11th June - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Why legal aid cuts should worry the City too. PR campaigning was not enough. Full story - The Lawyer

• How To: choose a leader | Law Gazette http://t.co/jPEB6xiE7P 
• Data protection: one cheer for Grayling | Law Gazette http://t.co/sGS6cxRaZJ 
• Lord chief justice backs moves to protect vulnerable witnesses | Law Gazette http://t.co/BTrEh61gix 
• Juniors ‘on £14 a day’ after legal aid cuts, MPs hear | Law Gazette http://t.co/XhnPZNTu8m 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP and Mayer Brown set out stall for £105m Old Spitalfields sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/qZLgOz41Y9 
• A&O restocks London banking team with Goldman hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/3SEJtUAgjw 
• SFO disclosure exercise in Tchenguiz case hits £118,000 | The Lawyer http://t.co/7pDxCY6WgM 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Seyfarth Shaw raids HSF for double Australia launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZOpyR6VrJw 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance fails in JR application for Chagos Islanders | The Lawyer http://t.co/FesVOQU1Rh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordons hits Addleshaw Goddard for Leeds partner hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/hOGBeVlP6Y 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes turnover hits £336.6m, PEP up five per cent to £580k | The Lawyer http://t.co/hU203oWpp4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft, Weightmans among winners in West Yorkshire joint panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/S05BLMobeU 
• US: Actress who starred in law firm commercial spoofing faked injuries sues ad agency http://t.co/GJxtQwpWUT
• First barrister-only chambers gains ABS licence | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RCFd0R6YYO 
• SRA puts a price on extra intervention levy | Law Gazette http://t.co/FHIFDanPek
• US: The Sentencing Guidelines and the Constitution http://t.co/hj2EpkUz8W
• US: Immigration Legislation Draws Many Amendments as It Heads to Floor http://t.co/99NIOwBBNQ 
• John F Kennedy’s Finest Moment: that famous speech that embodied all of 60s optimism http://t.co/XYLHb6yyJ8
• HONG KONG politician urges US whistleblower Edward Snowden to leave http://t.co/0ZWqwTA4rZ 
• US: Slap on lawyer’s rear earns ex-NFL star Chad Johnson 30 days in jail for probation violation http://t.co/HVuyW6oojH
• Google cuts illegal drug site search ads and videos http://t.co/DzwdVq5tHL 
• Illegal gypsy and travellers camp given two weeks to move on http://t.co/aqv5uZdnGK
• Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins child abuse trial set for November http://t.co/xVl6IKrH8Q 
• Trial date set for Corrie's Bill on child sex charges http://t.co/LdXeQ3EYDi 
• GREECE: Second trial of Greek editor Kostas Vaxevanis who published Lagarde list is postponed http://t.co/WBMBRuro3j 
• US: George Zimmerman trial: Jury selection begins http://t.co/k0imkVciJD 
• MALAYSIA: Syariah Court officer guilty of taking bribes http://t.co/gzQcctV5Kz 
• IRELAND: Dr Michael Shine gains High Court permission to challenge trial http://t.co/H6laplY6kt
• NIGERIA: Chief Justice & Judicial Council urged to probe Justice Hope Ozoh for subversion of the judicial process http://t.co/LfH3qownuF 
• Computer game creator (Assassin's Creed) sues Ubisoft for $400,000 and 1666 rights http://t.co/XwGrv0AXso
• ZIMBABWE: Human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa's trial begins http://t.co/HUsnJYNtIl 
• AUSTRALIA: Passenger rights 'cause confusion', say airlines http://t.co/Sgen0FCzq8 
• US: Rights group: Deal reached in case against US student who dressed as half-nude 'pope' http://t.co/qO2dnTZjJG 
• US: Judge orders inquiry into Paris Jackson's wellbeing following suicide attempt http://t.co/BwFw7EaURv 
• N ZEALAND Judge told he should surrender knighthood, it offends against the principle of judicial independence http://t.co/KPLvGuWyhX 
• INDIA: Law academy to train young advocates http://t.co/IjJgwbZsNB
• Office of Tory minister Nick Boles hit by explosion in 'act of violence' http://t.co/b9Q2vkrsKW 
• Judge attacks 'tide' of online extremism as he jails terror group http://t.co/NoOAbaGt95
• The Metropolitan Police commissioner, still has questions to answer over the Andrew Mitchell affair http://t.co/o5ezjnbN6E 
• Vulnerable victims will no longer have to give evidence in court, Chris Grayling says http://t.co/i8ET0JUJwr 
• Family courts risk 'collapse' as surge in custody cases follows legal aid cuts http://t.co/txbXCoPqwO
• Investigation launched after 'dead' man had pulse in mortuary http://t.co/nOaFlOI8I7 
• Steve Bell on William Hague's statement about GCHQ and the secret NSA operation – cartoon http://t.co/UNwI5gbSZX 
• Civil liberties and security: between two worlds http://t.co/gGnvDVwStX
• Pre-recorded evidence to spare vulnerable victims court ordeal http://t.co/3s3UMYk7pp
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Relying in goodwill of employees when it comes to protecting company data is a risky strategy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WZtMJ4WzPH 
• Egypt hots up for foreign firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nMcKdKVYAw
• Romania sues law firm which helped it win dispute | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/23uG5A9GGM
• Canadian legal challenge over British succession laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8pc9ZJA7DU 
• Swiss bar condemns secret US tax deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tn0jviHII8 
• Indian government looks into telecoms litigation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mwOokhWa6p
• LegalForce outlines plans for UK expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/hojESjJpTF 
• Chambers becomes first ABS licensed by the SRA without a solicitor | Legal Futures http://t.co/gF39imxlgn 
• SRA uncovers 205 more firms to probe over lack of compliance officers | Legal Futures http://t.co/QOBtKDGHiN 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters taken to tribunal as ex-employee alleges fraudulent billing and discrimination | The Lawyer http://t.co/PHvpJIdj7b 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Baker Botts in talks to take sizeable Norton Rose Fulbright team in Dubai | The Lawyer http://t.co/N8CXhWTzJw 
• How transforming Legal Aid will affect people accused of a crime who cannot afford legal fees | The Lawyer http://t.co/PfHh55u7Xp
• A look into the Legal Aid cuts, QCS response and a prediction on future lawyers by Conor Gearty | The Lawyer http://t.co/zuYxR8LRKu
• David Blunkett calls for tighter scrutiny of British secret services http://t.co/qDGRAtNBmX
• Lord Malloch-Brown and FTI settle Beny Steinmetz lawsuit http://t.co/F2z226b64D 
• Fisaa law grants US 'heavy-calibre mass surveillance firepower' http://t.co/NyUoqtLHBK
• Snowden: Rule of law behind fugitive's choice of Hong Kong http://t.co/r6dDb6eUCv
• Attorney General to review sentencing of child abusing artist Graham Ovenden from Cornwall http://t.co/qip67Qw1eP 
• INDIA offers support in training of MALDIVES' judiciary http://t.co/Kk5VWlDicT 
• Tim Berners-Lee calls NSA surveillance an 'intrusion on basic human rights' http://t.co/2rJLkA8vYS 
• AUSTRALIA: Judge rules will invalid, siblings get equal shares http://t.co/A1Pvbci9KD
• Trading Places in Law: who's changing jobs in corporate Scotland http://t.co/QP7ZV3IJxx 
• Court rejects UK legal procedure ‘jury tampering’ complaints http://t.co/SPFlf9BkTX
• GCHQ 'broke law if it asked for NSA intelligence on UK citizens' http://t.co/rUJYQgpNOl
• Growth rate halves for UK law firms: http://t.co/ytMBvlms7s 
• US: New York’s sex trafficking law needs to change: It’s time to listen to the real experts http://t.co/rmzA40X0kz
• International development based more on justice and rights than charity http://t.co/vsC0N1RfKM 
• US: Sex offenders can appeal lifetime tracking http://t.co/n3ubYgCw08 
• Lord Chief Justice calls for children to have evidence video recorded http://t.co/ovJMLpNmKc 
• Harry Mount'ss attack on barristers is shot through with personal loathing http://t.co/TI1o2f31Vv 
• Wolverhampton heroin death toddler's parents plead guilty http://t.co/sBezlr6ZJK
• UK's new visa rules 'causing anguish' for families http://t.co/6bHY2sRdxI 
• English Defence League rally bomb plotters jailed http://t.co/Wc9KaFZHuf
• Coronation Street actor cleared of child sex abuse http://t.co/CStiiIFKYZ
• Prest v Prest: supreme court prepares to rule on landmark divorce wrangle | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Xgvi2qHtvK 
• Murdoch's News Corp mulls FCPA deal with US Justice Department http://t.co/agzBdPh38v
• Support our Turkish colleagues | Law Gazette http://t.co/6aoAt4BQRN
• Coming soon – fixed defendant costs in PI | Law Gazette http://t.co/PqdH2RjzFn
• Former solicitor convicted in £20m fraud case | Law Gazette http://t.co/aPZeSssXed
• SRA approves first barrister-led ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/Wfjq6y4QDQ
• Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice http://t.co/KnI6tIbJTF
• Legal aid changes 'will lead to convictions of innocent' http://t.co/YqSmCH0EAr
• Legal challenge to ECB could have 'serious consequences' http://t.co/59q3iPjVsP

10th June - LAW NEWS

532 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: UK's use of drones in Afghanistan 'may be in breach of international law'. Campaigning lawyers challenge legal defence set out by RAF as six protesters await trial over mass trespass of UK drone HQ. Full story - Guardian Law

• Watchdog suggests merging all financial protection schemes | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZmMlxdv9n9 
• Costs lawyers warm to Jackson reforms | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6tcUWbvBD2 
• Why legal aid cuts should worry the City too | The Lawyer http://t.co/YYqFHlAfVF 
• Bribery law rethink is a distraction | The Lawyer http://t.co/fmkFdrpGmd
• The old rules no longer apply in the legal world, so it’s time to focus on the business basics | The Lawyer http://t.co/kahx9zm3WP 
• Judges set for fraud crackdown | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lmim1vbEue 
• City associates pay rises, but US firms still lead the way | The Lawyer http://t.co/LfOqmhX4ek 
• US firm Bingham turns 40 in London, its strategy of expanding slowly is paying off | The Lawyer http://t.co/7WR5abtM8m
• City analysis: Big time | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sw3c1rJ0FX 
• PI: Back-up to the future | The Lawyer http://t.co/JG7TM8bCMz 
• Last aid: lawyers unite to fight cuts | The Lawyer http://t.co/r1ErxRXyL0 
• Cyprus: Blood of the sun | The Lawyer http://t.co/TufdDPX6gW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman focuses on Egypt as regional arbitration grows | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ig17aBbEsi 
• Lloyds advisers still in limbo over customer-pay panel review | The Lawyer http://t.co/5hlXv3Hmq8
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters storms FTSE 100 as Norton Rose, Slaughters pump up client lists | The Lawyer http://t.co/xhDyPNKgRG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies expands Belfast with flexible working initiative | The Lawyer http://t.co/TUQGjwIQWw
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Ashurst join US duo on £935m Vue cinema sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/gGfPJXBEf2
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies launches Asia Pacific arbitration internship | The Lawyer http://t.co/pStN94FS5U
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright fights to avoid Dubai crisis as mass Fulbright exit beckons | The Lawyer http://t.co/acL6wTttAZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: New Orrick boss cuts executives and staff, London not hit | The Lawyer http://t.co/BhnHzGm6rE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk hit by $1.4m lawsuit from recruiter over Clifford Chance HK hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/LJGalIfsBQ
• Affirmative Reaction in US Higher Education http://t.co/bLJcxGXoKr
• US: Horrendous Abuse in Mississippi Prisons http://t.co/QirsP3GRzL
• US: Ex-Worker at CIA Edward Joseph Snowden Says He Leaked Data on Surveillance http://t.co/JiHJl9Yw6r 
• Murder trial of Italian marines in INDIA navigates murky waters http://t.co/lEuleZPMgs 
• US: Trial begins for George Zimmerman, accused of murdering Florida teen Trayvon Martin http://t.co/5v8MKx3cmb 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Complaint against lawyer who challenged high fees dismissed http://t.co/SjcsAgx1lI 
• US: Lawyer to walk fine line in arguments that George Zimmerman didn’t murder Trayvon Martin http://t.co/5romQQmZsU
• INDIA: Drive against illegal dance bars, gambling dens http://t.co/I9ldTueROJ
• Row over access to information at Thornaby council http://t.co/TKNbMhSUPz
• BANGLADESH: War crimes tribunal orders jail for two Islamists including opposition MP http://t.co/45n5WclDtV 
• Administrative Appeals Tribunal lets criminal stay in AUSTRALIA to "work towards a better me'' http://t.co/SDfVNYkpS0 
• GERMANY: Top court backs tax rights for gay couples http://t.co/g1pQEzViNh 
• PAKISTAN: Women rights being ignored due to weak actions, lack of legislations http://t.co/EPAqjWPVts 
• MALTA: Party financing legislation to be moved by end of year http://t.co/d9UG9AqNcp 
• Irish Judge warns of possible German exit from euro http://t.co/6JtBkDoO4f
• SWITZERLAND: Overwhelming support for controversial government move to tighten asylum law amid a spike in refugees http://t.co/eiP4znD6tX 
• ISRAEL to Re-Engage with UN 'Human Rights' Body http://t.co/Tvu2jGSfIY 
• US: Human rights expert's view: Trafficked children are victims, not criminals http://t.co/l0qpim12c6
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Children vulnerable to sexual abuse being failed by authorities, say MPs http://t.co/0s1AhKDUOT 
• Legal services orders | Law Gazette http://t.co/haNS0Jfc8Z 
• Reformation relics fetch £900k for Law Society | Law Gazette http://t.co/GeCSTD0pvo
• SRA takes over 16 months to approve ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/2doBIGnAsN
• New potential market in aviation claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/YMpqbHZjAR
• Victim review will be ‘costly and time-consuming’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/oE8q2IkCty 
• Backing for single PII scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/8anAqYBfQ3 
• Lawyers sign up to pay workers a living wage | Law Gazette http://t.co/OSBTGXDXVV 
• IT firm offers route round referral fee ban | Law Gazette http://t.co/PjHr0mtCHw
• Crackdown on political lobbyists under fire | Law Gazette http://t.co/IqdvCZGsrb 
• Consumer panel calls for radical reform of financial protection arrangements | Legal Futures http://t.co/Sy0C90il1g 
• Quindell boss enjoys massive pay rise | Legal Futures http://t.co/zN0MRW4lcM 
• NIGERIA: Justice Okeke - Pension Is Rotten In The Heart Of Judiciary http://t.co/NTzGKBKDp8 
• MARINAS: Law students provide voluntary clerkship service to NMI judiciary http://t.co/ddZ4mElnZa 
• GUAM: Chief Judge Carbullido Urges Senators to Fund Merit Bonuses for Judiciary http://t.co/pqxQ78mJrh 
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling condemns 'mad' EU red tape http://t.co/taP50guJqK
• Edward Snowden was NSA Prism leak source - Guardian http://t.co/wKTn3RF09b 
• Police patrol Islamic sites 'at risk' after fires http://t.co/SrcRK8xPGS
• Police reveal scale of Elm Guest House investigation into alleged paedophile ring http://t.co/fxQk99of3Z 
• Substantial doubts raised over credibility of supergrass Neil Putnam who exposed Met corruption after Lawrence case http://t.co/xY6YCP6gOZ
• Stalemate over press regulation hurts us all http://t.co/82D1QC0UXT
• Ruling on Iraqi deaths in British custody offers the chance for a brand new approach to troops' behaviour abroad http://t.co/Ao7K120QJJ 
• CCTV: new controls on private security cameras to stop homeowners snooping on neighbours http://t.co/Mbb9Yq5NFU 
• Five centuries of crime and punishment leave the Old Bailey in need of repairs http://t.co/EQ4ds8Rmyd 
• Legal Aid change worries http://t.co/I7r18LunPt
• Legal aid cuts could have tragic consequences, warn North-East family law solicitors http://t.co/RHcovCbflX 
• Cycling: Legal challenge launched to Swiss McQuaid nomination, while Makarov hits back at UCI President http://t.co/CiGiESyAmZ
• UK says eavesdropping is legal, defends U.S. spy links http://t.co/WZPeoPA0RS 
• Police helicopter scrambled to disperse Facebook party http://t.co/MDTzerZOdA 
• Cost of shotgun and firearm licences must rise say police chiefs http://t.co/Hh3qOXdeiR 
• PM wants web firms 'action' on child porn http://t.co/eliOGexTq0
• William Hague: Law-abiding Britons have nothing to fear from GCHQ http://t.co/HBzD4U9CeI 
• Your Smartphone Is Watching You http://t.co/kJ6zi3FND9 
• CHINA: Brother-in-law of Chinese Nobel winner jailed for 11 years http://t.co/Y7hV94mwEX
• TURKEY: Lawyer discriminated against again for wearing headscarf http://t.co/1k0pe2F3QN 
• CANADA: Vancouver lawyer to make arguments in landmark Supreme Court case http://t.co/Zq7WI109ph 
• KENYA: Standard Digital News - Kenya : Courts meting out death penalty unnecessarily http://t.co/tSidZaraFc 
• The Offending Sheriff of Glasgow and the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/uIxlSNMe5M
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28

9th June - LAW NEWS

531 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview with TheLawMap featured the Scottish Criminal Lawyer Paul Mullen discussing some of the changes sweeping through the Scottish Justice system and his personal experience of the Glasgow Sheriff Court: "Weekend Offender: 'A Lush Life' as a Criminal Lawyer in Glasgow."

• Minister for Europe meets Belarus human rights defenders https://t.co/hlZw4ciqHd
• Rights of workers and employment law in OMAN http://t.co/RCRGu2mckq 
• UN rights body adopts review report on UAE http://t.co/tKnicSbJxo
• UKRAINE human rights commissioner calls for LGBT hate crime laws http://t.co/toCDiwTL2G
• IRAN: Calls on UN Human Rights Council to Avoid Discriminatory Approach http://t.co/3JQlSh5WzI 
• INDONESIA: Environmental and human rights matter http://t.co/ZFSS8fX3Pq 
• BURMA: Keeping human rights on the agenda in Myanmar http://t.co/eS4kinPIJO 
• KENYA: Attorney General defends Treasury’s role in controlling budget allocations http://t.co/C6Wp6hulbh 
• EGYPT judges rally against Islamist-backed judicial authority bill http://t.co/k3smUgk4tO 
• US: Gunman in California killing spree had brush with law http://t.co/dDpwNGEjRV 
• INDIA: Does law do justice to the poor & hapless? http://t.co/uaN8TVETbd 
• Europe's Lost Generation & the rise of the far right http://t.co/9FDLvXAl4n 
• SINGAPORE struggles to control cyberspace http://t.co/jW3Kfel0Mb
• Violence against women rises in EL SALVADOR http://t.co/QWCxJwaFqk
• Cutting legal aid is the surest way to threaten justice | Observer editorial http://t.co/fiKzjBt6Dd 
• Six reasons the cuts to legal aid will ruin our justice system http://t.co/NcdsoxVJTg
• Manchester tribute to suffragette Emily Davison unveiled http://t.co/Ay23NIxnlB 
• Salma Yaqoob threat allegations lead to arrest http://t.co/LjN6Nj7vyd 
• MP Tim Yeo facing committee coaching claim http://t.co/2wyEk3yWlR
• Defamatory Tweets, Legal Aid Armageddon and Burkha Bans – The Human Rights Roundup | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/VvnES19L7H 
• Pupillage inside out | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/IZJiEPfoNs
• Court lifts anonymity order in David McGreavy case | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/TeF1eu6PYP 
• Keep calm and apply the European Convention on Human Rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Zy1opfoily
• "Fair play in action": Court of Appeal considers the rules of natural justice | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/aJi97BoPYx 
• The Legal Aid avocado and human rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/FnLcRhTNDI 
• 145 specially appointed Government barristers demand rethink on Legal Aid plans | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ArPPmUu5vv 
• GCHQ Prism spying claims: Labour urges PM to launch investigation http://t.co/2O1RKyGFYp 
• UK also sourcing 'personal data' through contentious US-run Prism programme http://t.co/zC7acCh97M
• Ex-IRA gunman Gerry McGeough in new legal bid http://t.co/LeEZQIZjCD 
• All Change in the UK Employment Tribunals | The National Law Review http://t.co/0oILiGRKhK 
• UK's use of drones in Afghanistan 'may be in breach of international law' http://t.co/1CkVwtCVNe 
• ISRAEL: Tel Aviv District Judge creates outrage with 'there are girls who enjoy being raped' remarks http://t.co/XE5nIgnirX 
• US: The Justice Department Says NSA Surveillance Is Legal but Won't Tell You Why http://t.co/vasMSJadJO 
• HUNGARY proposes legal changes to allay EU's democracy concerns: minister http://t.co/FKHOjwp7yr
• US: Legal Sector Springs Back, Loses 500 Jobs in May http://t.co/la67ZFMOA8 
• AUSTRALIA: 'Legal high' shops mull $200m campaign http://t.co/MhuksC3TJX 
• IRELAND: Legal action continues for orders requiring security from printing company http://t.co/ZQ6isuH2bU 
• US: The real hurts of law enforcement violence and racism http://t.co/Ur5GKB32SX 
• Woolwich attack: Student sentenced for 'joke' tweet http://t.co/PYuVzt8dBh 
• Google says the government has 'no access' to servers http://t.co/Vi2jenmQGn
• Richard Branson says decriminalising drugs would not lose votes http://t.co/Y9AxKfurC1
• Tobacco firm begins 'stealth-marketing' campaign against plain packaging law http://t.co/icsNGtihKL 
• 9 September: trial date set for Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks http://t.co/G6pmEof2BP

8th June - LAW NEWS

530 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

This Saturday's exclusive interview with TheLawMap features the Scottish Criminal Lawyer Paul Mullen discussing some of the changes sweeping through the Scottish Justice system and his personal experience of the Glasgow Sheriff Court: "Weekend Offender: 'A Lush Life' as a Criminal Lawyer in Glasgow."

• US: How to Monetize Plagiarism http://t.co/8f0Awy6xfU 
• US: Intelligence for Dummies http://t.co/F3pRDAnhks 
• INDIA: Law silent on protection of rape victim’s child http://t.co/wUj7ZB2lbe 
• PAKISTAN: Law ministry shoots down royal gifts to servants by the master http://t.co/SZv48LobaK 
• US: Law prof from NY nominated to be Connecticut fed judge http://t.co/m8kOO1nCNx 
• MALI crisis: Human Rights Watch condemns ethnic abuses http://t.co/9PKLLIwghp 
• Pirate Bay founder Warg accused of Denmark hack http://t.co/sXoL90ay1X 
• Vodafone pays no UK corporation tax once again http://t.co/iazRtAugVs
• PERU: Shining Path rebel leader jailed for life for terrorism http://t.co/cnSM64dGsl 
• US: Cleveland kidnaps - Ariel Castro faces 329 charges http://t.co/1sSQEJrmpp 
• GCHQ Prism spying claims: Agency to report 'shortly' http://t.co/npX5QVLpPm 
• UK's use of drones in Afghanistan 'may be in breach of international law' http://t.co/1CkVwtCVNe 
• Torture: if David Cameron still cares about Britain's reputation, he must act http://t.co/vjH5US1UDV
• PLP demands legal aid info from MoJ | New Law Journal: http://t.co/cwGZokOMPQ 
• Risks of BYOD: Warning over "bring your own device" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/YbNHn5C4y0 
• Employment rules: New tribunal regulations following employment review | New Law Journal: http://t.co/68oJAS6FZy 
• Seldon loses age discrimination claim | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eP3YXbfUMB 
• Time to plot LSA 2007 strategy: Research shows shake-up in legal business community | New Law Journal: http://t.co/9rO5gwGGrx 
• EU laws on cookies are not being followed | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Q016jdFqZG 
• Collective redundancy rewritten in Woolworths case | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a8yY4PaTsO 
• Bar hits out at legal aid reforms | New Law Journal: http://t.co/DfJX0MSvij 
• Weekend Offender: 'A Lush Life' as a Criminal Lawyer in Glasgow | The Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/UmaxOCcv4f 
• Scotland’s Bankrupt Debt Strategy | The Firm http://t.co/sva7gUrKaR 
• Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association condemn Law Society’s decision to freeze recommended trainees' rates | The Firm http://t.co/8jp9ZZqVUU 
• The Quest of a Muslim Nation that longs for Democracy (TURKEY) | The Firm http://t.co/L2hfORKFrm 
• Law Awards of Scotland is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the country’s premier legal event | The Firm http://t.co/5HulpGToO3 
• Strathclyde Law School wins the Mooting Double over Glasgow | The Firm http://t.co/WesILlTlTP
• AUSTRALIA: Millionaire lawyer Michael Ryan had a woman in every port http://t.co/UT4xv1r9sG 
• INDIA: Villagers protesting against illegal mining turn violent http://t.co/jTQ5ZePuca 
• There's nothing illegal about stopping the 'green bank' waste http://t.co/31uGziVxGx 
• CENTRAL AFRICA: Illegal ivory trade 'funding Lord's Resistance Army rebels' http://t.co/X85KKAl438 
• RUSSIA: Trial of protesters against Putin condemned as sign of Russia’s ‘reStalinisation’ http://t.co/2A26HVYW18 
• How the International Tribunal works for motorsports disputes (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile) http://t.co/pbavHhaIW7
• Lord Sugar suing Apprentice winner Stella English over her failed employment tribunal http://t.co/DeKPiWlysc 
• G4S and their human rights problem http://t.co/Mk7eF8uq15 
• Equality & Human Rights Commission welcomes UN recommendations on UK human rights record http://t.co/RABFJH53jy 
• Women’s Rights in AFGHANISTAN Uncertain After US Drawdown http://t.co/bmMf6NzebO 
• US: Judge’s ruling challenges U.S. transplant system http://t.co/GB7JKrbyva 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Cameron fox hunt judge criticised for questioning RSPCA http://t.co/8Ftrl6yT49 
• Attorney General to urge Supreme Court to back government on prisoner voting http://t.co/zWaoo5PsNx
• Polish trio found guilty of 'wicked' plot to murder 'whiter than white' graduate http://t.co/enaPvT8Mef 
• Man arrested for attempted murder after police officer mown down http://t.co/1Eu06JiVl6
• BULGARIA: Justice system is one of the biggest problems for potential foreign investors http://t.co/bQoSfl3fns 
• GUAM: Judiciary seeks $1.1M to pay merit bonuses http://t.co/DyWuR3HfWr
• INDIA: Judiciary remains a male domain http://t.co/byYRqBz9Gv 
• SINGAPORE: Licensing Regime Chills News Climate http://t.co/FKIhFgMJVr 
• Proposed 'reforms' of Legal Aid in the UK http://t.co/JAVpfPCVFX 
• MALI: Serious Abuses Revealed in Amnesty Report http://t.co/1ZqimomH7s 
• ISRAEL: Human rights violations in occupied Palestinian territory cannot be distorted – UN expert: http://t.co/0n5QdRC9eq 
• Law firm Porter Dodson sponsors Western Gazette Business Awards http://t.co/35LAcOv46I
• UK Law Firms Show Slow Growth Despite Salary Increases http://t.co/SCG4aJskLM
• Grim outlook for UK law firms as growth rate halves http://t.co/pVpg0MCN1s 
• Solicitor and financial advisor convicted in £20m mortgage fraud http://t.co/WAhAYJetDY
• PERU’s justice minister says the president will not pardon former leader Alberto Fujimori http://t.co/zOkMdKYvjQ 
• AUSTRALIA: 'Legal high' shops mull $200m campaign http://t.co/DXDrI5gX73 
• Unintended consequences of criminal legal aid cuts could harm innocent people http://t.co/GBz8oyo7G2 
• Bar Council responds to Legal Aid consultation http://t.co/Zg1d8rWt6M
• Growth declines in top 10 UK firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7O4me2xkug
• Europe seeks to strip London of Libor control | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ujmL8qTRMl 
• Japan's Hashidate in British alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nnzni8q88e
• Corporates value industry expertise over legal in mediation | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/CpXQfrtLLP 
• South Asia move on justice tribunal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Yb0qwOKcRb 
• Torture and ill-treatment past and present http://t.co/3ie7euW5mF 
• Nadine Dorries faces standards probe over I'm a Celebrity appearance fee http://t.co/3uATP8ZMKD 
• Rape suspect buried alive in BOLIVIA http://t.co/ixFUFpUedu 
• Catherine Wells-Burr death: Three guilty of murder http://t.co/F0Pmd9UmWR 
• How the US Congress lost the plot on secrecy, surveillance and accountability http://t.co/W0T11U01Ka 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sums awarded to Mau Mau victims akin to that of UK whiplash claims claims Tandem Law | The Lawyer http://t.co/1LBwSR4Hav
• US: Blogger Glenn Greenwald, With Focus on Surveillance, Is at Center of a Debate http://t.co/bHNWxUdpsH
• BANGLADESH Textile Factory Collapse Survivor Leaves Hospital With Job http://t.co/iLX2MYdMvO 
• US: Electronic Surveillance Under Bush and Obama http://t.co/MNPLp19uai 
• GHANA cracks down on Chinese illegal mining http://t.co/STwRYyfxNG 
• RUSSIA opens ‘show trial’ against anti-Putin protesters http://t.co/4YcuwHSTlh 
• LIBYA: Lawyer & activist Hanan Al-Newaisery assaulted and beaten in front of Misrata’s Zarouk courthouse http://t.co/HuSsU6A1ch 
• EGYPT: The lawyer of jailed Egyptian blogger Ahmed Douma states that he has begun hunger strike http://t.co/RtwVuURbsq 
• Lawyer says man accusing police of assault during G20 protest was no bystander http://t.co/Pj7IWi8yrx 
• ERITREA human rights crackdown forcing thousands to flee, according to UN http://t.co/WC1hkqupSx 
• ISRAEL: 'Gay rights activist' arrested over Tel Aviv gay youth centre attack that left two dead http://t.co/w005amDoqf 
• US: Rights group sues government over voluntary deportations http://t.co/7yuXs0IiBv

7th June - LAW NEWS

529 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a formal investigation into whether the Bar Council interfered with the independent regulation of barristers over controversial changes made to the cab-rank rule. Full story - Legal Futures

• Selfridges robbery: 'Men in burkas' in 'smash and grab' http://t.co/Liqc7t6rRu
• Don’t bad-mouth the Legal profession, Law Society Chief Executive tells Co-op | Law Gazette http://t.co/oYGQY1Zo0t
• Growth rate plummets at top 100 firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/pgE00K5nRo 
• MoJ to issue early ‘name and shame’ notices against claims farmers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/U4Ehf4lhth 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW bulks up London corporate with Eversheds ECM head | The Lawyer http://t.co/jfRJFJlbiF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fox Williams takes on board Pinsents employment partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/c3OGy6CfuZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright eyes further Africa growth with Egypt, Kenya on agenda | The Lawyer http://t.co/CrZ5dfqW6w
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon's Harris instructs Matrix's Tomlinson as poison probe nurse sues | The Lawyer http://t.co/TMyhNI5jyC
• First batch of financials spin promising story for UK firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/lSO6HPKAYK
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin partners gather in Marbella for crunch meeting on KWM merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/oTVdkuLoCC 
• US: Edison law firm employees sentenced to prison for embezzling $788,000 http://t.co/RHK7lQlWUR
• US: 'I Should Have Gone to Law School': Times Square Elmo Fails to Extort $2 Million from girl scouts http://t.co/ZBeGeY4MUB
• No harm in simulated rape videos (as long as they are well made), say ministers http://t.co/AK81Mx212E 
• Police arrest gunman after 10-hour seige in Leicester http://t.co/N7alfv0D10
• Crown court judges criticise Chris Grayling's legal aid plans http://t.co/dJT9Bb0Jpj
• US: NSA's Verizon surveillance: how the White House tramples our constitution http://t.co/ZQKWzqif5v
• Financial management | Law Gazette http://t.co/KfykehNPQi
• Client spending squeeze forcing firms to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/2827few0hV 
• Treasury counsel condemn reforms to judicial review | Law Gazette http://t.co/xqJjpGEo8t 
• Claims management ‘list of shame’ to go online | Law Gazette http://t.co/HaLogM0aCR
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• AUSTRALIA: Miners get human rights policies http://t.co/QjkM6dvbgm 
• Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over ZIMBABWE security chiefs http://t.co/lU88Gl9Esq
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bidding for Byron burger chain serves up key roles for Freshfields and SJB | Legalweek http://t.co/5tx22whm7G
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright sets sights on key Africa markets and US west coast | Legalweek http://t.co/rnMGvePCf1
• LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP real estate team to feel brunt of cuts as partners predict sharp PEP dip | Legalweek http://t.co/jQGFSyXlaE 
• Post-recession recovery falters as growth dwindles across UK top 100 | Legalweek http://t.co/Rc0MLx1muA 
• Regulator goes public with names of CMCs under investigation | Legal Futures http://t.co/xXSOqYk6G6
• PAKISTAN: New Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s two key challenges: Army and Judiciary http://t.co/Uur7YpUJma 
• UK judiciary to decide Bangladeshi politician Tarique’s fate for whom there is an arrest warrant awaiting http://t.co/ekz7VX8nyo
• CAMBODIA Considering Law Outlawing Denial of Khmer Rouge-Era Crimes http://t.co/7Ve7VC2dRL 
• 12 Pembrokeshire jobs likely to be lost at leading law firm QualitySolicitors Redkite http://t.co/8KRvxus2RC 
• Rise in law firms ready to change strategy in response to new legislation http://t.co/tpJFEqAQdF 
• Star names urge drug law revision http://t.co/DnrR2cLEQi 
• Struggle against UK government 'destruction' of legal justice to continue http://t.co/JEhAdNUlix 
• US: North Carolina Repeals Law Allowing Racial Bias Claim in Death Penalty Challenges http://t.co/0kSS1mHs9J 
• Police probe 'grotesque racist insults' on London-Brighton train http://t.co/JhaneAkEX7 
• Police make fresh appeal over English Defence League graffiti on destroyed Islamic centre http://t.co/R5VvaryEtM 
• Bungled attack by Islamists intended to provoke English Defence League http://t.co/gES66ckLyC 
• Civil liberties: American freedom on the line http://t.co/KonjJP7ei4 
• The denial of justice to victims of British torture, some of which Britain admits, is set to continue http://t.co/D6vJ35KlqY 
• 'Smash-and-grab' raid at Selfridges in Oxford Street http://t.co/tjzZoJE5HR 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers and ex-trainee reach financial settlement on pregnancy discrimination case | The Lawyer http://t.co/GOMBG1b8yj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang targets pricing boffins to gain market advantage | The Lawyer http://t.co/XqKgQM7dju 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, Links and Slaughters prepare to deliver Royal Mail IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/UUS9Ut5jnt 
• Judge threatens to hold 'very rude' solicitor in contempt of court after extraordinary bust-up: http://t.co/QCZ0ehrGkU 
• Solicitor avoids jail after stealing £20k from his Coventry firm http://t.co/QWgYmOTglg 
• Perth and Kinross Council to take Dundee solicitor’s tribunal ruling to appeal http://t.co/EUuXFlyH5X 
• LIBERIA: Land Fraud 'Threatens National Security' http://t.co/u5LD6IHKOb
• Hillsborough report was ‘not independent’ claims police QC http://t.co/hQEkw8Odgq 
• Lawyers team up to launch Freeman Fisher http://t.co/DSwVCQ6hii
• Wonderland nightclub owners say police gave 'misleading' evidence to council http://t.co/YSxMjdHLqO
• Take it from a 'former' barrister: Chris Grayling is right to reform legal aid http://t.co/znunYhmw3w 
• In-house barrister boost for Carlisle law firm Wragg Mark-Bell http://t.co/oM3ahHCqrk 
• Barristers protest over plan to bar legal aid http://t.co/fAhvFV11BM 
• Case for legal clampdown on 'chuggers' compelling, say MPs http://t.co/HoBEcINlba 
• Legal advice on Scotland and EU exists but will remain secret http://t.co/YA7RrmfoVQ 
• BANGLADESH: Legal loophole may give cricketer Ashraful lifeline http://t.co/FNoR7OVZXi
• AUSTRALIA: Conservationists launch second legal action against Tasmanian mining plans http://t.co/8EAUlC0hiz 
• BRAZIL: Legal uncertainty cuts progress against Amazon deforestation http://t.co/k0Tq8Ydelf 
• FBI and Microsoft take down $500m-theft botnet Citadel http://t.co/qrlRL3MkAE
• Child pornography convicts face lifetime teaching ban http://t.co/tenyJGJtzK
• Former US Senator John Edwards to open new law firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JkAej50KKC
• Government lawyers slam Apple e-book deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5lCUrIVbGV 
• QC takes Oz Law Council presidency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k79czItity 
• HSF reveals salary boost | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AmULrPIIEv 
• SRA gets tough on firms ‘trading recklessly into insolvency’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZTQqYV56P1
• Diversity in legal executives an example for the profession, says LCJ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/L1X1FcGnuL
• Property service group launches conveyancing referral network | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/NffFszPMhy 
• Saudi prince launches libel action against Forbes magazine over Rich List http://t.co/HpEFL38GmX 
• Met crackdown on foreign suspects raises fears justice will be denied http://t.co/aAzzG72QWA
• Crown court judges oppose legal aid changes http://t.co/4EtpzP5vAf 
• Google facial password patent aims to boost Android security http://t.co/0C4E1zCTlC 
• Ex-DJ Chris Denning arrested by Operation Yewtree police http://t.co/yIfOKEdRXo
• Manchester Debenhams boy's rapists jailed http://t.co/gAvL63Ghyn 
• Coronation Street star William Roache charged with indecent assault http://t.co/X76dZh9OL0

6th June - LAW NEWS

528 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Latest criminal legal aid proposals are unworkable and would push the justice system to breaking point, says Chancery Lane. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Supreme Court to deliver verdict in big money divorce case | The Lawyer http://t.co/9dyGJ1gEZT 
• Maclays to axe up to 30 jobs | Law Gazette http://t.co/VVjXxbwMrX
• Eurotunnel blocked from Dover ferry service by UK Competition Commission http://t.co/QIlxCXgvCb 
• Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon detained http://t.co/8Ig9kaSuMV 
• Pope Francis says wasting food is like stealing from the poor http://t.co/wQwPPe9mW9 
• Broadwater Farm riots: prosecutors consider new charges over killing of Pc Blakelock http://t.co/RvQzQtPVis 
• Review of regulation? Let’s fire the LSB for a start | Law Gazette http://t.co/SzqWY9zMxY
• Takeover fever lifts fast-rising DWF | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZKKoEJYCX5
• Legal Aid Protest: Andy Slaughter MP, shadow justice minister - this is to be a long struggle http://t.co/lZEhh8Uq5u
• Hogan Lovells expands in US with Chadbourne trio | The Lawyer http://t.co/KgzKnFe4hU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Chadbourne names new London head following shake up of management roles | The Lawyer http://t.co/8H45k1bISW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: TLT posts 10 per cent revenue jump ahead of Manchester launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/UcjvBs7bTT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF reports 84 per cent growth to £188m | The Lawyer http://t.co/I69Hbze8vC 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas & Wilson makes £12,000 saving by cancelling vacation scheme | The Lawyer http://t.co/inx1mG2JYi 
• Graham Ovenden's suspended sentence sends a dangerous message http://t.co/AUuCRYvRYi 
• HM Revenue and Customs 'missing cigarette smuggling targets' http://t.co/ReBBndNkAQ
• Operation Elveden: 66th arrest made in Waltham Forest http://t.co/cZeJ4E2OeT
• Andy Coulson denies phone hacking http://t.co/9DNwqTuXr2 
• Last week's roundup blog - The Law Business: 27th May to 2nd June http://t.co/6gbUief4X2
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: Don’t Treat Consumers Like Criminals http://t.co/WDZiXmaUQG
• US: Judge Orders All Restrictions Lifted on Some ‘Morning-After’ Pills http://t.co/Cp1iLqXl0y
• Indecent images teacher Geoffrey Bettley cleared to work in schools http://t.co/sDMbN6cp39 
• West Midlands Police pay out to bereaved mum Abby Podmore http://t.co/hk1FMo1y6Q
• Bank card thefts 'soaring at ATMs' http://t.co/kKH2WvM4Ni
• US security agency 'collecting Verizon phone records' http://t.co/UxEFaOTRHM
• Nick Ross: 'It’s hard being Public Enemy Number One’ http://t.co/qWXunuDQtg 
• KENYA: UK expresses regret over abuse as Mau Mau promised payout http://t.co/3yjvDNQpTS 
• Tory MP cleared by tribunal over lesbian housekeeper allegations http://t.co/yAqYnVBQ6J
• BANGLADESH: Tribunal wraps up trial of key 1971 war crimes accused http://t.co/MeBLxepQeE 
• TUNISIA: Trial of topless women protestors put off http://t.co/bbOVy6IU8o 
• CANADA: Lawyer for women Mounties urges RCMP to settle harassment case http://t.co/51L4uJZ1vD 
• INDIA: Lawyer shot dead during marriage ceremony in Sikar http://t.co/TK6vXcMYVN
• Why does library closures generate public outcry but not the closure of courts? | The Justice Gap http://t.co/vihYWBMMoM 
• Shambolic proceedings in magistrates’ courts must be rectified http://t.co/fksKF5U4pw
• ISRAEL handles illegal immigrants without European gloves http://t.co/lOERSyokKk 
• 'Immense' illegal waste dump found outside Londonderry http://t.co/NUPLls6IB2
• Former Tory co-treasurer Peter Cruddas wins Sunday Times libel case http://t.co/tD5NSJYnMH 
• Stop and search reduction has led to fairer policing, says equality group http://t.co/hnEgEPtPQ6
• ZIMBABWE: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over Zimbabwe security chiefs http://t.co/hrrvF5cLcd 
• CANADA: Dying with dignity legislation to be tabled at national assembly http://t.co/lb3HhENDDS 
• Opposition threat to block Welsh Assembly legislation over council chiefs' pay http://t.co/XmkagjZKdC
• PAKISTAN Intellectual property: ‘Instead of parallel judiciary, strengthen existing system’ http://t.co/NIfmam6JSE 
• MALTA: Judiciary salary increase among 135 justice reform proposals http://t.co/nVoYRGls9V 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary Reform On Course http://t.co/8LPBZ6WiVG 
• KENYA: Judiciary to acquire aircraft for judges and magistrates http://t.co/qAMIiyZv8c 
• Is KENYA being shaped into Africa's flagship tax haven? http://t.co/j9CqPy4W5a
• AUSTRALIA: Law firm defending MP Peter Slipper sexual harassment case is suing former speaker over alleged upaid fees http://t.co/XbNH28ctjx 
• Lower House of Jordan Parliament approves Jordan-UK legal treaty http://t.co/VGy4kD4Vxc 
• Bradford Lawyers in silent protest at legal aid reforms http://t.co/SfEvKJD9hp
• Cambridge law firm quadruples space http://t.co/y9duvtHDDG 
• Irish charities say UK legal cuts will deny justice http://t.co/8xS6yG5Cg0
• LIBERIA: Fighting Bank Fraud - New Solicitor General Vows Clampdown http://t.co/M6a62Zj5Cb 
• London QC Lynch considered for Solicitor General post in BERMUDA http://t.co/e43oVjZoek 
• Solicitor shot dead by bankrupt businessman, court told http://t.co/2hIRIP0CWO
• Bar Council faces probe over "undermining" independent regulation of barristers | Legal Futures http://t.co/RwC0YfPeSD
• Law firm attached to new insurance business gains ABS licence | Legal Futures http://t.co/5hsQ9NrugI 
• SRA warns solicitors off 'get rich quick' SDLT and referral fee schemes | Legal Futures http://t.co/nINVogvRGx
• The pricing priority: pricing function in most law firms is something of an orphan | Legal Futures http://t.co/pTUn8NE9dW
• MoJ sets legal services review in motion | Legal Futures http://t.co/jSF5z97VEh
• Staff Sgt Robert Bales admits Afghan massacre http://t.co/kPqzpkXU6W 
• Second man charged in London terror probe http://t.co/SHxsbnaXXH
• Labour Forces Government Move On Probation Reform http://t.co/WGUAc64J2P 
• This 'Lobbying' Scandal is About the Standards of Parliamentarians - Nobody Else http://t.co/4kGnkFdTSy 
• Baroness Knight: 'Gays Are Very Good At Antiques' http://t.co/BzHLRC9VD6 
• BURMA's Discriminatory Citizenship Laws Are at the Heart of the Humanitarian Crisis Faced by Rohingya Muslims http://t.co/sOGeeFN7tx 
• 'EDL' graffiti found after Muswell Hill mosque is burnt down amid fears of Woolwich connection http://t.co/kvBXvPH0MT 
• Highway safety drive – or just the latest ministerial car crash? http://t.co/fBuMwuzvsb 
• Michael Fordham QC: the avocado of justice - http://t.co/NU0abGEsDk
• Conrad Black on America, its justice system and his new book http://t.co/viIMYphXUZ 
• Chris Grayling - the Gerald Ratner of Justice http://t.co/xY8AYO24sz
• OMAN: Legal profession and the social responsibility http://t.co/PFXHNDSzMN
• Unkind Cuts: UK Refugee Lawyers Cite Grave Concerns over Impending Legal Aid Restrictions: http://t.co/RTUB0ak9Vj 
• It's Time to Wake Up - UK Legal Aid Cuts: http://t.co/NySmVbV99E 
• Prime Minister’s barrister brother heads legal chambers representing Rebekah Brooks in phone hacking defence http://t.co/D4utFhuyiJ 
• INDIA: British Barristers offer help to cricketer S Sreesanth over spot-fixing allegation http://t.co/M5Wlmb3EqN
• Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they've got an Inns scholarship? http://t.co/8nzXDIk8FO 
• TURKEY protesters demand dismissal of police chiefs http://t.co/lNE77lzqeH
• US: Bradley Manning given unfettered access to closed databases, court hears http://t.co/S2gmRkx3DI 
• TURKEY's resistance image forged as pepper spray burns woman in red dress http://t.co/iGDP1SpGOD 
• Alexander Litvinenko: coroner urges public inquiry into death http://t.co/mIKi5v6sD2
• Pianist Krystian Zimerman storms out over phone recording http://t.co/WilJks2frI 
• Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon on 'journey of mayhem' http://t.co/PUznH3RM0d 
• Kate Middleton among those targeted by jailed officer http://t.co/YHkw9YRxp9 
• Al-Rahma Islamic Centre destroyed in 'hate crime' fire http://t.co/jAaQeyt4ad
• Woolwich murder suspect's video link to court cut http://t.co/mwUkZR0dJx 
• Berlusconi lawyer slams 'prejudiced' Milan court | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/A54GJPcX7x
• Judge 'astonished' by SFO request in Tchenguiz case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/C524Af1U6b 
• Samsung's 'surprise' patent win stings Apple | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dG3cd1kDbB 
• Lawyers make 'over the top claims' to save legal aid, says Justice Secretary Chris Grayling | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AXA8bGrGdx 
• Magic circle firms pump up London lawyers' pay | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ANi9D7PYgW 
• US: Make Patent Trolls Pay in Court http://t.co/jJNBVXeyEF
• Closing courts ‘could undermine legal system’ http://t.co/SrOpMIXRWu
• EGYPT courts hands jail terms to 43 NGO workers, including 15 US citizens http://t.co/CnadzuSmQ7 
• ISRAEL: The battle is on for control of judiciary http://t.co/OV87mhEYUJ 
• 'Drunk’ Ardingly lawyer fined after tirade at rail man http://t.co/UDEsBJuglt
• Lawyer attacks the ‘cheat’s charter’ that lets divorcing husbands hide their riches http://t.co/ijLtIUwfrP 
• Law Society of Scotland to review conveyancing rules http://t.co/RYTeBUtBiT 
• Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI 
• ‘No limits’ to regulation review | Law Gazette http://t.co/cqqcJXi2Va 
• MoJ kicks off full-scale review of legal services framework | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/CZOUS5L6V0 
• Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks pleads not guilty to all charges http://t.co/ah4VzqUWLO 
• Calls for public inquiry into death of spy Alexander Litvinenko http://t.co/cNmQc8j9H7 
• Police investigating whether London mosque fire 'racially-motivated' http://t.co/XK5TWaHj2u 
• I'm a middle-lane hogger – and proud of it http://t.co/GCifpUurOw 
• The US knows force-feeding hunger strikers at Guantánamo is illegal http://t.co/cthk0zfL7r 
• Kenyan Mau Mau promised payout as UK expresses regret over abuse http://t.co/3yjvDNQpTS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclays becomes latest firm to start redundancy consultation | The Lawyer http://t.co/MDm1ypFi9m 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas cancels summer vac scheme and places blame on market conditions | The Lawyer http://t.co/1kiCBgBYQo

5th June - LAW NEWS

527 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  National protest marks end of legal aid consultation. Full story - Law Gazette

• Proposals to remove right to choose lawyer unlawful | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RuBMuiPE3m
• Co-op signs up advertising heavyweights for first TV campaign | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/hNtMve3Dg9 
• How to save criminal legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/DcCjjn6lHb 
• Starmer offers victims ‘right to review’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/M29gDGdN8H 
• Co-op Legal Services unveils TV and radio campaign | Law Gazette http://t.co/XYThZitPev
• Hundreds protest as MoJ swamped by legal aid responses | Law Gazette http://t.co/9TMJnkttoI 
• Bar Council faces probe over cab rank ‘interference’ http://t.co/RHLKwsiYll
• Co-op Legal Services unveils first-ever TV campaign | The Lawyer http://t.co/hdeKqmvE5y 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst increases associate pay bands by up to 4 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/JZtNPgYewx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents boosts infrastructure group with Bircham heavyweight | The Lawyer http://t.co/7nVmLXRHLn 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith Freehills announces pay rises across all associate levels | The Lawyer http://t.co/fEChW0Wg8j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kingsley Napley and Simmons winners on expanded SRA litigation panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/hs0WvrkLOM 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Legal firms rake in millions from legal aid, claims the Daily Telegraph http://t.co/9ndvIj8Yh2 
• New powers to stop victims being 'bystanders' in criminal justice http://t.co/4NZCXZP1yK 
• CANADA: Alberta First Nation loses lawsuit over B.C. oil and gas rights sales http://t.co/a0bJEUuHKC 
• Gay rights campaigner defends Ulster Unionist membership http://t.co/fkz3I4Xjox 
• Appointment of Deputy Chamber President of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) - Rodger QC http://t.co/al2TOivCin 
• Employers 'unprepared' for tribunal fees http://t.co/JR8HpFvv4L
• INDIA: National Green Tribunal order could close over 50% of industries, restaurants in Goa http://t.co/2XQoIKD49e 
• IRELAND: Tribunal hears claim of invoice ‘routing’ by drinks company through Ireland http://t.co/QJxr5FeuV5 
• US: Obama to name two female lawyers and an African American federal judge to appeals court in District of Columbia http://t.co/zpNcoDlvnb 
• Paul Graham jailed for Ipswich Judge John Devaux attack http://t.co/1rRGljs0hc 
• US: Judge accepts insanity plea in Colorado theater massacre trial http://t.co/OW4BAh6QJq 
• US Law Schools With the Highest Median LSAT http://t.co/4yxrCNkQNg 
• GREECE: Far-right push for law jailing illegal immigrants http://t.co/xGfhlDNXb0 
• Careless drivers face on-the-spot fixed penalties http://t.co/v1lxcnahjF 
• 'New law needed' after collapse of care home neglect case http://t.co/4g9HSlgf8o 
• Law for expelling peers with a criminal record promoted by Nick Clegg http://t.co/Hoy9KGdmBS 
• CANADA: Quebec soccer federation defends turban ban http://t.co/CHmEydQRb6 
• Police should name arrested suspects that are already identified by the press, Attorney General says http://t.co/UzNjnw1Sbw
• Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT 
• Conspicuous consultation | Law Gazette http://t.co/q5FaplQEVK
• Co-op launches multi-million pound legal services advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/QC4DrXom1d 
• Deloitte warns government: ABSs are not the solution to criminal legal aid reform | Legal Futures http://t.co/PCIiQQzAMr 
• Andrew Lancel trial: Sex abuse claims are a malicious lie, says Coronation Street actor http://t.co/AvlzN48VxC 
• Deputy PM Nick Clegg leads youth army to City law firms in search of fair access | Legal Futures http://t.co/cSvc8AKeXq 
• EU legislation ⁰puts block on broadband upgrade for ⁰the Capital http://t.co/hh411HonoG
• CANADA: Ontario introduces legislation to crack down on strategic lawsuits http://t.co/N4BoorOuz5 
• Scottish Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill defends court closures plan in face of criticism http://t.co/68oooRNIU0
• Exeter and Plymouth lawyers walk out in legal aid demo http://t.co/MEGAS3lsKO 
• Barrister paid £218,000 for Leveson Inquiry work http://t.co/FmLoIY7Uia
• Law firm: ‘prepare for competition law enforcement’ http://t.co/OJkVcrXnnS
• Brazilian woman wins legal recognition of adoption from UK courts http://t.co/LriWm2PRyJ 
• Ex-top judge warns changes to legal aid are 'fundamentally flawed' and pose serious threat to Justice System http://t.co/uzOWDVQGdG 
• ITALY: Berlusconi's lawyer accuses judges & prosecutors of conspiring against former PM in 'bunga bunga' trial http://t.co/KHAbQJPpBw 
• Warning civil courts overhaul could cause significant delays http://t.co/rulV9kpF44 
• US: Murder Trial for Somalis in Piracy Case to Begin http://t.co/e38vVbzK36
• Law firm’s compulsory retirement age was justified, tribunal rules http://t.co/lMlBIZiRqh 
• Aberystwyth nurse June Parry faces tribunal hearing http://t.co/0K8CscJ6LJ 
• Tulisa Contostavlos bailed after drug deal claims https://t.co/aSRsbyMlpM 
• Assaults on football referees discussed by MPs http://t.co/RbNCHpwf3B 
• Internet providers criticise automatic porn block plan | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/wOYrEdg6GW 
• Justice Department backs Holder amid perjury claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VuFc5REHV6 
• Apple discovers own lawyer behind patent 'troll' lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p3KCIRkDkQ 
• Swiss lawyers brace for US tax investigations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/j1O4xgjVYq 
• Lawyers block road outside Ministry of Justice in protest against legal aid cuts http://t.co/mz1L7HAZRi
• London police start to target pirate websites http://t.co/BFDFXqb8To 
• China solar panel duties imposed by EU http://t.co/g1A2zlBSIe 
• British soldiers punished for abusing Afghan civilians http://t.co/gP2gs27QY7 
• Gay marriage bill: Peers back government plans http://t.co/qZwngqu2Qk
• Islam and human rights: Beyond the zero-sum game http://t.co/2mI5kXtTS0 
• BURUNDI: Online Newspaper Forum Suspended http://t.co/MeDYpCN55S 
• TAIWAN: Internet Users Thwart Government Plans to Introduce Internet Blacklist Law https://t.co/SRMAr0SOCJ 
• Hotel Breaks Discrimination Law on Orders of Bilderberg - http://t.co/SCAtBJzfBf 
• FRANCE May Regulate What Is Considered a 'Restaurant' http://t.co/05Cjvyigiw 
• CHINA: New law would fine unmarried mothers http://t.co/HrndFzcbOS 
• US: Federal law prevails in employee life insurance dispute http://t.co/WcSjhIciJ6 
• Law change kills GERMANY's longest word http://t.co/tIQZbD0pxh

4th June - LAW NEWS

526 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The recent decision of the National College of Legal Training (NCLT) to halt recruitment for its LPC and GDL courses bears a remarkable resemblance to the closure of Oxford Brookes’ LPC just three months ago. Full story - The Lawyer

• Bar Council and BSB condemn MoJ's controversial legal aid reforms | Legalweek http://t.co/pFTwFd7Hpf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CC hikes associate and trainee pay bands with raises of up to 3% | Legalweek http://t.co/vVm5LLvmct 
• Police 'constantly' monitoring trained lawyer & cleric Anjem Choudary to see if he can be prosecuted for hate crimes http://t.co/syRVN5LeGf
• Europe's human rights judge warns UK over Convention threat http://t.co/6GD02WPfQY
• Over half of law students wouldn’t choose to work for an ABS | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5DhNIKdNqQ
• Legal accreditation schemes not primarily marketing tools | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/HFWkXLb6pT
• US: Don’t Trust the Pentagon to End Rape http://t.co/Fkph84VBQd 
• Practice makes perfect for young lawyers http://t.co/vUSHVsG8li 
• Legal aid overhaul – what the changes will mean to you http://t.co/T7UqOMVHee 
• Lawyers rally against legal aid cuts, but will public follow? http://t.co/iiQ1iaO3Zg 
• UK withdrawal from European human rights convention would be 'total disaster' | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/2mMpWpEEBe 
• Shropshire teenager Georgia Williams died of 'pressure to neck' http://t.co/f012ZneIh6 
• Apple devices vulnerable to attack via bogus charger http://t.co/3R0vHKW4HA 
• Tulisa Contostavlos arrested over drug deal claims http://t.co/4YfbTJ0dz3 
• Will the bad be taken out of RBS? http://t.co/TNIc2l2aWc
• Two UK soldiers admit abusing Afghan civilians at a court martial http://t.co/gP2gs27QY7 
• In-deed bows out of ABS venture | Law Gazette http://t.co/5nQ5OkPCHQ
• Inspectors call for streamlined criminal justice process | Law Gazette http://t.co/2h7BpspMaC 
• Firms falling for big-billing promises at the interview stage could suffer like Dewey | The Lawyer http://t.co/hRIuNi8i2L
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF appoints former Eversheds chair Gray as non-executive director | The Lawyer http://t.co/9uJc6xiLbF
• BSB and Bar Council slam MoJ over legal aid reforms | The Lawyer http://t.co/jOGvWqGbz8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang PEP falls to £510,000 as revenue rises 3 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/WLYekZxa65
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA wins spot on Integrated Dental Holdings panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/bE1sd4Jm1n 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Gordons launches pensions team with Eversheds hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/B3hdQS9LXP 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shepherd & Wedderburn adds two partners from Addleshaws and Kennedys | The Lawyer http://t.co/DXxMnCMW63
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird revenue rises 6 per cent to £249m | The Lawyer http://t.co/v29e3OYH5F 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance hikes trainee and associate pay as NQs earn up to £76.2k | The Lawyer http://t.co/TULrkDjPbc 
• Top six Korean firms boost 2012 collective revenue by 20 per cent to £657m | The Lawyer http://t.co/s1lsUKIawT 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Bar regulator condemns legal aid plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/C0xed9LOZb 
• Ashfield youth jail condemned over 'unacceptable levels of violence' http://t.co/OBiDxJepUL
• Justice is at risk, but together we can defend it http://t.co/3YsZiaivZI 
• UK's withdrawal from human rights law would be 'political disaster' http://t.co/ixcGlY4xy8 
• Outcry over legal aid reforms http://t.co/pMDU6Vcu4t
• Lawyer and wife lived in fear as stalker acted out his horror novel http://t.co/XH0ROiJF2G
• BSB wades into legal aid row | Legal Futures http://t.co/XW8fdjgJyL 
• Growing amount of legal work can be "de-lawyered", says LSB director | Legal Futures http://t.co/WWtK7sv8w0 
• Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speaks out on Islam and Sharia Law http://t.co/rE6V7xC6R1 
• Criminals could be barred from claiming legal aid to pay for cases regarding their detention, under new legislation http://t.co/AF3MSuZvRS 
• Met police minority recruitment law change debated http://t.co/fnCIbt4F7D 
• Law firm Marrons plans merger with Shakespeares http://t.co/OdFfJ49wzC 
• Scots researchers say UK law must not impede EU migration rights http://t.co/dilk8Vxhjn 
• Judge clashes with solicitor in court, calling the latter "rude and interruptive" http://t.co/4Mk3an2Kbh 
• NIGERIA: Nepotism? Probe Justice Okeke’s allegations http://t.co/cnXDEUvc0c
• US: Bradley Manning 'systematically harvested' documents http://t.co/ZB6DZo4PDX 
• Man released in Operation Yewtree inquiry http://t.co/Oeh8dgmHW2 
• Lobbying: Parliament to review security passes http://t.co/tL3iNmdsCf 
• Estate agents’ grip on conveyancing market forces In-Deed sell-off | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/5iB0pMUFLZ 
• Briton faces death penalty in Egypt after conviction for drug-smuggling plot http://t.co/z8jXAa2ieU 
• Man held over attack on judge in Ipswich crown court http://t.co/cxHZfHa6dQ 
• UK signs deal to control global arms trade http://t.co/pXrJgHhg42
• US: Bradley Manning trial begins with clash of interpretations over soldier's actions http://t.co/BySvABrloq 
• US: Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan to represent himself at trial http://t.co/rlMJzRjOpH
• The shooting of Ibragim Todashev: is the lawlessness of Obama's drone policy coming home? http://t.co/09PZmIew97 
• John McCririck tells employment tribunal he was victim of C4 vendetta http://t.co/bEZ5I7CeAi 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Trowers & Hamlins hires tax chief from RadcliffesLeBrasseur | The Lawyer http://t.co/z0rT53Z6mt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclay Murray & Spens promotes two to partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/wc9MJAZIRy
• Hardwicke Chambers targeted by burglars | The Lawyer http://t.co/R53WiHkfV3 
• NHSLA unveils revamped £400m panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/xKDh6a4wHF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bingham makes funds push in City with Herbert Smith Freehills hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/7m1DHRx49S 
• Cuts to legal aid will see people priced out of justice http://t.co/tGcDTtVKPi
• Harrods wins legal fight with fur trade protesters over Lady Gaga perfume visit http://t.co/jzDHiiHJid
• CANADA: Sikhs could take legal action over soccer turban ban http://t.co/t6i4BchlDh 
• INDIA: Legal aid clinics require right gender mix of counsellors http://t.co/rNIK9bgtPk 
• IRELAND: Transfer of criminal legal aid scheme to the Legal Aid Board delayed until at least 2014 http://t.co/adynsut2dd 
• Top 10: Barrister Regulations, European Treaty and More | The Student Lawyer http://t.co/AGz4e6KuzQ 
• Gaining an advantage through digital marketing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FRsWS2DHMJ 
• Dotcom wins access to seized data | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uPet49Ne1X
• Nigerian lawyers welcome Practice Direction proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/O7fP5qSpZY 
• Gide partner elected chair of Lex Mundi | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/X7wqoL1tlx 
• Lawyer Chen in demand by opposing US groups | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z6nXCGgqQH 
• Norton Rose Fulbright mega-merger goes live | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TBGfWypsLg 
• Why does France insist school pupils master philosophy? Because, in examining the world lies salvation http://t.co/trdAONzcVJ 
• Woolwich murder suspects remanded in custody http://t.co/1yLO3EhLM0
• Money laundering still dogs us | Law Gazette http://t.co/H9kQmVUGXT 
• CANADA: Critics angered by new law making it illegal to wear a mask at unlawful protests http://t.co/Q2I7jrqzZR 
• New law reignites debate over GERMANY's 'baby hatch' http://t.co/IJprcmEMOl 
• SINGAPORE former law professor gets 5-month jail sentence in sexual favors case with student http://t.co/USMKe6X1mQ 
• 200 Richest Law Firms, K&L Gates, Locke Lord: Business of Law http://t.co/qFmIDiDkrp
• CHINA: Police refuse to release activist who campaigned against child abuse http://t.co/WE9EfH1NDm 
• Law Society defies scholars with Mendham Collection auction http://t.co/ZxuSAvgi9c 
• European human rights law: protocol 15 gives Conservatives what they want http://t.co/GCsGupTl45 
• S AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius case - Family 'shaken' by leaked photos http://t.co/LCBuiQdSLB 
• Lostprophets rock star Ian Watkins denies baby rape charges http://t.co/qlQ1RW0mxz
• A judge was assaulted during a sentencing hearing at Ipswich Crown Court, police said http://t.co/c4SjLuNofz 
• EGYPT Court Chips Away at Influence of President http://t.co/sujGEdfIYv 
• Protests in TURKEY Reveal a Larger Fight Over Identity http://t.co/gAIx46CfHh

3rd June - LAW NEWS

525 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: ‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says. More shop around for family lawyers but less for conveyancers, panel says as it urges regulators to show greater leadership. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• Summer nights, street lights, cold frights & the Saturday Law Interview http://t.co/Mfxc1b1E3k 
• Clothed in Blood: Law, Morality & Responsibility within the Global Fashion Industry http://t.co/8bgHeaQByl
• Jeremy Cross, Anesco: Green keeper - a profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/WjoEddX9lF 
• Solicitors should always use regulated costs lawyers | The Lawyer http://t.co/WcAcRty1p3 
• With some companies seeing fines as a fee for law breaking, is it time to pursue the individuals? | The Lawyer http://t.co/7XfEjEua0w 
• Claimants will find oil wells dry | The Lawyer http://t.co/G7XTyNcB5Z 
• Actions for breach of confidence that aim to protect trade secrets | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8r6G4q3Xf 
• At Corrigan's with the K | The Lawyer http://t.co/J8j4tfJNrP 
• Wealth management work is booming as individuals and families from around the world seek UK legal advice | The Lawyer http://t.co/SZ3HtkfJwp 
• More pressure on legal education | The Lawyer http://t.co/01KlqvfG5r 
• Malta: An island apart | The Lawyer http://t.co/ki7mfmVcqA 
• Information barriers - approach with caution | The Lawyer http://t.co/DZIdu0UrXo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws embarks on exclusive alliance with Tokyo firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/XlvudZA75u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke raids former Belgian ally for Brussels launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/rDj6yuOcIQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters shakes up international board with four new members | The Lawyer http://t.co/UsZgfXCuBE
• IRELAND: Child welfare reports must be available to court - judge http://t.co/aKO590Yu1N 
• ISRAEL: Women's NGOs demand say in religious courts http://t.co/uasHMttz02
• INDIA: Government must have say in appointment of judges to higher courts: Law Minster Kapil Sibal http://t.co/mOUxsvLq1z
• Profiling rules should not apply unless individuals' rights are 'significantly affected', says privacy body http://t.co/D4FsXWFAfY 
• US: Equal marriage rights supporters protest lack of vote http://t.co/nYiqrKa7mh 
• Compulsory retirement age can be justified, employment tribunal rules http://t.co/wUq7A0W255
• CHILE: Judge issues order to investigate poet Neruda’s alleged killer http://t.co/rukIHzkk2N
• ZIMBABWE Has An Independent Judiciary, states Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa http://t.co/DFYhfsAyfy 
• IRAN judiciary seeks to shut state-owned newspaper http://t.co/Z7gs4b4v4H 
• PHILIPPINES: New law makes indiscriminate cutting of coconut trees a crime: http://t.co/sykTq0ocoq 
• FRANCE: French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy http://t.co/qXvSbWHAhp
• US Law school applications continue to slide http://t.co/ulSuwwpCJe 
• Graphic content of Cambridge University law exam stuns students http://t.co/ROcwdxW6tq 
• NHS negligence claims rise by 20 per cent in just one year http://t.co/N1munAkpzv 
• The mystery of David Jacobs, the Liberace lawyer http://t.co/vSQKPvfWVx
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: Bradley Manning WikiLeaks trial 'dangerous' for civil liberties – experts http://t.co/k7AId3jmqc 
• Victims bill backed by Holyrood committee http://t.co/L4eDR5LAl7
• Apple fights US charges over e-book price-fixing http://t.co/M8iN5XJjVP 
• Woolwich murder suspects to appear in court http://t.co/1yLO3EhLM0 
• Gay marriage bill: Lords to debate 'wrecking amendment' http://t.co/FzJIeqjZzi 
• Lobbying row: Nick Clegg says reforms 'will go ahead' http://t.co/jnq0N495FM
• Women's rights are human rights - now more than ever http://t.co/QGYp1HFzKq 
• ETHIOPIA: Human rights protesters take to streets in Addis Ababa http://t.co/4ruqzB2HK4
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright hands 25 per cent of governance roles to US partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/11t4q2jqRD 
• AIM-listed conveyancing business set to become first ABS casualty | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcABF8xyVi 
• Legal firms struggling with new pensions scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/WAtKjJBPlX 
• No law recruits for National College of Legal Training's Legal Practice Course | Law Gazette http://t.co/OdVYkVewOF Jun 02, 2013 
• Claims against the NHS set to surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/97AIRXLV0W 
• Law firms paying over the odds for PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/RRoGGrUtb3 
• Chancery Lane calls for 28-day police bail limit | Law Gazette http://t.co/RnsSE6sF4C 
• How To: turn your firm around | Law Gazette http://t.co/BzquANoHdf 
• Civil procedure: capacity and compromise | Law Gazette http://t.co/QOsdHsnVZ6 
• Hodge holds fire on ‘tax avoidance by lawyers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/i5Lb7GqCB1
• Slaughter: further court closures will bring ‘chaos’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBNV7lzZcf
• Stakes raised again as legal aid reforms loom | Law Gazette http://t.co/MM7l4TA2Ux 
• High Court backs solicitors in mortgage fraud case | Legal Futures http://t.co/NaXCoXgRa4
• US Justice Dept.’s showdown with Apple over e-book pricing is set to enter courtroom http://t.co/P0BHE02g1O 
• Aspiring International Criminal Law Barrister Needs Advice! http://t.co/LixjqVYo0w 
• Newport shopkeeper told to remove inflammatory ‘obey our laws’ T-shirt http://t.co/BsMt4hJEbE 
• Doctors injured while treating unconscious patients cannot test them for HIV due to lack of legal protection http://t.co/uiIaVjuSnM 
• Doctors call for law to protect them against HIV http://t.co/TyN3dEb6sW 
• UK Law Favors Anti-Caste Discrimination http://t.co/QhSG03cJNe 
• TURKEY: Protesters control Istanbul square after two days of clashes http://t.co/DnbE5p7Udx
• If the RAF can accept my gender transition, why can't the media? http://t.co/kQXDzd5aV3 
• Met police in talks over law change to allow positive discrimination http://t.co/RwjkVyUyXM 
• Lobbying: ministers race to change rules as scandals hit home http://t.co/ecrp1WmcUz 
• Man arrested over Birmingham mother and baby murders http://t.co/tBKPFQKG4S 
• Julian Assange: UK considers talks with Ecuador minister http://t.co/aZwOfQs1ls
• Man admits making threats to kill Prince Harry http://t.co/Ovyb9uO3zC 
• Legal aid cuts will lead to ‘justice on the cheap’, says Bradford barrister http://t.co/5wqLN5A3Bd 
• UK taken to court of EU migrant benefits http://t.co/beakePaSzH 
• Owner wants a law banning smoking in Welsh hotel rooms after his establishment was badly damaged in a fire http://t.co/qvz7taYzx3
• EGYPT's Shura Council and constitution panel 'invalid' by top court http://t.co/AXbtODSDuv
• April Jones murder: Jail too good for Mark Bridger, say grandparents http://t.co/Nt59ZE3hEm