LawNewsIndex

Monday

24th September - LAW NEWS

273 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The SRA’s supervision team is to contact 100 randomly-selected law firms this month to find out if they are obeying the rules on equality and diversity. Full story - Solicitors Journal

US: Politics, Principle and an Attack on the Courts http://t.co/Rz1FPzYy
US: Proposed Bill Could Change Royalty Rates for Internet Radio http://t.co/5qeb5Z5K
Apple’s Feud With Google Is Now Felt on iPhone http://t.co/reTB2BO4
Trethowans voted Estate Agents Conveyancing Firm of the Year http://t.co/e9k7Mc6R
Show me the client money, says SRA in move to crackdown on abuses | The Lawyer http://t.co/G6OfLBna
LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers launches associate pay review | The Lawyer http://t.co/trOGnBIW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mourant Ozannes launches in BVI with Ogier hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/pNkL5Jxc
LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Görg raids rivals for insolvency launches | The Lawyer http://t.co/uB1SfAtO
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin sends Paris founder to head Hong Kong office | The Lawyer http://t.co/Skl8qCIF
LAW FIRM NEWS: Reed Smith formalises alliance with Greek firm Papapolitis | The Lawyer http://t.co/PBwoC7KR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith leads as JJB Sports brings in administrators | The Lawyer http://t.co/f34DwrbX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Jeantet picks up Nixon Peabody's de Senilhes for TMT boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kc32odE3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields hires ex-Sullivan partner for US litigation practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/bIJetupR
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies chief delays management exit to oversee Freehills integration | The Lawyer http://t.co/0kteLZ85
Santander taps Uría for legal head as part of team restructure | The Lawyer http://t.co/X8IZIZx2
LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughter and May mulls launch of US practice in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/uniZ0UO6
CHINA: Bo Xilai scandal: Police chief Wang Lijun jailed for 15 years http://t.co/oEfcE9Bz
Police murders accused Dale Cregan in court http://t.co/4azUk6uH
Football Ref Halsey makes police complaint about Twitter abuse http://t.co/vxTTHuzp
Kim Dotcom: Inquiry ordered into 'unlawful spying' http://t.co/xcAYqby3
Google Search and Gmail censored in IRAN http://t.co/wUVZi3A0
Trenton Oldfield 'caused chaos' at University Boat Race http://t.co/Rer2uHdK
Mark Duggan shooting cab police seals 'broken' http://t.co/JH1RACGX
Naila Mumtaz murder: Four family members jailed for life http://t.co/SSQQ3XPB
Andrew Mitchell gets No 10 backing after police row apology http://t.co/s2gEIBh7
Detective charged over links with News of the World http://t.co/Oc8ZYaLt
VIETNAM jails three bloggers for 'anti-state propaganda' http://t.co/Fa1OZ3fR
Tagging isn't working – privatisation is no panacea http://t.co/wURbYvCC
Judge imposes reporting restrictions in Dale Cregan case http://t.co/CnJno1Cg
Divorcees agree that children are the main casualties | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wXoWNqgo
Legal Services Act ‘designed’ to cause tensions, Edmonds suggests | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/d74vwelx
I will take over inquests ‘very occasionally,’ chief coroner warns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4uWsRrwe
LAW GAZETTE: When human rights and clients’ rights conflict http://t.co/SPSGNTEJ
LAW GAZETTE: Separating couples ignorant of dispute resolution options http://t.co/RwaSwLQX
LAW GAZETTE: Ten thousand register for criminal advocacy http://t.co/YepDFpeZ
LAW GAZETTE: Banking reforms would ‘damage English legal system’ http://t.co/wuZy8lYZ
LAW GAZETTE: Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme is abandoned http://t.co/LPEYvKXT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Foxconn closes CHINA factory after brawl http://t.co/MjM2xrts
£750,000 of prisoners’ pay taken to help victims of crime http://t.co/rwRlY27C
3m Britons have stepped back fro the brink of divorce, study suggests http://t.co/EsLUVAzc
SWISS reject full ban on smoking in public spaces http://t.co/ilzhghF6
Bank forgives debt for school technology lease rip-off http://t.co/mkG010b7
LAW FIRM NEWS: The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, DLA and Ashurst- Legalweek http://t.co/sLVa24OZ
MALAYSIA: Include human rights treaties in legislation - says human rights leader http://t.co/N2BOS0Xn
HONDURAS: Human rights lawyer for agrarian groups murdered at wedding http://t.co/GTZ1r3kE
Has the quality of public debate declined? http://t.co/QyozVU7w
The new political assumptions http://t.co/zE196J9H
Guilty! Introducing the biggest scoundrel in Victorian Britain http://t.co/VNd8llpc
Tagging offenders is expensive and archaic, says report http://t.co/YG4aMj8O
ARGENTINA Gives Deadline to end Opposition Media Monopoly http://t.co/INYhzMZa
EGYPT must think of a new election law http://t.co/wX7g9N8z
PHILIPPINES: Random reflections on martial law http://t.co/WQG8Alkv
US: It’s Official: New York Imposes 50-Hour Pro-Bono Requirement on Lawyers-to-Be - Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/l8GwLU2f
Dewey Hearing Recap: The Blame Game, and Getting Blood from a Stone - Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/2rlfv7zG
When the Privacy Button Is Already Pressed http://t.co/eaIHUE0V
The Privacy Merchants: What is to Be Done? | George Washington University http://t.co/z5hyH5Hl
Reconstructing the ‘Political Constitution’ of Northern Ireland http://t.co/EuWPYaOx
How not to do things with rules http://t.co/daSekfOz
David Mead: Talking about dialogue - Human Rights Act 1998 http://t.co/A9p3fXq8
Welsh byelaws and the UK Supreme Court http://t.co/2NPdhBm6
Constitutional Change and the ‘Principle of Unripe Time’ http://t.co/QyGb0L3t
Obamacare and the Origination Clause I: Introductory Thoughts | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/VuvQp2Qz
Is the Federal Reserve Still Constitutional? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/bXNenOXz
TANZANIA: Our conduct is sanctioned by the laws of the land and not by Parliamentary Standing Orders https://t.co/GIsWvD52
SRI LANKA: Bar Association adopts resolutions against threat to the judiciary and the JSC http://t.co/DlXexGvX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters plugs construction gap with DLA hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/fROGouqr
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Sullivan steer Colombian bank's $1bn debt offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/TorUm24k
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and US duo fuel €750m Turkish power plant financing | The Lawyer http://t.co/KP8KfwFt
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Freshfields and Shearman advise as US exchange ICE goes Dutch | The Lawyer http://t.co/9F2j3uNr
Number of partnerships available contracts rapidly | The Lawyer http://t.co/0mbYYG00
LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans profits rocket on back of solid year | The Lawyer http://t.co/t0V1aiTW
GERMANY starts war crimes inquiry into American former Auschwitz guard http://t.co/zuUWuFDY
Justice and security bill: this is a dangerous, spurious law | Shami Chakrabarti http://t.co/SjWQuZlC
LEGAL FUTURES: Parabis chief calls on SRA to keep pace with ABS ambitions and not stymie innovation http://t.co/uZJ05JQq
Bishop Joseph Devine's Auschwitz abortion image link condemned http://t.co/GErA3ivq
Cwmbran fire: Carl Mills remanded in custody on murder charges http://t.co/sqEAMLAU
Bishop Thomas Burns warns campaigners over St Winefride's church http://t.co/zsZwOqAS
Anti-Islam film: US condemns Pakistan minister's bounty http://t.co/30ZGsqHr
Small is beautiful for award winning Satpal - The Association of Women Solicitors Awards 2012 http://t.co/qBuwwkT7
Bournemouth council's parking fine policy blasted by solicitor http://t.co/cxgXzowj
US: Black women rally against voter ID laws http://t.co/G4e62tjY
Slovaks protest at Britain's 'illegal child snatching’ http://t.co/4UF2rBiV
TAIWAN uncovers illegal sales of male enhancement drugs http://t.co/kZKoV0gP
Sheriff court closure plans branded ‘hammer blow’ http://t.co/4aXUfBVz
The police can be as inefficient as the courts http://t.co/ztwfeDgf
SRI LANKA: ‘Judiciary under siege,’ lawyers up in arms http://t.co/lhFdBZou

Sunday

23rd September - LAW NEWS

272 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

US: Civil Rights and the LGBT Movement http://t.co/eEPVGGZq
Energy customers get switch rights under Ofgem plans http://t.co/0JZhffMe
SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma lion advert sparks legal battle http://t.co/Em72Ud9r
AUSTRALIA: Legal, not just moral, liability is key to child labour outrage http://t.co/7HeFqfbs
Samsung drags iPhone 5 into never-ending legal battle http://t.co/j7xMbHxp
IRELAND: Legal limbo we created denied thousands the right to a family http://t.co/HrM0gBKw
INDIA: Legal education will remain under purview of BCI http://t.co/uJgUS921
CANADA: Ottawa spent $750,000 in legal fees fighting veterans’ pension claim http://t.co/29LeMfSt
US: Reggie Clemons: a final chance to save his life http://t.co/WHWIcUmx
Another day, another feuding oligarch dollar as Cherney v Deripaska resumes http://t.co/KUrNuhcR
How did the English judiciary stoop so low? Legal tourists are making a mockery our legal system http://t.co/2bScJl7j
Germany's Siemens denies IRAN nuclear sabotage claim http://t.co/Lv6OGsJK
LIBYA: Leader Magarief vows to disband illegal militias http://t.co/lWBroT7O
KENYA: Magondu Killer Loses Bid to Reopen Trial http://t.co/KvOfqaRo
TURKEY: Court sentences ex-generals to 20 years for attempted coup http://t.co/mgkLiYgV
PAKISTAN: Violent rallies force demand for legislation http://t.co/odACtWvA
Two Conservative donors with an offshore trust are facing £11.5m tax demand http://t.co/tidx34KI
South Yorkshire carer sacked for sexual harassment loses appeal http://t.co/F7fueo8i
Former doctor Philipp Bonhoeffer guilty of sexually motivated conduct http://t.co/vyJBx9vk
Prince Harry's flying instructor in legal war with Army http://t.co/jZUxt5Cm
Civil servant sacked after claiming for cost of meditation course sues Home Office for £1 million http://t.co/W1KngOgl
CANADA: Peoples' Tribunal seeks justice for the Cuban Five http://t.co/XMK5ZW7J
US: Judge lets Walmart discrimination case proceed for now http://t.co/1FHQrvnz
US: Number of women judges on the rise in Maryland http://t.co/COb3JkcL
KENYA: Judges Vetting Board Rules on Appeals http://t.co/61zdSq1q
Apple Asks Judge for More Damages in Samsung Patent Case http://t.co/GWQIvugf
Hillsborough, a new president and mental health discrimination - The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/IfCGvy2d
How do you "exhaust local remedies" for the purpose of applying to Strasbourg? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/uNMeIOgz
Strasbourg applications: some aspects of the "six months" rule | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/kTERRkP7
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
The UK and Strasbourg: a victim fantasy | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/fe1dv0jI
Dignity, Death and Deprivation of Liberty: Human Rights in the Court of Protection | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/vzDKeFv1
Will the Bill of Rights Commission achieve anything at all? – Alice Donald | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/n9TOfAzn
More on admissibility, the view from the Court - Paul Harvey and Pamela McCormick | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/USCKIosj
Free speech and prosecution in the age of Twitter | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/qvaBxTRe
A Chagossian double bill: an environmental information contest, and a touch of Wikileaks | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/hiWyHtG5
Can an individual claim ownership of "life's instructions" - a human gene? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/bIJY85IF
No public inquiry into alleged 1948 massacre by British troops, yet | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/OcB46fmi
Bill of Rights Commission: loading the dice? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ECrxBr2h
Schoolboy bailed in PC murders case http://t.co/mSTx5LHL
Secret justice: back to black http://t.co/WiX8j1TX
Measure of justice in EL SALVADOR massacre case | IntLawGrrls: http://t.co/TJWlB30x
US: Justice Department to highlight investment fraud scams http://t.co/DGHnz4CJ
Tough justice? What we need is effective justice http://t.co/8OhiT08w
IRELAND: Murdered priest's horse and paintings vanished after death http://t.co/hoXO2rtI
Manchester lawyer has apologised over an email he wrote complaining of an 'Asian axis' of legal firms in the city http://t.co/URqVhT6m
Access to justice for all will unravel unless we are prepared to stand up and be counted http://t.co/OPzXdueN
TUNISIA: Religious offences law divides Tunisians http://t.co/iNZQDMVQ
INDIA: Prime Minister promises overhaul of corporate and commercial laws http://t.co/Tq75dt2R
ISRAEL: In violation of Israeli law, council's lengthy acceptance process bars siblings from starting school http://t.co/8XJhbR3g
Law careers losing luster? Aspiring lawyers face a tough market that appears persistent http://t.co/Pt9CHhrQ
Free Speech in the Age of YouTube http://t.co/Zzp1RATh
US: When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights http://t.co/rzKokC9G
MALTA: A Tiny Mediterranean Nation, Awash in Immigrants With Nowhere to Go http://t.co/iq4Hgn2Z
Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, NETHERLANDS http://t.co/QZqbHY5K
Anti-Islam film: PAKISTAN minister offers bounty http://t.co/WUOwq5LA
Head threatens legal action to move on travellers from Chilwell School http://t.co/i2FwWgz7
Police chief’s legal bid fails - Hartlepool http://t.co/JRSI6mCq
Myton School starts legal challenge to exams regulator Ofqual over GCSE English results http://t.co/9QYQJSNU
European Commission faces legal action over sugar rules http://t.co/6St4iZoE

Saturday

22nd September - LAW NEWS

271 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

INDIA: Tulsiram case jurisdiction row: police move high court http://t.co/cAg24Y9i
Labour warns Clegg over 'misguided' secret-court plans http://t.co/zCcCGkCT
US: Yale student posts online threats to kill children but his lawyer says he's 'just a dumb kid' http://t.co/nVow1VYv
Hillsborough lawyer claimed 'hothead' families 'wanted fifteen minutes of fame' http://t.co/6JgRDDkX
London Metropolitan University: temporary reprieve for students http://t.co/SITAZXYO
Facebook suspends photo tag tool in EU to implement changes recommended by the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland http://t.co/ILukMlh7
AFGHANISTAN bans PAKISTAN newspapers over Taliban support http://t.co/eXWGqvS8
AUSTRALIA: Roman Catholic Church admits child sex abuse http://t.co/t9D2CQzV
Andrew Mitchell row: Ken Clarke defends Tory Chief Whip http://t.co/YpgPYrOE
Facebook Can ID Faces, but Using Them Grows Tricky http://t.co/L5B0qrSE
Disdain for Workers http://t.co/EnBbdPm8
BURMA: Chief Censor in Myanmar Caps His Red Pen http://t.co/LSTYdZs9
Hillsborough Solicitors' conduct under review by regulator | THE FIRM http://t.co/eAz1i8OX
Thomas Cook online 'troll' served with court order via Twitter | THE FIRM http://t.co/U9iDsBPm
MP pledges vigorous pursuit of Prestwick rendition | THE FIRM http://t.co/mXazUIhn
Kate Middleton topless pics: The Firm on BBC Radio Scotland | THE FIRM http://t.co/AEZufoCJ
Brown envelopes over the peep holes in the doors as Pan Am 103 hearings are conducted in absolute secrecy | THE FIRM http://t.co/LGsmOv1u
The Rangers Effect (or is it Sevco 5088...?) | THE FIRM http://t.co/EKenPXz5
Advocate Niall McCluskey says drug prohibition has failed, and calls for a managed legalisation | THE FIRM http://t.co/jLk9lmcp
Lockerbie and Hillsborough: The deliberate diversion of blame | THE FIRM http://t.co/ZSGXaWfR
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Flagship weekend court scheme abandoned over prison cost http://t.co/PsETtztK
Specially trained coroners could hear military inquests http://t.co/2uDq5RzF
Manchester police killings: This deadly feud is very personal http://t.co/jUw5xTcX
CANADA: Teacher sex trial: Acquitted woman wants to rebuild her life http://t.co/LfqC2DT6
CHINA: Bo Xilai scandal: Wang Lijun verdict 'due on Monday' http://t.co/ajy4DL2X
Connors trial: Worker 'would have been found if he left' http://t.co/4RbVt2n2
CHINA: Mekong River trial murder mystery http://t.co/qKTKlLxu
US: Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor http://t.co/uR6dVjEo
TURKEY: Three army generals jailed for 'coup plot' http://t.co/MkQKpPzl
Safer cycling networks could help prevent illegal use of pavements http://t.co/Yz0a4G2X
Corporations like ATOS don’t have feelings – why should they be able to sue for libel? http://t.co/zIEirZVm
SOMALIA: Shaping political landscape and women’s rights http://t.co/uKNZpM1U
Why ending national pay bargaining is fairer for us all http://t.co/Cy3sr0cq
Lloyds online security chief is jailed for £2.5m fraud http://t.co/Eg0KNA3K
'Charlie Richardson was evil, he should have been tortured like his victims' http://t.co/VAjjUaXR
Cwmbran fire: Carl Mills charged with murder http://t.co/PxRNDFIN
Breckland Council sets aside money to fight first employment tribunal case for at least five years http://t.co/ICRIW3rZ
IRELAND: Postman tells tribunal he only kicked dog after attack http://t.co/YTMMNV8H
Over half a million tribunal claims still to be processed, says MoJ http://t.co/FvWB2VwY
Former Great Ormond Street hospital cardiologist guilty of 'sexually caressing' boy http://t.co/jooWp4Yl
RUSSIA: Rights activists oppose out-of-court ban on Innocence of Muslims http://t.co/bxjBI6Vm
London Met granted permission to apply for JR over Border Agency | The Lawyer http://t.co/95tfp1hG
US: Judge halts ban on religious-themed football banners http://t.co/JM5D5fH5
Attempts to create conflict between SRI LANKA judiciary and the executive - claims politician http://t.co/fjTZGnHM
AUSTRIA: Judiciary most efficient in Europe http://t.co/sN9UEHyZ
Sarah Catt, abortion and the legal rights of pregnant women http://t.co/6KPZSPKA
Simon Harwood's mother-in-law 'blames drunk vendor over G20 death' http://t.co/7PTBMmGn
CANADA: Vancouver sex workers’ federal prostitution-law challenge can go ahead: Supreme Court http://t.co/GGkti2CO
Judge in late abortion case linked to conservative Christian charity http://t.co/E8KOdzQn
Where does publicly-funded law fit into the new world of Tesco law? http://t.co/lFTTP4Zm
ETHIOPIA: Human Rights Should Be a Priority http://t.co/56JVyySC
Shameful downfall of solicitor with child porn stash http://t.co/q1P8qWYB
Latest hearing on shooting of Devizes solicitor Jim Ward adjourned http://t.co/PTQGFEgG
'Cyberstalked by creepy vigilante justice': The mugshot publishing website that names and shames http://t.co/538YNJxF
Dale Cregan appears in court as police vow: "We will see that justice is done" http://t.co/ibNaU5q1
Warning issued over plans to close 11 sheriff courts in Scotland http://t.co/ScgzFmOr
TRINIDAD justice minister fired over controversial law http://t.co/T2eWFjr8
City law man’s £196,000 VAT fraud http://t.co/2E8Y0zJl
Baby is taken from parents after social workers ‘mistook rickets for child abuse’ http://t.co/9xgPWeP6
Robert Cordingley admits murdering his father http://t.co/FzAZ4Zyz
Company boss jailed over £440,000 fraud http://t.co/Eg15eLIr
AUSTRALIA: Lawyer's comments to journalist should be allowed in Liu case: Fairfax http://t.co/fApOyagO
MI5 links to murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko: Widow's lawyer says killing was 'state-sponsored terrorism' http://t.co/tdcNy8Zn
UBS ignored rules for profit, says "rogue trader" lawyer http://t.co/CzRoGEAm
Hillsborough lawyer Doug Fraser's comments 'were crass' http://t.co/0Yf3tyKS
Ken Clarke's justification for 'secret' intelligence courts doesn't wash http://t.co/3wV7OrXN
ISRAEL: Court - No temporary ban on anti-Islam video http://t.co/yhED0s4j
No one size fits all: not-for-profit legal services providers cannot be treated like law firms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9eMcybws
SRA in random equality and diversity swoop | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CdUpJRBt
Jesus fresco 'destroyer' in SPAIN demands royalties http://t.co/B7WM5U8p
US: New York prison inmates sue over dental floss http://t.co/5L4m99Q3
Manchester police murders: Boy aged 15 arrested http://t.co/PDs6c0u2
Anti-race segregation legal academic Joshua Morse dies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/m1gBQWx5
Chief Justice in row over sacked supreme court judge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/juMMsUzh
Offensive tweets not illegal, deems top prosecutor | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3QnqzexP
Taiwan tech company hit with massive price fixing fine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A2M3B6AM
Probe of lawyers' conduct in Hillsborough disaster | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DWfdN80Q
Top US firm starting salaries stagnate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jEqFVFez
No charges against doctors arrested after Sunday Times investigation http://t.co/lIHGcAyH
What happens to law graduates caught out in the paralegal cold? http://t.co/XzarF7p6
Pair convicted of possessing paracetamol in legal first http://t.co/xcRwcQDi
Troy Davis execution, one year on: 'We want to stop killing of innocent men' http://t.co/P4445hbR
Criticised security firm G4S wins Scots tagging contract http://t.co/itfph16T
Lloyds Bank worker Jessica Harper jailed for £2.4m fraud http://t.co/FlWb58ES
Two charged with rape of boy in Manchester Debenhams http://t.co/ECI4S3ZO
Dale Cregan remanded over Manchester police officer deaths http://t.co/TLC5CznN
Police Federation calls for Andrew Mitchell to quit over outburst http://t.co/XuWIW3mP

Friday

21st September - LAW NEWS

270 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Magic circle firm launches women's leadership scheme: London-based Linklaters has launched a scheme to boost the role of its women lawyers. Full story - Global Legal Post

UZBEKISTAN: Ongoing harassment of human rights defender Uktam Pardayev http://t.co/QV0lpqsf
Scots Freedom of Information rights to become more ‘robust’, says Alex Salmond http://t.co/k6JdP5vt
UN urged to fight attempts to downgrade human rights in the UK http://t.co/uGqN86UR
US: Civil rights group condemn anti-Muslim New York subway ads http://t.co/QfBIyXbV
AUSTRALIA: Murder case raised in Danny Nikolic tribunal http://t.co/zqBrkCZr
INDIA: Green Tribunal tells authorities to submit action plan by Oct 30 to check pollution in Noida http://t.co/2o5uaHFO
Norwich and Villa's Lambert row expected to go to a tribunal http://t.co/vHoJ9owA
HMRC wins landmark tribunal in battle to beat stamp duty avoidance http://t.co/Zx5N6qpW
Tribunal orders release of log deal details http://t.co/NbPbHPDr
Trader trial: UBS ‘allowed risk limits to be exceeded’ http://t.co/iqyQcld8
Connors trial: Worker on £10 a day for 18 years http://t.co/dNUdO0tS
Judges set to hand down verdict in TURKEY coup trial http://t.co/jB1QkD63
Mekong massacre trial begins in CHINA http://t.co/Jqyx2UPl
US: Wall Street regulation and reform http://t.co/ChfO9W4Q
Deripaska shakes up Rusal legal team | The Lawyer http://t.co/uHvbx9iS
LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst hires Nabarro's Travers in property litigation boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/E4oomDGQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Carnage at LawRocks as Squire Sanders snatches victory | The Lawyer http://t.co/fTtLKtqY
Former Times legal head interviewed under caution by police | The Lawyer http://t.co/vYhkDRio
LAW FIRM NEWS: Vinson & Elkins names new Beijing managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fb5yuQ6Q
In house counsel sign up to prime | The Lawyer http://t.co/VqvdYsVY
SRA to run QLTS pilot in New York next year | The Lawyer http://t.co/kFxlvS12
LAW FIRM NEWS: London Met granted permission to apply for JR over Border Agency | The Lawyer http://t.co/95tfp1hG
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown launches redundancy round for support staff | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ms9nAbZi
SRA in random equality and diversity swoop | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KDGduYXg
LAW GAZETTE: How digital age strengthens in-house professionals http://t.co/eGhKH190
LAW GAZETTE: LSB calls for ‘open debate’ on cost of regulation http://t.co/1DEopdo6
CANADA: Legal focus in starved-toddler case shifts to parents http://t.co/t7Cequya
Heworth House nursery owner considers legal action http://t.co/FiGiIaDr
Social Media: A Legal Minefield For Years http://t.co/ckDM6Lrh
Jail for Brierfield legal aid fraudster http://t.co/TFIhS0TA
Mass legal action threatened over GCSE English results http://t.co/3wKrm2sZ
Jose Mourinho sues ex-Barcelona vice-president after being called a psychopath http://t.co/eSTU5DSG
Bullfighting declared legal in France http://t.co/M7jfqTNV
US: Taiwanese Company Fined $500 Million for Price-Fixing http://t.co/ns6Mci7p
British Regulator Declares BSkyB ‘Fit and Proper’ http://t.co/VBI4rFKT
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Religion At Heart Of Illegal Ivory Trade According To Report http://t.co/oY9ddSyr
'Illegal' £3.6m clearance fund may be repaid http://t.co/Br6uQDFt
The French press,the profit motive and the law http://t.co/AFuwPf9f
US: Penn State hires top law firm for Sandusky settlements http://t.co/Mph5nuhC
These employment law reforms strike just the right balance http://t.co/NYvMRs9u
MPs warn census axing could harm social science http://t.co/O3VB5cvf
UK asylum process for children labelled 'traumatic' http://t.co/7uzqN9QE
MPs call on G4S to forego £57m fee after Olympics failure http://t.co/lFRRJZTc
Chief whip Andrew Mitchell apologises to police http://t.co/l5VOqBTF
The lawyers who loved, loathed, divorced - and face a crippling legal bill http://t.co/YbO4y3hx
LEGAL FUTURES: Back-to-work lawyers "enable firms and GCs to outsource onshore" http://t.co/lyfgEzl9
LEGAL FUTURES: SRA launches Hillsborough probe, two more ABSs, PC renewal timetable and more http://t.co/JbLy4cyM
LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op blanks QualitySolicitors criticism but claims its presence will benefit all lawyers http://t.co/RsRjyEJG
Chief prosecutor reveals lenient stance after footballer is cleared of abusing Tom Daley http://t.co/mtd9h1J2
Mothers & Prison: The alternatives http://t.co/ecZcHm3W
Censored: MI5 links to murdered Litvinenko http://t.co/GJr2V7fa
US: Amish leader Samuel Mullet and 15 others guilty of hate crime http://t.co/lWKk1s8i
Microsoft defeats Google over a third patent in Germany http://t.co/UJMniBRa
Masked gang steals £1m of watches from Manchester Selfridges http://t.co/QbhcCQBj
Dale Cregan charged over Greater Manchester police deaths http://t.co/G9fzvg5F
INDIA: Judiciary and parliament http://t.co/vpfwHWoM
US: Proposal to require police warrant for email snooping advances in Senate http://t.co/UNt7j0cG
New York judge likely to oversee Facebook lawsuits http://t.co/bH6i66pc
UK judge will open inquest in new year into poisoning death of ex-Russian agent Litvinenko http://t.co/2TGR8aHa
‘Human rights in flames’ launched in Geneva http://t.co/xP1K2Oz8
THAILAND: Glimmers of hope for human rights gains http://t.co/lUoT6X6s
Trainee solicitor who stole from employer spared jail - Peterborough http://t.co/I2SL2Wc4
IRELAND: Justice Minister Shatter attacks Irish on Holocaust and antisemitism http://t.co/8BMYPVJo
Breastfeeding and the Law http://t.co/5wvB03kp
Israeli settlement products are illegal, says European Parliament's second biggest group http://t.co/fKliG9QZ
Germany to provide €500,000 to combat illegal small arms http://t.co/fHgc2Kg6
Minority Report-style predictive policing being trialled on British streets in a bid to stop crimes before they happen http://t.co/DMC4Zsla
Connors trial: Fear and violence controlled 'serfs' http://t.co/DV0uzYLk
CHINA: Police chief trial report indicates Bo Xilai may be charged http://t.co/oB50iJXy
US: Chef in murder trial said he boiled wife's body for 4 days http://t.co/EbEA1ejr
Badger cull trial open to interpretation http://t.co/cX4fzWul
INDIA: Lawyer’s decaying body found in flat http://t.co/o16EHw0a
CANADA: Lawyer for First Nation questions pipeline benefits http://t.co/5JLC1lQg
Scientology lawyer calls Vanity Fair 'bigoted' over Tom Cruise article http://t.co/0NLRfrDB
ANGOLA court rejects UNITA appeal, says vote was fair http://t.co/y29S7uPR
US: Court rehears case on Texas town's rental ban on undocumented immigrants http://t.co/GwobS37g
CANADA: Top court upholds ruling that infant should be removed from life support http://t.co/uU4XSeNa
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC asks Singapore lawyers to take sabbaticals amid Asia slowdown- Legalweek http://t.co/Cuf0rfmf
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O recruits Freshfields NY partner duo in rare magic circle US move- Legalweek http://t.co/Gq83pVLa
SRA to investigate conduct of lawyers linked to Hillsborough cover-up- Legalweek http://t.co/JzpFvKa0
Co-op cautious on expansion of family law service | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0QIRWufg
APIL to defend ruling on damages increase | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/A3iJg9JS
A right royal row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y6ZEokUn
Magic circle firm launches women's leadership scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DJ7Z8QnR
Offshore experts land in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8xmhkad0
Diversity group gauges legal profession inclusion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TnUlyfw1
Italian companies cough up for competition authority | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6udWvwGE
Law firms 'sniff around' massive stock deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a5MZEnHt
Chief judge unveils pro bono requirement | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A7KNtFAe
The United States and the Muslim World http://t.co/h3w1M2K6
How bad must a lawyer be before the courts will do something about it in the US? http://t.co/JVaNHQuK
Tentative Deal on E-Book Prices Is Reached in Europe http://t.co/n8PgGj4C
INDIA: Skepticism and Caution Greet India’s New Policy on Retailers http://t.co/zahdSYqs
High Court in ITALY Backs Convictions for Rendition http://t.co/ixXwhwsD
GERMANY: 'Failed' multiculturalism carries on regardless http://t.co/pyatZHbS
Muhammad cartoons: how freedom of expression is curtailed across the globe http://t.co/D6tACLgD
DPP to issue guidelines on prosecutions over Facebook and Twitter abuse http://t.co/fNbo6cbn
Police shootings prove contempt laws are not fit for purpose http://t.co/aT5wwcML
There is no time to spare - we deserve a representative judiciary http://t.co/ZkPR8TXe
Prisoner restaurant Clink Cymru opens in Cardiff http://t.co/F4q1I0Kp
Mark Duggan 'pulled gun from waistband' http://t.co/x4fm19Tg
Litvinenko police report 'partially redacted' http://t.co/fV0zJa8o
Manchester police killings: Call to end 'family feud' http://t.co/BN3OIyTU

Thursday

20th September - LAW NEWS

269 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Employment law reforms are licence to treat people badly - and still pay less. Government plans to cap unfair dismissal compensation will not make it easier to fire employees. It'll just make it cheaper. Full story - Guardian Law

LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O takes two partners from Freshfields in New York | The Lawyer http://t.co/4Imi6J12
LAW FIRM NEWS: Halebury to double in size as it chases ABS | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/MPBbtf1R
LAW FIRM NEWS: RJW takes on 100 mis-selling cases against banks | The Lawyer http://t.co/AUR1aKxp
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Willkie Farr secure landmark fine reduction for energy giants | The Lawyer http://t.co/IObrsmYK
SRA launches investigation into "role and conduct" of Hillsborough lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/q7Df5Nu2
LAW GAZETTE: Complaints figures merely prove how good solicitors are http://t.co/cERS7KP7
LAW GAZETTE: Hillsborough investigation launched by SRA http://t.co/Wen10lgE
LAW GAZETTE: ‘Three ring’ promise from Co-op family law http://t.co/wTyMb7sE
US: Justice department Fast and Furious investigation clears Eric Holder http://t.co/Mtr8SKZa
Sexual predators in police 'must be rooted out' http://t.co/KjsQY2xB
Legal 500 guide: Employment - Cambridge and the East of England http://t.co/g4QNjN48
Footballer will not face charges over abusive Tom Daley tweet http://t.co/6pQ1NujE
How cohabiting parents can avoid the legal uncertainties http://t.co/d2iaM1vF
Secret courts needed because of Tony Blair's 'disastrous' wars, says Ken Clarke http://t.co/L3RPlOV8
Legal injustices still likely to happen http://t.co/azIWZNiF
Samsung says it will drag iPhone 5 into legal war http://t.co/t7oh5eZB
SPAIN: Jose Mourinho takes legal action against journalist http://t.co/asvxoAvC
Locked-in man continues legal fight for 'right to die' http://t.co/WuqWFHhz
Scottish independence: Judge sets court date for EU legal advice row http://t.co/HjlRgS2W
Tom Daley 'abuse' tweet: Legal rethink on online rules http://t.co/mwRn2HvS
wins exclusive Warner Bros. movie rights, dealing a blow to Netflix and its rivals http://t.co/6iu2QgqA
European judges rule that dangerous inmates should get human rights payouts http://t.co/uaQJjCWW
US: Chick-fil-A wades out of gay rights debacle with move to cut off donations http://t.co/p0X4NXGz
BALKANS: Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has granted Radovan Karadzic 300 hours to present his defence http://t.co/OodIWW9f
ZIMBABWE police seek RWANDA fugitive Protais Mpiranya http://t.co/lrvGz9TL
Gay professor at Royal Holloway College 'was passed over for promotion because of his sexuality http://t.co/Pjyhrhcl
INDIA: Delay in hiring for tribunals fuelling race for posts: Supreme Court http://t.co/4Mo8x8Qi
Smithwick Tribunal hears significant new evidence http://t.co/9KXiA8Xw
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Manchester police killings: May condemns 'savage' PC killings http://t.co/3gji7Wll
Alexander Litvinenko 'was victim of state directed murder' http://t.co/D1yJu6lp
Fewer than 1 in 10 cases in asylum backlog led to deportation http://t.co/uU9mlvrl
Legal aid in England five times as generous as rest of Europe http://t.co/USPDnzjZ
Prison should be tougher for criminals, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling warns http://t.co/dgPiWRji
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts agrees strategic alliance in Saudi Arabia | The Lawyer http://t.co/jbmVPdj4
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin hit by double disputes exit to US firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/ot9VfdgW
LAW GAZETTE: Surge in mis-selling claims http://t.co/15XYN85T
LAW GAZETTE: SRA courts troubled firms http://t.co/8e89VLYT
LAW GAZETTE: LegalZoom in QualitySolicitors tie-up http://t.co/QMX5fTOO
LAW GAZETTE: Mortgage fraud solicitor jailed http://t.co/pmmjFotg
LAW GAZETTE: Don't get mad, get advice http://t.co/cfWoYqTN
LAW GAZETTE: Firms risk missing PII deadline http://t.co/WhDvFi9h
LAW GAZETTE: Executors of Bernard Matthews v Matthews http://t.co/yqx4BPvd
LAW GAZETTE: Chancery Lane hits out at ‘potentially misleading’ complaints statistics http://t.co/Xkz1kDu4
LAW GAZETTE: Co-op adds family law to shopping trolley http://t.co/la5QssZp
LAW GAZETTE: SRA planning surprise diversity swoops http://t.co/LnggVNYG
LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op launches fixed-fee family law service http://t.co/FrjjKfnN
LEGAL FUTURES: QS unveils exclusive LegalZoom deal ahead of 'anti-supermarket law' advertising campaign http://t.co/ZvMKYiol
A third of homeowners are “very likely” to use an online estate agent http://t.co/L7Ag9SMQ
A tragic episode in a long war on violence that police thought they were winning http://t.co/ZBRHdEKR
Mothers & prison: The lost generation http://t.co/SdRZfraP
Lives still at risk in gang feud, warns Manchester police chief http://t.co/bb7Z49EH
FSA: Bob Diamond concerns raised with Barclays in 2010 http://t.co/849Ohb2O
Glasgow Airport staff seize 36 giant African land snails http://t.co/HPeMH45v
London bombers seek fresh appeal http://t.co/D8TWsbGZ
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi given US Congressional medal http://t.co/URfkWb7Z
Sir Norman Bettison referred to IPCC over Hillsborough http://t.co/EpcX0OdA
Manchester police killings: Man, 28, arrested http://t.co/NiCfz3P0
Roman Abramovich 'courteous but ruthless', says High Court judge http://t.co/XdT7hM4A
Rushed PORTUGAL justice reform risks more error than trial http://t.co/5H15KqtP
Ex-solicitor in ‘abusive words on train’ case http://t.co/XMn5gSSl
Litvinenko's widow hopes inquest will reveal truth http://t.co/nNBbcQTG
Fergus Muirhead answers your consumer questions http://t.co/VmkuqkzN
Haddington lawyer receives top award http://t.co/nDLazwd0
Manches Helen Ward to join Stewarts Law http://t.co/4pKSvOVC
Solicitor may face investigation over Hillsborough cover-up http://t.co/j3MYUcv5
Faith-based violence v human rights http://t.co/NpYSDONQ
BANGLADESH's family laws fuel female poverty - rights group http://t.co/iqm79S73
INDONESIA: Human Rights Defender Profile: Febi Yonesta http://t.co/sT8x5Kiv
AFGHANISTAN Pushed Again on Runaways, Women’s Rights http://t.co/tRrx0MfT
BAHRAIN agrees to vast majority of UN rights recommendations, rejects death penalty overhaul http://t.co/KrhfyImJ
NIGER: Kidnap of Delta judge: Uduaghan apologises to judiciary http://t.co/GoLZogrT
PAKISTAN: Supreme Court orders inquiry over Faisal Raza Abidi’s ‘anti-judiciary rhetoric’ http://t.co/DfpYryCe
IRAN: Judiciary Chief Urges Muslims' Collective Reaction to Anti-Islam Film http://t.co/gzXNdAMu
PHILIPPINES: New law bans ‘cybersex’ http://t.co/UNoexxOX
US: School Concludes Bias Law Bars Father-Daughter Dances http://t.co/beqiVgkc
Anti-Muslim Film Tests RUSSIA's Child-Pornography Law http://t.co/uQLkYcaJ
UKRAINE opposition says libel law 'death of journalism' http://t.co/klKoStqk
US: Washington law firm partners earning 14 percent more than in 2010 http://t.co/VmsWde2S
BURMA: New foreign investment law to give overworked Myanmar investment commission sweeping power http://t.co/DcSn79Xq
Common-Law and Same-Sex Families Gaining Ground in CANADA http://t.co/dTMYVe1o
Lawyer muddies waters over INDIA cartoon sedition row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6wCivv0f
Singapore law society forced to call meeting to resolve row | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Oc3Qrs4G
SWAZI politicians demand prison for law chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NhefQKje
HIV bias case heads for human rights court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0Oz58Wu9
Vodafone negotiating over £2.2bn INDIA tax bill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RrVI5rPv
US equity partners bag inflation-busting pay rises | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RgF1lLsc
Judge Orders Boxer Floyd Mayweather To Pay More Than $113,000 In Legal Fees To Manny Pacquiao http://t.co/BDpuz8NM
'Judge Dredd': A liberal creation with accidental appeal to conservatives http://t.co/QAJ0iOcQ
US: Judge - Texas Firm Must Pay Disabled Workers $1.4M http://t.co/uHLoY427
LAW FIRM NEWS: Winston names former Ashurst litigation chief as new City head- Legalweek http://t.co/e8xnDKau
Supreme Court ruling in Jivraj v Hashwani could face ECJ challenge- Legalweek http://t.co/vo0SYEtf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters launches new initiative to develop talented female lawyers- Legalweek http://t.co/xE1A8206
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts Law secures key divorce hire with high-profile Manches recruit- Legalweek http://t.co/bvaIylDL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons adds restructuring partner duo as SNR Denton exits continue- Legalweek http://t.co/YBmFO3Mz

Wednesday

19th September - LAW NEWS

268 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
European challenge to Supreme Court arbitration ruling. Move could end appointment of arbitrators on grounds of religion. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Australian show Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes in London court over sex charges http://t.co/aRQjqDlT
Barrister: French Police Raiding Closer magazine offices 'unjustified' http://t.co/Qli3RyC3
Senior barrister has doubts over Hillsborough prosecutions and inquests - http://t.co/32rOl5nK
Twenty per cent of conveyancing firms say they are considering becoming ABSs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/U6papEUO
Bristol Pound launched to keep trade in the city http://t.co/QfCzvFkI
Proper self-regulation works better than the law to protect privacy http://t.co/vIkz1OgT
Police shootings: media warned over coverage after arrest of Dale Cregan http://t.co/sGUFQ0Bc
US: ACLU takes CIA to court as agency denies existence of drone programme http://t.co/GYdmMHsj
CANADA: Teacher sex trial: Crown calls her seductress, defence calls her trusting http://t.co/EsvWhCcJ
Danish magazine plans to publish Duchess of Cambridge topless photos http://t.co/aayuiXZK
In-house beckons for successful Olympics lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/kyMPXkrP
LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case joins European duo on $1.2bn Chinese loan to Telefónica | The Lawyer http://t.co/uTsSe7Fo
LAW FIRM NEWS: Simmons boosts restructuring with double hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/7QUL8Egj
LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters launches leadership scheme to target female recruitment and retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/tkySRFrn
LAW FIRM NEWS: Divorce star Ward leaves Manches for Stewarts | The Lawyer http://t.co/CczaHlMz
NEW ZEALAND: Whanganui River Gains A Legal Voice http://t.co/wiQWaL1k
IRELAND: Baron loses legal bid on paintings http://t.co/F3VQ4vvV
SNP court challenge over EU legal advice described as ‘unfortunate’ by Rosemary Agnew http://t.co/kxDaBSMg
Lindsay Lohan arrest adds to star's legal woes http://t.co/XS8zOGT0
US: Cyber Warfare Still Poses Legal Questions http://t.co/kxLEiEOa
BURMA: Protracted Myanmar investment law faces further delay http://t.co/irZBYbNx
Australians world's worst for illegal music downloads http://t.co/TNTmrJfQ
Illegal music filesharing is now mainstream http://t.co/QuseyquQ
After trial loss, Samsung argues its design case against Apple online http://t.co/zFO3lneI
Connors traveller family 'slavery' trial: Men kept as 'serfs' http://t.co/H76r8fA0
Leicester kebab shop trial: Passer-by 'could have been killed' http://t.co/DG5JdFYy
Isle of Man by-election fraud trial opens http://t.co/ifyieJ4V
CANADA: 2 lawyers in Nelson Hart appeal say new trial unlikely http://t.co/hjAXofzB
US: Two men come forward as litigants in clergy-abuse suits http://t.co/93K0NKWP
NIGERIA Islamists kill state lawyer, ex-prison official http://t.co/yuirmDPw
EGYPT courts asked to judge anti-Islam film makers http://t.co/6C7I05Ag
Egypt courts asked to judge anti-Islam film makers http://t.co/6C7I05Ag
Strasbourg court orders payout to woman evicted from Welsh caravan site http://t.co/WO0unH4X
The frivolity of the European Human Rights Court http://t.co/eRmOEQ2l
US free speech rights complicate handling of maker of anti-Islamic film http://t.co/YXMGv2qK
IRELAND: Referendum day break with tradition - Children's Rights http://t.co/YF0PEGu0
Gipsy wins human rights case against campsite that threw her out for causing 'very substantial nuisance' http://t.co/STUj18hl
Commissioner warns freedom of information rights 'erosion' http://t.co/vfmZpzlB
INDIA: Central Administrative Tribunal stays IPS officer’s suspension http://t.co/H1x4NR84
CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge tribunal 'incredibly important': Australian envoy http://t.co/neJeLmJ3
Tribunal told of surgery worker's hostile emails http://t.co/IJR4GdXW
Prince Charles's letters to ministers should be disclosed, judges rule http://t.co/d5vzdIhy
AUSTRALIA: Tribunal rules risk from killer dogs too great http://t.co/cnLSm3cw
INDIA: A tribunal’s award, writ on water http://t.co/nvtx728Y
IRELAND: Tribunal to decide on extra time http://t.co/GC2Vlik1
RUSSIA: USAid ordered out of Moscow as Putin's protest crackdown continues http://t.co/YGOWKDbB
Paris magazine's Muhammad cartoons prompt fears for French embassies http://t.co/9tXtj1qc
Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/zcCoPw6D
Demand to be Ruled: Reflections on Servile Electorate & its Narcissistic Presidency | Online Library of Law & Liberty: http://t.co/HUFv1Qfn
Another Take: Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/tFL0NpAS
David Conway reviews Savage Continent | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/ybWQ3Tw0
The Private Sphere, Private Property, and the Do Not Call List | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/OtQZWh3K
Revolting Elites: What it says about US culture that presidential funders regard fellow countrymen as alien race? http://t.co/Ylp1DoLd
A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife - Vatican firm on priesthood cannot be opened to women http://t.co/kt8Gjcno
US: Mitt Romney, Class Warrior http://t.co/27FruR5f
Prisoners locked up indefinitely could claim millions in compensation http://t.co/13Qn7EWo
Domineering men face domestic violence prosecutions http://t.co/b1HqDEHe
Tax crackdown on London legal profession could be extended to other regions | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/7JanFQ71
Divorce law must not reduce marriage to an economic treaty http://t.co/1SnYgmst
EU Plans Anti-Corruption Law For Firms http://t.co/pZcQmBrX
JORDAN: King Abdullah endorses controversial media law http://t.co/A9UvV0pn
Cwmbran fire: Man still held over Buckley family murders http://t.co/O3ZeLQ2s
Norman Tebbit urges death penalty for police killers debate http://t.co/HZdvJgHR
COLOMBIA drug baron Barrera captured in VENEZUELA http://t.co/EVTJviiO
Why British police don’t have guns http://t.co/Vh1g23XB
Operation Elveden: Police officer and journalists held http://t.co/0yIiMMPn
Racism still 'significant' issue in British football http://t.co/wFluN1lF
Manchester police killings: Dale Cregan was on bail http://t.co/IYcwhOLL
LEGAL FUTURES: "Significant minority" of London lawyers dodging tax but experts split on HMRC crackdown http://t.co/X0GiOqux
LEGAL FUTURES: High Court quashes demand for solicitor to pay £150,000 ARP premium http://t.co/iy9h2Vlb
LEGAL FUTURES: New practice offers fixed-fee support packages to help clients run their own litigation http://t.co/mcC1bGyd
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Time to look with more sophistication at ethics? | Professor Richard Moorhead http://t.co/ST9AGMJy
One rule for the some? Double standards on lawyer tactics | Professor Richard Moorhead http://t.co/AY3EWlsA
Access to Justice and ABS: Salvation on its way? http://t.co/FGwZB4xs Sep 19, 2012
Cregan: The gangland hard man with a £50,000 reward on his head - http://t.co/RI4lwrZz
US judge rules on legal spat between ex-Soros traders http://t.co/8ORkjGSm
European Parliament Panel Approves Extractive Transparency Legislation http://t.co/nln6eFiF
RUSSIA: New Tension Over Russian Media Law http://t.co/UzxIu1OV
BOLIVIA enacts law to save Amazon river dolphins http://t.co/R19Ostex
Court rules on United Kingdom’s treatment of prisoners http://t.co/o0jeNbgC
Violence against women, property rights most pressing indigenous issues http://t.co/GFkvGHCv
ETHIOPIA Human Rights Commission Set to Investigate Detention Facilities http://t.co/OcclnlqA
New guidelines issued on domestic abuse http://t.co/RAepvj2h
One million pounds recovered on behalf of a teenager who suffered brain damage http://t.co/0qY6rB6G
Cumbrian law firm Burnetts launches new tribunals service http://t.co/6CssbX6l
Lawyer to stand trial over sham marriage racket - Coleraine http://t.co/sxcJjhtH
Town solicitor banned after being caught behind the wheel when nearly three times the alcohol limit - Kings Lynn http://t.co/aGvfjv4X
Employment Tribunal Rules - Review by Mr Justice Underhill http://t.co/h6JIqPrs
Police deal with one in eight crimes with on the street justice http://t.co/8ypeu6yr
Chris Grayling gets tough: New Justice Secretary ditches Ken Clarke's plan to cut jail numbers http://t.co/PQq63Cnk
Critical report reveals over £2 million cost in care proceedings including a poorly prepared barrister http://t.co/D5DBclVz
Man accused of raping hitchhiker on her way to work http://t.co/BjoCoXZx
UK second worst in world for illegal music downloads http://t.co/iDW39tEl
Family of Ian Tomlinson accuse Met disciplinary panel of 'whitewash' over Pc Simon Harwood http://t.co/sFd59UQX
AFGHANISTAN: Afghans reject detention without trial http://t.co/Fwwdp8vV
Trial date set for Pope's butler http://t.co/cNXzTCi0
Ex-police chief admits to defection in CHINA political scandal http://t.co/b7vVnh41
IRELAND: Debarred lawyer link to Waterside scheme http://t.co/TN9CDloE
SOUTH KOREA opposition party chooses lawyer Moon Jae-in http://t.co/wBfuStMI
Police misconduct database needed, says lawyer Stuart Hutton http://t.co/Ab5sQvAd
Royals' lawyer urges ban on resale of 'highly intimate' Catherine pics http://t.co/mzqmGroU
Lawyer took ecstasy into T in the Park music festival in underwear http://t.co/CkOll3Ad
CHINA begins trial in secret for police chief at center of political scandal http://t.co/0aOas7X3
Lawyer: penalties needs to be higher to stop more Kate Middleton photos http://t.co/8hLm1BXe
GREECE: Cuts protests paralyze Greek courts http://t.co/PoTcsANQ
INDIA court gives bail to Aarushi mother Nupur Talwar http://t.co/hPaQsD8g
US: Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel seeks court order to end teachers' strike http://t.co/Mh5iHowH
CANADA: Top spy dismisses federal commission's call for more human rights accountability http://t.co/feo6MmhM
US: When individual rights collide http://t.co/9ZlBvYrO
European TV rights fiasco gets ugly http://t.co/qj17oXkf
National Grid GC takes new role at flexible staffing provider Obelisk- Legalweek http://t.co/8beoOCos
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin and Travers lead as French retailer buys Hamleys for £60m- Legalweek http://t.co/aiVBDpur
US bar leaders prodded over diversity deficit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ek4ijkiQ
EU committee backs anti-corruption proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pOCae6rb
EU committee backs anti-corruption proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5sQFZwJx
Leading English firms discuss £200m merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AUt764f7
Taxman targets London lawyers in swoop on evaders | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VXJaN6wN
Naming-and-shaming scheme goes live | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NGAOHAAF
Rocketing expenses hit law firm profits | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kqrbTSgA
Leveson may face Commons committee http://t.co/1FMWtdtF
US: Arizona police to enforce immigration law in full as judge gives OKs http://t.co/JRh6vorY
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland to face exclusion motion http://t.co/JClMA525
PSNI apologises to pensioners for drugs raid on 'wrong house' http://t.co/YaZlo8Nd
Warrenpoint blind man 'beat then threw out naked woman' http://t.co/O55vdbhA
Magilligan prison body scanner trial http://t.co/4DzcdA4Q
Belfast university area: 75 student noise inspections http://t.co/DkfKwnQa
John O'Dowd breached code for ministerial appointments http://t.co/MeHCFGQu
HMRC cracks down on motor traders http://t.co/IziKkokl
Double rapist Peter Hendry jailed for seven-and-a-half years http://t.co/3afpK9C0
Car parks: Clear signs bid in MP Nick Smith's Bill http://t.co/4b34NA18
Crushed Esso oil refinery worker's death accidental http://t.co/mxIPGfyf
Paul Flynn MP thrown out of Commons for lie accusation http://t.co/CuY2oCbv
Howell's School in Denbigh: Sacked pregnant teacher's payout http://t.co/g5zNcsOG
SOUTH AFRICA: Lonmin miners in South Africa 'to go back to work' http://t.co/lGdx0FJD
US: The Emancipation Proclamation at 150: from civil war to civil rights http://t.co/NR03EDaI
Kate and William win first round in battle over topless photos http://t.co/Bb4pT0lR
Employment tribunal claims could face lower cap | The Journal http://t.co/F9KXgbCP
Prosecutors at Cambodia Tribunal Want Conditions on Release of Defendant http://t.co/o23Wtbu2
CANADA: Ex-Ottawa jail superintendent, Ontario government settle explosive human rights case http://t.co/C9ODbmdM
IRELAND: EUR 95,000 for sacked pregnant worker http://t.co/4GnQBhje
INDIA: Chief Justice Kapadia recommends Justice Swatanter Kumar as green tribunal chief http://t.co/Zz3bKQ4q
Catherine Wells-Burr death: Boyfriend charged http://t.co/wYgHc2BC
TRINIDAD: The President wants a financially independent judiciary https://t.co/zXuVaPY4
INDIA: Judiciary creates scam over Kudankulam http://t.co/wd0CKgcK
NIGERIA: Judiciary corruption widens •As security agents investigate foreign accounts http://t.co/QbCKAls7

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Although lawyers have been the big winners in mammoth commercial court cases in recent years, costs are falling proportionally. Full story - The Lawyer

Mark Duggan 'given loaded gun' before police shooting http://t.co/EmBMRvNW
Capita gets contract to find 174,000 illegal immigrants http://t.co/FlqPIQ2p
Indeterminate sentences 'breach human rights' http://t.co/cXszqhZD
Kate topless photos: French injunction against magazine http://t.co/0rTDkpEZ
US: Judge adds legal fees to sex change http://t.co/qRCmRuS2
Legal eagle fulfils underwear brand ambition http://t.co/m5zx5JTM
Kate Middleton wins legal battle over topless photo publication http://t.co/LVJYCbIx
Neil Kinnock takes legal action as new phone-hacking claims reach 174 http://t.co/aBuFOSrV
Speaking the Truth to the Vatican http://t.co/qxi0G0gU
Scottish independence: UK government lays down referendum law http://t.co/RlHFANi7
French Copyright Laws Take First Defendant With Controversial Fine http://t.co/F6F28Xxb
French privacy law, media cynicism and the likely penalties for publishing the Kate Middleton pics- Legalweek http://t.co/s4sBpnZN
Hezbollah leader calls for protests and says people who support offensive Mohammed film 'should be punished' http://t.co/QP1fdBMQ
LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey's Dodgers Bankruptcy Team in Settlement Talks with Estate - Law Blog - WSJ http://t.co/bBfRJprq
US: 3 lawsuits pending in fight over Wisconsin union law http://t.co/Grg7zSo8
AFGHANISTAN: Judicial panel rules US-favored administrative detention is against Afghan law http://t.co/bnduHMaf
Managing director of Chinese firm faces jail sentence in Hong Kong | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/C6Weuclf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Metzner Associés lawyer instructed by Harbottles over Kate photos | The Lawyer http://t.co/XEtrNfz3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Wilson Sonsini launches Hong Kong law practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/o9LK5A2r
Shanghai bar welcomes first group of special foreign lawyer members | The Lawyer http://t.co/oIBVxeCb
LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA prepares for Seoul launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/CwwIPr7C
HMRC launches task force to target tax-dodging London lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q1kFqeSN
LAW GAZETTE: What should lawyers make of EBaccs? http://t.co/Jw5VEHWC
LAW GAZETTE: Strasbourg rules on ‘unlawful’ indeterminate sentences http://t.co/A13ftW50
LAW GAZETTE: London lawyers targeted in ‘high-risk’ sector tax clampdown http://t.co/Lpv374Gm
Strasbourg overrules House of Lords on IPPs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/LOikEJNP
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a
Payne Hicks Beach among firms heading LeO’s ‘list of shame’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/AS1V12Ep
Solicitors by far the most under-represented in senior judiciary | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/xGpstbxE
Employment law reforms are licence to treat people badly - and still pay less http://t.co/sqqxRshW
Might Royal Mail's plans to leave post with a neighbour breach human rights? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Bc0Bflci
Hacking book: http://t.co/mELr4suK
Kate photos row shows just how difficult it is to enforce a privacy law http://t.co/QZeHawIg
The Cardiff Three: the long wait for justice http://t.co/L6h3FUPJ
Wider issues raised by Hillsborough http://t.co/dbzc5aTV
Failure to cut prison numbers hits spending target plans http://t.co/2MItvusA
Gay couple sue B&B owner for refusing them double room http://t.co/ToHi1CJ6
Russian multimillionaire loses battle over exclusive London property http://t.co/IXUvNdV9
Police deal with one in eight crimes with on the street justice http://t.co/8ypeu6yr
Controlling partners 'to be prosecuted for domestic abuse' http://t.co/r5J0chfQ
225 years of human rights, the US Constitution - despite its present irksome right wing interpretation http://t.co/Cek3THJy
Attorney General to consider overturning Hillsborough inquest verdicts http://t.co/KNZ7R5uA
LEGAL FUTURES: Conveyancers far more worried by lender panels than ABSs, survey finds http://t.co/9brchKrU
LEGAL FUTURES: PC renewal will start on 1 November, Law Society promises http://t.co/aPJcY0W1
LEGAL FUTURES: Regulators told to release law firm quality indicators and co-operate with comparison websites http://t.co/pUinsPGQ
“England Does Not Love Coalitions” http://t.co/9qz5iFOy
Tabloid 'hired private detectives to spy on former Met Police chief' http://t.co/Xrfbe1s3
Imprisonment separates around 17,000 children from their mothers every year http://t.co/goY6Ifs3
Man 'used witchcraft to traffic children' for prostitution http://t.co/JFUq7qaU
News of the World 'ordered burglary' http://t.co/fegtYGIU
A Foreign Country by Charles Cumming named Scottish Crime Book of Year http://t.co/IR7q5FS7
Secret Lockerbie court held in Malta, newspaper claims http://t.co/EC2iQ1t0
Scottish independence: Court hearing over government's EU legal advice http://t.co/CSnszS3b
Andrew Litt: Newport firearms dealer jailed over £8m fraud http://t.co/K89gNb1o
Aamir Siddiqi: Parents tried to tackle son's killers http://t.co/a8vwhQuM
Irene Lawless Llanllwni murder: Darren Jackson gets life http://t.co/xroGJVFn
Paypal suspends domestic transactions in ARGENTINA http://t.co/DeBBWj1z
Catherine Wells-Burr: Woman on murder conspiracy charge http://t.co/vttTNNw7
Cane rat meat 'sold to public' in Ridley Road Market http://t.co/aPoGd36z
Complaints about doctors up 23% in year http://t.co/BCr9yZtC
Post-merger stutter for Chicago lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aobJ6aJX
US Judge throws out law students' claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mndtvMiJ
Row over justice in Nigeria | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8A201BzV
Lawyers step in to end royal photos reprint | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tJeYRtkv
Former lawyer goes to prison for bogus campaign scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ARcExZr8
Court fees to rise in Australia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GUcwhML6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Links secure lead roles on Russian banking giant's $5.4bn stake sale- Legalweek http://t.co/8CLkiitK
LAW FIRM NEWS: Citi to ex-Dewey partner: not our job to warn of firm's impending demise- Legalweek http://t.co/2LwVAEDN
LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn joins pro bono effort in push for new Hillsborough inquest- Legalweek http://t.co/DMk4fEYY
LAW FIRM NEWS: CC restructuring chief Hyde set for Hong Kong transfer- Legalweek http://t.co/QVndUEFf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher and Osborne Clarke in talks over £200m merger- Legalweek http://t.co/vAvcAoM5

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