LawNewsIndex

Sunday

23rd February - Law News

790 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Shrien Dewani takes extradition fight to highest court in UK http://t.co/AxhEhPCXhn
Drama teacher accused of sexual offences with schoolboy http://t.co/hNHiNJqa5Z
First Scientology wedding in UK to be streamed live on internet http://t.co/3GwTrPJq6d
Desmond Tutu condemns UGANDA's proposed new anti-gay law http://t.co/sftGjjuEJt
Guardian marks anniversary of UK's oldest human rights group 80 years on http://t.co/IISMwtLfJr
Burglar assaults woman in her 80s in Lurgan http://t.co/djHxIbrodw
North Belfast: Four men attacked on Antrim Road http://t.co/yY2WT9Dl1K
Swearing causes TV football delay http://t.co/0Hmxhz1Wnk
Murderer Paul Maxwell absconds on visit to Rochdale http://t.co/jc5NJi59Xb
Joan Albert murderer Simon Hall found dead in jail http://t.co/AHFhAB2eDR
US: Nicki Minaj sued for $30m over wigs http://t.co/AkDTFhduea
A Point of View: Should the English have a say on Scottish independence? http://t.co/kcaF8KoHa9
Fresh talks over university pay claim http://t.co/ajZ9qjG6K3
Buckingham Palace: Queen's London residence worst for pollution http://t.co/VCjge1TiiQ
Centrica scaremongering over price freeze, says Labour http://t.co/1yChVOuxBD
EGYPT's Morsi 'leaked secrets to Iran Revolutionary Guards' http://t.co/jSRdhu8CKk
The Refugee Appeals Tribunal in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/IeYpmjTrqT
Business and Human Rights In Ireland’s Foreign Policy Review | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/NNKj9WxWrV
Sexual Offences, Capacity and Disability – A Call for Rights-Based Law Reform | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/bh6EtwOqK7
Developments in Australia’s Response to Asylum Seekers: Post 2013 Election | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/92A7oB8Yvq
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Ireland – Why the Constitution? | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/Q7ZZEsNyuS
Dirty Assets: Emerging Issues in the Regulation of Criminal and Terrorist Assets | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/v7EPEoioqo
The Constitutional Convention: Briefing Papers on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/5zekaVWJCP
UN Commission on human rights in North Korea: A Silent Nation no more? | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/vfFwtfRvZQ
Pushing Their Luck? UK Counter-Terrorism Powers and David Miranda | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/Qoe7Yd3r5U
Miranda v SSHD, Counter-Terrorism and Secrecy | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/ah3Dlr3833
The Constitutional Convention: What are Economic, Social & Cultural Rights? | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/3b9qPBrzXv
The Constitutional Convention: Nolan on Models of Constitutional Economic & Cultural Rights | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/o0xrw1iS3A
Judicial Review Concessions, Gay Olympic, Defamation in Europe - the Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/rmjGh3aL5A
High Court quashes government's refusal to proceed with Litvinenko inquiry | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/5rv6zzySnJ
Judicial review changes: inevitably the same result if no unlawfulness? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BD0A6KlJy5
Strasbourg law does not prevent the imposition of whole life orders for "heinous" crimes | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Gs1tyTmSEf
Loss of capacity does not automatically terminate solicitor’s retainer | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BIRjRqYoPX
Aarhus: CJEU rules against UK costs regime | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/03uMAxLXMK
David Miranda challenge dismissed in High Court | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/q3bkYfYLxg
ISRAEL’s Curb on Freedom of Speech in Anti-Boycott Law Challenged in Court http://t.co/0vpvZvwRxB
US: Law enforcement, criminal justice workforces fail to match the racial makeup http://t.co/qLdZs3UUdD
INDIA: Didn't break law, got funds from Indians only: AAP to Delhi high court http://t.co/mKwrXNXRwE
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Scientology couple to marry in London http://t.co/44XkgU5W3d
Scottish independence: UK and Scots cabinets to meet in Scotland http://t.co/MdtwfUYhje
Men banned from becoming Queen as 700 years of law redrafted ahead of gay marriage http://t.co/UTf2c4isGO
Furious Ryanair passengers in 11 hour delay call police http://t.co/392T5bhZAH
The 'right’ to sleep with children was one 'civil liberty’ that NCCL supported http://t.co/BCnIdlGraS
Why can’t these children come home? Family Law in peril? http://t.co/ClFJ5iIs2D
Civil servants, military at risk after joining LinkedIn site for anyone who has been vetted for security clearance http://t.co/vD1irYlVbn
Inquiry into phone and email snoopers http://t.co/eNqyvPIGUb
JORDAN's Circassians balk at Sochi Olympics http://t.co/yKXhpQp8O7
EGYPT's Morsi urges revolution from court http://t.co/lVhYbq7giN
Do Arab men hate women? http://t.co/tNP1e3TUGr
Mass rival protests staged in VENEZUELA http://t.co/VuMJHFfCeS
Freed Tymoshenko addresses UKRAINE protesters http://t.co/yGKHWGXHEw
Scottish independence: PCS union 'neutral' in independence debate http://t.co/EJZ6d1igcz
MEXICO's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested http://t.co/YlGab4N3uE
Call For Papers Or Works-in-Progress: ASU Legal Scholars Conference http://t.co/hOiLPmCbn3
The legal turbulence hindering drones in the UK http://t.co/IMf45TcGHF
SOUTH AFRICA: New Maqubela counsel fit to pay legal fees http://t.co/gch8o04uIz
Ecclestone Legal Woes Mount as U.K. Judge Says He Paid Bribe http://t.co/6mq9whERLV
US: Wedding bells in clerk's office after ruling on same sex marriage http://t.co/APtu59KrVa
RUSSIA: Integrating legal aid into the core of ARF drug harm reduction services http://t.co/jS1hhNBBI3
NEW ZEALAND: MSG Subcommittee on Legal and Intuitional issues ends http://t.co/8tUYZhqPMe
CRISIS OF BISHOPS: "Abortion? Homo marriage?" "They're legal now, let's move on, OK?" http://t.co/aGBY4OsjxM
Benefits cap and bedroom tax are legal, High Court rules, overruling campaigners http://t.co/PJKpMVbPx6
Legal bid to evict fracking protesters put on hold http://t.co/zXP4GIsVTp
US: Federal judge tosses out legal challenge over NYPD surveillance of Muslims http://t.co/WyVfTIwJcm

Saturday

22nd February - Law News

789 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Two new Partners among eight promotions at Harper Macleod | The Firm http://t.co/VCQwWVKzZ9
Law Society critical of Section 57 inclusion in Criminal Justice Bill | The Firm http://t.co/Ysii6GPXe1
Scotland’s Court Reform Bill will “have a damaging effect on access to justice” | The Firm http://t.co/ENiZ7SqQLL
Affirmative Action in the Scottish Legal System | The Firm http://t.co/XbqW6AhxAD
‘The Key’ Overview of Judicial Review in Scotland | The Firm http://t.co/T4QrVoE6Ff
Senior judges signal Mitchell relief: Policy swerve from Jackson reforms? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ht9agYww5Q
Hard work at tribunal: Senior President of Tribunals' annual report is published | New Law Journal: http://t.co/uhfHlTsnBE
Productivity study yields alarming results | New Law Journal: http://t.co/cLFOC2ww79
Financial fitness: Law firms must shape up | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iEx6A68BZD
Local courts aren't following lead of senior courts when applying new cost budgeting rules | New Law Journal: http://t.co/t0xO7cpyje
Financial adviser victory: Complainants who accept FOS award cannot take case to court | New Law Journal: http://t.co/7lUhTlBeik
New silks: QC appointments are announced | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ErNbsHDHmr
Clarity on hyperlink copyright clash: Landmark European ruling in Svensson relief for IP lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/jiDNENXPdn
Conveyancing problems account for one in five complaints to the SLCC, which replaced the legal ombudsman in 2008 http://t.co/NKtprT6XHk
US: Army General’s Lawyers Seek Dismissal of Sexual Misconduct Charges http://t.co/iCXjqFEf9G
US: Photographers Band Together to Protect Work in ‘Fair Use’ Cases http://t.co/FppDNcqzmo
RUSSIA: Court Convicts 8 in 2012 Protest Against Putin http://t.co/BPNt0f28gn
CHINA: Beijing Official Detained in Investigation of Former Security Chief http://t.co/qfxICVDOk3
US: Detroit Outlines Map to Solvency, Stressing Repair http://t.co/wsnDC8Nyh0
'Rogue' worksite safety fears in Wales as inspections reduce http://t.co/vuiLdSuD2Y
Londonderry shooting: Police appeal over gun attack http://t.co/Z5cif6Loci
Fugitive drug smuggler David Mather held in Spain http://t.co/apivba7Y8i
G20 summit to focus on emerging market turmoil http://t.co/v22GhSyhd4
AUSTRALIA: TV star Charlotte Dawson, also a high-profile victim of cyber bullying, found dead at home http://t.co/fcQrKeXY7v
British tourist in court in AUSTRALIA over pink diamond theft http://t.co/H6cfqhFc6a
RBS post office move sparks talk of branch closures http://t.co/mCTGWw2w6u
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Swansea City temporary coach Garry Monk burglary pair are jailed http://t.co/q5l00A9DUI
Scottish independence: PCS union to vote on referendum position http://t.co/EJZ6d1igcz
Aviva customer car insurance accident details stolen http://t.co/MZadaW0jvH
US: Obama's meeting with Dalai Lama irks China http://t.co/GQiY65JzGW
London's Waterloo Bridge shut after drive-by shooting http://t.co/Kj4CVaL7HO
‘My personal life was a bit of a car crash’, Rebekah Brooks tells phone hacking trial http://t.co/M2lZ6lk5Vo
Questions for prison system after notorious armed robber Sean Bradish is sent back to prison http://t.co/Xe3KKkjTfX
Breaking Bad comes to west London: 'crystal meth factory' found in suburban house http://t.co/2mzQ9vqhNd
London sex workers win legal challenge against police decision to shut down their flats http://t.co/gOKztrBHCt
Chris Moyles claimed to be a second-hand car dealer in £1million tax scheme, tribunal heard http://t.co/69ZAjm8aJY
Three arrested over 'drive-by shooting' on Waterloo Bridge in London http://t.co/cPsjCw2wnQ
US: Auto union blames firestorm of interference for no vote that denies labour representation at Tennessee VW plant http://t.co/e97y8br9G0
Law firms lag behind on IT | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dwoqYNTijY
Lawyers dealing with money must be acutely aware of the perils of potential money laundering | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tBXfIBunel
A preventative approach | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZNnCoMvOG8
Bakers spots bright lights in Africa mining prospects | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zlR2MfVgBx
Boutique trend spotted in California | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/92DsUX5ORS
Lawyer sues on 'Wolf of Wall Street' libel claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ndZhIM2Dyv
Private client firms in merger talks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MgS4aXUbub
Bingham suffers massive drop in revenues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YJrcGpvHIt
The only motorist in the UK to be legitimately on the road despite having more than 50 points on his driving licence http://t.co/yGOTpck9e3
Schizophrenic with a gangrenous leg allowed to refuse amputation http://t.co/pfXM3Ode0n
Couple deny murdering parents and burying them in back garden http://t.co/ls3QUTdkUh
What is Rebekah Brooks’s Fleet Street legacy to women in the media? http://t.co/bVVevGHaAh
100 GP surgeries could close under new rules http://t.co/PMLAZ2bltz
Police investigation has been launched into the deaths of patients treated by a cancer surgeon who lied on his CV http://t.co/SFjLYJnggh
Criminal ‘Mr Bigs’ will be targeted by a new criminal offence being drawn up by Theresa May, the Home Secretary http://t.co/Wf1hjXS1vn
'People of Britain, beware of the water cannon': a warning from Dietrich Wagner, near-blinded in Stuttgart http://t.co/2GRgyjZn2X

Friday

788 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: LSB to impose controversial lay chair requirement on regulators. The frontline regulators will be required to have lay chairs in future after the Legal Services Board (LSB) pressed ahead with its controversial change to the internal governance rules. Full story - Legal Futures

Police investigate patient deaths in Worcestershire http://t.co/2qGIzxD2IG
Writing letters and signing petitions won't help change AUSTRALIA's refugee policy http://t.co/Zxs1dHnHba
Welfare reforms survive court challenges on bedroom tax and cap http://t.co/eThTejngXi
US: Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson's son wins rights to photo profits http://t.co/TRqcoRuwj8
Most train users unaware of rights, says rail regulator http://t.co/OR9ZwniwQv
Security failings in home routers exposed http://t.co/6BJGDowFZJ
Alps murders: No charges for al-Hilli arrest man in FRANCE http://t.co/u5Wck5nPhv
Anne Frank's Diary vandalised in JAPAN libraries http://t.co/9ARjmpCfU1
IRELAND: Broadcaster RTE's decision to pay opponents of gay marriage an 85,000 euros settlement "absolutely moronic" http://t.co/bsnYPQy1Tj
Atos seeks early exit from fit-to-work tests contract http://t.co/DEzT9RWbjj
Five lose housing benefit cut appeal http://t.co/xVKQHRUk90
Phone-hacking trial: Brooks 'unaware' of deal with hacker http://t.co/AhOU5Gltj4
Anti-slavery teams to be introduced at UK airports http://t.co/ySfDEieuYS
LAW FIRM NEWS: O’Melveny raids Kirkland for private equity hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/wO6PZPFQBv
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown retains two of five qualifiers | The Lawyer http://t.co/dR7dFIXYKr
LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates London revenues up 23 per cent as global PEP drops | The Lawyer http://t.co/PJYIZmHF5q
LAW FIRM NEWS: Guy Norman on track to take Clifford Chance corporate chief role | The Lawyer http://t.co/JZGNTa7cbw
Russia's Egorov Puginsky takes top prize at The Lawyer European Awards 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/Pcgt3eeN1h
Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell in merger talks to create £126m firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/J1jxaALdQ6
Home secretary backs down on terror suspect rights | Law Gazette http://t.co/gyDPoQYitV
Call to hire 10,000 more magistrates | Law Gazette http://t.co/mwyVJQcT9p
Court dismisses £160m Serious Fraud Office charge of conspiracy involving retired consultant solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/yUfDjvI1Yc
Jonathan Jones appointed Treasury solicitor | Law Gazette http://t.co/M0r93ZgLQ4
JRs without merit may see solicitors referred to SRA | Law Gazette http://t.co/gnyio9UoLv
Clampdown targets personal injury CMCs | Law Gazette http://t.co/DV0qlsqGGI
US: Jury selection begins in NY trial of Kerry Kennedy on driving charge http://t.co/VW09piBsOy
CANADA: Hung jury asks judge to decide fate of boyfriend in baby Adriel murder http://t.co/hNFFYMBHYU
US: Senator Rand Paul's Lawsuit Has a Good Chance of Success on the Merits http://t.co/U1tzafmGCC
Publisher's legal challenge to Royal Charter on press regulation rejected by judge http://t.co/E4wP6Edjhd
US: California Supreme.Court to Rule on Validity of Laws Regulating Sale of Ammunition http://t.co/zYD1dEKuFp
HMS Portland tackles illegal flow of drugs http://t.co/aA3gEUrw67
Illegal mining rampant in SOUTH AFRICA gold industry http://t.co/CRGjN7HHv1
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Drakeford dismisses Welsh hospitals' death rates inquiry call http://t.co/sz7am2mSZP
Oakgrove Integrated College: CS spray officer cleared http://t.co/LmmplKZMVW
Norfolk PC arrested in fraud and money laundering probe http://t.co/3fzE73npHQ
Cpl Anne-Marie Ellement inquest: Superior officer denies Facebook bullying http://t.co/TOWZMTjaAk
GERMANY arrests three suspected Auschwitz guards http://t.co/Il37qVSxmN
Give women what they want on sport, says sports minister http://t.co/H5C8m2feDA
Critics of giant NHS database 'are scaremongering', medical research groups says http://t.co/K9Je8J2oAG
Police commissioner scrutiny figures prompt 'real concern' http://t.co/Gg56uEAZbi
Magistrates should sit in police stations, report says http://t.co/iRKNqWlgnJ
“The Ethicist’s and The Lawyer’s New Clothes: The Law and the Ethics of Smart Clothes” now Available on Youtube http://t.co/E4SdLGFUSU
KENYA: Expert witness is cross-examined by Ruto's lawyer http://t.co/X0vfajZtoR
American Lawyer Emigrants: Loyalists and Confederates http://t.co/GmZ2S7SlbO
GAMBIA: UDP’s Lawyer Darboe Swipes At President Jammeh http://t.co/EXdver8FzF
Lawyer dies 36 hours after being discharged from hospital, court hears http://t.co/HlNOGrqPyw
Saudi accused in US warship bombing to keep his lawyer http://t.co/GTrhD9s1wX
War on Whistleblowers – Britain Harasses Human Rights Lawyer Jesselyn Radack http://t.co/xMa6xIiwB7
US: Capitalism for the Masses - how well it helps all people make an enterprise of their life? http://t.co/TjaP87dy7V
EGYPT Extends Its Crackdown to Journalists http://t.co/d7CdRLAF9u
US: Racist Episodes Continue to Stir Ole Miss Campus http://t.co/fFLrGbCszB
Muzzling Speech in INDIA - The wanton abuse of laws restricting expression is creating a climate of fear http://t.co/6x1IlKox2z
US: Federal Lawsuit Accuses For-Profit Schools of Fraud http://t.co/y4n9gTVsVC
US: The Unbelievables: truth, lies and the myth of Eliot Ness' legendary battles with Al Capone http://t.co/ssuNJSnXW6
Rise in cases of harassment - but prosecutions fall http://t.co/wQHeA4SPwU
Self-styled Saudi 'princess' wins dispute over multi-million pound Knightsbridge properties http://t.co/BUb6a7cOsw
Rebekah Brooks 'not on trial for her political views or being a tabloid editor' court hears http://t.co/zA8etMyj2T
'Wolf of Shenfield' broker who was shot last month hospitalised again http://t.co/bVqZrhhAPO
Police search Boots chemists after employee suffers suspected poisoning http://t.co/LYulhZjZgf
Judge attacks foreign criminals for failing to learn English http://t.co/xO66r8avjn
Teenager found dead at top private school 'was depressed about secret relationship' http://t.co/wpCAVfUb8m
Set up new 'police courts' to deliver on-the-spot justice, says think-tank http://t.co/1vB2JvAKHJ
A deluge of due diligence? | Legal Futures http://t.co/9jOf3B37XL
LSB to impose controversial lay chair requirement on regulators | Legal Futures http://t.co/FQEYhBQwtX
After BigLaw and NewLaw, here comes MicroLaw | Legal Futures http://t.co/rzBAR2p5Sn
Lender panel data scheme heads for launch despite solicitors' worries | Legal Futures http://t.co/GkxfeM4YQO
Cadwalader gets partial victory in Nomura case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4ZnOZzjY4x
Norton Rose opens in Brazil | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MWbrMksNCg
Digital law: Data's impact on the legal industry | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pJrmlMNzTE
City law firms set up British press regulator | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mwJsTn4l2b
Litigation funding site launched | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8ei9EWa4LU
EY acquires Shanghai law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/izBjNw6AgW
Gadens lays off 20 staff in Brisbane | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nYeZzGsuhE
'Merry' lawyer sparks insider trading scenario | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AJ1ND5XLGG
Asylum seekers' safety is compromised by this secretive government http://t.co/kTd91tYVw0
Kim Dotcom to appeal against verdict that NEW ZEALAND raid was legal http://t.co/2nkJTJWU3F
AUSTRALIA: Julian Knight law sets a dangerous precedent, says law president http://t.co/PnhEEe71yl
Simon Hughes: 'The Ministry of Justice can be proud of its women at the top' http://t.co/faHmbSY6T3
Historic sex case prosecutions will continue, vows chief prosecutor http://t.co/yWTMvJzGG3
Authorities accused of cover-up over death of patient killed by German GP http://t.co/qojhS9n9qh
Conor Oberst sues woman who accused him of rape on website http://t.co/GxWKr5zSJk
Former Natural History Museum manager wins £500k in damages http://t.co/dWQ8V29eCA
Societies can't be inclusive without equal access to justice http://t.co/dUF29tpaki
Muslim man stopped by police was wrongly refused access to solicitor http://t.co/IMmmZ4SwI6
People stripped of benefits could be charged for challenging decision http://t.co/naWb68VqIP
Shameful failure of the rule of law embodied in their decision in the case of David Miranda http://t.co/oROi3k5Kes

Thursday

20th February - Law News

787 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Growth has returned to the City legal services job market – but the total number of people employed in the sector is still below that before the financial crash. Full story - Law Gazette

Domenico Rancadore: Mafia boss wants 'to cut ties' with his past http://t.co/BrkDJBMzS3
Bradford fall death girl named as Amrita Kaur http://t.co/0TbBlMqgsG
Man charged with Hollie Gazzard salon murder in Gloucester http://t.co/fToXZpomvw
New Marlborough office for law firm Withy King as it marks 30 years in the town http://t.co/SXOdUplLAU
North-east law firm BHP Law expand conveyancing team again http://t.co/rpjn7HipBW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman London profits up 20 per cent on back of Condon's three-year growth plan | The Lawyer http://t.co/ckLNhpOxMu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Reality bites at Bingham as credit crunch poster child's revenue falls by $110m | The Lawyer http://t.co/vSlzi3bPxx
Nikki Allan murder: Man arrested over 1992 death http://t.co/TG5O27llbV
Police dogs 'attack 150 innocent people' in UK http://t.co/Fjnh1kr8Ox
EU Commission launches legal action over UK air quality http://t.co/tsZD4kXayQ
Malware makers 'tailor' Android threats geographically http://t.co/W4gydo5CUE
Al-Jazeera journalists deny charges at Egypt trial http://t.co/jVOyke59K9
Flood grants start date set for 1 April - David Cameron http://t.co/8XdTSOPveJ
Bernie Ecclestone wins damages case after F1 deal bribe http://t.co/9hh4BokCMx
Met chief says police face "Catch-22" over sex abuse claims http://t.co/PJVN7WvRmf
Phone-hacking trial: Brooks denies knowledge while NoW boss http://t.co/7SF6dnaXqG
UKRAINE truce collapses with death of protestors http://t.co/5MaVeNWxqM
NIGERIA: A legal analysis of the Nigerian Government's suspension of the Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi http://t.co/ZmOzTzNLYO
Peterborough sex attack gang jailed http://t.co/qdko1ZoLq4
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day targets Australia with Perth office | The Lawyer http://t.co/99AwDow5cR
Ernst & Young taps into Chinese legal market through acquisition of Shanghai firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/ixMShGC6yx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies, Hogan Lovells wins as High Court throws out £85m Ecclestone bribery claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/BOrcGb8trF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells brings counselling in-house as City pushes for mental well-being | The Lawyer http://t.co/JPvQmsbCbW
Bank write-offs to unincorporated partnerships on way down | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/sYOtYWDHND
Banning lawyers from chairing SRA will enable ‘faster progress’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2fgwago95l
Why are so many criminal advocates still applying to become QCs? | Law Gazette http://t.co/aNUnAdqmxg
Society prepares for legal aid announcement | Law Gazette http://t.co/NRXGfdnghK
Legal regulators must have lay chairs, LSB decides | Law Gazette http://t.co/79uU7dtovj
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Are the reasons why people take illegal drugs relevant to sentencing decisions? http://t.co/20ZL1hTWNo
PAKISTAN Illegal business: FIA takes notice of human trafficking cases http://t.co/sHlK3kIkGM
US investigates illegal military equipment shipments from Israel to Iran http://t.co/zSLYseNR1G
US: Corrupt judge sentenced to 30 years in prison for jailing innocent children in 'kids for cash' scheme http://t.co/odIobRSlO6
KENYA: MPs blast Judiciary for blocking senators from grilling governors http://t.co/K6k4x3j8P8
Judiciary Chief Condemns US Meddling in IRAN's Internal Affairs http://t.co/iqsVjMcjz3
US: House Judiciary hears pleas to prohibit landfills from taking fracking waste http://t.co/41NJnYPHYb
Harrogate law firm Berwins Solicitors is force behind charity to help children caught up in parent's divorce http://t.co/1R090ACRzK
MDC Partners Buys Majority Stake in Canadian Proxy Solicitor http://t.co/1aOgh2xudf
US: Race and Justice in America: The Michael Dunn trial http://t.co/gry4kETcbE
Sevier on Perceptions of Truth & Justice in Adversarial & Inquisitorial Legal Systems http://t.co/LytnNt4nRr
UKRAINE: Justice minister urges opposition to stop escalating conflict, start talks http://t.co/t2clZYmsrA
Northern Ireland Justice Minister pays tribute to Omagh ‘street safe’ volunteers http://t.co/uwMmUSPpmo
US: Justice Department asked to block Ardent Mills formation http://t.co/hVvqYAzztp
INDIA: Justice Katju expresses concern on Arunachal issue: http://t.co/LvvssNqHve
Ed Miliband’s barrister wife fails to overturn court ruling banning wind turbines in Duke of Gloucester’s garden https://t.co/PIo8mxfyl8
AUSTRALIA: Child sex abuse royal commission - Victim asked to 'demonstrate' encounter with paedophile teacher http://t.co/Qsow8pnzAj
Planning barristers take silk in new QC appointment list http://t.co/VMShPuCD5s
London Barrister trying to find doctors who helped her after restaurant collapse http://t.co/o5S4bcCWPh
UGANDA: ‘We don’t care’ if we lose international aid over anti-gay and miniskirt laws http://t.co/01usp2yvEE
Universities that punish indebted students over unpaid library fines may be breaking the law, OFT warns http://t.co/0cyaRm6a4W
Tyrants are using UK press controls to justify repression http://t.co/nHoJZRmmQD
What proportion is influenced by the EU? https://t.co/Cbw8mWk4jl
Does Brussels influence 70% of UK law? https://t.co/8LSo2udcZ3
US: Madoff trial surprise: Defendant takes stand http://t.co/mxg5isD7c9
EGYPT: Trial of Jordanian 'spy for Israel' resumes http://t.co/x3NR04333z
VIETNAM upholds dissident lawyer jail term http://t.co/J1EnrzpkLS
US: Lawyer urges Catholic Church to make full disclosue on clerical abuse http://t.co/Hslf9ClIoL
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer for MP Peter Slipper - charges of dishonestly using expenses was a matter for Parliament not courts http://t.co/3qnAvnVoyh
A letter to my daughter and son-in-law in Scotland http://t.co/7Vaa1Iyoz7
PHILIPPINES: President defends controversial 'cyber libel' law http://t.co/rdgU0tqXKl
SINGAPORE: Courts can now settle 'rights of way' disputes http://t.co/MOa5D2kfHg
HM Courts & Tribunals Service embraces cutting edge gaming technology http://t.co/zI7srVOhPs
GERMAN Courts Not Seeing Eye-To-Eye On Facebook http://t.co/StAps2ZThj
TURKEY'S President Gul seen approving tighter control of Internet, courts http://t.co/brcJSDPrI1
SOUTH AFRICA: Media in court bid to broadcast Oscar Pistorius trial http://t.co/doN88xqvUU
US: Organizational Efficiency and Early Disposition Programs in Federal Courts http://t.co/SjhIVKSoHG
IRELAND: High Court orders Christian Brothers to pay €370,000 to victim of child abuse http://t.co/fQmqHZ50by
NEW ZEALAND: Car crushing law hailed for fall in boy racer offences http://t.co/wbI03iPYqt
SINGAPORE passes temporary law to keep order in Little India http://t.co/bFC7tnRipZ
INDIA: Personal law can’t curtail a Muslim's right to adopt - Supeme Court http://t.co/jDf4nv2sSS
US: Minnesota police groups sue NFL over weapons ban at stadiums http://t.co/Vp3KUkWc8o
A US judge has struck down a Nebraska law that allowed the Keystone XL oil pipeline to proceed through the state http://t.co/dHLXtQtGgY
BANGLADESH: Fair comment on judicial proceedings http://t.co/dNuaECuIt9
ZAMBIA: Tribunal Findings on Kabimba’s Probe to be Presented to Sata Tomorrow http://t.co/kX6WBNDfrd
INDIA: No approvals for development in Western Ghats, MoEF to National Green Tribunal http://t.co/WiBtUmPN3x
KENYA: Commercial Premises Tribunal 'Existing Illegally' http://t.co/FXvqFwWKoB
Athletics star Yvonne Murray-Mooney takes old council bosses to tribunal after claiming they drove her to a breakdown http://t.co/61hUNwp5iw
CANADA: Rights tribunal says immigrant who failed engineering exam three times was discriminated against http://t.co/EdeoyJDta3
NIGERIA: Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka has dismissed a motion filed by Sen. Chris Ngige http://t.co/pbqzG4N0OE
INDIA: National Green Tribunal summons Odisha government officials over Puri pollution http://t.co/Qux1aJAOKz
Isle of Man employment tribunal ruling on test case claims made by two Bus Vannin drivers will now take longer http://t.co/cmlOojTrqc
Jury urged to acquit mother of killer Dale Cregan over 'drunken exaggeration' http://t.co/9khdUiQDFz
IRELAND: Anglo jury shown latter from Financial Regulator http://t.co/XRSYbbzQ4z
Which US law schools had the biggest drops in enrollment? http://t.co/Uua7qxcEkA
INDIA: Passing of Telangana bill illegal: Mamata Banerjee http://t.co/O31hjSEuE9
Illegal Wildlife Trade Threatens Global Security http://t.co/Cp02me9wKB
Warrants in Kim Dotcom raid legal, NEW ZEALAND court rules http://t.co/fOjCKvKRpM
Legal ruling looks to have finished Dudley mosque plan http://t.co/x4nv3Mehnk
NEW ZEALAND: Legal high battle lines drawn http://t.co/dqTAm9OQV0
PHILIPPINES: New legal team says poor health entitles Arroyo to bail http://t.co/rUpKrS1Vij
Justice Minister David Ford says legal aid cuts will not lead to job losses for lawyers http://t.co/x1WaT8sgX4
Kim Dotcom raid legal, FBI taking evidence not http://t.co/m1hALH1zhG
Facebook to buy messaging app WhatsApp for $16bn http://t.co/wswTEO6wyE
The bitter aftermath of failed rape prosecutions for women http://t.co/7W4Z8gpFzH
Tribunal rejects SRA appeal against sex discrimination ruling | Legal Futures http://t.co/vRoWQMWdSA
Police officers 'called teenager a 'f******' slag' after she made a domestic violence complaint http://t.co/KtWTQVuqPr
Hacking trial: ‘Set up a Hutton-style inquiry’, Tony Blair told Rebekah Brooks as scandal broke http://t.co/e50cGrZtFb
Partner of journalist in Snowden leaks expose was carrying secrets that risk lives, warned spies http://t.co/qBiFOv4BTc
Widow of leading British lawyer seeking compensation over limousine crash http://t.co/bwzQjVD1jI
Gloucester hairdresser murder witnesses told: 'do not post footage online' http://t.co/KTp1mobgTH
Hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks 'suggested blaming fellow executives for phone hacking' http://t.co/CyOUjUKzQ9
Paul and Sandra Dunham speak of despair after High Court rejects extradition appeal http://t.co/PM94j3E69x
Decline of nuclear family may have benefits, says judge http://t.co/OUOiwoTAt2
Former policeman arrested in Alps murder has 'violent temper' and collection of weapons http://t.co/XdG0c690uR
RUSSIA: Pussy Riot whipped at Sochi Games by Cossacks http://t.co/vAxNDXMSn5
Spanish incursion off Gibraltar prompts UK protest http://t.co/F0qwV0tGxD
US: Gov. Cuomo’s Bold Step on Prison Education http://t.co/Ejd7ceKvHs
US: Change the Rules on Secret Money http://t.co/dNyVo0aFLo
Is it time to rethink a career at the criminal bar? http://t.co/BIyZYjvk03
Stop and search project aims to educate teenagers about their rights http://t.co/9SmrNGoJzz
The David Miranda judgment has chilling implications for press freedom, race relations and basic justice http://t.co/F9ugxdioB2
US: Georgia approves special license plate featuring Confederate flag http://t.co/HY6CO1kIM8
US: Florida juror - nine of us wanted murder conviction for 'loud music' killer http://t.co/gXzXyPomCO
Politicans thunder against a conveniently vague definition of slavery http://t.co/kQzuLpcb35
David Miranda detention at Heathrow airport was lawful, high court rules http://t.co/UXlOeatJTs
Grand Bahama Port authority fires GC over missing funds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/635vDPSm6W
GC role expanding, says incoming CCCA chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zXje5ntCXP
Credit rating of UK legal sector improves | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/x3wypwDu0K
Google GC publishes EU antitrust settlement agreement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/HPKhNEWDF7
Sheppard Mullin hires white collar trio in SF | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/J1VtT10OWD
Latin America boutique opens to international clients | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hia78I8yqN
China reveals hand on possible record Qualcomm fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3W5dSve3Ni

Wednesday

19th February - Law News

786 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Expert witnesses ‘take on too much work’, Coulson J says. Delays caused 'real and unacceptable suffering' to murder victim's family. Full story - Solicitors Journal

BT rejigs internal legal team with hire of Sky competition specialist Breckenridge | The Lawyer http://t.co/9btvq3LGBO
UK lawyer salaries on the rise but bonuses fall by 5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/7saxRjGX3q
LAW FIRM NEWS: Spain's Gómez-Acebo reports third year of declining revenue | The Lawyer http://t.co/wZhE3LZTw3
LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC and Bates Wells Braithwaite team up to establish new press watchdog | The Lawyer http://t.co/cDQSSE94Tj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields wins lead role on Poundland IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/JyYQgwowP0
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and BakerMac reveal retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/kxTHpJ8kba
LAW FIRM NEWS: Matrix's Ryder loses David Miranda terrorism detention case | The Lawyer http://t.co/tO17DGGbpP
Silk round 2014: 100 promoted to QC but female representation stalls at 18 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/7iBKDVflgu
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright moves into Brazil with Rio launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/LZmis1J3IY
David Miranda's application for permission to appeal | Carl Gardner http://t.co/Vetleu2zfB
R (Miranda) v Home Secretary: today's judgment | Carl Gardner http://t.co/aHOVOJDhva
Operation Pallial identifies 37 suspects in child abuse inquiry http://t.co/2l8Uc2c5Fw
Internet safety plea over death of Tallulah Wilson http://t.co/M2YuiUyMzL
Humanitarian aid can benefit donors too, says study http://t.co/4nJACqycf4
Scotland bucks UK drink-related death trend http://t.co/SsZUtMkc0X
Blackberry boss 'outrage' at T-Mobile iPhone offer http://t.co/Kk7BXpBQPe
Hollie Gazzard: Ex-boyfriend arrested over Gloucester hairdresser death http://t.co/A2FUCeSzl1
Jamie Kightley death: Serious case review highlights concerns http://t.co/4q99HInua0
Scottish independence: Scottish government to finance bond powers http://t.co/RRU74gbNAf
Cameron pledges council tax exemption for flood victims http://t.co/ncs5DIhs6V
David Miranda loses detention legal battle http://t.co/HRhqsFJ5qa
Tony Blair advised Rebekah Brooks six days before her arrest over phone hacking, a court has heard http://t.co/1KvH15a9JE
Role of lay members in employment tribunals ‘needs to be reviewed’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AFBGqxU1l2
Government had knuckles rapped for failing to meet obligations under the Aarhus Convention | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/OljAASjOR4
That largely preventable crime costs us over £1bn a year, is increasing in frequency | Law Gazette http://t.co/bL1q38of1q
Happy days are here again, say City recruiters | Law Gazette http://t.co/WAptG2d9tQ
Four solicitors are among the six to receive honorary silk | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdT7qAyKms
Five solicitors make the silk cut | Law Gazette http://t.co/eXobvAnzxP
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Newtownabbey power line theft: NIE says seventh this year http://t.co/yZ746vtZDn
Negative stereotypes 'hurting teenage job prospects' http://t.co/6OI9L7ZXtz
INDIA: Rajiv Gandhi murder: Tamil Nadu to free plotters http://t.co/80npxoFEMB
Welfare reform offers new hope, says David Cameron http://t.co/63pmvrn8ky
Banning Ivory Sales in AMERICA http://t.co/HC9fE5MckL
Stuart Hall, Trailblazing British Scholar of Multicultural Influences, Is Dead at 82 http://t.co/QUyOiLTVIJ
A pro-efficiency movement is pushing SPAIN, with its long siestas and late nights http://t.co/PxEihAv8ZE
US: Florida Self-Defense Law Complicated Jury’s Job in Michael Dunn Trial http://t.co/VaQQny6M9P
GERMANY's Chancellor Merkel Backs Plan to Keep European Data in Europe http://t.co/DIxGxnBf9D
In EGYPT, a Chasm Grows Between Young and Old http://t.co/5X2A6cKCtC
Over 140 children identified as sex slaves in 2013 http://t.co/GRv1eWEKkx
Policemen charged over claims that they illegally arrested a student protester http://t.co/98WDz8YVYT
Bedfordshire police commissioner facing IPCC criminal investigation over passing 'confidential information' http://t.co/qcwEeFmbF2
Whole-life jail terms loom for Lee Rigby killers Adebolajo and Adebowale, who will be sentenced next week http://t.co/j5Xhghl945
QASA claimants bid to fight on to Court of Appeal | Legal Futures http://t.co/GUtwRJfy7x
Investment boost for legal research website targeting crowdsourcing to generate and rate content | Legal Futures http://t.co/VROI90BqXY
Hillsborough families complain of 'police spying' to IPCC http://t.co/lPOiRZaClo
Raft death Cerys Potter, 9, was unlawfully killed, inquest rules http://t.co/zJM3SX6bZA
Edward Snowden elected as rector of Glasgow University http://t.co/0PdpiT2y7X
Game maker Valve challenged over anti-cheating tools http://t.co/xUoz1KijZb
EGYPT taking seriously 'ultimatum against tourists' http://t.co/gvfGGz29rd
Turbulent priests: When politicians take on the Church http://t.co/MI9tIc1fiv
Can outsourcing probation services cut reoffending rates? http://t.co/oOfcnj0TEJ
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling criticised by Labour over 'spin' claims http://t.co/AIsyAdLNgb
Giant NHS database rollout delayed http://t.co/5vk1CJucST
UKRAINE police storm main Kiev 'Maidan' protest camp http://t.co/oD3XrdWSYv
US: Missouri scrambles for execution drugs after pharmacy cuts off supply http://t.co/2myR0SYcaj
Why are lawyers not using their ranking in directories or industry awards to charge more? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XfatyZuCNj
Stress rising in law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Rj5atlU7DZ
German firm Luther advises legodo ag in Actuate Group sale | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pH9jxxRpc1
Law firms are starting to recognise the benefits of digital marketing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ShNUdCFMGe
Gap revealed in Hispanic legal market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2rK2vAnoOQ
Gide snaps up LVMH's Ouart | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/J1E0qrXf3x
Magic Circle firms hit by 'confidence' problem on recruitment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ziB6kawbna
Baker & McKenzie opens in Myanmar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/LLvvSja9Db
Creditors chase law firms harder for debts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RU15YmUbXB
'Whole life' prison sentences to continue: do you agree? http://t.co/zXwRDENd9U
Defaming the dead: could relatives get the right to sue? http://t.co/eCoKe3ExOB
English law gets upper hand with 'whole-life' sentences upheld | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/sDrkGzpOqs
CMCs to be hit by more fee hikes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MmYkiumlGM
Judicial review under attack: Solicitors, judges and barristers united in opposition | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7l9opAcDHt
Third-party funding still too murky | The Lawyer http://t.co/iXshBNv7pG
Deferred prosecution agreements: A St Valentine’s Day present? | The Lawyer http://t.co/FBg6dL6Dm6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker & McKenzie opens in Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/oHUiq3UFfc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Rajah & Tann and RHTLaw Taylor Wessing move into Vietnam with local alliances | The Lawyer http://t.co/rqH0NIczaI
Sackers re-elects Pittaway as senior partner for fourth time | The Lawyer http://t.co/oUee7nbw0q
LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn launches in Brussels for seventh Europe office | The Lawyer http://t.co/RPspcgt2ZK
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons, Olswang lead on £1 Readers Digest sale to Bob the Builder venture capitalist | The Lawyer http://t.co/EkPP7DsGRW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham & Watkins hits Clifford Chance for third private equity star | The Lawyer http://t.co/kYw05mpRi3

Tuesday

18th February - Law News

785 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Litigation funding:: The Excalibur fiasco has exposed the failings in third-party funding. Can the Association of Litigation Funders strike through the shambles? Full story - The Lawyer

Const. Court for South Africa: Invitation for Foreign Law Clerks http://t.co/xnzIYvxG7z
UK Law Commission could force fund managers to recognise climate risk http://t.co/40R8a9mAqo
If EU law is followed, Scotland will join the EU just before Serbia http://t.co/vgMd3K1aU8
CJEU: UK rules on environmental case costs are not "sufficiently precise" to meet EU requirements http://t.co/T3DFtHi0Wc
UK Government Considers Curtailing Trespass Laws in Favour of Fracking http://t.co/aFyskoFY8a
Whole life orders: compassionate release for ministers | Carl Gardner http://t.co/xZ80FlC1L9
Legal Theory Lexicon: Property Rules & Liability Rules http://t.co/kGWD90fbwm
Oracle and Rimini Street trade claims of victory in long-running legal spat http://t.co/ywI0phuwDY
IRElAND: Legal actions taken over Dublin's Gallery Quay development http://t.co/aQ7fOSoDSp
Manchester based legal research site scoops £60k http://t.co/kR9AkSDHrC
NHS awards legal row IT contract http://t.co/hoOPACJJJ5
LMS launches new web-based conveyancing portal http://t.co/jInd2jxNHD
My legal life: William Boyce QC, Barrister, QEB Hollis Whiteman, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/RDK3zjLuPw
Whistleblower’s fight for protection - Joanna Blackburn, employment head at City firm Mishcon de Reya | Law Gazette http://t.co/996JGGAvIK
GCHQ surveillance and article 8 - Daniel Carey, solicitor at Deighton Pierce Glynn | Law Gazette http://t.co/wBwD0QMVJq
Lib Dem harassment controversy - Lawrence Davies, director at London firm Equal Justice Solicitors | Law Gazette http://t.co/jVmHXGfwjM
Lush victory over Amazon search for Simon Chapman, solicitor at Lewis Silkin | Law Gazette http://t.co/kcr0ywKSdL
High Court action taken against firm closed for ‘dishonesty’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/QsuxNFA2OA
Law Society expresses concern on EU ‘Robin Hood’ tax | Law Gazette http://t.co/JQyNBbiXc8
London solicitor convicted of child pornography offences struck off by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal | Law Gazette http://t.co/i5oYdZ4kyA
Court of Appeal upholds whole-life principle | Law Gazette http://t.co/mUTLxAlz4V
AUSTRALIA's sick and proud message to the world: refugees are going to suffer http://t.co/zD8iCPKWKV
Labour offers backing for reform of police stop and search http://t.co/PnlmonR0ab
Pentonville prison's future in doubt after highly critical inspection report http://t.co/GJfBBLqbM5
'Whole life' sentences can continue for worst offences, appeal court rules http://t.co/S8CKLfzQI0
Why it's a good time to be a dictator like Kim Jong-un http://t.co/OaPigUBuzG
Lostprophets' Ian Watkins: Claims paedophile could have been caught sooner http://t.co/7BbNrTqNeH
Baby death in Pontyberem: Police seize dog http://t.co/wQsBbCk2pr
Strabane police cars attacked at scene of sudden death http://t.co/TJdsUtjZg4
THAILAND police and protesters clash in Bangkok http://t.co/srL3YO13d6
RUSSIA: Pussy Riot band 'arrests in Sochi' http://t.co/wlCAzhf8DZ
Curb 'yobbish' MPs, Speaker Bercow tells party leaders http://t.co/vTLuboP5Hn
Clashes as UKRAINE opposition presses for parliament vote http://t.co/GhBm0H0rH6
FRANCE: Police investigating the killing of a British family in the Alps in 2012 have arrested a 48-year-old man http://t.co/RG3Pso20jE
Court of Appeal upholds principle of whole-life prison terms http://t.co/ZiuC5ATnrO
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
Illegal and 'carcinogenic' food dyes discovered in children's sweets http://t.co/VE6NOLR0EX
RUSSIA: Police detain 'illegal picket' protesters at Sochi Winter Olympics http://t.co/y28I1TcZWD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes and Eversheds eat up spots on Yum! panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/OuLlrF0lRm
Banks under pressure as demand for HMRC loans soars | The Lawyer http://t.co/f1YHoXESyx
Ethiopian political refugee in London alleges he was victim of 'unprecedented example of espionage on British soil' http://t.co/dOtZjk0LVX
Bordello backlash: First appeals fail against Soho brothel closures http://t.co/yHyoPDatpS
Over 140 children identified as sex slave in 2013 http://t.co/GRv1eWEKkx
Online trolls are psychopaths and sadists, psychologists claim http://t.co/u9HdInoe96
Geoffrey Sturdey: Three sentenced on burial charges http://t.co/WaO8pckb89
Scottish Independence: Billy Connolly says he will not vote http://t.co/ThKA4qWWaw
Unite union suspends Faslane and Coulport bases pay strike http://t.co/yvc7x01o4t
Team GB want social media protection http://t.co/3ESfZ5Hf8b
FRANCE: French prosecutor investigating say 'No wrongdoing' in Schumacher fall http://t.co/A7AD6lDCRY
US: Ai Weiwei vase worth $1m broken in local artist protest http://t.co/5gbHwgXfcy
Hundreds of probation officers appeal against new jobs http://t.co/rH6UXTDFwt
Retailers urge new business rate system http://t.co/0hynRthItv
AUSTRALIA asylum: One killed in riot at PNG camp http://t.co/vqbKuyAWy7
Court of Appeal to announce ruling on whole-life terms http://t.co/ZiuC5ATnrO
Angry widows shine a light on dark side of Police Federation http://t.co/rJ9udYid6A
Gangster husband of BBC executive jailed after two month extortion campaign http://t.co/CQ8fmz7liM
Jamaicans lead Caribbean calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations http://t.co/j1Suo4DpMs
Prenup plans could empty ‘till death do us part’ vow of all meaning, Bishop http://t.co/V4Pq36ve3r
'Petite' firearms officer wins sex discrimination case because gun was too big for her hands http://t.co/TLtpsSMS75
Mother loses custody battle over ‘permissive’ parenting style http://t.co/tFk5fbQ3HS
Wife buried husband under rockery to carry on claiming £57,000 benefits http://t.co/f34sZEGxmH
Google ambassador accused of £177,000 fraud ring http://t.co/hzuVUfCWAt
Schapelle Corby should not give interviews. To do so would be foolhardy http://t.co/vvX5VofQu4
When your boss turns into Big Brother, surveillance has grave consequences http://t.co/c0dwYaVfnz
When eBay goes wrong, who pays the price? http://t.co/OJ0FRJ5eq7
Euthanasia for children is hard to contemplate – but we must talk about it http://t.co/69O2rrtdKI
BT wins court battle forcing review of Sky wholesale pricing decision http://t.co/DVRXb75afA
NORTH KOREA: 'You are brainwashed from the time you know how to talk' http://t.co/fkqHgAKmNQ
Mother's permissive parenting harmed sons, court rules in custody battle http://t.co/1e6zoKqZ27
AFGHANISTAN: Campaigners welcome Hamid Karzai's intervention on domestic abuse law http://t.co/Tw5LkFwAk0
UN panel accuses NORTH KOREA of human rights abuses resembling Nazis http://t.co/olurVfj03g
Number of UK-born children being trafficked for sexual abuse soars http://t.co/TGURZNTtrh
AUSTRALIA: New law written to keep Hoddle street killer Julian Knight in jail for life http://t.co/YCrtbEJ29E
Online legal service targets web commerce market with 'law in minutes' | Legal Futures http://t.co/WHKp2jCGkd
Debt management giant starts ABS as accountants close legal practice after just five months | Legal Futures http://t.co/KTmiJnegSv
Legal query hangs over EU internet proposal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BO5lmsuIgH
The IP rights of Greek yoghurt | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ezPb7SYw7Z
Accreditations, awards, directories & pricing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G29Cx7z6Ww
Litigation staff laid off in Australia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FQkAfGr4zN
Judicial independence reduced in Turkey vote | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WgByGeAVEh
Lawyers line up for Comcast-Time Warner deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JxtgAuUvGT
US law firm monitored by Australian security body | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FFQrR7xgtB
Private equity targets legal entrepreneurs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4hjSwEeFVQ

Monday

17th February - Law News

784 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK supreme court president wades into debate over European courts. Lord Neuberger says the idea that European courts can overrule decisions of parliament is 'little short of offensive'. Full story - Guardian Law

Expert witnesses ‘take on too much work’, Coulson J says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/U92n9cOYvr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts launches hiring spree to staff flexi-resource scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/slWcDeUYUF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dacheng overhauls management structure in latest leadership election | The Lawyer http://t.co/aAI1GCHEM9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman launches nuclear power practice with Pillsbury hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/nMNZ6JTc30
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slater & Gordon completes Pannone takeover | The Lawyer http://t.co/5RgqzCoODY
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges takes control of post-merger management board | The Lawyer http://t.co/o2d89IHCWq
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws' management faces fresh revolt | The Lawyer http://t.co/REgt4Qx99H
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas and CMS negotiate panel spots with banking clients ahead of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/bEcb1ZyRNG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields trio launch arbitration boutique to challenge magic circle | The Lawyer http://t.co/6lMNpltXxT
Former Barclays employees named in Libor criminal case http://t.co/EoTv6U3Cx8
Scottish independence: Currency union block could hurt firms, says Alex Salmond http://t.co/n8l9Hacuil
Insurers urged to process flood claims quickly http://t.co/zL35FBTOqM
PHILIPPINES seeks legal solution to disputes over South China Sea with CHINA http://t.co/dTLzazVWc3
Legal action threat as manufacturing giant announces closure of Erdington plant http://t.co/77Q0bwqxaQ
IRELAND: Legal implications of unwinding ‘on agenda before sale’ http://t.co/B6eeXUXXSy
AUSTRALIA: Federal Government's plans to rollback Labor's superannuation reforms could be ruled invalid http://t.co/dSfQTG304D
US: Legal fights by heirs of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks show difficulty of legacies http://t.co/okFXM5Jva2
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
UN 'wants NORTH KOREA's regime crimes punished' http://t.co/k09yQ8FqRn
Dean Mayley murder suspects charged http://t.co/80eGy1gtBU
VENEZUELA president expels three US consular officials http://t.co/sF7fd2QXoU
Ethiopian Airlines hijack: Co-pilot took control of plane http://t.co/VpJzbwtLji
INDIA: 'Rule of law must for promoting Indo-US business, trade' http://t.co/nYyQ40lOgQ
IRELAND: Eircom challenges law requiring it to provide rural phone service http://t.co/KLODxslyBw
Violation of International Law: Frozen Syrian Bank Assets Confiscated by EU, Transferred to the OPCW http://t.co/h8o57oLF3l
INDIA: Law Minister not given proper information about how judiciary functions - Chief Justice http://t.co/kNlWlCjcqm
New Law Would Give Spanish Citizenship to Jews Descended From SPAIN http://t.co/KadPtHQAPK
PAKISTAN: Law passed to ensure Punjab to have commission on status of women http://t.co/cHga94V026
University of Law announced new Leeds City centre location http://t.co/MX3rB5M4wr
How BELGIUM's child euthanasia law will work http://t.co/a9yldWYBqP
INDIA: Law Ministry to examine if all Safety of Maritime Navigation Act charges can be dropped http://t.co/dkLE2DTbKo
US: Court strikes California law restricting concealed weapons http://t.co/GKcRNmJMLJ
Have to respect law, however intolerant: Penguin INDIA on destroying Wendy Doniger's 'The Hindus' http://t.co/FHQJN39EvE
EU law on market benchmarks faces delay for months http://t.co/jbk61Yb1sv
Law alumni and students enjoy professional networking http://t.co/hSG5b9Vlaq
Law Society of IRELAND defended its stance on proposed legislation on plain packaging for all tobacco products http://t.co/wHO2hhriuW
Gamekeeper filmed setting illegal trap to snare wild birds on Yorkshire country estate http://t.co/RVH81tIlgK
ISRAEL: Boycott law boycotts freedom of speech http://t.co/t1H458CWRd
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union workshop on Insurance Legislation and Regional Insurance Regulator http://t.co/VlMB7jSJrJ
N ZEALAND: Chair of an entity mandated to negotiate Ngapuhi's Waitangi Tribunal claims 3 years to finish http://t.co/AWAABEfpR7
CANADA: Alberta Human Rights tribunal finds APEGA’s treatment of foreign-trained engineers discriminatory http://t.co/YAfF7DtzFH
Muslim woman allowed to wear veil while giving evidence – judge had to try to confirm who she was from photographs http://t.co/lSdfDnsAGj
AUSTRALIA: Gold Coast widow loses much of her savings to US-based gambler she met on poker site http://t.co/QrbkrrOKqO
Homeserve worker claims he was sacked over whistle-blowing threat http://t.co/PSI7in3ddz
CANADA: Federal Court Of Appeal Sends Toronto Real Estate Board Case Back To Competition Tribunal http://t.co/hE9O6uTcim
College to get £55,000 windfall after legal victory over restaurant http://t.co/ipeWdzb6sz
AUSTRALIA: Public housing tenant evicted after renting out apartment http://t.co/rj4oObA2UO
AUSTRALIA: Surgeon offered mentally ill woman Botox in exchange for sex, tribunal finds http://t.co/FSo4W8g6ra
INDIA: Green tribunal rap for Hanjer over pollution at village in Gujarat http://t.co/koL2N9FCxA
In-house interview: Ralf Jansen from European Stability Mechanism | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ndz8k7emTu
Chocolates, flowers and a divorce - the right legal solution can help | The Lawyer http://t.co/qJ0H4L5CLG
Third-party funding still too murky | The Lawyer http://t.co/iXshBNv7pG
Greece: Survival of the leanest | The Lawyer http://t.co/mSJN5onPR5
Facilities management: Agents of change | The Lawyer http://t.co/s9YnJTNMoA
Litigation funding: Cutting up rough | The Lawyer http://t.co/6K1KgoMx4f
LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts launches hiring spree to staff flexi-resource scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/slWcDeUYUF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dacheng overhauls management structure in latest leadership election | The Lawyer http://t.co/aAI1GCHEM9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas and CMS negotiate panel spots with banking clients ahead of merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/bEcb1ZyRNG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws' management faces fresh revolt | The Lawyer http://t.co/REgt4Qx99H
How to: survive and thrive - Tips from the Law Management Section roadshow in Birmingham | Law Gazette http://t.co/AVfWqI4wsr
Getting complaints-handling right can improve a firm’s bottom line | Law Gazette http://t.co/JU8vNLezFe
Trespassers can be prosecuted despite what they believe, the Supreme Court says | Law Gazette http://t.co/VFfX4PSZX5
Society wills quality firsts | Law Gazette http://t.co/P9u6CE97K5
LLPs act before tax reforms | Law Gazette http://t.co/V8IzRdG38t
Efforts to control the ruddy duck will receive new legal force under Law Commission proposals | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZZq8sogThW
Scots overhaul civil justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/JM3L7rUpBZ
Firms invited to join cyber partnership | Law Gazette http://t.co/bDYBJsR5Yw
What’s going on in Manchester? The regional powerhouse is enduring an unprecedented realignment | Law Gazette http://t.co/2jUnffeI5f
Mergers key to strong profit growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/qV3cK3xYLi
Euro ruling to protect reputation of deceased | Law Gazette http://t.co/AFctoMyrnq
Fracking law will ‘radically interfere with rights’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/opaRFZdMZR
Rolls Building to get new IT in 2015 | Law Gazette http://t.co/Lt1drZolKb
Conveyancing boom exposes skills ‘gap’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/eAcnFdfSkM
High Court untangles claim and counterclaim over law firm sale | Legal Futures http://t.co/suehI1m8eA
Hires round-up: Competition Commission director joins LSB as Jordans makes first post-ABS hire | Legal Futures http://t.co/MDHoYpSuue
Slater & Gordon completes Pannone acquisition and hints at yet more to come | Legal Futures http://t.co/OVhbY0NCYG
CANADA: Judge grants injunction against Alberta labour law that imposes contracts http://t.co/heR3Blub7B
UK Government’s chief lawyer: I’ve enjoyed being a gay role model who isn’t just another celebrity http://t.co/E1vM0bPZ7c
So You Want To Be An International/CHINA Lawyer, Part V. http://t.co/ghsmpX3mdk
CANADA: Troubled Toronto criminal defence lawyer who fondled a female client was spared a criminal record http://t.co/i3ELcIuJT9
Top sports lawyer Chris Farnell, senior partner at IPS Law cleared of hitting his wife http://t.co/08rBKYrKnX
Editorial Board of The Business Lawyer is soliciting submission of articles and essays for Volumes 69 and 70 http://t.co/W6xRFwfYEr
EGYPT: Lawyer predicts dissolution of Brotherhood party http://t.co/BbHXbkmOhG
INDIA: No lawyer ready to take up cases of Indian prisoners in Pak: Awais Sheikh http://t.co/mszfwhEQBq
CANADA: Lawyer for Omar Khadr says client's move to Bowden Institution falls into ongoing objective of parole http://t.co/VgJnRZ2Bc7
INDIA: Woman lawyer detained after tiff with sub divisional judicial magistrate http://t.co/6LtFqLirCk
Trial for Malaysian couple held in SWEDEN starts on Tuesday http://t.co/oTMZXMMJL8
KENYA: Judiciary must respect rights, privileges of houses of parliament http://t.co/omkBFihsW7
ZIMBABWE: Women blast judiciary over rape sentences http://t.co/kWbGLFOsKl
US: 3-year study of Louisiana's judiciary concludes more study is needed http://t.co/5Esh4UQjNL
NIGERIA: Federal Government’s failure to produce witnesses stalls Senator Ndume’s trial http://t.co/i3tbFo5uVd
Murder Trial: Attacker guilty of murdering Northampton coin dealer with mallet http://t.co/Zng2udgert
SOUTH AFRICA: Griquatown trial: Why were lawyers fired? http://t.co/nGIaSetL0R
US: Texas attorneys ask court to free man locked up for decades awaiting retrial http://t.co/PuvqPaDyIK
KENYA: Attorney General Githu Muigai explains why President Uhuru Kenyatta’s assets cannot be revealed http://t.co/iH0Fe2ozvb
US: Same-sex couples will get the same benefits as heterosexual couples http://t.co/HjECYvsEaP
Carlisle restaurant owner attacked ex-worker after cocaine use claim: http://t.co/CW9h1qpZ6O
Upgrading ketamine classification is 'about time', according to Cambridgeshire barrister http://t.co/75E9AsTThq
HONG KONG’s Indentured Servants - poor living condition and domestic abuse http://t.co/ifoncSb0NY
BALKANS: Roots of Bosnian Protests Lie in Peace Accords of 1995 http://t.co/SBjvE42HUW
Silencing of liberal INDIA over banned book http://t.co/iwgWWUqFr5
Publishers Penguin INDIA Withdraws Book, Stoking Fears of Nationalist Pressure over book on Hinduism http://t.co/mXdzHs7ina
GHANA: Chief Justice Establishes Financial Courts To Enforce Decisions http://t.co/Z7r0wSDmrh
Archibald on a Relational Theory of Rights and a Restorative-Justice Approach to Criminal Law http://t.co/ldJzr4j6bX
IRELAND: Justice Minister Alan Shatter backs under-fire GSOC chief http://t.co/TxVnAlJpOu
US Justice officials accuse Montana prosecutor of gender bias in rape cases http://t.co/sl7nPjJ7Ua
A solicitor from Simpson Millar in Cardiff has been approached by a number of parents at Ysgol Glantaf http://t.co/vDPVGVH00a
Former actor Mark Pentecost becomes solicitor on 53rd birthday http://t.co/QWwgvVitw0
IRELAND: Plenty of evidence to warrant new public Stardust probe, says solicitor http://t.co/qvP7QzFakt
INDIA: Justice Mudgal Committee’s report must trigger immediate changes in functioning of IPL http://t.co/oMLke0Xsbg
Guyanese Justice of Appeal disbarred in London, resigns here http://t.co/rE2R2mBcG1
Balancing reform and justice in MYANMAR http://t.co/5Zm3bkzvO2
Scrapping of ancient corroboration legal rule 'will not damage justice' http://t.co/ayiTzZy4dZ
Angus councillors told ‘legal highs’ fight needs to go global http://t.co/YqEzbhxfp1
US government issues rules for banks on dealing with legal marijuana vendors http://t.co/jUDzr8nz6g
BNP activist loses legal fight against decision to ban him from teaching http://t.co/5vTqJlVdXj
US: Legal challenge to VW union election could be 'uncharted territory' http://t.co/z4RmNLfgSW
Legal aid row over Arlene inquest http://t.co/TvVFSePtsT
UK Boosts Anti-Corruption Enforcement Efforts http://t.co/RsqUIa7ovs
Amnesty International urges INDONESIA's parliament to ratify domestic workers law http://t.co/DzCvdihVKq
Death of the Salaried Partner? Wide Ranging Changes to UK's LLP Member Taxation To Come Into Force on 6 April 2014 http://t.co/FTxXXBk1Z9
UK storms: It should be law for businesses to have a winter management programme in place http://t.co/yJO0MQmNl1
False allegations of rape and the law http://t.co/Kg9xvkFJSZ
Don't claim we didn't act on gangmasters after Morecambe Bay http://t.co/J1h0sTSZCn
NSA Australia allies 'spied on US law firm' in Indonesia row http://t.co/9kuAkgNCQ5
Lawyers for EGYPT's Morsi walk out of latest trial http://t.co/rL23AX9Mwb
SOUTH AFRICA mine rescue halted after miners refuse to leave http://t.co/YHLRJVZl2H
Scottish independence: European Commission President Barroso says joining EU would be 'difficult' http://t.co/Rp5xdMeZJf
Wife of cruise ship passenger killed by wave criticises vessel http://t.co/cIEemjhSLc
Heirs of Nizam of Hyderabad locked in a legal tangle over access to huge amounts in frozen Nat West Bank account http://t.co/ddxskhX79N
Missing millions and the vanishing lawyer http://t.co/EmAYMvz1UY
Keeping Lawyers On Task in Era of the ABS Firm http://t.co/XgcfJ51Lw0
£16k fine for farm company after crushed worker left "totally destroyed" http://t.co/wUqKcZDVUp
AUSTRALIA: Barrister was also recently stripped of government work for criticising Queensland's sex offender laws http://t.co/XeJhysKZIN
Sheffield barrister who failed to disclose criminal convictions for possessing CS gas is to be disbarred http://t.co/BldrT6fFsz
Solicitor's dodgy property scam leaves lenders £30m out of pocket http://t.co/J5Dd8kRGih
More than 320 married couples split up each day spending a collective £154 million yearly in legal costs on divorce http://t.co/Ckm93L2GAr
IRELAND: Solicitor Gerald Kean reveals some of his favourites http://t.co/fJujDli96o
BULGARIA must move for Grand National Assembly and a new Constitution, according to Citizen's Movement leader http://t.co/DO8N0DGUvR
BAHRAIN: Continued Use Of Politicized Judiciary By The Authority To Keep Activist Zainab Al-Khawaja Behind Bars http://t.co/W0sd2OY3ZK
US: Rape law leaves Indiana woman feeling victimized again http://t.co/UdHFc40VJa
PAKISTAN: Chief Justice - supremacy of Constitution & judiciary independence are the prerequisite for real democracy http://t.co/h3JGrcZUsy
INDIA: Ex-judge from Chandigarh gets appearance exemption in corruption case http://t.co/xMiBEoHZk5
US: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Apple Over Siri http://t.co/otkaZjiw8b
INDIA: Is the ruling party responsible for stalling of legislation in Parliament? http://t.co/pEqSw6yFhd
TURKEY: Judicial legislation on the nose in Ankara http://t.co/Yfz595wD06
US: California Legislation Seeks Sugary Drink Safety Warning Labels http://t.co/7AQuZO0bIH
In FRANCE, legal vigilance punishes anti-Israel activists http://t.co/kQ88tUQ8Gw
AUSTRALIA: Prevent Legal Disempowerment of Environmental Advocates http://t.co/AymspzmjMP
US: Dumb Starbucks Prank Sparks A Tangle of Legal Concerns: http://t.co/9Yu9DFSql8
CHINA: PCCW starts legal battle to block auction of 3G mobile phone spectrum http://t.co/Pjv8XHthsb
US: Traditional Marriage Activists Searching for Answers on Heels of Same-Sex Marriage Legal Victories http://t.co/Jj1Nk6PLZr
What Google Europe Will Look Like After A Legal Agreement Forces It To Carry Its Rivals' Ads http://t.co/njphzbNqpQ
Bed and breakfast owner takes legal advice over water-filled hole http://t.co/nFjZCs727s
Legal case against Derby nature reserve cycle track plans http://t.co/WjnmFI9X2d
Jury discharged in rape trial of former Blackburn police inspector http://t.co/XGATd7XE1B
INDIA: Odisha passes Lokayukta Bill, becomes first state to enact the law http://t.co/5zT7Va2mYX
AUSTRALIA: Police told courts that father could kill Luke Batty and his mother - report http://t.co/htqvZX3UeG
PAKISTAN: Extension of judiciary: ‘Courts to be established in every agency of FATA’ http://t.co/Viswj9owro
5 illegal gold miners killed in COLOMBIA http://t.co/A8v6lUgB2B
INDIA: Delhi Minister resigns after the parliament blocked an anti-corruption bill he endorsed http://t.co/T4oh7xa1Jw
US Law firm collects Nikon D600 sensor dust/spot complaints for a potential class action lawsuit http://t.co/mJ9jpn67Su
US: Update on discrimination suit by conservative law professor http://t.co/K8SKce9FTP
US: South Carolina woman was held overnight in jail for failing to return rental film for nearly 10 years http://t.co/ZjzqkvIhKx
US: Surveillance companies want Utah to stop enforcing privacy-protection law http://t.co/vu6B2tMJBM
INDONESIA: Law enforcement strengthened to tackle Sumatran forest fires http://t.co/MMtjf4BC5Z
Law enforcement descended on East Liverpool homes, three in custody http://t.co/Fw3bdsF44B
US: Yale Law School to host hacking conference http://t.co/USqIJm59yI

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