19th December - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Legal action swirling around the London interest rate scandal is set to engulf a horde of bankers once a leading Swiss player cuts a deal with various international authorities. Full story - Global Legal Post

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro trainee intake drops by almost 30 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/54M2IclK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Sanders turns to BLP and Wragges for City banking hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/FNhdE1nY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Portugal's PLMJ rejigs partnership and governance structure | The Lawyer http://t.co/BWpe8d54 
• Comet administrators' filings show quintet of legal advisers as fees unveiled | The Lawyer http://t.co/RXQAVdSo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's CBH defeats WilmerHale in gummy bear court battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/7vM9gQFD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New director at Taylor Wessing prompts reshuffle | The Lawyer http://t.co/2vjMvbkF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gibson Dunn advises UBS on Libor settlements | The Lawyer http://t.co/aRV2ZF47 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness Paull & Williamsons secures first post-merger partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/mBjmPDfS
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance India M&A co-head to join Jones Day in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/C26km4eN 
• Hillsborough lawyers welcome new inquests and police investigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/zPfNYZ7f 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Midlands firm Knights gets SRA backing for Dragons' Den investment | The Lawyer http://t.co/A5BJR0J5
• HONDURAS congress passes law to purge police corruption http://t.co/q8CmZQAo 
• A brief guide to Leveson's proposal for arbitration of media claims http://t.co/fdgOlxul 
• Lawyers call for new equality law after £700k study http://t.co/ybTMBcMS 
• Lawyer Checker checks law firms are legitimate http://t.co/aMY4cnjZ 
• US to train Pakistani judiciary http://t.co/JEyKn2R4 
• INDIA: Justice delivery system in mess, criminals have free run http://t.co/xYHGbRYH
• US Justice Department reaches settlement with Penguin on e-books http://t.co/hCPEOIss 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Jacob Zuma's landslide victory points to trouble ahead - Justice Malala http://t.co/j1LpuHSG 
• INDIA: Cut in dalit welfare fund angers social justice ministry http://t.co/dKU7XCGN 
• Lostprophets rock star Ian Watkins on child sex offence charges http://t.co/WTRcSmzg 
• Instagram denies having right to sell users' photos http://t.co/40aWKtN8 
• Hillsborough: High Court to hear new inquests plea http://t.co/muT383dh 
• Jimmy Savile abuse: Police arrest man in 70s http://t.co/3GQRbXXU 
• Prosecutors clarify offensive online posts law http://t.co/2Q8btQu1 
• UBS fined $1.5bn for Libor rigging http://t.co/jdsKogNE
• Animal abusers beware: the RSPCA bites http://t.co/tNnesHpx 
• May to crack down on police integrity concerns http://t.co/UO0luPMU 
• Ancient protection for judges to be scrapped because public attitudes have changed http://t.co/WiOcchyu 
• US: The Yawning Loophole in the Gun Laws http://t.co/79rvrVlt 
• US: The Puzzle of Black Republicans http://t.co/acEKQgan 
• US: Benghazi Panel Strongly Assails Role of State Dept. in Attack http://t.co/ccy6ukDu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• US Gun Rights Groups' New Social Media Policy: Don't Use It http://t.co/Uvn2TloH 
• MEXICO: New President must break with legacy of human rights violations http://t.co/Wzvw5EXc 
• CANADA: Investigate Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women http://t.co/ssxDFsVh 
• British Bill of Rights review deadlock likely to mean little progress on legislation before next general election http://t.co/PpC0DMMN 
• Facebook's Instagram claims 'perpetual' rights to users' photos http://t.co/Pfzei52x 
• The Human Rights Act is too valuable to sacrifice to anti-European mischief http://t.co/LlgfoMmL 
• US: The Newtown Massacre - Time for Legislation, Not Conversation http://t.co/lyXnr8fF 
• Thousands of solicitors face losing right to practise after PC renewal failures | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/rBdN9X3q 
• Lawyers happier with LeO than complainants but malcontents on both sides see bias against them | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/zi7enmTD 
• Presents destined for sick children stolen from Great Ormond Street Hospital http://t.co/KYrgJnvH 
• GP jailed for 11 years for sex assaults that stretched across two decades http://t.co/rPuDrijk 
• Was Tory Chief Whip framed? Police officer accused of posing as member of public to help force resignation http://t.co/5uJGKM7K 
• Trial set for man accused of killing three generations of one family in Wales http://t.co/mlHaQAWP
• BRAZIL 'Mensalao' corruption trial concludes http://t.co/RptVfUsx 
• RUSSIA: Moment of Truth Over Human Rights http://t.co/TYjP1JCi
• Trial of Maldives' ex-leader sparks fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O5bNEUWe 
• Stephenson Harwood latest to plant flag in Dubai | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/G949A8vE 
• Dewey bosses face fresh allegations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S0NehXbu 
• Libor litigation could net hordes of bankers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Abzu6x0F 
• Linklaters remains UK deal king | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mxweM15g
• Gay marriage: divorces over adultery face legal challenge http://t.co/mEw27PIu 
• Scottish Lawyers in new legal aid strike http://t.co/AqnYftLW 
• New legal bid to get Green Belt land back http://t.co/WzEc6IAa 
• US judge rules against Canadian polluter, but will justice flow both ways? http://t.co/cwpuS3bC 
• Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones http://t.co/O7feyDZW 
• New UK Bill of Rights would create more human rights http://t.co/4QHExjmH 
• Animal abusers beware: this dog bites http://t.co/EqJjd91K 
• Lawyers who head for the high street http://t.co/3l5zrmMJ 
• Leveson's arbitral arm http://t.co/fdgOlxul
• Ken Clarke fails to rule out need for secret courts in MoD cases http://t.co/Tedg5VUm 
• Commission fails to agree on UK Bill of Rights | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/0YE3oR5m 
• Six thousand solicitors and firms fail to submit PC applications | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/mmQCXc1o 
• Solicitors can rely on Limitation Act when chasing unpaid fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/M6EeAAmi 
• Yielding the greatest return? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/zVOdxYq8 
• Consolidation in the legal sector | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IJUrAAoX 
• Commission: ‘strong argument in favour of a UK bill of rights’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/GEym3xh1 
• 'Pleb' row: Andrew Mitchell calls for full inquiry http://t.co/uI5d6rOR 
• SWEDEN students riot over Instagram sex insults page http://t.co/SjioiTfQ 
• US: Obama 'backs assault weapons ban' http://t.co/8yT41HHP

18th December - LAW NEWS

358 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Barrister snub to diversity monitoring “embarrassing” and “pathetic”. Only a handful of the 15,000-plus members of the Bar have disclosed information such as whether they went to public or state schools, in a snub to the chairs of the Bar and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) who had personally requested it. Full story - Legal Futures

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fixed-fee partner-only boutique launches in London with CC hire - Legalweek http://t.co/67iGlEcY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Keoghs to launch in Manchester following Clydes fraud team hires - Legalweek http://t.co/qHHdme8V 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O forms new association in Saudi Arabia - Legalweek http://t.co/MSzukfBR 
• 4-5 Gray's Inn Square remains in business despite defections - Legalweek http://t.co/QvKlt9hg 
• Aviva sues former Dewey chiefs over 2010 bond offering - Legalweek http://t.co/dQVTBoWk
• Christopher Morrison admits Asda sex attack on boy http://t.co/Fs9UJBn9 
• David Black murder: One arrest in County Tyrone, two in Dublin http://t.co/MO00w1rU 
• Belfast flag violence: 11 police injured and 15 arrests http://t.co/27PfADRi 
• Richard Morgan convicted of killing baby Slater Sharkey http://t.co/QA4zJjEi 
• Instagram seeks right to sell access to photos to advertisers http://t.co/lzP5rGX4 
• Judges should decide secret courts, government accepts http://t.co/52kjL75i 
• Samsung drops Apple sales case in Europe http://t.co/bmveOt63 
• Abortion in Ireland permitted when mother's life at risk http://t.co/tibfjHkM 
• S&P raises GREECE's credit rating http://t.co/25BlRuZD 
• Neon Roberts tumour case: Judge gives go-ahead for surgery http://t.co/2mlEHrx5 
• Muslims demand gay marriage exemption http://t.co/Vjwjs1Um 
• Britain shames itself by detaining immigrants indefinitely http://t.co/R0KCHXQq
• Closing courts ‘will add to pressure on troubled Scottish town centres’ http://t.co/1vJj9rRD 
• Sheriff courts are halted by lawyers’ legal aid protest http://t.co/HxhorJAY 
• Rights campaigners urge MPs to reject secret courts plan http://t.co/SkPiuGjb 
• High fliers from Rochdale Sixth Form College call order to the courts http://t.co/tBcgyXQw 
• INDIA: No norms on punishments to assist trial courts: SC http://t.co/uyFvkfyp 
• Care system fails young offenders - report http://t.co/SPDIuTxT 
• Redundancy talks period to be cut from 90 to 45 days http://t.co/7VGBd8OJ
• Queen attends cabinet meeting in Downing Street http://t.co/5IRlHyVo 
• Neon Roberts tumour case: Judge 'may decide on surgery' http://t.co/2mlEHrx5 
• Newtown shootings: How do you explain murder to a child? http://t.co/4f1DsKd9
• Met police chief warns over 'pleb' case arrest http://t.co/5Adcabl0
• Lords challenge Grayling’s control of Supreme Court appointment | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/R4xcilPj
• Increase in JRs 'mainly the result of' immigration cases, MoJ admits | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2wTM5zY2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills hires Thai partner in boost to Asia litigation | The Lawyer http://t.co/VCNSdNng 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BBC confounded as Sports Personality calls connect to Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/p1bAyLMJ 
• Rocket Lawyer: ‘disruptive not destructive’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/dXATqk2W 
• PC renewals ‘relatively trouble free’ but 4,500 short | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/UAqfEN7A 
• Bill of rights commission splits | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/OlmlEXEr
• Quindell gains ABS licence and says it can deliver profit under new costs regime | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UJz3i6gG 
• Accountants launch bid to become ABS regulator, with 100 applications in the offing | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/uvZ3zlSe 
• Wibsey solicitor in appeal over £45,000 'rare metal' con http://t.co/3BiTsU47
• West Kirby law firm shuts down after solicitor is struck off http://t.co/tiMZMNwt 
• RUSSIA abstains from vote on Yugoslav war crimes tribunal http://t.co/H462j4hT 
• ARGENTINA Declares Media Law Constitutional, Begins Process To Break Up Grupo Clarin http://t.co/D5T8vrYn 
• 30 Under 30: The Young People Who Are Shaping Law And Policy in US http://t.co/Q07OjpwE 
• Top 10 US privacy law violations in the Petraeus probe http://t.co/BELYW8ff 
• Injunction blocks BRAZIL congress vote over oil royalty law http://t.co/JFNmguI3 
• EU insolvency law: European Commission proposals would signal sea change in how cross border insolvencies are managed http://t.co/MUtoCre9 
• The law is too weak, says father of cyclist killed after hitting car door - http://t.co/UIlu63Df 
• Independent Scotland unlikely to be left outside EU, says former judge http://t.co/JNnWnPyR 
• PHILIPPINES MPs approve contraception law http://t.co/b0AXRSxC 
• US: George W Bush Signed 2005 Law Protecting Gun Makers From Being Sued http://t.co/7fUWNmLI 
• US: 'Black America's Law Firm' Looks To Big Cases With New Leadership http://t.co/zqYryz3e 
• Church Officials Call on Filipinos to Campaign Against Birth Control Law http://t.co/KRRzf1SU 
• FRANCE warms to Gérard Depardieu, the heroic exile http://t.co/kwdQQHD3 
• Driver who killed pedestrian after texting escapes jail http://t.co/XfayJ2Hh 
• Human rights no defence for criminals and terrorists, says Grayling http://t.co/KmdeD15I 
• Threat of right wing fanatics is growing warns Home Secretary http://t.co/ZdoFrQ3h
• McDonald's waitress wins £3,000 compensation for being fired http://t.co/WCgTULOl 
• Soldier carried out armed robbery to avoid being sent back to Afghanistan http://t.co/vLXzJvtO
• In Other Countries, Laws Are Strict and Work http://t.co/JLXzkLZZ 
• PALESTINE: West Bank Land, Empty but Full of Meaning http://t.co/L00PLAWy 
• BANGLADESH Finds Gross Negligence in Factory Fire http://t.co/x0q4uSfd 
• Top Cambridge corporate lawyer retires http://t.co/Bp7pdLnt 
• Shropshire lawyer warns on seasonal marriage strains http://t.co/jxLWrMP5 
• City lawyer warns top football clubs http://t.co/rieCnoLE 
• European Court of Justice squanders opportunity to save £14m after rejecting bid to slash sessions http://t.co/NyWqYJj1 
• In praise of war and justice http://t.co/MNXwaNFU 
• CPS denies dropping Huhne perversion of justice charges http://t.co/7D4SKODM 
• BALKANS: In the search for justice in the former Yugoslavia, are we ignoring the Serbian victims of war crimes? http://t.co/FI67lzoz 
• The Leveson report is a charter for control freaks in policing http://t.co/dWrI6Fn1 
• Rape Crisis is 40 – and the need is greater than ever http://t.co/k0rlyaMN 
• DR CONGO: Congolese militia leader acquitted of rape and murder charges http://t.co/sWPOrK56 
• Redundancy consultation period to be halved to 45 days http://t.co/BRfQBAfm 
• BBC and ITV apologise to Lord McAlpine for sex abuse allegations http://t.co/PmK2Lon1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• How do you decide what to include in LawNewsIndex? http://t.co/9KvslDeO
• What is LawNewsIndex? http://t.co/O5Mjaeio 
• BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 13/12/2012 , Conveyancing Complaints http://t.co/G4Jck4Fr 
• David Cameron's local hunt guilty of illegal fox-hunting http://t.co/ujRMzdVc 
• 83,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Northamptonshire in last three months http://t.co/lEYempTu 
• The European Court of Human Rights urgently needs to decide on the Chagossians’ right to return http://t.co/8QhDZg9S 
• Russian rights activists to draft list of violators to help US http://t.co/L40I2ibJ
• LSB urges conveyancing regulators to consider alternatives to client account | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/uoSe24pN 
• Kiss and make up? Edmonds, Deech and McGowan begin process of détente | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/wPf62TWL 
• Linklaters seals Saudi cooperation deal with A&O's former local ally - Legalweek http://t.co/eRG26hMU 
• Lloyds Banking Group appoints new GC with hire of FSA legal chief - Legalweek http://t.co/8sK8TUSI 
• Lord Phillips takes press reform role; Matrix, 5RB counsel advise papers - Legalweek http://t.co/uPn0bs9B 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG makes first Singapore lateral as firm plans to expand new base - Legalweek http://t.co/Yc0GjvRd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Pearce follows up merger with four-partner Maclays team hire - Legalweek http://t.co/F6WCGfSb
• THAILAND: Human Rights Watch denounces insurgents' killings of Thai teachers in violent south http://t.co/umFGWFol 
• MOLDOVA: Mum’s court protest at forced sterilisation and low compensation http://t.co/8fDe9qZj 
• Legal arguments for Scotland remaining in EU after Yes vote http://t.co/yAQIlj9V 
• Adrian Sutil says there are no legal issues preventing an F1 return http://t.co/5BElXumq 
• Abu Qatada new landlord didn't want terrorist tenants http://t.co/ewa50xeu 
• Hillsborough single released to support families' legal fight http://t.co/v2gwBzvA 
• INDIA: Telangana lawyers boycott courts to protest prosecution order http://t.co/nsJPZJ1F
• Recommendations by FCAs accepted by courts in 75% of cases http://t.co/XWxmofSb
• BURMA courts wary investors on port project http://t.co/Mhd815zE 
• Lawyers across Scotland boycott custody courts in legal aid row http://t.co/qDfWwlkH 
• Maltese judge charged with bribery | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aSEyvDGl 
• Three with a difference | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6yXmt7WA 
• India Supreme Court research shows regional bias | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4ew7yPlC
• Chilean lawyer puts the brakes on gold rush | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aNa759Fl 
• Women lawyer count still low in US, state survey reveals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TsbG78mA 
• Top US firms drive up billing rates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P1HAoQdH

17th December - LAW NEWS

357 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Leveson's legal eagles will repeat all the old mistakes. Putting lawyers in charge of the press regulator will lead to endless hearings and the stultified pace of the courtroom – just like the old, dismantled Press Council. Full story - Guardian Law

• IPCC investigate officer's 'pleb' claim http://t.co/arayHO6D 
• Understanding Dunblane and Other Massacres by Peter Aylward - review http://t.co/YrYzKo6x 
• MALDIVES police accused of civil rights abuses being trained by Scottish police http://t.co/EcWiwzqT 
• Bill of rights: long-awaited report to put fresh strain on coalition http://t.co/gpuLeMO2 
• Former poster boy of Icelandic boom charged with criminal offences http://t.co/JCN1UB1z 
• We don't need secret courts to protect our US relations http://t.co/VGgdCW3c 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Slaughters lead as Malaysian tycoon bids to take HK's Guoco private | The Lawyer http://t.co/wZiT2iM0 
• Liverpool Victoria promotes general counsel to company secretary | The Lawyer http://t.co/qjakF0xW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Pearce picks up Maclays quartet ahead of Dickinson Dees tie-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/cKltcl88 
• Lord Phillips to challenge government on Supreme Court admin appointments | The Lawyer http://t.co/y504ZXfs 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters keeps top spot for UK M&A as US firms climb up rankings | The Lawyer http://t.co/8Of5CKN5
• US: Sex Offenders Say California Law Infringes Free Speech http://t.co/GkO0qhaV 
• PHILIPPINES OKs Divisive Contraceptives Bill http://t.co/cZmjqsTx 
• Microsoft and Motorola want to keep some trial details secret http://t.co/BBxk5f5K 
• AUSTRALIA: Woman on trial over fatal stabbing http://t.co/8TA0uGh9 
• PAKISTAN: ‘Jundullah men’ still at large: Ashura blast trial halted http://t.co/3bLRcyib
• Journalist's family upset by verdict in trial of his killer http://t.co/XfZcv9nD 
• Expectations low for Cameron’s bill of rights commission | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/VNLWWdao 
• Show us more red tape, SRA asks firms | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/kWTzkUeY 
• BSkyB claim forces Livescribe to pull Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen http://t.co/Wi9AuIlc 
• Intellectual property crime unit to be set up by City police http://t.co/OEHd0a44 
• AUSTRALIA: Woman injured while having sex on overnight work trip can sue employer http://t.co/JKNFGkOu 
• Convicted terrorist who tried to blow up Israeli plane fails to win parole http://t.co/yBWNOqZD 
• The Met police denied Azelle Rodney the right to surrender http://t.co/u2BUelnC 
• CAMEROON jails 'gay' man for texting 'I'm in love with you' to male friend http://t.co/fDjnTZhO 
• 'Sexsomnia' claim actor Simon Morris guilty of raping girl http://t.co/ggNCNu2f 
• Ministry of Defence to sell part of its radio spectrum http://t.co/2gcBIol5 
• Rector refuses bishop post over women divisions http://t.co/sLzKnVB4 
• Azelle Rodney inquiry: Family urge unlawful killing decision http://t.co/9es82Yya 
• Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott murder charges dropped http://t.co/1I76ZBMh 
• Amy Winehouse coroner's inquest to be reheard http://t.co/59aTgqRX 
• Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton's family in eviction threat http://t.co/f1sYDjwD 
• Wales child abuse: 105 cases being investigated http://t.co/UVRM5Cil 
• Queen to attend cabinet meeting for first time http://t.co/nkVe13oj 
• Actress Lindsay Lohan said to US Judge - 'My Spiritual Advisor Can Vouch For Me' http://t.co/HA9Y47zY
• US: To Judge Richard Posner, Gun Control Is a Joke http://t.co/2j1GVy4C 
• Monteith praises ‘tireless efforts’ of solicitor’s family http://t.co/rYKNjrZM
• Barnoldswick solicitor completes 500km ride to 'heart of India' http://t.co/JIoQgEF0 
• US: Cleveland law school to help new solo lawyers http://t.co/sYxLrjVl 
• KENYA: MPs warned over pending county financing law http://t.co/FRIH0QIn 
• Partnership has law firm in the pink http://t.co/2R0gjpxS
• New law puts pressure on banks to keep branches open http://t.co/ysxB2tqL 
• INDIA: Law will take its course on Wal-Mart - Information Minister http://t.co/IWEeSxfc 
• LIBYA declares emergency law in southern regions http://t.co/11nq9oHf 
• Gun Law in ISRAEL http://t.co/tjZ8q1oL 
• Google Maps For Apple Violates European Union Law? http://t.co/z7cNbiKG 
• HMRC loses sponsorship tax relief tribunal http://t.co/yd2lTFPd
• US: Rape Case Unfolds on Web and Splits City http://t.co/Qkpppb2O
• SOUTH AFRICA Since Mandela http://t.co/CNJqlcwC
• US: In Times Square, bystanders at an anti-Islamic speech by the pastor Terry Jones protest by singing the Beatles http://t.co/o1J0aIPe 
• The Freedom of an Armed Society http://t.co/oCrnPgu3
• Statutory underpinning of rather close supervision of the legal profession but not of journalists | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/KiIaHNTO 
• Linklaters links up with Saudi law firm | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/xMTAu2bz 
• Ian Brady: Moors Murderer 'wrote letter pinpointing location of Keith Bennett's body' http://t.co/ErHGsTnx 
• How hackers exploit 'the seven deadly sins' http://t.co/Gk1f1kjO 
• Nicho Waipuka found guilty of killing Phillip Cottrell http://t.co/RBxSm4DJ
• End flag protests say Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness http://t.co/xWteAJg5 
• Barclay twins' Ritz hotel pays no corporation tax http://t.co/WTANoNhF
• Panorama confronts the Barclay brothers with tax revelations http://t.co/4zRjwl4J 
• Judges take on ministers over supreme court http://t.co/7j5omjvv 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Paedophile net: Did Operation Ore change British society? http://t.co/khNS3lWz 
• Gerrard Depardieu 'to give up French passport' in tax exile row http://t.co/xkgys7Ur 
• Pharmacists illegally sell Valium and morphine http://t.co/n9JZbhW3 
• Same-sex marriage: 'No mandate', say MPs http://t.co/2c80wPPt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump and Linklaters lead on ExxonMobil-Rosneft Siberian JV | The Lawyer http://t.co/u15dpgPk
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Latham and Ropes broker $1.1bn deal to refinance Israeli telecoms group | The Lawyer http://t.co/krt7auaJ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bevan Brittan hires SRA expert from Capsticks | The Lawyer http://t.co/3nYQUvHv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow launches fixed-fee family service | The Lawyer http://t.co/pAHKoiY8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC takes on multi-million pound dispute against Mittal on CFA basis | The Lawyer http://t.co/uZVM7bXS
• Traditional firms "more innovative than ABSs", says SRA, as it promises COLP/COFA reassurance | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/xdADqh1q 
• TAIWAN: Ministry Of Justice Researching Marriage Equality In Asia http://t.co/CG5L45n7 
• INDIA: Female foeticide: Maha to approach chief justice of Bombay HC http://t.co/xtEJeDw1 
• BANGLADESH war crimes victims seek justice http://t.co/oZrs2JUP 
• Loyalist claims Belfast flag ruling 'is illegal' http://t.co/0GLLgbQV 
• INDIA: Illegal constructions mar Taj Mahal's beauty http://t.co/1g7NSfnC 
• Banks face fresh split threat as Parliament eyes new legislation http://t.co/us5v5jIN 
• Should illegal drugs be decriminalised? http://t.co/ik3dJCC9 
• Lancashire Shop fears over illegal tobacco http://t.co/tJBJqHQv
• 'Chugger' firm condemned by watchdog http://t.co/0Hhz2I2h 
• Prisoners have received at least £20 million in benefits they are not entitled to http://t.co/lQxjBWMl 
• Huhne charges continue, says CPS, after claims case is to be dropped http://t.co/y3gGXVCX 
• Judges take on ministers over supreme court http://t.co/7j5omjvv
• ISRAEL guilty of ‘bleak’ and ‘severe’ human rights abuses, local NGO asserts http://t.co/K7JdwPKK 
• Cabinet Minister Owen Paterson joked that Tory 'biddies' are opposed to gay rights http://t.co/EabM2NDP 
• UK Government must still investigate Al-Saadi case, says Human Rights Watch http://t.co/kYNpGeoS 
• Legal firm with offices in Bury St Edmunds and Thetford wins national award for marketing and business development http://t.co/OYsevya6 
• Ingoldmells sewage smell prompts prosecution threat http://t.co/Kg2gQg2Z 
• Leveson's legal eagles will repeat all the old mistakes http://t.co/GMXiB4uf
• INDIA: ‘49K cases involving govt pending in courts’ http://t.co/IasI1MiT 
• INDIA: Haryana people prefer khaps over courts http://t.co/J46c8ByK 
• David Davis MP blasts 'sly' Commons bid to bring in controversial secret courts http://t.co/hurQ9KU2 
• ITALY 'disappointed' at India for delay on naval guards' trial http://t.co/XoTOHGbp
• Welsh government still paying loans for 1970s Newtown homes http://t.co/nv90tGT9 
• Police Officer arrested over 'pleb' leak http://t.co/LjQhAhGY

16th December - LAW NEWS

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• Whitney Solicitor struck off for using clients money to prop up ailing firm http://t.co/00xAmZS6 
• Doctor Derek Keilloh ruled 'dishonest' over death of Iraqi detainee http://t.co/RPYzvkKS 
• PHILIPPINES: Landmark Law Crucial for Women’s Health http://t.co/KSGXB8JD 
• Airgun licensing law plans hailed by parents of toddler murdered by rifle shot in head http://t.co/UmkTZZBc 
• CHINA attack illustrates US gun law divide http://t.co/Rmir4BVv 
• US: Domino's Pizza founder sues feds over health care law http://t.co/9bJDDDA8 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Tribunal tells GHANA to release Argentinian ship http://t.co/lF0ohPny
• Footballer Mario Balotelli taking Man City to tribunal over £340,000 fine http://t.co/xC3avKEV 
• US: Debate on Gun Control Is Revived, Amid a Trend Toward Fewer Restrictions http://t.co/GOiemXMU 
• EGYPT Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution http://t.co/KdAnmSlR 
• Newtown shooting: 'British boy' among dead http://t.co/V7tOAySh 
• Scottish police: Concerns raised over £100m debts http://t.co/jFfbU7Py 
• Iraq 'war crimes' Inquiry chief quits http://t.co/lXBgy905
• The rock star, the polo set and the man who played them for fools http://t.co/bMH750cJ
• Bill of Rights: 'Why I fear this will prove I was right to be worried' http://t.co/wfn6S7ro 
• How Tag was caught breaking code http://t.co/BBn3EZ4o 
• Special report: Police revisit the grim mystery of Elm Guest House http://t.co/8b1pjd6W
• More Leveson, Channel Islands Homosexuality and Gay Marriage - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/z7H8Hnml 
• Whose voices count in our human rights debate? - Sanchita Hosali | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/dlu1Vh6z 
• Permanent injunction against anti-vivisection protestors | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/Tl7bLmjm 
• From base pairs to the bedside: medical confidentiality in a changing world | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/SYDdorMK
• Quicker, costlier and less appealing: plans for Judicial Review reform revealed | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/cJ7el1r5
• Volunteers not entitled to protection of disability discrimination laws | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/9Yfo6dqD
• High Court rejects Humanist Association's challenge to faith school proposals in Richmond | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/z9Fzqzrf 
• A Hobbit’s View on the End of Lawyers | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/DXSuDSVq 
• A Marxist Historian Offers a Counter-History of Liberalism | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/W1RBlOtN 
• Standing, Originalism, and the Gay Marriage Cases | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/58Lo27fV 
• Frankie Boyle donates £50,000 to help Guantanamo inmate sue M16 http://t.co/NRS8tcIT
• Debate on Islam and evolution has to be called off after revolt by student societies http://t.co/LihChwEw
• INDIA: Judiciary should play pro-active role: Justice Kurian Joseph http://t.co/3jOHIDtY 
• US: "Intelligent design" legislation in Texas again http://t.co/h9Ny7omb 
• RUSSIA retaliates against U.S. rights legislation http://t.co/Snuho0IV 
• UN women's rights experts concerned over EGYPT draft constitution http://t.co/njP7XMvr 
• INDIA: US-based rights body asks Indian MPs to reject amendments to terror act http://t.co/faRmQj3A 
• Rights and wrongs of carrying guns http://t.co/SPP0KO42 
• Racing UK win rights to televise Ascot in huge blow for At The Races http://t.co/5VClyB1l 
• Plans for a new British Bill of Rights to be unveiled next week http://t.co/XdOUDJ2v 
• US President signs RUSSIA trade bill containing human rights provision http://t.co/0rAuUwvp 
• RUSSIA negotiators complain of 'legal nihilism' at UN climate talks http://t.co/Cv03uKW9
• Norwich insurance firm in £7.67m High Court legal row over referrals http://t.co/2wDENgSX 
• Disabled man in legal bid over benefit tests http://t.co/tHG1rE3q 
• Lawyers pull out of police station role as legal aid row steps up http://t.co/t7wtaPpd 
• Home owners with high hedges have a legal responsibility to neighbours http://t.co/TtuRfvZe 
• Council to seek legal opinion on transfer of Arbroath library http://t.co/FNmdWNAu 
• Scottish Lawyers pull out of vital legal aid scheme http://t.co/LTFKCSkz 
• Yorkshire based law firm, Sandersons Solicitors, has appointed a top lawyer to its commercial property team in Beverley http://t.co/1e4IuDjC 
• Swansea University student sex trade study recruits ex-brothel madam http://t.co/6GQWwBC8 
• Suspect appeal over Lymington kidnapping http://t.co/vou3ikxr 
• Scottish independence: Icelandic president Olafur Grimsson enters debate http://t.co/A91KsL3h 
• RUSSIA: Opposition leaders arrested at anti-Putin rally http://t.co/8VK7aBiX
• Manchester City star facing race abuse claim http://t.co/iTJKwYE2 
• PALESTINE: International criminal court is a lever for Palestinians on Israeli settlements http://t.co/3n2ppDpe 
• Abu Qatada runs up £500,000 legal aid bill to stay in UK http://t.co/SHxOw71n 
• US: For Sandy Hook's sake: learning from the tragedy of Newtown http://t.co/SgoUfMs5

15th December - LAW NEWS

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• PHILIPPINES: Unity in the judiciary comes with respect http://t.co/hQbAgZZD
• US: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Franken’s Anti-“Stalking Apps” Bill. But It Still Won’t Pass This Year http://t.co/dj1qTvaK 
• Solving the Carp Crisis: Moving from Courts to Collaboration http://t.co/3NJOfQ5J 
• Derry Rocket trio accused refused bail http://t.co/Dml7bcoE 
• Burnley man facing trial over ‘332 child pictures’ http://t.co/WsbXpWw2 
• LAGOS: Court Clears Way for Babalakin’s Trial http://t.co/syDkzF3G 
• Rapist Peter Blatchford disappeared from court during trial http://t.co/5v94WO0w 
• ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi's Italy election bid hit by fresh trial fears http://t.co/i2U3YsgK 
• Obama’s Cautious Call for Action Sets Stage to Revive US Gun Debate http://t.co/RLOQTl6I 
• US: Judge’s abhorrent, familiar views on ‘technical’ rape earn rebuke http://t.co/Aj9Ovt2P
• Judge Sides With ARGENTINA Against Grupo Clarin http://t.co/EDuKiqqF 
• Conveyancing Association pledges to demystify industry http://t.co/Ly5RuuxK 
• Parliamentary probe into social care law overhaul begins http://t.co/gSDBZngS 
• More trials being disrupted over interpreter failings http://t.co/Wb1g7c7S 
• Pedicabs law change call by London mayor Boris Johnson http://t.co/k6cZzayc 
• Top CANADA court upholds anti-terrorism law in unanimous ruling http://t.co/CfvqjIWS 
• Nick Clegg and David Cameron clash over drug law reforms http://t.co/SfildXYp 
• US: Connecticut school shooting: no law can abolish the human capacity for evil http://t.co/04oWqY3j
• ­RUSSIA: The man behind the homosexual propaganda law sues Lady Gaga http://t.co/DGoci3Om 
• KUWAIT Passes Law to Execute Those Who Slander Islam and the Prophet http://t.co/I7z6pCDf 
• Google Maps for iPhone could violate European law http://t.co/taTo2yiK 
• TUNISIA: Son-in-Law of Ousted Tunisian President Arrested http://t.co/Aljf71jJ 
• Declan Gormley wins libel case against Sinn Fein http://t.co/lNtcSBBh 
• Prison rape: Is the US doing enough to protect inmates? http://t.co/0bGvWYh3 
• IPCC critical of climate change report leak http://t.co/jxvqmxD4 
• Grace Adeleye guilty of killing baby in botched circumcision http://t.co/awenJYil 
• Deeper eurozone union 'agreed' - Germany's Merkel http://t.co/CUwBaN78 
• Problem families: Case worker intervention 'works' http://t.co/1wo0QTVE 
• Internet porn: Automatic block rejected http://t.co/BBxTiagb 
• Teacher at the centre of mystery over fiancée’s 'poison’ death collapses http://t.co/02hQYp71 
• US: Suspected Conneticut gunman Adam Lanza was 'smart but shy nerd' http://t.co/v8E2yE7l
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• The Freedom of Thought 2012 report: the non-religious are still being persecuted http://t.co/02H1zs9z
• Detectives investigating 'sex for tuition fees' website arrest man on suspicion of inciting prostitution http://t.co/FNMTdoxc
• Traveller family found guilty in slavery case http://t.co/2Uk6MlNI 
• US: Woman left with burns after being Tasered by police for refusing to leave Apple store and buying 'too many' iPhones http://t.co/7djn0Ju0 
• Five arrested over man's death outside A&E http://t.co/r7DGcA0d
• INDIA: 2G Spectrum Case: Chief Justice refers Shahid Balwa’s plea to Special Bench http://t.co/FMB9UEMW 
• The Football Lawyer: A move to Premier League is no easy step for African footballers http://t.co/jMiyYAf4 
• GERMANY: Senior Deutsche Bank lawyer jailed in raids http://t.co/xVI4OQKm
• Conveyancers and the Legal Ombudsman: a Factory in the Desert? | Professor Richard Moorhead http://t.co/BbEjXDUH
• Peterborough landlord fined over illegal eviction http://t.co/sco9AExa 
• 'Make home circumcision illegal' http://t.co/YaoyZMsh 
• CANADA: High Court Upholds Anti-Terror Law http://t.co/bFaSKNgi 
• BURMA: A draft Myanmar National Human Rights law has been sent to President U Thein Sein. http://t.co/x1FwJDov 
• A life in exile: how it feels to be a refugee http://t.co/1uOLbgaz 
• Major gas users call for anti-rigging regulations http://t.co/jRfzG5EQ 
• Former pupils call for new investigation into abuse claims at Suffolk school http://t.co/A4gFqy6W 
• David Cameron attacks Ed Miliband's immigration plans http://t.co/jQSIyVDb 
• Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance http://t.co/sSLgvWXH 
• Hedge fund boss Magnus Peterson charged with 6 offences after 3 year investigation by Serious Fraud Office http://t.co/OlrMrppA 
• Secret courts: litmus test for the Lib Dems http://t.co/kIeY3zQt 
• HP and Autonomy -- lacking the innovation sauce | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rIbDLibn
• New Delhi move to drop women lawyers sparks ire | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6xBGWGlo 
• Bar protectionism forces Linklaters to cut Brazil ties | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wTLTM4EB
• Australian legal market hits skids | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/v0Bu2yx0 
• Ground-breaking Twitter law suit looms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0XbwovYV 
• Top law firm growth slowest for two years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/l9b9ON8Z
• SRI LANKA: An overview of the state of human rights in Sri Lanka in 2012 http://t.co/gGtpRaTI 
• The Future of International Law and Human Rights http://t.co/O6qqYmpJ 
• European Legal Team of the Year: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton - Legalweek http://t.co/g8YjjpZK
• Legal Counsel of the Year: Lesley Wan - Legalweek http://t.co/C2WjdDL3 
• British Legal Awards 2012: who won what – and why... - Legalweek http://t.co/mUVGAsLQ 
• Supreme Court rules volunteers have no legal right to challenge discrimination http://t.co/ZI3faBid 
• Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford sets out to slash bill for legal aid http://t.co/Cchs468H 
• Former Colwyn Bay pier owner wins new legal appeal http://t.co/mCjDhea5 
• KENYA: Sacking judges not solution to judiciary ills – Chief Justice http://t.co/HKwIxeWp 
• INDIA: How can courts best serve the public interest? http://t.co/K4D5QPqW 
• Court translators who listed a DOG in its staff is fined just £2,200 despite errors that let criminals walk free http://t.co/rcujMafs 
• Government plans U-turn on ‘secret courts’ to avert rebellion http://t.co/ApNBgMln 
• US: The Cost of Solitary Confinement http://t.co/jMRYQP7W 
• In Europe, Publishers Dealt a Setback Over e-Book Pricing http://t.co/ghNW4qoc
• Naomi Campbell sues Telegraph over elephant polo story http://t.co/4559Bxos
• Appeal court rejects attempt to increase Chris Halliwell's murder sentence http://t.co/ESzo3LrJ 
• Andrew Dmytruk: brain-damaged Briton jailed for 4 years in SPAIN http://t.co/i6kLbYG2 
• Car insurance for women leaps 15% in six weeks to comply with gender neutral EU directive http://t.co/3tlRdmXz

14th December - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The idea of law students filling the legal aid gap makes my heart sink. Matching people who cannot afford legal help with unqualified amateurs? Full story - Guardian law

• Lloyds hires FSA's Whittaker as new group general counsel | The Lawyer http://t.co/tsBCbmzO 
• HM Treasury appoints Bloxham to lead special administration review | The Lawyer http://t.co/3RX1SFEx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters signs deal with A&O's sponsor firm in Saudi | The Lawyer http://t.co/Cyk3EFjg
• INDIA Steps Up Policy Overhaul With Land Law Approval: Economy http://t.co/TlGDhX6L 
• US: Florida court strikes down law that banned loud music from cars http://t.co/JYVLWjlO 
• Rambler Stephen Gough wants to stand trial naked http://t.co/0h3Y0qJg 
• Hacker Gary McKinnon will not face UK charges http://t.co/1pz4xyLT 
• Mark Titley stab murder trial jury fails to reach verdict http://t.co/3b0IAPTw 
• BANGLADESH: Calls for war crimes trial to be halted http://t.co/UWFall9r 
• Why Doing The Bar Professional Training Course And Not Becoming A Barrister Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing http://t.co/hnoZytEj
• 'Stalking apps' could be banned in US http://t.co/B824Qk7n
• Gay marriage: Church says government move 'absurd' http://t.co/m7SZqbJP Tax returns: HMRC warning to 300,000 late filers http://t.co/txF6J8Qo 
• Phone-hacking: 22 victims 'reach court settlement' http://t.co/UMreZmNR 
• Fraud MP Margaret Moran given supervision order http://t.co/HLeEwggS 
• US: Judge who said rape victim 'didn't put up a fight' later apologizes http://t.co/mYIoXIKp 
• US: Location Privacy Bill Voted Out Of Judiciary Committee http://t.co/Efxzmzlp 
• Legal trade body removes fraud check from Find a Solicitor listing http://t.co/MlTbeG3l 
• Grayling falls for great insurance con trick | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/nKaTsY87
• AWS to join Law Society’s Women Lawyers Division | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/NL9LdVj3 
• QASA start delayed | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/vS7GIW2C 
• Jones Day promotes six City lawyers with 50-50 gender split | The Lawyer http://t.co/yllLtOZj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Watson Farley launches in Frankfurt with Salans hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/50oQXvp3 
• Autonomy founder turns to Clifford Chance over HP controversy | The Lawyer http://t.co/sxc80GpB 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Britain's most prolific church lead theft gang jailed http://t.co/KoWuBBGd 
• Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the Newport vigilante ninja http://t.co/vbtTekEr 
• 'Total chaos' after pet dog counted on translators' database http://t.co/pOJmT5gn 
• Guantanamo inmate Shaker Aamer to sue UK for defamation http://t.co/5HNRw6Jd 
• Miliband: Too little done to integrate UK society http://t.co/fqns7WH9 
• Nick Clegg calls for royal commission on drugs reform http://t.co/5FmpY7Nk 
• Top UK firms see fees dwindle as mergers drive mid-market growth - Legalweek http://t.co/GpCqwd9o 
• Hogan Lovells eyes Mexico move amid LatAm boom - Legalweek http://t.co/NqI1LzwI
• New Hong Kong laws push firms to review paternity pay policies - Legalweek http://t.co/3wTnuHyT 
• Generation sex: teenagers fall foul of law http://t.co/DzzQLzzy 
• Royal succession bill published http://t.co/PvHTt3ri 
• Kate Middleton's daughter to be protected by treason law http://t.co/bsbPrEuj
• UK must support drugs law reform http://t.co/N7VSVstU 
• Some US law firms maneuver to avoid 2013 tax hit http://t.co/pJlX22Gg 
• US: Border Patrol To Stop Interpreting For Local Law Agencies Needing Language Assistance http://t.co/MxOHkgEk
• Amy Winehouse ex Reg Traviss cleared of rape http://t.co/Yz4wS11Y
• Mark Rothko Tate Modern painting damage man jailed http://t.co/fadXYkGP 
• The idea of law students filling the legal aid gap makes my heart sink http://t.co/hL060rmH 
• BARBADOS: The rape victims who helped free their alleged attacker http://t.co/bOZDwXUZ 
• US: North Carolina judge reduces three death sentences over racial bias http://t.co/SIgLTT9E
• City lawyers speak out against plans to limit government consultations | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/DB0Bw3Qv 
• Home-buyers have little interest in conveyancing from brand names says survey, as firms launch pledges | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Z1CkGtAN 
• LSB to begin probe into whether 'general legal advice' should be reserved | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/qPhcapHJ
• Are your professional ethics influenced by your values? | Professor Richard Moorhead http://t.co/ZTInFiwH
• CANADA: 6 MPs in robocalls fight should keep seats, Tory lawyer says http://t.co/Ct3ELsvJ 
• Port Talbot woman loses £17,000 for selling illegal tobacco and cigarettes in Aberafan Shopping Centre http://t.co/NHVtkRhe 
• Stub out illegal tobacco trade http://t.co/pSXqJ3Oq 
• Doonin Plant fined £200,000 over illegal waste http://t.co/mbxsXKAu 
• Top Australian law firms rethink cost bases amid deal drought as global downturn goes Down Under - Legalweek http://t.co/3oug8cKA 
• New online barrister portal launched in effort to harness direct access - Legalweek http://t.co/1Qt8VTkX 
• MoJ unveils judicial review reform package - Legalweek http://t.co/8IVztNV0 
• Davis Polk secures CC partner duo for Hong Kong litigation launch - Legalweek http://t.co/hpfA0Vwg 
• Major firms join influential 30% Club initiative to boost female partners - Legalweek http://t.co/cSIm0YKz 
• PAKISTAN lawless tribal areas 'fuelling rights crisis' http://t.co/ev1aGBqf 
• GREECE: Greek Roma win human rights case http://t.co/7G1EMk3U
• The Human Rights Act is a British bill of rights http://t.co/4xx3KOSP 
• UN summit derailed over human rights controversy http://t.co/o7fYP4l3
• Communists retract Chaskalson claim | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VWDcBcxJ 
• China takes patent filing pole position | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gifVmosg 
• Women falling off pace at US firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OHvGFuNn 
• Murdered lawyer report sparks 'whitewash' cries | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JlWAzqxC 
• Firms keep newly-qualified lawyers despite glut | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vBDl79aN 
• Tobacco giant finally defeated over ban http://t.co/HhSrub12 
• School head in legal challenge over GCSE controversy http://t.co/vep5zCKe 
• Scottish Lawyers warn of further strike action over legal aid dispute http://t.co/XRChXKZ9 
• Leveson: Legal warning for tweeters and bloggers http://t.co/bdfwMOoA 
• SRI LANKA lawyers boycott courts over impeachment http://t.co/sVxrL4hG 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Sexual Offences Courts - Dithering Ministry Continues to Put Women At Risk http://t.co/KPqDKdj6 
• US: Arizona to let law students take Bar exam http://t.co/DZvGqFlQ
• US: New law limits volume of TV commercials http://t.co/BtbPFHPp 
• Trial of UKRAINE's Tymoshenko flawed says government-commissioned report http://t.co/plnL0HnB 
• RUSSIA: Politkovskaya murder suspect goes on trial in Moscow http://t.co/Vpc24muw 
• ARGENTINA: 'Democratization of justice is needed but carefully' http://t.co/mVDMtL5G
• NEW ZEALAND: What David Bain told Justice Binnie News http://t.co/jMkqbiUh 
• INDONESIA: S. Korean Chief Justice makes first-ever visit http://t.co/8btE6KcD 
• Welsh control over criminal justice system would help crackdown on drugs http://t.co/SgXLvEQr 
• BULGARIA needs to ensure better criminal justice practices http://t.co/QP3AxKiz 
• ISRAEL: Justice Ministry set to close Liberman case http://t.co/OxsIOrBI 
• INDIA: P.C. Ghose sworn in Chief Justice http://t.co/H5dUrLu3 
• US: The wedding, the 'disco biscuits', and the Supreme Court justice http://t.co/tWTUG7W2 
• US: The Meaning of Minority http://t.co/5dJVYQsz
• US: Judges Needed for Federal Courts http://t.co/MPdgBsPh
• US: Portrayal of C.I.A. Torture in Bin Laden Film Reopens a Debate http://t.co/2Jx0QFBu
• Millions in Ransoms Fuel Militants’ Clout in West AFRICA http://t.co/ylF850DB 
• CIA 'tortured and sodomised' terror suspect, European court rules http://t.co/NRguft2X 
• Metropolitan police pays out over flawed rape investigation http://t.co/k9UyyggG 
• PAKISTAN military accused of human rights abuses in tribal region http://t.co/M75ub4Lg 
• Dear Lord, don't sue silly Sally for £50,000 http://t.co/4jIiHLzy 
• Bradley Manning's long quest for justice http://t.co/0Jx9aMzf 
• Rogue landlords must be stopped – but not with asbos http://t.co/YQgmM4qp 
• Salmond sets up Leveson panel as Scotland prepares to go it alone http://t.co/76nmTkJ8
• Accidents Direct aims to be top claims handler by doubling panel | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/fVelJFNn 
• Pre-Christmas rush | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/atiyMO9H 
• Labour takes aim at whiplash reform plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iXxaVis5 
• Law firm websites ‘trail other sectors’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/XrTUdZIR 
• Family judges backing court welfare reports | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/mZHmeAYG 
• Colombian lawyers still under threat | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/kETeW9hG 
• Land Registry shock at digital difficulty | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/F1qXSNyV 
• MoJ must slash £2.5bn from its budget | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/6G8J6ZEE
• Real employee rights or fantasy? | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qFFwXFbC 
• Radical PI reforms spell ‘disaster’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/pX45i3EO
• Cool reaction to European patent unification | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/qAQXMc8y 
• Grayling sets out plan for culling judicial reviews | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/vbiZciN8

13th December - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
The Legal Services Board has announced that it plans to investigate the cost of all legal regulators, including itself and the Law Society. Full story - Solicitor's Journal

• Jacintha Saldanha inquest: Kate hoax nurse found hanged http://t.co/gVi8tBZI 
• Litvinenko death: Russian spy 'was working for MI6' http://t.co/cDHsJz80 
• England and Serbia players banned after October fracas at under 21 match http://t.co/vVJEPXDW 
• UK pays £2.2m to settle Libyan rendition claim http://t.co/lNhzkKK5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk picks up CC litigation heavyweights for Hong Kong push | The Lawyer http://t.co/neM21b2p 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst cuts staff from Australian arm in response to 'challenging market' | The Lawyer http://t.co/WVSvWGK2
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Kirkland, Links clinch deal to end European Directories restructure | The Lawyer http://t.co/5BSpQavI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper makes double German hire from Salans | The Lawyer http://t.co/x6phYqfP 
• SRA confirms enforcement action in 2013 against non-compliant firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/WtdETNSu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Carter-Ruck instructed for Bercow as McAlpine launches libel claim | The Lawyer http://t.co/JzqYHqFi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas loses head of pensions to Maclays | The Lawyer http://t.co/PTMuwS5x 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose among firms on Rio Tinto sale of SA mine to Chinese group | The Lawyer http://t.co/9uBJvUyR 
• Competition Commission investigation into Ryanair given green light | The Lawyer http://t.co/5Kdjnenj
• Focus on talent not diversity to increase female partner numbers, says 30% Club | The Lawyer http://t.co/3CyD8m5P
• Judge revokes Actress Lindsay Lohan's probation, sets hearing date http://t.co/fQbAvHbP 
• US: Judge Rules Torture Testimony at Guantanamo Military Commission Can Be Censored http://t.co/Fy1FfUx5 
• US: In a Victory for Regulators, Judge Dismisses a Mutual Fund Lawsuit http://t.co/ir6Y2hMq 
• Met Police payout for rape complainant http://t.co/PjKhiNEp 
• Daniel Jones heroin death: Pair charged with manslaughter http://t.co/754DwR2E 
• Kate royal hoax: Australian watchdog launches inquiry http://t.co/ctSLmHCj
• Text messages showed nativity of would be spy http://t.co/WgdhVY7c 
• Women spies: our secret weapon http://t.co/JPA1IqnH 
• Millionaire muggers 'carried out dozens more attacks' http://t.co/GbiUKI37
• No 10 denies 'threats' made over Daily Telegraph probe http://t.co/RDufOu2o 
• GERMANY approves law to protect male circumcision after court ruling branded practice harmful http://t.co/PZcFfVww 
• US: Newborn killings drop after anonymous delivery law http://t.co/9IRkLS0X 
• After Spending $150K On Law School, Recent Grads May Become Bloggers http://t.co/1J3gx4xx 
• Better Late Than Never: Lawyers – Gangnam Style http://t.co/g4saeHAH 
• Why Wannabe Lawyers Should Learn To ‘Pivot’ http://t.co/VvJRmZqA 
• 39 Essex Street Barrister Justine Thornton Unveils Her Christmas Card http://t.co/8UX0rlHE 
• Wildlife crime profound threat to nations, says report http://t.co/suhMnRfP 
• US: 'Pink slime' lawsuit for Jamie Oliver, ABC and blogger http://t.co/ARyi0Kyc 
• Man faces Peter Robinson death threat charge http://t.co/pIgW4hLU 
• Jimmy Savile abuse: Number of alleged victims reaches 450 http://t.co/OZ3l0OdH
• LSB lays down challenge to regulators – prove you can do the job or face action | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/rlD6CgW4 
• Listed insurance company set for law firm acquisition after gaining ABS licence | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/hu3o4lqr 
• Gun-selling website http://t.co/nvAZLr10 faces lawsuit in woman's shooting death http://t.co/vieIIAvd 
• Mentally ill man jailed for hospital arson has prison sentence quashed http://t.co/I8S0H26V 
• BALKANS: Srebrenica general convicted of genocide http://t.co/e184ywix 
• Peers vote to remove law banning insulting language http://t.co/vCd8hHKU 
• Career out of control: how Hollywood and Broadway portray professions http://t.co/S03fuFOC 
• Alexander Litvinenko inquest: what are the issues at stake? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/z712V8pp
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Corporate lawyer to take over as CEO of regional law firm Ashton KCJ http://t.co/KY72gfg5 
• How Britain colluded in murder of Belfast lawyer http://t.co/0lsBlDOK 
• Lawyers and strip clubs are no strangers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gXMAtUCJ
• Court snub for in-house lawyer claiming fees | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NTSFjhV1 
• Alternative dispute hearings tumble in England | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/I0QAEQGf 
• Legal profession regulators ignore client needs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5bEYFbsE 
• Unified European patent leaps closer | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mFN2qR5X 
• Prosecutors face grilling as bankers cut deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C3hA8Pzq 
• Operation Tonic already catching illegal drivers in and around Bristol http://t.co/ytaH1gxA 
• Stagecoach rejects US claims of 'illegal monopoly overcharging tourists' in New York sightseeing buses http://t.co/lKi0VQeV 
• Illegal wildlife trade 'threatening national security', says WWF http://t.co/UAovhZpu 
• BANGLADESH war crimes judge Nizamul Huq resigns http://t.co/MghoLE6D 
• PFA apologises for deserting Gillingham player involved in race row http://t.co/cznotoAE 
• Plymouth Pensioners waiting after tribunal over control of their homes http://t.co/bAGyQE0b 
• COLOMBIA: Congress passes military reform law against objections of human rights groups http://t.co/c18XFuT1 
• CHINA: Human rights forum opens in Beijing http://t.co/R394uCcW 
• Arrests over $850m Facebook botnet crime spree http://t.co/7yB4zN7q 
• Navy submariner jailed for Official Secrets Act breach http://t.co/esKFOzYB 
• Pat Finucane murder: 'Shocking state collusion', says PM http://t.co/pwpfenIv

12th December - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Small claims limit raised to £5,000 in Grayling whiplash plan. Justice secretary Chris Grayling has unveiled his long-expected blueprint for bringing down the number of whiplash claims. Fully story - Law Gazette

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Heuking Kühn mourns death of founding partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5sXBupZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell takes on non-legal CFO after gaining five ABS licences | The Lawyer http://t.co/kQDdLuPH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: France's Lefèvre Pelletier signs German alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/dbSN5TbL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper prepares to cut staff and lawyer numbers across Asia Pacific | The Lawyer http://t.co/vx5Wruz9 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ofgem picks 11 firms for £3m panel following six-month review | The Lawyer http://t.co/R60k1YSI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields advises HSBC over $1.9bn money-laundering fine | The Lawyer http://t.co/PTFIsbr2 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclays to revamp in-house team after hire of ex-FSA chief Sants | The Lawyer http://t.co/OUW6Mrsz 
• A Collection of Free Sample Legal Forms for Photographers http://t.co/l0bp1pei 
• SPAIN Launches First Legal Online Registry for Content http://t.co/VwHw40Xj
• ARGENTINA: Clarin/Cristina Fernandez legal battle rages on with a new appeal http://t.co/RmVaq74u
• LAW FIRM NEWS: MMS rides out hard year for legal firms http://t.co/imCvnEqs 
• HONDURAS: congress OKs referendum on police cleanup amid tension between president, judiciary http://t.co/ECs5H3sf 
• INDIA: Indian judiciary is fare: Khurshid on Chisti`s case http://t.co/0sZFXKIC
• David Cameron defends secret courts http://t.co/ONBYEQwu 
• Derry man ‘strenuously denies’ explosives charge http://t.co/vPMU4cnf 
• So you thought our courts were open and accessible? Think again http://t.co/eqbs1etj 
• Portsmouth Football Club set for court battle http://t.co/ZDHX4eyS 
• UN report urges greater implementation of law protecting women’s rights in AFGHANISTAN: http://t.co/aGItdRZE 
• URUGUAY's lower house approves gay marriage law http://t.co/fe7deo5H 
• US: Columbus Circle gun also used in Queens shooting http://t.co/Iww3rvuM
• US IPOs more secretive under new law http://t.co/l6alX5cR
• Justice secretary out of order | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/T22kqKHK 
• Labour takes aim at whiplash reform plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/iXxaVis5
• TURKEY: Ergenekon conspiracy trial approaches endgame http://t.co/GB9cjy6b 
• ARGENTINA: Innocent Verdicts in Argentine Sex Slave Trial http://t.co/90pzSBDl 
• BURMA protest leader bailed before 'monasteries trial' http://t.co/g2TMunWU 
• Missing witness at Silvio Berlusconi sex trial shows up in MEXICO http://t.co/3ADPfKcO
• Son of Anna Politkovskaya criticises murder trial deal for policeman http://t.co/2B7CDHqk 
• Bradley Manning: pre-trial hearing ends as case goes to military judge http://t.co/46dzc8Yz 
• John McAfee sells TV and movie rights to his life story while detained; graphic novel also under way http://t.co/3qxFNt7Q 
• BAHRAIN reduces sentence for human rights activist http://t.co/6bbNM7wt
• York human rights city project http://t.co/MKPgZ4xx 
• Scottish minister to make emergency statement on EU membership rights http://t.co/nBVAHnB1 
• Lady Gaga accused of illegal gay rights promotion in RUSSIA http://t.co/cBgjBmyS 
• US prosecutors launch civil rights investigation into fatal Little Rock shooting http://t.co/E4zODMym
• US: Judge rules that George Zimmerman must keep wearing GPS tracker http://t.co/evYp8gzK 
• GUATEMALA: Judge orders John McAfee to be released from detention centre http://t.co/qoJFCPla
• Solicitor who let luxury car club use client account loses appeal | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/U46MI0UR 
• Disabled volunteer cannot rely on laws protecting employees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cglZ765y 
• Prisons and immigration inspectors demand action on delayed deportations http://t.co/KuuCWGsy 
• Leveson warns journalistic standards could slip if bloggers not subject to law http://t.co/AtBsI74H 
• Broker 'in brawl with love rival’ http://t.co/pIvK8nsP 
• The rioters shouldn’t worry – Ulster is safe http://t.co/5wiA75UR 
• Sally Roberts: runaway mother in despair as boy's cancer returns http://t.co/NXPaHVpB 
• Immigration detention costs £130 million a year http://t.co/JuDPvFPd 
• 'Police academies' should train new have-a-go heroes http://t.co/Z5x4xdAk 
• Tobacco giant loses legal battle against cigarette display http://t.co/v3IBw6vy 
• Spelling mistake meant officers missed opportunity to save murdered woman http://t.co/dXDcj5nQ
• Freckleton fire: Man rearrested over deaths http://t.co/pFUTkFfG 
• Tobacco display ban in Scotland to begin in April 2013 http://t.co/PpGJFxdn 
• Women bishops: Backers look to new general synod election http://t.co/G6dCVFmz 
• Theresa May says UK plans more visa interviews for students http://t.co/efht5Usi 
• Pat Finucane murder: de Silva report to be published http://t.co/pwpfenIv
• ITALY: Mr. Berlusconi’s Shameless Return http://t.co/iz4wksgb 
• US Will Grant Recognition to Syrian Rebels, Obama Says http://t.co/mVbcM650
• US: For Lesser Crimes, Rethinking Life Behind Bars http://t.co/SY428BSC 
• US: Justice Department outlines HSBC transactions with drug traffickers http://t.co/nH9PL1GK 
• Child sex attack victim speaks out as justice is done - Doncaster http://t.co/tgtUcX1c 
• EGYPT: Accusations of Torture in Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Metes Out Vigilante Justice http://t.co/Uyy3tZ8A 
• Conveyancing Summit and awards http://t.co/6eoEuHv3 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith and Norton Rose join US firms on Virgin Atlantic stake sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/Z0oqP6YF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance U-turn will see NQs announced before Christmas | The Lawyer http://t.co/qdSaC05d 
• Leveson Statutory Regulation or Press Freedom - A Bogus Choice http://t.co/f67ShJ99 
• Gay Marriage: Ed Miliband To Give Labour MPs Right To Vote Against Bill http://t.co/rG9w4WVQ
• After what my son and I went through, I support greater press access to the Court of Protection http://t.co/GlXLbKn6 
• The Court of Protection: how journalists and lawyers can open the closed doors of justice http://t.co/NgY8DZNh 
• Manchester Police target 'Mr Bigs' of organised crime in dawn raids http://t.co/Qa62HyKc 
• 500 victims, 200 allegations: full shocking scale of Jimmy Savile's alleged sexual abuse to be revealed http://t.co/aKZtzkXL 
• East Anglia Law firm Ashton KCJ names new chief executive and chairman http://t.co/1NLHVjPs 
• Church in Wales exempt from same-sex marriage law http://t.co/YHVFSSTB 
• MSP Drew Smith wants organ donation presumed consent law http://t.co/kP4e33gO 
• UK law may struggle to bring prosecutions of Libor traders http://t.co/Aa4XE6w2 
• UK Publishes Draft Legislation On High-End TV Tax Credit; New Law Expected April 1 http://t.co/sLtizpci
• Leading law firm ties up with BPO provider to offer end-to-end defendant service to insurers | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/JLWj4p4i 
• New Bar chief keeps up anti-LSB rhetoric | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/8u6qjdSW
• More profitable private client departments have fewer secretaries, research finds | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/0QQtdydX 
• Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots threatened: DUP http://t.co/ChYPI1lv 
• HSBC blasted for 'stunning failures over oversight' http://t.co/IuWtpMmF 
• US: Michigan passes 'right-to-work' legislation http://t.co/ZqwL1WKG
• Tied in knots over gay marriage http://t.co/90ZT4wvM 
• David Cameron hints at change of heart in secret courts policy http://t.co/PisB5UzS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil billings on MF Global reach £15m with £2m for Norton Rose - Legalweek http://t.co/bSlxUe9p 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton and Pinsents on board £1.2bn MoD-BAE submarine deal - Legalweek http://t.co/Cq1c1BQ0 
• US legal elite announce associate bonus payouts of up to $60,000 - Legalweek http://t.co/rrr6I6wy 
• Exchange man takes top law firm slot | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/r5bs84ze 
• Legal aid rows at opposite ends of globe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xShTk1ag 
• Vienna player muscles into Prague | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ms8egiAM
• Clifford Chance signs Singapore joint venture deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/j0Kfp3gO 
• HSBC mega-fine signals beefed up prosecution stance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dF8PiLa7 
• ‘Part The Crowds, Barrister Coming Through!’ – The Real Reasons Behind The Bar’s Love Of Wigs And Gowns http://t.co/fSe7F0M8 
• AFGHANISTAN Women's Rights Abuses Prevail Despite New Law, U.N. Says http://t.co/JQhhVwnO 
• US: California law student visiting Manhattan gunned down in brazen daytime Columbus Circle attack http://t.co/0o6P8OsP 
• U.K. Web, email snooping draft law dead, at least for now http://t.co/hTnLIHf7 
• LIBYA: Libyans Say Sharia Will Be Law Of The Land http://t.co/cnzac7Lo 
• INDIA: Activists demand special courts for human rights cases at district level http://t.co/oXDfRgGN 
• PHILIPPINE: Govt asks court to lift injunction on Cybercrime Law http://t.co/ZIBEBlru 
• Six charged with poaching in West Norfolk crackdown http://t.co/Zx370nPt 
• MALAYSIA: A million illegal buntings taken down in Kuala Lumpur http://t.co/bkEkMJgf 
• AUSTRALIA: Adelaide City Council evicts illegal campers from parklands http://t.co/r2s5faUW 
• Illegal vodka seized in town raids around Warrington & Widnes http://t.co/Lw0F5tgC 
• British bank Standard Chartered fined £142million for illegal transactions with IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & BURMA http://t.co/UcMiyhvj 
• Focus on illegal parking results in fines decrease http://t.co/0ujwENel 
• NORTH KOREA: North Koreans get glimpse into another way of life with illegal forays into China http://t.co/EXCtaZ4F 
• Political storm over Wal-Mart's 'illegal bid' to influence INDIA http://t.co/5MdqLHx3 
• CHINA at the centre of 'illegal timber' trade http://t.co/gUN4KDym 
• ISRAEL: Court freezes Anti-Boycott Law after petition http://t.co/JtvxjcHK 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Detained, Tortured and Held Without Trial, a Saudi Political Prisoner Returns Home http://t.co/1tKFUXoT 
• MI5 ‘sex assault’ officer to face trial http://t.co/sS38Fxhc 
• Reg Traviss rape trial: Amy Winehouse's ex 'raped sleeping friend' http://t.co/Mw6d3avp
• LIBYA: Ex-PM al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi on trial in Tripoli http://t.co/ivd26DRs
• ITALY: Bellydancer's disappearing act delays Berlusconi corruption trial http://t.co/mshVdFqW 
• Northern Rock will repay £270m to loan customers http://t.co/pLAof9jZ
• Boy arrested over Manchester derby racist tweet http://t.co/taROtYdB
• Savile abuse part of Operation Yewtree probe 'complete' http://t.co/Uufa7ozz 
• Gay marriage to be illegal in the Church of England http://t.co/6ZHtCqhO 
• Three arrested in Libor manipulation investigation http://t.co/s27UypLj 
• US: Sentencing a man to go to church violates American principles http://t.co/gorhGZDV 
• Leveson report: editors seeking legal advice on third-party complaints http://t.co/3PL3ZKR4

11th December - LAW NEWS

351 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Firms under pressure from the FSA to report suspicious transactions need to consider the issue of loss liability. Full story - The Lawyer

• EGYPT: Morsy Law Invites Military Trials of Civilians http://t.co/JJ3PS0mh 
• UK launches campaign for re-election to UN Human Rights Council http://t.co/UCbfNkwr 
• Fighting for the rights of women http://t.co/McDikfXD 
• The rights and wrongs of paying UK taxes http://t.co/ncfpgXlY 
• Tribunal dismisses banned broker http://t.co/aQjIvxaT
• Tax tribunal set to rule on £8bn film scheme case http://t.co/JymMHQfx 
• Boom in MONGOLIA Deflates After Deal That Started It Is Threatened http://t.co/lPd1dlfO 
• US: For Marriage Equality, the Work’s Not Just in Court http://t.co/nBDA6v7h
• Building support for rights of the elderly http://t.co/v4Jyp3N8
• CUBA: Government opponents say more than 100 held briefly around Human Rights Day http://t.co/p2tKi2Jx 
• INDIA: Human Rights Day without commission head draws flak http://t.co/A2nTDwqa 
• CHINA: Human rights protesters heckle Ma Ying-jeou over treatment of Chen Shui-bian http://t.co/5OmgXqhV 
• RUSSIA Vows Retaliation After US Human Rights Bill http://t.co/VCez2eVK 
• Human Rights Day Celebrated By Activists Around The World http://t.co/kkL7MEmj 
• BAHRAIN sentences activist's daughter to jail: lawyer http://t.co/GR6YZcR7 
• NEW ZEALAND: Disgraced lawyer was 'vague and evasive', court told http://t.co/Wht4vx00 
• CANADA: IKEA monkey in Toronto belongs to real-estate lawyer Yasmin Nakhuda http://t.co/JKUy7lhP 
• Legal loophole used for Walsall rogue metal deals http://t.co/bFqB3kXd 
• Gérard Depardieu sets up legal residence in BELGIUM to escape French tax laws http://t.co/LixIjHEN 
• Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker join group taking legal action against Glasgow Rangers Football Club http://t.co/4BOceDJH 
• John McAfee legal appeals bags him Guatemalan reprieve | IT PRO http://t.co/gz1XJxtj
• Northern Ireland Director of Public prosecutions McGrory calls for legal aid review http://t.co/1Is2R7pc
• US Judge muzzles Goldman, lawyers at Dragon speech recognition trial http://t.co/HmhFGIfF 
• US Judge Blocks Release of 'Age of the Hobbits' Movie http://t.co/zzFthysH 
• US judge bans N.C. 'Choose Life' license plate http://t.co/YxQPwa4J 
• MALAWI: Govt urged to act on judiciary conditions http://t.co/oVUbd03v 
• SRI LANKA: Lessons to be Learnt by the Judiciary http://t.co/midW8vJb 
• SRI LANKA: Recent developments adverse to Independence of Judiciary http://t.co/FcmqM7KO 
• UGANDA: Retired Judge Kanyeihamba Wants Corrupt Judges Out http://t.co/8Sq5aVD3 
• PALESTINE: Putting Palestinian justice on the international agenda http://t.co/QKM78Vym 
• Tories dismiss Labour plans for Leveson law http://t.co/ysnD9vR2 
• INDIA: Justice Markandey Katju's reply to two students who want to sue him http://t.co/qSXrdKtv 
• US: Justice Sotomayor offers revealing look at her life before joining Supreme Court http://t.co/FG50bQIK
• SRI LANKA: Protest ruling against Chief Justice http://t.co/Srb0QraM
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin Gump, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters lead on $1.2bn MegaFon mobile deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/xUOEzIQu 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Austria's CHSH forms Czech alliance | The Lawyer http://t.co/uhXkdkBF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: O'Melveny & Myers makes up London partner in promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/o6qT7l7l 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters, Sullivan & Cromwell advise Standard Chartered on Iran payments fine | The Lawyer http://t.co/KwfmiHXw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shakespeares on recruitment hunt after post-merger boost | The Lawyer http://t.co/XeaQPj7Z 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Jones Day partner among Paris bar candidates | The Lawyer http://t.co/61abYAXl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and Linklaters clinch roles as Rosneft issues debut €3bn eurobond | The Lawyer http://t.co/r700uZtd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells seeks $2bn enforcement against Addleshaws client Ablyazov | The Lawyer http://t.co/dc2UKlGX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance forms Singapore alliance with litigation boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/SUQ3sr7H 
• Sampson backs universal conveyancing quality scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wbnoaRKn 
• Modelling your brand on chocolate bars | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/RyYk7bnp
• Ombudsman warns of dangers from ‘conveyancing factories’ | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/gZ2uarXf 
• PC renewals – one-third of the roll still to apply | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/BhYYHS6s 
• Small claims limit raised to £5,000 in Grayling whiplash plan | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/IwhOcwjN 
• AFGHANISTAN: 'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN http://t.co/cqWnOCTa 
• Government plans target cut in bogus car whiplash claims http://t.co/vpi48F3f 
• Kate hoax: Radio station to donate to nurse family http://t.co/RdPOVoYN 
• Draft Communications Data Bill cannot proceed - Nick Clegg http://t.co/BsrwRl3d 
• Libor probe sees three men arrested http://t.co/L78hgg2x 
• Lincoln prison 'unsafe and filthy' http://t.co/rcUXjL4q 
• GCSE grading row reaches high court http://t.co/doRHIJZZ 
• Terry Waite: The plight of Middle East Christians took me back to Lebanon http://t.co/pn581FQA 
• When sexual assault counselling in US colleges is not confidential http://t.co/oSy0oIU5 
• Winterbourne View abuse scandal: care patients to be moved from private hospitals http://t.co/4PiD8W5G 
• Spies need snooping powers to protect public from terrorists, committee warns http://t.co/sdHDDCLI 
• Drugs, alcohol and violence all rife at Lincoln Prison http://t.co/wmxviFg5
• Snoopers' bill needs 'work done' to ease privacy concerns, minister says http://t.co/BTZkfCSF 
• Abu Qatada moves to new house http://t.co/4mEXRK9a 
• INDIA: Petition to SC questions recruitment policy in Indian Army http://t.co/aQMXegnS 
• IRELAND: Solicitor suspended over client deficits http://t.co/3NwKE2m2 
• Burton Defence solicitor claims that trial was a 'fiasco' http://t.co/ksSHLkYs 
• Hillsborough disaster: Attorney General applies to have original inquest verdicts quashed http://t.co/ePbSQ5Y9 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/3ThvKdVJ
• Man City fan faces lifetime ban over his run on the pitch to confront Rio Ferdinand http://t.co/lIQNaMaZ
• ABSs are good for large PI firms - but not small practices or injured people | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/UMR8WVAU 
• Ombudsman warns of dangers of ABS-inspired conveyancing factories putting volume over service | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/Kiym7qNP
• Whiplash proposals target fraudulent claims with increase in PI small claims limit to £5,000 | LEGAL FUTURES: http://t.co/2BWTnAx6
• Nintendo confirms GERMAN law to blame for Europe-wide Wii U eShop 18+ content restrictions http://t.co/dHGW4m0f 
• On drugs, the law lags behind public opinion http://t.co/I5uv1oF0 
• Chief prosecutor supports scrapping law against insults http://t.co/lMElkpG6 
• David Cameron wavering on law to regulate press http://t.co/Zw98qDVy
• Winterbourne abuse scandal: criminal law to hold care home owners to account via http://t.co/n8fQMO4X 
• Boxer-turned-barrister is guest of honour at school award ceremony http://t.co/1reUEjH4 
• Fake French, but not gay | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KNbC2kNr 
• Zimbabwe lawyers 'face routine attacks' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KAmqmfey 
• Cayman firms face beefed up pro bono rules | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IvZyxHOH 
• Qatar move to rival Dubai in Gulf finance market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C2AtsO3y 
• QC legal aid bonanza sparks ministerial back lash | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L1I3JYSc 
• US legal sector boosts staff numbers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fht7au1v 
• Rhino poaching: SOUTH AFRICA and VIETNAM sign deal http://t.co/UMD5TZZ2 
• HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US money laundering settlement http://t.co/KBEFKoRS 
• Conservative MPs' dialogue with Russia http://t.co/O2gxQzGW 
• US: Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles sexual assault case with hotel maid http://t.co/CqYxy2mF
• NIGERIA: Virtues of the Legal Profession & Changing Conceptions: http://t.co/j2hbVbQJ 
• Smallest firms ‘hardest hit’ by fee rises | LAW GAZETTE http://t.co/B20TReD5
• COLPs and COFAs are ‘officially sanctioned snitches’, Fox says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UGAEiPjv 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Debevoise takes Rolls-Royce role on SFO bribery and corruption probe - Legalweek http://t.co/WtU9uoKW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: LG confirms layoffs of eight fee earners and eight support staff - Legalweek http://t.co/M8lAz0WB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Links and Latham lead on Topshop stake sale to US private equity firm - Legalweek http://t.co/KI62SjaB 
• Three 13-year-olds arrested over Belfast rioting http://t.co/Zj3H2bMC 
• US: Seven and 11-year-old boys pull loaded gun on woman during attempted carjacking and robbery http://t.co/MTQSFxGZ 
• David Cameron warned on votes for prisoners http://t.co/TOQG2UUP 
• Pitch invader apologises as nine are charged over crowd trouble during Manchester derby http://t.co/zQVu3CMn 
• Man in his 60s bailed by Savile investigation police http://t.co/iuckpaW9 
• Bid for new Hillsborough inquests made by Attorney General http://t.co/tqhALbvY 
• Christopher Haughton guilty of trying to kill PCs in Kingsbury http://t.co/iXhXsBfS