LawNewsIndex

Wednesday

16th October - Law News

660 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The High Court has thrown out a libel case by a retired Moscow policeman against a UK fund manager in a case that has been labeled a blow to libel tourism. Full story - The Lawyer

Footballers and employment law | Law Gazette http://t.co/iWCVfBFPmh
Now is a great moment to push for data about crime and justice to be published online | Law Gazette http://t.co/hgD8Ogp19w
What’s holding back family mediation? | Law Gazette http://t.co/cUd57pMDJf
In-house interview: GC Simon Dowler of legal team at software house Misys | The Lawyer http://t.co/c1itmQk9CQ
LAW FIRM NEWS:: TMT boutique Kemp Little to launch technology consultancy arm | The Lawyer http://t.co/ffibuysQb3
Devereux Chambers elects new head | The Lawyer http://t.co/Nhl6OS8hDk
High Court refuses to delay high street court battle with MasterCard | The Lawyer http://t.co/RGszLxEGID
LAW FIRM NEWS: Tidswell beats Geffen to new chairman role at Ashurst | The Lawyer http://t.co/D8CvkfuhQv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gide in shock swoop on Morgan Lewis Paris for nine-partner team | The Lawyer http://t.co/8FSvjiSRoC
Britain's most senior judge attacks judicial review curbs http://t.co/nolmZSAwdJ
I risked arrest at Balcombe to send the coalition a message on climate change | Caroline Lucas, Green MP http://t.co/eKvhAbYI1H
Vote for prisoners appeal rejected by supreme court http://t.co/yxe4gOxclI
US: University of Iowa College of Law is proposing to slash tuition by nearly $8,000 for out-of-state students http://t.co/9FRT5ngv8u
AUSTRALIA: Jury in Jayant Patel trial unable to reach verdict http://t.co/Fpat9hOn3E
US: Conspiracy trial of Madoff employees set to open http://t.co/gvzhOcFsyH
IRELAND: Trial date set for Ivor Callely in relation to allegations of making bogus phone expense claims http://t.co/N4Y2Ayjh1v
AUSTRALIA: Brisbane brothel madam had 48 mobile phones, 26 prostitutes and 34 drivers in her employ, court told http://t.co/rBgrZW3B2d
CHINA: Police destroy illegal weapons http://t.co/WlkQgg6poa
Illegal horse grazing Bill published by Welsh government http://t.co/533rZQSdE6
CANADA: Illegal BC dentist 'without honour' sentenced to three months in jail http://t.co/ORNLQunzD2
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas in court over fracking protest http://t.co/aYmIm8CEQF
Police warning after drug traffickers' cyber-attack http://t.co/1K9naKTN25
RUSSIA: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's sentence suspended on appeal http://t.co/txhKAAnI8A
UK inmates lose right to vote ruling http://t.co/aLpVMNqt3z
Police and government 'plebgate' row intensifies http://t.co/ELjL77TTxH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
CZECH: Czechs leftists back business over human rights ahead of election http://t.co/M4eZ7I2zT9
AUSTRALIA: Child rights queried in gay divorce http://t.co/fpmKObshLG
NSA leaks journalist Glenn Greenwald leaves the Guardian http://t.co/nPbBdySzxU
ITALY: Nazi criminal funeral halted due to protests http://t.co/dFtz4FVVtX
UN human rights official endorses call for Canadian inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women http://t.co/Qc54jgzMOZ
Animal rights campaigners claim death of unborn panda cub is a 'relief' http://t.co/naTPupNtID
Five costly employment tribunal awards and how to avoid similar claims http://t.co/yyOsJe0KnX
Turbine tribunal shut down http://t.co/bxEKWAbCKf
SOUTH AFRICA: Tribunal hears closing arguments in Sasol Chemical Industries pricing case http://t.co/ANmH8WCzCs
PERU: Judge bans Peruvian town's annual cat-eating festival http://t.co/7xazfTXq3f
US: Judge tells Congress 'go to hell,' urges confrontation over furloughs http://t.co/QBNd2RrNBM
African rule of law lags behind development gains http://t.co/uIfe0vPyXJ
PAKISTAN: Barrister Zafarullah Khan appointed Law Secretary http://t.co/BJ37iGfT4e
Mayson attacks market in "spurious claims" and urges focus on value | Legal Futures http://t.co/cY6vsktKNI
Criminal firms will collapse, not consolidate, if legal aid cuts are too fast, government warned | Legal Futures http://t.co/8iaLDJeUkr
Law Student Of The Day: Alleged Social-Media Hoaxer http://t.co/vZ6ql0FFTa
US: NYPD Union Sues Over Law Easing Profiling Suits http://t.co/2rSm8ieSRK
Nigerian rulers are the problem of judiciary, according to the Chair of the Legal Aid Council of NIGERIA http://t.co/GGclhFMajU
IRAN Judiciary Refuses to Release More Political Prisoners http://t.co/Q5qA7UorXx
MALAYSIA: Judiciary comes under fire from politicians and lawyers over Allah ruling http://t.co/4vZDoh7ZIu
Justice Department To Tackle Hate Crime in Northern Ireland http://t.co/4te6TVdnGh
INDIA: Justice Mudgal calls for regulating sports betting expeditiously http://t.co/tWlLjmTSCZ
MOLDOVA overturns anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law with hopes of joining EU http://t.co/k7Tn3K9KnT
Isle of Man and UK sign agreement for automatic exchange of tax information http://t.co/pXvir7Md8V
Fewer claims after employment law changes http://t.co/wMO0DXhAGQ
Lloyds Chief António Horta-Osório: Liberalise Planning Law or Risk UK Housing Bubble http://t.co/bi50vG5Aaj
‘Asset recovery trial is supported by UK law’ http://t.co/LTFab7h0XT
UK keen to see Indian legal sector open up http://t.co/sHF2ujW1d6
Teaching Legal History: A CFP for the Book http://t.co/TAYC0xEz8X
AUSTRALIA: Report on Pro Bono Legal Services in Family Law and Family Violence http://t.co/0GNQpMEWcm
US: Kansas pays legal firms almost $1m to defend anti-abortion laws http://t.co/EHyvjmk1ix
Legal challenge over threat to Shrewsbury and Oswestry care centres http://t.co/okIfuP54Yb
Rory McIlroy is to be hit with a counter claim when he takes legal action against his former sports agent http://t.co/Jrz0bJXRg3
US Fisa court makes 'substantive changes' to surveillance requests, judge insists http://t.co/bYhFNBqJ8I
Libyan al-Qaida suspect pleads not guilty as US federal trial begins http://t.co/0OqZlowKJZ
Surrey Police transcript reveals Savile abuse denials http://t.co/yU0gBS6ZKR
IRELAND is to close a tax loophole used by Apple http://t.co/su7Vj14Vh7
Homeless accommodation: more complaints against councils http://t.co/JnmpKT6ylk
Mapping Mediterranean migration http://t.co/31j1GfQsrQ
'Plebgate' police officers' honesty queried http://t.co/rlNDcVfeGy
Wolters Kluwer divests to focus on legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2NBB6jMlRl
ABA International arrives in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ti0YsFeVdL
UAE sees surge in demand for lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rLyaTVNaBw
Wigs could be ditched in Zambia courts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cTACWaiX2M
30-year dispute pays dividends for NY law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Jj0twC7el9
Penningtons takes over Manches to create 115-partner UK practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PzSzqhSx9h
Argentina leads World Bank dispute list | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QMxE7eiUsm
Press regulation Royal Charter, final draft: detailed comments on the new provisions http://t.co/EwQ0i0S9uQ
Man Booker Prize: Eleanor Catton becomes youngest winner with The Luminaries http://t.co/AmvMePNMlY
The 6th century St. Cynwyd's Church in Maesteg.. Sadly on a funeral http://t.co/dwVIpiLzPK
The Barrister Blog: Book Recommendation - Pupillage Inside Out: http://t.co/mTv4f3FQnh
AUSTRALIA: Fake prince appeals 14-year sentence http://t.co/fMgvdXWKiG
A career as a solicitor/barrister ... next steps presentation http://t.co/Q1JZYnHmkV
SRA to strip away restrictions on qualifying as a solicitor | Legal Futures http://t.co/Si69ZCRkib
Solicitor faces being struck off for turning blind eye to money laundering http://t.co/QT4CsvMUZ6
Penzance solicitor Lawrence Ford to head up Coodes' new mental health team http://t.co/ic2IirMwaq
Motoring 'loophole' solicitor is caught at twice the drink-drive limit http://t.co/54rXBa80ty
Solicitor says plight of buyers in limbo reveals legal failings http://t.co/lxG6KYTmQO
Snapchat hack secretly saves images using app http://t.co/9t7BWJ0RIc
Big Issue stabbings: Homeless man detained for life http://t.co/txxoSjeOii
Mark Duggan inquest: Officer 'saw gun in hand' http://t.co/Nt0ULUaC3w
Police film raid on brothel in Birmingham as part of a major crackdown on "modern day slavery" http://t.co/bI7Fpw9Bp2
IPCC questions police 'honesty' over plebgate http://t.co/KsI8NMqZTr
What you need to know about the new social housing fraud act http://t.co/lOBfGL0hR6
Is this the end for Britain as a centre for libel tourism? http://t.co/uLNZxVjS81
LAW FIRM NEWS: Penningtons gets its Man(ches): a move facilitated by a pre-pack administration deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/7WN6eFrfOa
Co-op scraps plan to offer 100 training contracts per year | The Lawyer http://t.co/9UbaITVmqA

Tuesday

15th October - Law News

659 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Apprenticeships and other innovative routes into law must retain high standards or risk damaging the solicitor brand, the head of the University of Law warned this week as the Solicitors Regulation Authority prepared to ignite a ‘bonfire’ of entry regulations. Full story - Law Gazette

Don't cross the line? But sometimes a cyclist has to to stay safe http://t.co/PH2NeysSii
Man who killed three generations in Cwmbran fire has sentence increased http://t.co/hlfCGvCSSp
Second UK member of Greenpeace crew jailed in Russia is denied bail http://t.co/OUZeCQuv7K
Crown Prosecution Service admits misleading public over complaints http://t.co/tSedtauybp
High Court delivers blow to libel tourism in Magnitsky libel ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/BQ3GvKNFLw
SRA seeks to save millions with intervention rules change | Law Gazette http://t.co/VVT7CI77E7
Training overhaul at least four years away, says SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/ETjLfhqh93
Penningtons buys Manches in pre-pack deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/AQWYCpqpI3
A World Without Privacy: WAR IS PEACE - FREEDOM IS SLAVERY - IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH http://t.co/CVR4XGUbO3
Testing Europe’s Conscience - the drowning of more than 300 Africans near the Italian island of Lampedusa http://t.co/jf2oRgi2M4
BURMA: European Union begins drafting new resolution following diplomatic pressure from the United States http://t.co/3EJ1lrJr4B
African Regional Civil Society Convening on Human Rights & Business, 25-27th Nov, GHANA http://t.co/536mBcI5Gq
UK ignores human rights to increase China trade deal http://t.co/kf41KAFJjz
CUBA: Human rights defender physically attacked at her home and arrested http://t.co/M1n2KvKsJv
SAUDI ARABIA Celebrate Four Years of ACPRA, Their Defiant Human Rights Organization http://t.co/pbKlh3vUlu
ANGOLA condemns human rights violations in Western Sahara http://t.co/kls9SCShtR
Lawyers link tax evasion and human rights http://t.co/Lg0RwLcRmY
'Strong ties' with INDONESIA should mean ending human rights abuses http://t.co/YkoECsBwVp
RUSSIA: Top human rights council agrees on broad amnesty plan http://t.co/qALzdYHap4
Teaching human rights can be lonely with little student and staff support http://t.co/uzTTY0tjVn
A guide to determining which type of fat cat lawyer the Daily Mail thinks you are: http://t.co/TdntpX1rL4
AUSTRALIA: The Criminal Defence Lawyer’s Memorial http://t.co/n76ZcoMIcP
SOUTH AFRICA: Equality courts ‘crying out for work’ http://t.co/E0SWj79PSz
IRELAND: Court hears allegations Thomas Byrne defrauded 91-year-old woman http://t.co/mRRrCaUYr1
US: Federal courts delay cases, warn of more drastic measures as shutdown drags on http://t.co/J9EmoaotFh
Ian Watkins trial: Jurors to be offered counselling http://t.co/zJhWsSRYfH
The sad tale of the lollipop man who was told he couldn't high-five anymore http://t.co/Qdpa3iSXP7
What is the reasonable way for UK asylum seekers to 'prove they are gay'? http://t.co/brxrM3OdrX
Drink-driving increases among elderly http://t.co/avjsCg5tgh
NEW ZEALAND dismisses major internet companies’ disputes with new spying law http://t.co/oeVz5H96Yu
CHINA: Forced student labour in making Apple & Playstation products is central to the Chinese economic miracle http://t.co/EcLXxRmUH3
AUSTRALIA: Queensland bikie prison plan is 'madness', civil rights groups say http://t.co/G0XI7JV50z
Undercover police legal battle continues http://t.co/1zWchBnUGb
Libel tourism at an end, say lawyers following high court rulings http://t.co/CB0e5nBiUE
Cambridgeshire Police carry out migrant worker raids http://t.co/M0gwvOSQbm
Birmingham suspected brothels raided by police http://t.co/bBRZBJjLG1
Cyberbullying law needed, says children's commissioner for Wales http://t.co/cJYapXnfY0
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Tribunals Bill welcomed by The Scottish Government’s Justice Committee: http://t.co/76HPFTtD4h
PHILIPPINES: Supreme Court will conduct a lifestyle check on judges and court personnel http://t.co/xyR3tYlhJI
INDIA: Book on history of Assam judiciary released http://t.co/ZRct7j3iMh
GHANA: Former President promises to help Chief Justice in ridding Judiciary of bribery and corruption accusations http://t.co/MlIXxXeh3Y
US: Delaware judge lifts secrecy surrounding Al Jazeera-AT&T case http://t.co/ZChBwrWMNF
US: South Carolina man who shot teenager in head will NOT face trial http://t.co/NbIsIady6v
Buyers left in 14-year limbo by home-title dispute http://t.co/u7IIwNB8Th
Liverpool Lawyer Andrew Todd faces being struck off for failing to report suspicions of money laundering http://t.co/LEVq2ilr9d
A day in the life...of a solicitor - Laura Austin, partner of Levy and Co, based in Clacton http://t.co/NeSWvCPqfE
IRELAND: Byrne trial hears woman was unable to sign forms http://t.co/pEa6sA4tbt
AUSTRALIA: Gatto solicitor David Chapman walks free on suspended sentence for drug trafficking http://t.co/R01bODVCc5
Impunity feared in COLOMBIA military justice law http://t.co/FW0R9Z9OlD
The Climate Justice Fund allows Scotland to share its expertise http://t.co/ksRj1wOcZE
UGANDA: Why Justice Kisakye ruled against rebel MPs http://t.co/KrlI2C5hhA
CHINA: Poor quality of court translations puts justice at risk, experts warn http://t.co/lfnl2knrDZ
A man has been jailed for six months for bringing drugs into Magilligan Prison inside Kinder eggs http://t.co/TYXu2tH3g5
Workers in IT, law, HR and marketing are the most fulfilled by their careers http://t.co/PUTTLofRpn
Exceptions on ritual slaughter are wrong http://t.co/Cc38eK44Bi
Scrap metal dealer fears new laws will ruin trade http://t.co/MEtvdagtjf
Greenpeace launches legal bid to restrict UK fracking http://t.co/1fxWcGUPb6
European court of human rights attacks UK newspapers for misleading reports http://t.co/bjAK4r1GCk
US: Legal Bills Rising, billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen Is Said to Plan Art Sales http://t.co/4H6b1PRySo
Indian doctors in legal action over UK exam bias http://t.co/GelYJ5C7jp
SOUTH AFRICA: Court orders Legal Aid to foot Marikana bill http://t.co/YCzVx77d0d
Public sector workers at risk of prosecution if need for corroboration is removed in shake-up to the justice system http://t.co/JBYvRITOJI
INDIA: ‘Even my lawyer seemed against our marriage’ the tale of an inter-faith marriage http://t.co/o4uNfSIGK9
AUSTRALIA: LNP lawyer urges cabinet to leave workers compensation alone http://t.co/RBdXWAXJBg
Guantanamo Bay lawyer uses stories she’s heard at work to write fiction http://t.co/098DY1xrPO
US: Tampa lawyer sets up downtown bee hive http://t.co/JZ78ajPhfw
Lawyer Interview: Jan Dalgleish is HR director Collyer Bristow | The Lawyer http://t.co/wL7OGy1RsO
US: Court's equal rights case turns the law upside down http://t.co/SWiocFXCUt
Glasgow Rangers rebels to go to court to force their way onto board at AGM http://t.co/JRGEFbQDxv
INDIA: Courts should not be guided by "misplaced sympathy" while examining quantum of punishment of an offender http://t.co/X8ZSenVQLr
KENYA: African Union against Kenyatta trial http://t.co/a7X7Kbw0H7
CAMBODIA to hear closing statements in KRouge trial http://t.co/xr6Jtp8fVn
NEW ZEALAND: Fraud trial against former clothing boss due to begin http://t.co/OYjN5cXaWK
'Act only according to the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law' | Immanuel Kant http://t.co/7szCu4B1OD
5 things to know about CHINA's new aged care law http://t.co/e1qcp1zX7n
Adventures in New Forms of (Legal) Academic Publishing http://t.co/vUAmjWHmr0
US: Duquesne law students write sustainability rules for Pittsburgh http://t.co/2a6dQnqFoe
Law professor uses 'The Wire' to bring study of criminal law to life http://t.co/f1vblVoBmm
US: New law bans trapping of bobcats Governor signs measure covering land near parks http://t.co/j0gN6r45TV
US Law School Q-and-A: Applying Early, Adding Diversity Statement http://t.co/oXsy1Ul00e
US tax law has some expatriates waiving the American flag http://t.co/LQuO4jqAki
NEW ZEALAND: Dump spy law, IT giants urge MPs http://t.co/NjvewiAFTD
INDIA: Sindh Govt to appoint 200 law graduates in police dept http://t.co/cCAqAOUGRC
African rule of law declines despite economic gains, Ibrahim index shows http://t.co/xQ2QNwlk8D
Law Society’s disciplinary arm faces claims of sharp practice http://t.co/xzWPKQFoeP
US: New law bans firing domestic violence victims after teacher was sacked http://t.co/icvU6SgIRV
Greenpeace law challenge will not ban UK fracking, says industry http://t.co/bG8gxQXfId
LIBERIA's Charles Taylor prefers Rwandan jail to UK http://t.co/CO67wXkaSz
Senghenydd: Centenary of UK's worst pit disaster marked http://t.co/Z1cAjrquZq
Police chief direct recruitment 'to bypass constable rank' http://t.co/wyWhgDzWE8
Man charged with Buckingham Palace intrusion http://t.co/vpYy8Ur9Ls
Al-Sweady inquiry: Decorated soldier denies Iraqi abuse claims http://t.co/HyoCTlAwYQ
Benefit tourism claims: European Commission urges UK to provide evidence http://t.co/wJkdcKHWRy
US: Al-Qaeda suspect al-Liby in New York to face charges http://t.co/jIRHiDcRj2
Jimmy Savile NHS abuse probe: 'Up to 30' hospitals involved http://t.co/47upSIsEOp
Madeleine McCann: Police reveal 'pre-planned abduction' theory http://t.co/QW5B5ZVo6W
Oh Lord, can't we keep religion out of politics? http://t.co/o7CAHhzNYo
Fracking faces challenge from Lancashire farmer and Greenpeace http://t.co/xf8nVzzVor
Charles Taylor's life behind bars: tennis and transfer woes http://t.co/t8duIvVTjI
Lord Lester warns against further state intervention into press regulation http://t.co/CtI1sOyLDK
Hammer falls on free Sky TV for judges http://t.co/5xD5A0RsCE
Surveillance tribunal may allow publicity http://t.co/tonKbN2iN8
The minority report: the impact of US foreign policy on ethnic communities http://t.co/FoU6G5MZGT
Forced student labour is central to the Chinese economic miracle http://t.co/EcLXxRmUH3
Firm broken up after failing to secure indemnity insurance | Legal Futures http://t.co/fo9VaObc2B
Circuits club together to back QASA judicial review | Legal Futures http://t.co/xeV14rN9Bk
Personal injury firms escape indemnity renewal relatively unscathed, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/4qRFlj6KGs
Vicky Pryce bears no grudge for imprisonment and 'has to just look forward' http://t.co/1yHOW3A93V
Former Madeleine McCann suspect defends Portuguese police http://t.co/51mvOPTgvN
The hunting ban has failed the foxes, too http://t.co/NYsC7kquCg
Judges dismiss wealthy foreigners’ libel cases http://t.co/q5vJq13dq1
Attorney General: Britain's 'economic, physical and ethical well-being' depends on Europe http://t.co/H3xSvlfFed
Rosie Millard took on mobile phone mugger and won http://t.co/0RAkvbyI3Y
Jackson: we’ll hear from appeal court soon | Law Gazette http://t.co/jHvXMPAtJU
LCJ urges Wales to start afresh | Law Gazette http://t.co/h6SvNZmgX4
Disclosing dirty laundry? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QCrcmbdNcv
Wolters Kluwer divests to focus on legal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p9uwlSHAcm
Top US sports lawyer Jim Tanner starts own practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hqksoJBCqE
ABA International to arrive in London this week | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5F5V1u8g9u
Amazon forest lawyer goes on trial for fraud | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8rXkvTmiPd
Lawyers' security meeting in Pakistan ends in scuffle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cMFPvnacYI
Squire Sanders creates healthcare fellowship first | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ul92qzClFC
Legal costs drag JP Morgan into loss | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5qQz635fg6
Clients get sceptical about premium law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dPe8U1ofja
Peer makes fresh attempt at cohabitation rights bill | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7lSqE0uaXw
The SRA has six million files in storage | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0BaU4BaeLW
For firms to offer the same service in the same old way is selling Scotland short | The Lawyer http://t.co/wgFmxzHr9q
Scottish model of the independent law firm has a lot going for it | The Lawyer http://t.co/vCihhlKS4x
There are concerns that Scottish planning policy could put the brake on development | The Lawyer http://t.co/ofs6mAXmY4
Real estate deals in Scotland are up but there are complex motives behind the sales | The Lawyer http://t.co/tKWeAmP0g8
International firms are finding the French market has passed its best | The Lawyer http://t.co/tVHekFpTD8
Document management: The digital edge | The Lawyer http://t.co/93A9Psx1AU
Good old British household names dominated the deals listings in September | The Lawyer http://t.co/eu45Z6r40r
Two Chinese firms are being sued in a blazing forestry deal row | The Lawyer http://t.co/vD6kkpm7Yk
LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy leads as Lloyds Banking Group offloads Australian assets | The Lawyer http://t.co/bnfSZwLihP
CoA rules Scrabble tile trademark to be invalid | The Lawyer http://t.co/ziCZSXxRvB
LAW FIRM NEWS: Penningtons acquires Manches as merger talks close | The Lawyer http://t.co/f1rXj3VxNP
Quadrant aims for Asia and energy with joint senior clerk hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZcD80MGPPw
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gianni Origoni to open Hong Kong office | The Lawyer http://t.co/0BstaDlVjZ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kevin Gold reappointed as Mishcon holds first-ever management elections | The Lawyer http://t.co/YLyatHTuD9
The Fifth Estate - http://t.co/0YU1xJ5RVc

Monday

14th October - Law News

658 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Coulson J declines “unreasonable” costs budgets in professional negligence claim. The High Court has declined to accept “unreasonable” costs budgets on both sides of a £1.6m professional negligence claim, in an important decision on proportionality. Full story - New Law Journal

TheLawMap EXCLUSIVE: Saturday's Law Interview with Jane Needham SC, Senior Vice President of NSW Australia Bar Association.

Regulators defend separate responses to LETR | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vcy7FWTnPP
Pioneer Law Gazette editor Sheila Pratt dies | Law Gazette http://t.co/MCxTRzfyQH
Regional firms buy files from Harris Cartier in PII fallout | Law Gazette http://t.co/68QINFAOM4
Room for ‘only 300 criminal firms’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/I6BzKqGJav
MALAYSIA court rules non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah' http://t.co/Ykw7gsHojX
Hertfordshire Police escort M1 cyclist off motorway http://t.co/5wafjpe4ni
Trio awarded Nobel economics prize http://t.co/a0KZ8HwwSC
Protests follow Google 'endorsed advert' change http://t.co/9RRUZj8zC8
Terror raid: London suspects questioned http://t.co/lyIwgM64EA
NHS Savile abuse probe widened http://t.co/47upSIsEOp
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Vicky Pryce: Most women jailed due to the men in their life http://t.co/rxr5Mnglrt
Al-Madinah Muslim free school: Policy review on head coverings http://t.co/Ukq1A8wo05
Boy, 10, held over death of man, 79 http://t.co/jdXveJM0bF
Piers Morgan: my fight with the US pro-gun lobby http://t.co/eLblvC5hYD
Criminal compensation reforms would shift burden of proof on to victims http://t.co/SGtIvOLKrm
NSA files – live coverage of all developments and reaction http://t.co/FGUeGoAS6R
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing brings in Nabarro infrastructure head | The Lawyer http://t.co/FkbveXesw1
London litigation boutique goes under as professional indemnity cover fails | The Lawyer http://t.co/mBsNneTCdP
Top Chinese firms face Canadian lawsuit over capital markets transactions | The Lawyer http://t.co/P7gTdSziuh
Scottish chiefs split over future of the market | The Lawyer http://t.co/tBAW5eP23G
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragge & Co outsourcing deal results in 26 support staff redundancies | The Lawyer http://t.co/fLUfsu2wV3
In INDIA’s Politics, Jail Time Is a Badge of Honor http://t.co/XQJWvLJSA8
INDIA: It’s illegal for lawyers to abstain from work: High Court judge http://t.co/JUoE1Ywkk1
Waste crime crackdown shuts 25 illegal sites a week http://t.co/X1CHJSLLDP
Police pursue illegal harecoursers in Lincolnshire http://t.co/6SY1EgafdE
ETHIOPIA: Human Rights Watch accuses African leaders of undermining AU Charter http://t.co/nRwhTtTZDj
In COLOMBIA, rights activists fear impunity for war crimes under new military justice law http://t.co/dMHiGtFLrT
AUSTRALIA: Vice-president of Victoria's Freedom of Information tribunal attended a celebration for a law http://t.co/plS48h6Uy3
Science can only develop by ignoring national borders: Whose science is it anyway? http://t.co/Js1P2y5S5W
ITALY steps up migrant boat patrols after tragedies http://t.co/TY2fbFlX2t
Visa rules for Chinese coming to the UK will be relaxed http://t.co/es2vTQ233N
RUSSIA: Moscow riots follow 'migrant' murder http://t.co/FZm61oPVkS
Design for relocated Scotland Yard released http://t.co/oHS5B4VcNq
Four arrested in London terror raids http://t.co/lyIwgM64EA
Madeleine McCann search: Police release e-fits of man http://t.co/2t9imAm3d5
A full list of our Focus of the Day stories dating back a year! http://t.co/rhEiQq9uyJ
TheLawMap Review of Last Week: The Law Business: 7th to 13th October http://t.co/LinUKmZ3ug
INDIA: Law Students' Association organized event for budding lawyers http://t.co/Bxk4yEzUms
Press law will fail without newspapers' support, Tories warn http://t.co/NxQiVCcScU
Lawyers in France strike over £27m cut in Legal Aid. UK citizens face £220m cuts http://t.co/OUvV07Gna1
Justice Secretary Grayling: legal market needs to be more diverse and innovative | Legal Futures http://t.co/mQXSlt1e9u
The UK is a non-protectionist island in a sea of closed jurisdictions | Law Gazette http://t.co/T100TG21bX
Judicial recusal: judge must step down in circumstances where there appears to be bias or apparent bias | Law Gazette http://t.co/ackynEa0Jc
National Crime Agency: the big picture | Law Gazette http://t.co/s2yHrGir8D
Regulating ABSs: levelling the playing field | Law Gazette http://t.co/ylWQT1IPLw
Clash between the Mail and Ed Miliband can teach us a lot about human rights & crisis management | Law Gazette http://t.co/fJn4CjPwDR
EU access directive | Law Gazette http://t.co/bIawEKbHrJ
Scholarship payments on offer: 11 law degree scholarships worth £6,000 & placements with leading firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/bIegw5jxiA
Standardised property deals procedure launched | Law Gazette http://t.co/dc6Gux9p7R
Poor due diligence plagues lateral hire | Law Gazette http://t.co/pV5qNvSPaV
Britons take to video to learn US law | Law Gazette http://t.co/gFePOsBzmx
Legal training shake-up must not ‘dumb down’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/6tw5ctb6Up
Comparison site aims exclusively at SME market | Legal Futures http://t.co/mGmuhhxsuu
Joe Whitty obituary: Reforming prison governor who took the helm at the Feltham Young Offender Institution in 1989 http://t.co/qa0Y87w0wc
New evidence may clear woman convicted of murder 21 years ago http://t.co/Fggbf8yobm
GCHQ mass surveillance putting right to challenge state at risk, say lawyers http://t.co/3El9S62F86
GCHQ accused of monitoring privileged emails between lawyers and clients http://t.co/QWsOr0rRST
EU urged to tackle boat people crisis in Mediterranean http://t.co/gmEPeYky2g
Privy council route can't deliver Leveson http://t.co/KpHrAWQbVH
Publishers beware: European Court of Human Rights imposes liability for anonymous defamatory comments http://t.co/mGOAzPREQJ
SRI LANKA: Complaints on human rights violations decline this year http://t.co/CByTSaANwi
SAUDI ARABIA: Conference condemns silence over human rights violations http://t.co/e7Qi74hmoI
BARBADOS: The Myrie case and human rights http://t.co/2muUIhmUS1
TURKEY: Supreme Court of Appeals’ Balyoz verdict unlikely to change http://t.co/8m3fVcGlRm
AFGHANISTAN polls: Warlords, rights abusers join the race http://t.co/wawcwgxdJN
Minister's ban on blood from gay men 'irrational' declares judge - Northern Ireland http://t.co/S0nY8NHvAV
IRELAND: Kenny plans to extend Seanad voting rights to all graduates http://t.co/7QomG5tyMO
NEW ZEALAND: Public 'shouldn't lose confidence' in justice system, according to Chief Justice following Lundy retrial http://t.co/QZQ4UJETHb
Ex-colonies sue Britain for slavery http://t.co/nhsXqOt4RO
INDIA second among 95 countries in legal framework of the Right to Information http://t.co/AZGoru20hz
New law is aiming to combat metal thefts http://t.co/uhiGiEljvO
Britain's fastest-growing legal high chain opens branch next to drug rehab charity http://t.co/4ZJbqvr61M
Weekender Interview: Florian Schmidt-Gabain, lawyer, 31 http://t.co/NCW7lEPJN9
PAKISTAN: CJ lauds lawyers’ role for reviving judiciary, democracy http://t.co/aHot2xfV9j
FRANCE: Condemnation of French Courts for Upholding Stop and Frisk Laws http://t.co/NOv0X7eEMI
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer Chandrika Achala Devi Urban struck off after stealing from clients http://t.co/ARScaDqeT3
Betting law is paradoxical in INDIA, feels Retd Justice Mudgal http://t.co/MPYlbuBzEg
MOROCCO teen 'kissing trial' adjourned to November http://t.co/GkGb0z0stx
IRELAND: Tribunal finds GP guilty for missing melon-sized growth http://t.co/YXAihCIBdW
IRELAND: Tribunal to hear Ryanair’s challenge to Aer Lingus ruling in February http://t.co/ihzIWqRLcF
INDIA Asaram saga: 'Witness' rejects police help, says will go to judiciary http://t.co/5A1eLoo9ye
KENYA: Hackers invade CJ Willy Mutunga communication channels, judiciary promises to act http://t.co/VMu6OiWOiu
US judge denies request to appoint lawyer for captured al-Liby http://t.co/tEG3ACAV36
IRELAND: Sex offences bill must address family abuse http://t.co/7Ev1rfwelt
CANADA: New Saskatchewan foreign worker legislation introduced http://t.co/tPjTzPHHUZ
BAHAMAS Signs Two Historic Pieces of Legislation http://t.co/B90NCw3vxf
GUYANA: Lawyers not buying Law Reports from Legal Affairs Ministry http://t.co/zUfJh4qDR3
Social Public Procurement: Corporate Responsibility Without Regulation http://t.co/IpEInWj0ki
Creating Cayman as an Offshore Financial Center: Structure & Strategy Since 1960 http://t.co/xMhid56pQH
IRELAND: Minister's ban on blood from gay men 'irrational' declares judge http://t.co/S0nY8NHvAV
EGYPT: Detained US citizen found dead in cell http://t.co/4BMKBOqbl5
PAKISTAN: Judiciary playing key role in supremacy of constitution: Chief Justice http://t.co/lnxmDZS7PN
Gaza 'terror tunnel' uncovered inside ISRAEL, says army http://t.co/lDiyuh1UUw
Landlord immigration checks restricted after Lib Dem concerns http://t.co/ZdzHiLLJWc
Video: Sports Minister, who is also a qualified solicitor demonstrates judo throw on Telegraph journalist http://t.co/d4cq7psmZC
INDIA seizes armed ship owned by American 'anti-piracy' security firm http://t.co/XESZa5kGKN
PALESTINE: Gaza's first 'prison baby' on way after jailed Palestinian smuggles out sperm http://t.co/Ye7Szs9hsn
WH Smith shuts down its website over hardcore pornographic ebooks http://t.co/7qsD3VDy7R
Plebgate: Keir Starmer defends police investigation http://t.co/dYwbzDdubl
Nine in 10 walk free for first violent crime http://t.co/nGo76MMovE
Press regulation: Why Maria Miller’s plans for reform are so dangerous http://t.co/LUMBlJbUBp
Human Rights Act must stay, says Keir Starmer http://t.co/wLi4JlgiUq
Police jobs opened up to foreign chiefs in end to historic rules http://t.co/Vegg2Va19l
Julian Brazier MP calls for 'legal high' shop ban http://t.co/AjmLIMe7Zd
Sexual offences: Wrong questions asked of victims, says Keir Starmer http://t.co/pVNombhgmf
US:Documentary looks at the role of the legal community in Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement http://t.co/KDxOayxKu1
Legal battle over £1.5m home of Scotland's most wanted man http://t.co/mWQ49iR45e
Legal jurisdiction still clouds Afghan deal about US forced staying on http://t.co/PqcoI3qkLE
Britain's fastest-growing legal high chain opens branch next to drug rehab charity http://t.co/zYROqXmign
Britain's fastest-growing legal high chain opens branch next to drug rehab charity http://t.co/PB4p0nNPWZ
How Activist Is the US Supreme Court? http://t.co/kRmGVzStP7
Four Executives on Succeeding in Business as a Woman http://t.co/0J2rg32UNA
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
'No more the meek & mild subservience', arise Madam Counsel : TheLawMap Interview http://t.co/Yqs07o8C3x

Sunday

13th October - Law News

657 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This week's feature: Jane Needham SC

Murder inquiry launched into hair salon blaze http://t.co/z3dOgMNOvP
New asbos 'will punish children for being children' http://t.co/jRhngjkBy4
Arrests made after illegal rave in Bury forest http://t.co/8cNbV1wIha
In or Out, JR Standing and Challenging PRISM - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3iiNGhszY7
Why Mrs Litvinenko did not get her PCO - but what if it had been an environmental claim? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/w0j4bmCHC8
Deportation of foreign criminals: the new immigration rules are a "complete code" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bZxDSbtRvZ
Aarhus for real beginners | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yS6J8Xk9Iu
No standing for the Inuit in Luxembourg | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/e4yswRDo6i
More press nonsense, this time on human rights damages | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/RunhMWq404
Justice Minister David Ford says NI abortion legislation must be consulted on http://t.co/xOSFLaxFdt
Madeleine McCann: Crimewatch to show 'fresh version of events' http://t.co/irgsC0Ue2i
US: Law dean says University of Iowa chose program quality over tuition dollars http://t.co/NVZTT2Vb8C
INDIA: Parliament houses seek law ministry view on convicted Lalu Yadav, Jagdish Sharma http://t.co/mWajwyZ8EH
US: Law punishes sex offenders who ditch GPS devices http://t.co/Ze6117h9O6
JPMorgan’s Loss Is Corporate Law Firms’ Gain http://t.co/KZ2Q3F3Jft
Should faith schools be allowed to ghettoise children? http://t.co/Hy1OBtid2Q
Climate Action: A consensus of the sensible can beat polluters' PR http://t.co/QzWEWixZGe
Baby P report author forced to apologise for fresh Haringey council scandal http://t.co/a7kkZBMVAG
Nine in 10 walk free for first violent crime http://t.co/nGo76MMovE
Richard III burial petition for Leicester hits 34,000 signatures http://t.co/0MtmcbbGQc
Leicester house fire deaths: Father is 'bird without wings' http://t.co/xweBhH91lO
GAMBIA: Former Solicitor General enters defence I am not guilty to all the counts against me—Pa Harry Jammeh http://t.co/BylJDknc9o
Norfolk solicitor’s third guide to farm tenancies http://t.co/hrjRxsiq2F
IRELAND: Solicitor claims judge called him a & 'canting dilettante' http://t.co/LIvP4fs1he
CHINA denies US doctor, human rights advocate medical visit to ailing jailed activist http://t.co/Zke21myczc
INDIA: A Conversation With: Human Rights Activist Rikke Nöhrlind http://t.co/QdHww3Fs7k
SYRIA: New report on abuses by Syrian rebels could feed Western unease about those fighting Assad http://t.co/TseZvkHA03
IRELAND: Animal rights group offers reward after ducks found beheaded http://t.co/LzyWmj2oMA
UN rights commissioner urges IRAQ to halt executions http://t.co/6RJ0eENH1f
Justice Mudgal feels betting law is paradoxical in INDIA http://t.co/VA8H1Tx0xK
Sister of a Glasgow woman allegedly murdered in Pakistan has issued an emotional plea for justice http://t.co/IYXGgk5OR8
Skype being investigated in Luxembourg over NSA spying links http://t.co/5VkrVJ2h93
Black cab drivers could be getting illegal state aid http://t.co/uZ8n97n2DO
IRELAND: Dáil debates Bill to give parents information about sex offenders http://t.co/ktuScmBXgh
IRELAND: Retired FF senator Francis O’Brien pleads guilty to extortion http://t.co/KBf3OJoFRH
Open verdict recorded on death of British man in Dubai custody http://t.co/t0SddHSXBN
HSE instructs No5 Chambers barrister to conduct NHS trust prosecution | The Lawyer http://t.co/OWAPAN7FrN
IRELAND: TD's girlfriend working as barrister and Dail assistant http://t.co/GU4VGX3gJt
Barrister Michael Waters was given a suspended three-year jail sentence for headbutting a creche manager http://t.co/1pPWldfxE6
A strong woman in Muzaffarnagar, a little humanity amidst conflict http://t.co/HqYp31it8J
Stuart Lawrence race complaint against Met upheld http://t.co/Td8AyOpcAp
Video: Fire brigade releases ridiculous 999 calls http://t.co/nirBxGWNld
African Union says ICC should not prosecute sitting leaders http://t.co/uiCUzdAP0B
London Fire Brigade threatens legal action over firefighters wearing uniform at demonstration http://t.co/4kori7IS0a
Completely private email is not legal and shouldn't be http://t.co/uOtu69CEMf
Powers to access & retain data held on personal electronic devices so wide as not to be "in accordance with the law" http://t.co/j1Rat2XV3w
PERU: Legal loophole lets former Peruvian president tweet from prison http://t.co/xoeMW7DPhN
CANADA: Legal bills for Paradis investigations almost $458,000 http://t.co/KLXIxA57zL

Saturday

12th October - Law News

656 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This week's SaturdayLawInterview is with Jane Needham SC, Senior Vice President of NSW Bar (Australia): 'No more the meek & mild subservience, arise Madam Counsel' http://t.co/Yqs07o8C3x
Justice Secretary announces UK Global Law Summit | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oK8vOl94ZY
Lacking indemnity: 185 firms apply for EIP | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5IKpvmA44E
Gain clients & save costs: Is legal project management the future? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/IuQPDvm4MO
New crime-fighting body is established | New Law Journal: http://t.co/IXtgybK8Qq
Law Commission makes request for reform proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XkbJHMPHBk
Lack of regulation in vitamin industry | New Law Journal: http://t.co/qZ9JDeD5hL
Post-Leveson costs change, Lawyer warns means-testing must be set at appropriate level | New Law Journal: http://t.co/P4nv173C2r
High Court makes important decision on proportionality, in professional negligence claim | New Law Journal: http://t.co/AF9pmIy9R5
A diverse legal profession...for some, An inclusive profession—but not for women | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bZLcr2Sy20
PHILIPPINES: Supreme Court looks into other influence peddlers in judiciary http://t.co/LsBm0GrTUm
GHANA: Atuguba’s Judiciary Must Stop the Morality Crusade http://t.co/MQnwx6wXn3
ESTONIA: Strasbourgh Court rules that news website liable for readers’ offensive comments http://t.co/vRbaX3Fmpv
MALAYSIA: Election Courts are worse than the Election Commission http://t.co/NBMbttedZU
Vanderbilt law professor Sitaraman wins Palmer Prize http://t.co/4FTtjlvJPR
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Malala, a Global Heroine After an Attack, Has Critics at Home in PAKISTAN http://t.co/AVSmmOBSqP
Berlusconi Aiding War Victims? ITALY Speculates on His Penance http://t.co/5DfiSYJIGP
Northern Ireland gay blood ban 'irrational', judge rules http://t.co/RVdt2RVyzf
Amazon removes abuse-themed e-books from store http://t.co/PG614WnkWQ
Block on cold calls not working, says Which? http://t.co/S4jKka48ta
Daily Mail's Paul Dacre defends Ralph Miliband piece http://t.co/tjIkCPyZKf
High Court orders two sisters must receive MMR vaccine http://t.co/eVzYPgiC6h
Press regulation: Newspapers consider next move http://t.co/pZAtDCjQfR
MALTA warns EU waters 'a cemetery' after fresh tragedy http://t.co/6fOigLQy7p
IRELAND: Dismissed lecturer shown no humanity, tribunal told http://t.co/h6hXh47jNY
Sacked teacher Kim Shaw 'victimised', tribunal told http://t.co/A8tXczUVhb
War tribunal not a ‘witch hunt’, says Desmond Tutu http://t.co/43Uqy1JOWt
New reforms set out for European Arrest Warrant http://t.co/PePdS0gVvw
AUSTRALIA: 99% of Australians Want Mandatory Data Breach Notification Legislation - It's Time Our Laws Caught Up https://t.co/P6J54oH4LX
IRELAND: Promissory note law not ‘blank chequebook’ to spend money – court hears http://t.co/5UEiIBRGJf
LEBANON: Electoral law sidelined as political divisions deepen http://t.co/xNgKFOYalM
Law Schools With The Most Profligate Spending Will Still Be Favored By US News http://t.co/zRdHOCbewK
Do Chris Grayling’s plans for the Ministry of Justice add up? http://t.co/PaM36d1iQy
GHANA: Chief Justice establishes maritime courts http://t.co/uV5MlJWhjn
SOUTH AFRICA: Chief Justice stresses significance of independent judiciary http://t.co/0GJNZ2zixW
ZIMBABWE justice minister says country would back call for ICC pull out http://t.co/3gp0qTCAzl
AUSTRALIA: Gina Rinehart had no 'cunning plan' for family trust, her barrister tells court http://t.co/5V3ayoYe94
RUSSIA: LGBT film festival wins appeal against fines under ‘foreign agent’ law http://t.co/dOoecIj8Gp
AUSTRALIA’s federal government to challenge ACT’s equal marriage law http://t.co/3I6TMkW0d8
How the UK Government Ignored the Most Basic Law of Advertising http://t.co/x5qRXQKz9E
UK builders to compensate blacklisted workers http://t.co/8YyxWFsBTe
New UK provision requires more transparency in directors severance pay http://t.co/YS8UbF7OHQ
Shepherds Bush Market legal challenge lost http://t.co/FU845NyNkl
Legal Challenge launched over Cardiff Waste Incinerator - http://t.co/LZawD8HrPJ
BURMA: Myanmar legal system to reach global standards? http://t.co/FB86vkKiIc
NIGERIA: Legal basis for new constitution http://t.co/oc171K891l
US: Undercover Police, Just About Everywhere http://t.co/Q2Yt1qv5ba
US: Judge Says New Jersey Can Begin Allowing Same-Sex Marriages in Two Weeks http://t.co/OM7soJfnr8
Gaddafi spy chief's trial should be held in LIBYA, ICC rules http://t.co/9OvasmLhwO
Schedule 7 powers too intrusive, says parliamentary committee http://t.co/4zBUdl04Un
A ban on male circumcision would be antisemitic. How could it not be? http://t.co/UMblIbztgP
Essential US government employees being treated like 'indentured servants' http://t.co/1TOfZRaNXS
Online comments: why websites should be worried by court ruling http://t.co/OvCPdidrqy
Leave oversight of surveillance to the judges http://t.co/9UZBfYyouh
US: Major TV networks petition supreme court to stop Aereo rebroadcasting http://t.co/kt2P4vY2xx
CHINA sex trade infiltrates international hotels http://t.co/qaSPvkhJML
High Court orders two sisters must receive MMR vaccine http://t.co/eVzYPgiC6h
Former trader replaces lawyer before plea hearing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/l6Fqn2CCzV
Central Africa is ready for business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/F6pkZcUeB3
Disclosing dirty laundry? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hJEPLX5goE
CC competition team bags Bonelli partner | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZnAM7V0IxB
Hong Kong judge criticises lawyers for time wasting | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/B1YBuhffUH
UK could follow US on paying whistleblowers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R03CZjSQ7R
Chinese set to become legal language of the future - The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8ZkVAtWsKU
Chinese set to become legal language of the future | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Yvbt5XbCAi
Lawyers to shrink 25 per cent by 2020 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IvyIaqmjFI
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC's pro bono hours up 10% as firm looks to increase lawyer involvement | Legalweek http://t.co/DDoGUF9xYi
Bar Standards Board statement regarding costs and the QASA Judicial Review https://t.co/pkwYgeeg4l
CANADA: Court upholds ban on assisted suicide as public debate heats up http://t.co/mzuzRGF5X2
CHINA: Bo Xilai can appeal against life sentence, rules Chinese court http://t.co/vXCREtUO7G
The US Supreme Court: Something in Washington that works http://t.co/MJWSg1BT0A
BSB lays out plan to take forward LETR | Legal Futures http://t.co/bJI334eIw3
Government funding boosts ABS's major growth plan | Legal Futures http://t.co/0yde9ZWXHX
Pioneering landlord eviction service becomes ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/6TPQFky7Yf
DWF and HCR announce investments | Law Gazette http://t.co/Y3l8liydU2
Serving Soldier charged with sex offences against 11 females http://t.co/gs01rh7aJb
ITALY: Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke dies http://t.co/HYugwXAxqi
ITALY: 'Migrant' boat capsizes off Sicily http://t.co/lZDRffFdTc
Press regulation: Main parties agree deal http://t.co/CyWwiTTuG9
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hires five partners in Australia | The Lawyer http://t.co/AdMm6iSbbH
Lawsuit-laden JP Morgan blames $400m quarterly loss on $9.2bn legal bill | The Lawyer http://t.co/3qtrUzgRwM
Aviva drives Greenwoods' 50-strong PI team to DWF following Parabis tie-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/CtqvJkKO4L

Friday

11th October - Law News

655 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Des Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, has hit back at critics of the society's agreement with justice secretary Chris Grayling on criminal legal aid. Full story - Solicitors Journal

IBA has much to be grandiose about, but members should not be made to feel small | Law Gazette http://t.co/G9etxUKf2B
Boston, where everyone knows England's name | Law Gazette http://t.co/7xCklwqR5y
LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis elects first female chair | The Lawyer http://t.co/s87AvObHeR
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O first magic circle firm to lay out LLP accounts | The Lawyer http://t.co/juhLFyeWo0
BSB issues statement after Twitter confusion over judicial review costs | The Lawyer http://t.co/LfNYpQVj1F
LAW FIRM NEWS: Penningtons “optimistic” that Manches tie-up will go ahead as partner vote looms | The Lawyer http://t.co/YJKWs5693I
BSB hits back in row over costs of challenge to QASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/V0XxbhlmnG
NewLaw creates 86 jobs in Cardiff | Law Gazette http://t.co/1kDCvRlM1d
Vara gets legal aid brief following MoJ reshuffle | Law Gazette http://t.co/wVqn2CkPWx
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Court summonses rise after council tax benefit cuts, Labour says http://t.co/ixgekyRADf
Malala Yousafzai among favourites for Nobel Peace Prize http://t.co/HVnSgF27qD
UK asylum seekers 'told to prove they are gay' http://t.co/GbKcZ34cL8
Driving test age rise considered for teenagers http://t.co/r5IaVSOmyT
Snowden leaks 'worst ever loss to British intelligence' http://t.co/8CIFJOZaeN
CANADA: Illegal computer search by Ottawa police sinks child porn case http://t.co/xnkQIJWpCZ
AUSTRALIA passes illegal logging laws, joins EU, U.S. http://t.co/xYpVyWOnJH
UK B&B Christians ‘followed conscience’, says lawyer: http://t.co/wq1MUf1RUP
BOOK: Lawyer Poets and That World We Call Law http://t.co/xylV0VeBTZ
NIGERIA: Lawyer poet Wins $100,000 NLNG Prize for Literature http://t.co/XNE0Mg00yq
NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer accused of using golfing buddy as cash cow' http://t.co/w0dc1ih3HA
US: Lawyer spars with Kanye West over paparazzi run-in http://t.co/4MaWDwUfxK
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer kept 'bath salts' ingredient secret as Glenn Punch was dying http://t.co/odJES4gYMQ
Prisoners detained for public protection win right to appear before Parole Board http://t.co/IIIgIAj0OR
Watchdog takes police to court over airport ‘harassment’ http://t.co/A28BHkvXCg
‘Skins’ actor sues Met for false arrest claiming he was racially stereotyped http://t.co/avPQaBk1Cs
Royal Navy warship in £58m Caribbean drugs haul http://t.co/W5sGT8FI3T
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor to serve 50-year jail sentence in UK http://t.co/b6lODmDWWE
INDIA: Campaign using images of battered goddesses to highlight crime against women is denounced as cheap tokenism http://t.co/vus0u94dOk
MALAWI cabinet dissolved over fraud scandal http://t.co/GCWvbpu1J3
SAUDI Shura rejects women driving ban move http://t.co/vx9dEVnRbe
Ex-London Underground legal chief quits Bombardier for engineering group | The Lawyer http://t.co/PDVJ8xO2sV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons extends Northern Line mandate after Bircham hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/yjBumAegXQ
Quadrant Chambers chief: we hired O'Riordan on his reputation, not his CV | The Lawyer http://t.co/VFLbqpo4wp
Pharoah leads for Slaughters on Thomas Cook's Egyptian sell-off | Legalweek http://t.co/Bgd53rC4tq
FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period | Legalweek http://t.co/1vQeJEWNzq
Top firms set to do battle at 2013 British Legal Awards | Legalweek http://t.co/RLs6XKQh2g
LEBANON tribunal names new suspect in 2005 Hariri killing http://t.co/KREXpSipod
BANGLADESH: War Crimes Tribunal gives respondents more time http://t.co/oqMyA8ytNC
Pakistan's Malala wins EU's Sakharov rights prize http://t.co/WyKFeBkJ7S
SRI LANKA's record on rights makes it unfit to lead Commonwealth http://t.co/0pRB1gMJiH
Thoughts on last night's Question Time, 10th October http://t.co/LargdZ7QJ2
Californian five year olds to learn copyright law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YuUCvIrwcU
Foreign regulators up co-operation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8KuOSwF9I3
Corporates buy into legal outsourcing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lwCHGam1Gp
Top Canadian law firm hit by defections after double arrest | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E3BR8LUk5W
Leading shipping company to sue former lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gpgy5O2OZC
New controversy over law firms in hacking inquiry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OuZu36AcSw
Diversity improves for all but women lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vCXKUHdjnf
Latham & Watkins attracts another CC private equity star | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4qZdbUl1CP
Time to end the myth that the death penalty reduces crime http://t.co/es7pomSM42
PAKISTAN's Taliban say Malala has done ‘nothing’ to earn human rights prize and vowed to try again to kill her http://t.co/zu0EsRpfrM
HONDURAS: Honduran mine concessions fuel human rights abuses http://t.co/3oWvkxOh8P
Human rights groups file lawsuit blaming UN for HAITI cholera outbreak http://t.co/dWnbMhTwnk
CUBA: Human Rights: Where Do They Come From? http://t.co/lM8wYUCMOR
AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Abbott warns of South China Sea risks http://t.co/jjhhNryvj4
US: New Jersey judge won't delay gay marriage; state appealing http://t.co/BI49retntV
US: Federal Judiciary Says Funds Will Last Through October 17 http://t.co/5zSz8XSOcM
SOUTH AFRICA: Chief Justice Mogoeng has defended the integrity of the judiciary saying it is not under threat http://t.co/4a7mkvFBCU
INDIA: Third law university approved for Nagpur http://t.co/6U6Em8ohh5
Law firms must address cyber threat says Deloitte | The Lawyer http://t.co/bYcOjX6IbX
Pontifical Commission for VATICAN City State Passes New Law http://t.co/ki6XXK18bo
MEXICO telecom law should cut Slim market share below 50 percent: lawmaker http://t.co/yvQTzyz8cV
CANADA: British Columbia appeals court upholds law against assisted suicide http://t.co/mzuzRGF5X2
Air conditioning systems are in breach of the law http://t.co/WC1Vaaeg9c
The long hair of the law: Sponsored head shave nets £1,600 for Myeloma UK in support of former Romford policeman http://t.co/oQs2Mj4Ayt
Nearly £20,000 of Scottish public money was spent in a court battle over legal advice that did not exist http://t.co/SmLgtSj9zh
Europe passes law to tackle foreign doctors following death of Cambridgeshire man http://t.co/km2zx9Ct4u
NewLaw Solicitors is expanding its operations in Cardiff and taking on 86 graduates and litigators http://t.co/hgy7Oaz1bv
Law firm Birketts triggers technology battle royal in Cambridge http://t.co/QdlPh9rKYu
Abortion law outdated and cruel http://t.co/ZxoOG4ijRx
On Verge of Sale, BlackBerry Getting Its Legal House in Order http://t.co/D2CZXOCkZ8
Legal representation and the small business http://t.co/L7pN4NaC0H
Legal move hinders Dunfermline football club's recovery http://t.co/40LnUyxuQN
US: Legal row over Libyan al-Libi held on 'Guantánamo at sea' warship http://t.co/lQ0pJ2858T
First legal high clinics open to combat increasing use of substances http://t.co/b1FPzv4obU
Legal high user fights for his life in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton http://t.co/CPyq9ncosO
NEW ZEALAND: Christchurch school celebrates legal victory http://t.co/A0HSc16HPo
Tobacco firms fuelling black market, MPs say http://t.co/IyvkkvETMk
Silver splitter surge leaves divorce lawyers with new headache – the meddling children http://t.co/ho0nPZq9D4
Ex policeman who claimed injury compensation filmed in cage fight http://t.co/CuLEEgsp1b
Water fountains may be banned in schools as 'unsafe' http://t.co/Glq8rujcpP
Vandals cause £1m of damage at MP's country estate http://t.co/7O6vsoGHDA
Ofsted: 'relax rules on declaring criminal convictions' http://t.co/RXLXPejiUC
Law Society makes plea for understanding on legal aid strategy in bid to ward off EGM | Legal Futures http://t.co/m66h47QWtk
Reshuffle leads to shake-up in ministerial briefs at MoJ | Legal Futures http://t.co/sfjK0fSO7g
Addleshaws lays out future vision: fewer lawyers, fewer firms, new business models | Legal Futures http://t.co/XsIJikmkI2
Leicester house fire murders suspect charged http://t.co/mD68mu6Msz
Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature http://t.co/HB00OtryEq
ITALY: Lampedusa toll at 311 as Italy divers finish boat search http://t.co/gFLIAlRipo
PHILIPPINES: Solicitor General mantains PDAF \'constitutionally valid\' http://t.co/SImq8Xbt6w
AUSTRALIA: Silks weigh in on Leighton corruption scandal | Lawyers Weekly http://t.co/0uYEBm0kjP
US: NY women's law enforcement group meeting this week http://t.co/8SK2MdjPLi
US Law Schools Team Up To Help Developers Fight Patent Trolls http://t.co/MpOIEvK8K6
Defective drywall: Chinese maker challenges US court jurisdiction over Va. homeowners’ claims http://t.co/wmKoBuhRtC
Why American Courts Can't Cure HAITI's Cholera Tragedy http://t.co/Pu6yNdtCmi
AGFHANISTAN: Rights abusers join presidential race http://t.co/GlvJppMfjH
‘Prisoners’ human rights require Saturday courts’ http://t.co/I88BQ6ThFe
Mursi faces trial as US reviews aid to EGYPT http://t.co/qvFxyFrpoO
COSTA RICA's ‘Green Judges’ vs. Illegal Property Developers http://t.co/p9X7rU96Zq
SOUTH AFRICA's illegal gold rush http://t.co/S39TO2bbbL
Badgers 'Culled In Illegal Gassing Trials' http://t.co/6G8TNpCe4c
RUSSIA: Illegal logging destroying Russian forests, report warns http://t.co/bPeOzQhu6C
Kofi Annan: 'African justice is weak' http://t.co/U9fNPUpV8R
Football libel case could undermine parliamentary privilege, says MP http://t.co/QmUBCRmP8l
Respect! Leveson channels Dizzee Rascal and Pontius Pilate http://t.co/q7puO8lDIK
Police watchdog takes Met to court in standoff over schedule 7 complaints http://t.co/HLUHMVIE6t
US: Detroit mayor sentenced to 28 years in prison wide-ranging corruption case http://t.co/dscX8LpSDz

Thursday

10th October - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: LSB sparks fresh independence row with call for regulators to have lay chairs. The frontline regulators need lay chairs at the helm so as to cut the “overly strong ties” that still exist with their branches of the profession and have held back change, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said. Full story - Legal Futures

Female lawyers earn a third less than males | The Lawyer http://t.co/O67VoPfn2D
Ex-Ladbrokes lawyer steps down from DLA partnership for management role at Playtech | The Lawyer http://t.co/TYwknPQZRW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcons picks up former Government adviser for comms push | The Lawyer http://t.co/UpdLLYEynW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells continues to build tax team with second hire in a month | The Lawyer http://t.co/995RG0JIi1
LAW FIRM NEWS: NewLaw Solicitors expands Cardiff base with support from Welsh Government | The Lawyer http://t.co/2DQTseZkUP
An unholy trinity - The Sun, Vladimir Putin and the MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/OJQNTW0H8V
Women lawyers paid less than men, survey shows | Law Gazette http://t.co/bLPCs6zt8s
Are unpaid interns really protected from sexual harassment? http://t.co/VY7YQ8TExQ
The double danger of the NSA's 'collect it all' policy on surveillance http://t.co/Jw5lcd4k9B
Press regulation: Leveson distances himself from royal charter http://t.co/URj2FLfv0b
Hudson hits back at criminal legal aid critics | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lRnuFm9Paq
Edmonds to step down as chair of LSB | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/FvKUyDhuP9
Kill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge | Law Gazette http://t.co/E0v8SJ4qcU
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Society tackles 'false impressions' over MoJ engagement | Law Gazette http://t.co/sKfXMwRoQY
US insurance giant buys ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/jfEcZzcN4S
IBA 2013: Zimbabwe 'will re-establish rule of law' - Mtetwa | Law Gazette http://t.co/PIXc0u8R7n
Immigration bill will require identity checks for all, home secretary is warned http://t.co/nm7lH3LUW3
MI5's Andrew Parker lives in a different world to the rest of us http://t.co/RS0cOY7D3L
HMP Oakwood: 'Serious failings' over inmate's death http://t.co/jOwsRdDKeB
Leading construction firms to set up blacklist fund http://t.co/6estiFuBdN
US: You may have even less privacy than you thought http://t.co/fyHBCbIDdQ
Tobacco smuggling: HMRC 'failures' highlighted by MPs http://t.co/MF1bSUkQ9V
Law Society calls on members to engage with Government over legal aid | The Lawyer http://t.co/pOwzqd6fAy
One Essex Court and Outer Temple take up Barclays Guardian Care Home appeal | The Lawyer http://t.co/CNDqqmQMIj
US: Seattle Judge sued for returning teen to sex offender http://t.co/Gbf13g2F6a
Is the scrutiny of EU legislation only the preserve of the EU-critical? http://t.co/iQgxaG5oIV
JAPAN: Fukushima Watch - Industry Minister Rejects New Legislation to Save Tepco http://t.co/dIlj1X8Y8F
US: Legislation may change shutdown’s effect on ‘death gratuity’ for soldiers' families: http://t.co/1Eunul5QOF
Legislation to protect CHILE's glaciers and water supplies worries important mining industry http://t.co/FyQnuon4CT
International Law expert Dominic Ward takes on key director role at World Trade Centre Hull & Humber http://t.co/VuRQMnE0FL
AUSTRALIA: State may rush law on rapist, despite warnings http://t.co/GV2sajTanU
Law enforcement hunt Silk Road sellers http://t.co/EDjmcX5XzS
QASA claimants granted costs cap - but at 10 times the level they wanted | Legal Futures http://t.co/VLlVZipHNL
Financial reality is perhaps starting to take hold of Law Firms | Legal Futures http://t.co/ONaGZbNhJA
Regulators accused of failing to collaborate over LETR responses | Legal Futures http://t.co/cS3m0XhtxH
KENYA: Judiciary has 70 judges in 20 High Court stations countrywide to clear about 5,000 pending criminal appeals http://t.co/DG1nvXfRSc
S AFRICA: Accused of being unprofessional, Mpeleki Tshiki still holds the respected position of an officer of court http://t.co/czcrzf0mjp
An independent judiciary was vital to corruption-busting efforts in SOUTH AFRICA http://t.co/KQ6AvzPmyr
PHILIPPINES: A Napoles in the judiciary? http://t.co/y8D6oO2C3n
NIGERIA: How Justice Oyejide Falola freed Osun monarch of rape charge http://t.co/ybaHrlOHbh
NEW ZEALAND: Justice system has robust safeguards, says Justice Minister Judith Collins http://t.co/jRkBQwoUBT
Justice secretary insists Richard III be buried in Leicester http://t.co/6jihnneSb8
South Wales solicitor Gareth Arnold spent stolen £200,000 on cars and surgery for girlfriend http://t.co/y7Bvx8lbVU
Chief prosecutor was my former solicitor, Gerry Adams confirms http://t.co/7ipWvNnVoT
IRELAND: Ex-solicitor Thomas Byrne's trial first to go digital http://t.co/pTUToFeNJV
Blackburn solicitor accused of tipping off drug dealers http://t.co/CotqWWvGyd
AUSTRALIA: Silk Painter counsels that more women are needed at the Bar | Lawyers Weekly http://t.co/3r9rgeKwgu
Constable Stephen Carroll murder: Two men appeal convictions http://t.co/Gzn0otgLuO
Human rights watchdog launches High Court challenge over Marian Price release hearing http://t.co/fQbrS734Om
AUSTRALIA: Leighton calls in legal eagle to fight bribe claim http://t.co/68egfbLRvO
Stortford law firm Nockolds celebrates new London office http://t.co/DCWOBEAgsh
Exporting to developing countries: Legal issues to consider http://t.co/gk2ULK899p
UK Police Orders Registrars to Suspend Domains of Major Torrent Sites http://t.co/5cmIuCvI4d
Forty jobs lost as Harrogate law firm Arc Property Solicitors is closed by SRA http://t.co/KgsYz2ShWQ
Detainees fight UK anti-terrorism law http://t.co/omBT2kd8DH
English law 'does not prohibit gender-specific abortions' http://t.co/H91erd1rgw
Opponents of York’s biggest housing scheme fail in attempt to legally challenge the approval of planning permission http://t.co/swkrSLTuLZ
Top insurer Markel enters legal market as Quindell unveils £150m Direct Line deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/Phz6skvixk
The 'Walter Mitty' lawyer suspended after fabricating CV http://t.co/igEKyxx5lS
Gay rights row over Christian B&B a clash of 'world views', Supreme Court told http://t.co/rNfMtdBKDE
GCHQ leaks have already caused 'real damage' warns security adviser http://t.co/G1JDpcKumI
Playboy lawyer in dispute with 'hunny bunny' over £300k flat http://t.co/WI5B6EsGzv
The phone-hacking trial will be dream territory for the PM’s rivals http://t.co/GhMo63RUCG
Magistrates’ Association wants to replace the biblical oath with a promise couched in painfully banal language? http://t.co/ZbLdj3laxv
Murder inquiry after man's body found in lake http://t.co/9UQ1eQvNAo
Michael Bennison trial stopped over 'lost' DNA evidence http://t.co/D0kBAcRUY6
Blackhole malware exploit kit suspect arrested http://t.co/ZiQRKkUXAs
Guardian to publish more Snowden intelligence revelations http://t.co/lBDehrFFLO
UK universities move into Uzbekistan even as human rights fears grow http://t.co/foAbZyeQew
Soho sex workers protest against forced evictions in London red light district http://t.co/zPryNGSEDP
MI5 chief Andrew Parker is right to enter the Prism debate. But why the cheerleading from the rightwing press? http://t.co/m7RH3hQ8yE
US: NSA reforms threatened by 'business-as-usual brigade', Ron Wyden warns http://t.co/zt2jmzJrV9
Seeking equality for women and children http://t.co/Dqq1iupJrD
Doing business in Africa | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8pSwFy73EJ
Women GCs don't plan their rise to the top | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5DCfTp5rck
A global epicentre | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/571KkUm7Yt
Banks pay out for BigData lapses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CqDagbjYHo
Kazakh lawyer faces psychiatric assessment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p6YuEkFuUR
Carlton Fields in merger to create 370-lawyer firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1mYliClTxf
Public urged to love lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uvQxZkWi8T
EU banking union gets legal setback | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SqKal5NUVC
Federal courts affected by US shutdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kT45nnatz6
ROMANIA: Law ordering death for stray dogs stirs protest worldwide http://t.co/610CrLMNGW
‘Prisoners’ human rights require Saturday courts’ http://t.co/wMcGPeo5Rq
Human rights watchdog launches High Court challenge over Marian Price release hearing http://t.co/SyXGvk2PLe
Human rights a sticky wicket in Canada-Europe free trade talks http://t.co/PAAg3s9AYK
IRAN: Rouhani Cabinet Sends Mixed Messages About Facebook and Twitter http://t.co/CQtMXRMX5a
IRAN: Soltani’s Wife Sentenced for Accepting Human Rights Award on his Behalf http://t.co/CMgBlwUdyJ
LSB drops HSF over cost estimates on QASA judicial review | Legalweek http://t.co/lbXxASlifs
LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham hires second Clifford Chance private equity partner in six months | The Lawyer http://t.co/VxWhiKxqgx
Nationwide panel review finally kicks off | The Lawyer http://t.co/KcTvimzgst
Crowdsourcing a new UK Constitution - http://t.co/qsm2Es0Ett
'Hard drugs found' on Greenpeace ship seized by RUSSIA http://t.co/1inyDpEETb
Artist Graham Ovenden's sentence 'unduly lenient' http://t.co/0UGv3eYJSm
Badgers 'moved goalposts' says minister Owen Paterson http://t.co/UXuKyo7xFC
Still full of flu but about to step out for a spot of foliage shooting in Bute Park http://t.co/SYNcC81zTN
SRA chief pledges ‘bonfire of education and training regulations’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3DKXfOVUaq
LSB demands non-lawyer chairs of SRA and BSB | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/o0RAtam2ea
Women 'marginalised' by world hunger policies http://t.co/NZa2hcXjTP
Attempt to deprive terror suspect of British nationality is ruled illegal http://t.co/7ojM6N95V8
Lord Justice Leveson faces standoff with MPs over press regulation http://t.co/Z8b1nBAqoS
Repossessions - the position in Scotland http://t.co/5m5SE0QUpK

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