18th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
Law Firms are worried about rivals outflanking them by finding new ways to exploit the ABS regime. Full story - The Lawyer

• Apple ordered to run Samsung "did not copy iPad" adverts http://t.co/lvz5qCwK
• Police end 'ClimateGate' inquiry http://t.co/NXHRiVgQ 
• O2 offers compensation after network failure http://t.co/tzhSU6EG 
• Hans Kristian Rausing bailed in wife body case http://t.co/M2zXK7Mp 
• Home Office staff vote to strike over jobs and pay http://t.co/6RK487L9 
• JAMAICA gets new solicitor general http://t.co/OilZIuCF
• IRELAND: Legal fees sanctioned by State are ridiculous http://t.co/244KhPTL 
• CANADA: Police database complaints a ‘red herring’ http://t.co/W2A8G0aD
• Devizes shooting: Michael Chudley remanded http://t.co/qnRSfP2z 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Herbert Smith alliance leader exits Stibbe to launch new boutique- Legalweek http://t.co/mXjDqBMx
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Freshfields take top roles on €4.3bn Euro real estate refinancing- Legalweek http://t.co/GY8QsHZY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: FIFA turns to Kirkland litigation partner to head up corruption probe- Legalweek http://t.co/1d3AV8hU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells switched on for £200m BBC TV Centre sale- Legalweek http://t.co/P9WhuGOv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown offers London trainees £10,000 to defer for one year- Legalweek http://t.co/UiNBUBMK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey UK partners set to snub $103.6m firmwide settlement plan- Legalweek http://t.co/JWEp14Yq 
• IRELAND: Courts 'take lion's share of cuts' http://t.co/oy8kbwda
• German court says Motorola Xoom doesn’t infringe Apple Ipad patents http://t.co/J1WRfpHQ 
• Court brawls put spotlight on EGYPT political chaos http://t.co/OGIta7Fi
• US: Lawyers eye payday in record credit card settlement http://t.co/p8kVfqFy
• Knight Capital considering legal action for Facebook IPO losses http://t.co/B3bHa9yN 
• Legal plan for EU carbon market on agenda for July 25 http://t.co/TCuTr2IV 
• New Rangers threaten administrator with legal action http://t.co/1PA2xhEJ
• EIS loses Glasgow City Council nursery legal challenge http://t.co/oixpzCeK 
• AUSTRALIA: Supreme Court judge visits Rayney burial site http://t.co/XjP7WkF6 
• Justice at a price | The Justice Gap http://t.co/ibzqWGvw
• US: Schumer urges Justice Department to drop Apple e-books suit http://t.co/RSeSYQqb 
• Mosley calls for press tribunal http://t.co/ehLsOldD 
• Virtual courts: more speed, less justice? http://t.co/mnpPsegu 
• We'll never forget Michaela or give up fight for justice http://t.co/2LNnikYC 
• Leveson Inquiry: Max Mosley calls for press tribunal http://t.co/6RDAJ903 
• Royal wedding protests: High Court rules arrests lawful http://t.co/IrZuu6RQ 
• Setback for migrant worker rule http://t.co/mWXeqNWF 
• Scotland delays same-sex marriage legal decision http://t.co/cvw8vhxO 
• Mail and Mirror guilty of contempt http://t.co/trhYVtsk
• LAW GAZETTE: A swift and sure way to computer disaster http://t.co/pYObquCW 
• LAW GAZETTE: City firm overturns TUPE ruling in Jarvis case http://t.co/F4rCD9GM 
• LAW GAZETTE: Clarke presses on with judges’ pension cut http://t.co/uxI2fYK0 
• Clients shunning solicitors for do-it-yourself law | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/FmdLwPgO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland partner and judge hired to tackle Fifa corruption allegations | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ekcd9V03 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: WIthers promotes five as turnover jumps by 22 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6LWzYu30 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell and Mishcon tap new property clients for £109m Almacantar deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dVQN3yHf
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly Bircham revenue drop shows impact of RBS loss | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gK7WmP2j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters joins US duo on Samsung deal with UK's CSR | The Lawyer: http://t.co/A1DACOLC 
• Department of Health slammed for abandoning PropCo tender | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tZ5K0Rri 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stibbe partner seeks new challenge in wake of collapse of Herbert Smith alliance | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vesVo6x8
• Read TheLawMap Wig on http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Romanian officers to help Met tackle pickpockets and beggars http://t.co/Uk8R8ILF 
• Riot families’ problems go back for generations, says report http://t.co/CBhsdl9j 
• Michael Caine's daughter left terrified by debt collector - court heard http://t.co/UmMkJVSp 
• Kenyans were tortured during Mau Mau rebellion, High Court hears http://t.co/nBOrXCGM 
• Free speech is the real loser in Terry v Ferdinand http://t.co/YLXzdZp5
• Yasser Arafat and when poison ‘kills the president’ http://t.co/OV64Xls4
• G4S security guards will not face charges over custody death http://t.co/n5WXXd75 
• Paul McAteer found guilty of stabbing businessman Harry Broadhurst to death - http://t.co/FAVcs4jX 
• Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing charged over failure to bury wife Eva http://t.co/IbcRaYmr
• Police watchdog will never weed out corruption, says Doreen Lawrence http://t.co/RengOZjG 
• Amy Winehouse's boyfriend Reg Traviss to face trial - accused of two counts of rape http://t.co/FaNxVBfq 
• After John Terry trial is it time to put an end to swearing in football? http://t.co/MLHKP7RQ
• LAW GAZETTE: Society agrees PII deal with Aon as AmTrust enters market http://t.co/gAF3HP2W 
• LAW GAZETTE: Friends and family favourite source of legal advice, LSB finds http://t.co/N39yITUh 
• LEGAL FUTURES: BSB hits back at Today programme attack on barrister disciplinary system http://t.co/kAUeHdii
• LEGAL FUTURES: Criminal law solicitors' verdict on Law Society scheme: redundant and ignored by clients http://t.co/9uwO5tJU 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Ministry of Justice: no backtracking on April 2013 for RTA and small claims changes http://t.co/b5Le2iOg 
• LEGAL FUTURES: High level of consumer satisfaction with legal services providers, says research http://t.co/jMtdgLOT 
• Google joins fight vs illegal drug, human trafficking networks http://t.co/hnofujMl 
• Illegal Conduct Is Critical to the Survival of the Securities Industry http://t.co/jzzsJqRB
• French, German courts differ on responsibility of ISPs for illegal content - http://t.co/ZRexL10g 
• PAKISTAN/INDIA: Judicial commission’s report on Mumbai attacks illegal: Court says report not part of evidence http://t.co/uwp193PC
• Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire says investigations will be independent. http://t.co/UMV8oCFV
• Police release man over Ardoyne, north Belfast, murder bid http://t.co/cKGncjMQ 
• Man 'can't recall killing his best friend' http://t.co/l5Ly2qOI
• Police aware of identities of Paul McCauley attackers http://t.co/Wt0CqOYz
• Two in court over Buckie attempted murder http://t.co/prbh8pnf
• Drug dealer jailed for rape in Edinburgh http://t.co/mg80wGIl
• Jailed sex crime nurse Andrew Sandford banned from profession http://t.co/vH8095mN
• Police officer denies racial assault charge on neighbour http://t.co/BzrVX2Mr
• Shell petrol station protesters appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court http://t.co/giOa9sqi
• Naked rambler walks free from Perth Prison http://t.co/KqmXcPBX
• Carwyn Jones apology for death of schoolboy Robbie Powell http://t.co/8p7Qwbvr
• South Wales Officer's public safety warning over G4S fiasco http://t.co/DBV1julW
• Michaela murder: PSNI asked to assist investigation http://t.co/AacqRLoH 
• ITALY: Mozzarella magnate Mandara held over mafia links http://t.co/NL66IoxV 
• Eva Rausing death: Husband charged with burial delay http://t.co/IE6NE6E1 
• German court ruling: circumscribing the law | Editorial http://t.co/n42s1I9t 
• ISRAEL: Kadima quits Israel government over conscription law http://t.co/NAVoHjar 
• Clare's Law is designed to protect men and women from violent exes but it wouldn't have saved me http://t.co/YPJQktYl
• SINGAPORE: Attorney General's Chambers rebuts blogger's post on law on contempt: http://t.co/n5egcbd3 
• VENEZUELA: Human Rights Watch says Chavez's government abuses power to intimidate critics, challengers http://t.co/IQO3lMri
• CHILE: Judge charges 2 retired military officers for torture death of ex-president's father http://t.co/MRD3LMjL 
• CANADA: Complainant says he never talked sex with Manitoba judge in naked photos case http://t.co/WkQuBwkY
• US: Guantánamo judge rejects call for him to step aside from USS Cole trial - http://t.co/OsQuiJZJ 
• PAKISTAN: Corruption in judiciary has decreased: Chief Justice: http://t.co/kC5VXeuX 
• German Law Firm Ad Shows A Divorced Woman Covered In Blood, Carrying A Chainsaw http://t.co/NxZISn9o
• Can Law and Literature Be Practical? http://t.co/k66GzhCn 
• US: 1932 Law Prevents Military From Initially Offering Aircraft To Fight Wildfires http://t.co/txFFTDwx 
• US Top Law Faculties in Terms of Scholarly Impact, 2007 through 2011 http://t.co/9XXEukG4 
• Western Law Firms Open for Business in SOUTH KOREA http://t.co/grJghtG3 
• BURMA: Myanmar Investment Law Expected This Month http://t.co/qhvDl4Yu
• ROMANIA: Law Gives President Fighting Chance http://t.co/OhjPfR5Q
• US: Foie Gras Ban: California Restaurants Duck New Law In Creative Ways http://t.co/egniUE7D

17th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
All legal services professionals should be in a position to demonstrate their competence, irrespective of whether the work falls in a reserved activity category, a senior academic has said. Talking at the LETR Symposium, Professor Julia Black from LSE argued that activity-based regulation needn’t be inextricably linked to individual qualifications or titles. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Call for media to be informed over secret hearings in civil courts http://t.co/B7BFx4aU 
• After 800 years, the barons are back in control of Britain: big business now exerts a chilling grip on the workforce http://t.co/gcS0pCaH 
• Jimmy Mubenga's death: no prosecution, no surprise http://t.co/wzs9ATZH 
• Kenyan torture victims give evidence in high court compensation case http://t.co/mA3AK2GS
• William Hague: No impunity for SYRIA criminals http://t.co/jGL033dF 
• BBC Rogue Traders' Dan Penteado jailed for benefit fraud http://t.co/F7g3TQcZ 
• Mau Mau case: UK government accepts abuse took place http://t.co/JRyXI2Gt 
• HSBC used by 'drug kingpins', says US Senate http://t.co/xiCZ2pqB 
• UAE deports rights activist Ahmed Abdul Khaleq in clampdown on dissent http://t.co/5dtlmAke 
• EGYPT faces another big day in court http://t.co/Bgt2gKTn 
• INDIA: Supreme Court notice to acquitted accused in Bathani Tola massacre http://t.co/fMzpukgI 
• US: What the Courts Say About Stop-and-Frisk http://t.co/aLFYSPwv
• US: 83-year-old asks Supreme Court to review gay marriage ban http://t.co/5K0h5puD 
• US: California high court tosses death penalty for man accused of killing mother of rock guitarist http://t.co/fwUIg9AU 
• The Barrister Blog: Why is car insurance so high? http://t.co/mUoHwzh4
• AUSTRALIA: Murdered wife angry at shady deals: court http://t.co/dRNOlli7 
• Swift and sure criminal justice http://t.co/gmBu20kJ 
• IRELAND: Chief Justice warns on courts budget http://t.co/zqApUoch 
• International Justice Must Start at Home http://t.co/ecKi5KWr 
• Wellingborough Prison to close by end of year http://t.co/V9XdVeMB 
• SRI LANKA: President Rajapaksa appoints former Solicitor General Sarath Fernando as new Attorney General http://t.co/mn5s97SD 
• IRELAND: Case of solicitor's luxury homes is getting 'curiouser and curiouser' http://t.co/9fX8SdxS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US quartet score roles on GSK's $3bn biotech takeover- Legalweek http://t.co/gtNoJ5yr 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Magic circle trio win spots as Novartis overhauls legal panel- Legalweek http://t.co/Dc6zJyAP 
• Intention and the Canons of Legal Interpretation http://t.co/8o7iWCFR 
• Residents next to school blaze could take legal action after asbestos found http://t.co/A48jBynU 
• Young legal eagles win the verdict in contest - Sheffield http://t.co/YPJS4A6c
• US: Romney’s “Technical and Legal” Trap http://t.co/rmTdeUVF
• US: Wall Street may face Libor legal threat from small banks http://t.co/GDlSB41Z 
• Legal Ad of the Week: Stilettos and a Bloody Chainsaw - Law Blog, Wall Street Journal http://t.co/RQy9xhY4
• Retailers urged to support design copyright campaign http://t.co/KPJ7lxdR 
• David Cameron criticised for attacks on Freedom of Information Act http://t.co/yBU2emS5 
• The media should not pass judgment on mental health http://t.co/tdXqNtOV 
• Is choc ice the new N-word? http://t.co/6HWxVdeI 
• Sports book created by prisoners to be part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad http://t.co/pZG7hPPk 
• Why judge dismissed libel action against Boris Johnson http://t.co/SYk0S3Yd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst wins $700m finance role for Brazil's Petra after taking on legal chief as secondee | The Lawyer: http://t.co/BEEFIeud
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Redundancies on the horizon for new-look Shakespeares | The Lawyer: http://t.co/IbA3j7Vp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Novartis unveils panel designed to build 'long-term partnerships' | The Lawyer: http://t.co/4G19l34Z 
• Aon offers indemnity package to CQS and Lexcel firms | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/csPyDUie 
• Society calls for powers of attorney and trusts work to be reserved activities | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/wIeF6vO3 
• Ban on ‘meet the extraterrestrials’ poster not breach of human rights | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/Wb4bW8QL 
• LAW GAZETTE: Training review: a collegiate sense of déjà vu http://t.co/QBub2DQr 
• LAW GAZETTE: Chancery Lane signs Aon for new insurance deal http://t.co/gAF3HP2W 
• LAW GAZETTE: Expert report warns government to hold off RTA Portal extension http://t.co/ZBSZSty1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Scottish cabinet discussing gay marriage http://t.co/2tyb6Rvl
• Senate report: HSBC 'allowed drug money laundering' http://t.co/1RUnQVll 
• Murder inquiry over deaths of father and three children http://t.co/ohvXlC6Z
• UK Border staff 'being cut too fast' http://t.co/eMYLRmOl 
• G4S chief faces MPs' scrutiny of security http://t.co/r6d2MHdT 
• £2.6 billion total revenue generated by some of the top law firms last year: Law Firm News Roundup: http://t.co/bROwMrxb
• Destroy our cyber enemies - Security and intelligence agencies should be willing to engage in covert cyber attacks http://t.co/cKsuGKDW 
• Boy smashed with golf club not teacher’s fault, judge rules http://t.co/Ro6xnYgW 
• Father kills children after mother's 'midlife crisis' note http://t.co/Q3bgdCUF 
• BBC Rogue Traders' Dan Penteado facing jail for £24,000 benefit fraud http://t.co/LpKGEICN 
• Tulkinghorn discovers that a Taylor Wessing tweeter found himself in hot water at the Supreme Court | The Lawyer: http://t.co/X4FsRQl3 
• IBC hopes back-room staff will finally gain recognition after ‘culture change’ | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FxWRXbvG 
• Like moving around at the drop of a hat? Get a job at Clyde & Co | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XtFkkGfn 
• More options for female lawyers in Saudi, but gender gap persists | The Lawyer: http://t.co/zwbtC9yP 
• Law firm interviews just go on and on, these days | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1GVRvwXN 
• E-disclosure is a key but transforming tool in modern litigation, argue litigators | The Lawyer: http://t.co/efzOLHX9 
• Offshore litigation is thriving as the fallout from the financial crisis and court innovations continue | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ld6adJzR 
• Increased cross-border litigation means data protection is changing with new legislation from EU | The Lawyer: http://t.co/DZyFu4ij
• The growing importance of public international law and global human rights practices | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dSyqkSdU 
• Brian Chadwick rejected the conventional path & chose instead to work for a nascent gaming company | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PdCopGZI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon de Reya’s 3 year plan has paid off big-time | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VKRTVaZ4 
• Proposed changes to the Takeover Code could see the Takeover Panel expand its jurisdiction | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TOVu09s1 
• Firms are worried about rivals outflanking them by finding new ways to exploit the ABS regime | The Lawyer: http://t.co/wXuw3CHR 
• If Europe rejects anti-counterfeit agreement there is little chance of it gaining wider acceptance | The Lawyer: http://t.co/cfBzCWHV 
• A mixed outlook for career prospects in law as firms report retention rates up but graduate vacancies down | The Lawyer http://t.co/OvEVtUxV 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Scottish solicitors eyeing MDPs rather than external investment as ABS scheme moves closer http://t.co/CxiIVnly 
• LEGAL FUTURES: LSB putting "too much weight" on solicitors' poor score in will-writing mystery shopping http://t.co/sMBtYLKX
• LEGAL FUTURES: Goodbye lawyer, hello legal workflow and process analyst http://t.co/vu5g723P 
• The Toppling of Top-Tier Lawyer Jobs http://t.co/NlWfNUK5
• US: Death penalty tossed in killing of rocker guitarist Dave Navarro's mom http://t.co/nWiDxK3U 
• TUNISIA: Former President Ben Ali’s Lawyer says he’s Ready to Turn Over Swiss-held Assets http://t.co/NnSXoC9e 
• US: Visa/Mastercard processing fees Settlement "Fundamentally Flawed" - Lawyer For Convenience Stores Says http://t.co/pkOL69yS 
• NEW ZEALAND: ClaimS lawyer 'not regular' in paying his staff http://t.co/lnmKbkSp 
• JAMAICA: Jurors no-show stall Ninja Man's murder trial http://t.co/bl4ZN6e2 
• Callous killer jailed: Boyfriend dumped teen's body under the floorboards and burned incense sticks to hide the smell http://t.co/h4ukCs4b 
• KENYA: Trial date for Iranian suspects in Kenya set for July 23 http://t.co/JtKKOBpk 
• CANADA: Appeal court rejects new trial for killer of Quebec political aide http://t.co/vjpWFCeQ
• Britain’s Kenyan colonial legacy goes on trial http://t.co/akoPDYKW 
• Dramatic increase in worldwide illegal organ trade http://t.co/19r34PQS 
• JAPAN: Shopkeeper found to be selling illegal game piracy tools http://t.co/L8BPM3tH 
• INDIA: No illegal mines in Goa, claims Chief Minister http://t.co/HNt6CSkO 
• Vanity Wonder who spent $15,000 on illegal bottom and hip injections reveals she's lucky to be alive http://t.co/YykPnLEm 
• US: NY Jewelers Involved in Illegal Ivory Trade Plead Guilty http://t.co/RSZwNBJo 
• US: Rise in Pill Abuse Forces New Look at U.S. Drug Fight http://t.co/9NqPVETo 
• Archbishop Tutu accuses Britain of neglecting human rights obligations http://t.co/oK26VC2l 
• US: Judge delays Guantanamo hearing in Sept. 11 case to avoid Ramadan conflict http://t.co/YEmj0707 
• CANADA: Inquiry hears Manitoba judge’s husband directed man to naked photos website http://t.co/gAeX9pCh 
• PAKISTAN: Law experts fear judiciary-executive tension over supremacy of parliament http://t.co/VFiiBwvE 
• The Incredible Shrinking Office: Law Firm Makeovers Upend Private Perks http://t.co/ee8qscKP 
• RUSSIA: Putin's First 60 Days - 60 days to reverse the few timid positive steps on civil and political freedom http://t.co/LZCfR8e9 
• US: Law of the Sea treaty sinks in Senate http://t.co/M0L0p78D 
• Two men arrested for attempted murder of police in Ardoyne http://t.co/SN309ScP 
• Brother appears in court for Florencecourt murder http://t.co/iInO1Ovl
• Arrest warrant issued for teenage rapist http://t.co/U5TzOWVh 
• Michaela photos: McGuinness to meet Mauritian High Commissioner http://t.co/6OFMzkTB 
• Man in court over Dundee flat fall death http://t.co/Fy05SLHw 
• Strathclyde Police plug Olympic security gap left by G4S http://t.co/RmeuNvAx 
• 'Eta fugitive' Ordonez opposes extradition http://t.co/RO8qgysY
• Pembrokeshire child abuse row: Board takes control http://t.co/bCvmtwbq 
• Court order prevents BBC from broadcasting film about riots http://t.co/Y0MrHN6d
• HUNGARY urged to act against 'Nazi criminal' Csatary http://t.co/QcNn2tL2 
• Libor scandal: Del Missier 'instructed' by Diamond http://t.co/4ZPxXLUw 

16th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - 
Employment tribunal fees branded a disgrace by unions. The government announced on Friday the introduction of a fee of up to £1,200 for taking claims to an employment tribunal. Full story - Guardian Law

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers Smith sees PEP soar by 24 per cent at end of strong 2011-12 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/yKq9RF1F 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow defeats Bob Crow libel claim for Boris | The Lawyer: http://t.co/BWghvvcL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares is in love as Harvey Ingram merger is made official | The Lawyer: http://t.co/GVwNeybX 
• LAW GAZETTE: Children in custody at five-year low http://t.co/GEnt3OwS
• LAW GAZETTE: Regulate will-writing to avoid ‘race to the bottom’, Society urges http://t.co/CYdL4Qgz 
• Lawyers question need for weekend courts | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/rV4HaJDw 
• Law Society of Scotland hopes for first ABS applications by end of year | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/oQAQv0Fa 
• No sense in reserved activities, senior academic says | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/Vji5UWaX 
• Dirty tricks at court | Baby Barista Blog http://t.co/UXNar0Rt 
• Secret court proposals threaten habeas corpus safeguards, charity warns http://t.co/dnFqATsI
• UK accused of dithering over prisoners' voting rights http://t.co/MLsYsTDN 
• Organised crime worth £560bn http://t.co/CSXTt51H 
• Longer prison sentences are not the way to cut crime http://t.co/o02pSciy 
• It's official: EU can't meddle in our bus lanes: Why Addison Lee's challenge to TfL over bus lanes failed http://t.co/GVczFKTj
• KENYA: Mau Mau veterans launch second round of legal action http://t.co/nhlINSRr 
• Joan Vaughan obituary - a trailblazer in the legal profession http://t.co/KRksTd1r 
• What is the international criminal court's legacy? http://t.co/FwqZ9vu2
• IRELAND: ICMSA criticises Law Society over change to property transfer laws http://t.co/Cholo4EP 
• Tayside solicitor launches petition to defend local courts: http://t.co/P8tHU0kW 
• The solicitor's warranty of authority http://t.co/snMAvbH2 
• Thoughts on frustration of contract in Scots law http://t.co/ZDjUIYBU 
• Kandinsky: Legal Academic Turned Anti-Materialist Artist http://t.co/wUZxH7Wv 
• New Zealand to clamp down on ‘legal’ highs http://t.co/I1r3IUhf 
• Cruel Badger Cull Gets Legal Go Ahead Despite Flaws http://t.co/B4G1PiYJ 
• US: NYC Bar Task Force to Study Legal Market - Law Blog http://t.co/aNlOfplH 
• Legal Battles Cloud Samsung Tablet, Smartphone Plans http://t.co/M0NUvwBG 
• Dunfermline consider legal challenge after Dundee placed in SPL for 2012/13 http://t.co/rXbyk8LK 
• Motherwell couple start legal action over 'toxic homes' http://t.co/psZ3T3cG 
• Justice and Security Bill committee stage day three http://t.co/en67NHs1 
• NIGERIA: First ever female chief justice sworn in http://t.co/o7r6znx6
• Pilot scheme in north Denbighshire for quicker justice http://t.co/aVHgUxWv 
• 'Speeding' police chief charged with perverting course of justice as 'wife accepts penalty points' http://t.co/vZMtf2gr 
• INDIA: Justice for Bathani Tola massacre victims demanded http://t.co/wGmwo1kY 
• 400 sex convicts freed to rape: Soft justice anger over the offenders who strike again http://t.co/1girnIHw 
• US: New York and Connecticut look into Libor rate-fixing allegations http://t.co/Ku4yASbK
• Body under floorboards: man jailed - Nicole Cartmell's murder http://t.co/pTcZPJZE 
• Pirate Bay block effectiveness short-lived, data suggests http://t.co/IxgCFBaM 
• LAW GAZETTE: ‘Alternative’ firm applies to be ABS http://t.co/73RMnogp
• LAW GAZETTE: 'Upsurge' in Scottish firms interested in ABS status http://t.co/1QQMdu0i 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance gains approval to open in South Korea- Legalweek http://t.co/o5ILNkmu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Withers sees PEP climb 19% as Ince reports increase in revenue- Legalweek http://t.co/TNMJW2do 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers posts 18% increase in turnover as PEP soars 24%- Legalweek http://t.co/usCuvQkT 
• Employment tribunal fees set for summer 2013 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/ZF60eVtE 
• US: The number of Americans who cannot vote because they have been convicted of a felony continues to grow http://t.co/Qk1XvYXM  
• US: A civil rights case exposes years of abuses against Latinos in Arizona. http://t.co/XEgoZBv6 
• Law isn't keeping up with privacy related technology http://t.co/ktQiVExy 
• US: Immigration debate keeps law school graduate a few steps from his dreams News http://t.co/ZR3SUCPN 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• When it comes to rape jokes, ‘free speech’ is a lazy defence http://t.co/ojMum7Kx 
• The security industry has politicians in its thrall http://t.co/rkCSH5dW 
• What's worse than racism? Complaining about it http://t.co/Zq2gspA6 
• The price of our safety shouldn't be our freedom http://t.co/jWMq2x9W
• ISRAEL's man on fire is symbol of economic injustice http://t.co/9xSoyG7j
• BBC to be quizzed on employees who minimise tax http://t.co/fMcSQyGk 
• Britain flooded with 'brand police' to protect sponsors http://t.co/npg6iIW0 
• Anger at McAreavey murder photos http://t.co/xPsZ3vIL 
• Freed sex offenders 'raped again' http://t.co/53s1JL72 
• LAW GAZETTE: Should everything in the EU be divisible by 27? http://t.co/9tadBGle
• LAW GAZETTE: Prominent Legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg has been awarded an honorary degree by Nottingham Law School http://t.co/CF5sLSyv 
• LAW GAZETTE: ‘Alternative’ firm applies to be ABS http://t.co/73RMnogp 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Criminal law solicitors hand down verdict on Law Society scheme: redundant and ignored by clients http://t.co/R6DaawY6 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Ombudsman prepares for ABS role – and publishing complaints data on 700 firms http://t.co/4sVcbGJY 
• LEGAL FUTURES: In defence of big brands: ethics, back-up, customer focus and value, argues Co-op http://t.co/AteU6FaM 
• Andy Murray and his mother face a High Court battle http://t.co/1qbJJtNr 
• INDIA: Courts push foreign workers out of India? http://t.co/FVVAFVjy 
• ZIMBABWE: Mugabe can no longer use the courts to subvert Zimbabwean citizens’ right to choose their leaders http://t.co/EyA7evvs 
• IRELAND: Courts won't roll over for the State http://t.co/MZY4AzKU 
• Android war – UK courts win | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gwpb191d 
• CANADA: Supreme Court shakes foundations of copyright law http://t.co/OIRrgZds
• THAILAND: Court Ruling Risks Constitution Showdown: Southeast Asia http://t.co/qqTr8xAx 
• Lawyer hopes Fifa will grant Rangers FC departees transfer clearance - http://t.co/1sQoZ8PJ 
• AUSTRALIA: Perth barrister faces trial over wife's murder http://t.co/zcBoYx6k 
• The Internet Apocalypse That Wasn't http://t.co/PbTIW9cK
• ISRAEL: Failed Graft Prosecution of Former Israeli Premier Spurs Political Questions http://t.co/ycgLRHBj
• AUSTRALIA: Sydney woman faces trial over murder of daughter Kiesha Weippeart http://t.co/3AQaxZYI 
• TURKEY must end 'illegal' Kurd oil exports: IRAQ http://t.co/ezLn47Jy
• ISRAEL accuses UN agencies of ‘illegal’ work: http://t.co/mszDA7DM 
• Employment tribunal fees branded a disgrace by unions http://t.co/zjtTmTM2 
• Top Birmingham nurse wins £25,000 payout at tribunal http://t.co/W7Kz2WCU 
• NEW ZEALAND: Pressure on Key builds over his tribunal stance http://t.co/02qb7Vyp 
• UK accused of dithering over prisoners' voting rights http://t.co/MLsYsTDN 
• FRANCE: Far-right party suing Madonna over swastika http://t.co/Y8AMeUjw 
• FIFA president Sepp Blatter hints 2006 World Cup hosting rights were bought http://t.co/AMFu0iOU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS battles 'admin-heavy' roster reviews with new bank panel guru | The Lawyer: http://t.co/v2ehi5xv
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law sets up litigation funding vehicle | The Lawyer: http://t.co/T7T5eROh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey creditors begin to line up us Axa business demands lost rent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rb5alpW1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon targets international strategy in new three-year plan | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ndNN98Pm 
• Final man arrested in RAAD raid in Londonderry is released http://t.co/YCNJXrm7 
• Man charged following Florencecourt murder http://t.co/1kbk1REa 
• Edinburgh probe over 'unexplained' death http://t.co/iTRLoLCe 
• 'Eta' fugitive Ordonez held in Edinburgh http://t.co/BHmUe8BF 
• Scottish independence: Scots government consultation attracts 26,000 views http://t.co/uhOvx1WB 
• Cardinal Keith O'Brien in gay wedding vote call http://t.co/YVhExdfV 
• Cardiff and Swansea football fans clash at Newbury race http://t.co/GfCz9fG8 
• Olympic games lanes could be suspended http://t.co/JbCdD6DS 
• Linda Sheard death: Son Andrew Crane accused of murder http://t.co/ax2l2NQB
• Veterans of 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya seek UK damages http://t.co/9xsC7vUX 
• Women police officers think about quitting - survey http://t.co/Q2IgV497 
• INDIA: Strengthen judiciary - Bar Council of India http://t.co/CwzuWlsl 
• ISRAEL: Weak and wretched judiciary promotes corruption http://t.co/rZHo97GY
• TRINIDAD: The Judiciary in the mirror http://t.co/nP1HLqh5 
• HAITI: Judiciary Begins Process of Appointing Electoral Council Members http://t.co/phFLWrH6
• UGANDA: Judiciary forms special courts for lighter cases http://t.co/4xU2HCW0 
• MSPs urge First Minister to stay course on gay wedding legislation - http://t.co/5g1B1Jzu 
• IRELAND to Publish Online Betting Tax Legislation, Post Reports http://t.co/ARdvJGn6 
• Clare's Law initiative: Women will get right to ask for new boyfriends' police files http://t.co/4pz3ryS2 
• SYRIA: Red Cross declares Syria now in civil war, humanitarian law applies http://t.co/UlffckkH 
• US: Penn State report shows limits of campus crime law http://t.co/A0ne81R8
• RUSSIA: Activists decry new NGO law http://t.co/V1WHCcbU 
• Hideously diverse Britain: The law's the law even for landlords http://t.co/LNt2jVA7 
• SAUDI ARABIA considers law against insulting Islam http://t.co/z8EzD5eV
• Clare's Law trial will begin with trials in Wiltshire and Gwent, before being rolled out nationally. http://t.co/vVHUcCaG 

15th July - LAW NEWS

202 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• ZIMBABWE: “Human rights group says blood diamond money being siphoned” http://t.co/ZCPSI8re 
• HONDURAS: The human rights cost of America's war on drugs http://t.co/GBp1LbJI 
• Hilarity Ensues as RUSSIA Criticizes SAUDI ARABIA's Human Rights Record http://t.co/EozZY3t4 
• Who can stop justice for sale in NIGERIA? http://t.co/NA1hLT8C 
• INDIA: Jharkhand Acid attack victim wants euthanasia as justice eludes her for nine years http://t.co/rI6IOFNx 
• Libor scandal: US prepare criminal case against banks that fixed interest rates in global scandal http://t.co/SVCZjFVo 
• ISRAEL: Social justice activist sets himself on fire in Tel Aviv http://t.co/qKEuv1PE 
• Number of military veterans in prison understated, say campaigners http://t.co/ul61cIH6 
• Northampton solicitors Firm sweeps up a tidy sum from Euro ’12 - Macmillan Fundraising Campaign http://t.co/fudFeMF9 
• IRELAND: Cork solicitor struck off for professional misconduct http://t.co/klS1aBuF 
• Rio Ferdinand denies racist tweet http://t.co/Xmu6MqUx 
• Blackberry maker RIM told to pay $147m in patent case http://t.co/bYHB3nW9 
• Barclays: 'Other banks to face Libor revelations' http://t.co/L6cpwiea 
• X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson in legal threat to management over alleged overwork http://t.co/TuyEiVW3 
• Yasser Arafat's widow to lodge legal complaint over poison claim: http://t.co/kxnL4HcR 
• Footballer Messi threatens legal action against Hungarian magazine after denying 'dumb' interview http://t.co/MQbdO5W7 
• Scots jewellers Rox win legal battle against luxury watchmakers Rolex http://t.co/5wGadXJy 
• Barrister to lead Scotland Yard review of Stephen Lawrence investigation http://t.co/Zm4MQ3i7 
• Police 'made up' evidence against Muslim student: Rizwaan Sabir was held for seven days without charge http://t.co/xN1FRGPu 
• Would Theresa May pay for choosing politics over pragmatism? http://t.co/eevhWz7Y 
• New security fears as Heathrow checks miss terror suspects http://t.co/xqFSue5q 
• Badger cull legislation: It's poor farming, not the poor badger, that spreads disease http://t.co/SRqfh5nh 
• Transnational arbitration conference | IntLawGrrls http://t.co/JVy8ieu8 
• Thematic Prosecution of Sex Crimes | IntLawGrrls http://t.co/DiKykBEC 
• Spectacles of justice: human rights and film | IntLawGrrls http://t.co/eg2wwzLA
• What Would Efficient Sexual Harassment Law Look Like? | Library of Economics and Liberty: http://t.co/ij4zTttq
• US: Is Texas' Voter ID Law Akin to a Poll Tax? http://t.co/zoi1zoUJ 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Earning's in LAW FIRMS in 2010-2012 & Law Firm News Roundup: 1st to 7th July http://t.co/bROwMrxb
• Phone-hacking, squatters' roadmap and the five million hit blog - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/o7IRXJ4i 
• Supreme Court dismisses self-incrimination appeal | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/8zlPgRzA 
• How most Australians do human rights without a Human Rights Act | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aT3KfxpP 
• Can a state-owned company be a "victim" of human rights violations? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/xjNYBM5X 
• Care system failures breach children's human rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aFZMb7sA 
• Second time lucky? Bill of Rights Commission consults... again | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BDpAKRaq 
• No duty to snitch on another EU country's asylum conditions | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ylD2xkxM 
• Lords “Reform”: The Justice and Security Bill - Angela Patrick | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/wTHwqYnK 
• Locals' Olympic missile site challenge rejected | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/e7NwOoOJ 
• Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen silenced by noise curfew http://t.co/9LrMtp2s 
• Rugby league ref held in 'child sex' probe http://t.co/D3fkuCuL 
• The man who 'killed' WPc Yvonne Fletcher is named by Libyan officials http://t.co/RhyH5mR2 
• One in 10 prisoners is a former soldier, new research reveals http://t.co/1uouRf7u 
• Child rapist's deportation stopped by immigration court http://t.co/txhz7Xu3 
• The End of Privacy? http://t.co/phoUyA1a 
• Caitlin Moran: ‘Congratulations, You’re a Feminist!’ http://t.co/bR0KHCGy 
• AFGHANISTAN: Prominent Afghan Lawmaker Among Bombing Victims at Wedding http://t.co/69cljB0f 
• NEW ZEALAND: Crown Lawyer Faces Maori Wrath http://t.co/7FWQmLOt 
• INDIA: Police cross-examined at tribunal on terror http://t.co/WP958mBi 
• Mladic’s trial put on hold because of health concerns http://t.co/8Di0jaX2 
• Bill of Rights consultation launched http://t.co/FdCtQUly 
• Britain’s a long way from having a Bill of Rights http://t.co/WIrs6YwW 
• Human rights is a charter for criminals and parasites our anger is no longer enough http://t.co/5VOWEkD5 
• GERMAN Court: Circumcision Is Cruel and Usual Punishment http://t.co/GohoadJg 
• Court to force clean up of UK's air pollution http://t.co/mcyhV9Va
• Mr Justice Mostyn: £50m court battle derailed after top judge criticises lawyers who represented his ex-wife's divorce http://t.co/GCb83fPk 
• CANADA: Rural British Columbia facing severe lawyer shortage http://t.co/4bXUdI1c 
• PAKISTAN: Sharif family lawyers ready for legal battle http://t.co/TFjVPvDz 
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyers enter Coles strike stalemate http://t.co/G0IQ6J5i 
• US: Hawaii lawyer fined $250 for licking 21-year-old female client's ear as judge labels him a 'dirty old man' http://t.co/XLSU79xx 
• INDIA: National Commission for Women seeks speedy trial of molesters and on sexual assaults http://t.co/g0XEXhxL 
• John Terry Trial: Rio Ferdinand Reignites Racism Row Reacting To 'Choc Ice' Tweet About Ashley Cole http://t.co/F3171euH
• John Terry Racism Trial: 5 Things We Learned http://t.co/IOLDAxwn 
• Illegal-Ivory Bust Shows Growing U.S. Appetite for Elephant Tusks http://t.co/AUPFMpgP 
• INDIA: Flying squads to check illegal mining in state http://t.co/1o8IINuT 
• CANADA: Penalties for illegal political donations ineffective http://t.co/d02gjA2Z 
• INDIA: Illegal immigration makes survey on Punjab Non resident Indians futile http://t.co/oa29XvX4 
• GREECE: For Illegal Immigrants, Greek Border Offers a Back Door to Europe http://t.co/2JwBjUH8 
• Four men remanded in custody following Ardoyne riots http://t.co/olb2vhzn 
• Man arrested for attempted murder of police in Ardoyne http://t.co/HFb8ZnWs 
• Employment tribunal fees condemned by Theo Huckle, counsel general http://t.co/AQYGHmlx 
• Tony Singh: Two jailed for drug dealer manslaughter http://t.co/VC2KUfiV
• Leading doctors are calling on the government to legally protect the title "surgeon" http://t.co/km3zwmYh 
• PERU: Anti-riot tactics unmatched in lethality http://t.co/tEPVS5n7 
• UNHRC panel grills Maldives delegation on human rights commitments http://t.co/wB5mM6Op
• INDIA: Jharkhand rights panel holds workshop on human rights for senior IAS, IPS officers http://t.co/FZUuiLqd
• Pro and con, human rights: The Arab spring is turning into autocratic winter http://t.co/4DE0QIuO 
• GERMANY: When human rights and religious traditions clash http://t.co/22Y8qfyO
• EGYPT: Former Arab League Secretary General Moussa Rejects Presidential Custody Over Judiciary http://t.co/kvD2JZxp 
• GREECE: The Greek judiciary succumbs to the pressure of the terror unit http://t.co/RdSL6oJ9
• PAKISTAN: Fresh Government and judiciary tension causes greater concern http://t.co/PE7rXqgy 
• THAILAND: Pheu Thai Party seeks change to power of the judiciary http://t.co/EzBHOZ6M 
• US: George Zimmerman asks for new judge claiming bias http://t.co/ACQ0RYHW 
• US: Judge says he will approve Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy exit plan - http://t.co/0z0PfFhv 
• US: National Rifle Association butts heads with GOP over gun legislation in South http://t.co/GPSdf9qv 
• CANADA: Anti-bullying legislation step in right direction, advocates say http://t.co/bJzIaGhY 
• US: Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Requiring US Olympic Uniforms to be Made in USA http://t.co/qmtJQESb 
• GHANA: Immediate legislation against dollarization won’t rescue cedi http://t.co/4lGidMrK
• Microsoft says Google 'committed to license' Motorola's H.264 patents to it under the MPEG LA agreement | FOSS Patents http://t.co/o4bvRF2A 
• Companies worth $1 trillion are suing others over Android's alleged patent infringement | FOSS Patents: http://t.co/LBeaMSCP
• US: California Raises Animal Fighting Fines Under New Law http://t.co/YUPFLePr 
• 11 arrested amid Bristol EDL rally http://t.co/0MX1ejP2 

14th July - LAW NEWS

201 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• IntLawGrrls: "Climate Justice in International Law" http://t.co/bWLVeQwr 
• INDIA: Supreme Court - Don’t allow Green Tribunal judges to go - http://t.co/dN1T9ARv 
• IRELAND: Property restriction for solicitors agreed http://t.co/6ndmw2Od 
• PHILIPPINES: Ex-Solicitor General Chavez wants oral arguments on JBC http://t.co/Nbaipxst 
• The Football Association could charge John Terry despite being cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand http://t.co/jEVjUG6j 
• Welsh Govt legal official clashes with Westminster over employment tribunal fees http://t.co/ryfLoLdN 
• British banks seen facing lower Libor legal risk http://t.co/IsTkc55J 
• US: Legal Expert Links PSU, Catholic Church Scandals http://t.co/QVbB0maS 
• Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) still favours joint representation in conveyancing http://t.co/7GhPRqIW 
• PAKISTAN: Contempt law challenged in Supreme Court Lahore Registry http://t.co/Wf5gJa66 
• AUSTRALIA: Intense interest in Lloyd Rayney murder trial http://t.co/YkkO82Gz 
• AUSTRALIA: Western Australia's trial of the century http://t.co/LTcC02eV 
• Tories pick Cotswolds barrister for police commissioner poll http://t.co/kNZHeCOr 
• TheLawMap: Law Firm News Roundup: 1st to 7th July http://t.co/bROwMrxb 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Woman takes legal action against Justin Bieber claiming permanent ear damage after going to his concert http://t.co/C57WG0I0 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Office of Fair Trading to review current accounts market http://t.co/ar8Rivg8 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Law School report calls for access to road traffic accident information http://t.co/R0MZ7gY9 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Law Society to host debate on how to improve Scottish Justice System http://t.co/gAfdF34r 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Ceit Anna MacLeod and David Turner to the stable http://t.co/4Ipy0ZJT 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Compass Chambers has welcomed Charles Lugton as a new member to the chambers http://t.co/BLWu96fE 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Scottish Government contest freedom of information ruling on receiveing legal advice http://t.co/6wC8IilS 
• SCOTTISH LEGAL: Comment: In the child's best interests? http://t.co/FJPcZnjf 
• THE FIRM: Is the Accountant in Bankruptcy’s office making the same mistakes as the UK Money Advice Service? http://t.co/V6WKHBJG 
• THE FIRM: Investigation: Help for Heroes http://t.co/flwQTD3a
• THE FIRM: The access to justice group JUSTICE, formed in 1957, launches its dedicated Scottish presence http://t.co/pqumpO2N 
• THE FIRM: “Significant lowering of standards” predicted as ABS hits Scots law http://t.co/6ciwXRss 
• THE FIRM: Crown Office in PR drive to promote "confidential" bail reforms http://t.co/x0QgDTcH 
• THE FIRM: Self styled Devil's Advocate Di Stefano "interested in acquiring" former Rangers FC http://t.co/60gYbOES
• THE FIRM: Social media now the primary news source for under 25s http://t.co/UsnXdclc 
• THE FIRM: Question 32 and the "nonsensical" consultation http://t.co/isrUpXhq 
• BURMA: Supporting Rohingya human rights draws ugly attacks http://t.co/B2W1KhJm 
• US: Federal Judge Strikes Down LA Ban on Fortunetelling, Palm Reading & Astrology http://t.co/1wjEoqlU 
• EGYPT: Imam of mosque in Cairo criticized judiciary for rejecting new President's decree reinstating Parliament http://t.co/MWZLHrk8 
• Separating Law and Politics in ROMANIA http://t.co/kQn6Fbbh 
• RUSSIA: New Law Would Place Tougher Restrictions on Nonprofit organisation http://t.co/MriH9K9k 
• Law Specials: UK Government announcing a fee of up to £1,200 for employment tribunals http://t.co/XE5BJhIY 
• £600 charge to go to employment tribunal http://t.co/MFzZ7u5R
• Employment Tribunal fees add up to inhumanity http://t.co/LaJZVF94 
• Human rights judges in Strasbourg back crackpot cult's right to promote alien contact http://t.co/yipH43FL 
• US: The Most Important Ignored Case in the Country, Cont'd http://t.co/rUZydx6u 
• 'Bill of Rights' proposed for shoppers http://t.co/um9UnZyN 
• Angela Merkel backs circumcision right after German ruling http://t.co/gLSlLQZD
• US: How Open Records law would have stopped sex abuse sooner at Penn State http://t.co/NuIv7Cv6 
• Reactions to Yale's Ph.D. in Law http://t.co/ESeDNDLJ
• University of Yale Launches Nation's First Ph.D. in Law http://t.co/aaIboZDd 
• US: Mississippi Abortion Law Cleared to Take Effect Minus Penalties http://t.co/QByA09P2 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG
• Quiet rural roads face 40mph limits http://t.co/MBHpg77s 
• Hundreds of innocent people wrongly spied on by police http://t.co/ib4UQ0Ju 
• Fears of increased terror threat from a "nuclear" Iran http://t.co/VvsTrqxa 
• More than 75 judges disciplined for misconduct http://t.co/cUq9I6cy 
• Racing executive faces heavy legal bill after leaking report over lunch at top restaurant http://t.co/gPi0toW2
• Tulisa may have won the sex tape court case, but the damage is irreparable http://t.co/n3OpB9FK 
• Football remains in the dock after racism trial http://t.co/zSKRZZEG 
• What is the role of our armed forces if it's not to defend us? http://t.co/BvOhQXgt 
• Islamophobia - for Muslims, read Jews. And be shocked http://t.co/MqY089OP 
• PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 'Cannibal cult' members held for seven deaths http://t.co/uigjF9PA
• Councils to get speed limit powers http://t.co/xmCJl8bq 
• Cameron says G4S will be penalised for its failings http://t.co/AMF5y3UF 
• ARGENTINA: Orphaned and stolen because their parents were left-wing http://t.co/lY4fD6XW 
• Leveson Inquiry: Photo agent to testify on payments http://t.co/TZon21lZ 
• Hijacker's case will be reviewed - Iraqi man arrested at Stansted Airport after he helped to hijack an airliner http://t.co/4pyShMet 
• Why conmen send out such far-fetched scam emails http://t.co/6GrKXCUH
• Tetra Pak heir arrested on suspicion of murdering wife http://t.co/7FjzYtnx
• Businessman 'boasted of killing US trader' - £700m legal fight with a prominent Russian oligarch http://t.co/cDHBciPp 
• He thinks it's all over – but Terry faces a backlash http://t.co/uP63lDTA 
• Acquitted, but judge doubts Terry story http://t.co/hxIBEjpR 
• US: Return of Debtors’ Prisons http://t.co/5WwAJHGW 
• US: In Fight Against Unsafe Delivery Cyclists, a Focus on Employers http://t.co/gBXBJDjb
• Once-Stodgy World of London Banking Losing Its Old-School Ways http://t.co/pVqhtEDS 
• US: JPMorgan to Take Back Millions From Former Officials http://t.co/FS1zyft3 
• PAKISTAN Supreme Court Should Exercise Judicial Restraint on Presidential Immunity http://t.co/NU4dlDko 
• US: Georgia set to execute mentally disabled inmate despite court ruling http://t.co/AhMNKZG3 
• US: Lawyer for alleged Miramonte sex abuse victims calls for FBI investigation http://t.co/XpdmenIF 
• US: Lawyer requests FBI probe in teacher lewdness case http://t.co/rNqB5Kau
• IRAN urged to end harassment of lawyer's family http://t.co/ApvaYbdF
• MAURITIUS lawyers have details ‘about real killer’ of Michaela McAreavey http://t.co/RciuApEA 
• Tom Cruise lawyer threatens to sue National Enquirer http://t.co/x8YOSND6 
• ISRAEL: Former PM Olmert's trial had nothing to do with the 'peace process' http://t.co/xBOND6W7
• Mladic war crimes trial to resume Monday http://t.co/TDJtdGSF 
• Stevie Wonder's Cousin to Stand Trial for Video Extortion Plot http://t.co/FkV0wN64 
• John Terry racism trial: thank you Anton Ferdinand, now we need others to be as brave as you have been http://t.co/IJPBiXG4
• John Terry not guilty verdict - Footbal on trial claims Gordon Taylor http://t.co/Hv4yUgMQ
• Fighting Illegal Mining In the Amazon http://t.co/wyY5FDbx 
• Police seize suspected illegal pit bull terriers in house raid in Goodwood, Leicester http://t.co/zLPsSKvt 
• JAMAICA: Doctor arrested for performing abortion on 12-year-old http://t.co/bJpbfP0M
• US: Illegal Ivory Sales: Businessman in NY Pleads Guilty http://t.co/joy00ANU 
• IRELAND: Holidaymakers reminded about illegal import rules http://t.co/Vb598OIA 
• ISRAEL to deport illegal foreigners from West Bank http://t.co/Skcm205L
• US: Iranian Charged With Illegal Nuclear Shipments Via China http://t.co/iM2ISa8k 
• Shafilea Ahmed death: Father says she lied about abuse http://t.co/kXD91myJ
• Bolton boy, 11, sentenced for raping girls http://t.co/dZ1yr5FT 
• Blackmail attempt on BNP leader Nick Griffin: Man jailed http://t.co/sBzb8nWm
• Murder inquiry launched after death of man in Fermanagh http://t.co/32xdkEba 
• Loyalist band filmed outside north Belfast Catholic church http://t.co/ghd9Z4eh
• Owen Paterson in call over Northern Ireland parades http://t.co/5E9WPR4q 
• 'Million mile' driver Edward Berry keeps licence despite causing A9 pile-up http://t.co/6r0y1Kgw 
• Nicola Sturgeon raises Hampden Park Olympic football security concerns http://t.co/XY6EEtll 
• Nursery worker Alexander Mortimer jailed for sex crimes http://t.co/dSiZfrZD 
• James Ross kidnappers jailed in Portugal http://t.co/9YTu1e1B
• Operation Tuleta: Man arrested in Cardiff bailed http://t.co/cw2VkEG7
• Libor scandal: Bankers discussed concerns in 2008 http://t.co/kY8laPM6 
• Visa and Mastercard make $7.25bn fees dispute settlement http://t.co/dPoovnkX 

13th July - LAW NEWS

200 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

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Complex legal products risk the law’s own mis-selling scandal: the Chief Legal Ombudsman has warned of the risk of a payment protection insurance-type scandal engulfing the legal profession after collecting evidence of clients being sold complex and confusing legal products that they often struggled to understand. Full story - Legal Futures

• LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers may face regulation as MPs reject lobbyist register http://t.co/1y0DbOUQ 
• LAW GAZETTE: ‘Swift’ justice to become ‘norm’ in criminal cases http://t.co/FawQloC3 
• Fourth version of QASA is launched | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/adbykPog 
• Barclays faces legal action in US over Libor rate fixing http://t.co/Veo4SxSp 
• FSA publishes legal opinion on Arch cru redress scheme http://t.co/Oc6X3kU8 
• Reviewing legal education: hell of a job http://t.co/h1BKJhqJ 
• Firms abandon Olympics legal challenge http://t.co/ufSNmPC7 
• Rights Groups Criticize INDONESIA’s Prison Term for Shi’ite Cleric http://t.co/ScBV28TL
• GERMAN circumcision ban: Is it a parent's right to choose? http://t.co/Gbt2qbOE 
• CANADA: Supreme Court scraps some copyright fees on downloads http://t.co/7YYErbCh
• High Court victory for Tulisa may encourage others to take action over web breaches of privacy, say experts http://t.co/qfHKmTnf 
• Why the courts will always favour the Left – in Britain and America http://t.co/qtSAez41 
• Court rules that Diocese of Portsmouth is liable for clerical abuse | http://t.co/ad58YDTc
• CANADA: B.C. court rules against compensating drunk drivers caught by unconstitutional law http://t.co/CG26mePG 
• Britain Adjusts Security Plans in Tense Countdown to the Olympics http://t.co/kJ83UgTZ
• PAKISTAN: ‘New contempt law won’t save PM Ashraf’ http://t.co/hO36HFxQ
• Cohabitee disputes and trusts of land – a barrister’s perspective http://t.co/kQAzXfEs 
• Barrister in Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner bid http://t.co/4FnZXIcM 
• IRELAND: Police inquiry was 'crux' of the defence case http://t.co/gbATmcYf 
• Leveson Inquiry: Hugh Tomlinson, Former Barrister To Ryan Giggs, To Outline Media Regulation Proposals http://t.co/JJOA5Tqn 
• IntLawGrrls: Spectacles of justice: human rights and film http://t.co/JlxMGMI3
• International law and justice in a networked world: http://t.co/cDfUYFKU 
• North Wales Police to trial neighbourhood justice panels http://t.co/r9iQK4tP
• Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert: justice 'must be swift, sure and seen to be done, or it's not done at all' http://t.co/eSa5oebS 
• Solicitor's statement: John Terry thanks friends and family for 'their support' http://t.co/B6AcSe9t 
• IRELAND: Solicitor struck off for £2m loan secured on clients’ properties http://t.co/gsGGHTyX 
• CAMBODIA: Khmer tribunal 'a battle against time': Judge http://t.co/S13QKXwu 
• NEW ZEALAND: Prime Minister may have breached the Treaty http://t.co/kGbYwqKy 
• NEW ZEALAND: Water rights disupte should not stop asset sales - Crown http://t.co/yb3KGrjw
• Smithwick Tribunal told informants are 'lowest calibre of human being' http://t.co/lWP3wGaG
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose increases trainee salaries and adds Australia seat | The Lawyer: http://t.co/j3m1zU4S 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashfords and Thomas Eggar post double-digit PEP rises | The Lawyer: http://t.co/K2J0MrJG 
• MoJ told to deliver fight plan in Supreme Court battle over judicial pensions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/koyI4zuI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey tries to talk London partners into $103m settlement | The Lawyer: http://t.co/RdE04K1C 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Are legal professionals the hardest working http://t.co/7hkRPgND
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: A heads-up on dispersed law firms http://t.co/VsbCRJBR 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: E-disclosure requires preservation, preparation & proportionality http://t.co/42OWeg6G 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Considerations on fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies for housing associations http://t.co/Ahc24MuA 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Can information disclosed in family proceedings be released to particular individuals or bodies http://t.co/cNeja7oQ
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Gross misconduct is no barrier to pay in lieu of notice http://t.co/3nmcL5kh 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Report exposes level of irregular payouts by LSC http://t.co/LBrMVKEK 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: House of Lords looking into fraud in EU finances http://t.co/D0wZ2GaV 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Firm Rothera Dowson introduces new online divorce service http://t.co/axnhvTnV 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: Value of M&A deals reached £141bn in first half of year http://t.co/qdV7yeFO 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: A certificate of presumed death is to be introduced, helping to resolve years of legal uncertainty http://t.co/PSSdYIqB 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: “Second-hand” software can be lawfully sold in most cases, the European Court of Justice has ruled http://t.co/8v4Oebfd 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: QOCS to apply to all PI claims - Justice minister reveals details of key Jackson reform plan http://t.co/2u6Umyaa 
• NEW LAW JOURNAL: MPs have called for private investigators to be licensed and regulated to deter rogue practitioners. http://t.co/w0bzYc52
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/qhkPRFVG 
• Catholic Church loses abuse liability appeal http://t.co/HD439K0b 
• Lord Neuberger appointed supreme court president http://t.co/sxBj7EV4 
• 'Swift justice' could resolve court cases within hours http://t.co/7fX2h9cA 
• Flexible courts plan is Kafkaesque in nature http://t.co/MPWBnXVc 
• US: Penn State knew Sandusky was a serial predator. Still they covered for him | http://t.co/PljII343 
• Oleg Deripaska case: litigant 'had criminal links', court told http://t.co/AXnkC4B5 
• From the archive, 13 July 1977: Editorial: Is the law on blasphemy still relevant? http://t.co/0j8iXu03 
• Want fewer cuts and smaller tax rises? Then welcome more immigrants http://t.co/NQmm0T6D
• Belfast’s nightlife suffers at the hands of stringent new laws http://t.co/QalkFQTt
• Police under pressure to give out fewer cautions and fines http://t.co/k7mE10aG 
• Firm at centre of Olympic security shambles 'has seen fee rise by £53m’ http://t.co/9WstuuZT 
• Olympics 2012: police app will monitor growing crowds in London http://t.co/nC4PBUGc 
• Clerical abuse case 'disastrous' for charities, claims Church http://t.co/eRxYGPC6 
• Ritz, Dorchester and Eton on al Qaeda wishlist http://t.co/ZpCuojQX 
• Prisoners released early on tags commit more offences http://t.co/vziKYhMF
• O2 network outage stopped G4S monitoring criminals' tags http://t.co/uROlAEmu 
• Bradley Manning treated more harshly than a terrorist, lawyer argues http://t.co/OAtEjINf 
• INDIA: 'Lawyers should make conveyance documents' http://t.co/xkbrC2qn 
• US: Sandusky lawyer fights judge's disclosure order http://t.co/dZ7QWECq 
• Tom Cruise's lawyers threaten to sue National Enquirer http://t.co/XvwWOBON
• FRANCE: Lawyer in French terror case won't use videos http://t.co/2MFR9twH
• Lawyer: WikiLeaks wins Icelandic court victory in financial fight against Visa, MasterCard http://t.co/km0eYWzS 
• INDIA: Lawyers abstain from work for second day http://t.co/Rc5hUn2f
• Michaela McAreavey trial: Two hotel workers cleared of murdering honeymoon bride in Mauritius http://t.co/37HsUIuP
• Barclays' Diamond turns to top lawyer for Libor scandal http://t.co/30MVKcyv
• US: Lawyer: 'God-fearing' teen surrenders for questioning in shooting of girls http://t.co/fxEf2gkZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links and Eversheds act on Dairy Crest deal- Legalweek http://t.co/ZQcq7aSU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Magic circle firms steer €4.5bn VW-Porsche deal to finish line- Legalweek http://t.co/iJmR00Zo
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpson and top UK trio head up £1.5bn Melrose acquisition- Legalweek http://t.co/JSXZ12ER 
• South African lawyers express concern over Government proposals to cap fees- Legalweek http://t.co/QHDgxllW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose secures hire of CC ship finance chief- Legalweek http://t.co/uhPdEEkK 
• British Gas phases out general counsel role after legal chief Rowlands departs- Legalweek http://t.co/WKjFomMx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Legal Week research highlights private school dominance at top firms- Legalweek http://t.co/909uq3Id 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Siemens advisers on standby for review of engineering giant’s roster- Legalweek http://t.co/49iXzysO
• LEGAL FUTURES: BSB defeats challenge to validity of disciplinary tribunal panel http://t.co/2urSVlo9 
• LEGAL FUTURES: Consumer panel lift ban on law centres and other not-for-profit advisers charging for work http://t.co/upfearRL 
• KYRGYZSTAN: Rape Trial Spotlights Women’s Plight http://t.co/oIBl1qlM
• War crimes trial adjourned as Mladic is hospitalised http://t.co/5iTIIrnU 
• John Terry racism trial: Chelsea captain faces tense wait to hear verdict on Friday after court adjourns http://t.co/LYgQBe0H 
• NIGERIA: Stealing Corporate Oil, Refining It Themselves, And Selling It On The Black Market http://t.co/ob9Zdbhe
• US: New York jewellers admit sale of 1 ton of illegal ivory http://t.co/wzMmQcxr 
• Torquay crash: IPCC investigates 'possible police chase' before collision http://t.co/J9vcnIqP 
• Smithwick Tribunal told informants are 'lowest calibre of human being' http://t.co/lWP3wGaG
• Michaela families return home from Mauritius http://t.co/opMiJsvF
• Borders estate deer 'torn apart' http://t.co/utrLChmJ
• Rangers fan Allan McCormack sentenced for Neil Lennon Facebook threat http://t.co/K0UNuWzR
• Owen Hood jailed for raping man and boy in Ayr hotel http://t.co/YrFEKsZv
• Police arrest two women after body found in Aberdeen http://t.co/Zf0pW3Mr
• Three men jailed over fatal street fight in Dundee http://t.co/ZJ2jaUgr
• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on Olympic security duty http://t.co/3Du5wo5J
• Scottish independence: Ministers to appeal EU FOI order http://t.co/Nu4vk4hJ
• Bearded ex-royal officer Keith Harber refused car hire job http://t.co/maZ21KAT
• Assembly to debate proposal for 5p chewing gum levy http://t.co/JzithNqJ
• Smoking ban: Wales 'needs fair approach on punishment' http://t.co/J2YSH8dI
• HONG KONG: Thomas and Raymond Kwok charged in corruption scandal http://t.co/qXhSMoFC 
• Arms sales to authoritarian regimes need review, say MPs http://t.co/KlWGPXHY 
• Olympics security: London airspace restrictions to start http://t.co/ygClVl8T 
• Police Minister Nick Herbert to announce criminal justice plans http://t.co/BAZhq0T8
• Police officers injured during riots in Ardoyne in north Belfast http://t.co/5E9WPR4q 
• Facebook 'likes' and adverts' value doubted http://t.co/vPAWzatQ 
• KENYA: Magistrates Urged to be Apostles of Transformed Judiciary http://t.co/1BME4bvS 
• PAKISTAN: Judiciary can judge validity of legislative, executive actions on Constitution http://t.co/rsVYYAXA 
• EU pressures ROMANIA government as political turmoil raises concerns about country's democracy http://t.co/5PLVcKct 
• US: Fewer blacks will vote under Texas voter ID law, witness says http://t.co/4evOGxNq
• CANADA: Copyright law a win for educators, and telecoms as court reins in fees http://t.co/G2bZVwph
• William Hague launches full 'audit' of EU law and the UK http://t.co/DfKWsiDJ 
• Law enforcement chiefs strongly back new 'web snooping' powers http://t.co/1uZfD7AU 
• CHILE: hate-crime legislation signed into law http://t.co/0r4etvL7
• US: Missouri law to deny birth control coverage vetoed http://t.co/W0sH64AS