LawNewsIndex

Friday

9th August - Law News

592 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Barrister who called child sex abuse victim 'predatory' criticised by DPP. Crown Prosecution Service suspends lawyer Robert Colover from sex offence trials and pledges review into Neil Wilson case. Full story - Guardian Law

Beaumont Legal looking to become UK's top conveyancer http://t.co/Ei3NZAgcfF
CHINA: Jailed Rights Advocate Speaks Out in Video http://t.co/Ki66DEeCwp
Patent Case Has Potential to Give Apple the Upper Hand http://t.co/UCVZqy08cs
US Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Youth in Bronx http://t.co/Y96cxCAuL4
Apple Pays Dearly for Price-Fixing http://t.co/zdlnuV9JIu
The Incredible Shrinking Biglaw Summer Associate Class Size http://t.co/wjFE6tjf0v
US: New York City Fails Math — Takes Lawyer To Court Over $50 http://t.co/B8PBD1YxQE
US: Cuckolded Attorney Sues Ex-Fiancée For Behavior ‘Intolerable In a Civilized Society’ http://t.co/xoPrsIMgCQ
US: Planned Parenthood in fight-or-settle dilemma over anti-abortion lawfare http://t.co/lUbbvza7v7
Eric Pickles accused of using Travellers as political football http://t.co/icmONiG21M
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, Reed Smith score lead roles as Tesco mulls JV in China | Legalweek http://t.co/arP4n5kNzL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Camerons doubles partner bonus pool as firm fine-tunes sector focus | Legalweek http://t.co/rHGXcKpMZA
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths' retention nosedives to 41 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/bYM9m25dJ1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke and Stephenson Harwood post strong retention figures | The Lawyer http://t.co/Y7J3tdVVZF
Showbusiness beckons barristers in Inner Temple's Got Talent contest | The Lawyer http://t.co/vivAP2chUT
Good news from Colombia | Law Gazette http://t.co/GGZTuBSmf3
High Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/VurWi14zvV
Pioneering US Firm Jacoby & Meyers makes inroads into Europe | Law Gazette http://t.co/OCxUOTlh6D
QualitySolicitors leaves WH Smith stores | Law Gazette http://t.co/vMzZx7bEGi
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
VENEZUELA Supreme Tribunal of Justice rejects Capriles allegations http://t.co/80aYbP4ywB
Tribunal fees will open the door to injustice, warn UK entertainment unions http://t.co/SlSB77BwHX
Colchester Solicitor plays his part in raising £1,500 for hospital charity http://t.co/hQIsPv1GVK
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Ex-solicitor general joins private law firm http://t.co/NlngxNdsGx
Struck off Westcliff solicitor owes £500,000 http://t.co/HzMv5gEL8Y
US: Justice plans sentencing changes for non-violent criminals http://t.co/UKeVJzFNbm
Legal action to evict travellers from Wallsend site http://t.co/c7sqTo9qhd
NEW ZEALAND: Let Pora legal process run: police boss http://t.co/ua7qsZ3wCa
Legal threat over plan for 12,000 new Warwickshire homes http://t.co/zOkaT5SzGx
“Every Single Time it was Torture” – Guantanamo Detainees Appeal to Federal Courts to Stop Force-feeding http://t.co/TEHNWT43oG
Gentler courts for children http://t.co/sjFBErKETw
US & CANADA: Courts take up bankruptcy of railway in wake of Quebec explosion http://t.co/vrQZy4eyNz
Court dates loom for British owners of problem Cyprus mortgages http://t.co/HLfnhoY0ta
'Illegal cigs trade ruining our shops' http://t.co/RJf1upoL4a
INDIA: Gang rape trial stalled by corruption http://t.co/xOBnCfPnMt
AUSTRALIA: Murder trial of a Brisbane woman whose twin toddlers died from malnutrition has been abandoned http://t.co/1Aq62amaRK
US: 'Terror Lawyer' Lynne Stewart likely to stay in prison http://t.co/xiUeW4XyhN
GHANA: Lawyer Abotsi: Mahama would be deemed by law never to have been a president http://t.co/VN4XhlzOSe
US Lawyer to seek $20 million in case against Toyota http://t.co/3J3QbHH0cm
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer charged over female' circumcisions http://t.co/67mn3uKVq9
Lawyer says not allowed to represent CHINA's disgraced Bo Xilai http://t.co/Fc49fXEVgP
US: New Legislation Could Mean Change for Homeless Queer Youth - But Not Enough http://t.co/kGCUsfuwpU
CHINA: Legislation alone cannot promote reading http://t.co/EGP7NsfKGi
Zero-hours contracts remind me of the great depression – let's stop this http://t.co/YlkzN4OhpN
Sicilian mafia boss arrested at Uxbridge semi to surprise of neighbours http://t.co/vFiaVQBsMj
'Go home' campaign creating climate of fear, say rights groups http://t.co/MyXDGQp8LD
High Court asks SRA to consider firm's fitness to practise after contempt ruling | Legal Futurs http://t.co/zu6oGq5apy
From 'America's most familiar law firm brand' to the UK's? Jacoby & Meyers unveils ABS plan | Legal Futurs http://t.co/RzbxdGraee
The legal industry's new reality | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ajpnF5oCDH
Round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a3a6qdDMjn
Mines accused of ignoring silicosis problems | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/85rHogsuQB
US bond-holders fear loss of 'billions of dollars' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KgkMdE2Ykf
Former Baker & McKenzie partner jailed | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/b4mbg7W87T
A&O gets top role on Abu Dhabi Global Market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8Xep7JpCWl
Australian lawyers predict slowdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/e5bfVFqGzw
Lovelace biopic given green light for release http://t.co/LfY70qoDQ1
Wanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrested in London http://t.co/y6GbKYeaj9
Ask.fm advertisers to quit site in cyberbullying row http://t.co/3Nr9tRtOKB
David Cameron eyes Human Rights Act repeal http://t.co/DytL9MVMES
Privacy International to challenge telecoms firms over GCHQ cooperation http://t.co/O3ksXTarbY
Serious Fraud Office admits losing thousands of documents linked to BAE http://t.co/mkPrmguEnJ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's lawyer calls for UK intervention over execution fears http://t.co/FD4a4GAerj
'Predatory' sex abuse case: Why are young girls still blamed for being sexually abused? http://t.co/KISBudsbwT
David Cameron: We'll come down on illegal gypsy camps 'like a ton of bricks' http://t.co/410ArZheZu
Law firm 'blocked' deportation of asylum seekers, senior judges claim http://t.co/fzKvXYXIxR
Police report concludes officers should be polite http://t.co/lJsnoOsasQ
Investigate law firm after 'untruthful' asylum case, says top judge http://t.co/sXlYUO7m4J
Concierge, cars and cash for couples - the benefits of being a UK top 50 partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/aJkvwpriAb
LAW FIRM NEWS: US consumer firm Jacoby & Meyers sets out plans for UK ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/ThW6gWVCZ7

Thursday

8th August - Law News

591 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: There are signs of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) relaxing its strict interpretation of a key rule which may be “dampening” innovation and new entrants to the market, according to the Legal Services Board (LSB). Full story - Legal Futures

94 driving licences removed over test translation fraud http://t.co/DBSzbKq3UB
Hannah Smith death: Police investigate further abuse on family http://t.co/x8TwVI8fvg
Simon Hall confesses to Joan Albert murder 12 years on http://t.co/rCyMMTW0o3
Boycott websites which don't tackle abuse, says Cameron http://t.co/1LBjOrOxP9
THAILAND: Lawmakers urged to reject proposed amnesty law for police to go unpunished for using excessive force http://t.co/VuKB7jsZzS
US: Strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages are sure to continue until corporate leaders listen http://t.co/ngYRQVtazf
ISRAEL: Economy Minister Tells Students, 'Stop Going to Law School' http://t.co/l767v5c1do
US: Law school grads gathering information and preparing for action to prevent sale to InfiLaw http://t.co/nM5oyFfqKJ
Law Firm Allegedly Serves Up Racist Stereotypes http://t.co/BIDazGKwoo
AUSTRALIA: Burqa law requiring Muslim women to reveal faces to the police introduced in WA parliament http://t.co/25Wzj4Q0By
US Law Firm Compliance: An Apologia http://t.co/0AfUkU1Qzr
Rock band Green Day win court case over Scream Icon artwork rights http://t.co/tQEESE5wuH Aug
Why zero-hour contracts will go down in history http://t.co/dP8yRP6TDC
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws Goddard enters into a Hong Kong association | The Lawyer http://t.co/ysGu2Vp89H
BPP awarded university status | The Lawyer http://t.co/9WiKQQVqff
Charity-owned law firm launches ‘access to justice’ package | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2EKLks0jo3
Miners’ compensation firms could face ‘thousands’ of negligence claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4JIPhFv2CY
LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
AUSTRALIA: Gay bashing not vilification, tribunal rules http://t.co/ETcDlZQPb5
ISRAEL: Civil rights group files class action racism complaint against Australian Professor | http://t.co/08ekaTTEwc
CANADA: John Baird’s defence of gay rights ‘offensive,’ women’s group says http://t.co/p1tAm0xzTO
EGYPT: 16 Egyptian rights groups condemn sectarian violence against Copts http://t.co/URvfYej2Cn
CHINA: Courts told to discipline judges after scandal http://t.co/hQFN1AVdXr
Dewani launches new court battle to fight extradition to South Africa http://t.co/NkWNgEZuDv
US: Trial begins in California for Christians arrested for reading Bible out loud http://t.co/bZYP3l0Slg
BRAZIL trial over plane crash that killed 199 http://t.co/oCPGKyq9Km
Trial of the Ugandan man accused of murdering his wife will take place in January next year http://t.co/nP6pqZRb1m
US: Lawyer testifies she told concert promoter that Michael Jackson's doctor appeared successful http://t.co/aT4NFSLb7r
US: Lawyer of Nidal Hasan states that he is intent on getting death sentence for Fort Hood shooting in 2009 http://t.co/FZWXpbDMvk
Stephen Fry calls for Olympics ban over Russia's anti-gay laws http://t.co/tZemR9J9o6
Many mothers 'feel discriminated against at work' http://t.co/9WhVU5UoUt
Britain's longest-serving police officer retires after 47 years http://t.co/wH0kOdHBl5
Theresa May accused of 'cover up' over censored report http://t.co/aoaE9ybVmh
HAITI: Grassroots Groups Afraid “Attractive” Mining Law Could Open Country Up to Systematic Pillage http://t.co/R87D6LhoIb
PAKISTAN: Lawyers to restart movement for judiciary’s independence http://t.co/ZFtq2SlNJo
ZIMBABWE: ‘Polls challenge test case for judiciary’ http://t.co/7zbbnhwBOe
MOROCCO: Demand independent judiciary http://t.co/eLjZXwrNfh
UK’s Liberal Democrats push for legislation to ban on diesel, petrol vehicles http://t.co/G8gMdyM2FR
INDIA: Match fixing law will act as deterrent: former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble http://t.co/4N4VJkzLSG
CANADA: Cyberbullying law inspired by Rehtaeh Parsons takes effect in N.S. http://t.co/rIxO455n6q
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA, SJB and Taylor Wessing among firms confirming NQ retention rates | Legalweek http://t.co/JebPxROz9H
Conveyancers face new referral fee disclosure rules but no ban | Legal Futures http://t.co/DVtbg4LK01
Bradley Manning sentencing: judge rejects claim leaks had 'chilling effect' http://t.co/ONrvSLDKFf
US: South Carolina court orders Cherokee girl returned to adoptive parents http://t.co/9GHs7rqO4g
LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59
Insurance industry “shaping the law firm M&A agenda”, say experts | Legal Futures http://t.co/maHhXTunfg
Honouring indigenous groups, UN human rights chief urges respect for existing treaties: http://t.co/2xrETesLZH
UGANADA Human rights chief wins global award http://t.co/AMy3BhoGRg
Not-so-sunny musings under the Tuscan sun | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0b5PtpE9UR
Legal issues top business agenda in South Africa | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9w2Rxd969X
Law firms at risk over cash-flow crisis | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ifXMnsH13B
Vietnam limits rights of Twitter users to comment on public issues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sUQQJjGl4o
KPMG seeks corporate legal team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3m4mRcOhUS
US law firm G&E target Greek investors in Kyros tie-up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aoQ15oD96q
Sharia Law storm UKIP candidate expresses "deep disappointment" http://t.co/eaVMmxVwMu
Legal advice shouldn't be one-size-fits-all http://t.co/yA2C3K27S1
New UK Consumer Protection Law Gives People New Powers But Also Onus on Taking Court Action http://t.co/FBbSuYzSRW
New Bristol law firm Bond Dickinson 'very pleased' by £100m turnover http://t.co/AcFz6eKMBR
Law firms are at serious risk of going out of business because of cashflow issues http://t.co/jLVvpIwjv1
Legal bid over Londonderry bomb accused Gary McDaid fails http://t.co/CkxcuOAecF
SOUTH AFRICA: Legal fees over employee disptes cost troubled broadcaster SABC R10m http://t.co/uvygZRX1vB
Legal threat to IRA parade http://t.co/bihqBk5v3x
CANADA: Citizenship laws may need to be overhauled if a so-called "lost Canadian" wins her legal battle http://t.co/ncWxfAiH5y
AUSTRALIA: Solicitor assaulted with a baseball bat http://t.co/sGUIaY5DZR
Only the offender to blame in sex offence cases, says judge http://t.co/EuihyPrTyk
We need Big Tech to protect us from Big Brother | Jeff Jarvis http://t.co/p3qcHMNoz4
Barrister who called child sex abuse victim 'predatory' criticised by DPP http://t.co/8h7Y3iMPQD
David Cameron: ‘We need a legal system that stands up for victims’ - video http://t.co/PN0RbhLZzf
US: Reggie Clemons judge finds police suppressed evidence in death row case http://t.co/4Vh5NqsFvl
Barrister Robert Colover suspended from sex cases after court comments http://t.co/IdyxOa9ycS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bonelli moves banking partner to London to reinforce international offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/HpSzHlQFzo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Firms in forum battle over multi-million Cyprus holiday villa claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/kx18z6HCV6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Leigh Day files claim against Sports Direct over zero hours | The Lawyer http://t.co/gwzUZ8zPea
UK’s youngest barrister discusses Trayvon Martin verdict http://t.co/uIOELPrdk7
Top barrister invites Justice secretary Chris Grayling to work experience http://t.co/LygNiEbzgf
Barrister Christina Chinnock moonlights as bodybuilder http://t.co/KULijAniKr
UAE: Justice in the World of Consumption: Dubai awards around $5 million in refunds to disgruntled consumers http://t.co/00wfYqXJIa
INDIA: Justice RA Mehta refuses to take charge as Lokayukta http://t.co/WLozhcmzAO
EGYPT: Transitional justice, firmness vs violent acts 'keys to revolution victory': Activists http://t.co/DnyzhdIWZu

Wednesday

7th August - Law News

590 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Scepticism in the value created by partner hires has led to a record fall in the number of recruits during the first half of 2013, according to research. Full sory - Law Gazette

CLC review finds no justification for ban on conveyancing referral fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cGHXGqKuvd
Future of ‘The Briefs’ in balance despite 2m viewers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WFOySdAp7v
Later start to lawyering | Law Gazette http://t.co/DnXJzB5my4
Kinship foster carers’ allowances | Law Gazette http://t.co/6qjoO1163b
List of approved judges for child abuse cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/9GW8PCgZHg
Society defends ad campaign following complaints to ASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/SAXy5cW6Xt
CML tells Scottish lawyers: ‘Say no to LSS conveyancing proposal’ http://t.co/y6EyDphIlm
IRELAND: Repossession will be a “last resort” used by banks to tackle mortgage arrears, says Fitch http://t.co/zVyePk41ii
Twitter abuse: Man arrested in Bristol http://t.co/PoXRO9j9yu
Fear of intolerance 'stops children playing out' http://t.co/W9h0VYxzU6
'Quick house sale' firms face action by OFT http://t.co/fNPkvoXFM7
'Bongo Bongo Land': UKIP MEP Bloom told not to use phrase http://t.co/dq720yw6da
US: Porn company sues Lovelace producers over Deep Throat footage http://t.co/ZbzypOYdEN
England cricketer Monty Panesar fined by police after being caught urinating on nightclub bouncers in Brighton http://t.co/urxPoHB5tJ
RUSSIA: Outrage Over an Antigay Law Does Not Spread to Olympic Officials http://t.co/dt90xBjo6x
US: Justice Dept. Sues Bank of America Over Mortgage Securities http://t.co/0GK54NAjhz
RUSSIA: Kremlin Critic Goes From Jail to Trail http://t.co/vC1R7NEJVo
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hires two from White & Case and WFW | The Lawyer http://t.co/tObsNswRqS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance advises Montagu on £438m sale of Host Europe to Cinven | The Lawyer http://t.co/cUtwIvEBLI
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin investment funds consultant defects to Speechly Bircham | The Lawyer http://t.co/X0ZyNYNGR4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson issues £2.8m cash call | The Lawyer http://t.co/hvQMpuO4Bx
Child sex abuse trials to be assigned special judges to help witnesses http://t.co/6mPuYRvihh
Attorney general will review paedophile's suspended sentence after prosecutor called victim 'predatory' http://t.co/M9u4XKEQSN
Richard Desmond trial date set http://t.co/YfFPTCAx3V
Misogyny runs so deep in this society, it is even used against abused children | Polly Toynbee http://t.co/fX95lxI2Sb
Top judge rejects calls for specialist sex crime courts http://t.co/1J8bAqe5yK
French nanny posts partying photos on Facebook while on the run http://t.co/IOi4jgtjeg
INDIA: Victims of injustice in Manipur poised for justice http://t.co/JMrIMh1tXG
US: In Alaskan town of Kivalina, the battle for climate justice is regular a way of life http://t.co/bEnib0TXLK
SOUTH AFRICA: Bid to impeach Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, following “racist attack against white male lawyers" http://t.co/Vu3hguMWZ6
HONG KONG reporters targeted for contempt of court http://t.co/kVHnGSVM8x
Lord Judge believes the proposals for specialist sex abuse centres will lead to increased waiting times http://t.co/VQeCwJ5iK4
INDIA: Supreme Court's approval sufficient to probe corrupt officials: CBI http://t.co/bWJu4iMCgM
SOUTH AFRICA: Sexual offences courts back on the cards http://t.co/tpog4d1xD5
PAKISTAN: 31 illegal VoIP set-ups unearthed http://t.co/GhGrSlI2Ax
US: Illegal payday loans charging as much as 1000 percent interest http://t.co/JHLAJk6fpf
US: Trial begins in Occupy Portland protester’s lawsuit accusing police of excessive force http://t.co/Zj1Wa1sN6y
LIBYA: Trial of Baghdadi Mahmudi raises fears of ‘revenge’ justice http://t.co/aj1Gg7pE1i
Lawyer has been condemned for telling a court that an abused 13-year-old girl was "predatory" http://t.co/bBtyD8Qmm3
Elderly lawyer completes seven day hunger strike for Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer http://t.co/TSwdRVRkim
Lawyer says Boston marathon bombing suspects had befriended anti-US conspiracy theorist http://t.co/BYn7xhp3dm
UN criticizes BAHRAIN over toughened 'anti-protest' laws http://t.co/yjeYtnnrwW
New VIETNAM law reins in bloggers and social media users http://t.co/Pn7AmGSl4G
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
JAMAICA: Stop and search ruling not binding, says solicitor general http://t.co/fWO3QRLkde
Twitter bigot ordered to pay gay rights campaigner £40,000 for calling her a paedophile http://t.co/QkBTJcDaGz
CANADA: Ontario police will no longer police themselves in human rights cases http://t.co/ILlKCj7oGO
Call for Apple to Respect human rights or withdraw from CHINA http://t.co/hp5CX9t60R
‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain NORTH KOREA’s human rights crisis http://t.co/GluVhHIvaL
It is only in UGANDA where the ugly eyes of injustice are wide open http://t.co/EH0v9VqebW v
US Judge Set to Allow Kevin Costner's 'Robin Hood' Fraud Claim http://t.co/J0hgRnryjK
US: America Works legislation included in Workforce Act http://t.co/yJYDNa5o1Y
KENYA: New law spells doom for Motorcycle firms http://t.co/bEZrCNcEUa
NEW ZEALAND: Law change to stamp out gang insignia http://t.co/DQSWVohp8g
Lytham-based law firm Linder Myers has been added to Countrywide Conveyancing Services national panel http://t.co/gnTG7IxoOM
Law may finally be catching up with aviator-wearing fugitive Buddhist monk with penchant for private jets http://t.co/V5TSJ92coo
Pioneering ABS combines legal and accounting services | Legal Futures http://t.co/A2Ykjkgeot
Police forces 'halt car chases over compensation claim fears' http://t.co/F9xwaeGYgR
Scotland Yard still hunting 300 London rioters http://t.co/44zzqJE2Ig
Cyberbullying suicides: What will it take to have Ask.fm shut down? http://t.co/A1rFoFzwkW
Snowden's Asylum: 'It's the law, stupid' http://t.co/hekHI7LrJI
Snowden and the paranoid state http://t.co/e466JiogWB
MOROCCO: The shame of a royal pardon http://t.co/1QVdXtY9G7
SPAIN: Judge orders child rapist Daniel Galvan Vina to stay in jail http://t.co/wOCObosCW7
Top City firms aim to develop human rights principles to guide work | Legal Futures http://t.co/N84JurdP6w
LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC sees off competition to seal McArthurGlen commercial contracts deal | Legalweek http://t.co/Fms9qTWquf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Asia Transfer Window: recent moves including CC, White & Case and KWM | Legalweek http://t.co/UtWUsWJqz5
LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case adds to City private equity team with Kirkland hire | Legalweek http://t.co/NK6C6loxBo
US duo take headline roles on sale of Washington Post to Amazon chief | Legalweek http://t.co/tGdKistw20
LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG targets corporate lawyer hires as accountant mulls ABS move - Legalweek http://t.co/2EfReG72Ql
Half of law students not confident about getting a training contract | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1njXDPGg7f
APIL calls for separate consultation on uninsured driver costs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/91I3CSzB0e
G4S abandons electronic tagging contracts bid http://t.co/PV5VzhMTaa
US: Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Hasan says he was the gunman http://t.co/nZMV6lBc9U
'Go home' vans: Liberty targets Home Office campaign http://t.co/prmad3qLyy
West Yorkshire fire service 'hired private eye to spy on sick employee' http://t.co/og0FZkY1Gp
Confused Xerox copiers rewrite documents, expert finds http://t.co/eDoLosmuWG
Complaints call costs to be capped http://t.co/MiEUYYbSxZ
Hannah Smith death: Ask.fm 'to help police inquiry' http://t.co/jRogjKzz73
Law enforcers have the look of intimidation http://t.co/IMd9TdZFSt
Staying silent won't stop Twitter trolls or online abusers. We must continue to speak out http://t.co/5dGDSCohCK
Sites close after arrest of Irishman accused of being 'largest facilitator' of child abuse images in the world http://t.co/yEGJGEggNQ
The real Bad Girls - London's female gang culture investigated http://t.co/CmlMxZxZYb
IPCC wrong not to investigate us over Stephen Lawrence, say police http://t.co/Mf3njrJAHr
Met unit hit by new claims of incompetence as officer who mishandled rape claim kept his job http://t.co/D1ztqeJQFq
Outrage as man walks free after admitting sex with 13-year-old girl called a 'predator' by the judge http://t.co/uAuBgvYMZf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing's retention slumps to 70 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/2rjicdHnxt
Council of Europe sees gender equality as a fundamental human right | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RhSwV864Ot
White & Case pumps up Singapore base | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t8u1LpC78J
UK lawyers face tax investigations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P7u80AtRb1
UAE starts overhaul of property laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dcGlTb2gjd
Former Formula One lawyer to face damages claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PLnEiZaT8o
Shrien Dewani lawyers launch bid to fight extradition in supreme court http://t.co/2p475dPQrI
Paedophile's suspended sentence faces review http://t.co/M9u4XKEQSN
Bradley Manning's maximum sentence reduced to a possible 90 years http://t.co/rHHEdsqxCL
Defeating the modern Leviathan of corporate-government data collection http://t.co/wCdfB9eLT4
UK Government Unveils New Draft Legislation Against Misleading and Aggressive Consumer Practices http://t.co/DIduyXWJMu
UK Tax Evasion Prosecutions Double http://t.co/GdLAlPjOkf
INDIA: Bollywood courts controversy with Sri Lankan war film http://t.co/UpXy2mvesO
INDIA Family courts: 10 elevated as principal judges http://t.co/xs1vXMYBfI
Employment tribunal fees limit justice http://t.co/UTPJ69gkVM
IOC using quiet diplomacy with Russia over anti-gay legislation: official http://t.co/fYrii7ZNaW
PHILIPPINES: Palace denies controlling judiciary's funds http://t.co/Gtop9gaEUj
NIGERIA: President Jonathan Urges Judiciary to Pursue Ethical Codes http://t.co/RMfLlmsCBR
A Step Backward for UK eBook Lending http://t.co/jyCSP6eEkM
Proposed UK Law Would Prosecute Parents For Not Loving Their Children Enough http://t.co/U34LPMH20E

Tuesday

6th August - Law News

589 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law Firms’ efforts to promote gender diversity in the profession appear to be failing, with the proportion of partners who are women falling at half of the UK top 20. Full story - The Lawyer

US: New York Tells Online Lenders to Abide by Interest Rate Cap http://t.co/5PnsXHXF2Y
Bankers' Pay Deferrals Are Tougher in Europe http://t.co/bpli2y7jDw
US: Boston Trial of Crime Boss Is Set to Go to the Jury http://t.co/F3j7y0Vogl
TURKEY: Court Hands Down Prison Sentences in Coup Plot http://t.co/CXFepDuRhR
US: Obama's abuse of the Espionage Act is modern-day McCarthyism http://t.co/Sd0kV5Help
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper managing partner Nigel Knowles on the prolific growth of the firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/111lqz0xD7
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland & Ellis loses London private equity partner to White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/wM9HtVYH3i
My Legal Life: David Rowntree (of Blur fame & a Solicitor) | Law Gazette http://t.co/r5okehjf6A
Lawyers getting rather good at demonstrating noisily against government plans to ‘transform’ legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/4Ty2wfqIm6
Marketing materials and meaningful value | Law Gazette http://t.co/ur1yEQjhpQ
Stoke-on-Trent Criminal defence firm closes its doors | Law Gazette http://t.co/9HaZweU3YS
Scepticism in partner hires leads to record drop | Law Gazette http://t.co/6JkuGHEfYw
SRA ‘awaiting response’ on private investigators | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OQBGWsDFl1
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Neighbour accused of wasting time during Tia Sharp search set to hear verdict http://t.co/mLGdjUP8VP
CHINA: Trial of Bo Xilai likely to be swift and predictable, say experts http://t.co/hSnmu93AEL
Illegal cigarettes rife in Cheltenham http://t.co/CouNLgGSM4
Law as Insurgent Critique: The Perspective of the Commons in ITALY http://t.co/7N3jtcdFmd
Cumbria Law Centre marks 21 years of turning desperation into hope http://t.co/CexxGRzxef
Law and order: How big data is professionalising the legal sector http://t.co/dK7nF3EUns
Child car seats: the law https://t.co/SToLHQB8wt
The Law on Homophobia: a threat to freedom of speech http://t.co/nrnrYCRK36
Pirates Form Church to Battle Copyright Law That Insults Their Beliefs http://t.co/R8Yi2M6BYB
US: Law impedes schools from sharing data about threats http://t.co/0vkEJldwn9
Law School Tool Promotes Blended Learning http://t.co/B179OPOwJM
Online game firms need to do more to prevent addiction say researchers http://t.co/idU5XfUWbI
Labour says workers thousands of pounds worse off http://t.co/qEMCidhvbx
Health safety expert to reveal 'zero-harm' NHS manifesto http://t.co/kst04P4Qct
Nottinghamshire man charged over bull attack death http://t.co/JI6y1jSmIS
Charity Commission chairman issues charity pay warning http://t.co/1dXIh0oZVo
Killer dogs' owners in England and Wales could face life in prison http://t.co/zhVhN2nTja
LAW FIRM NEWS: Designer outlet giant McArthurGlen picks RPC for commercial contracts | The Lawyer http://t.co/mUlVztKuWu
Media tycoon Desmond calls in Bompas in multi-million claim against Credit Suisse | The Lawyer http://t.co/tLD6ifHcTg
Direct Line hits £125m from solicitors since 2009 after scooping final £6m in referral fees | Legal Futures http://t.co/dSIYCFRL2J
Spain 'must follow EU law' on Gibraltar border checks http://t.co/7Kn4I6mVDc
Hertfordshire Police officer 'raped woman after arrest' http://t.co/6xregh3q2Y
Al-Qaeda leaders' talks 'sparked US embassy closures' http://t.co/eW5AIHiu8Z
Taxi driver and restaurant worker deny plane bomb plot http://t.co/FOiUB9cHnG
Cannabis farms: a growing blight on village life http://t.co/dAmsbExzCr
Countess fired housekeeper over pregnancy, tribunal told http://t.co/bI2n6OAWdJ
Twitter and the boundary between the real world and the internet http://t.co/7p9PYZkjf3
McDonald's tie nine out of 10 workers to zero-hour contracts http://t.co/trw7yXwdY7
Bradley Manning leak has had chilling effect on US foreign policy, court hears http://t.co/CYJf3gQgta
'Whitey' Bulger called 'vicious criminal' in prosecutor's closing statement http://t.co/LorYqAFz3q
Future Shock: Which law firms will survive? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XVNKzfwGYN
Women lawyers condemn Uganda judge re-appointment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R697RpzUDI
Pay squeeze in Australian firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mJgsJ4LN50
Quinn Emanuel opens third German office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EYh43PYWtd
Apple protests at 'draconian' punishment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yORY7xP6Fw
Brazil implements anti-bribery law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rq9kvySwP7
5 ways to announce to the world that you've bagged a pupillage: http://t.co/JehDjlBK69
Legal loopholes prompt CHINA to delay Shanghai free-trade zone rules http://t.co/iVfzwqWFdJ
Legal challenge starts for LME, Goldman on aluminium storage http://t.co/TEVHg09WKF
Cuts to legal aid are an attack on working class, says ’80s miners’ lawyer http://t.co/rzS1mPvdAQ
GERMANY: Justice minister demands answers about BND's role in NSA snooping http://t.co/vdhGlDyDyA
Teenage witness to army killing urged to come forward http://t.co/hZG35zmtbo
AUSTRALIA: Murder case challenge hangs upon one word http://t.co/Tao7RKEcUL
Kent QC warns innocent people could be convicted after Legal Aid cuts http://t.co/kpXPX00YD3
SINGAPORE: Ex-lawyer jailed 9 months for pocketing clients' money http://t.co/Ws2k8bUaeb
Gynaecologist Rob Jones: GMC's investigation welcomed http://t.co/jUaOynuct3
Bury solicitor takes on lead role for local Law Society http://t.co/rApRA2RSyp
Bank of Scotland's fax blunder leads to fine http://t.co/Lt0sm3mpu8
West GERMANY 'sponsored doping in sports' - study http://t.co/Oc7MTmnTSk
Rolf Harris faces new Yewtree sex offences allegations http://t.co/aBGh3wsGaK
What is the point of legal conferences? | Law Gazette http://t.co/SnKq871G16
Law Society issues tax warning | Law Gazette http://t.co/DuTvyJNhu5
Instructions rise at Countrywide | Law Gazette http://t.co/GrRM94LbYl
Ballot on crime proposals as profession seeks consensus | Law Gazette http://t.co/5GH9sm0BRG
Direct portal access due next month | Law Gazette http://t.co/idNZQ3DVRw
Chancery Division must keep increased court fees, Briggs LJ says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WElV2g5Wk7
Claims against solicitors top workload of Chancery Division masters | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lVMgpd4krS

Monday

5th August - Law News

588 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The British head of Twitter, the micro-blogging social network, has issued a public apology to woman attacked by “trolls” on the site and promised to do more to prevent abuse. Full story - The Telegraph

Sunday Times takes Peter Cruddas libel battle to court of appeal http://t.co/LRz138Dfd3
Earnings up sharply at leading conveyancing ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/KSyoVpiW7w
The Lawyer Eats: Nicky Richmond visits the Grain Store | The Lawyer http://t.co/fGTEBqSoWg
Is there now any difference between trade mark infringement and passing off? | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sns5aZkG4s
New ‘pay-to-play’ rule will do little to ease the pressure on the Employment Tribunal system | The Lawyer http://t.co/v91uawiDAm
Never mind the secrecy demands of the rich and famous, keep the barriers to open justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/eaBR0qxyvE
Judicial appointments system must be overhauled to boost the legitimacy of decision-making | The Lawyer http://t.co/O5sxFsKAEx
Singapore is working hard to become a global wealth management hub, and law firms are gearing up | The Lawyer http://t.co/hOWspt7OKZ
Canada’s legal market continues to consolidate | The Lawyer http://t.co/XRFkcgor0o
General counsel Carol Hui and her small team are guiding Heathrow through turbulent times | The Lawyer http://t.co/QFoJMQeghz
Investigation into murder of teenager in Aughnacloy in 1973 reopened http://t.co/yGHMZI4PRG
Six-figure credit card 'fraud' at Creative Scotland http://t.co/KrIT0Pz968
Law Society of Scotland wants advice on Scottish independence published http://t.co/VY8y3qGqju
Payday borrowers 'could complain about lenders' http://t.co/1scDYjC2TW
US: Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev 'had right-wing extremist literature' http://t.co/pXmwQtWuJq
Websites' servers hacked to host child abuse images http://t.co/dxWA8OFDDG
Man bailed over fatal Biggleswade Asda parking fight http://t.co/bJmjggTeR9
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne admits station assault http://t.co/eq7q659GDI
Ian Tomlinson family receive Met police payout over G20 death http://t.co/Eyn18DWjGt
LAW FIRM NEWS: The Transfer Window: recent moves including Shearman, CMS and A&O | Legalweek http://t.co/yQVwdSJ3sU
LAW FIRM NEWS: McKenna Long & Aldridge eyes Shanghai for China debut | Legalweek http://t.co/vGagd9ULmG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Dickinson reveals first post merger figures with revenues of £98.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8WbtlyDNt
US: Florida Ignores the Supreme Court http://t.co/qlWlirAdeH
In GERMANY, Union Culture Clashes With Amazon’s Labor Practices http://t.co/U0qdIJ4GRW
CHINA defends human rights record http://t.co/j542uQ419A
RUSSIA: Owners of Movie Rights Have No Luck With New Anti-Piracy Law http://t.co/54YzeRb1OZ
US: Nominee for FBI director says waterboarding is torture http://t.co/Lu71tpnTWE
GAMBIA: Of gangster regime, mercenary judges, incorrigible judiciary and quirky justice http://t.co/yk24p5Kck0
PAKISTAN: Maximum contempt notices issued to politicians since restoration of judiciary http://t.co/GqcYTG31hu
PAKISTAN: 'Nothing wrong in my words about judiciary': says opposition politician Imran Khan http://t.co/Dr41GqK5wH
US: Judge denies class status for women suing Wal-Mart in California http://t.co/WWPieBEN8F
CHINA: New legislation planned to boost Chinese readership http://t.co/nkCQOR9tvM
US: Congress puts gun legislation on the back burner http://t.co/lkx3NW1mFL
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
British Appeals Tribunal Says Firing of Chef For Using Non-Kosher Jam Was Pretext For Disability Discrimination http://t.co/RNrh3FSKOT
AUSTRALIA: Nurse Kelda Anne Brown struck off for having sex with jailed teen under her care http://t.co/j99uj5vzze
AUSTRALIA: Courts to decide two appeals by Comcare http://t.co/emUYto4SXi
INDIA: Illegal mobile phone towers in north under civic scanner http://t.co/4hAzZVjBZm
US: The Female Lawyer Exodus - women are still leaving the legal profession in droves later on in life http://t.co/dW5em1PGp1
AFGHANISTAN: Prominent lawyer who had successfully prosecuted Taliban militants has been wounded in bombing attack http://t.co/oy36mex3i4
US: Florida to review 'stand your ground' laws http://t.co/RleF5Pf2PF
Why do philosophy professors call themselves "philosophers" when law professors don't call themselves "lawyers"? http://t.co/dXr7XDi4ot
US: Washington DC law firms look to Africa for new business http://t.co/GpwzFBM0Ue
'Vulture funds' battle Argentina in US court http://t.co/7aHJWRp2Rz
Army takes over HONDURAS prison after riot http://t.co/sh4oU9DtWs
Being a poor woman in MOROCCO The intersectionality of oppression http://t.co/VvldSanSNB
MOROCCO king revokes paedophile's pardon http://t.co/9o3Wqf0V8v
Zero-hours contracts cover more than 1m UK workers http://t.co/qMYlahJw9q
Vodafone files lawsuit against Telecom Italia http://t.co/66Ufj9wvYw
Bishop apologises for abuse at Fort Augustus School http://t.co/0BphyyIFol
LAW FIRM NEWS: Thorntons brings agriculture to Edinburgh as turnover hits £14.3m high | The Lawyer http://t.co/zAiB8Ww3Zy
Brick Court picks up top Scottish advocate in public law push | The Lawyer http://t.co/XtraPJn4rF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons keeps top spot in Aim rankings with client wins | The Lawyer http://t.co/crHOkR393A
Diversity efforts fail to pay off at top end of profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/b4kByxReyB
Call for 'intervention lite' to turn around distressed firms and halt asset-stripping | Legal Futures http://t.co/LOT5XQsc6i
SRA "loosening shackles" of separate business rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/0yXAz5ashw
Firms expand in Asia Pacific as new business blossoms | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmmm0A98wY
Banks win mis-selling case at appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/bRUrwHvot2
Small law firms eye mergers | Law Gazette http://t.co/tuj0dWmqao
Judicial review for tribunal fee change | Law Gazette http://t.co/geHcDuSShA
Negligent advice award for coal miner | Law Gazette http://t.co/5XqUfAZwtN
One-year-old firm becomes ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/f4wlilbW4y
Changes in the position of ‘intransigent and misleading public authority’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/25guHWYDg2
Charity sets up its own law practice | Law Gazette http://t.co/rYD1i91kec
Society: ‘legitimate role’ for private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/IubieHn15F
Firms still hostile to judicial ambitions | Law Gazette http://t.co/E64leL8Rhv
Students ‘pessimistic’ about training contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/9OCEyOoSMq
City lawyers plead to keep budgeting exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/k4NGZ1LA38
Bradley Manning case stretches credibility of US computer fraud law to the limit http://t.co/0uEEl9JPAY
We are cutting costs, not fair trials http://t.co/UnoMt88CDd
Black worker awarded £27,000 after hearing colleague referred to as golliwog http://t.co/YNBHqsYaa5
A Day’s Toil in the Suicide Bombers’ Graveyard http://t.co/SpLW8Q4PHx
US: Requirement for Abortion Providers in Wisconsin Is Blocked by a Federal Judge http://t.co/LFsShmyV0K
‘Encryption is a human right’: Wikipedia aims to lock out NSA http://t.co/EJ2Y3c8Fjl
TURKEY: Turkish Bar Associations' head joins CHP leader in condemning attendance ban at Ergenekon verdict hearing http://t.co/bJJVzMcein
NEW ZEALAND: Stunned MP weighs legal action http://t.co/n6tGLTZN5L
Over 1000 legal experts say the EU has no right to determine Israel's borders: http://t.co/XkBCPhNI7L
AUSTRALIA: Legal first as mobile phone users makes apology to road crash victim http://t.co/HuZV65Mj20
Apple iPhone and iPad patent ban overturned in US http://t.co/XaKrvKjBBY
A Point of View: Why getting the sack was good for Machiavelli http://t.co/6TTHBXbGWg
Sacked Brighton football manager Gis Poyet 'to take legal action' http://t.co/6knwxMOX38
'Havoc' as HSBC prepares to close diplomatic accounts http://t.co/cL5CVoJPHV
SPAIN considers Gibraltar border fee http://t.co/16r0cmqFsy
UKIP candidate criticised after claiming the solution to crime in Britain is stricter punishment such as Sharia law http://t.co/Shg8x65zxz
Employment tribunal fees for workers http://t.co/M3jVlSfSrJ
Justice on wheels: Mobile court aims to reach far-flung regions in PAKISTAN http://t.co/fYBth3iaca
ZAMBIA: Last respects to retired Supreme Court judge Sandson Silomba who died on Wednesday http://t.co/W5GM5nXx04
AUSTRALIA: Sex assault charges against Wollongong solicitor dropped http://t.co/BojaYb9iDU
Solicitor General is stymied in his bid to hang Liam Fox http://t.co/pNtD98qUYa

Sunday

4th August - Law News

587 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. The latest Saturday's interview features the leading authority on forced marriage in UK, Barrister Charlotte Proudman.

Keep it short, judges: no need to churn to earn | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/NDGHu6XK8Z
Immigrants Go Home & Judicial Review Standing Changes – The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/5b6ZDAmqNk
Standing & judicial review: why we all have a direct interest in government according to law | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/PvFf4Ih8qC
Appeal court shies away from right to die issue | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/VQKXyWx3fN
Disabled challenge to bedroom tax fails | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OHDDz2Bupp
No trade unions for clergy if the Archbishop says no, rules European Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yh1XQA01Tr
Rihanna wins against Topshop but does she have a right to her image? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/fyAnVs9VET
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
ISRAEL: Identity, race and the courts: Martin v. Natan-Zada http://t.co/KYPajtddN1
PAKISTAN High Courts: Judicial body to consider 15 names for additional judges http://t.co/Cxn4A5ktW4
'Even if illegal immigration is an issue, targeting skin colour is unacceptable' http://t.co/IvcAD2BhUj
Top city lawyer Ian Timlin arrested on corruption charges with Nigerian politician http://t.co/puoLDg8IHN
US: Concord Law School Celebrates 20th Graduation http://t.co/jzC8e6Q8rs
Legal aid cuts - Birmingham Six member: ‘We would never have been freed under new system’ http://t.co/B9gzmMlFPO
UK Court Refuses to Impose Legal Euthanasia http://t.co/o782QQ5u7O
UK Dalits fear delay may kill law banning discrimination http://t.co/9bB4TG5b1R
Has NEPAL's judiciary come to a sorry pass? http://t.co/Rh5JvCR2Xh
PAKISTAN: Opposition party accuses judiciary of ‘favouring’ Prme Minister's chosen candidate for President http://t.co/PAhhU9cSDC
NORWAY government has no plans to revise dual nationality legislation http://t.co/4p37ZCYW6g
BAHRAIN: Religious Instigation Falls under the Law on Protecting Community from Terrorist Acts, Says Minister http://t.co/OwsJhonyJg
CANADA: Law aimed to catch rapists calls for teen moms' DNA http://t.co/RQk4fK7E2a
The Australian couple changing children's lives - with surfing http://t.co/l6os3vqhIF
RUSSIA bans US rockers Bloodhound Gang over flag stunt http://t.co/Urwuj9WiOm
TAIWAN protest over Hung Chung-chiu death http://t.co/jWSjmFPgkU
BT and Vodafone among telecoms companies passing details to GCHQ http://t.co/iR3kil4cXL
SYRIA: Rebels face UN investigation over Aleppo footage http://t.co/JawiaQwuan
Interpol issues global security alert linked to jailbreaks http://t.co/t2SoqUDKBo
ZIMBABWE: President Mugabe re-elected amid fraud claims http://t.co/IXnTf0lZBk
US Justice Department adds Sikhs, 6 other groups to hate crime stats http://t.co/lcr5dKmsc7
PAKISTAN: Wheels of justice: Rape accused sent on judicial remand http://t.co/oLfcl1LBAe
US Department of Justice wants Apple banned from cutting low-cost deal with e-book publishers http://t.co/CYYwNoKyEB
GAMBIA: Disgraced Chief Justice dashes bribery allegations http://t.co/OCx8KQWA6o
IRELAND: Solicitor fears for accused father if left alone http://t.co/UJa0HE3sOx
Barnet Council will not appeal against unfair parking charge ruling against itself http://t.co/vTXTjw61WU
BRAZIL Carandiru jail massacre police guilty http://t.co/2GB2VChjxm
LATVIA resists US call to extradite 'virus maker' http://t.co/FACuFAYJjF
Twitter boss personally apologises to female victiims of abuse http://t.co/FRc3drtHPT
GHANA: Courts must uphold agreements – Law lecturer http://t.co/Ir8PH2WZA7
Sussex courts among worst for trials failing because of admin errors http://t.co/20t3HD9AeF
IRAN: A Human Rights Agenda for New President http://t.co/LOMKlnhG0v
Human rights groups urge FRANCE not to extradite Ablyazov due to Kazakhstan ‘repression’ http://t.co/LKSdeVkhUU
Get your legal high in URUGUAY http://t.co/eKQ9Iozl5p
Legal expert doubts the merit of “£2.5 million” High Court claim against Northampton Town http://t.co/cerfhoOA7i
NEW ZEALAND: Legal career may be over for contraband lawyer http://t.co/JprY4VCUSX

Saturday

3rd August - Law News

586 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Eric Pickles backs renting of driveways with guidelines http://t.co/PPOIBi5gSs
Tesco reveals lads' mags 'modesty' deal and under 18 ban http://t.co/MbxdoHdGzQ
Wikipedia founder brands PM's porn filters plan 'ridiculous' http://t.co/f1sTcF4hdW
Ruth Patterson is charged over Facebook parade comments http://t.co/B3FcWqh20e
Twitter issues new rules in clampdown on abusive behaviour http://t.co/d1IZh2sfiF
INDIA: Centre tells Supreme Court progress made in dealing with tribunal issues http://t.co/2WRX0XuIwE
INDIA: National Green Tribunal stays tree felling for road widening work http://t.co/oJnazVYkUA
What the introduction of tribunal fees means for small businesses http://t.co/STRxbqruHX
Woman who admitted child abduction sentenced by Carlisle court: http://t.co/FLxy3tUZnY
Baroness Helena Kennedy: Former Haverstock schoolboy's human rights were abused over terror case http://t.co/vTVqePCwTI
BANGLADESH: Stay away from Law Commission: BNP to Justice Khairul Haque http://t.co/YxkqYCTb5u
US: Teenager Pads Résumé With Extracurricular Bar Admission http://t.co/HCGRZVlL88
AUSTRALIA: Essendon coach James Hird engages barrister Julian Burnside QC as ASADA findings near http://t.co/KVJOSbnBqN
CHINA: Junior British barrister to try Kwok brothers http://t.co/aRvUzMvPtm
Barrister Keith Yeung to be first HONG KONG Chinese chief prosecutor http://t.co/q9fvmUtZdf
Abuse trial MSP: 71-year-old MSP, accused of a catalogue of domestic abuse, dismissed claims made against him http://t.co/NCdXo733LM
NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer struck off for breaching trust account requirements http://t.co/RFIh7Q9inY
NHS Trusts 'Flout Injury Lawyer Advert Ban' http://t.co/Oo2qcC4Gov
Tenacious divorce lawyer living up to her own family’s values http://t.co/Jm7xRLQCmq
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer who was refused the equivalent of 14 weeks paid maternity leave has lodged claim http://t.co/UVrxoOeTLM
Lawyer who proved to be fugitive oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov's downfall http://t.co/aQ360sb4SX
RUSSIA web piracy law goes into effect despite protests http://t.co/Mkn2EXeLzl
GHANA: It’s illegal for employers to stop unionization of workers - TUC Boss http://t.co/8e42PWPxW0
US: Marriage and Minorities http://t.co/8EGRme9tqQ
US: New Center Launched to Study Corruption and Accountability At the Municipal Level Around the World http://t.co/An6Z8LPj3J
US: Southern Poverty Law Center files complaint about Florida’s race-based student achievement plans http://t.co/VlrfUNfFAM
RUSSIA: 'Anti-gay propaganda law' won't be enforced at Sochi 2014 Olympics http://t.co/xZUhSOqlLm
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Robert Nisbet on Libertarians and Conservatives | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/Mvf5S4zAfD
Of Sophists and Serial Killers | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/nktI0QRtmo
David Cameron calls for Chinese company filters to block access to pornography | The Firm http://t.co/ShLhVxKJYm
Apathy for the Devil… The Protest for Justice Movement | The Firm http://t.co/D60lHQyYFe
Law Firm Inksters backs Scottish Ensemble foray to Shetlands | The Firm http://t.co/T6GQQTfV45
Courts will review £1,200 employee fees | New Law Journal: http://t.co/HSaW3d66FU
Government launches proposal for new compensation scheme | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2WONAuixxv
High Court holds controversial tax does not discriminate | New Law Journal: http://t.co/YyssyujRto
Expanded role for legal ombudsman? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/rzId9lgKd3
Concern about creation of tort of intolerance | New Law Journal: http://t.co/pKciuW0aH9
Job losses - Commercial firm Hill Dickinson to lose 83 employees | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zH6w2SwMtc
Teenage graduate is youngest barrister | New Law Journal: http://t.co/koj5cWZVQK
How lawyers can use events for business development http://t.co/rmxQ1Ttntn
US regulators demand clamp down on Apple e-book contracts http://t.co/OAOAldNWCu
Twitter abuse and bomb threat claims probed by police http://t.co/Q8Fa9Elnvj
US: Sentencing Reform Starts to Pay Off http://t.co/ZoLNES5Hml
US: More Complaints Than Proposed Solutions at Trial Over Police Searches http://t.co/vj01r1IOLQ
THAILAND: Government fails to provide justice for the victims of Tak Bai killings http://t.co/pptPiuEFuT
AUSTRALIA: Rape charges against solicitor dropped http://t.co/SnnNgEG2k4
IRAN: Security Forces Closely Watch Osanloo’s Memorial Service http://t.co/dVP8hXDaRz
24 hour solicitor scheme put in place for fleadh week in Northern Ireland http://t.co/vqDATyqI2p
PAKISTAN: ‘Abuse of blasphemy laws must be stopped’ http://t.co/T6XtHAIhqm
City lawyer questioned over alleged police bribery http://t.co/fYoOpgEru8
Former Warwickshire PC 'took pictures up skirts' http://t.co/uYJct3qrfF
Farewell to a doughty champion of liberty and the public interest - the retirement of Lord Judge http://t.co/kwNwCKFhgl
Oral sex used to pay $1,000 legal fee | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vLXsTek7TT
SEC wins reputation boost in Tourre case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gupdlOaAu6
Judge slashes legal fees in Citigroup settlement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8TcUfTKasg
Havel Holásek reports rosy profits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2djQ8z4Bq5
White & Case partner in 'financial suicide' divorce | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OjNX9OrJeY
Johnson & Johnson falls foul of Chinese anti-monopoly law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/91aWWiERZF
Hampshire policewoman Rebecca Swanston jailed for corruption http://t.co/BOdesPp5z5
US in worldwide travel alert after 'al-Qaeda threat' http://t.co/Gq7533hrc4
Zero-hours contracts: Vince Cable's investigation branded inadequate http://t.co/nxd9Ubof80
US: Congress eyes second push for legislation that would rein in NSA http://t.co/vZfrxu9elA
Ukip condemns Home Office roundup of suspected illegal immigrants http://t.co/d9GBz0awG2
Woman leads detectives to fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov http://t.co/OIGXJfU3V9
First couple consider legal challenge to Church’s gay marriage opt-out http://t.co/ZtV9E83H3T
Employees should be ‘very afraid’ of employment law plans, warns TUC http://t.co/SfoNZEpfRs
UK top 50 push combined revenues past £13bn as PEP growth falters | Legalweek http://t.co/AUk8bQC3qv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Associate success at Hay & Kilner http://t.co/I4paqaHl5G
US: Federal Judge - Stings May Racially Profile Targets http://t.co/UM7kBkX0EG
Work Life Quiz: Mark Harrison, principal, Harrisons | The Lawyer http://t.co/cNvZkfKe83
LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS brings back banking partner one year after Ashurst loss | The Lawyer http://t.co/MHvLEWmXTD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel opens its third German office with Munich launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/0Nd2sSYc8u

Friday

2nd August - Law News

585 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A new outcomes-focused CPD scheme is to be introduced for CILEx members from September after being given approval by the LSB today. The new scheme is the first to follow recommendations made by the Legal and Education Training Review to make CPD more flexible and requiring professionals to demonstrate 'learning outcomes'. Full story - Solicitors Journal

RUSSIA: 1,700 Russian websites on strike against new anti-piracy law http://t.co/J9vEOyQUKb
The Law School Application and Admissions Process: An ATL Google Hangout http://t.co/3d8PWIVr7w
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges and Eversheds take top slots on newly formed panel at City Airport | The Lawyer http://t.co/J0nAvLSjq1
Flexible laws and weak oversight give GCHQ room for manoeuvre http://t.co/Vtj7m7HsTT
Peta plans Fortnum & Mason website spoof to exploit parody law change http://t.co/3ySFJfLhY8
China's human rights situation is getting worse, warns US official http://t.co/SMRuekzwBY
Duwayne Brooks - this stop and search consultation is a positive thing http://t.co/Z08lY8tTes
Call for more clarification in IP bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/uNMz4M9M08
City lawyers plead to keep budgeting exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/k4NGZ1LA38
Debts: Insolvency levels 'continue to fall' http://t.co/kx31emaP05
ITALY ex-PM Berlusconi in angry tirade at jail ruling http://t.co/8WwSHz8krr
Balcombe oil drilling starts after fracking protests http://t.co/7KVwoJyEFi
Teenage girls sex exploitation: Ten men charged in Coventry http://t.co/Zhcc6aCDNk
Home Office vans: Unite union in 'race hatred' query http://t.co/SKkMhnz7FI
Daniel Pelka murder: Mother and partner given life http://t.co/4QEDcb20f8
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Zero-hours contracts are not unavoidable http://t.co/d8mqxJhPtn
Court: GREECE’s treatment of asylum seeker breached human rights law http://t.co/sNAJrws3Zl
VIETNAM’s human rights abuses receive US congressional attention http://t.co/MHpXHEqJOW
Decolonizing the Teaching of Human Rights? http://t.co/bwkk9ZNWv8
'Illegal' BANGLADESH Islamist party barred from polls http://t.co/vwi0lxvhMO
Edward Snowden out of airport, still in Moscow, lawyer open to talks with US http://t.co/pXBlKUMSws
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, Links and Shearman lead on £3.4bn Invensys takeover | Legalweek http://t.co/V9z2WjI3GY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil Gotshal loses high-flying London litigator to Sidley Austin | Legalweek http://t.co/rB8CZu9zto
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and Slaughters see September retention rates rise | Legalweek http://t.co/eHT67DUNES
Tribunal rules that Newtownabbey firm discriminated against non-Brethren employee http://t.co/1iu0jhjEUw
NIGERIA: Tribunal orders oil company to pay $1.7m tax to FIRS http://t.co/84Jd9LPDLL
No welcome in the Welsh valleys for national firms, research finds | Law Gazette http://t.co/f0mMeJgIdg
GERMANY: Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl 'wanted half of Turks sent back' http://t.co/iiPtyvukiL
Employment Law – Could it cost you your business? http://t.co/P3jfLCFNBo
NIGERIA: Islamic law sanctions marriage based on maturity not age – Senator Ahmad Sani http://t.co/S3R0ZADQrh
NEW ZEALAND: Spy law legislation passes second reading http://t.co/fKZTXVwZ0t
US: History of women in the judiciary begins with the history of women struggling to become lawyer http://t.co/XAch4FIN7X
PAKISTAN: Ridiculing judiciary?: Imran’s ‘contemptuous remarks’ land him in trouble http://t.co/Kr5itWr7n9
Solicitor hunts for adviser to co-run seminars http://t.co/lNP49eKWCD
AUSTRALIA: Solicitor charged over genital mutilation of sisters http://t.co/7im3gAdSZz
IRELAND: Solicitor's children lose battle to stop bank taking luxury home http://t.co/LNpa2G5aGR
Nick Clegg says 'evil' murder of Daniel Pelka 'should be on all of our consciences' http://t.co/yN1wefXbdY
'I don't know if I will die a natural death': Indian army general's been the target of eight assassination attempts http://t.co/LqPu1Azigo
Drink-drive deaths soar by 25 per cent after decades of decline http://t.co/rU1hXtVEjt
Rise in violence 'linked to climate change' http://t.co/jOnb5BnQ51
Pensioner charged with 32 sexual offences in North Wales care homes investigation http://t.co/VEGYHbJk7K
Father and son locked in legal battle over trust fund http://t.co/nSuCCwhaGq
Blue-chip hackers may be named and shamed after Soca chief resigns http://t.co/I7hdPUMaLs
Americans pay GCHQ £100m to spy for them, leaked papers claim http://t.co/a8GvRl8tb8
Interventions fall but number of solicitors struck off rises by more than half | Legal Futures http://t.co/F8OZyQVShZ
Legal Services Board mulls formal probe into SRA's handling of ABS applications | Legal Futures http://t.co/SZZqWkbGAp
Ius Laboris expands its network to Korea and NZ | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8ZPxreTBqd
RBS could face £4.3 billion lawsuits over rights issue | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0YT5Q6xRCX
US law firms attacked for 'unacceptable' lack of female equity | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Loc6uZW98A
Judge urges India to adopt Fraud Act | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/amehFN3gD4
Legal fees mount up in Detroit City | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TX1U2MQC0c
GAMBIA: Chief Justice Urged To Say No To Political Interference http://t.co/Tl7j3bi9bs
GHANA: Justice Ministry to be reformed http://t.co/boFNnZYTy7
Google Glass might face legal hurdles in UK over traffic safety http://t.co/BCK19loM7e
Defamation law: The little man is under threat in war of words http://t.co/bvLibmmZOt
‘Biased’ UK visa bond to face legal challenge? http://t.co/iOVlvWTR3H
New documentary about Nixon co-produced by UK law professor airing on CNN http://t.co/XnZC1bYCo6
IRA Hyde Park bomb: John Downey granted bail http://t.co/cXNecoVsXW
Soca chairman resigns over undeclared directorship http://t.co/NQQntB33mo
ITALY ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi jail term confirmed http://t.co/u2OzXwZ2bZ
US: Ex-Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre liable in $1bn fraud http://t.co/v1olkzYVkd
US: Ariel Castro is sentenced for Cleveland abductions http://t.co/FEce16QRUT
Hackney Empire wins £1.1m insurance payout http://t.co/i0XNHRuMTl
ONS admits it underestimated number of zero-hours contracts http://t.co/XUvSMhvNdu
US senators push for special privacy advocate in overhauled Fisa court http://t.co/yv63Z1HDhx
Carlos Tevez case opens floodgates for opportunist motorists, lawyer warns http://t.co/AOiOmTnnxG
Judge orders release of hunger-strike asylum seeker http://t.co/uBdaIkfGuz
Clients ‘will have to pay more’ after portal extension | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/nTmOVnsA6N
Insurers ‘cannot afford not to fight cases’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hxGF8NgOso
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freeth Cartwright plans Leeds expansion | The Lawyer http://t.co/sStumk9Oik
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wiggin cancels trainee intake from 2015 as clients move work in-house | The Lawyer http://t.co/Idms4Z2jJP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclay brothers litigator Matthew Shankland heads to Sidley Austin | The Lawyer http://t.co/5I3uarGwSH
Penguin Random House UK appoints Peacock as first group legal director | The Lawyer http://t.co/5dZEgHxh9h
Ten pounds too wealthy for Legal Aid |Law Gazette http://t.co/jV7FyuR7Vs
Challinors, it is business as usual |Law Gazette http://t.co/noAHzRuodi
Legal executive regulator introduces outcomes-focused CPD scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5CCzJcV3QA
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28

Thursday

1st August - Law News

584 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Prosecutors are too open on rape victims' records, says CPS watchdog. Prosecutors often fail to consider whether complainant's consent has been obtained to disclose medical records. Full story - Guardian Law

Why are some prison sentences so long? http://t.co/i5ieyzuaDA
Zynga sues sex app maker over Bang With Friends name http://t.co/AhEIPql0pe
URUGUAY MPs back marijuana legalisation bill http://t.co/ELNuMW2xH2
London councils head list of parking charge surpluses http://t.co/o9wXuygTLA
US: Condemned to Die Because He’s Black http://t.co/rE5oIVLCEF
Retired lawyer lied to police to cover for drink-driving wife http://t.co/11XDg5cuIq
NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer Davina Murray found guilty http://t.co/eHqYcJBBs9
FRANCE: Trial of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'next year' http://t.co/EW5QlLuZjo
Campaign targeting illegal immigrants is referred to advertising watchdog http://t.co/8fcKU842da
IT-driven and partners who manage full-time: is new ABS the model PI firm of the future? | Legal Futures http://t.co/pPuD8SvZmB
LSB: concern over behaviour at top of Bar Council and BSB sparked independence probe | Legal Futures http://t.co/cb4gbKH2HF
Lawyers urged to adapt when advising clients with learning disabilites | Legal Futures http://t.co/EPT1sNYeYI
MPs attack insurers over referral fees and ABSs » | Legal Futures http://t.co/C7ZKYQ8Bfr
Ebay's former online dispute resolution team targets UK after $5m cash injection | Legal Futures http://t.co/bsHOklRcXc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing targets SE Asia expansion with network of formal alliances | Legalweek http://t.co/3IZL9H1vQX
LAW FIRM NEWS: US firm Blank Rome closes Hong Kong office as partners depart | Legalweek http://t.co/UCl1ovMf6d
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Linklaters and DLA among firms facing legal action over Dewey hires | Legalweek http://t.co/bkLlzg8rEK
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin-King & Wood merger gets green light creating $1bn global giant | Legalweek http://t.co/0pE17ZAPTk
CANADA: Legal action over Ottawa’s wireless policy was expected — but not from Telus: analyst http://t.co/79F9KJMBNL
TRINIDAD: Justice Kangaloo remembered at special court sitting http://t.co/j1CqfPiDzi
JAPAN: Justice Ministry frustrated by delays in executing Aum Shinrikyo founder http://t.co/LBD99P7ZTP
SWEDEN: Justice ministry working on Thomas Quick review http://t.co/pIZC4iJHa0
What Should We Expect From International Human Rights Institutions? http://t.co/9e80VJpIjt
ZAMBIA: Human Rights Body Oppose Immunity Legislation for Chiefs http://t.co/zD3XOc4ivA
NIGETIA: Human Rights Watch gives terms for Boko Haram’s amnesty http://t.co/kYzaw6LVnQ
US: Law School Problems, Proposed Reforms Could Affect Colleges http://t.co/TLAbHif1Uu
US: Legislation passes for infants born alive after abortions in Florida http://t.co/c8Hq94Dbso
Police Scotland apologise for Toby Young Newsnight tweet http://t.co/7xhz1YCaBI
Operation Pallial: Care homes abuse suspect charged http://t.co/BuYZkSTkQt
Bomb threats on Twitter made against female journalists http://t.co/qpIoUsxFGf
Grant Shapps: employment laws force firms to make up reasons for dismissals http://t.co/Dtk0DFKku2
Zero-hours contracts foster 'worrying level of insecurity', says Nick Clegg http://t.co/qj6B3TzfkE
My hunger strike for Shaker Aamer http://t.co/EWPaIhKbpK
Bradley Manning leak did not result in deaths by enemy forces, court hears http://t.co/fDz3PdMgSr
Australian directors complain of need to use 'mountain of lawyers' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zDjffZ5AqJ
Pressure intensifies for law firms to be named | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xAPV7lXJla
Blank Rome closes in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wjXOA5TpG5
BP will seek to recover some compensation payouts in Gulf | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hPp7er51r7
A new billion dollar firm is born | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JbXOTcaI9s
Bynea barrister and mum of four wins top prize at Bodybuilding Federation Welsh Championships http://t.co/M3fv21Bv4g
Marriage law leaves English Catholics in an ‘alien land’ http://t.co/6evlfRhgct
Liverpool law firm confirms 83 jobs to go http://t.co/OtySYeKD5a
Top UK law firm teams up with Hong Kong powerhouse to create first global law firm headquartered in Asia http://t.co/dOOXjNdWIr
Human Rights Abuses the EU Doesn’t Boycott http://t.co/Oe55huI1nJ
US declassifies phone-snooping order http://t.co/ijlYxJzaq2
Arrest over mosque blast tattoo seen at Birmingham EDL rally http://t.co/cfNgSjbyWI
US: The village where half the population are sex offenders http://t.co/cOLqFFXKus
Daniel Pelka murder: Mother and partner found guilty http://t.co/9XcohHYhhP
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dillon Eustace and SullCrom join A&L Goodbody and Cadwalader on Elan acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/OOQ1VWBjFP
Raphael Rowe: news coverage of legal aid is scarce by the mainstream media http://t.co/BQZCrmtavg

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