• Morrisons worker reinstated after Help for Heroes row http://t.co/Bp4AU0cSiI 
• Marian Price (Old Bailey bomb in 1973) released from custody http://t.co/Jtj8PEb6gq 
• 'First' UK assisted suicide for dementia http://t.co/plrZ1IDxNF

30th May - LAW NEWS

521 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Law online - has uploading led to overloading? Full story - The Barrister Magazine

• Compensation fund may pay for interventions | Law Gazette http://t.co/cyJZUkJacI 
• Golfer Adam Scott downplays legal action over anchoring http://t.co/v4FpHlyrBz 
• Legal aspects of international business transactions http://t.co/bzOhH0AnZL 
• Scottish independence: Dissecting legal advice on student fees post-yes http://t.co/Bd1dPrgdaM 
• CANADA: Brian Burke can serve legal notices online in defamation lawsuit http://t.co/xiMdjWbSwb 
• US Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colorado theater gunman http://t.co/4dpAQKkDBw 
• Legal heat rises for Total's 'Big Moustache' in IRAN bribery case http://t.co/Vae9JkCcgZ 
• Going down: criminal justice statistics http://t.co/ja61fkgayB
• Camp Bastion detainees challenge the notion of British justice in Afghanistan http://t.co/kIuqYbBuYn 
• Who owns Rockall? A history of legal and diplomatic wrangles http://t.co/T36wsa0OhJ 
• Legal aid cuts ‘will hammer middle England’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/m9AODxbWJ8 
• The weekly Law News Review Blog from TheLawMap: The Law Business: 20th to 26th May http://t.co/Ga7PgT76fu
• Driver to be investigated after 17 whiplash claims in eight years http://t.co/DOxxxTHJ13 
• All prisoners on licence face foreign travel ban http://t.co/Wm9h8SkrZg
• April Jones trial: Mark Bridger guilty of abduction and murder http://t.co/mE9ErkXrIh
• ‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WsiXga4w8H 
• BPP dean gives human rights grad free LPC place after learning of her dilemma on Lawyer2B | The Lawyer http://t.co/CsNW1NUBNs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Darrois turns to Jones Day for rare lateral | The Lawyer http://t.co/ElMkofZjyZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Manx firm Dougherty Quinn bolts on local boutique Kerruish | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wr67LwizcE
• Are we born to be bad?: A new book explores the link between biology and breaking the law http://t.co/LjAcQCUn6Z 
• 81 BBC staff face sex allegations in wake of Jimmy Savile scandal http://t.co/Ond3ALBeue 
• UK faces court action over EU migrant benefits http://t.co/GW21M00e7F 
• How to deal with pupillage rejections http://t.co/GkWyI6KxR7
• EL SALVADOR judges deny abortion to seriously ill woman http://t.co/ib4bYXCfm0 
• UK 'will not cave in' on EU migrant benefits http://t.co/N8JJ9sWEpi 
• Clients still failing to ‘shop around’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7ftmG8IwU0
• INDIA: Lalit Modi's lawyer ridicules BCCI Commission to probe Chennai Super Kings http://t.co/7DXUSc2VEv 
• CANADA: ‘A new start,’ lawyer hopes, as Omar Khadr transferred from Ontario to Edmonton maximum-security prison http://t.co/AbsZAtXIqJ 
• Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebowale in court http://t.co/oVNqWk6p6l 
• Lawyer Gerard Nesbitt jailed over 31kg cannabis haul http://t.co/Gc1s83hIop 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Lawyer for accused Australian terrorist threatened with arrest http://t.co/aE3daBysab 
• Kenya lawyer says London murder suspect freed on British advice http://t.co/JxzbtuM4n1 
• Lawyer slams 'secret UK detention facility' at Camp Bastion http://t.co/js6WFzO8gl 
• VATICAN: Human rights ‘trampled’ in world ‘where money rules, according to Pope http://t.co/t72hmXzZlB 
• Date for introduction of employment tribunal fees is announced http://t.co/lXf9k1p226 
• Smithwick Tribunal: 'Jealous' officers made IRA link http://t.co/c4LCLrPGva 
• SINGAPORE judiciary any better than that of MALAYSIA’s? http://t.co/zJ4f9Uw8QB 
• EGYPT: Two Islamist politicians investigated for insulting judiciary http://t.co/iRb4Fj7Qlz 
• GERMANY wins victory over EU Commission in VW Law case http://t.co/K3qmK4paCr 
• US Law Students Should Be Able to Work for Free, Says American Bar Association http://t.co/fIEMWymBpe
• LAW FIRM NEWS: JMW acquires Manchester's Goodman Harvey | The Lawyer http://t.co/uwUnKjBZA6 
• Michaela McAreavey: Editor fined £1,000 over photos http://t.co/bZZ2HCTB5s 
• EU sues SPAIN over hospitals' rejection of EU health card http://t.co/EQnMT28BUj 
• Liberty Reserve arrests are causing 'pain' to criminals http://t.co/jHOTyal0nI 
• Cable warns overseas students in 'immigration panic' http://t.co/63GdUrXaVf 
• AFGHANISTAN: US soldier Robert Bales who killed Afghan civilians in a frenzied attack last year is to plead guilty http://t.co/spu6wKUWO3 
• UK faces European Court over immigrants' benefits http://t.co/vzVJc3cPsL 
• Georgia Williams disappearance: Man in murder arrest http://t.co/a6sM1JBkc1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Bogus Bradford solicitor ordered to pay £8,000 http://t.co/qUK1ydkFVI 
• Femen topless protest targets TUNISIA's justice ministry http://t.co/VqWI4IH75N 
• Lincoln solicitor finds ‘expired’ driving licences wrongly prosecuted http://t.co/dkfPtXtE5y
• LSB warns Bar regulator that it has big hurdles to jump to regulate ABSs | Legal Futures http://t.co/a1HGTuDlHd 
• Trial halted after barrister falls ill at Teesside Crown Court http://t.co/IXKySn0d0g 
• NEW ZEALAND: QC shows no sign of slowing http://t.co/9Ajahc5lbn 
• HONG KONG Court Rejects U.K. Barrister in Divorce Case http://t.co/Hgec6HIExz 
• Barrister Babara Hewson Stands By Age Of Consent Article And Criticises Yewtree 'Juggernaut' http://t.co/CaRlJKwPhX 
• Rudyard Kipling Admits ‘The Jungle Book’ Plagiariam In Newly Discovered Signed Letter http://t.co/BktYhAl0pJ 
• Relaxation of UK bribery law on government agenda http://t.co/V6NseJV21Y 
• Portsmouth MP Mike Hancock disciplined by party following allegation of inappropriate conduct with constituent http://t.co/sVbpBLqXeW 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal flaw limits State Government's ban on alcohol, glassware in city http://t.co/cWXGc3y4jJ 
• Chelsea Hyndman boyfriend convicted over Crete death http://t.co/cPYXZGg6pM 
• Man charged with Drummer Lee Rigby murder http://t.co/J2aPsWh98i 
• Leading lawyers criticise plans to restrict legal aid http://t.co/wK8TbygJel
• Bribery Act relaxation would ‘send out wrong message’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/N0aenBCRUh 
• Sold to the sea – the plight of migrant fishermen in THAILAND http://t.co/r1ds9LGczA 
• Bosnian Croat leaders convicted for ethnic cleansing in YUGOSLAVIA breakup http://t.co/nRgOL4wYT5 
• US: We can't let Monsanto win on genetically modified food http://t.co/DTIeJOXHmi 
• Kabul demands surrender of detainees in British custody in Afghanistan http://t.co/eycsYWbfnk 
• “It could have been me”: Some thoughts on Prison and Compassion http://t.co/LGpBOfYquw 
• EL SALVADOR: A Salvadoran at Risk Tests Abortion Law http://t.co/hz5x4RBUM9 
• IRELAND: Court hears of tragic death of troubled teen found dead in hostel in Dublin http://t.co/XAndxuqVmx 
• Ecuador says UK violating human rights of WikiLeaks' Assange http://t.co/CRsAlaz7k5 
• US urges NIGERIA to safeguard human rights in Boko Haram fight http://t.co/KBpTUh2vty 
• AUSTRALIA's donation law fails to stand up to big business influence http://t.co/7csTjKIVZ3 
• Lawyer slates Camp Bastion 'secret UK detention facility' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gBb7OefqR4 
• Penguin settles eBook price-fixing case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/duJ8KzfrlB 
• Former KPMG partner to plead guilty to securities fraud | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TwtkdPOrGF 
• EU to apply pressure to Google's antitrust proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RRIphGwAu6 
• Liberty Reserve shut down for $6bn money laundering scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f2B7ImIZon 
• A&O boosts Australian litigation practice with Corrs partner hire | Legalweek http://t.co/NGObPqylCx 
• Top QCs unite to criticise legal aid cuts and judicial review reforms | Legalweek http://t.co/GwF55iEkLN
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst adds two senior figures to top team ahead of Australia merger | Legalweek http://t.co/9LszLiR3zP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing UK revenue climbs 4% as global turnover increases by 7% | Legalweek http://t.co/yom8hCJ2Ai 
• April Jones case: Jury sent home for the night http://t.co/XsSU0liR19 
• Energy distribution firms hit by UK tax change http://t.co/1I3bR3Xm6L 
• First gay couple wed in France amid tight security http://t.co/FGfUmFrJ25