23rd August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Bribery Act prosecution sends business warning. Notwithstanding the tarnished reputation of the SFO, businesses can ill afford to overlook the risks in this area, and particularly in higher-risk jurisdictions. Full story - The Lawyer

• Illegal downloads surge after the NETHERLANDS blockades Pirate Bay, study finds http://t.co/AmBFEYbgor 
• Clegg and May at odds over future of UK anti-terror laws http://t.co/a8OGu4d6zS 
• New EU laws aim to protect exporter patents http://t.co/Xkl426vsmC 
• Britain’s Brussels Syndrome http://t.co/i0YGOZNxOp 
• Six Furniture stores used fake prices, says OFT http://t.co/ntQ50jeD4G 
• CHINA: Bo Xilai rejects 'crazy' wife Gu Kailai's testimony at trial http://t.co/oBX108YKrb 
• Leslie Ross charged with murder of two Dromore women http://t.co/k8t1trczpY 
• Whipps Cross Hospital: Women jailed for patient abuse http://t.co/jRHy62Kje4 
• Dave Lee Travis in court to face indecent assault charges http://t.co/ZFSZfPCIQA 
• Lack of television cameras in UK courts 'shameful', says ITN executive http://t.co/Hy6cMv3jly 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF and Linklaters advise on £1.3bn misselling compensation scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/3uZT4pEpmQ 
• Horwich Farrelly appoints insurance chairman to board | The Lawyer http://t.co/S36LUNxR7g 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths gains clinical negligence team as Challinors finally folds | The Lawyer http://t.co/7MfUCGn9Bo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood and Macfarlanes win roles as Baker Tilly takes over RSM Tenon | The Lawyer http://t.co/wLKJTYuMm0 
• MoJ spends £96m on 'off payroll' staff | Law Gazette http://t.co/da3ijN5KE7 
• Olympics head Count Rogge claims Russian law isn’t anti-gay since it jails straights too http://t.co/lrEpjDv6q1 
• US: MPAA urged to Tighten the Law to Force Voluntary Anti-Piracy Cooperation http://t.co/siSV3VaLYG 
• CROATIA pledges to change extradition law http://t.co/UikwKPDZXO 
• INDIA: Law school expanding and may offer more courses in future http://t.co/AO6kZcDYBr 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• US: Celebrated Asbestos Trial Lawyer, Ron Motley, Dies at 68 http://t.co/VSDkcrsaLe 
• THAILAND: Lawyer sued for Akeyuth murder claim http://t.co/pzeVneFa2X 
• David Cameron’s recent description of a lawyer’s comment as 'inappropriate' has left some scratching heads http://t.co/NeEshuc1WS 
• GERMANY: Relatives of NSU victims criticized official version of investigation into the far-right terror cell http://t.co/wqQOS2SnLs 
• US: Lawyer Rejects Guantanamo 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Claim http://t.co/v8pk5vadIO 
• Mass grave found near MEXICO City, authorities to perform DNA tests to see if bodies are of 12 adducted youths http://t.co/yxGNF4ouod 
• UN chief calls for SYRIA probe without delay http://t.co/BLjDol7w5L 
• Eric Pickles sparks new row over council meeting blogging http://t.co/Pmgq11uIfE 
• Public reassured after Swansea pool sex attacks http://t.co/pRDdFtv512 
• Former archbishop of Glasgow has said Cardinal Keith O'Brien blocked a report into sex abusehttp://bbc.in/13Vv4AF 
• North and South KOREA hold talks on family reunions http://t.co/MFLmZeIbZ4 
• INDIA: Mumbai photojournalist gang-raped on assignment http://t.co/q8AzyGKIQp 
• CHINA: Bo Xilai - Trial enters second day after bribery denials http://t.co/XDMUv7Quv5 
• Woman RAF officer joins top military brass http://t.co/5YF94N4l5J 
• Challinors lawyers hired as firm goes under | Legal Futures http://t.co/iu0qd5IivU 
• Football fans face prosecution for 'online hooliganism' http://t.co/LnN3MV44QT 
• INDIA: Contempt notice to defence secretary over control of Armed Forces Tribunal http://t.co/NA0rbBeS2B 
• 'Bullied' worker at Southend Hospital awaits tribunal hearing http://t.co/T1HFmsiWwt 
• Clerk ‘helped drivers avoid court bans’ http://t.co/0oTMywSQz1 
• Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson phone hacking trial delayed http://t.co/67YW06ekDX
• Online abusers of footballers to face prosecution http://t.co/qdoZmCTqT4
• Police launch criminal case over David Miranda data http://t.co/w0BDmAm1LR
• INDIA: Amitabh Bachchan threatens legal action over fake YouTube video, Rajkot man apologises http://t.co/WYIhTyhGlc 
• Campaigners win legal battle to thwart plans for hotel and golf course http://t.co/w3a4GmIJ9d 
• Concerns over FCA early warning powers http://t.co/q3zojB8CCd 
• Arbroath legal high shop protest backed by Kirk http://t.co/bf0jIfvQ1q
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kingsley Napley latest UK firm to move towards merit-based system | The Lawyer http://t.co/kxFDNzOQMM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers issues cash call to partners while undergoing redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/5hR26Gsx2F
• Award-winning German playwright rejects invitation to Moscow over RUSSIA's anti-gay laws http://t.co/hRdReNo0yu 
• US: Judge Judy is highest-paid TV star according to TV Guide list http://t.co/IHtB2a6WS2 
• US: Former Texas judge sentenced to prison for racketeering http://t.co/wg3PiKg5mk 
• Law firm embarks on apprentice recruitment drive http://t.co/NzGgh3sWZW 
• AUSTRALIA: Top law firm in talks with Dons player http://t.co/596JLB4W5U 
• ABA: US lawyers can share fees with ABS non-lawyers | Legal Futures http://t.co/7mfP9tx9tq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey trainees qualify at Ropes as Latham expands London intake | Legalweek http://t.co/b5SZG3EA69 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: UK trio lead as Baker Tilly acquires accountancy rival in pre-pack deal | Legalweek http://t.co/pLNSpzSOow
• MSP Bill Walker guilty of domestic abuse http://t.co/VufU7GrIWT 
• Burglars take Manchester pensioner's life savings http://t.co/BsVON1xvtA 
• AFGHANISTAN: US Sgt Robert Bales apologises for Afghan massacre http://t.co/p9fkutF7UJ 
• Man is charged with two Dromore murders http://t.co/YA1RE6Rn36
• New Zealand ignores lawyers to pass tough security laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YwK1ljhauu 
• China to set up super-regulator over financial services | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wYGkkIrvmn 
• Anti-extravagance meets luxury brands in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LtWH0oM48N 
• Majority of Australian clerks dismissed by law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lYDk3WSUZa 
• UK firm closes after winning 250,000 equal pay cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GsbAnPoe8h
• Engineers are prouder of their profession than lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tluqgrKy54 
• Australian firm sees 67 pc profit rise after UK investments | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mLcZuazFE1 
• Paul Weiss hired for JP Morgan Chase bribery enquiry in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gYyHzhRMqf 
• AUSTRALIA: Silk to test PNG asylum plan | Lawyers Weekly http://t.co/JntFcIRAri 
• Prolific Teeside burglar caught by police in camera sting http://t.co/snkM69dwHu
• US Street justice? Furious mother punches skater who accidentally knocks over her son while doing tricks http://t.co/5o2z4EVT39 
• US: FBI joins Justice Department's probe into JP Morgan's energy trades http://t.co/8PrhEcZi58 
• Daughter wants “justice” for mother killed by mystery driver in A47 Valentine’s Day crash http://t.co/8y6LSje3tX 
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling forced to defend call centres staffed by prisoners http://t.co/hLODUBrcSq 
• Jim Davidson: 'No complaints' over police inquiry http://t.co/Kc5FqEoVOK 
• Wolves player Leigh Griffiths fined for breach of the peace http://t.co/E1RFk3EY5J
• Miranda v Home Secretary: today's hearing and order http://t.co/QVr2vbdLUB http://t.co/QVr2vbdLUB 
• Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore fears he will be killed if sent back to Italy http://t.co/vbiFMd7FkN 
• US: What made Chelsea Manning hide her true identity? http://t.co/N3mcrwlXM9 
• UK terror law watchdog promises rapid report on David Miranda detention http://t.co/wUgch3SC9M

22nd August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Are David Miranda and Caroline Lucas victims or criminals? The detention of a journalist’s partner and a Green MP reopen the debate over state power. Full story - The Telegraph 

• Statement regarding High Court decision by Metropolitan Police on David Miranda case http://t.co/CXgWwgTA2g 
• Bradley Manning: 'I am a woman named Chelsea' http://t.co/zLPGouvY5o 
• David Miranda: Police inquiry over 'sensitive' material http://t.co/vQ1a6hl8dq 
• EGYPT: Ex-President Hosni Mubarak released from jail http://t.co/KxuWu5D9x0 
• QASA handbook published | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vLTEmZBVmu 
• Broker offers online Personal Indemnity Insurance service | Law Gazette http://t.co/x5mBRrjybs
• Landmark planning judgment holes golf course plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZhfwtQVs84 
• Family judge criticises reliance on free representation | Law Gazette http://t.co/PtOZK2qLQ6 
• ‘Onerous’ courts interpretation contract hits Capita profits | Law Gazette http://t.co/aJSikcDX3s 
• 46 jobs lost as Challinors finally goes under | Law Gazette http://t.co/3r2lDU0Iak 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KWM, HSF and Paul Weiss retained by JP Morgan for Hong Kong hiring probe | The Lawyer http://t.co/RLzLaE5NQd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham & Watkins and Ropes & Gray expand trainee intakes and reveal high retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/g760dnDvnV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pioneering Newcastle pay equality firm goes under | The Lawyer http://t.co/cq3GBvL0IH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bindmans and Matrix secure partial injunction for David Miranda | The Lawyer http://t.co/ipQBDVuwDk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clarke Willmott, Cartwright King snap up Challinors teams | The Lawyer http://t.co/DRjgRAY5l3 
• David Miranda's solicitor's media statement http://t.co/1TOBpID2v3
• War by Lawyer: judiciary should defer to the elected branches of government? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/C65GngVvfL 
• Can we decolonise human rights? http://t.co/T6aiE7M6th 
• Violating Women's Rights: Forced Sterilization, Population Control and HIV/AIDS http://t.co/Nu5AeDYfP6 
• US: Despite promises to reform the criminal justice system, President Obama's use of the pardon power remains low. http://t.co/5rYYsEohIp 
• Bradley Manning’s Excessive Sentence http://t.co/6JlSioQmdk 
• Shaping a Speech, 50 Years After ‘I Have a Dream’ http://t.co/JGOHIW7eN1 
• Knee jerk corporate reaction to criticism & libels - Japan Olympus legal proceedings | Law Gazette http://t.co/IiIDdnF3eG 
• MoJ awards tagging contracts to new companies | Law Gazette http://t.co/9RSc38TNEh 
• Hovis's zero-hours strike and the wrong way to share out work | Richard Seymour http://t.co/wSPOPvrev0 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• Castleford Tigers GC scores role at ABS Brilliant Law | The Lawyer http://t.co/EuqeHLgAD8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst and Dickson Minto among firms advising on £400m Foxtons’ IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/a3t317rFS0 
• US: Two Law School Officials Slapped for Fudging Numbers http://t.co/yH6bJL9iGC 
• INDIA: Govt may OK amendments in Administrative Tribunals Act: http://t.co/OaG382S2O3 
• KENYA: Election courts finalize 120 election petitions http://t.co/JTxPlgZad7 
• Illegal bikers blighting Angus tourist spots http://t.co/rFZBd8rv66
• US soldiers "engage in an illegal war" provoked the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood in 2009 http://t.co/ooIxrci2dV 
• Illegal cigs and booze cost traders a packet http://t.co/IpZSHTdoGQ 
• PAKISTAN: Trial and errors of Musharraf: Trying a former army chief marks the beginning of a new chapter http://t.co/WLV7ZJJtbC
• CHINA: Bo Xilai's trial becomes magnet for protesters http://t.co/UPVQVl0G7F
• CANADA: Murder trial for armoured car guard changed from jury to judge alone http://t.co/wkiuJWELnT 
• INDIA: Ratan Tata's lawyer asks court that Radia tapes not be leaked, misused http://t.co/ONPuzQddIU 
• US: Guantánamo lawyer floats possible defense argument: 9/11 attack justified - http://t.co/psFqzZr0bM 
• NEW ZEALAND: High profile defence Lawyer Jeremy Newland Bioletti blames bankruptcy on legal aid move http://t.co/ciiUHRpkJA 
• Bury St. Edmunds Lawyer welcomes report on death of 999 call baby http://t.co/S2vGAq5gmU A
• PERU pair sent to jail to await trial http://t.co/j2sMWvVebT
• KENYA: Lawyer urges court to revoke Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho's university degree allegendly fraudulent degree http://t.co/ivMSdchGq7
• Bradley Manning's defence attorney reacts to 35 year sentence – video http://t.co/48sg9Oj1ZR 
• Pink law: an emerging legal specialism http://t.co/NS1flnoBnC 
• Protest at White House over Bradley Manning's sentence - video http://t.co/Y1rKMkEo6L 
• ARGENTINA evicts LAN airline from Buenos Aires hangar http://t.co/rH2PevAEZc
• MALDIVES: 15 year olf girl's 100 lashes sentence for premarital sex overturned by court http://t.co/xyUHe0U5gQ 
• Scottish independence: Yes Scotland's 'hacked' email detailed fee to academic http://t.co/Fks8dvehzU 
• Badger cull zone injunction bid made by NFU http://t.co/rOOXCcEBGC 
• Prison Break star slams RUSSIA's 'anti-gay' bill http://t.co/2jqj1yRchD 
• EGYPT: Former President Hosni Mubarak faces house arrest when released http://t.co/kdbrC8kavM 
• David Miranda detention: Lawyers seek judicial review http://t.co/H5DJx6XCGa 
• Police and Crime Commissioners 'need more hire and fire power' http://t.co/736TmP4h2s 
• NSA illegally collected thousands of emails, US admits http://t.co/REbtxo3moQ
• Bailiffs called in by councils for 1.8m debts, charity warns http://t.co/nXf2P9GPOi 
• Inmates face HMP Full Sutton 'hostage' charges http://t.co/tYVeqjR8qL 
• Bradley Manning's disrupted family life http://t.co/7vxOsZFlwZ 
• What is Stockholm syndrome? http://t.co/XPpvDiocXW 
• Banks face £1.3bn compensation bill http://t.co/dBWpnk1lUO 
• UN: Alleged SYRIA chemical attacks 'serious escalation' http://t.co/jbK0yWYku3
• Stabbed pupil Ajmol Alom achieved top grades http://t.co/eC6itXpODx 
• Balcombe anti-fracking protest camp draws to a close http://t.co/SM8bCZ0GFu 
• EU suspends arms sales to Egypt over crackdown http://t.co/pS41ZnAhwn A
• Powers of new police commissioners should include authority to hire and fire prison governors, says report http://t.co/IhOD6icLdk
• Black people twice as likely to be charged with drugs possession – report http://t.co/YCiQm4erfC 
• Should President Obama pardon Bradley Manning? | Poll http://t.co/ljcN2Co1f8 
• Dozens respond to police appeal in Durham child sex abuse case http://t.co/T4I43VZZ6r 
• David Miranda's lawyers apply for interim injunction over seized data http://t.co/9MtcHgtCvu 
• Such indefensible acts of censorship can only get worse with time http://t.co/Hb08KV0Mkl 
• Coalition battle looms over anti-terror laws after Greenwald partner detention http://t.co/TG9ZstUaFc 
• US: NSA illegally collected thousands of emails before Fisa court halted program http://t.co/PjF7FPa8x4 
• Child labour in Europe: a persisting challenge http://t.co/qA5jgmhaxN 
• THAILAND: HRW urges release and Protection of Rohingya ‘Boat People’ http://t.co/nvRLGUyTbZ 
• Russia criticizes UK on human rights after pressure on Guardian http://t.co/GCg7E3LYaI 
• Solicitor named trustee of Newcastle charity http://t.co/tukJ0NtaZf 
• CANADA: New law school aims to ease shortage of lawyers in northern, rural Ontario http://t.co/X07tidkGTk 
• EU law and budget: a video guide http://t.co/M7014ubdYz
• INDIA: Now, law college students oppose release of 'Madras Cafe' http://t.co/esLzXOWuaC
• TV licence offences account for one in ten UK court cases http://t.co/f3sRM1Baw1 
• 'Suicide' website Ask.fm heightens tension between gangs, say police http://t.co/Z6xii58J4o 
• A criminal waste of taxpayers’ money http://t.co/E0oWtDoUSQ 
• Horwich Farrelly brings Allianz boss on board | Legal Futures http://t.co/fdUrRARIxC
• Pooling interest will soften LASPO cutbacks, says think tank | Legal Futures http://t.co/zWNqAsBfUl
• China to set up super-regulator over financial services | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EF3G0swfYK 
• Spiralling litigation costs reduce access to justice in India | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6iHvhqwEzd 
• Russian lawyer sued by Pussy Riot client | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x9KB4SBhI9
• Detroit legal costs could top $100 million | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TFQkjQXtlP 
• Shanghai explores innovative law structure for free trade zone | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9JvhoPABg0 
• Falcone case sets formula for future SEC agreements | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NyXOGf7WP8 
• US: Hiring an IP Law Professor at the University of Missouri | Patent Law Blog http://t.co/UHMbBNedpf 
• ANTIGUA's Legislation to Inspire Custom Bills http://t.co/5jAEYfrXbL 
• INDIA: Maharashtra to issue anti-superstition ordinance http://t.co/80FCQW5700
• US: Lawmaker introduces doctor-credential verification legislation http://t.co/iOmG86pvcV 
• UK considers ban on mobile phones like car key fobs http://t.co/YrjblcYPRR
• David Miranda detention: Police right to act, says May http://t.co/B7WFkglNKp 
• Jim Davidson will not face sex charges, say prosecutors http://t.co/IbyvnDh78k 
• Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case http://t.co/1rZJP7KY4X 
• AUSTRALIA: Canberra barrister Robert Cook has been appointed a new magistrate for the ACT http://t.co/V99RUIqPNv 
• Trainee barrister who obtained council flat and sub-let it while already owning two homes jailed http://t.co/XPzFxrONvD 
• PALESTINE: Hamas justice system, branded as abusive, comes under new scrutiny over planned executions http://t.co/L9Fxkae2XL 
• Justice Secretary: What about the rights of victims? http://t.co/gNRzhsm4dd 
• Al Jazeera America Takes Legal Action Against AT&T http://t.co/gMkHpqEGDj 
• Amazon legal filing flames IBM's 'materially deficient' CIA cloud http://t.co/HjzFBo6ZZt 
• Part-time recorder entitled to pension plus compensation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WovYS4C0io 
• Troubled Challinors sells off PI casework to SGI Legal | Law Gazette http://t.co/zeggsh4K92 
• Britons taking to online legal services, says startup | Law Gazette http://t.co/bes3kKAfhq 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bryan Cave picks up Dentons partner in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/P0y5QNDUz5
• Legal workers beat accountants when it comes to pride in their profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/ifK1pLBSKl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC reveals high retention, posting 82 per cent rate | The Lawyer http://t.co/3YtcVlX50S 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Magnusson picks up Swedish publishing giant's GC as partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/XNFAhik8Qx
• EGYPT court orders ex-president Mubarak freed http://t.co/cTpTyfLWNv 
• EL SALVADOR: Will Col Inocente Orlando Montano face criminal trial? http://t.co/M4YMWvRVAQ 
• £2m cost of empty police stations under PFI deal, force admits http://t.co/AdUgsCKEs6

21st August - Law News

604 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  David Miranda detention prompts outcry over 'gross misuse' of terror laws. Journalists, human rights lawyers and civil liberties campaigners condemn Miranda's nine-hour detention at Heathrow. Full story - Guardian Law

• World's smallest mobile proves hit with prisoners http://t.co/SwgEEPUCZ9 
• David Miranda's lawyer says client treated 'in most egregious manner' at Heathrow - video http://t.co/1LHl503Qmp
• Court prosecutors in HONG KONG need not be replaced by legally qualified lawyers, according to a top prosecutor http://t.co/SKY0r2rHwy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP global private equity head McKeeve leaves for Jones Day | Legalweek http://t.co/5qB16puEK1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon set to acquire UK's Fentons as revenue rises 37 per cent globally | The Lawyer http://t.co/VMgg06o5YC 
• The city of 2050 - Note the obvious obvious immision of legal or finance sector buildings? http://t.co/24XjKk1bzB 
• Edward Snowden files: No 10 contacted Guardian http://t.co/PDlCexq7kl 
• Murderer Arthur Hutchinson in whole-life tariff appeal http://t.co/ZIfa8wSR2F 
• Oakwood and Drake Hall prison inmates paid to work in call centres http://t.co/71weZzl92R
• EGYPT crisis: Court to rule on Hosni Mubarak release http://t.co/F6gO9vCSFo 
• HMP Bronzefield prisoner segregated for more than five years http://t.co/VeZp3yv47j 
• PERU drugs: UK pair charged with drug offences http://t.co/bn3VF9tF4h 
• Purchase of Fentons is under way, Slater & Gordon says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/gxtdCgbvZl 
• Where has everyone gone? Holiday season for lawyers and others | Law Gazette http://t.co/iBliiutxaA
• Boycotting Vodka Won’t Help RUSSIA’s Gays http://t.co/AESSaxcjWM 
• AFGHAN Villagers Tell of Slaughter by a US Soldier in Kandahar http://t.co/tB7NjR1nkD
• British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets http://t.co/AwujERkXQO
• Facial Scanning Is Making Gains in Surveillance http://t.co/CyTnmQKPO0 
• US: Prisoner rights lawyer says force-feeding breaks international law http://t.co/9JFkxsStJ9 
• UN human rights chief questions legality of drone strikes http://t.co/N4pDSnQH4p 
• N KOREA: Illegal drugs 'treated as wonder cures' http://t.co/9OTwiNnVC7 
• IRELAND: Woman with bowel disorder wins HSE discrimination case http://t.co/YyyE40EN6n 
• ZAMBIA: Tribunal judicial review: Judge orders State to show seriousness http://t.co/97yEoE5pZ7 
• INDIA: Ghaziabad courts remained closed for the eighth day after being forcibly shut by angry lawyers http://t.co/QYRhmjPyzD 
• US: Anti-Patent Bias in Applying Injunction Test Results in District Court’s Reversal – Aria Diagnostics v. Sequenom http://t.co/M3lC9sZXCA 
• CANADA: Courts side with Rogers in Chatr Competition Bureau complaint http://t.co/baGkMXAtN3 
• PAKISTAN: Pervez Musharraf's trial may be cathartic for the nation http://t.co/NbUpzTIIWZ 
• US: Alex Rodriguez’s new lawyer has conflict of interest, says Brian Cashman’s alleged mistress in court papers http://t.co/41OMym2VPk 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Max Boqwana, former President Mbeki's lawyer withdraws from arms commission http://t.co/QKQosUd08X 
• NEW ZEALAND: 'Urewera 4' lawyer declared bankrupt http://t.co/ty5gdRxIjR 
• Topics for Law Blogging http://t.co/5zXHDF9KW6 
• CHILE: Monsanto Law - What the law "does is put food sovereignty at risk by making it dependent on big corporations" http://t.co/JesZe2vQY9 
• US: Alphabetical LLM/GRADUATE LAW Programe Guide http://t.co/OroPLrR7QH 
• BRAZIL passes law directing all oil royalties to health care and education http://t.co/eqpEpXIzdr 
• Why Is Law Fertile For Economics? A lecturers perspective http://t.co/SXGyCJNODs 
• Did the Guardian comply with an “official direction” under the Official Secrets Act? http://t.co/uLvDIGUqP4 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• David Miranda's detention had no basis in law, says former lord chancellor Lord Falconer http://t.co/K2hbhtIZ0x
• Quotas for Criminals | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/zDqE0SviwF 
• The President lacks Constitutional Power of Prosecutorial Discretion: Part II | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/gCMXPvj32D 
• The President lacks Constitutional Power of Prosecutorial Discretion: Part I | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/L5ydB15LBR
• Europe urged to lead the way for future payments http://t.co/JWy0etbbYp 
• Prism threatens 'sovereignty' of all EU data http://t.co/dHGWGxnV0q 
• Religion and law round up – 18th August http://t.co/v1abRolvLE 
• NEW ZEALAND: Just a tweak? The Employment Relations Amendment Bill http://t.co/OAo1bkvO0T 
• Why the trial of Bo Xilai speaks ill of CHINA – a country he was once tipped to rule http://t.co/AosJB28Sih 
• Police investigate email hacking complaint from Yes Scotland campaigners http://t.co/QQhOsFGJKR 
• Innocent bus driver stabbed in head by screaming woman who 'mistook him for someone else' http://t.co/eLfcpwQfSm
• Ducks decapitated in suspected satanic act in Devon's Teign Valley http://t.co/DMNbVKZqNJ 
• Are David Miranda and Caroline Lucas victims or criminals? http://t.co/KxTqFsXkoA 
• Murderer lodges first 'whole life' appeal in wake of European human rights ruling http://t.co/jz0IsAdBIW
• 'The riots? Best thing for Tottenham in ages’ http://t.co/lIw68ngopO
• Top private client lawyers set for first Hong Kong Private Client Forum | Legalweek http://t.co/Oa4dUSvXmY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons completes HK pay overhaul ahead of SJB tie-up | Legalweek http://t.co/QP9kSSJVQc
• Panel says pooling interest will soften aid cutbacks | Legal Futures http://t.co/o14Wu8NaBO 
• Challinors break up begins | Legal Futures http://t.co/oTp3aqRGOU 
• The law that empowered ECUADOR's disabled http://t.co/JEyIjrwAfd 
• Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has hired a prominent partner from the corporate department of rival Pinsent Masons http://t.co/kIdfNmh8sG 
• Law gives harsh powers for terror detentions http://t.co/BM859UBSCa 
• Pension changes will mean millions of people are worse off, TUC says http://t.co/qORSH2EJyh 
• US Judge endorses use of fraud law against Bank of America http://t.co/bALS8MUGAN 
• NEW ZEALAND: Spy law set to pass despite final flurry of opposition http://t.co/v5snWwbjNn 
• Police shoot man in Walthamstow, east London http://t.co/9RamzKf92m 
• ZIMBABWE: Opposition leader Tsvangirai may be charged for 'judiciary insult' http://t.co/n03auTb3aX 
• US judge approves Kodak plan to exit bankruptcy http://t.co/9AV6dDA8KY 
• US: Legislation to Close Rape Law Loophole Headed to Governor's Desk http://t.co/X4zotIgMTH 
• IRELAND: Tough legislation needed to put manners on social media websites http://t.co/AE3jVfQ1yF 
• Scotch pancakes and T S Eliot the perfect companion for a night of full moon http://t.co/kXrzga7aJJ
• CUBA: Family of Cuban activist Oswaldo Payá sue Castro security officials for murder http://t.co/oKdC8U38U5 
• Alan Rusbridger: I would rather destroy the copied files than hand them back to the NSA and GCHQ - video http://t.co/eoE8Sa4Aq8 
• As in Russia, the terror threat has become the excuse to curtail our rights here in Britain http://t.co/Gs9YN7nDNG 
• Law firms trail accountants on IT by 'several' years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XzAmFKfdAm 
• A&O Australia re-considers graduate intake | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dgQyfbtng0 
• S&P seeks to question US officials over fraud charge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x1kZQOkawW 
• Jones Day is centre stage as legal battle starts in Detroit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6BHcAAvpeG
• Academics back role of M&A specialists | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jwuFXeW0NK 
• Swiss lawyer co-operates with US prosecutors over tax evasion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GeCLyOIkI7 
• Demand for legal advice falls in the US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gw8H3WKJBk 
• Could David Miranda be a terrorist? http://t.co/AJZmr62TmN
• Electronic Surveillance and Human Rights http://t.co/xWt6oGbguq
• Making women's rights human rights http://t.co/PVDwCIMAKH 
• PALESTINE: Human Rights Watch urges Gaza’s Hamas rulers to halt executions http://t.co/YHmubkNoVx
• GERMANY: Bitcoin is legal – just don’t try paying your taxes with it http://t.co/uACA1vDfDF 
• NIGERIA: Legal aid council trains community leaders on alternative dispute resolution http://t.co/3G6WqEkKWp 
• Legal challenge to protect Streatham offices being turned into flats http://t.co/uCqDqm74kD 
• US: Harlem Shake DJ Bauer made NOTHING from global hit due to legal loophole http://t.co/wSRe5zWdXy 
• 51% in survey give separate legal representation in Scotland thumbs down http://t.co/bUWaxvyZ27 
• Ambulance 'errors' in baby death case, solicitor says http://t.co/PyjiZicdrY 
• School injury claims bill is over £800,000 in five years http://t.co/CSeXzri7zW 
• Anonymous 'hacks Mole Valley council website' http://t.co/SmvXatikrg
• US: Justice for survivors of sexual assault http://t.co/KDttdYWlEn 
• INDIA: Juvenile Justice Board verdict on Delhi bus gang rape put off till Aug 31 http://t.co/bVUbEDnq6g 
• INDIA: How are Supreme Court judges allowed sirens on their car? http://t.co/HVfaqRJEtu
• Tributes to popular Warwick Crown Court judge who has retired after 40 years http://t.co/ZUY1IMw5HC 
• Are Britain's barristers living on borrowed time? http://t.co/0ZR0gKFBbP 
• AUSTRALIA: Papua New Guinea asylum seeker deal - Barrister details High Court challenge http://t.co/yOEExcomSK 
• Prescription Law change: Physiotherapists and podiatrists to independently prescribe drugs to their patients http://t.co/QbBknc9W55 
• ARGENTINA's president and Grupo Clarìn go head-to-head over media law http://t.co/uRqAHm7MCb 
• Miranda's rights: how Europe can learn from Latin America's independence http://t.co/3nzzO1zDsh 
• David Miranda detention: many journalists hold sensitive information http://t.co/hOxdFsGZv9 
• NSA files: why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files http://t.co/kCxox5Q1r1 
• Should we judge people of past eras for moral failings? http://t.co/YCtNAmlXSE 
• Schools accused of anti-gay language in sex education http://t.co/Ay6ZksgAD5
• Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87 http://t.co/jWkjZus2Uq 
• Operation Elveden: Eight people charged http://t.co/FktXLhOdGP 
• PERU drugs: UK women arrive in court http://t.co/JWVB0BtLQJ 
• David Miranda Heathrow detention: No 10 'kept abreast of operation' http://t.co/TLjAwB38IX 
• Matrix leads challenge over detention of Guardian journalist's partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rz03CmbFfg 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Allen & Overy lawyer takes top slot at Saudi energy company | The Lawyer http://t.co/daF2LbUZZx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Liverpool firm SGI Legal bags first chunk of Challinors | The Lawyer http://t.co/lsayqdnGUP 
• Extra interest from client accounts ‘should fund advice sector’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3ggDNr3TSv 
• A new way into the law - Legal apprenticeship schemes | Law Gazette http://t.co/kczFX5GpnD 
• Full pension for part-time judge in Supreme Court battle | Law Gazette http://t.co/4whj58gOgG 
• SWEDEN: Swedish women don headscarves after assault on Muslim http://t.co/locCWj7hb6

20th August - Law News

603 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Safeguards to protect patients who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their own welfare are leaving thousands of people at heightened risk of abuse, according to a committee of MPs. Full story - Law Gazette

• EGYPT Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie held http://t.co/0WbWP7gRvj 
• Piano teacher jailed for 'horrific' rape and abuse of young pupil http://t.co/4o2V6iKtF1
• US: Groklaw legal site shuts over fears of NSA email snooping http://t.co/PHwAjsyJ0x 
• The whistleblower's mad moral courage http://t.co/qZawGLnEkj 
• David Miranda's lawyers threaten legal action over 'unlawful' detention http://t.co/jTJUq6Kk1H
• Encrypted computer files seized from David Miranda 'were from US whistleblower’ http://t.co/LREySK7YAN 
• Juror age limit to be raised to 75 | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3xkuCTy6m5 
• Prison reform plans backed | Law Gazette http://t.co/jx7l0Efnpj
• Businessman Gary Bolton jailed over fake bomb detectors http://t.co/y1diXdO1Y0 
• EU warns Spain against 'illegal' border taxes as Gibraltar row intensifies http://t.co/BHvzTKfIvl 
• Guantanamo prosecutors want 2014 trial for 9/11 case http://t.co/y4GWvb6mQ6
• Hypergraph helps lawyers sift big data for hidden connections http://t.co/x0Wv0C0AOw
• Children Lost in War Zones and Disasters Find Their Families With an App http://t.co/d4CZNZdQsZ 
• US: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Signs Bill Outlawing a Gay ‘Cure’ http://t.co/9x6oo1FDDD 
• At Sentencing Hearing, Lawyers for Bradley Manning Urge Leniency http://t.co/greeGuArqG 
• EGYPT in Tumult as Court Orders Mubarak Freed http://t.co/wED3BbUYal 
• Zero-hours pay rates '40% below average', claims Chuka Umunna http://t.co/4mHvUHIrsn
• David Miranda detention: White House was given 'heads-up' http://t.co/aHShOrzdN8 
• Cat burglar: embarrassed pet owner tries to return stolen items with letter to neighbours http://t.co/B0q2pN39pz 
• Lord Maginnis found guilty of assaulting motorist in road rage incident http://t.co/8k1mqdrjt2
• Britain's criminal justice system should be harnessing life experiences of older people, according to Damian Green http://t.co/cgIysJyEbW
• Vasectomy ‘overwhelmingly’ in best interests of vulnerable father | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7vJ6qgVIIU
• Court limits claims by MF Global clients against general estate | The Lawyer http://t.co/jLyHXEep31 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Peters & Peters leads £90m NHS claim over Gaviscon price-fixing | The Lawyer http://t.co/RxuBwK8Gin 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Swiss lawyer pleads guilty to helping US citizens avoid tax | The Lawyer http://t.co/v7WqXKTJ6Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day swipes BLP private equity star McKeeve | The Lawyer http://t.co/m8APAhNyz4 
• How do people forgive a crime like murder? http://t.co/SrmqX3Soe0 
• PAKISTAN ex-leader Musharraf charged over Bhutto murder http://t.co/U8BKNuFPeT 
• Bristol kebab shop crash 'caused by flip-flop' http://t.co/Hnw5NSw13X
• David Miranda detention legally sound, says Scotland Yard http://t.co/RX4GDOmTie 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• AUSTRALIA: The need for counter-terrorism law reform http://t.co/B0sUfPPowr 
• Shares for rights being met with "great enthusiasm" http://t.co/V7opC1KlLV 
• INDIA: Judiciary viewed as shield for common man against abuse of power http://t.co/Xi2WGYLtkm 
• Employment tribunal rules holiday pay should include overtime http://t.co/LsFpowQIT3 
• CIA documents acknowledge its role in IRAN's 1953 coup http://t.co/GRH5Xgvype 
• US Rapper 50 Cent Plays The Race Card, Blasts "Rap-Hating Racist" Judge http://t.co/YZ8TVZirwi 
• INDIA: New judge to hear Bollywood actor Salman Khan's case; matter deferred to September 5 http://t.co/oHnu15598g 
• European Women Want More Than Legislation to Combat Violence http://t.co/D0ZcrBmsd2 
• Tobacco legislation could put 3000 jobs at risk http://t.co/xti52raVzl 
• US: New law requires lost, stolen guns to be reported http://t.co/OVfWXN6FUJ 
• A Law Meant for Terrorists Is Used to Detain a Journalist's Partner http://t.co/7Ux2LumAN9 
• Lobbying law 'would outlaw TUC conference' http://t.co/UBxrcuARxq 
• UAE: Law to ban smoking in vehicles with children http://t.co/cxmyQfTSgY
• Jury service age limit to rise to 75 | Law Gazette http://t.co/4AGiC4Xebn 
• PII renewals: insurers even more interested in detail post-LASPO | Legal Futures http://t.co/29ytvqM11Z 
• Quindell puts share price jitters behind it with strong performance | Legal Futures http://t.co/T0G6wGi6sS 
• Licensed conveyancers face scrutiny over complaints and conflicts | Legal Futures http://t.co/Rl63zgNHdy 
• Scottish solicitors split over separate representation | Legal Futures http://t.co/8EjIHshiyH
• David Miranda detention prompts outcry over 'gross misuse' of terror laws http://t.co/gpdsbQMzZ7 
• US government requests Bradley Manning be sentenced to 60 years http://t.co/36iQ1Lyrrg 
• Mass incarceration does injustice to millions of American children http://t.co/ewmJFsG5oc 
• White House was given 'heads-up' over David Miranda detention in UK http://t.co/aHShOrzdN8 
• Leadership with passion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jU6keoJfyi 
• Barrister penalised for hiding prostitute past | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WnwNzaUViH 
• Tough talk after Justice Department pursues block on US Airways merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GLJWchOiRT 
• Chinese firm opens Moscow base | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/s44bm5LNmv
• Eight law firms face subpoenas in US judge investigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KiQppilP76 
• Bo trial starts in China with confusion over his legal reps | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/48kPggdZoc 
• JP Morgan tops legal provisioning rankings | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vo2QRGkAkf 
• National Crime Agency: Jeremy Outen quits before launch http://t.co/lvovIbOjQ8 
• EU team to monitor Gibraltar border http://t.co/OMK6YrEqjM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Police question Linklaters partner John Turnbull over phone hacking probe | The Lawyer http://t.co/E6JFKFdR9H 
• CHINA probe is latest legal headache for JPMorgan http://t.co/DUJtN5V80W 
• JAMAICA: Legal aid for children said uncontrollable http://t.co/1O8vS3B4MB 
• CANADA: Bar Association urges federal government to boost legal aid funding http://t.co/JmydpOo7zP 
• Google claims UK privacy laws hold no authority over it http://t.co/GjHZLQn8ew 
• AUSTRALIA: Delay in Qld sex offender's freedom bid http://t.co/T4QYuLa2Uu
• Lawyers have warned social media users that their tweets could be used as evidence against them http://t.co/5CXnKyZk87 
• Native Americans, Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice http://t.co/e0ARVpIair 
• ZAMBIA: Justice Minister wants ‘localised’ laws http://t.co/kxemDUWUd1 
• AUSTRALIA: Controversial gas hub approvals 'unlawful': court http://t.co/rCOOU0WZsi 
• Report says access to justice in CANADA ‘abysmal,’ calls for change by 2030 http://t.co/2TLk7J4rIY 
• South Yorkshire asbestos exposure plea http://t.co/9GiuA5DwgD 
• US denies ordering airport detention http://t.co/5yRNfdii9i 
• GERMANY's 'third sex' is piecemeal progress – bring on the next chapter http://t.co/fidIftewQD 
• Bradley Manning judge deliberates as experts predict 'double-digit' sentence http://t.co/U5HYT9PBdZ
• David Miranda detention: schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act explained http://t.co/oFnl4TkMDs 
• Scotland split down the middle on ‘sep rep’ in conveyancing | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/92H07DJWUd 
• Common law duty to consult on Richard III’s reburial | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/DoKoJJZR32 
• Separate representation vote on a knife edge in Scotland | Law Gazette http://t.co/snAd6GAqvx 
• Green MP and son arrested at climate protest http://t.co/mTxF3X8nnL

19th August - Law News

602 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lawyers must bill time & collect fees promptly to maintain cash flow. Full story - New Law Journal

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Keystone Law gains ABS approval | The Lawyer http://t.co/UAxTY8A1py 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders snaps up Addleshaw Goddard's structured finance chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/jcFExVx4px
• Newport shooting: Caroline Parry was shot in back says coroner http://t.co/pyMbBaGkut 
• 'Troll' Liam Young admits mocking April Jones search on Facebook http://t.co/RmJGDPeDpq 
• Ask.fm unveils changes to safety policy http://t.co/hTemu2SwJk 
• Tesco fined over 'half-price' strawberries claim http://t.co/YzIR1g4RQg 
• David Miranda detention: MP asks police for explanation http://t.co/6Q6tZNFzzI 
• Secret courts: justice conducted behind closed doors is no justice at all http://t.co/b2UA6PislG
• The prosecution of sexual abuse cases: the CPS wants your thoughts on reform | Keir Starmer http://t.co/bkHScQkceg 
• MPs condemn ‘complacent’ approach to deprivation of liberty | Law Gazette http://t.co/iVJFG46Np3 
• Is this agreement a contract? http://t.co/u35mZCVPa5 
• We are all Edward Snowden’s lawyer | Law Gazette http://t.co/GZG1W8aQdQ 
• BANGLADESH: Families of the dead in factory collapse are still waiting for adequate compensation from the government http://t.co/zlFIFXJGsu 
• Britain Detains the Partner of a Reporter Tied to Leaks http://t.co/8lYrUCCW5F 
• Graying Prisoners: Beyond a certain point, retribution shades into vengeance http://t.co/x07PYKHmUH
• The civil rights comparison with gay marriage deserves scrutiny http://t.co/5rjGDlBzk2 
• PUERTO RICO To Consider Same-Sex Adoption Rights, LGBT Inclusive Education http://t.co/yaDfA5q3rn 
• RUSSIA: Swedish gay rights athlete repaints rainbow fingernails after officials’ warning http://t.co/3VhTIMcbfb
• David Cameron met Stephen Fry to discuss Russian gay rights row http://t.co/odOfzWio8b 
• US Civil rights: A look at the federal role in cases through history http://t.co/FVi1rkmAmv 
• Rights group accuses SRI LANKA army of intimidating media over shooting http://t.co/lKHhn4ui07 
• PAKISTAN: Powers of Appellate Tribunals explained http://t.co/ld20f2T3VM 
• BANGLADESH: Human Rights Watch face contempt charge for alleged false reporting about war crimes tribunal http://t.co/blehbF97n7 
• CAMBODIA: Cash-strapped Khmer Rouge court seeks funds http://t.co/zbkHr5ZOxX 
• ANGOLA: Ministers of Justice in SADC Recommends New Protocol on Tribunal http://t.co/gkMvZ6ROsz 
• Tribunal hears of nurse’s sex advances in Basildon mental health unit http://t.co/ddjBQuAIU9 
• GHANA: 'Stray bullet' kills illegal miner in Obuasi http://t.co/wPDWkasNO5 
• INDIA: More courts needed for speedy justice: Chief Justice http://t.co/TUmMO0DeyQ 
• CHINA's fallen former high-flyer Bo to stand trial on Thursday http://t.co/WXsTAAVSdg 
• CANADA: Edmonton lawyer’s Mongol Derby ride raises $10,512 for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation http://t.co/33Nch8JYtP 
• JAMAICA: Fake lawyer collects $260,000 for legal service http://t.co/OEHdepSQkX 
• US: Lawyer for New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez: MLB Doesn't Have Enough Evidence for long suspension http://t.co/VX8ViTK1rb 
• Lawyer in Guantanamo camp challenge http://t.co/9gCrGhLBoa 
• US: Hillary Clinton Attending Yale Law School Alumni Weekend For Award, Speech http://t.co/1jR4r0j8ET 
• An end to tenure at US law schools? http://t.co/7pVqnqa5GT 
• Do more on marriage, chief rabbi tells ministers http://t.co/C6w7hqgHq4 
• PERU drug arrests case to go to prosecutor http://t.co/AgLhM9esoR 
• Balcombe anti-fracking activists at Cuadrilla HQ http://t.co/mTxF3X8nnL 
• Oscar Pistorius SOUTH AFRICA murder trial set for March http://t.co/UHoklmN1dH
• EGYPT: 24 policemen killed in Sinai ambush at Rafah http://t.co/ieTfShYbqF 
• Widow of murdered church organist attacked http://t.co/Pv0YAaCb3L 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• NEW ZEALAND gay couples hold first weddings http://t.co/CIisbkZT82 
• Snowden case: Brazil 'concerned' after UK detention http://t.co/6Q6tZNFzzI 
• Charles Bronson: why it is time for him to be released http://t.co/5ikZ3n4pWY 
• Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation | Glenn Greenwald http://t.co/F3BMBXN1Ok
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Scotland's BTO picks up partner duo from DWF Biggart Baillie | The Lawyer http://t.co/FEqq3Jexkl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon acquires first of a trio of UK bolt-ons | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZLsT1tZ6GI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dacheng becomes Chinese pioneer with Moscow office | The Lawyer http://t.co/4sUTWnoe5g
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents loses trio of Belfast partners and Crown Estate panel place | The Lawyer http://t.co/0BX1UO2zIQ 
• Human rights group says sentencing of 21 Oromos in ETHIOPIA’s court is politically motivated http://t.co/5b6Idp7SWi 
• INDIA: Gender sensitization seminar for police, judiciary & others http://t.co/fQYq3iRTCp 
• Chief Justice of INDIA rues at the deteriorating status of Judiciary http://t.co/GkSHNVGMQ4 
• US: Newly minted law to control access to the morning-after pill hateful to women http://t.co/dvOVhh0TK6 
• Suspects in kidnap of Turks referred to LEBANON judiciary http://t.co/nyZpbRZxhL 
• PAKISTAN: Prime Minister approves draft of Punjab local body law http://t.co/AaPutSrFxw 
• RUSSIA's anti-gay law uproar an 'invented problem' – sports minister http://t.co/5vaz1yqmlb 
• Globalisation impacts legal education in INDIA http://t.co/xRRk3a4Xs8 
• EGYPT mulls legal dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood http://t.co/7MCOqdXyf6 
• NIGERIA: Legal Tussle Threatens South West PDP Congress http://t.co/7VxfvjjGN9 
• Wedding planners, dentists, pizza chefs – and solicitors, naturally | Legal Futures http://t.co/4VjWqB1648
• Google’s Answer to British Lawsuit: Your Privacy Laws Don’t Touch us http://t.co/li1Pg5NQ8c
• NEW ZEALAND: Boozy lawyer's career on line http://t.co/Dikg5DLk02 
• CANADA: Chief justice says tough constitutional work to be done on Senate reform http://t.co/1Zfi642aZ3 
• Wealth Inequality in America Offends Our Sense of Justice http://t.co/7a19cwKWpc 
• Crime on the social networks http://t.co/v863cCro4g 
• Police assess whether dementia sufferer is capable of choosing to end his own life http://t.co/uJtG3H4Hpr 
• Royal bodyguards' shock at claims SAS killed Princess Diana http://t.co/vIdtFbA6zN 
• Leicester Globe pub closes over anti-military rumours http://t.co/3KMymKRMlz 
• European forests near 'carbon saturation point' http://t.co/fMZR2KbNta 
• Barnardo's calls for legal overhaul as grooming victim says she will not give further evidence http://t.co/JradM9S18M 
• UGANDA: Rigged elections and mysterious killings … it's the Mugabe script with a different cast http://t.co/NaitWEvfRG 
• CHINA sets Bo Xilai trial date on corruption charges http://t.co/bSYr9rAeAk 
• Chichester pair arrested over assisted death claim http://t.co/qf3LT6hnQq 
• Gibraltar dispute: Spanish fishermen in reef protest http://t.co/SX94PwfGSf 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28

18th August - Law News

601 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap
 

Our Weekend Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. The latest Saturday's interview features Advocate Santhan Krishnan, an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and President of the Indian Advocate's Cricket Association. 

• US: Law school enrollment down amid worries over job market http://t.co/pJRalZKNEc 
• INDIA: Consumer courts must prioritise realty cases http://t.co/lY4vUjAgpG 
• INDIA on trial as gang rape verdict is due http://t.co/f2MB9fyK96 
• Trial of EGYPT ex-president Mubarak postponed http://t.co/PDpfPCUmDw 
• INDIA: 2G - RTL says trial court should await outcome of SC hearing http://t.co/nTADg2O11y
• Iraqi Single Mom And Tech Lawyer Suing George W. Bush for War Crimes http://t.co/925IpHUPJd 
• PAKISTAN: Cleric Cleared in Pakistan Blasphemy Case according to his lawyer http://t.co/9U7lpPegSx 
• US: ‘Victim 5’ reaches settlement in Penn State-Sandusky scandal; 25 others expected to settle http://t.co/jP26nI9Jdf
• Go Home, Legal Aid and Mental Capacity - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/uRNjQZ5tpw 
• Judicial review proceedings may be terminated by government | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/hC2vaIl6oo 
• European Commission fines and their compliance with Article 6 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/YxKx6WO703 
• No obligation enforceable within the UK to oblige government to comply with Strasbourg | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/iMaHRm8Ap4 
• Mental health detention powers must be reviewed urgently, says Parliamentary Committee | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/F2g8VpVmtm 
• Imposing strict conditions on release of terrorist offender did not breach Article 8 | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Ejej15OxCe
• TIBET: Man sentenced to death over wife’s self-immolation http://t.co/vJtIT6gaPq 
• Americans Understand Rights, No Matter What Leaders Say About National Security http://t.co/W41EK7oaEp 
• NEW ZEALAND: Misbehaving teachers facing disciplinary action may soon lose their automatic name suppression http://t.co/HCtTrR5h9H 
• CANADA: Sports bar fined for racially discriminating Indo-Canadians http://t.co/iWzGSs0Rl0 
• AUSTRALIA: No appeal for teachers charged over child porn http://t.co/o7AUfTfVTn 
• CANADA: Racism complaint against Ladner cannery dismissed by tribunal http://t.co/Lmvo8JkMWm 
• Former Southampton Football Club boss Nigel Adkins must wait for employment tribunal on sacking http://t.co/g8cvtj9GTo
• Police 'paid' to seek football banning orders http://t.co/85c5UAL1R3 
• Undercover policing: 'You can never relax. Never let down your guard' http://t.co/FCjl3TgaWD
• Part III of The Argyll Divorce, Edinburgh 1963: The Three Stranded Pearl Necklace | The Firm http://t.co/N6rIqN35Vm 
• Gideon’s Army Are On Their Way | The Firm http://t.co/ZRYzMxDoSl 
• Law and finance: the benefits of collaborative working | The Firm http://t.co/fMITo9pTuT 
• Scottish Government’s new proposals for Protected Trust Deed reform | The Firm http://t.co/ELvdm6Jrxp 
• 60 years of the European Convention on Human Rights: The Future of ECHR | The Firm http://t.co/SqzRoOqqUz 
• NEW ZEALAND: Why Should I Die for You to Get High? The Animal Welfare Implications of the Psychoactive Substances Act http://t.co/vs03RnQ9QB
• Legal battle looms over Easton Bavents erosion scheme http://t.co/0aQOCtL5Jm 
• Anti-fracking firebrand and his brother the senior barrister http://t.co/Z4rSbkoR5S 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Justice for Marikana deaths hangs in the balance http://t.co/X2oDvRUj9R 
• CANADA: Language watchdogs say courts delay justice for English and French minorities http://t.co/Mi6mfcqX5I 
• CANADA: Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay reveals justice priorities ahead of fall session http://t.co/a7ZN5NSOUx 
• PAKISTAN: Justice Tassaduq nominated as acting Chief Election Commissioner http://t.co/xStxOmRBDW 
• This US Law School Doesn’t Want People To Know Its Grads Fail The Bar Exam 93 Percent Of The Time http://t.co/uhCfWJJYvd 
• INDIA: Judiciary urged to ensure easy access and speedy justice http://t.co/klmCGAeLWW 
• MP wants legislation on Chinese lanterns http://t.co/PzqUHjSS7a
• New law, controversy imperil GUAM social workers http://t.co/np9okfbcgl 
• Southampton Law student admits insurance fraud http://t.co/LC80lEPgOU
• KENYA: Legal scholars and experts concur that the Constitution is clear on implementation of devolution http://t.co/lKeUYmuvgB
• US: Obama has not delivered on May's promise of transparency on drones http://t.co/ZLYhLt5ZSx 
• Blind ex-soldier fined for racism after he verbally abused the man who helped him cross a road http://t.co/0JEufNiXE8 
• AUSTRALIA: Dedicated court for addicts sought for region http://t.co/XNB3w9mORt
• Banking on human rights protection for major infrastructure projects http://t.co/ppKCdlK6bm 
• CANADA: New Prize Honouring Canadian Media Outlets for Excellence in Human Rights Journalism http://t.co/lQNs4lELAi 
• Human rights lawyer says Irish female drug mule in PERU was kidnapped http://t.co/ynRMAOJMFa 
• Human rights groups says CHINA has detained another legal activist http://t.co/HFBN5m89JD 
• New Diana death information 'assessed' by Scotland Yard http://t.co/21KGOSDYgo 
• UK hits Gibraltar gaming industry with draft law for 15% point of consumption tax http://t.co/GYSXSqMveM 
• City law firm Taylors Vinters sells off injury practice http://t.co/xo8Q5mnpLp 
• UK law blurs in posthumous sperm retrieval case: http://t.co/3NZNP3B7Py 
• UK Supreme Court Clarifies Power to Restrain Foreign Proceedings | The National Law Review http://t.co/WARA53CCTn 
• EGYPT detains al-Qaeda chief's brother http://t.co/WxUXinXmes

17th August - Law News

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• Gibraltar: The thorn in British-Spanish relations http://t.co/Dfhmjd42D8 
• Anonymous £350m fund stuck in legal limbo http://t.co/gHkpmSJzyL 
• SWITZERLAND opens drive in 'sex boxes' to make prostitution safer http://t.co/j4dQJXYg86 
• Richard III burial row 'could descend into second War of the Roses' http://t.co/FkXOx4nhs1 
• Forced Marriage, Sharia Courts & The SaturdayLawInterview http://t.co/Zn9eOERYya 
• Anti-money laundering tops conveyancers' agenda http://t.co/DMFlU09d4w 
• Peru drug arrests: Spanish police 'doubt' over UK women's claims http://t.co/LzbNgSMAaw
• Layoffs Taboo, JAPAN Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room http://t.co/eCDK15MtLw 
• US: Islamic law ban in Oklahoma struck down http://t.co/D4CqJmEJwD 
• US: Detroit bankruptcy judge orders mediator to handle union talks http://t.co/VFvQV1faZ8 
• INDIA: 'National judicial data grid on the anvil' http://t.co/YbRqaCfwni 
• ZIMBABWE: Case Not in Electoral Court's Jurisdiction - President http://t.co/eFHlXjNy4Z
• GHANA: Judicial Service as a Public Service Institution is the organ responsible for Respect of democratic values http://t.co/Kf2ylF5aw6 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary And Need To Fast-track Criminal Trial http://t.co/W4nCyfUpIY 
• US: Legislation addresses GPS tracking http://t.co/UjwJKY24fH 
• Charity tribunal guide published by National Council for Voluntary Organisations http://t.co/8JhMyqCDak 
• NORWAY to front women’s rights internationally http://t.co/JO6kgHua0o 
• AUSTRALIA: Denying settlement rights will jam court, says lawyer http://t.co/zKXEseXwFU 
• Northern Ireland Rights commission head Professor Michael O’Flaherty steps down http://t.co/CfiRfib5jI 
• ICO code: Subject access requests code of practice is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/rfe0HWOkSS 
• BAE legal challenge? CAAT instructs solicitor to challenge FRC's decision | New Law Journal: http://t.co/GXlLxUZZUI 
• Taxing LLPs: Law Society challenges government proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/r5WR2qnNsC 
• Divorced-only mortgages: Castle Trust to launch "partnership mortgage" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dGjVD8KUPo
• Self-help remedy for landlords: New procedure for recovery of commercial rent | New Law Journal: http://t.co/zzN30xVuwT 
• New referral fee rules: Conveyancers not subject to outright ban | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oSb0LrOSJA 
• Protection for vulnerable: Lord Chief Justice confirms plans for specialist judges | New Law Journal: http://t.co/y1xObJmaU4 
• Lawyers must bill time & collect fees promptly to maintain cash flow | New Law Journal: http://t.co/vFg1Z4RX2v 
• Corporate personality? Unique IP law in Guernsey | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MhwbadXaF9
• Why we should oppose Islamic Sharia courts in Britain http://t.co/2mDJP3AYNn 
• UAE: Dubai court fines married couple Dh1,000 each for fight in front of son, 4 for an argument that turned violent http://t.co/Pp8F4pim5j 
• Yorkshire Courts are quiet as thousands avoid being charged http://t.co/esM81frHns 
• IRELAND: Home birth mother fears she could lose home if she appeals to Supreme Court http://t.co/oEvAfcZ4Xz 
• AUSTRALIA: Breaking Bad illegal downloads topped by Aussies http://t.co/c4ZSdw4ZiH 
• OMAN: Illegal acquisition of public land on the rise http://t.co/vlT3hF7S83 
• Illegal palm oil developments force monkeys to down tools http://t.co/8pz85CNGOd 
• Illegal cigarette campaign in Lancashire hailed a success http://t.co/V7TicoW3i3 
• US: WikiLeaks trial bares decade's worth of Pentagon issues http://t.co/pN58bTCoWL 
• US: Trial date set for former tennis star Capriati in boyfriend battery case http://t.co/0ubq8zTKlb 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius trial date set http://t.co/ITt0SfHfqV 
• Over-layerwd and under-managed: Recruiting a different sort of lawyer http://t.co/P7Rsgr2nth 
• PHILIPPINES: Prosecutor, lawyer nabbed for bribery in Zamboanga http://t.co/2E1gijUj6J 
• CANADA: Conrad Black lawyer considering motion to stay case against former media baron http://t.co/LYFVYozPPd 
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer Glen Bartlett gets top role at Melbourne Football Club (Demons) http://t.co/HryUnHNJzD 
• Swiss lawyer pleads guilty in US tax evasion case http://t.co/EQlOTyQMFn 
• US: New Orleans law firm asks judge to lift hold on processing clients’ BP oil spill claims http://t.co/HbtOzw3DfP
• CZECH law to end renewable energy subsidies gets one step closer to reality http://t.co/3EcJNkDXaq 
• Law breaking fracking protesters 'heroic' like the suffragettes, says leader http://t.co/wy5u6esqae 
• INDIA: Law does not bar chargesheeted persons: IOA to IOC http://t.co/2kx2pPlyET 
• ZIMBABWE opposition party MDC drops Robert Mugabe election challenge http://t.co/VSgHq7l3Mi 
• Girls escape forced marriage by concealing spoons in clothing to set off metal detectors at the airport http://t.co/YfBFVgkVLi 
• Privacy breach officer let off with £150 fine http://t.co/RlpG51xMLA 
• Parcel bomb scare leaves BBC facing £5,000 police costs http://t.co/KVTCj6Eb8C 
• Police look into ‘racist’ comments by councillor http://t.co/EQYsm6MMxL 
• Met investigating Rupert Murdoch firm News International as 'corporate suspect' over hacking and bribing offences http://t.co/7XVw5q2nsX 
• Archbishop of York orders review of dead clergy files in child abuse inquiry http://t.co/GMZdFyep2C
• Injustice: Life and Death in the Courtrooms of America by Clive Stafford Smith – review http://t.co/fvceUHSeUf 
• HSF loses Hong Kong disputes boss to Linklaters | The Lawyer http://t.co/L2FjqO9oIN 
• How to resolve conflict | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/H8mSBAtBcM 
• Marikana Massacre investigation stalls | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xntcl1C8we 
• New York court dismisses DeHeng case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QT7Zey5IPy 
• BP argues against shareholder class action | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FM6VifBojI 
• The Devil's advocate dies in Paris | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NeDdXuQz09 
• The half a million dollar clerks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Vkk1Uj0h8G 
• KAZAKHSTAN: Lawyer in Forced Psychiatric Detention http://t.co/4Y69QXWtLo 
• KENYA: Authorities urged to implement human rights report http://t.co/3s4tVUbaC6 
• British legal history: sterilisation is sanctioned for man with severe learning difficulties http://t.co/BkL9pCR0oT 
• The European Court of Justice’s growing role in the domain of fundamental rights is not a sign of judicial activism http://t.co/cUeSEb7Lam 
• Newcastle Solicitor Rebecca Harbron-Gray champions dementia friendly communities  http://t.co/JNmpCv7del 
• Highland man jailed for downloading information to make explosive device http://t.co/nCskhS8y1h 
• US: Pentagon’s Sexual Assault Policies Greeted With Care http://t.co/dvgv2bBJKF 
• INDIA Seeks to Overhaul a Corporate World Rife With Fraud http://t.co/BWo0hNHbmP 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal experts predict court challenges could thwart Coalition's asylum seeker plan http://t.co/ENTvr5goSr 
• Housing scheme for Rogerstone ex-metals site will go ahead http://t.co/Q8BobHfOZW
• ANGOLA: Legal regime on public debt under analysis at specialised commissions http://t.co/BmW6cFetgh 
• INDIA: Legal costs hurt top 500 companies http://t.co/0T2riHBjGa 
• IRELAND: Woman loses legal challenge to home birth ruling http://t.co/kRg55Wtjd6
• New Tools from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office: How to Respond to Subject Access Requests http://t.co/8xi8PH5Ggm 
• Collyer’s student chooses legal apprenticeship over university http://t.co/myEHhWrKW7 
• Man who bought bacon which was thrown at a mosque was not guilty of any crime according his lawyer http://t.co/LnyWDfs4UV
• AUSTRALIA: Peru Six could become 'most wanted' http://t.co/JAfs16H0Um 
• IRELAND: Tearful mum tells court she fears 14-year-old son will &be found dead http://t.co/xCiN5hOe5k 
• INDIA: Bombay High Court gets independence from legal delays, flags off e-courts http://t.co/Ez81Dk8hM3 
• CHINA: Beijing's illegal roof-top garden dismantled http://t.co/heOUrGn4o0 
• VIETNAM: Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, aims to urge Asian governments to tackle the illegal trade in dog meat http://t.co/wvtXV0hyny 
• Vodka, gay rights and the limitations of boycotts http://t.co/Rrs5cXoRGz 
• Two Rights And Two Wrongs With Apple's 'New Icahn' http://t.co/iKaudOWd4o 
• UN rights boss calls for credible probe into EGYPT killings http://t.co/kMjZcV7Oz2 
• Call for consumer rights education http://t.co/zIPIpaGwTN 
• INDIA: Rights of Women and Law http://t.co/6gIO0ImELM
• GERMANY: Court Protects Rights of Nazi-Saluting Artist http://t.co/8g7Np6msb9 
• Tribunal changes will make it easier to fire workers, warns Paisley MP http://t.co/zq7lRcuDep 
• Midwife tells tribunal she was ‘forced out for blowing the whistle’ http://t.co/Wpimd0vbnY

16th August - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Probate specialists have warned of the need to learn lessons from the debacle of a £520,000 bequest to ‘the government of the day’. Full story - Law Gazette 

• Bitter row errupts as Microsoft attack Google over YouTube app http://t.co/TQDbgHg8pD 
• Facebook paedophile Francis Knight sentence 'unduly lenient' http://t.co/ZLbIUTC9Qv 
• Terrorist Richard Dart's wife gets suspended jail term http://t.co/KD7BJldypf 
• Mystery benefactors who leave millions to the nation http://t.co/nZ6Ezebynx 
• Jacques Vergès, French lawyer who defended Klaus Barbie, dies aged 88 http://t.co/4i3uF9BWul 
• Court sanctions sterilisation of man with learning difficulties http://t.co/21wkur1MZo 
• The ethical consistency of Bradley Manning's apology http://t.co/RRLwauoYdp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashton KCJ restructures partnership in wake of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/K34ToMAhrD 
• US IP giant Finnegan turns its back on Belgium for London launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/71KlKxNzst 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordons secures judicial review for Richard III's descendants | The Lawyer http://t.co/R4sJwt0t87 
• SFO brings first Bribery Act charges http://t.co/0fj8vSCzHE 
• Salaried entry point to ‘dynamic’ law career | Law Gazette http://t.co/8h1gKEn6Ns 
• Jacques Vergès: avocat de la rupture | Law Gazette http://t.co/EIw53Ax37D 
• Lawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly | Law Gazette http://t.co/D17iTmw4Xj 
• ‘Dispersed’ pioneer Keystone to become an ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/0ykiEIPzN1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• SOUTH AFRICA: Gemballa trial postponed until September http://t.co/9clS5I2sPH 
• Cambridge bloodstock lawyer, Rachel Flynn back in saddle for charity http://t.co/sZzwZUlewN 
• Microsoft's Lawyer Just Posted A Brutal Takedown Of Google's YouTube Policy http://t.co/b1orLMecXh 
• MALAYSIA: Lawyer, four others obtain leave to appeal against court ruling on land http://t.co/MqrnpezSRE 
• CANADA: Nova Scotia to independently review treatment of cyberbullying cases by police, courts http://t.co/yo4L1Wyx8E 
• Hannah Smith death: Funeral for web bullying victim http://t.co/Gx6lSq71lQ 
• ECUADOR approves Yasuni park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest http://t.co/oUtAJkEjmV 
• Bank account switching service to launch in September http://t.co/dN1UVLXoqT 
• US: Edward Snowden documents show NSA broke privacy rules http://t.co/02ORwDAnIl 
• Here’s how to avoid thousands in tax - don’t buy a house http://t.co/TinLwb29VC 
• British Sikh TV station fined £30,000 for inciting violence http://t.co/KSnPjwnyAz 
• US: New Jersey same-sex marriage ruling to be handed down in September http://t.co/NzKEAm886b
• FRANCE: French lawyer 'Devil's advocate' Jacques Verges dies http://t.co/xa1n7JfPRD 
• Lane hogging and tailgating on-the-spot fines in force http://t.co/VqRebgRZNV 
• Warning over 'flash-for-cash' car accident insurance scam http://t.co/3l3pdI6JTu
• Do you think that your hourly billing rate provides value to your client | Legal Futures http://t.co/OdDVi9NP96 
• Brokers move to calm small firm PII fears | Legal Futures http://t.co/b8KweFTFPs 
• Danger: diversity monitoring and data protection | Legal Futures http://t.co/VYfVH3lDcR 
• Immigration Manhunts and British Post-​Colonial Identity | Critical Legal Thinking http://t.co/bnrHBBBl9f 
• TANZANIA: Legal aid lowers number of imprisoned refugees http://t.co/IDIIsdWyvv 
• Legal expert and theft victim debate jail terms http://t.co/99Vr6BD4uk 
• AUSTRALIA: Rapist Jason John Dinsley was out on parole when he murdered mum http://t.co/N388iD8wK3 
• Tributes to Robin Hood solicitor Peter Frankland who died after charity triathlon http://t.co/MU9LELHxYP 
• Solicitor hits back at claims that insurance premiums will go down http://t.co/Xnso1Mxx6w
• CANADA: Solicitor-client privilege, Federal Court diversity to be debated by lawyers http://t.co/LjqOyRTPVB 
• Northumberland solicitor hand-rears chick http://t.co/r1fJVzM5Lt 
• Michaella McCollum faces 'long time' in Peru - solicitor http://t.co/jrIM5uZfMZ 
• BAHRAIN: Bahraini People Foiled Rebellion against Legitimacy, Says Human Rights Minister http://t.co/87V0wZC13b 
• RWANDA: Human Rights Watch bemoans interference by Rwandan authorities http://t.co/sJupVqcvgK 
• US: The financial aid arms race at law schools http://t.co/WkvYvhWKMK
• University of Law: Cleared for a law degree http://t.co/hvvfrJ7cU7 
• Law firms’ signing bonuses: Supreme desire | The Economist http://t.co/WWROyHxIs8
• CANADA: Retired judge reviewing Toronto police is with law firm that has police links http://t.co/9v4nhsOhf1
• Judiciary must stop irresponsible politicians from holding GHANA to ransom http://t.co/0AloeDk5jH 
• VIETNAM: Sports betting bill advances; relaxation of locals’ casino access http://t.co/426IiczOOW
• Teenager's death sparks cyber-blackmailing probe http://t.co/GOsowdYfir 
• 3-D printing to spawn new legal era | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZBhJeZQKse 
• No privacy for Gmail users | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WpfED7pkTD 
• Baker Botts opens office in Brazil | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EWG9S69lkg 
• US law schools come under scrutiny for investment return | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EsgWmfwFc4 
• Dechert documents given to SFO investigators | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tWFfutpoMn
• Washington Post, CNN and Time websites hit by pro-Assad hackers http://t.co/0cdGoAPMPE 
• UKIP treasurer Stuart Wheeler denies sexism http://t.co/5RdGuhFvKv 
• Abu Qatada's family leave UK for Jordan http://t.co/js5eWqLJ6a 
• Dave Lee Travis, ex-Radio 1 DJ, faces indecent assault charges http://t.co/48gj9jixSj 
• The economic case for ending slavery http://t.co/S9JHIZWyDC 
• US: Questlove's stop-and-frisk testimony http://t.co/rMxCSjGwxn 
• IRELAND: Legal profession shocked at death of Justice Kevin Feeney http://t.co/znBJ7E3bq0 
• Barrister Plunkett Nugent to complain after police stop and search http://t.co/e6eZL0H5ym 
• UK likely to win at EU court the Gibraltar border ‘excessive checks’ case http://t.co/QbR1krRfi2 
• Oxbridge applications rule of only applying to one institution ‘could be challenged’ http://t.co/fSfw7osWNY 
• Danish Government warns RUSSIA over anti-gay law. http://t.co/6VNS3V8AQS 
• Russian athlete Isinbayeva condemns Swede's 'disrespectful' gay rights protest against RUSSIA http://t.co/NW7tLuCPAJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell expands Middle East presence with Qatar office | The Lawyer http://t.co/Hru2tJpyD2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O’s retention falls as the firm cuts trainee numbers | The Lawyer http://t.co/SBFkL7u9dd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang's retention plummets to 54 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/7my6RZqWmP
• Aon steps into the breach after XL and AIG reduce PII exposure | The Lawyer http://t.co/3UyDTWh5Hi
• Kent Legal Services claims record year as £3.7m pumped back into council | The Lawyer http://t.co/cY3n9KdPBq