LawNewsIndex

Saturday

22nd June - LAW NEWS

544 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Our Saturday Law Interviews brings you a series of conversations with Lawyers or commentators on Law, Justice & Society, as well as the odd snippet on life as a legal professional, and the lawyer's life outside of law.

Can US Law School Grading Be More Fair? http://t.co/eGOJZYr1Jo
US Law Student Embezzles Thousands of Dollars While Drunk, High http://t.co/Wkzvi1R3Sw
Trial Lawyer Armageddon? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/mC4UgkreOT
EGYPT: The rights of non-Muslims in Islam (Part II) http://t.co/3QfA8No5vn
NORTH KOREA has no human rights problem, insists UN ambassador http://t.co/NXNRgGzPrB
US: The Lawsuit and the N.C.A.A. http://t.co/KzPDpxzwya
US: Another Blow to Class Action http://t.co/RzyjqA0ZJn
US: Freed by Bronx Legal Logjam, and Adding to List of Victims http://t.co/tyCp5XLtAk
BRAZIL's Vinegar Uprising - Humor is a powerful weapon in the march toward full democracy http://t.co/Tp0msWl8fS
Marco Pierre White is a bit of an idiot, says judge http://t.co/hFoIShlwhc
GCHQ is a greater problem than American spies, claims intelligence whistleblower http://t.co/uTjwCp1KXb
Legal aid cuts will 'collapse the edifice' of the justice system http://t.co/s3jL4qMcc7
Edward Snowden extradition attempts 'could take years' http://t.co/49wex3F3sM
Monmouthshire council limits bin bags to two a fortnight http://t.co/ux9PKVW63M
SINGAPORE mulls legal action over smog from Indonesia fires http://t.co/ZSPnZ90Z69
Plymouth aunt killer recaptured in Australia http://t.co/ytXK5KIoG7
NSA leaks: US charges Edward Snowden with spying http://t.co/R0iBuCE8XQ
Iran's President-Elect's Ties to Glasgow Caledonian University | The Firm http://t.co/3O2C6dGsnf
Baby ashes campaigners take pictures of deceased babies to Parliament in bid for Public Inquiry | The Firm http://t.co/uyGTu8kdzp
Commission welcomed Supreme Court ruling on armed forces and human rights protection | The Firm http://t.co/zMk4rKX6S8
Lords Select Committee calls for written evidence on inquiries | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CMR2KeeVeu
Supreme Court President issues warning over judicial review cuts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/G6r6483Pnk
Market trends: impact of "bedroom tax" on housing lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/muECWmnvcB
Action on wills regulation: IPW gets tough on will-writers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/WRFrYc1hgn
Business gets better for conveyancers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xUXk6lOPeL
Benchmark for female judges: Stronger showing for women in High Court judge recommendations | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ZH42sjsNJO
Family Division define meaning of new test for permitting expert evidence | New Law Journal: http://t.co/aR7C8kxgEr
Indemnity expert calls for rule change as Latvian insurer is suspended | New Law Journal: http://t.co/xhLwjVl7Vl
Human rights victory for families of British soldiers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/K9FkiGykLQ
Students can spread cost of studies | New Law Journal: http://t.co/JdkIcOubr9
Review of how LASPO has influenced the funding landscape of family litigation (Pt 2) | New Law Journal: http://t.co/El9dFt19id
US: Administrator opens probe of BP spill claims lawyer http://t.co/8NhW9xdYe3
EGYPT: Former President Hosni Mubarak's illegal wealth put at close to 9 billion Egyptian Pounds http://t.co/tKsUSDV6zU
Illegal ivory destroyed by the PHILIPPINES http://t.co/b8xuYenwQ2
US: George Zimmerman Trial Will Have an All-Female Jury http://t.co/GmQKUHAzIr
SOUTH AFRICA: Trial delay could jeopardise Malema's new party http://t.co/qlaZMLZ1Zy
IRELAND: Court told student killed ‘for being gay’ http://t.co/NJudItz7oA
US: SCOTUS' Surprise Prostitution Ruling http://t.co/9HOchPy49U
MOROCCO: Courts 'use contested evidence' http://t.co/KdaI5ppJCm
Smithwick Tribunal: Garda counsel criticises PSNI http://t.co/UEK3pxJg5D
NIGERIA: Women are taking over the judiciary http://t.co/ub7qurs7vk
NIGERIA: Forum indicts NASS, judiciary for rising fiscal indiscipline, impunity http://t.co/4qGnnj2a3y
CANADA: Anti-spam law could be canned by government http://t.co/dwkGXJ5IBM
PAKISTAN: Law and order in Karachi chronic issue, according to Sindh Minister of Information http://t.co/3sdbGP9G3T
INDIA: Law ministry wants comprehensive review of criminal justice system http://t.co/eJixf7dqbP
US: Unpaid Interns and the Law http://t.co/eKwg4voGQL
IRELAND: Law Society claims new Bill will cause delays in hearing of court cases http://t.co/1LpGwWAOUL
INDIA: Law on flooding - Centre proposes, states oppose - Hindustan Times http://t.co/PKx2boVvLR
US: Pending law would block Tesla sales in New York http://t.co/VxwuWoNSpp
US: 4 shot at NC law firm, Wal-Mart; suspect caught http://t.co/7GSFOA4JPy
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Pussy Riot ask Britons to flood Russia with letters of support http://t.co/cRwgSUYjqE
CANADA: Ontario sets up panel to tackle justice system 'crisis' for First Nations http://t.co/KN0igVbDTh
Solicitor censured for repeatedly failing to respond to SLAB letters http://t.co/9XIUr19pvN
Harrow solicitor loses barrier compensation case http://t.co/yuXXoMYrzt
Ex-solicitor's book looks at child killer's chilling crimes http://t.co/BhKjaZG23j
Legal work quality remains high despite job market fears | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5WheKakfvm
Superstar footballer to answer tax fraud allegations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TvbB0iipvG
Lawyers cast doubt over banking jail threat | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YBQq8uZ2kJ
Tension mounts ahead of Vietnam lawyer trial | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y7CUwIL9uG
Businesses failing to protect intellectual property online | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Q60bZyxjSw
McLibel leaflet was co-written by undercover police officer Bob Lambert http://t.co/S0HGGYxPKd
US: Enron's Jeffrey Skilling sees jail sentence reduced to 14 years http://t.co/ZzgkyVQnC4
Society of Conservative Lawyers attacks price competitive tendering | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/8oIii2nNcU
Premier League seeks ISP site block in piracy swoop http://t.co/5kujGTgGti
GCHQ tapped fibre-optic cables for data, says newspaper http://t.co/dVlUySq7af
Just under a quarter of law firms in Wales are at risk of failure in the next 12 months http://t.co/5YT6gM57Bu
Top litigators group launches in Moscow in bid to boost UK influence in Russian courts | Legalweek http://t.co/Brx8D2KV03
Recovering drug addict Russell Brand calls for 'compassion, not drug laws' on BBC Question Time http://t.co/An31wujbCz
Argue whether psychics really have the powers they claim – but the Daily Mail slipped up by questioning her motives http://t.co/N8kdqBiorn
The MoD will now struggle to hold the line between what happens at home and what happens in theatre http://t.co/pRN9MgmfyT
Busy week for the supreme court justices, bad week for government | The Bundle - Guardian Law's review of the week http://t.co/EQjglkLIDR
Grieve’s two-tier arrogance | Law Gazette http://t.co/tAPN9DPKo9
Tips for the future lobbyists’ register | Law Gazette http://t.co/qTrA4vVh7d
Fareham barrister say shake-up to legal aid is ‘horrific’ http://t.co/UdDEGiCzhE
Disgraced barrister facing jail over child porn http://t.co/TDjgynQjcL
NEW ZEALAND: Legal aid fixed fee payment system changes welcomed http://t.co/xbk1lVkiWn
IRELAND: Mortgage holders in arrears face earlier repossession under new code http://t.co/ziSvEBYijd
INDIA: Legal debate over Park St rape victim’s identity disclosure http://t.co/3SPcMCQe3q
Theresa May considers banning islamophobe US bloggers from attending UK far-right rally http://t.co/GjHUxNldYB
Ian Brady to speak at his tribunal http://t.co/p132LcUCil
Newcastle United Footballer Cheick Tiote in court on fraud and driving charges http://t.co/zuFsq1T4fR
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage admits offshore tax 'mistake' http://t.co/cqcpe5zBri
Southend robber flees court during sentence http://t.co/5AKZXbDscj
Conveyancer barred from law firm work after £37,000 theft | Law Gazette http://t.co/WM2KrZaF9j

Friday

543 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:
Legal aid cuts will drive out the best lawyers, supreme court president warns. Reforms may not produce significant savings as it would result in more unrepresented litigants and longer hearings, says Lord Neuberger. Full story - Guardian Law

Bar complaints-handling ‘prompt, thorough and fair’ says report | Law Gazette http://t.co/q8q9mBpceX
New QualitySolicitors service remains a mystery | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/H7RBwJkclD
Law Society makes peace with Christian Concern over banned conference | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5Zvr1nh0Eo
Newham Council issued illegal parking fines after camera error http://t.co/ZuXE3u4sgn
Abu Qatada treaty ratified by UK Parliament http://t.co/YrhdOI7IvV
Drug price collusion allegations appalling, says Hunt http://t.co/iJU4Ibt7Fc
Vietnamese trafficking victims win appeal against convictions http://t.co/gVzdSh2jM9
FRANCE: Actor Gerard Depardieu fined in Paris for riding scooter while drunk http://t.co/qh32yL6H0n
Street View: Google given 35 days to delete wi-fi data http://t.co/nNlB3Ki0oC
Ex CQC-head 'declined to talk to police investigation' http://t.co/NDvL48eMZi
Jeremy Forrest trial: Teacher jailed for abduction and child sex http://t.co/ilSTFUtgY8
Abu Qatada deportation treaty approved by UK http://t.co/8sEmKW9YxO
Is Obama worse than Bush? That's beside the point http://t.co/LDmwHfJ2IB
How NGOs are using the Trafficking in Persons report http://t.co/t1MSl3M20z
The White Queen's attempted rape scene: producers respond to criticism http://t.co/YqoO9rKHos
TheLawMap week's round-up blog - The Law Business: 10th to 16th June http://t.co/qlZaCZQMNp
Time limits mooted for pre-Jackson ATE | Law Gazette http://t.co/m5sc8laLp0
LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons appoints new Australian corporate head | The Lawyer http://t.co/FOuq2qgjm6
LAW FIRM NEWS: Seddons names Simon Ross as new managing partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Cxmfu4yCER
Facebook finds successor for GC role as Ted Ullyot departs | The Lawyer http://t.co/c9lAzy3vYi
Salford civil claims process ‘improving’, manager claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/5MEhtn1sdF
Sex workers need better protection against violent clients http://t.co/6UK7ib29yA
"Astonishing" letter from Attorney General hints at government split over legal aid reform | Legal Futures http://t.co/lZCerYJS8s
Why American Jews Matter http://t.co/XefsmzofLw
In Muhammad Ali’s Voice From the Past, a Stand for the Ages http://t.co/rynKttgwmk
US Judges Order California to Free Prisoners http://t.co/KTwgyyDiix
BURMA: Extremism Rises Among Myanmar Buddhists http://t.co/rXROiPOfUd
US: After 37 Years of Trying to Change People’s Sexual Orientation, Group Is to Disband http://t.co/Kstz7FKPfq
Google faces law of SPAIN, threat from FRANCE http://t.co/fvYSKG9WKk
US: Introducing Aaron's Law, a Desperately Needed Reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act http://t.co/Re7eXGQIDK
US: Law Graduates Finding More Jobs at Big Firms, Study Finds http://t.co/uS8uYt9XK4
Bosman lawyer asks court to block UEFA overspending ban http://t.co/IJzbPV9ciZ
US: Lawyer states that Serena Williams has reached out to the family of the rape victim in the Steubenville http://t.co/pKIqqBo3I4
JAPAN: Illegal transfers cost Japanese bank $270m http://t.co/MAlU94C3du
UGANDA: Lukwago tribunal hangs in balance, lawyers storm out http://t.co/5dwmkAqneg
PAKISTAN: Strike in Karachi subordinate courts: SBC call for boycott mostly goes unheeded in Sindh high courts http://t.co/qdUa2BcGul
US: Twitter Lawyer Appointed to Senior White House Technology Role http://t.co/keYFiXIxlf
Illegal dumping probe steps up as 100 suspect sites excavated in Northern Ireland http://t.co/L2wwG8xahX
SOUTH AFRICA: Trial delay could jeopardise Malema party http://t.co/l0RDru9Nym
INDONESIA: Soldiers on trial for killing prisoners http://t.co/Th82d3a7ET
CHINA: Xinjiang courts sentence 9 for inciting hatred http://t.co/TwVkdPjDAn
KENYA: Judiciary can try President Uhuru and Vice president Ruto, says Attorney General http://t.co/IiCncRAckx
IRELAND: Labour activist Barrister Sinead Ni Chulachain to be made judge http://t.co/oko6Fiq44I
IRELAND: Minimum sentences should be standard in murder cases, Labour Party senator and barrister Lorraine Higgins http://t.co/uEGbaZDxHx
New customs database to be established under new rules on IP rights enforcement http://t.co/AOyOkYQRVP
World rights groups say JORDAN trying to censor online media http://t.co/iChNxNF9BU
AFGHANISTAN: Women's rights under threat http://t.co/c2b3kqNMga
SRI LANKA: Rights groups condemn Lanka media ethics code http://t.co/j6xjr53442
Pew Study Finds Broad International Disapproval of IRAN’s Human Rights Record http://t.co/2A55evu2i8
Subcommittee Hearing: ETHIOPIA After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights http://t.co/uOXsdezkim
Human Rights in SUDAN - Testimony of Jehanne Henry, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission http://t.co/E90ldHsT8C
Human Rights, Hashtags and the UK's Policy Towards Central Asia http://t.co/dLGTiPrgPW
Human rights and making films that matter - ICCL Human Rights Film Awards 2013 http://t.co/nHOGba9Fvq
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
LAW FIRM NEWS: TLT turns to DLA Piper again for IP partner ahead of Manchester launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rh83EIRxT3
LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, White & Case among advisers on UK debuts for China's Wanda | The Lawyer http://t.co/QV404eyFrC
39 Essex Street elects new joint head of chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/UusUqZANAS
LAW FIRM NEWS: New clients for Addleshaws and Hogan Lovells on £50m Gym deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/8P9qcGaQEd
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds’ former China chief heads to Shanghai for GC role | The Lawyer http://t.co/nh5RS4DN0k
Daily Mail payout to Sally Morgan over psychic 'scam' article http://t.co/3HpxHBb7sH
Arsenal FC confirm Vietnam tour after map teritory upset http://t.co/UPCARDL3DD
Russell Brand cancels Middle East Messiah Complex gigs over personal safety grounds http://t.co/KCQnsk2muw
Law firm bids to 'consumerise' advice to SMEs with legal and non-legal services | Legal Futures http://t.co/h2J5NMhuEI
Interpreters set up free law firm panel to help non-English speakers | Legal Futures http://t.co/ssekDkyE99
Liberty launches a legal challenge against the exclusion of volunteers from the protection of UK equality law https://t.co/Dzh78hSm8T
Drugs victory for ex-teacher from Tredegar in war on ‘legal highs’ http://t.co/swsWsNKclX
Thirty of UK’s top law firms in financial trouble http://t.co/6sflZHnf0P
UK cruise companies could be breaking competition law http://t.co/puO8szx8mc
2 Edinburgh companies run by struck-off solicitor have gone into voluntary liquidation with tax debts of £58 million http://t.co/MWLFrj2B9V
Leamington solicitor, Peter Lockley, has retired from Blythe Liggins after almost 40 years http://t.co/iiSCLrp1mE
ZAMBIA: Solicitor General Reacts to K1.4 Billion EU Funds Scandal http://t.co/9XtHSs8Ymr
Cardigan Solicitor fearing legal aid changes http://t.co/i4PIS3YQ6r
GHANA: Justice Kpegah and his Counsel are Comic Reliefs http://t.co/ts9am7lWuH
Secret justice is no justice at all and closed court requests should be treated with concern http://t.co/zitmBGZE2b
IRELAND: Justice has been done – now we can start to grieve http://t.co/1HK8CANMqm
Scottish Victims and Witnesses Bill debate 1 http://t.co/0rYRo71dm2
SOUTH AFRICA: Justice for those whose land was stolen still elusive http://t.co/0gesq1ObPk
Kennedy’s Inflated Jurisprudence and the US | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/JgB6pRRgkN
The 4th Amendment in 21st Century: The Modern Equivalent of Papers and Effects? | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/lb9Px3qySt
Serena Williams and rape: does she really know what's inappropriate? http://t.co/2Y6lZhhX8T
Justice ministry outsourcing could lead to 'train crash', says watchdog http://t.co/tFEpGInSoy
Procedures used by NSA to target non-US persons: Exhibit A – full document http://t.co/EVdn8LgQf3
TURKEY divided more than ever by Erdoğan's Gezi Park crackdown http://t.co/X1Fbu6YVfW
Designers of London Olympic cauldron deny copying claims http://t.co/BekymOoGct
Why NSA surveillance is a threat to British doctors and lawyers http://t.co/NBLWl3EV58
US: Six women selected for jury in George Zimmerman trial http://t.co/WpUfYuZBJ7
NI's G8 global legacy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/enqX408mis
Dolce and Gabbana face suspended sentences for tax evasion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0MIzoAJ9Lg
French spy chief hit with snooping charge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oUH0MMo0gn
AgustaWestland trial kicks off in Italy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dX1cUnBk8v
Soldiers abroad protected by human rights law, says UK supreme court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hNFcjBcb4Z
US ponders cyber attack prosecutions | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WMsjaBuHuQ
NHS 'cover-up' names revealed by CQC http://t.co/9GIxP3fwTw
Google's chief legal officer – live Q&A: eight things we learned http://t.co/79xkSEZEcb
Dolce & Gabbana legal team release statement http://t.co/AMt3oBH4V7
Pickles faces legal challenge over Tesco in 'Portas Pilot' Margate http://t.co/7nBnU2TyL9
Legal challenge on PSNI's 'unlawful' temporary staff contract http://t.co/3KINW1icdq
Legal powers plan for families of missing people http://t.co/umcFfBD0gJ
Justice Minister Lord McNally: If you live in a bubble, you're not going to persuade people http://t.co/YwFYONBd7L

Thursday

20th June - LAW NEWS

542 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: No excuse for standing still - the reticence amongst solicitors towards the new costs budgeting regime. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Afghans protest over Taliban flag at Doha talks office http://t.co/uquRX1TzC0
SPAIN: Argentine footballer Lionel Messi summoned over tax fraud http://t.co/qeoO7MWA6Z
Teacher Jeremy Forrest guilty of schoolgirl abduction http://t.co/U1eKp04jbm
Gay cabinet maker 'forced out over homosexual taunts', tribunal hears http://t.co/n59xA2Inwm
Domestic violence or lover's tiff: when the ugly side of passion rears its head http://t.co/haz4uX2itJ
Cut number of mentally ill taken into police cells, say official watchdogs http://t.co/lknFmQMRrH
Koo Stark cleared of theft of £40,000 painting http://t.co/wKBrnXjD7y
Good to talk? Not for PI firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/oOLRHggQv2
Attorney General Dominic Grieve defends disparity in publicly funded lawyers’ rates | Law Gazette http://t.co/DG4r1ldYFZ
Solicitor loses Supreme Court battle over office car park | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/zE8MKT90Bc
DBA complaints to be probed | Law Gazette http://t.co/szmFTvPPml
TURKEY in Turmoil http://t.co/tzeLXvONbj
US: FBI Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program http://t.co/Vj6AgbKJ6r
US: Jury Selection Reaches Final Stages in Trayvon Martin Murder Case http://t.co/4ZkuWExEE7
BRAZIL’s Leftist Ruling Party, Born of Protests, Is Perplexed by Revolt http://t.co/2pLfGAMWZV
Italian Praised for Saving Jews Is Now Seen as Nazi Collaborator http://t.co/Wi0seo5mOb
Government promise to toughen up referral fee ban if ABSs are being used to get around it | Legal Futures http://t.co/dOqJBbCWmC
SRA and Legal Services Board tussle over ABS application process | Legal Futures http://t.co/nNJG1jJVB4
Police cells holding more than 9,000 mentally ill people a year http://t.co/th4tBfbef5
Google is not 'in cahoots with NSA', says chief legal officer http://t.co/e3NqJHfSWK
A car crash of a hearing | Law Gazette http://t.co/mDu7xbNoai
LAW FIRM NEWS: Morisons and HBJ Gateley lead advice on Hearts administration | The Lawyer http://t.co/a3Ryuozq8e
Supreme Court lifts Iran bank sanctions | The Lawyer http://t.co/PtjQzbLYsk
QualitySolicitors shifts direction with new CEO | The Lawyer http://t.co/FvMiO3wlSl
LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW snares longstanding Taylor Wessing partner in three-lawyer swoop | The Lawyer http://t.co/wJcCXmfbHO
Lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala notched success in the Supreme Court, with major ramifications on international banking http://t.co/Tskbk8vTBc
SAUDI ARABIA: Crackdown on Illegal Firms Threatens Thousands http://t.co/4AJ6yoESj9
There are to be cutbacks on court circuits for regional South AUSTRALIA to save money http://t.co/V7NwKo4VuQ
INDIA: Lawyers may have genuine grievances but they should not resort to the boycott of courts to have them settled http://t.co/appmti17Y0
SOUTH AFRICA: Pupil takes Education minister to court over school conditions http://t.co/H7zWccsHoj
US: The Supreme Court's Decision In Salinas v. Texas: Implications For White Collar Investigations http://t.co/lQo5jgJPYL
ITALY: Trial opens against former Finmeccanica CEO in corruption case involving helicopter deal http://t.co/iVPtSEki97
SOMALIA: Somali Human Rights Commission condemns today’s attack on the UNDP compound in Mogadishu http://t.co/kPpV1l46dy
World rights groups say JORDAN trying to censor online media http://t.co/G4W5mKHRes
US: Liberty law school asks court to force insurer to pay for defense in Vt. woman’s lawsuit http://t.co/C4A44lIjdu
AUSTRALIA: Citizenship Law change may put Fawad Ahmed on Ashes team http://t.co/C6SwBQbgAV
US: North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions http://t.co/GseccfSSLj
AUSTRALIA is to give $A3.25 million extra support to the UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal http://t.co/NVbQ2K3yJs
LIBYA: Lawyers slam “alarming” growth of attacks on judiciary http://t.co/27mseVfgTn
IRAN Judiciary chief meets with president-elect Rohani http://t.co/21Etr5MofA
Judiciary Chief: Stability of IRAN's Religious Populism Acknowledged by West after Election http://t.co/ujhBgrje47
Switzerland buries US tax law, banks seen at risk http://t.co/orzvl5CG4J
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Ayden's law: 'Why I'm fighting to beat bullying' http://t.co/2jeDCiBnW7
PAKISTAN: ‘Law & order top priority in budget’ http://t.co/4i0QMMv9PU
BALKANS: Human rights experts criticise Montenegro court's war crimes verdicts http://t.co/weC5z53GwY
ZIMBABWE: Civil society, human rights groups look to July 31 poll despite Mugabe http://t.co/jyKY1jMinA
Tennis star Serena Williams apologises for Steubenville rape quotes http://t.co/zYdlJ7Obk4
Reckless bankers 'could be jailed' under proposed legislation http://t.co/ZOnnyS7OXG
Legislation to protect victims of crime expected to pass first hurdle in Scottish Parliament http://t.co/w8Ln5Sp3p8
Alternative careers for UK law graduates: The President of IRAN: http://t.co/3ZMFddDpOI
Government seeks to unify laws protecting journalism http://t.co/138I3Y6GMv
Supreme court quashes Iran bank sanctions and criticises secret hearings http://t.co/tcFhrd7Zve
UK defense ministry loses legal challenge over soldier deaths in Iraq http://t.co/sEM1dqIRuI
Powys Youth Justice Service criticised by watchdog http://t.co/PcHS5J8FsZ
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne woman's killer gets 35 years non-parole http://t.co/ln3N9lUjKr
Former Linklaters legal services supervisor faces fraud charge | Legalweek http://t.co/jgoNyGlIXX
Freshfields leads on £1bn Chinese purchase of yacht maker and hotel | Legalweek http://t.co/nKMkiS1ZV5
Senior City lawyers lambast 'naive' and 'monstrous' bank reform plans | Legalweek http://t.co/irepBgTrKf
PI firm reprimanded for "irresponsible" radio spot as Law Society prepares £300k ad campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZCn24aSgAc
University of Law launches monthly payment scheme | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/dd0DEXpqvA
Deal woman died in the snow after calls went unanswered http://t.co/MR4ar8JiAh
Tory leader Ruth Davidson knocked back by barman over ID for alcohol purchase http://t.co/8HWb216VwZ
Egg thief threatens Crimdon colony of little terns http://t.co/naMTrxx2ug
Jeremy Forrest 'groomed pupil for sex' http://t.co/oTDpzKIhNT
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion http://t.co/l9i4hUv6xv
Moors Murderer Ian Brady 'chronically psychotic' http://t.co/IJt9fIW9HW
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans 'refutes all allegations' http://t.co/gCGVUHDGoO
Supreme court MoD ruling 'will have huge impact on military operations' http://t.co/qe2yR06HPJ
Google's chief legal officer denies company is 'in cahoots with NSA' http://t.co/e3NqJHfSWK
Thomas Heatherwick accused of plagiarism over Olympic cauldron http://t.co/mOoYzkCE2B
Society's values: intriguing to compare with some other sanctions on corporate offenders http://t.co/y1pHw7Hv6J
US: New York to vote on bill increasing penalties for human trafficking http://t.co/ltaWJwJy60
LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft launches redundancy consultations across employment and pensions groups | The Lawyer http://t.co/RGrD9PkeMQ
ASA Adjudication on Stobart Barristers Ltd - Advertising Standards Authority http://t.co/dUIwGe1fdd
AUSTRALIA: Prominent Sydney barrister to lead arbitration body http://t.co/iMXN97OQc4
AUSTRALIA: How and why barrister David Stokes became Heather Stokes http://t.co/E0BZYNAlPx
INDIA: File on replacing additional solicitor general untraceable, oil ministry tells CIC http://t.co/KXXgUHHVGw
Murderer of Devizes solicitor’s Jim Ward could spend rest of his life in jail http://t.co/61xvT0vzuF
Ipswich Solicitor jailed after being involved in mortgage fraud http://t.co/AQWcehYx1l
Google mounts legal challenge to surveillance gag orders http://t.co/tqjKDEHBPy
US: Of Rats and Hit Men - The criminal trial of Boston's Irish gang is an immorality tale http://t.co/DJd83vhSTH
Pirate Bay hacker faces extradition | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DtMpeGF7Da
First UK charges in Libor scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VUzeXn7Uth
United Technologies to repay $473m to US | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Qp5ysSTUAI
Lord Neuberger sounds legal aid warning | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QZTcMual76
Deloitte accepts one-year New York ban | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S1cnDgyN9v
Dundee Solicitor censured for ‘reckless’ conveyancing http://t.co/7LdN1Zvh63
Consumer panel promises ‘long game’ on will regulation | Law Gazette http://t.co/6Tmt0Ilp9s
Hundreds face ‘unrated cycle’ as PI insurer fails | Law Gazette http://t.co/rvO5T8uaSY
THAILAND: Lawyer submits 13 questions for police to answer in Akeyuth murder case http://t.co/CZyHKbWSTq

Wednesday

19th June - LAW NEWS

541 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Judges seem to be taking the Jackson reforms seriously and getting tough on the causes of inefficiency. Full story - The Lawyer

Troops protected by Human Rights Act wherever they are, rules Supreme Court | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kt74hazYRO
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes launches fourth US base with Atlanta opening today | The Lawyer http://t.co/JPXKRiXhqi
LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings hires Fried Frank securities chief in NY | The Lawyer http://t.co/Wg4fHGhFGo
CoA rules against FSCS in landmark compensation policy ruling | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lz1EwOp1gr
Nikko AM names chief legal officer ahead of Tokyo IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/Zxzvl8BgrX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright partner exits for Clifford Chance | The Lawyer http://t.co/3X6M4ATrGE
LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF snares DLA Piper corporate team following Glasgow closure | The Lawyer http://t.co/EWLTWyvIYJ
LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP's Lawyers on Demand expands service with launch of On Call | The Lawyer http://t.co/3DHOyZrEIW
INDIA: Illegal mining: Convicted Gujarat minister files appeal http://t.co/avIIquauPN
Britain likely to sign back up to 'reformed' European Arrest Warrant http://t.co/ngqaurgUUZ
Families of British soldiers killed in Iraq win right to bring damages claims against Government http://t.co/vW8ZPgYPmM
Courts can learn from eBay, says Britain's top judge http://t.co/FlGSkO5teO
Trial of LIBYA's Gadhafi's son in August: Official http://t.co/hDyT1g6SvE
ICC trial: KENYA's Ruto 'partially exempt' from attending http://t.co/pUaL2Ch1LH
US Judge urges new approach for Gitmo detainee cases http://t.co/MSZsT0zDWi
Court backs parents in BULGARIA human rights breach http://t.co/GGLzvqh3DZ
PAKISTAN: Human rights dept’s development budget slashed by over 60 per cent http://t.co/1h9GwgVujt
IRELAND: Human rights body repeats call for statutory Magdalene inquiry http://t.co/iA7asH74j1
AUSTRALIA: Alcohol restrictions protect Aboriginal people, high court rules http://t.co/5Wy9I6N2ZJ
Britain's response to the NSA story? Back off and shut up http://t.co/TxTmjdLAi4
Teesside prison criticised for neglecting prisoner who killed himself http://t.co/8JuUxLBTPr
Filling the gap: the rise of pro bono justice http://t.co/EJzgqUITWA
Neuberger defends judges’ right to speak out on cuts | Law gazette http://t.co/ncu805cy1z
Legal aid cuts ‘will drive out the best’, Lord Neuberger warns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/eQAyvUlTwa
Julian Assange: one year older http://t.co/vuZPXmq88x
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
MALTA: Justice portfolio to be part of OPM http://t.co/3ZEueAGXSt
Scottish Justice Secretary pledges 'no let-up' as crime falls to 39-year low http://t.co/B72lQ4Cehs
Barrel Law wind farm appeal lodged http://t.co/AtG5de9T4S
'Killer robots' without human control could take Britain into legal and moral minefield, warns Welsh MP http://t.co/tPTXKAFGGD
Abu Qatada treaty endorsed by King of JORDAN http://t.co/alB41WTnZT
Courage of ZIMBABWE human rights lawyer captured in film http://t.co/2LyiAawWKP
NHS cash-for-access: allowing Bounty salespeople onto maternity wards could breach UK laws http://t.co/tvlyHEFSCQ
UK action plan to prevent misuse of companies and legal arrangements https://t.co/k11GYI1WGI
Legal profession must do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court president http://t.co/wKOoLwHmZ1
Legal services 'a drag on IRELAND's competitiveness' http://t.co/VFQEAuZnwf
Legal aid cuts: What has changed? http://t.co/qogW0cDeFd
In CHINA, a Controversial Law Is Seen to Excuse Sex With Minors http://t.co/FSNZwZL2Ye
PAKISTAN: Law and justice minister files application to change ministry http://t.co/PpzPAiBLw6
Reema Ramzan murder: Man charged over severed head killing http://t.co/l6nu5pHHDK
G8 leaders agree tax evasion measures http://t.co/9JSYuyB2FJ
Julian Assange 'to stay in embassy even if sex claims are dropped' http://t.co/tPk6ebu87w
Jeremy Forrest trial: Wife 'warned' about friendship with girl http://t.co/dB2adrecjx
US surveillance foiled 50 plots, says spy chief Alexander http://t.co/TuLRM1DbCq
US: Lancet call for independent Guantanamo medical care http://t.co/KeowZvahag
Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court judges to rule http://t.co/0kSrDxYtRV
BRAZIL: President Dilma Rousseff 'proud' of protests http://t.co/32feWjdzgm
'Excessive' use of face-down restraint in mental health hospitals http://t.co/LJuTpJhMmZ
Jail reckless bankers, standards commission urges http://t.co/np60WlUzOf
Police acted unlawfully after kettling cuts protesters, high court rules http://t.co/B09L9E932h
Pirate Bay co-founder can be extradited from SWEDEN to DENMARK, court rules http://t.co/qifaefdWRp
British financial authorities look to snatch back US lead over Libor http://t.co/oe62xyoj6A
Legal aid cuts will drive out the best lawyers, supreme court president warns http://t.co/7KzccSaQQP
African migrants 'left to die' in dinghy sue Spanish and French military http://t.co/sDSowhcFy8
Prism: How can this level of state surveillance be legal? http://t.co/Lf6DQpcuDL
Lift the unjust ban on prisoners' votes http://t.co/kNmHOyh3sB
US: Civil liberties groups file lawsuit over NYPD surveillance of Muslims http://t.co/kjtrZagRsF
Jo Swinson proposes streamlined appeals system for businesses http://t.co/WCzebsIbJL
Killer jailed for ‘calculated execution’ of solicitor | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/BYv2GVvBb5
Appeal judges reject intervention human rights claim against SRA | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZLwauqMUUZ
Balva wound-up over capital adequacy concerns | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kQiaEwBJs3
Fresh concerns over unrated insurers after Balva suspension | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5i6sogqEhg
Prison term sought for quoting Society charity report | Law Gazette http://t.co/4rmDAjKqSK
Law firms and cause-related marketing | Law Gazette http://t.co/lMZ65IK8Jf
Wiltshire solicitor’s murderer jailed for 28 years | Law Gazette http://t.co/FWg9JZxB4Q
Close down CMCs tomorrow - Desmond Hudson | Law Gazette http://t.co/Ls2MIdnfFa
A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Xp7plbDLnS
Personal injury lawyers refute whiplash claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/BJ8B7N9gBE
Royalty bid for Elan rests on court ruling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IfPeIVfQdb
Pakistan lawyers strike following attacks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZDmGAyAOww
Pinsents sees post-merger turnover boost | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YyoWt0EZIn
ICC slams proposed trial of Gadaffi lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/c1UmRIpA50
SFO may charge key Libor trader | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9D8t8ooKul
1,300 firms at risk after Latvian insurer Balva forced to call in liquidators | The Lawyer http://t.co/o9RlVxVa11
LAW FIRM NEWS: Olympic gold medalist Hosking to join Freshfields as trainee | The Lawyer http://t.co/R8CyHxjWtM
Boxing barrister puts on a knockout show at the Grange http://t.co/Jgc2KNq1xh

Tuesday

18th June - LAW NEWS

540 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Close to half of consumers of legal services are not satisfied with the value for money they received, with probate providing the least satisfaction and will writing the most. Full story - Legal Futures

Highest percentage of women appointed High Court judges | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/J7DcwFtw4v
LAW FIRM NEWS: Mills & Reeve picks up DLA insurance team in Birmingham | The Lawyer http://t.co/q4MDJar7ED
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O turns to Visa Europe GC for Brussels antitrust hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/Emz30ypDu9
LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws to drive down costs with process-mapping roll out | The Lawyer http://t.co/pE4h0X1fdf
LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing to put 96 secretarial roles in redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/ya36FEWCgg
The US Supreme Court: Right and Wrong on Criminal Justice http://t.co/FYfjgA4nrd
US: Fraud Used to Frame Farm Bill Debate http://t.co/6CNFtIuPS9
US Supreme Court Lets Regulators Sue Over Generic Drug Deals http://t.co/tokV8nDzpD
A More Secular Europe, Divided by the Cross http://t.co/xC6qKxJVaQ
US: Justices Block Law Requiring Voters to Prove Citizenship http://t.co/Cm1M3yRVL2
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
FRANCE: French footballers Ribery & Benzema to go on trial for soliciting minor prostitute http://t.co/BSGiAzFSWm
Call centres in BBC Three programme fined £225,000 for nuisance calls http://t.co/ZBj3TrzygM
HUNGARY charges Laszlo Csatary, over Nazi war crimes http://t.co/gOFvLbVRDp
Prison wing at HMP Lindholme 'worst seen for years' http://t.co/sRNnmPFSJh
No 10 summit to tackle web porn and images of child abuse http://t.co/rkfa9uvPet
G8 summit: George Osborne unveils tax register plan http://t.co/XVdlegwZZR
Part-time partners: why the legal profession is changing http://t.co/xVzJMu5sez
Stuart Hall's sentence is unduly lenient – the judge got it wrong http://t.co/6noT1glxgq
Charles Saatchi case: what is a police caution? http://t.co/kMkAN62LW2
Who will be our Lehman Brothers? | Law Gazette http://t.co/aqdjcqz5eu
Liverpool courts staff plan strike disruption over pay and hours http://t.co/3nUpiYY67f
Porn Laws 'Allow Animals And Dead People More Rights Than Women' Say Mumsnet And Campaign Groups http://t.co/ZkY44to3x
NEW ZEALAND: Whittall's trial moves to Wellington, miners' families disappointed http://t.co/eV4i0tkDMW
CANADA: Trial sees video of fatal Taser confrontation at B.C. airport http://t.co/DH1fZFlVm7
Controversial ‘Right-to-Die’ Legislation Passes in NETHERLANDS for Children http://t.co/ogAjVGXAPp
SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA Choke as Illegal INDONESIA Forest Fires Rage http://t.co/2FOWGOldBt
Ian Brady makes public plea to be transferred from hospital so he can die in prison http://t.co/bMwMlZJ62l
BALKANS: Inquiry urged into Yugoslav tribunal http://t.co/3dYzTGZgLh
US: Judge accepts Chad Johnson’s apology for slapping lawyer on rear, reduces jail sentence http://t.co/HwK9jjb6wP
US: Judge: Zimmerman jurors' names to stay secret for now http://t.co/vaCl3aKsHZ
ITALY looks into a murky past with new investigation into killing of former PM Aldo Moro in 1978 http://t.co/pOtYNCVcg7
Charles Saatchi says Nigella Lawson hand-on-throat images are 'horrific' but it was just a 'playful tiff' http://t.co/TD9XfIWJ9l
Claire Perry MP outlines automatic porn filters for UK by end of the year http://t.co/3x69NF2f4h
Exposed: Edward Erin, the doctor whose faked asthma drug test results proved fatal http://t.co/GvgYyCABLD
US government identifies men on Guantánamo 'indefinite detainee' list http://t.co/VYv84pIl1N
US: Two-Year Law School? Don’t Rush the Paper Chase. http://t.co/zNLpzGw28w
INDIA: Indian judiciary one of most powerful in world: Chief Justice http://t.co/5EEL9jvLHF
SRA will consider "fast-tracking" ABS applications aimed at price competitive tendering | Legal Futures http://t.co/wufotEWX9D
Law Society kicks out committee members who failed to undergo E&D training | Legal Futures http://t.co/5dfnhF5COm
LAW FIRM NEWS: International expansion sees Osborne Clarke grow revenues 14% | Legalweek http://t.co/KxGZKsUpGT
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O leads on Co-op Bank's £1.5bn restructuring plan and listing http://t.co/SuCsTApblK
Assange prepared to stay in embassy for five years as deadlock continues http://t.co/LEn0g2jkaU
BOSNIA: ID Law Protests After Baby Death http://t.co/EwnQZ9J4b7
Google: 'We pay tax required by law' http://t.co/dOFIPQNqgO
UK judges attack government over cuts to legal aid for migrants http://t.co/I0hgZoc7Vc
CANADA: Province not interested in proposed speeding crackdown: Solicitor General http://t.co/KnKiq13fN7
Michael Chudley guilty of solicitor James Ward's murder http://t.co/ww2d81ahip
Don't stand still - reticence amongst solicitors towards the new costs budgeting regime | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/J9aaV9ZvHz
Egyptian government targets end to international legal disputes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rheAQsDH6G
SEC investigator promoted to top enforcement role | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XYBl8EDl7T
UK judges may quit over pension cuts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Vj1h8ySxit
Small firms must dodge unrated insurer cycle, says Law Society | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jBV0xWOQOm
Skadden lawyer to lead Guantanamo shutdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vgRl5MR3PR
European collective redress | Law Gazette http://t.co/EicNSOPcah
Legal aid champion Carol Storer, director Legal Aid Practitioners Group, in Queen's birthday honours | Law Gazette http://t.co/kMrBPDROLM
Profits squeeze as top-50 firms open results season | Law Gazette http://t.co/dEZ9QuRacT
LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird confirms hire of FFW's Abell | The Lawyer http://t.co/xRZALGGJT1
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin revenue rises as firm prepares for 10 per cent PEP drop | The Lawyer http://t.co/sW11hWEMLD
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke revenues rise to £112m, growth slows in the UK | The Lawyer http://t.co/38Rja0oh44
LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Linklaters advise as Co-op unveils £1.5bn restructuring plan | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/5WV7KVkBDs
LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills London tax litigator exits for Hogan Lovells | The Lawyer http://t.co/GKsMiGW9wQ
Rape on television: the questions we should all be asking http://t.co/2eN7Biidoq
Julian Assange's asylum stalemate no nearer resolution one year on http://t.co/F8mpzkGFjH
Stuart Hall's 15-month jail sentence for series of sex attacks to be reviewed http://t.co/2lJjyhEF1u
Co-operative Legal Services not affected by Co-op bank ‘bail in’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/wbzTPg1VDV
AUSTRALIA: Stay sought by MP on child pornography proceedings http://t.co/c8ZfzknuTf
PHILIPPINES: Legal ethics – an oxymoron? http://t.co/7R8xvrDbU2
ISRAEL toughens law against anti-Palestinian vandals http://t.co/g3k8YaEUuj
INDIA: Legal group launches website for women's rights http://t.co/VK07iU0rqt
Turkey demands explanation over UK spying claims http://t.co/yjO0kjZBVv
Stuart Hall jailed for 15 months for sex assaults http://t.co/oA0YVzxJLP
Prison experts urge replacement of run down 'dungeons' with 'superjails' http://t.co/GOGotuACNz
Belfast Telegraph Editor attacks judge for imposing reporting restrictions http://t.co/f93Cvyc63x
Domestic dissent can change US foreign policy for the better http://t.co/0n5RS9juNZ
Ian Brady in public plea for transfer from hospital and death in prison http://t.co/rhoOdLDFox
Saudi prince's luxury jet sale to Colonel Gaddafi focus of London trial http://t.co/gV6wBE8Wka
SC’s judgment treads the fine line between burden of proof and the corporate veil in divorce disputes | The Lawyer http://t.co/xBNKevReUL
Advising overseas buyers or tenants on UK property deals is fraught with danger | The Lawyer http://t.co/bVw8uuNr7e
Judges seem to be taking the Jackson reforms seriously and getting tough on the causes of inefficiency | The Lawyer http://t.co/kW4rot9Ilt
German courts are coming down on the side of liquidators | The Lawyer http://t.co/1kMQLNURxI

Monday

17th June - LAW NEWS

539 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: What are secret courts and what do they mean for UK justice? The Justice and Security Act has extended closed material procedures into the main civil courts. Full story - Guardian Law

TheLawMap Weekend Law Interview with CPS Lawyer & Novelist Mark Holmes http://tinyurl.com/kkfbwge
Office of solicitor general should be held by, er, a solicitor? | Law Gazette http://t.co/vHVV9enGUt
Old Bailey offers peek at ‘Dead Man’s Walk’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/7dXIiT3MiP
Consumer rights boost welcomed by Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/BQIQ0dES06
Family lawyers divided over Prest decision | Law Gazette http://t.co/X4CrIo5I6G
Mystery surrounds legal training report | Law Gazette http://t.co/CVLg0ucdB8
Carbon footprint down 7% in legal sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/W6MuenGwif
Jackson prompts spurt in law firm start-ups | Law Gazette http://t.co/Eaqut0049x
Legal aid cuts ‘end high-profile BME cases’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Eh6YM5dzsC
How To: be a COLP | Law Gazette http://t.co/9VntKiqkcs
Trademarks in toys and games – part two | Law Gazette http://t.co/msCC1xy6xa
Judges could quit over pensions | Law Gazette http://t.co/lvAbV9nhSD
Hunt begins for new SRA chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/ogD55jwya6
Hudson questions SRA’s firm finances disclosure | Law Gazette http://t.co/lXb9acV3sm
MALAYSIA: War crimes prosecutor to conduct Bersih's tribunal http://t.co/hQI16zN9nf
The Economist explains: Why are the rights to “Happy Birthday” in dispute? http://t.co/5tBGOxDns5
PAKISTAN: Equal opportunity: Disability rights advocates demand policy reform http://t.co/qnrXum817i
Scotland's Justice Secretary faces a grilling by MSPs over the shock resignation of the new police watchdog boss http://t.co/oYuhThQzL7
IRELAND: Rape victims need justice – not leniency for attackers http://t.co/e8dLKZbxd4
Challenging Illegality: Direct Provision, Social Welfare Law & Asylum Seekers in IRELAND http://t.co/tBZpBCTXoQ
Tighten law to prevent snooping, HONG KONG legislators urge http://t.co/8VsDDSdIzU
LIBYA: Judge shot dead outside court in eastern Libyan city http://t.co/ihdwKCfTEW
Justice is the new front in war on global poverty http://t.co/2CY3sblhbs
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
The laws that allow intelligence agencies to spy on foreign diplomats http://t.co/hhAjyiJXyA
Civil liberties: surveillance and the state | Editorial http://t.co/NGdgxIi7ig
Prison experts urge replacement of run down 'dungeons' with 'superjails' http://t.co/GOGotuACNz
LAW FIRM NEWS: Clyde & Co hires new litigation partner from Manches | The Lawyer http://t.co/8wyXAMAgKW
LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents smashes £300m barrier with revenues of £309m | The Lawyer http://t.co/6NRsx5GDHL
LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds eyes expansion for Africa network | The Lawyer http://t.co/hMy6cWCDZV
LAW FIRM NEWS: Asia Pacific 150: HSF overtakes Bakers as biggest international firm in the region | The Lawyer http://t.co/syfZLrYnXw
The Lawyer Asia Pacific 150 | The Lawyer http://t.co/WYvdnlen4F
Official secrets | Legal Futures http://t.co/a5jVJAqDRv
SDT rulings send out warning to law firms over relationships with debt recovery companies | Legal Futures http://t.co/sWJwprfeYa
Consumers "still see lawyers as too expensive", says research | Legal Futures http://t.co/3szyDvectR
Met Police sued by 'amnesia' officer with criminal past http://t.co/kFIHGFbUtU
Prime Minister explains 'relatively honest police' remark http://t.co/WlYa231VG6
CZECH PM Petr Necas to resign over aide scandal http://t.co/MjIPg450eR
US NSA 'probed fewer than 300 phone calls' http://t.co/YB0xnab1Qs
Democratic Unionist Politician Wilson accuses Republic of Ireland of 'stealing' UK tax revenue http://t.co/jISyxtg36s
There are some things no one should be able to Google http://t.co/s4Jp3AMpOv
Our justice system is failing victims of mental illness http://t.co/spT1NLGq3z
Former Lib Dem chief executive Lord Rennard quizzed by police over harassment http://t.co/NRgLT39rYl
Law Schools: Get Back to Basics - students need more opportunities to engage in practical legal writing http://t.co/MUsO9jefpf
CHINA: Rule of law still a distant reality http://t.co/OJqKXKbMb8
INDIA: National Law University holds first convocation http://t.co/aOYK4uPGzU

Sunday

16th June - LAW NEWS

538 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview with TheLawMap featured the Novelist & Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Holmes discussing what it is like juggling the twin passions of writing and the law: "Weekend Offender: 'When you wish upon a styar' the Prosecution rests."

Borghese v. Borghese: Battle for a Royal Name http://t.co/mrso24GmTa
A Judicial Travesty in EGYPT http://t.co/cNc7jFJUhF
US: Racially Biased Arrests for Pot - The "war on marijuana" has become a war on minorities http://t.co/Vrp02yASYx
Bristol Uni law student who swore at police avoids criminal record after representing himself in court: http://t.co/pdZZnGx60M
Wannabe US lawyer in vile racist Dunkin' Donuts rant http://t.co/NzzctFT9Li
Surfs up: Scottish lawyer & champion surfer leaves legal profession for waves http://t.co/xkuL5bLI01
INDIA: All Assam Lawyer's Association demands pension for lawyers above 60 years http://t.co/duFLbRkdej
US Lawyer: 7 years in prison 'unfair' for Larimer jail inmate who threatened to kill Obama http://t.co/Ft7far0W4j
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
Legal Aid Outcry, Political Disasters and a Mau Mau Settlement – The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/12d0JzY11K
Incomplete information and the right to know: Climategate's long tail | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/y5F1RPcfC8
The Chagossian Wikileaks cable judgment, fishing rights and a dose of EU law | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/11EDKWBOeg
Can an employer increase the sanction for misconduct on appeal? | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/axDV4SBrnb
Freedom of information and unpublished data from a randomised controlled trial on ME/CFS | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/i9U3ynStzG
The serious lesson hiding behind the Express's latest rights "outrage" | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/QXbkkcCxD1
Human genes may not be patented, but synthesised ones can, rules US Supreme Court | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/AkaxHaM8Ul
European Court of Justice grapples with secret evidence in UK immigration case | UK HUman Rights Blog http://t.co/YmFumYJ65k
AUSTRALIA: Wage tribunal gives pittance to low-paid workers http://t.co/uRAId7b43s
US Law School Tries To Pressure Students Into Snap Decision With ‘Buy Now’ Sales Tactic http://t.co/tpiwEMH5ed
PAKISTAN: Law minister distances himself from 2007 emergency http://t.co/4OplGyvnlt
US: IRS scandals threaten funding for President Obama's health care law http://t.co/gw5pkICxuY
J.R.R. Tolkien Would be Arrested Under Florida Law http://t.co/GQIJuElfrk
PAKISTANl Older people’s rights are human rights too - the draft of senior citizens bill http://t.co/rK07N26zco
TUNISIA: Sweeping Political Exclusion Law http://t.co/DepN3wJ1F0
PAKISTAN: Judiciary, lawyers’ active for rule of law: Chief Justice http://t.co/NAdEtQ2fFw
Parliament has passed landmark legislation prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination http://t.co/O8DO3svkvZ
Protests hit BRAZIL cup opener http://t.co/K4TRaVFMi4
Ecuador minister arrives in UK for Assange talks http://t.co/QA6wYKilqT
Man held as four stabbed at mosque in Birmingham http://t.co/CSukZ1SsCX
IRAN: President-elect Hassan Rouhani hails win as a victory over the forces of extremism http://t.co/aMuPlxPQ7K
Shaker Aamer 'hopeful' of appeal from David Cameron to Barack Obama http://t.co/QU2cK0kL2J
Mail on Sunday corrects the daily's legal aid sums http://t.co/w701KFf7AR
Why are vulnerable women still being jailed? http://t.co/HI4qWYas47
Are the planned changes to legal aid necessary? http://t.co/UFHayvm6QP
A sense of justice: The devastating impact of legal aid reforms http://t.co/7DxrWzHeWY
'Road rage' attack in M25 fast lane http://t.co/WOZ8KVNw9h
Pubs to escape demand to install CCTV if trouble-free http://t.co/qpY58Gyan0
Natural justice faces a savage loss of innocence http://t.co/UzTFnROGEb
The law must be changed if surgeons are using it to prevent disclosure of their results http://t.co/dxEwLsX6sv
Legal Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: From The Annals Of Bad Economic Research http://t.co/llSLaNlX4x
US: Legal Pressure Increases on Unpaid Internships in U.S. http://t.co/IHA0KEgHuG
What Global Justice Should Be About: A Right Wing Analysis http://t.co/uHwjCncz83
CHINA: Justice officials review whether to expose ‘Mr X’ http://t.co/UGpBeGQE4v
INDIA: Crime is on the rise in Delhi, but the wheels of justice are moving faster http://t.co/X3RaNHpqRR
IRELAND: Creche pledges to fight charges by HSE http://t.co/WhWdpzdr4c
Justiciability of the Right to Education http://t.co/ITtxwFOehT
University of Copenhagen Seeks Professor of International Law http://t.co/rVVBn32MOq
The Progressives’ Creative Parasitic Unsustainable Constitutional Jurisprudence | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/oaWA6EzoI1
The Fourth Amendment in the 21st Century | Online Library of Law and Liberty http://t.co/thMMl8NDFJ
Madeleine McCann: Met police 'to take on' investigation http://t.co/C4DTtzZJpS
Police officer and woman arrested in 'plebgate' probe http://t.co/Ka6TerYi5S
'Tax havens' agree to clampdown on tax avoidance and evasion http://t.co/FnDFeOZN5m
US: NSA surveillance fears give Republicans a great in with young Americans http://t.co/VKDGbJ2Dbb
Airline compensation: law firm flies to aid of delayed passengers http://t.co/k6AYWIKPpA
Shimmy Club in Glasgow shut down for week after putting women and children 'at risk' http://t.co/kylcC31Sv0
US: Out of the horror of the Rosenbergs' executions, a force for good http://t.co/CYbKTlPlOh
US: This Isn’t How to Stop Hacking http://t.co/cnakhXhM9f
Facebook Discloses Basic Data on Law-Enforcement Requests http://t.co/kTVxKIjXkT
NIGERIA: Fighting Corruption in the Judiciary http://t.co/o6Z2OcRGOG
US: Rape, Incest Exceptions Quietly Added To Trent Franks' Abortion Bill http://t.co/VK0LU7z4Un
MALDIVES: The Judiciary Needs Thorough Cleanup http://t.co/lSeuL8HXcV
Conveyancing changes in Scotland may mean more delays and costs http://t.co/WXWPDAPzod

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Cambridge illegal parking cheaper for shoppers http://t.co/OEF8ElHY3O
European rights body says HUNGARY changes threaten courts http://t.co/xl5RFZXYUC
New Consumer Rights Bill should give regulators power to “name and shame” dodgy businesses http://t.co/HOOQzluBUy
PAKISTAN: Lawyer faces ‘life threats’ after former President Musharraf’s arrest http://t.co/5zkam3kEzR
US: Chad Johnson gets jail sentence, chastised for slapping lawyer's butt http://t.co/SgVltKzsVz
ZAMBIA: Tribunal Storm Rages http://t.co/F2dbLSfwuC
BALKANS: Judge at War Crimes Tribunal Faults Acquittals of Serb and Croat Commanders http://t.co/wQQ3xoWrWv
Human rights-based housing policy urgent in INDONESIA http://t.co/3WHMkYr4FW
Human Rights Council Endorses QATAR's Draft Resolution http://t.co/1bBWwx8ZgW
Reading Marx in Tehran | International Campaign for Human Rights in IRAN http://t.co/MwfgCkNNAw
Trial of killer Dale Cregan cost Lancashire Police £2.3m http://t.co/Ue0aqGA0zw
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
10 Reasons why Government Spying is a Bad Idea | The Firm http://t.co/UOvXjRRCn8
Govan Law Centre to Defend Bedroom tax Evictions across Scotland | The Firm http://t.co/Pj23oPRvqS
Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has elected its new committee for 2013/14 | The Firm http://t.co/8eJSXY5RKm
Crown instructs police to reinvestigate murder of Norah Smith | The Firm http://t.co/J21gJBj5aE
University of Strathclyde Launches Free Mediation Clinic | The Firm http://t.co/lco7N8RY9S
Costs lawyers has revealed increasingly negative predictions for the post-Jackson era | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EAFimMvn3E
Costs judges cannot treat costs as being reasonable or proportionate | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sBfonh7tTu
Move towards single indemnity scheme | New Law Journal: http://t.co/SMdC84mHUG
Human rights backlog lessens, slowly | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2ABcWOiHKx
RICS launches property expert witness register | New Law Journal: http://t.co/pnCmHFgF9H
Modern market in legal services demands "transparency & flexibility" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/gfWdlhBnLb
Courts can "pierce" corporate veil in limited circumstances | New Law Journal: http://t.co/iRW3jJjpJp
ECUADOR MPs approve media curbs http://t.co/DFNgXT7zGg
Elderly care firm suspended over woman's treatment http://t.co/m0Qs7jy6u7
NSA snooping: Facebook reveals details of data requests http://t.co/LBZboAItbS
Britain to 'sweep away' tax secrecy - David Cameron http://t.co/FnDFeOZN5m
US: Law enforcement demands smartphone 'kill switch' http://t.co/1J2bDBrLK2
US: Law Student Wins Suit Against Fox Searchlight http://t.co/jpzB4x0hZX
INDIA: 'Law graduates can create a niche for themselves and prosper' http://t.co/zpBP1QRjMM
Minister who slammed Wales' proposed sprinklers law accused of hypocrisy http://t.co/Cub8hm8ISi
Stripping Away the Veil of Deceit: Prest v Petrodel http://t.co/xSDc5HgRUK
Exclusive footage of the legal aid solicitor who has quit law to become a busker: http://t.co/by0lmteuUq
Footballers pay tribute to sporting Barry solicitor Colin Jones who died in Cardiff Bay after tragic fall in 2010 http://t.co/1c0EFw1fDW
‘Career in danger’ if Bradford solicitor convicted of fraud http://t.co/eqUKmDgxY2
Westcliff Solicitor to fight tribunal panel’s dishonesty ruling http://t.co/CcOlyK55t6
PARAGUAY: Justice still needed for all Curuguaty deaths a year on http://t.co/gyCXmh0Nsk
MALTA: Chief Justice laments lack of consultation during judicial review http://t.co/9QqBexfP7A
SOUTH AFRICA: Social justice deficits feed the fear of post-Mandela era http://t.co/69OFA6AdFj
CANADA: Prostitution law - Supreme Court to hear challenge as protesters prepare http://t.co/PuEnngZo5v
INDIA: “Law too soft on man-made disasters” http://t.co/D0cnGXvIGD
US: New York passes labor law to protect child models http://t.co/PQ5JIBowxe
AUSTRALIA: How Adelaide barrister David Stokes became Heather Stokes http://t.co/lIrvCkIF3y
SWEDEN to ban bestiality which was previously legal for some reason http://t.co/syBHK2sGhp
INDIA: Legal notice to government to enforce ban on animal dissections http://t.co/wJ2ErMg3hh
Legal Aid: Well, they are called the wheels of justice http://t.co/S3nYRKEtmo
Dale Cregan: Fathers of murdered police officers speak of heartbreak http://t.co/qBMe3MiqO1
Wife sends 'repugnant' hate mail to woman who defeated her husband http://t.co/JXfJSfZkcB
Rein in crime commissioners, police chiefs tell Theresa May http://t.co/eGMEfZoEnN
Race vs. Class: The False Dichotomy http://t.co/mKcDeHx3lA
US: Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind http://t.co/fhSlKl0dv1
Alexander Litvinenko's widow criticises Vladimir Putin's Downing St visit http://t.co/XTDBWoqS9M
My fight for justice in Guantánamo | Shaker Aamer http://t.co/uUVFiTHzML
Law firms warned on debt recovery | Law Gazette http://t.co/C8LkyeDjLH
Who will be our Lehman Brothers? | Law Gazette http://t.co/aqdjcqz5eu
LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin revenue rises as firm prepares for 10 per cent PEP drop | The Lawyer http://t.co/sW11hWEMLD
McGuire Woods moves on Squire Sanders trade team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tFZq5yAGSe
Kilroy departs Misys for Genus GC role | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OAa1K8YmBj
Korea sets up arbitration centre | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bqqtGtZZps
Kenyan lawyers look for scale fee increase | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/cvB0gpMzFr
Corporate counsel business shift | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/QqJqRHgMCD
Spending Review: Home Office agrees cuts with Osborne http://t.co/22MgLq3yAM
Orde asks May to review PCC power to sack chief constables http://t.co/gdulPn8jei
Abu Qatada case has cost UK £1.7m, home secretary says http://t.co/Ml2k8k5alt
Edward Snowden 'banned from flying to UK' http://t.co/NSiCBPuYpv

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