885th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: PPI, packaged accounts and powers of attorney complaints on the increase. Consumer-related financial disputes reached a record high in the year to March 2014 as the Financial Ombudsman helped to settle 518,778 complaints, more than double last year's figure, according to a report by the appeals service. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- How a team of students beat the casinos http://t.co/FNPx5IQnKy
- Scottish referendum poll tracker http://t.co/MnLQyDuvlv
- The Police Service of Northern Ireland's new chief constable is to be George Hamilton http://t.co/JlqvB63KGq
- Picking at the threads of justice - Op Cotton | Law Gazette http://t.co/TS81XidNHu
- Hillsborough jury sees 1981 'crushing incident' http://t.co/UWZ0W8PDjs
- Deal reached on release of 'gist' of Blair-Bush Iraq talks http://t.co/vgACOMeOOq
- Hunt presses Gove for Birmingham Trojan Horse answers http://t.co/7ReKvzCWkb
- US: AJMLS Student Selected for Gideon’s Promise Summer Law Clerk Program http://t.co/ox3ubINi5O
- Two US law schools in the news exemplify market dysfunction in the current system of financing legal education
http://t.co/AB9xWQOUbO
- MYANMAR lawmakers to debate law curbing religious conversions http://t.co/rcrIU1Qrzt
- CANADA: Alberta to propose law that would ban people under 18 from tanning beds http://t.co/6uErUQCByI
- US: first major update of Minnesota's solid waste law in 25 years is aimed at improving a statewide recycling rate
http://t.co/MInvK73hIn
- CANADA: Anti-spam law will be difficult to police, CRTC says http://t.co/V6AaY5R2hW
- David Cameron to drop foreign aid spending pledge http://t.co/r1JLZ6djkB
- Lancaster solicitor Martin Gillibrand bows out after 41 years http://t.co/coX2SdtXL6
- Channel Islands: Equal marriage campaigners meet with Chief Minister http://t.co/tEYAWz7Ed9
- Business leaders back Bristol-based Trunki designer Rob Lowe's Protect Your Brand campaign http://t.co/E58Yo17g6l
- UK Law Commission Wants Hate Crime Law Extended To Transsexuals And Disabled http://t.co/35MhxviZsG
- Reparations As Law
http://t.co/McoZBq8RBb
- AUSTRALIA Pays Legal Fees For PNG, Nauru To Defend Detention Centers
http://t.co/qiD4l9uldK
- US: Donald Sterling cites Kobe Bryant’s homosexual slur in legal response to NBA
http://t.co/KoPJDf3ZJh
- API Copyrightability; A Technical and Legal Debate - http://t.co/nMWA7s0nCM
- US: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Proposes Videotaping Every Legal Gun Purchase Made In The City http://t.co/GpT1iJ0Ty3
- CANADA: CUPE Nova Scotia to launch legal challenge on Essential Services Act http://t.co/GjedYQaJTf
- Biotech Companies Set to Be Given Legal Right in Decisions to Ban GM Crops in EU
http://t.co/p0aup4RDRV
- US: Unjust enrichment, and its counterpart, unjust impoverishment, give rise to the idea of restitution
http://t.co/O45wpsUGu6
- CANADA: STM inconsistent over whether it has legal opinion that it can't require employees to speak English
http://t.co/5UOeweTFTC
- Egg industry faces legal crackdown over alleged 'cartel' attempt
http://t.co/MTJTiDVngT
- US: Legal battle in Ohio Supreme Court centers on threats to Gov. Kasich http://t.co/fKDELZVwMp
- INDIA: New Attorney General said he would make sure that litigation is reduced to minimum between govt. departments
http://t.co/Pus0kwljYN
- IRELAND: No legal fears over Lenihan letter http://t.co/RGxY6zIFIf
- Needless suffering for pupils if plans to amalgamate Belfast secondary schools not halted, the High Court has heard
http://t.co/gR6JmRm8lG
- INDIA: Prime Minister Modi's work starts now on his promise of cleaning up politics http://t.co/kqkP5Z77yF
- 'Cyclist licence' proposed in AUSTRALIA: Spike in number of cycling deaths prompted controversial proposal http://t.co/JUbayNoKum
- The US bail bond industry & how money affects who goes free & who stays in jail before trial http://t.co/YgHV0cG5BI
- THAILAND: Through coups and protests, the political allegiance of many can be judged by the colour of their shirt http://t.co/wjQc1h7VQ8
- US: Courts challenge Native American land rights http://t.co/DcKOmbSqHX
- UK-bound migrants face deplorable conditions http://t.co/zaK0Zsk1U2
- US: FBI spied on Nelson Mandela during first US trip http://t.co/V9jAOsH5tQ
- IRAN's hackers 'used Facebook to spy on US' http://t.co/0crGJ9wyqh
- NIGERIA leader vows 'total war' on Boko Haram http://t.co/JKm85153AJ
- Does AUSTRALIA need laws for 'biotrespass' to protect organic farms? http://t.co/0E6fmHW1x0 ose fight to have children returned from foster care http://t.co/oDwT7ZROa4
- PC Stephen Carroll murder pair lose appeal http://t.co/qHmkCfeTHD
- INDIA: Two Indian sisters 'gang-raped', killed and hanged from a tree http://t.co/rPreyfZMm7
- Google is not doing enough to curb online piracy, says Cameron's adviser http://t.co/i9qVjz6UpE
- Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab says he would talk to the government of BAHRAIN, following his release from prison http://t.co/rFBvWGABA9
- ARGENTINA in deal with Paris Club to pay $10bn debts http://t.co/oxIlNjETL9
- RUSSIA: Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states http://t.co/yMIOfzMs7f
- NORTH KOREA to probe decades-old Japanese abductions http://t.co/0IFSRwMw1z
- Police search after 8-year-old goes missing from school http://t.co/x4PeGo9W4v
- Constable Stephen Carroll murder: Two men lose appeal against convictions http://t.co/MTvR4fFm45
- CCTV footage released of two men in Glasgow rape probe http://t.co/EwT52Cq46B
- Uber app taxi row referred to London's High Court http://t.co/TRGTEW8l8h
- Canoe fraudster John Darwin to repay £40,000 http://t.co/Pjb8iH8w7m
- Prescription drugs to treat alcohol top £3m http://t.co/v8JKKKTjZ5
- UK Treasury opposes EU call for 'yet more money' http://t.co/pnkSK5hxW3
- Thousands of people are expected to attend a vigil for cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton later http://t.co/MzhJG6Yx5u
- US: Ukrainian reporter arrested on suspicion of battery after allegedly punching Brad Pitt in the face at a premiere http://t.co/t4fRRiHB6H
- PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif orders action on stoning http://t.co/5dUuGdL8im
- Peter Robinson 'did not mean to insult Muslim community' http://t.co/cCDgXoJi8e
- Rolf Harris trial: Daughter's 'anger over allegations' http://t.co/obuLlNLQZv
- Fugitive 'Skull Cracker' admits raid http://t.co/XHbWeHzoeh
- Syal but no Steinbeck in English GCSE http://t.co/7deAwld0UK
- US: The Campaign for Junk Food: We're finally making headway against childhood obesity. We can't stop now http://t.co/M1ruTgbfwY
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields ups associate pay as it boosts trainee wages for first time since 2008 | The Lawyer http://t.co/s4h1Pe0qJZ
- Recognised CPD provider closes for business a week after SRA decision | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QRNMHVuTQ1
- CPD reform: a ‘race to the bottom’? | Law Gazette http://t.co/HqhD9J1WmJ
- Solicitor denied judicial post over driving points loses challenge | Law Gazette http://t.co/3NVfnHFd3q
- Clients suffer in silence, says consumer watchdog | Law Gazette http://t.co/vRFftErtUm
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Solicitors reminded of responsibilities in disrupted criminal cases http://t.co/0KJMlAtcag
- Children of prisoners need help and support, not stigma http://t.co/z9BV0POmaS
- Saudi princesses need UK support http://t.co/VwKB80zNkp
- Growing up in the shadow of the mafia http://t.co/dhLVxlijAU
- PAKISTAN stoning victim's husband condemns police http://t.co/RDXXyyqXg5
- 'Resist urge to control e-cigarettes', WHO told http://t.co/VgKj2HqfVg
- 'Genericide': Brands destroyed by their own success http://t.co/RNleDgic5O
- Ministers 'given Trojan Horse schools warning in 2010' http://t.co/3ZWtqBNmus
- US: John Kerry tells fugitive Edward Snowden to 'man up' http://t.co/JuoOWU24um
- Rolf Harris trial: TV star 'told 13-year-old girl in bikini: You've got a great body' http://t.co/kSaXLs9Lr1
- Former 1 Gray's Inn Square barrister struck off | The Lawyer http://t.co/koMP4SLLZ8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang bulks up Munich patent team with former Eversheds partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/xjtjsE7kJc
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs to run with merit-based remuneration structure post merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/09WcAozP4i
- Barrister to be disbarred over tax fraud | Legal Futures http://t.co/2VuTxjLEDY
- City law firms ‘lead way’ on social mobility | Legal Futures http://t.co/qnZcqrtWuP
- Increasing number of clients "can't be bothered to complain" | Legal Futures http://t.co/kQTas2C3Sc
- Scottish parliament backs plastic bag charge http://t.co/g5LhxVx64d
- Apple agrees to buy headphone maker Beats for $3bn http://t.co/FxTZJ26IfW
- Music teacher at top drama school spanked pupil for being 'a naughty boy', court hears http://t.co/pDA1c0730K
- Mother's fight for justice for Jewish son found dead after far right rally http://t.co/OoyDQazUNX
- Video: Is this the world's safest weapon? Watch-activated gun invented http://t.co/KtWi3OVxa5
- Prisoners released from jail commit 10 new burglaries a day, say official figures http://t.co/r2yAI2i6QH
- 'Catch Me If You Can' fugitive on the run once again http://t.co/R5ckeFK8td
- England's World Cup friendlies at risk from match fixers, Fifa's former head of security says http://t.co/9AwzXnueqY
- Annual study of directors & general counsel reveals gap in boardroom thinking on social media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yVv9j1LUn5
- Financial companies opt for competitive tendering | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vdOVatiova
- Mexico issues in a new era for telecoms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3gDvwvBVDj
- Austrian courts struggle to handle downturn cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SAKgdQ37rH
- Attorney General criticised over placing 63 law firm contracts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iu4DRDYuSK
- US tax investigators expect to pursue tax evaders worldwide | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rhPf8Fy6VA
- Risks grow for boards, says CC report | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TNx1hw8anL
- Two Patton Boggs partners contributed $3.5m to keep firm afloat | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w0CbJWpcdY
884th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is unlikely to become an alternative business structure (ABS) licensing authority until 2015 and will not be regulating non-ABS firms, such barrister-only practices, before October this year, it has emerged. The BSB had originally hoped to start regulating non-ABS firms last year and ABSs early this year. Full story - Legal Futures
- London barrister jailed for failing to pay tax has been disbarred following a disciplinary hearing | Law Gazette http://t.co/1eUrXNeuw6
- Holiday pay should include lost commission, says European court http://t.co/uzie3IHhRK
- US: Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock appears in court in legal battle with drinks firm http://t.co/gy1VwGMVtd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lord Sugar instructs Herbies in £1.3m Kingsley Napley prof neg claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/dE2I8UHllF
- Freya, George Osborne's cat, rescued by a charity worker after straying more than a mile from her Westminster home http://t.co/ie9uNZKE8S
- Peter Robinson under fire for backing Pastor James McConnell's Islamic remarks http://t.co/4BWDyf7QKY
- One third of Britons 'admit being racially prejudiced' http://t.co/WmxBN4sSPU
- Phone Hacking: Case against Andy Coulson 'cavalier' http://t.co/yMIIXCP3uf
- Nationwide warns of 'natural correction' in house prices http://t.co/KhwNPOlAXS
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer 'disguised dark side of character' http://t.co/VWw0xNHeXM
- Poet and a leading American black literary voice Maya Angelou dies aged 86 http://t.co/7rS3HKfOdQ
- Comic Relief ends investing in arms, tobacco and alcohol firms http://t.co/Ys3enFC71n
- RUSSIA: The Constitutional Path To The Annexation Of Crimea http://t.co/8fUCpXl8T2
- US: A Definite Problem of Patent Law: Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments http://t.co/2ddeDXNTAr
- US: Supreme Court finds Florida IQ cutoff for executions unconstitutional http://t.co/yJQZW3s4s0
- One in three property owners fear interest rate rise will push them into financial distress http://t.co/h5CSNet3Vh
- Wakefield-based Beaumont Legal has appointed Michelle Hellowell as Finance Director
https://t.co/BXqYVFFp9N
- AUSTRALIA: What's the difference between a conveyancer and a lawyer, and do I really need one?
http://t.co/GQ2e462ZAy
- Yorkshire anglers warned to obey the law
https://t.co/Cn8Ov8sUTf
- Police investigate World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria http://t.co/01aZfUwHuQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ward Hadaway law firm promotes former rookie to associate http://t.co/kW5PTeoK5f
- UK abortion law still means women have to be at risk of a mental illness to get one http://t.co/PCKBI77Ol2
- AUSTRALIA: Taxpayers are funding legal battles against detention of immigrants http://t.co/KBoUu3kIRD
- CANADA: Forget the Future, Let’s Bring the Present Into Legal Education
http://t.co/cE2OKsxSxJ
- Parents mount legal challenge over term-time holiday ban
http://t.co/9nwapQaik2
- CANADA: Legal aid strike action looms again http://t.co/THnjoZrEUC
- INDIA: Even legal Campa residents live in fear as eviction date nears http://t.co/scZYw6seuh
- US: Donald Sterling will try to prove that his work with people like Elgin Baylor proves he's not racist
http://t.co/qV6NlW2Vec
- Eurotunnel legal threat over ferry line’s subsidies
http://t.co/Pam7D0jUFm
- AUSTRALIA: Landmark legal decision as WA Supreme Court dismisses anti-GM case
http://t.co/naHW26pLet
- Financial Ombudsman reveals ‘record’ year for disputes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ExvhF5CLHB
- Powers of attorney administration is continuing cause for concern l | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cWo4QuvL7X
- Fracking patents hit all-time high, offering opportunities to UK law firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/63heCSaNT5
- Fix the courts instead of pushing ADR | Law Gazette http://t.co/ojEndsWfQv
- Leading CPD firm ceases trading | Law Gazette http://t.co/iQV02P9eYQ
- Hansells Solicitors appoints first non-lawyer as partner http://t.co/w5ku9oy14S
- Lawyer warns of social media dangers during Hillsborough inquest http://t.co/aW1Smjqgsf
- INDIA: Manhandling of women lawyer by cops, Supreme Court to hear plea Wednesday http://t.co/qVit0mDirS
- Meet lawyer who has world's most beautiful women as clients http://t.co/sKBGR1cegi
- AUSTRALIA: Adelaide lawyer Gregory Morcom receives suspended sentence on child porn charges
http://t.co/P96anYghWb
- SINGAPORE: Govenrment's Lawyer Describes Blogger's Offer Of S$5,000 In Damages To Prime Minister 'Derisory'
http://t.co/rjNWCi5aA3
- US: Obama lawyer to look into CIA officer revelation http://t.co/5BT6tyvmcl
- Radu Florescu, Scholar Who Linked Dracula and Vlad the Impaler, Dies at 88 http://t.co/eUnLh7od6v
- New Curbs Sought on the Personal Data Industry http://t.co/erjNcjZSFY
- US: Task force recommended that the bankrupt city spend nearly $2 billion to stem the spread of blight http://t.co/I6HRZ007yR
- Prison Terms in IRAN Hint of New Reins on Internet http://t.co/8TmVofYXGY
- Rebelling Against Abuse, AFGHAN Women See Signs of Change http://t.co/ROU4matw6e
- CHINA: Tiananmen Square Anniversary Prompts Campaign of Silence http://t.co/lqeLphUj5d
- Why Can’t Doctors Identify Killers? http://t.co/eSCPSwV3mC
- US: Court Extends Curbs on the Death Penalty in a Florida Ruling http://t.co/QacqEvZXvs
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Immigration concerns, Clegg cartoons and Rolf Harris sings in court - the papers http://t.co/zu1VJGZkc1
- US Isla Vista: Santa Barbara mourns rampage victims http://t.co/bmx4N1IZnv
- Scottish independence: New claims on economic outcome http://t.co/C7DxF7zhTf
- FRANCE: Police expelling migrants from Calais camps http://t.co/YtvTBv4e1M
- Leaders agree to review EU agenda at Brussels summit http://t.co/ekiV2R6jdB
- Prisoner caught after two days on run from Buckinghamshire open prison http://t.co/a1rOiuXceo
- Law Commission calls for review of hate crime | Law Gazette http://t.co/MSdQ6quarb
- Bye-bye Pfizer: The issues brought up by this bid remain unresolved http://t.co/2bEZ0fZ77j
- Prison failures: Cost-cutting has compromised safety and rehabilitation http://t.co/YaFgmCadAs
- Here's what the UK's Asian community thinks about Narendra Modi http://t.co/UZuQvUBvQk
- You’re sued! Lord Sugar turns on his own lawyers, Kingsley Napley, for allegedly botched property deal http://t.co/vGdmpYAiCB
- BRAZIL anti-World Cup protesters clash with police http://t.co/ajeb62zfvC
- Grave find may be Western Europe's earliest false tooth http://t.co/USBn1xZLnj
- Pub crawls and alcohol initiation ceremonies targeted by £90,000 scheme to change campus drink culture http://t.co/EOxTr7Fp5Q
- One Direction members 'filmed smoking a joint http://t.co/fu3ONnoIjR
- Extend hate crime laws to transsexuals and disabled, say experts http://t.co/yMys6zoX9K
- Rationale for the move from hours-based CPD to ‘continuing competence’ - Julie Brannan, Training Director, SRA http://t.co/XkNSFgsOp8
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds hires White & Case HR chief Slape | The Lawyer http://t.co/IUCZ6SyA8q
- Former Ince partner quits for 39 Essex Street | The Lawyer http://t.co/jIFeFvjVS9
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents and Eversheds emerge as frontrunners in Heineken sole adviser race | The Lawyer http://t.co/GwhRfgOBuV
- IFA-owned alternative business structure turns profit after first year | Legal Futures http://t.co/x8Altv5ckh
- US: Legal Conference on Talmud and Law to Celebrate 20 Successful Years http://t.co/pcNXL16coP
- INDIA: Legal eagles land plum posts in Modi regime too http://t.co/SP8D12H3SV
- Legal bid likely over school absence change http://t.co/Hh8zFdmXjd
- AUSTRALIA funding PNG's legal defence of Manus Island detention centre http://t.co/6wJGlmgtW7
- INDIA: Andhra Pradesh High Court decid on status quo with regard to bifurcation of employees of the lower judiciary http://t.co/B9kmP13gBW
- GHANA: Funds For The Judiciary & Executive Unconstitutional-Abuja Court http://t.co/sFKcDDYXTE
- Southern AUSTRALIA judiciary signs up to Reconciliation Week to promote a culturally sensitive justice system http://t.co/r4yjNXdgau
- PAKISTAN Bar Council condemns attacks on judiciary, judges http://t.co/w2dF91neOG
- CANADA: “Acting like children”: Toronto judge rebukes feuding families http://t.co/9mczhPQ6lN
- IRAN: Judge summons Facebook CEO to court http://t.co/MEO1CHTyMg
- First Jail Term Sentence under CANADA’s Foreign Corruption Legislation Sends Clear Deterrence Warning http://t.co/gWKBuH4Cap
- US: Legislation will raise Hawaii’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour http://t.co/iRvuiu7vLW
- NAMIBIA: Legislation for Strategic Minerals Imminent http://t.co/VTWaw3yjcu
- US: Legislation to protect against ‘patent trolls’ is shelved http://t.co/kdcUtagACG
- US: Rejected legislation on home made cupcakes being sold http://t.co/JESC8qx3ta
- GERMAN World Cup stars in car crash in northern Italy http://t.co/39UAE56DfE
- Killer security contractor Danny Fitzsimons 'not properly vetted' http://t.co/LdAQuJmljP
- What language would Jesus have spoken? http://t.co/WCQuI7pIDE
- Asbestos removal firm Angus Group Ltd fined £109,000 http://t.co/GwavcUMMaS
- Financial advice to be available in church http://t.co/XcUC4LVGVV
- Spotify latest to be hit by hack on users http://t.co/RCNiCcjXye
- Carney urges bankers to adopt 'high ethical standards' http://t.co/VgDsLBpIGO
- GlaxoSmithKline to be investigated by UK fraud body http://t.co/pi1Y772EDM
- Drug users begin injecting 'legal highs' http://t.co/gyk0HBR3xv
- Police investigate World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria http://t.co/XUxpG94EJ3
- Poll intimidation claims investigated by Electoral Commission http://t.co/mArzir5WJJ
- Poll intimidation claims investigated by Electoral Commission http://t.co/mArzir5WJJ
- Video: Mother welcomes restrictions for young drivers http://t.co/KcU4HBNEIf
- Four children forced to flee historic farmhouse after blaze caused by rats http://t.co/R49VfGAHIs
- Scottish Footbal Association contacted by National Crime Agency over match-fixing threat http://t.co/EWQFWsLv4q
- Coronation of the far-right in EUROPE http://t.co/BlBrPRW7iN
- The rise and role of the new oligarchs and the decline of democracy in the United States and beyond http://t.co/RLzvDhsVOl
- US: Transgender travelers singled out in TSA screenings, docs show http://t.co/YzdQoTE5Xo M
- How should HUNGARY remember World War II? http://t.co/T1qj6EGqLT
- INDIA: From Marx to Modi in West Bengal? http://t.co/cN5EOBf7C0
- LIBYA's new PM unharmed after attack http://t.co/UimdKg2aAQ
- UN agency warns of SOMALIA hunger deaths http://t.co/BCofinITbt
- PALESTINE: President Abbas to announce cabinet by Thursday, ending seven years of rivalry between Fatah and Hamas http://t.co/XPw9HoQiH4
- Deadly raid by Boko Haram on NIGERIA base http://t.co/FH6kRc5RYs
- English contract law and oral contracts - your word may still be your bond | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/enpjGeQerl
- Law firms beef up intelligence function | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rhVez64ohX
- US and Europe culture clash over Google | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u8xhL7KhU6
- Profiles in justice: An advocacy masterclass | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CnsJ8ILdFv
- Building joint ventures push up size of disputes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fZqhrXLrwa
- Energy lawyers are living in a good time | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ztcZ3JgJzX
- Law firm pricing specialists soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6ggCQumJia
- Hollinger lawyers awarded legal costs from Law Society | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/28BcpQAuSR
- Squire Patton Boggs to enter top 25 in June merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ceEl1Fwucf
883th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: Three video firms whose stock was looted or destroyed during the 2011 London riots have won £3m compensation from the Mayor’s office. The Court of Appeal found that consequential loss was in principle recoverable and held the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime liable under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 for damage to stock held at a Sony warehouse in Enfield. Full story - New Law Journal
- SRA guidance for will writing focuses on professional ethics rather than technique but will this protect consumers? http://t.co/I3RzHjq9pq
- Hacker 'Sabu' gets lenient sentence after helping US http://t.co/0Yc9ahjRnH
- David Cameron urges EU leaders to listen to voters' concerns http://t.co/ppNhsg0CtB
- Soldiers detain prominent minister in ousted THAILAND government who emerged from hiding to criticise coup http://t.co/lPGMm4y1Ah
- The US Supreme Court has ruled states must not rigidly apply intelligence tests to inmates on death row http://t.co/NDUmJK7r7y
- Northern Ireland's chief electoral officer calls for electronic counting after delays http://t.co/XwREc1JFTb
- Mohammed Badiuzzaman jailed for strangling pregnant wife http://t.co/I8VwH0A0S8
- CHINA accuses US of internet surveillance on its leaders http://t.co/o0ktjL6dkK
- Gove rebuts claims of American author ban http://t.co/XDE8dHIFg7
- Trust your doctor, not Wikipedia, say scientists http://t.co/zfizf6cFfG
- Gunman Elliot Rodger's videos removed by YouTube http://t.co/5Gn2FM57R7
- Apple devices 'hijacked for ransom' in AUSTRALIA http://t.co/Rohn9EBfNV
- Hacking trial: Sale of royal phone books 'storm in teacup' http://t.co/PM1ubkKDej
- IMF warns banking reform has not made enough progress http://t.co/ceY5lG0Ot1
- SUDAN: Woman facing death for apostasy gives birth http://t.co/6KDGdj3J98
- Claire Semmens jailed over Aaron Hughes toddler rape http://t.co/OZzLmU4cuO
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer denies 'ludicrous' assault claims http://t.co/8ms1uGsYdS
- Human rights - Law Report | Law Gazette http://t.co/WovT4yaTu5
- That so few flee open prisons is proof of their success http://t.co/OjUkDFceNW
- My children have been abducted and the government doesn't care | Rachael Neustadt http://t.co/uNDyt2k3wG
- Probation reform is a missed opportunity http://t.co/hmUEOJpxHo
- Court on camera: Lord chancellor Chris Grayling with his worst crisis to date at the MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/kPZH01WMW5
- Interpreters contract ‘unacceptable’ – top family judge | Law Gazette http://t.co/8QhYZFdIs2
- JR proceedings begin over legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/vllOcfV3L9
- BRAZIL: There is a growing feeling that FIFA and the Olympic committee are taking the parent act a bit too far http://t.co/kxIOFgxm0W
- US: Advocates Seek to Make Courthouses Off Limits for Immigration Officials http://t.co/moDQkXo9os
- EU Debates Which Nation Will Regulate Web Privacy http://t.co/XHnf8rOcLq
- US Campus Killings Set Off Anguished Conversation About the Treatment of Women http://t.co/QHOigwxYRQ
- The Dark Room Collective: Where Black Poetry Took Wing http://t.co/GGcSmgoJjz
- Room for Debate: Reining In the N.S.A. http://t.co/QeC8LmOC15
- 13 Deaths, Untold Heartache, From G.M. Defect http://t.co/szRzrrOzQU
- US Training Elite Antiterror Troops in Four African Nations http://t.co/qtuXWdrHdP
- Client partners are a special breed | The Lawyer http://t.co/GHQOanQvmr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF pays tribute to former corporate recovery head in wake of suicide | The Lawyer http://t.co/4vjhKhPHBb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: China’s Fangda poaches second Freshfields partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/LsQa3pIbrr
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells matches Linklaters' NQ pay | The Lawyer http://t.co/AnZxNPyDM3
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Partners give approval to Patton Boggs Squire Sanders merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/LBS2dlkkeZ
- Public access bar service claims ‘crowdfunding’ success | Law Gazette http://t.co/dM3pd8Ailo
- Firms report pre-recession rates of growth | Law Gazette http://t.co/wwi4GbcJ4t
- In-house interview: Iceland CG, Jayne Burrell - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/D07iNtujGb
- Misys chief of staff and ex-GC: what you can learn from the Big Four | The Lawyer http://t.co/65ZD9uzjU2
- Lawyers as robotic bores? It’s not the English way | The Lawyer http://t.co/9pZ56HBckY
- Special report: Cyber security – The bullseye of the storm | The Lawyer http://t.co/kma0F8ysBK
- In harmony – the Universal Music/ KWMSJB relationship | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNJCycON1m
- FRANCE: UMP official admits Sarkozy funding irregularities http://t.co/PX2yoteMnT
- NIGERIA army 'knows where Boko Haram are holding girls' http://t.co/X0ejLqV5w6
- RAC Foundation says young drivers 'more likely to crash
http://t.co/NgqONTBH7K
- Child arrests down 59% in five years across Welsh forces http://t.co/Ea7PnDPk4k
- Scotland 'becoming more ethnically diverse' http://t.co/zgdrjJCvaN
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Hundreds of police officers in England and Wales failed a fitness test due to become mandatory later this year http://t.co/PKW7rhYKxc
- Vulnerable man 'left without bathing facilities' http://t.co/sjMztfAm4o
- Cats and dogs to be tested for mysterious Mers infection http://t.co/s67C1js7qE
- EU election: FRANCE's Hollande calls for reform of 'remote' EU http://t.co/jr3i6ghlgm
- CHINA to scrap millions of cars to improve air quality http://t.co/4TO9uimJA7
- Lloyds Bank announces TSB flotation http://t.co/fgjwvCCSlb
- VIETNAM boat sinks after collision with Chinese vessel http://t.co/eKlCgFCOCC
- Internet training would cut pensioner loneliness, says think tank http://t.co/gbHrxcj7Ov
- JAPAN police probe body sent by mail http://t.co/kw497V73HE
- Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer expected to give evidence http://t.co/8ms1uGsYdS
- Tax avoidance: What are the rules? http://t.co/ENW0dFGVjN
- HMRC crackdown yields record £23.9bn in additional tax http://t.co/lJlqg8V2q0
- Pope to meet sex abuse victims at the VATICAN http://t.co/StLdepo2Cg
- Flight MH370: MALAYSIA releases raw satellite data http://t.co/RAwAfiTYTg
- Why did UKIP do less well in London? http://t.co/eaInjakPDu
- AUSTRALIA: Royal commission chief Janette Dines resigns from child abuse inquiry http://t.co/KhfyDa2G1l
- Europe’s justice commissioner Viviane Reding claims direct backing of voters | Law Gazette http://t.co/x9xKsHvqsf
- Society advertises for new chief executive |
Law Gazette http://t.co/vQqfOM8muU
- Largest torrent search engine Torrentz.eu taken down by UK anti-piracy police http://t.co/0v6OoVOBGK
- Skull Cracker outcry risks derailing effective open prison system http://t.co/KmlaNF7syq
- Two thirds of sons of prisoners are likely to grow up to become criminals, research shows http://t.co/OUmrWfjRpd
- George Clooney engagement to Amal Alamuddin: Actor could face £90,000 tax bill for ring http://t.co/XD7kyo6Dx3
- Facing up to rape: Victim speaks out about the 'faceless' crime http://t.co/Awg4rsKWwA
- In praise of … Mr Justice Tugendhat | Editorial http://t.co/SgbvkUphGG
- Chris Grayling gets a wigging over court translators http://t.co/QzukE6FyXa
- NEPAL's bogus orphan trade fuelled by rise in 'voluntourism' http://t.co/3Jl8GUwXBl
- The Lawyer Awards Client Partner of the Year shortlist | The Lawyer http://t.co/UlB14Q9SZU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst former senior partner hired as strategic adviser by Chinese ally | The Lawyer http://t.co/W6U2zbIerB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley adopts "variable share" partnership structure | The Lawyer http://t.co/KZLPWrlVOP
- LAW FIRM NEWS: QBE makes first group GC change in two decades | The Lawyer http://t.co/bajqJ3JtHB
- LAW FIRM NEWS: South Staffs Plc cuts adviser roster to four, DWF and Wragges handed roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/joaiCY2cAW
- BSB unlikely to regulate ABSs until 2015 | Legal Futures http://t.co/CXXm3GwMsz
- Big pay rise for Quindell boss as NAH gears up for listing | Legal Futures http://t.co/UCnu7PRfLr
- Online barrister service hits crowdfunding target as Stobart demise "clears way" | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZbkTKjqoTp
- NIGERIA kidnapped girls: Government 'called off deal' http://t.co/7z2hRhcjMy
- LulzSec hacker helps FBI stop over 300 cyber attacks http://t.co/WNtHaUfygZ
- Pope visits Jerusalem holy sites on last day in Middle East http://t.co/dDbvxbzpQV
- US: California Gunman's parents 'raced to stop him' http://t.co/xVhRzTmDAv
- NIGERIA: Shippers’ Council Partners Customs on Ports' Efficiency, says Barrister Hassan Bello http://t.co/YBhunKScXZ
- NEW ZEALAND: Infestation at district court spurs lawyer to wear anti-flea anklet http://t.co/GR86ZwczRI
- IRELAND: Barrister Emmett O’Brien tops poll in Adare/Rathkeale http://t.co/WkSfpajCRl
- Don’t forget legal debt when claiming recompense http://t.co/QIxAXESRjW
- Law Society of KENYA summons top officers over Anglo Leasing scam http://t.co/5qppJEhUsH
- Tozers Solicitors strengthens family law team with appointment of Caroline Ryan http://t.co/j8SQSVy5QH
- AUSTRALIA: Solicitor’s TV murder has parallels to reality http://t.co/FVXzvjCZki
- Lucian Freud's 'forgotten' son launches legal bid to claim share of £42m inheritance http://t.co/Dy9ybYpNNb
- IRELAND: Sean FitzPatrick applies for legal costs following trial http://t.co/O5wYYjm2Oc
- What constitutes a legitimate advertisement in VIETNAM? http://t.co/XDSdyuocH7
- Legal challenge to term-time holiday ban launched http://t.co/lRZq2sHIPv
- French company to fight US judge's ruling to force Utah couple to pay a $35k penalty over a critical online review http://t.co/oMMWPpFyZx
- IRELAND: Criminal legal aid scheme will not transfer to Legal Aid Board this year http://t.co/KtANBz84QO
- UAE Legal View: Landlords can hike rent within limit http://t.co/TIQeMxdqP0
- Leading city lawyer took own life after tax investigation http://t.co/Kttc7rg29V
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articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
880th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
- Conyers provides Cayman law advice to Lombard Medical on $55m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/CK4F1vBLjF
- New law could change company perceptions on flexible hours
http://t.co/tomMI3fKed
- Family law court rejects Romani parents’ bid to return children
http://t.co/9IErclJrVV
- THAI crown prince takes refuge in five-star hotel in UK after military declares martial law - http://t.co/mEq1UCikr4
- Section 66 of the Representation of the People Act 1983: offence to make public vote after ballot paper is marked
http://t.co/aD8iriq8Ht
- UK abortions based on gender illegal http://t.co/enXoed95iR
- Will UK Incentive Schemes Change as Sales Staff Can Now Receive Commission While on Holiday? http://t.co/ueVT0Ew3gA
- US: A Legal Update on the Florida Lawsuits for Marriage Equality http://t.co/HHrKrUpxgE
- Non-Lawyers Desperately Need A Legal Education, And Unemployed Lawyers Think Law School is worthless http://t.co/aWQ0ia0gEe
- Cody Lundin Threatening Legal Action Against Discovery Channel Over His Final ‘Dual Survival’ Episode http://t.co/im3j67FwW2
- Bishops in BRAZIL Endorse Legal Equality, Promise to Accompany LGBT Community
http://t.co/wZPXH5eHg1
- Legal illiteracy in INDIA high, judge tells Kejriwal
http://t.co/AtfwfREAs3
- David Drumm’s former legal adviser treated as hostile witness in US bankruptcy case - Independent.ie http://t.co/raax4poys9
- Boston College tapes: PSNI legal bid to obtain full transcripts of all 80 interviews http://t.co/CbBcUOEqOP
- AUSTRALIA: Councillors silent as legal bill blows out by 700 per cent http://t.co/4hEZ0lmEkL
- PHILIPPINES government to continue with legal assistance to 3 overseas Filipino workers on death row in QATAR
http://t.co/AMjEE6ILOQ
- US: Electric chair law may spur legal action http://t.co/1YrZ2EaoA7
- Advisers urge legal change to limit land holdings http://t.co/qOUe0TABmo
- IRAQ takes legal action against Turkey over Kurd oil exports
http://t.co/VzLkggatTb
- John Cleese on Monty Python's last hurrah to pay off £800,000 legal fees http://t.co/TggyxnfOsf
- Vladimir Putin condemns Prince Charles's 'Nazi' remarks http://t.co/7CZgzT8rng
- Action taken against rap song police officers http://t.co/kFSJYTq97s
- Toddler Oliver Embleton calls 999 for passed out mother http://t.co/V5ZjiSZhdI
- Lie detector test training for probation staff http://t.co/UldqhruYeu
- Glasgow School of Art fire: UK government pledges significant contribution http://t.co/8pfGGnsAHx
- BELGIUM: Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum http://t.co/C07MNMSWTZ
- The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama: http://t.co/Vse5kT8VtL
- Credit Suisse Gets Off Easy: US Justice Department show once again that major financial firms are too big to jail http://t.co/38mCXsH68c
- Pfizer’s Ploy and the Porous Tax Laws http://t.co/b3smv5x0ge
- Calculating the risk of violence against female travelers abroad http://t.co/CmAAIwhxM9
- As Publishers Fight Amazon, Books Vanish http://t.co/yUgtmLI5Fo
- Others Fade, but Judge Judy Is Forever: At 71, She Still Presides http://t.co/tFhs0UVcO3
- US: A Specter of Past Executions Resurfaces in Tennessee http://t.co/gSH1iA2uGo
- Britain's Discontent Lifts Populist Party to Even Stronger Vote Tally Than Expected http://t.co/SNYTmbsWXy
- IRAN Is Providing Information on Its Detonators, Atomic Agency Says http://t.co/cAIOFcW9S1
- US: Guantánamo Inmate’s Case Reignites Fight Over Detentions http://t.co/mi98iEm0Si
- SEMINAR in London: Terrorism in Nigeria: Is the Law Sufficient to Curb it? http://t.co/zJVqp6FFZX
- Terrorism in light of the typical Nigerian experience | The LegalNaija Blawg http://t.co/2PWwj7Jgys
- 'We are recreating Bedlam': the crisis in prison mental health services http://t.co/WVm9Fn4Xk4
- Op Cotton: video feature | Law Gazette http://t.co/A1bXVWTeF0
- SOMALIA parliament attacked by al-Shabab in Mogadishu http://t.co/0PR8uw0C1T
- Saturday's Heineken Cup Final worth £24m to economy in Wales http://t.co/2Rn9waPMuu
- Water safety warning in Snowdonia after lake deaths http://t.co/T76txkimQg
- New and inclusive approaches to video games and digital art are on show at a Dundee university http://t.co/PlRTgNgtRC
- Man wanted over New Forest stabbing is open prison absconder http://t.co/bcSj1v3u7X
- The European Court of Justice has ruled that employers must include commission when they calculate holiday pay http://t.co/5KTIA87UlB
- Pope Francis arrives in JORDAN for Middle East visit http://t.co/MymX1ei0Gn
- Himalayan backpacker Matthew Allpress' remains identified http://t.co/7NON4r6CYs
- California shootings leave seven dead in Santa Barbara http://t.co/IIpTeOjNfW
- Hope for litigators from court? CoA decision should sound “death knell” for post-Mitchell tactics | New Law Journal: http://t.co/PpmBImEBHU
- The rights approach: Supreme Court rules on child abduction & de facto custody | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EPyKG0Y5UQ
- CPD changes will require cultural shift | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2nWDOn0DYj
- Marital agreements | New Law Journal: http://t.co/VZMaI9VF3V
- Judges warn of adverse impact of legal aid reforms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Bj8EbS5XCl
- Employment Lawyers Association warn of significant legal pitfalls in Bank of England’s proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/pG3226OEWz
- Increasing litigation cost could hinder appeal of English court system to foreign litigants | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iPDTuw6Crm
- Lord Chief Justice, President of SC, Attorney General 8,000 legal professions in London Legal Walk | New Law Journal: http://t.co/JwFsYKY7Lf
- Partners at LLPs safe to whistleblow | New Law Journal: http://t.co/gzzz05FgsG
- Artesian Law, the barrister-led legal disciplinary practice, is looking to develop a northern hub | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5jvUtIRByN
- Collapsed fraud trial decision overturned | New Law Journal: http://t.co/kQ3uP3QQPb
- London riots: liability is strict | New Law Journal: http://t.co/86ZAZiPk4V
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Muscular dystrophy drug approval 'recommended' in EU http://t.co/xr1TvPy6Dv
- US fraud charge couple Paul and Sandra Dunham remanded in jail http://t.co/mWm2iIc1OQ
- Judge in California orders serial rapist's release http://t.co/EweBl684Jj
- Call for cap on 'extortionate' fuel bill surcharges http://t.co/IsnyIPi7S5
- PAKISTAN PM Sharif to go to Modi inauguration in INDIA http://t.co/ZHZrb1qFG8
- Slovak parents fail to block adoption by gay couple http://t.co/dvNtds0FNR
- THAILAND army continues crackdown after coup http://t.co/wynjJUQnIY
- Confronting fundamentalist sexism in AFRICA http://t.co/XC3AWa2Ngf
- TURKEY: One extreme in politics is just as bad as the other so the ruling AKP is destined to fall - eventually http://t.co/ENC2GGPTSX
- Women and ICT in AFRICA: A new digital gap http://t.co/p1ZtgBu2gS
- IRAN: Actress apologises for hurt feelings after kissing 83-year-old Cannes film festival president on the cheek http://t.co/B5fZ4ycFei
- Jehovah's Witness abuse victims ‘quizzed by their attacker’ at church http://t.co/FhCKvGNDpW
- Russian survivor of Canary Wharf assassination attempt denies plan to kill rival http://t.co/czwDyzhgms
- Broadcaster Stuart Hall sentenced to two years six months in prison for indecent assault on under-age girl http://t.co/DGJKxjS7s9
- CANADA's broken relationship with its Aboriginal Peoples http://t.co/1512Cu5ySt
- Ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by BHUTAN and found themselves stateless http://t.co/rviy6l3mod
- IRAN court 'orders Instagram blocked' http://t.co/Hr56BoAXmK
- Morsi supporters clash with police in EGYPT http://t.co/DzQkDPkMeT
- Glasgow School of Art: Fire crews save most of building http://t.co/DPBRCkYvM5
- US ship finds hull of missing yacht http://t.co/nGuuMKOtCX
- Forcing the police union to accept reform is the latest in a string of tough-minded triumphs http://t.co/4pykmZFgG1
- Academic prosecuted for exploring forbidden Britain http://t.co/tHaJ33tvz8
- SOUTH AFRICA looks to courts to end bitter mine strike http://t.co/jlE0gy2bj3
- SOMALI army courts jail 100s without fair trial: http://t.co/HjDA8Jt4hD
- US: Pennsylvania governor - I won't appeal court's gay marriage ruling http://t.co/z4veV27nYr
- S AFRICA: Court fight over state’s education ‘failure’ http://t.co/x3O7RIXZq8
- INDIA: AAP set to challenge Delhi court ruling on Kejriwal’s arrest; to go to the people http://t.co/2OxP5nyWBa
- What can you be flogged for in IRAN? http://t.co/GkoNHLL0XX
- Nuisance phone calls 'offer home improvements' http://t.co/U90qmrqNsR
- Police fail to seize terror inmate Munir Farooqi's home http://t.co/N1PLoT8hDl
- Rolf Harris trial: 'No evidence' entertainer at events http://t.co/m38MQoAZE5
- Despite most lawyers feeling legal services must re-engineer, a growing number see opportunities | Global Legal Post http://t.co/VJPoDVquEh
- Co-sourcing and the quest for greater profitability | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vDP38daTMe
- Addressing the spectrum crunch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iSyEcLPjGL
- Is MiFID II a radical contribution to the development of data law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/inUm1kQoUK
- Richemont GC wins Lifetime Achievement award | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aUdLT221ZR
- Integreon CEO: EU must focus on business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XtvAIu42NW
- Rawle & Henderson retains oldest firm in the US title | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uOABpw5WmI
- Ex bank GC arrested over Leeds United sale | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xbXCrdtr0u
- GM to overhaul legal department | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JWpx7YpgmQ
- Squire Sanders delays Patton Boggs vote over Chevron case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pEStz9PNFt
- Fasken Martineau partner retirement ruling could affect other firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aV71SzDvz6
- Why did Richard Strauss write music for a Nazi war criminal? http://t.co/c2THRe8pe6
- SWITZERLAND fights to curb scope of global transparency moves (updated) - Tax Justice Network http://t.co/sxemYlImmZ
- BRAZIL: Fitch - Superior Justice Court Decision Negative for Brazilian Banks; Final Impact Still Unknown http://t.co/VVdqA68CYK
- Justice Delivery System Working 365 Days; Pressing Needs of the Indian Judiciary http://t.co/0dLw5KVfgX
- GUATEMALA’s attorney-general: Justice for all? | The Economist http://t.co/bhtyHRvtPR
- Stortford solicitors cycle coast to coast to raise over £1,300 for Grove Cottage http://t.co/TMZbx8VItq
- Dorset’s Coles Millers Solicitors appoints new partners and associates
http://t.co/1xUutcfLxR
- US: Solicitor General's Brief In Medical Device Tort Case Capitulates To Plaintiffs' Bar http://t.co/CRn4Gl6bgG
- Prospective barrister explains how he felt when his mistake was highlighted first on Twitter and then on Legal Cheek http://t.co/7e8UhVrtB4
- Head of Ealing Law School participates in UK-China Higher Education Roundtable in Beijing https://t.co/yoBYMVqklt
- UK Court has begun hearing two-day appeal against the seizure of home regarded as a "terrorist asset" http://t.co/OQauCgH67v
- Tip-off based health and safety inspections of UK businesses on the rise, says expert http://t.co/CBCJcAljn1
- Proposed merger of Squire Sanders, Patton Boggs hits snag https://t.co/b4BMlm0WIG
- AUSTRALIA: LEGAL AID NSW – Criminal Law Conference 2014 http://t.co/WJFtsOfu7y
- The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2014 http://t.co/mqdJnEzZcl
- US: Compliance and Risk Management: Area for Legal Teaching and Scholarship? http://t.co/0S9a093Dsq
- US Law graduant's marriage proposal during graduation ceremony https://t.co/Qi5Ulu96XW
- Legal Advice Centre in Liverpool John Moores University celebrates successful pilot http://t.co/U0xvWnAuQJ
- Legal Authorization for US Anti-Terror Efforts Probed http://t.co/XgiaC6UgSR
- Payments to criminal barristers by UK Legal Aid Agency in the year ending 2013 | Source MOJ & WSJ http://t.co/pXDe2gCMEB
- Legal highs are seized during Larne shop raid http://t.co/aDzjhSqtrm
- Faced with the collapse of high-profile fraud cases, the U.K. government appeals to a little-known agency for help http://t.co/aFGEwlOUVb
- Mixing love and legal education: what could possibly go wrong?: http://t.co/WZIt7E8S3t
- LIBYA: ICC rules it may prosecute Gaddafi's son http://t.co/wXqjWrHt73
- PALESTINE opposition leader sentenced to 2 years for defamation http://t.co/SgsPTYsAtO
- TUNISIA government arrests suspected terrorists http://t.co/YpuVl0rdUe
- Concern at centralisation of Local Land Charges register http://t.co/6ch0vlCQqI
- Boat brokers spared ‘potentially fatal’ FCA ruling http://t.co/shm1H7rQBW
- 80% of property solicitors not performing bank account checks | Legal Futures http://t.co/JeD5NmsjGI
- Top conveyancing firm's simple slip-up leads to major payout http://t.co/EmBatQDhBT
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OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has told the government that if it wants
to appoint ‘small business appeals champions’ for legal services, it
should appoint them to the eight front-line regulators rather than the
super-regulator. Full story - Legal Futures
- Cloud computing - if only lawyers would put their smartphones away and listen | Law Gazette http://t.co/IbciAkaLQO
- MoJ’s ‘high-risk’ projects on the rise | Law Gazette http://t.co/yMdmlgDzhX
- Is your firm’s publicity putting you in the risk zone? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/63SN18ZsPb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HowardKennedyFsi swaps West End for City in three-in-one office move | The Lawyer http://t.co/HccY9NQNL1
- CHINA: Business tycoon Liu Han sentenced to death for murder http://t.co/cSpCXT7zRT
- NI21 row: Basil McCrea denies allegations http://t.co/8AsbFfS8GM
- Student designs toy to help former child soldiers recover http://t.co/s27QKONqCm
- Land ownership reforms proposed http://t.co/ddofBe4eH4
- Queen Elizabeth 'liver brand' surgeon resigns http://t.co/mNDJiKj8T8
- Tulisa trial over V Festival blogger 'assault' adjourned http://t.co/rddfPlCLPA
- ESPN UK fined £120,000 by Ofcom over audio description http://t.co/MXpKX7e74B
- Barclays Bank fined £26m for gold price failings http://t.co/5LI6S36q2a
- Newcastle footballer Dummett gets death threats over Suarez injury http://t.co/ENERD5uN3W
- UK looks to boost fracking with new land access rules http://t.co/NKwQJz4t5M
- Nuisance phone calls 'offer home improvements' http://t.co/U90qmrqNsR
- Birmingham Children's Services 'inadequate' says Ofsted http://t.co/fpX0clyBhJ
- Stuart Hall jailed for indecent assaults http://t.co/TqRtrTiljL
- THAILAND's coup leaders detain former PM Yingluck http://t.co/qCMMtwWPvZ
- Fire crews tackle blaze at Glasgow School of Art http://t.co/786ekZmuMb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies u-turns on Australia pay freeze ahead of remenuration overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/plMj3KMlfY
- The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters | Law Gazette http://t.co/L2alGxSkpW
- Mediations up but fees down, survey shows | Law Gazette http://t.co/IwNO5OyQrB
- Linder Myers starts talks on redundancies | Law Gazette http://t.co/QScBPHHzN5
- US: Scotusblog loss of Senate press credentials fuels media uproar http://t.co/nusRKji1Lu
- Jail fraudsters for longer, judges told http://t.co/K4yKOR21ZH
- CONGO: Congolese warlord Germain Katanga jailed over 2003 massacre by ICC http://t.co/TkZaqYO79D
- Time for action on data security | The Lawyer http://t.co/8SZuFnXFmF
- GCs as the biggest influencers of the future of the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/RkIDzOTvk3
- High Court rules that Richard III must be buried in Leicester Cathedral | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGp8P4bzD8
- QBE splits advisers into two in new-look roster | The Lawyer http://t.co/DfunJR6BRz
- Helpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall | Law Gazette http://t.co/YjwCkCpmIx
- Landmark whistleblowing case could ‘open floodgates’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/RUkIFmw1XQ
- Judge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/IoLbf4pS1z
- CHINA Plans Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments http://t.co/nY1DggUywJ
- Facebook’s New Privacy Mascot: The Zuckasaurus http://t.co/csjyLnGLBm
- Some Privacy, Please? Facebook, Under Pressure, Gets the Message http://t.co/sZcDKrtNAP
- US: House Passes Restraints on Bulk Data Collection http://t.co/W9Tik2GZW4
- INDIA: Door by Door, India Strives to Know More About Death http://t.co/4dHh9xFgvi
- Tiananmen: reciting an essay about 1989 uprising at a private gathering can violate CHINA’s laws http://t.co/iz6ZKJZnki
- US: San Antonio, a city of wrenching differences where the fault lines of class and identity are visible and raw
http://t.co/n2DtcguQ01
- US: From Virginia, Chasing Down Credit Suisse http://t.co/iwCONeqGLC
- US Case Offers Glimpse Into China’s Hacker Army http://t.co/z2s3utq2Gs
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Who, What, Why: How dangerous is bullfighting? http://t.co/xBsmn59amt
- Hillsborough inquests jury to visit stadium http://t.co/WOXkECV4Kl
- Luton Muslim school criticises Ofsted over 'extremism' claims http://t.co/nNfsvowr8V
- UN committee imposes sanctions on NIGERIA's Boko Haram http://t.co/7EnVN31VSo
- Victim placed at centre of new fraud sentencing laws http://t.co/mnJfFbs10L
- KENYA Court Halts Takeover of REA Vipingo After Bid Challenged http://t.co/ya3WuBQpCx
- IRELAND: Dunnes employee 'made a sacrificial lamb', tribunal told http://t.co/R557ccmIlw
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal notice to Centre and Odisha over POSCO green nod
http://t.co/Kr0fKbUHel
- No5 celebrates Campbell’s tribunal judge appointment and Butterfield’s elevation to QC | The Lawyer http://t.co/HvQY4GEFn9
- Major fraud trial of Sevenoaks solicitor set to resume after Court of Appeal ruling http://t.co/aGWtyxoP2A
- Court of Appeal cuts Torquay solicitor's damages bill http://t.co/KDIGBVTNVx
- IRELAND: Cork solicitor's theft trial begins at the Circuit Criminal Court http://t.co/86hUNZRNy3
- Leeds solicitor Rajat Sharma pulled out all the stops to turn a casual shopping trip into a show-stopping proposal http://t.co/aEBihLPaLl
- INDIA: Leading Mumbai solicitor Subhash Kothari passes away http://t.co/3qMhyiati1
- Nicola Neilson, commercial property lawyer at Latimer Hinks Solicitors, Darlington set for charity challenge http://t.co/PBLoWePB2r
- SOUTH KOREA's president names former judge as prime minister http://t.co/NdpbqoUJCk
- US federal Judge orders government to turn over Guantanamo videos http://t.co/AQfluijyij
- US Judge permits lawsuit by former Apple employee who claims Steve Jobs promised lifetime job http://t.co/iRX6FxfcMy
- ISRAEL: Beer Sheva Judges Car Set On Fire http://t.co/40nbDHvOXZ
- US: FTC Testifies on Patent Assertion Entities and Legislation to Prohibit Deceptive Patent Demand Letters http://t.co/TIEeRh9taR
- A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG
- PAKISTAN Anti-corruption culture: ‘NAB, judiciary took action, but more is needed’ http://t.co/Q6hT1hA9Kb
- CAMBODIA: National Assembly debate the first of three controversial judicial draft laws http://t.co/6QstnS7YVd
- MALAYSIA Judiciary comes under attack for not respecting the rule of law http://t.co/N5glBGssAC
- PAKISTAN: Supreme Court resentment news channel programme aired against the judiciary http://t.co/71FI0BfRoe
- Leading trade unions make ABS play | Legal Futures http://t.co/8YxMjw4m7G
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells CEO Steve Immelt: Five times a year, boss people around | The Lawyer http://t.co/VnvTuOZYr9
- CCTV images of two men released in Govanhill rape inquiry http://t.co/rAyFL69wGt
- Natasha McShane: Heriberto Viramontes jailed for 90 years for attempted murder http://t.co/znUVbr6OFI
- Luton boy, 16, filmed beating animals banned for life http://t.co/NATdJd4qvD
- Cheeki Rafiki search may be suspended - US Coast Guard http://t.co/5KaHsYcxnq
- Marine A sentence cut by two years as he loses appeal to have it quashed http://t.co/rzkiQVLOOS
- Couple torment neighbours in bitter bid to regain historic family home http://t.co/Hd6lWPefMG
- Fraudsters face longer sentences if they target the elderly http://t.co/nI9d7z5hEU
- Man 'stabbed wife in back for hogging the bedsheets’ http://t.co/qBAdl8VpZ3
- Gender-selective abortion is illegal, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to announce http://t.co/1MWHzcU5Te
- Consumers need help with decisions on legal services, says LSB research | Legal Futures http://t.co/FHF4JewMuQ
- Clients charged fixed fees in almost half of all transactions, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/WlbB9TKI9w
- Fewer than one in ten people with legal problems see a lawyer | Legal Futures http://t.co/M5UauECH5L
- Leading trade unions make ABS play | Legal Futures http://t.co/cXCwZtfV5j
- GM legal unit in spotlight over vehicle safety | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/qzTxsLWuNh
- Glaxo accused by official Chinese legal newspaper | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/UV8j3Z2RHI
- Small businesses doubt value of legal advice | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/Pdyw4w0jwO
- Departing White House counsel rejoins Latham & Watkins as partner | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/PYBdkf2F7p
- Herbert Smith moves to end pay freeze | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/AJTD8LqHTX
- BP makes last appeal over Deepwater Blue oil leak | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/0eTgyAAir1
- In praise of … Alison Russell, a female high court judge who should be addressed as "the honourable Ms Justice http://t.co/Xy61OHap4V
- Domestic violence: One month's death toll http://t.co/dDh4llgwK0
- Ex-Sussex pair charged with fixing http://t.co/PUrmv3y669
- Plastic £5 note 'first for Great Britain' http://t.co/EQtRRsdiif
- Angry London cabbies attack Hailo taxi app office http://t.co/vhbVyaK3ob
- GPs say no to charging patients http://t.co/5w4QLBQQGu
- US: Isidro Garcia charged with holding girl captive http://t.co/yBiQaJ174F
- eBay faces backlash on hack delays http://t.co/85YzqueoJH
- Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning charged with 41 sex offences http://t.co/OIglPzfkQo
- Where's the worst place to be a worker? Most of the world http://t.co/muIQc0ziTt
- Barrister and law lecturer Ziauddin Mahmood obituary http://t.co/D3vDvEJMa3
- Russia and China veto UN move to refer SYRIA to international criminal court http://t.co/gt3AMnyA4w
- British couple extradited to US a week after suicide attempt http://t.co/1AJfuXJtaR
- Britons jailed and losing jobs over bad cheques as Interpol issues alerts http://t.co/QsMMo8T6uy
- A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG
- US: Wyoming drafts bill to reintroduce firing squads for executions http://t.co/oqH4fTJ2kL
- Ex-Manchester United boss David Moyes accused of assaulting man during Lancashire bar fight http://t.co/3nitfKkMbT
- Supreme Court judgment: R (Barkas) v North Yorkshire | head of legal http://t.co/Pv7efCrxTR
