13th August - Law News

596 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The GSK China row shows that lawyers should be more mindful of their role in a wider sense. Full story - The Lawyer

• PERU drug arrests: Footage shows Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum http://t.co/THWK2dCyvU 
• Nottingham care home death: Eleven arrests http://t.co/uD7gHb4WUO 
• AUSTRALIA: Tony Abbott's plan for Indigenous Australians is fatally flawed http://t.co/q5VfexSCrT 
• CHINA: Xinjiang violence: two get death penalty http://t.co/dE8Ae3OiW0 
• How Eddie Shah has it wrong about rape and the justice system http://t.co/dzuguERciZ 
• Azelle Rodney death: Met to support police marksman's legal challenge http://t.co/qPynwlH1JF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC loses two senior partners from insurance practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/wshSv91R9U 
• UK lawyers less wealthy than Bric counterparts | The Lawyer http://t.co/tf0NwaTZq6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Retention exceeds 90 per cent at Twobirds, Travers and Norton Rose | The Lawyer http://t.co/dNmzlorweD 
• Burness hands out 5 per cent bonus after hitting profit target | The Lawyer http://t.co/z5NGRSnY0C 
• Firms with two to four partners ‘grow profits fastest’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RWgqPqQXnL 
• Cracking the whip on costs budgets | Law Gazette http://t.co/OVsHNiqawf 
• India’s senior lawyers enjoy the highest earnings relative to their country’s wealth | Law Gazette http://t.co/tE7kibukwy 
• Legal aid reforms at odds with Cameron’s SME targets | Law Gazette http://t.co/g0WDAPLpj1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• US: Racial Discrimination in Stop-and-Frisk http://t.co/6eja2xU96X
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC loses two senior partners from insurance practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/wshSv91R9U 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Dickinson confirms 7 per cent of support staff roles at risk | The Lawyer http://t.co/p0jcWluz93
• US rights group urges Nobel Peace Prize for WikiLeaks soldier http://t.co/vnj5kEw9Pv 
• Rights group calls on ANGOLA to drop criminal defamation charges against journalist http://t.co/XHnqXdhXj1 
• Car Craft, company at the centre of dispute about ageism "disappointed" at the outcome of an employment tribunal http://t.co/l2bEIQsMl6 
• NEW ZEALAND: Tribunal demands Facebook records in unfair dismissal case http://t.co/Skk40vqPrT 
• AUSTRALIA: Year after Michael McGurk was shot dead, Lucky Gattellari says he bought a handgun from a corrupt cop http://t.co/RLGG5Q7J88 
• ZIMBABWE: Courts There to Protect People, Tsvangirai Told http://t.co/3kHQtlSvIG 
• MALAYSIA: Courts to expand presence in Malaysia | theSundaily http://t.co/iTXMpX1jNW 
• Rioters will face the courts vow police http://t.co/lluXVZGjoX 
• CANADA: Top Ontario lawyer heads up Rehtaeh Parsons review http://t.co/IUqWw6Xd7w 
• BBC HardTalk interview with human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan: Illusion of progress in tackling genocide http://t.co/kEhEsuPqm9 
• Apple aerial map photos blocked over Oslo in NORWAY http://t.co/NjcapxIPDT 
• US: Missouri State Fair rodeo clown banned for Obama mask http://t.co/hs63uqZKUM
• Partners "in the dark" over their firm's financial performance and risk of failure | Legal Futures http://t.co/FveLhzWAmg 
• EGYPT: Judiciary extends Morsi detention for 15 days http://t.co/Fo9BaT58qP 
• GHANA’s Judiciary sets up Court of Appeal for eastern, northern corridors http://t.co/LodDIZl5rv 
• US: NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' practice unconstitutional, judge rules http://t.co/0kZDQ79IE6 
• Law firms offer 100 jobs for school leavers http://t.co/Uar0UOPXQf 
• SINGAPORE: New law raises fines for those who finance terrorism http://t.co/O0u7yqcnaL 
• US Law-school professors are facing less job security as the schools struggle with plunging student enrollment http://t.co/Sh4PpzvGRr 
• Why large ABSs could wipe out fair access to justice | Legal Futures http://t.co/kB9LBiSA6h 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells, Travers and RPC post healthy autumn NQ retention rates | Legalweek http://t.co/olCH61ly5x 
• Larger Scottish firms without London offices fare better than the rest | The Lawyer http://t.co/c9zCmmg2rw
• Religious people are less intelligent than atheists, analysis of over 63 scientific studies stretching back decades http://t.co/hMWGtWuZp8 
• Insurance investigators accessed teen crash victim’s phone records http://t.co/uxw9U10kTY 
• Saatchi family accuses Nigella Lawson of 'potentially illegal' acts in fallout from divorce http://t.co/jbfOgZw5jz 
• Employment law means all workers are equal – wherever they come from http://t.co/4uh9DMQQ6L 
• US: 'Whitey' Bulger convicted on string of racketeering and murder charges http://t.co/OJRRUboSfd 
• US: Gay Kentucky couple seeks spousal privilege protection in murder trial http://t.co/9wYSnzocY1 
• Gwent Police officer 'sex on duty' disciplinary process criticised http://t.co/9k13lGwBbT 
• A Point of View: Is democracy overrated? http://t.co/n4M9AlTpJY 
• Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira launch a new legal App | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uan7Xf7C6l 
• Shanghai judges fired after night of karaoke and sex | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NGGk5j69n7 
• Company secretaries get more power in India | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5kTeW19JEo
• China recruits 23,500 lawyers to state bodies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Mz1RbfAjxD 
• Berlusconi case takes twist after judge gives interview | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/guJbgfq7fC 
• UK accountants consider entering legal services | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qOn0FBK91u 
• The IPKat: Legally Apparel? Are cultural icons 'borrowed', 'interpreted' or 'stolen'? http://t.co/UWS1Sd3tS4
• Legal challenge to council cap on social care packages fails http://t.co/eaJOE84TjM 
• Legal bid could delay Bristol Rovers’ new stadium http://t.co/YUDuB159zK 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal fees mounting in state government pay fight with union http://t.co/rAkPzrx12H 
• US: Import Ban of certain older-model Apple iPhones that had violated patents owned by Samsung Electronics http://t.co/IouNNIrd4g 
• Stephen Fry hits out at Russian tweeters over anti-gay law http://t.co/QEJv7W29Z3 
• UK law firm Fenwick Elliott picks Dubai for Gulf launch http://t.co/A7UPiE6VyZ 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Former chief justice Ngcobo to head remuneration commission http://t.co/yNmO6ymHhN 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Chief justice slams ‘white brothers’ http://t.co/vN0dUUdo6B 
• IRELAND: Financier Derek Quinlan being sued for $2.6m by ex-employee http://t.co/Q3KVPfis0O 
• INDIA: Holiday courts a success, Chief Justice http://t.co/eH0zQmF48X 
• UAE: Dubai Courts ‘Judges of Tomorrow’ project announced http://t.co/eE8paOYeVZ 
• Stockton MP brands 'bums on seats' trial using CCTV a waste of money http://t.co/DmXrAJib5B 
• THAILAND's Bogus Human Rights Report http://t.co/IcfEfifk4y 
• Why Is Cambridge Professor Silent On China's Human Rights Abusers? http://t.co/ua0uOzMPjQ 
• PALESTINE: Human rights group urges Hamas to halt planned executions http://t.co/JRmPdWlusn 
• GREECE: Immigrants riot against extended stay in Greek detention centre http://t.co/2ZzMlnO0yD 
• INDIA: Illegal sand mining - High stakes, mega bucks fuel illegal ‘dig-load-sell’ sand business http://t.co/atheCnEuyz 
• JAMAICA: Rights and write-offs - Balancing ethics and human rights http://t.co/AVXuXUw6pc 
• Human rights student reporter of the year on life after forced marriage http://t.co/JQawDcRN5a 
• BANGLADESH: Government to appeal against war criminal Azam's verdict, claiming it is not enough http://t.co/2ReOHQQ8vL 
• MEXICO: Mexico City tribunal to probe migrant deaths http://t.co/5AQaQXz1it 
• UGANDA: Court ruling restores hope to car importers http://t.co/E6BTEvjHvE 
• City of London calls halt to smartphone tracking bins http://t.co/5CtqAo0h9M 
• Biggleswade Asda car park death suspect charged http://t.co/EXVuYL6FzA 
• Gibraltar row: UK considering 'unprecedented' legal action http://t.co/S1BgdBTIss 
• Home Office backs down over 'go home' vans after legal complaint http://t.co/xYA2O8K24T 
• A boy called Messiah: how a name can change your child's life http://t.co/9ClGSrRBb8 
• US: New York's stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional, judge rules http://t.co/2EXEcOKy8i 
• Third of motorists admit driving without a valid MoT http://t.co/5MjLcpBItE 
• Paedophile's term increased following outcry over 13-year-old victim described as 'predatory' http://t.co/bR91u3VXgx 
• Europe deadlocked over data protection reform http://t.co/ZiKddpyiyW
• Insurers’ pull-out plunges firms into crisis | Law Gazette http://t.co/ZDY8qltmJP
• Councils braced for fall-out of licence fee rulings | Law Gazette http://t.co/S0Rhe64ZYz
• Thousands of UK citizens ‘detained unlawfully’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/onEWTO3WE0

12th August - Law News

595 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: “Astonishing” claims have been made of corruption in the UK courts. Survey shows one quarter of people in UK do not trust judiciary. Full story - New Law Journal

• Technology provider Hilti prepares maiden panel review | The Lawyer http://t.co/EoMdpmsDD9
• LAW FIRM NEWS: AIG to announce cost-cutting panel line-up within weeks | The Lawyer http://t.co/0KTQNcTyen 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fenwick Elliot to launch in Dubai following profit rise | The Lawyer http://t.co/MKA0TeWJBY 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RSM Tenon appointed to prepare Challinors for sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/x1vN2MHd44 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes bolsters real estate team with Ashurst construction head | The Lawyer http://t.co/yUJI29UXXH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC maintains good run, posting 81 per cent retention rate | The Lawyer http://t.co/fp4rupmobz 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells reveals flat retention | The Lawyer http://t.co/Yson48vzNo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell wins first Wells Fargo instruction as 4 firms advise on Commerzbank deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/pAcaoKHgSn 
• St Johns Buildings picks family silk Harrison as head of chambers | The Lawyer http://t.co/QlAr82u2bo
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson secures licence for Hong Kong launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/8oYCSqKpQn 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters considers career progression shake-up | The Lawyer http://t.co/L9BMIs8sSH 
• ‘Huge response’ from conveyancers to fracking report | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/z5Uz3kov5j 
• LLP tax reforms ‘premature’ | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/KPwSKC6QNp 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Surveillance camera code of practice comes into force http://t.co/7Kg7VZvA0v 
• ISRAEL approves release of 26 Palestinian prisoners http://t.co/sROqnEuaox 
• HUNGARY: Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary dies http://t.co/0CqMzhlTnH 
• Labour in foreign workers claim row http://t.co/wLzUjn1bOb 
• Snowden’s Father, Lawyer To Visit Him in Moscow http://t.co/kVwzsaOsOv 
• CANADA: Lawyer jogs over to cycling world http://t.co/a3AeG9JXJ4 
• Meet Britain's youngest ever barrister: Gabrielle Turnquest has been called to the bar at the age of 18 http://t.co/MM1PWvMb0X 
• Beware buying property abroad http://t.co/fRypWiYWcs 
• ZAMBIA: Who Is Running the Judiciary? http://t.co/hZ5IWjznkB 
• Shield law must cover what journalists do, not who they are http://t.co/NC0j6Yodks
• Corporate hospitality can still be useful and enjoyable | The Lawyer http://t.co/okvc4VKEvH 
• Ask what you can do for society | The Lawyer http://t.co/I352P3CSAs 
• The Smugday Times | The Lawyer http://t.co/1mlnb9iWSa 
• Schools must lead troll-hunt | The Lawyer http://t.co/b6Dx1wQJEO 
• Job Watch: Capital Markets | The Lawyer http://t.co/dY7UYkvn0n 
• Work Life Quiz: Jason Chess, Wiggin | The Lawyer http://t.co/HS7ZQSWSaz 
• The alternative investment fund managers directive has arrived | The Lawyer http://t.co/igM9WbgcvK
• Law Society lays into government's partnership tax reforms | Legal Futures http://t.co/oZA6FjEVu6 
• Prosecutors need training in maturity, says charity | Law Gazette http://t.co/bcrk2agRba 
• Lawyers warned to tackle lock-up days | Law Gazette http://t.co/FpF1B4L0oq
• Law graduates flock to paralegal roles | Law Gazette http://t.co/eRgIpLHjlK
• Magic circle ‘must adapt to changes’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/DMoWWLPym3 
• Compliance failures spark SRA sanctions | Law Gazette http://t.co/wtNHzhrHRc 
• New role for judge Ramsey | Law Gazette http://t.co/zYjJltAKFv 
• Claim forms and ‘good reason’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/Xf5eoFfOqA 
• Tax changes for LLPs ‘will damage UK’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/BXsavii6mX 
• PII insurers cut back cover for 2013 renewal | Law Gazette http://t.co/krUX5BiagM 
• Doubts over MoJ’s savings target | Law Gazette http://t.co/0JOtJTHFqw
• CANADA: Alberta minister studies anti-bullying legislation in Nova Scotia : http://t.co/WAA0q9yrpe 
• IRELAND: Legislation governing guns has not ‘bitten the bullet’ says Limerick judge http://t.co/8RXWZe29KH
• NEW ZEALAND: Legal high sales spark rush of licence seekers http://t.co/g6claDkmpM 
• IRELAND: Legal loophole that stops banks seizing houses & too good to be true, says expert http://t.co/Bht2p6FQb4 
• Stoke-on-Trent thief food voucher project suspended http://t.co/Zk7PWDvKoQ 
• Scots rules attacked by UK Government in clean-up battle over open-cast mines http://t.co/QJPvRFi9GX 
• Law to allow HIV self-testing kits http://t.co/VMn3sjcDQ4 
• Wife breaks law to use dead husband's sperm for baby and health chiefs back her http://t.co/1g01Hp0xRL
• Blaming victim easy opt-out for judges http://t.co/5I7UCBGMKe
• Justice for Gingers call as redheads hold their first pride parade in Edinburgh http://t.co/ze0dtjEazf 
• PAKISTAN: Chief Justice takes suo moto notice of terrorism in Baluchistan http://t.co/XCIN1xXOyz 
• UK's worst crime hotspots in London http://t.co/dur84teW2k 
• Council sends traveller clean-up bill to police commissioner http://t.co/6Y63kjIEbQ 
• One in five children bullied online, says NSPCC survey http://t.co/43m5ApNbWw 
• Labour to criticise Tesco and Next over cheap workers from eastern Europe http://t.co/ugJdpX9Gk0 
• US: The NSA is turning the internet into a total surveillance system http://t.co/439HRA9P9Y 
• BANGLADESH police arrest activist over 'fabricating information' on atrocities http://t.co/oS64W6e6F0 
• Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured EGYPT http://t.co/i2vVwKAl5J
• After Guantánamo, Another Injustice - John Grisham books are banned! | John Grisham http://t.co/FIq7eQh8wP 
• The Pirate Bay Offers Web Browser to Avoid Censorship http://t.co/TOWa1QXUd9
• Illegal fireworks industry mars Eid holiday in LEBANON http://t.co/cUgXlcMXWj 
• Nuneaton grandmother heads to the danger zone to monitor human rights http://t.co/rJyqPqCPzy 
• Animal rights protestors march through London http://t.co/15dGyVwhVZ
• US: Law enforcement can’t harass suspected undocumented immigrants http://t.co/OPlXwqorjP 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28

11th August - Law News

594 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap


Our weekend law interview is a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. The latest Saturday's interview features Advocate Santhan Krishnan, an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and President of the Indian Advocate's Cricket Association.

• PAKISTAN: Ahmedabad based lawyer discusses human rights in Karachi http://t.co/SOXaQMSAXb 
• GHANA: Lawyer advocates suspended sentences for Sir John and Hopeson Adorye http://t.co/WZZPMXa8xX
• US: Lawyer - Other suspect in DEA killing may go free http://t.co/8RS62O0VkA 
• Guernsey Airport firefighters pay tribunal to be held http://t.co/9SjcCMDfaO
• US: James Risen's risk of prison means journalism is being criminalised http://t.co/Sh0vztlH0A 
• The 10 best legal wrangles in pop – in pictures http://t.co/MSBs6f1ub6 
• Ex-MI6 officer joins Guantánamo inmate in hunger strike http://t.co/a4rocZyPnY 
• Chinese people-smugglers arrested in joint Spanish and French raids http://t.co/imEErteWwp
• CHINA: Shanghai judges to get moral education after prostitution scandal http://t.co/Ns1aQSopfw 
• ZAMBIA: Judiciary must be commended for showing leadership in tackling election corruption http://t.co/3JYTsqkaPt 
• MALTA: Judiciary raises concern on 1st justice reform consultation document http://t.co/JsyGdCC73h 
• US: Law firm that represented Maloofs supplied money for arena ballot measure http://t.co/t7lmh7r8wJ 
• Judge denies Apple's request to suspend e-book antitrust ruling http://t.co/EHIuwoiU8b 
• KENYA: Nairobi airport fire - Police questioned over looting http://t.co/BEYbCj5dGq 
• Abused girls can be to blame, suggests former newspaper owner Eddy Shah http://t.co/QGnpuD2He6
• Flawed Legal Theory Behind VATICAN Sex-Abuse Suits, Lawyer Says http://t.co/vfBDfySqzf
• Interests of justice put at risk by rule leaving defence lawyers unpaid if client's case is dropped because of delay http://t.co/L2nedvsJc8 
• INDIA: Doing justice to language - The Supreme Court must refrain from making sweeping generalisations http://t.co/pSEtTpOPe1
• AUSTRALIA: 'Voyager' lawyer sued for $7 million by receivers http://t.co/te53aI0opb 
• Aspiring solicitor solicitor has swapped A levels for work-based legal training as part of a pioneering new scheme http://t.co/n15yOKTg9i 
• UK puts off untouchability law by 2 years, draws dalit ire http://t.co/z58CiPcGgs 
• The UK ISP Pirate Bay Blockade Might End Soon http://t.co/pw9ZEwpn6H
• ARMENIA Withdraws Proposed Anti-LGBT Propaganda Law http://t.co/O0pEisEiRS
• BRAZIL's Indigenous Peoples' long, painful wait to go home http://t.co/3orGGZxUI5 
• MALAYSIA: The price of human rights and fundamental liberties http://t.co/WW4q4HMTYi 
• SAUDI ARABIA Continues to Fight Human Rights Organizations http://t.co/a4VrwT4nK4 
• CANADA: Canadians expect Ottawa to defend human rights in face of Russia’s anti-gay law, says Harper http://t.co/CGJESG8wR4 
• INDIA: Human Rights activist Shabnam Hashmi slams Narendra Modi's 'Gujarat model' as myth http://t.co/0Esu3Kf5fk 
• Peru arrests: British and NI women held on drug charges http://t.co/PcBnObyv3Q
• 'Human trafficking ring' broken up http://t.co/s6jEvOUbSS 
• Fry's Russia Winter Olympics switch call rejected by PM http://t.co/uXIziBgBt9 
• Belfast riots: 56 police officers injured during parade protests http://t.co/uWITqwh2SD

10th August - Law News

593 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap


Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. The latest Saturday's interview features Advocate Santhan Krishnan, an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and President of the Indian Advocate's Cricket Association.

• Thinking of a law career? Law students surveyed about plans for the future | New Law Journal: http://t.co/VjoS3aQ1ES 
• Financial failures: Law firms must identify financial red flags earlier | New Law Journal: http://t.co/TkVNZoVIAE 
• Too soon to scrap the Commercial Court’s exemption from automatic costs budgeting | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NHpQb3uNkV 
• Lord Briggs issues warning of "serious threats" | New Law Journal: http://t.co/EOTVI8jFIa 
• Ministry of Justice redoes consultation on PCT | New Law Journal: http://t.co/MPk9MlcWFX 
• SRA await evidence linked to phone hacking scandal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/FPsuG54RX3 
• Survey shows one quarter of people in UK do not trust judiciary | New Law Journal: http://t.co/CSsTAuXdDn 
• Supreme Court reaffirms principle of chronological ordering of ascertained losses | New Law Journal: http://t.co/X3Eps0BLtR
• In this America, people blame welfare for creating poverty rather than for mitigating the impact of it http://t.co/hsMxHpbRN2 
• US Trade Commission Orders Ban on Some Samsung Products http://t.co/uU0HIDgqCY 
• ZIMBABWE Opposition Files Legal Challenge to Nullify Presidential Results http://t.co/2kKfDZ5vau 
• US Said to Plan to Arrest Pair in Big Bank Loss http://t.co/cNa0DshWN8
• Prisons: The Next Frontier for LGBTI Rights http://t.co/gsf34mEkIs 
• CAMBODIA: Post-election tension must not lead to violence, urges rights group http://t.co/ajtPscjxzB 
• AUSTRALIA: Not up to govts to save blackfellas but to empower them to help themselves, says academic Noel Pearson http://t.co/J4m5v5XM78 
• Q&A: Gay rights in RUSSIA http://t.co/dJCyuEtXx4 
• PHILIPPINES: Rights group urges action over journalist killings in http://t.co/w1poOg9Vc0 
• Car salesman is consigned to the scrap heap by dealership wins age discrimination payout http://t.co/dzHdIo2PR6 
• INDIA: Green tribunal fixes Rs 1 lakh fine for polluting Beas river http://t.co/NxNrkenJZJ 
• CANADA: Tribunal dismissed complaint against OHIP by MS patient http://t.co/GvUpQ8416S 
• US: No verdict in Bulger racketeering trial after 4 days of deliberation, jury back Monday http://t.co/yaGCJsj135
• A clandestine terror trial in progress in TURKEY http://t.co/kVizLx2xmq 
• Illegal traveller sites: 'Decisive action' demanded http://t.co/pnWgyS2yJR 
• CANADA: Illegal cigarette sales up in Nova Scotia http://t.co/r0uWLi6DXI 
• Illegal waste operator and company in Windsor fined £25,000 http://t.co/mk5yMGkfMH
• Unsafe and illegal coaches targeted by police in Burnham-On-Sea area http://t.co/eKqe3lFIqO 
• US: Criminal defense lawyers demand access to secret DEA evidence http://t.co/2Fa2wiKPqO
• NIGERIA: Drama in court as lawyer, client quarrel over dud cheque http://t.co/CyBrNfcFtT 
• CHINA: Lawyer accuses former National Soccer coach of tax evasion http://t.co/oUtGYNXMHC 
• CANADA: Harb lawyer defends loan from Ottawa businessman http://t.co/EZmTQjL8U6
• NEW ZEALAND: Lawyer hits back at PM's attack against Law Society comment on surveilance laws http://t.co/rfjTZvPRPt 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• US: Lawyer who traded sex for office supplies has law license suspended http://t.co/PnLEXBO64v 
• KENYA: Uhuru signs into law County Revenue Bill http://t.co/DaNxESAk9T 
• IOC wants reassurances on RUSSIA anti-gay law http://t.co/klOq4axQBY 
• IRELAND: Catholic hospital claims that a restrictive abortion law still violates its ethics http://t.co/eeqTYnh8Ka 
• French police step up watch on British drivers http://t.co/K3BHPrKu7N 
• Home Office monitored over Freedom Of Information delays http://t.co/tKugJFEHk7 
• Apple wins key patent case against rival Samsung in US http://t.co/PaWz7o3jw2 
• Forced marriages: School holidays prompt warning http://t.co/4vo1jKxJqv 
• Police investigate 169 staff over predatory sexual behaviour http://t.co/WnX0vyze4i 
• Cricketers on a sticky wicket | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hFNII5ZYgL 
• Female flirters lose out in masculine law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UxexbQbJZU 
• Addleshaw Goddard sets up Hong Kong association | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/g2pYmtjqD3 
• Insurers call the shots on law firm mergers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ic7CJbTNr4 
• Portuguese jurist is new UN legal chief | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/vspKqaYY6U 
• US's Jacoby & Meyers plans global consumer offering | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YjZeAmnCtv
• ITALY's Senate approves law to ease overcrowded prisons http://t.co/oNVkxuUXbs 
• A California Law School Claims Bar Passage Rate is Meaningless http://t.co/xusJwZpzBS 
• US: Law schools devise debt-free path to degree http://t.co/UcTMRO4IWO 
• UK Judges Face O.J. Simpson-Style Trials With Cameras in Court http://t.co/TpYBJEtomz 
• Princess Diana's lawyers to investigate safety of ask.fm http://t.co/mUlywsgAWK
• False rape claim woman Cathy Richardson jailed http://t.co/KFQW5zh2aR
• Barack Obama pledges greater surveillance transparency http://t.co/VtFaZxqG23
• Snowden link to encrypted email service closes http://t.co/TopZnYHrOl 
• Oprah Winfrey 'racism row' in SWITZERLAND shop a 'misunderstanding' according to shop owner http://t.co/4DjryUPVyc 
• Missiles thrown ahead of Belfast city centre republican parade http://t.co/semMC9CCNF
• MP Mike Weatherley reports Twitter 'kill' threat to police http://t.co/QDuEQ9SSbN 
• Disability Rights Are Human Rights http://t.co/lLkwYgaiIF 
• CANADA: International human rights delegation to investigate treatment of First Nations http://t.co/mBsQYExsCZ 
• NEW ZEALAND: Human rights 'better protected by NZ constitution' http://t.co/LIIqglXYDw 
• Human Rights 20 Years After Vienna http://t.co/6weecpMhPO 
• SWITZERLAND: Asylum Seekers? Stay Out of the Pool http://t.co/MY5Ck4Zc43 
• PHILIPPINES: Rights groups condemn deportation, blacklisting of Dutch activist http://t.co/oxGoVbFkXe 
• The Use of Isolation in US Prisons: A Human Rights Issue http://t.co/JHpfPYh3HK 
• Human rights group urges PHILIPPINES to investigate murder of transport leader http://t.co/EOjM7Oa1KQ 
• GHANA: Human rights group launches book on Police-Public dealings http://t.co/tgN6fOhswA
• SINGAPORE: The use of contempt laws to muzzle critics of the judiciary is criticized by Human Rights Watch http://t.co/YlUonDGxM5 
• NIGERIA: Islamic Council Hails Judiciary Over Al-Mustapha's Freedom http://t.co/v69e6Tfsum 
• Bitcoin is a legitimate form of 'currency,' US federal judge rules http://t.co/jMQoIuAhnR 
• CANADA: Quebec judge calls disaster railway 'deplorable', grants protection http://t.co/Gl4EfLMO1W
• CANADA: Calgary PBSC Students Provide Legal Information to Flood Victims http://t.co/abEO2mKmuW 
• Goldbach on Legal Pluralism & Legal Transplants http://t.co/98YpwsAhn3 
• US: Ethical Justice, But No Financial Rewards, For The Henrietta Lacks Family http://t.co/U79wTRwLuu 
• Ormskirk solicitor criticises proposed changes to increase the small claims limit for personal injury http://t.co/ptGPJKE1B8 
• Legal wrangle over Newport stores likely to cost £1.5m http://t.co/urD6Nboy2P
• Barrister attacks ‘simplistic’ views over child sex abuse http://t.co/tiefEX3cF4 
• West Cumbrian solicitor Tim Frost battles aggressive cancer again http://t.co/5LcU5Rx459 
• Charles Bronson's prison hostage conviction set for review http://t.co/1JRLpW5gH4 
• Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling charged with assault http://t.co/NazvSoX5zi 
• US: Bangladeshi man imprisoned for plotting Fed bomb attack http://t.co/PniE6Ersdx 
• 'Tax fugitives' list debate deepens http://t.co/Y9wlNKuE88 
• Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) probes Home Office 'go home' van campaign http://t.co/5D7WEGlP2b 
• Sochi Olympics: Rogge asks RUSSIA to clarify gay law http://t.co/hmtjY9GrjC 
• Hannah Smith death: 'Bullying' website launches review http://t.co/noGt1kI9vs 
• Wanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore denied bail http://t.co/DiZ6yWgviF
• ZIMBABWE's MDC challenges Robert Mugabe election victory http://t.co/0Y0ynyrylu

9th August - Law News

592 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Barrister who called child sex abuse victim 'predatory' criticised by DPP. Crown Prosecution Service suspends lawyer Robert Colover from sex offence trials and pledges review into Neil Wilson case. Full story - Guardian Law

• Beaumont Legal looking to become UK's top conveyancer http://t.co/Ei3NZAgcfF 
• CHINA: Jailed Rights Advocate Speaks Out in Video http://t.co/Ki66DEeCwp 
• Patent Case Has Potential to Give Apple the Upper Hand http://t.co/UCVZqy08cs 
• US Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Youth in Bronx http://t.co/Y96cxCAuL4 
• Apple Pays Dearly for Price-Fixing http://t.co/zdlnuV9JIu 
• The Incredible Shrinking Biglaw Summer Associate Class Size http://t.co/wjFE6tjf0v 
• US: New York City Fails Math — Takes Lawyer To Court Over $50 http://t.co/B8PBD1YxQE 
• US: Cuckolded Attorney Sues Ex-Fiancée For Behavior ‘Intolerable In a Civilized Society’ http://t.co/xoPrsIMgCQ 
• US: Planned Parenthood in fight-or-settle dilemma over anti-abortion lawfare http://t.co/lUbbvza7v7 
• Eric Pickles accused of using Travellers as political football http://t.co/icmONiG21M 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, Reed Smith score lead roles as Tesco mulls JV in China | Legalweek http://t.co/arP4n5kNzL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Camerons doubles partner bonus pool as firm fine-tunes sector focus | Legalweek http://t.co/rHGXcKpMZA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths' retention nosedives to 41 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/bYM9m25dJ1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke and Stephenson Harwood post strong retention figures | The Lawyer http://t.co/Y7J3tdVVZF 
• Showbusiness beckons barristers in Inner Temple's Got Talent contest | The Lawyer http://t.co/vivAP2chUT 
• Good news from Colombia | Law Gazette http://t.co/GGZTuBSmf3 
• High Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling | Law Gazette http://t.co/VurWi14zvV 
• Pioneering US Firm Jacoby & Meyers makes inroads into Europe | Law Gazette http://t.co/OCxUOTlh6D 
• QualitySolicitors leaves WH Smith stores | Law Gazette http://t.co/vMzZx7bEGi 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• VENEZUELA Supreme Tribunal of Justice rejects Capriles allegations http://t.co/80aYbP4ywB
• Tribunal fees will open the door to injustice, warn UK entertainment unions http://t.co/SlSB77BwHX 
• Colchester Solicitor plays his part in raising £1,500 for hospital charity http://t.co/hQIsPv1GVK 
• CAYMAN ISLANDS: Ex-solicitor general joins private law firm http://t.co/NlngxNdsGx 
• Struck off Westcliff solicitor owes £500,000 http://t.co/HzMv5gEL8Y 
• US: Justice plans sentencing changes for non-violent criminals http://t.co/UKeVJzFNbm 
• Legal action to evict travellers from Wallsend site http://t.co/c7sqTo9qhd 
• NEW ZEALAND: Let Pora legal process run: police boss http://t.co/ua7qsZ3wCa 
• Legal threat over plan for 12,000 new Warwickshire homes http://t.co/zOkaT5SzGx 
• “Every Single Time it was Torture” – Guantanamo Detainees Appeal to Federal Courts to Stop Force-feeding http://t.co/TEHNWT43oG 
• Gentler courts for children http://t.co/sjFBErKETw 
• US & CANADA: Courts take up bankruptcy of railway in wake of Quebec explosion http://t.co/vrQZy4eyNz 
• Court dates loom for British owners of problem Cyprus mortgages http://t.co/HLfnhoY0ta 
• 'Illegal cigs trade ruining our shops' http://t.co/RJf1upoL4a 
• INDIA: Gang rape trial stalled by corruption http://t.co/xOBnCfPnMt 
• AUSTRALIA: Murder trial of a Brisbane woman whose twin toddlers died from malnutrition has been abandoned http://t.co/1Aq62amaRK
• US: 'Terror Lawyer' Lynne Stewart likely to stay in prison http://t.co/xiUeW4XyhN 
• GHANA: Lawyer Abotsi: Mahama would be deemed by law never to have been a president http://t.co/VN4XhlzOSe 
• US Lawyer to seek $20 million in case against Toyota http://t.co/3J3QbHH0cm 
• AUSTRALIA: Lawyer charged over female' circumcisions http://t.co/67mn3uKVq9 
• Lawyer says not allowed to represent CHINA's disgraced Bo Xilai http://t.co/Fc49fXEVgP 
• US: New Legislation Could Mean Change for Homeless Queer Youth - But Not Enough http://t.co/kGCUsfuwpU
• CHINA: Legislation alone cannot promote reading http://t.co/EGP7NsfKGi
• Zero-hours contracts remind me of the great depression – let's stop this http://t.co/YlkzN4OhpN 
• Sicilian mafia boss arrested at Uxbridge semi to surprise of neighbours http://t.co/vFiaVQBsMj 
• 'Go home' campaign creating climate of fear, say rights groups http://t.co/MyXDGQp8LD 
• High Court asks SRA to consider firm's fitness to practise after contempt ruling | Legal Futurs http://t.co/zu6oGq5apy 
• From 'America's most familiar law firm brand' to the UK's? Jacoby & Meyers unveils ABS plan | Legal Futurs http://t.co/RzbxdGraee 
• The legal industry's new reality | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ajpnF5oCDH 
• Round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/a3a6qdDMjn 
• Mines accused of ignoring silicosis problems | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/85rHogsuQB 
• US bond-holders fear loss of 'billions of dollars' | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KgkMdE2Ykf 
• Former Baker & McKenzie partner jailed | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/b4mbg7W87T 
• A&O gets top role on Abu Dhabi Global Market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8Xep7JpCWl 
• Australian lawyers predict slowdown | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/e5bfVFqGzw 
• Lovelace biopic given green light for release http://t.co/LfY70qoDQ1 
• Wanted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrested in London http://t.co/y6GbKYeaj9 
• Ask.fm advertisers to quit site in cyberbullying row http://t.co/3Nr9tRtOKB 
• David Cameron eyes Human Rights Act repeal http://t.co/DytL9MVMES 
• Privacy International to challenge telecoms firms over GCHQ cooperation http://t.co/O3ksXTarbY 
• Serious Fraud Office admits losing thousands of documents linked to BAE http://t.co/mkPrmguEnJ 
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's lawyer calls for UK intervention over execution fears http://t.co/FD4a4GAerj 
• 'Predatory' sex abuse case: Why are young girls still blamed for being sexually abused? http://t.co/KISBudsbwT 
• David Cameron: We'll come down on illegal gypsy camps 'like a ton of bricks' http://t.co/410ArZheZu 
• Law firm 'blocked' deportation of asylum seekers, senior judges claim http://t.co/fzKvXYXIxR 
• Police report concludes officers should be polite http://t.co/lJsnoOsasQ
• Investigate law firm after 'untruthful' asylum case, says top judge http://t.co/sXlYUO7m4J 
• Concierge, cars and cash for couples - the benefits of being a UK top 50 partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/aJkvwpriAb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: US consumer firm Jacoby & Meyers sets out plans for UK ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/ThW6gWVCZ7

8th August - Law News

591 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: There are signs of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) relaxing its strict interpretation of a key rule which may be “dampening” innovation and new entrants to the market, according to the Legal Services Board (LSB). Full story - Legal Futures

• 94 driving licences removed over test translation fraud http://t.co/DBSzbKq3UB 
• Hannah Smith death: Police investigate further abuse on family http://t.co/x8TwVI8fvg 
• Simon Hall confesses to Joan Albert murder 12 years on http://t.co/rCyMMTW0o3 
• Boycott websites which don't tackle abuse, says Cameron http://t.co/1LBjOrOxP9 
• THAILAND: Lawmakers urged to reject proposed amnesty law for police to go unpunished for using excessive force http://t.co/VuKB7jsZzS 
• US: Strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages are sure to continue until corporate leaders listen http://t.co/ngYRQVtazf 
• ISRAEL: Economy Minister Tells Students, 'Stop Going to Law School' http://t.co/l767v5c1do 
• US: Law school grads gathering information and preparing for action to prevent sale to InfiLaw http://t.co/nM5oyFfqKJ 
• Law Firm Allegedly Serves Up Racist Stereotypes http://t.co/BIDazGKwoo 
• AUSTRALIA: Burqa law requiring Muslim women to reveal faces to the police introduced in WA parliament http://t.co/25Wzj4Q0By 
• US Law Firm Compliance: An Apologia http://t.co/0AfUkU1Qzr 
• Rock band Green Day win court case over Scream Icon artwork rights http://t.co/tQEESE5wuH Aug
• Why zero-hour contracts will go down in history http://t.co/dP8yRP6TDC 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws Goddard enters into a Hong Kong association | The Lawyer http://t.co/ysGu2Vp89H 
• BPP awarded university status | The Lawyer http://t.co/9WiKQQVqff 
• Charity-owned law firm launches ‘access to justice’ package | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/2EKLks0jo3 
• Miners’ compensation firms could face ‘thousands’ of negligence claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4JIPhFv2CY 
• LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• AUSTRALIA: Gay bashing not vilification, tribunal rules http://t.co/ETcDlZQPb5
• ISRAEL: Civil rights group files class action racism complaint against Australian Professor | http://t.co/08ekaTTEwc 
• CANADA: John Baird’s defence of gay rights ‘offensive,’ women’s group says http://t.co/p1tAm0xzTO 
• EGYPT: 16 Egyptian rights groups condemn sectarian violence against Copts http://t.co/URvfYej2Cn 
• CHINA: Courts told to discipline judges after scandal http://t.co/hQFN1AVdXr 
• Dewani launches new court battle to fight extradition to South Africa http://t.co/NkWNgEZuDv 
• US: Trial begins in California for Christians arrested for reading Bible out loud http://t.co/bZYP3l0Slg 
• BRAZIL trial over plane crash that killed 199 http://t.co/oCPGKyq9Km 
• Trial of the Ugandan man accused of murdering his wife will take place in January next year http://t.co/nP6pqZRb1m 
• US: Lawyer testifies she told concert promoter that Michael Jackson's doctor appeared successful http://t.co/aT4NFSLb7r 
• US: Lawyer of Nidal Hasan states that he is intent on getting death sentence for Fort Hood shooting in 2009 http://t.co/FZWXpbDMvk 
• Stephen Fry calls for Olympics ban over Russia's anti-gay laws http://t.co/tZemR9J9o6 
• Many mothers 'feel discriminated against at work' http://t.co/9WhVU5UoUt 
• Britain's longest-serving police officer retires after 47 years http://t.co/wH0kOdHBl5 
• Theresa May accused of 'cover up' over censored report http://t.co/aoaE9ybVmh 
• HAITI: Grassroots Groups Afraid “Attractive” Mining Law Could Open Country Up to Systematic Pillage http://t.co/R87D6LhoIb 
• PAKISTAN: Lawyers to restart movement for judiciary’s independence http://t.co/ZFtq2SlNJo 
• ZIMBABWE: ‘Polls challenge test case for judiciary’ http://t.co/7zbbnhwBOe 
• MOROCCO: Demand independent judiciary http://t.co/eLjZXwrNfh 
• UK’s Liberal Democrats push for legislation to ban on diesel, petrol vehicles http://t.co/G8gMdyM2FR 
• INDIA: Match fixing law will act as deterrent: former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble http://t.co/4N4VJkzLSG 
• CANADA: Cyberbullying law inspired by Rehtaeh Parsons takes effect in N.S. http://t.co/rIxO455n6q
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA, SJB and Taylor Wessing among firms confirming NQ retention rates | Legalweek http://t.co/JebPxROz9H 
• Conveyancers face new referral fee disclosure rules but no ban | Legal Futures http://t.co/DVtbg4LK01 
• Bradley Manning sentencing: judge rejects claim leaks had 'chilling effect' http://t.co/ONrvSLDKFf 
• US: South Carolina court orders Cherokee girl returned to adoptive parents http://t.co/9GHs7rqO4g 
• LSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees | Law Gazette http://t.co/68GAk40Y59 
• Insurance industry “shaping the law firm M&A agenda”, say experts | Legal Futures http://t.co/maHhXTunfg
• Honouring indigenous groups, UN human rights chief urges respect for existing treaties: http://t.co/2xrETesLZH 
• UGANADA Human rights chief wins global award http://t.co/AMy3BhoGRg 
• Not-so-sunny musings under the Tuscan sun | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0b5PtpE9UR 
• Legal issues top business agenda in South Africa | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9w2Rxd969X 
• Law firms at risk over cash-flow crisis | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ifXMnsH13B 
• Vietnam limits rights of Twitter users to comment on public issues | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sUQQJjGl4o 
• KPMG seeks corporate legal team | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3m4mRcOhUS
• US law firm G&E target Greek investors in Kyros tie-up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aoQ15oD96q 
• Sharia Law storm UKIP candidate expresses "deep disappointment" http://t.co/eaVMmxVwMu 
• Legal advice shouldn't be one-size-fits-all http://t.co/yA2C3K27S1
• New UK Consumer Protection Law Gives People New Powers But Also Onus on Taking Court Action http://t.co/FBbSuYzSRW 
• New Bristol law firm Bond Dickinson 'very pleased' by £100m turnover http://t.co/AcFz6eKMBR 
• Law firms are at serious risk of going out of business because of cashflow issues http://t.co/jLVvpIwjv1 
• Legal bid over Londonderry bomb accused Gary McDaid fails http://t.co/CkxcuOAecF 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Legal fees over employee disptes cost troubled broadcaster SABC R10m http://t.co/uvygZRX1vB
• Legal threat to IRA parade http://t.co/bihqBk5v3x 
• CANADA: Citizenship laws may need to be overhauled if a so-called "lost Canadian" wins her legal battle http://t.co/ncWxfAiH5y 
• AUSTRALIA: Solicitor assaulted with a baseball bat http://t.co/sGUIaY5DZR 
• Only the offender to blame in sex offence cases, says judge http://t.co/EuihyPrTyk 
• We need Big Tech to protect us from Big Brother | Jeff Jarvis http://t.co/p3qcHMNoz4 
• Barrister who called child sex abuse victim 'predatory' criticised by DPP http://t.co/8h7Y3iMPQD 
• David Cameron: ‘We need a legal system that stands up for victims’ - video http://t.co/PN0RbhLZzf 
• US: Reggie Clemons judge finds police suppressed evidence in death row case http://t.co/4Vh5NqsFvl 
• Barrister Robert Colover suspended from sex cases after court comments http://t.co/IdyxOa9ycS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bonelli moves banking partner to London to reinforce international offering | The Lawyer http://t.co/HpSzHlQFzo 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Firms in forum battle over multi-million Cyprus holiday villa claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/kx18z6HCV6
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Leigh Day files claim against Sports Direct over zero hours | The Lawyer http://t.co/gwzUZ8zPea 
• UK’s youngest barrister discusses Trayvon Martin verdict http://t.co/uIOELPrdk7 
• Top barrister invites Justice secretary Chris Grayling to work experience http://t.co/LygNiEbzgf 
• Barrister Christina Chinnock moonlights as bodybuilder http://t.co/KULijAniKr 
• UAE: Justice in the World of Consumption: Dubai awards around $5 million in refunds to disgruntled consumers http://t.co/00wfYqXJIa 
• INDIA: Justice RA Mehta refuses to take charge as Lokayukta http://t.co/WLozhcmzAO 
• EGYPT: Transitional justice, firmness vs violent acts 'keys to revolution victory': Activists http://t.co/DnyzhdIWZu

7th August - Law News

590 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Scepticism in the value created by partner hires has led to a record fall in the number of recruits during the first half of 2013, according to research. Full sory - Law Gazette

• CLC review finds no justification for ban on conveyancing referral fees | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/cGHXGqKuvd 
• Future of ‘The Briefs’ in balance despite 2m viewers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WFOySdAp7v 
• Later start to lawyering | Law Gazette http://t.co/DnXJzB5my4 
• Kinship foster carers’ allowances | Law Gazette http://t.co/6qjoO1163b
• List of approved judges for child abuse cases | Law Gazette http://t.co/9GW8PCgZHg 
• Society defends ad campaign following complaints to ASA | Law Gazette http://t.co/SAXy5cW6Xt 
• CML tells Scottish lawyers: ‘Say no to LSS conveyancing proposal’ http://t.co/y6EyDphIlm 
• IRELAND: Repossession will be a “last resort” used by banks to tackle mortgage arrears, says Fitch http://t.co/zVyePk41ii 
• Twitter abuse: Man arrested in Bristol http://t.co/PoXRO9j9yu 
• Fear of intolerance 'stops children playing out' http://t.co/W9h0VYxzU6 
• 'Quick house sale' firms face action by OFT http://t.co/fNPkvoXFM7 
• 'Bongo Bongo Land': UKIP MEP Bloom told not to use phrase http://t.co/dq720yw6da 
• US: Porn company sues Lovelace producers over Deep Throat footage http://t.co/ZbzypOYdEN 
• England cricketer Monty Panesar fined by police after being caught urinating on nightclub bouncers in Brighton http://t.co/urxPoHB5tJ
• RUSSIA: Outrage Over an Antigay Law Does Not Spread to Olympic Officials http://t.co/dt90xBjo6x 
• US: Justice Dept. Sues Bank of America Over Mortgage Securities http://t.co/0GK54NAjhz 
• RUSSIA: Kremlin Critic Goes From Jail to Trail http://t.co/vC1R7NEJVo
• LAW FIRM NEWS: K&L Gates hires two from White & Case and WFW | The Lawyer http://t.co/tObsNswRqS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance advises Montagu on £438m sale of Host Europe to Cinven | The Lawyer http://t.co/cUtwIvEBLI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin investment funds consultant defects to Speechly Bircham | The Lawyer http://t.co/X0ZyNYNGR4 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson issues £2.8m cash call | The Lawyer http://t.co/hvQMpuO4Bx 
• Child sex abuse trials to be assigned special judges to help witnesses http://t.co/6mPuYRvihh
• Attorney general will review paedophile's suspended sentence after prosecutor called victim 'predatory' http://t.co/M9u4XKEQSN 
• Richard Desmond trial date set http://t.co/YfFPTCAx3V 
• Misogyny runs so deep in this society, it is even used against abused children | Polly Toynbee http://t.co/fX95lxI2Sb 
• Top judge rejects calls for specialist sex crime courts http://t.co/1J8bAqe5yK 
• French nanny posts partying photos on Facebook while on the run http://t.co/IOi4jgtjeg
• INDIA: Victims of injustice in Manipur poised for justice http://t.co/JMrIMh1tXG 
• US: In Alaskan town of Kivalina, the battle for climate justice is regular a way of life http://t.co/bEnib0TXLK 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Bid to impeach Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, following “racist attack against white male lawyers" http://t.co/Vu3hguMWZ6 
• HONG KONG reporters targeted for contempt of court http://t.co/kVHnGSVM8x 
• Lord Judge believes the proposals for specialist sex abuse centres will lead to increased waiting times http://t.co/VQeCwJ5iK4
• INDIA: Supreme Court's approval sufficient to probe corrupt officials: CBI http://t.co/bWJu4iMCgM 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Sexual offences courts back on the cards http://t.co/tpog4d1xD5 
• PAKISTAN: 31 illegal VoIP set-ups unearthed http://t.co/GhGrSlI2Ax 
• US: Illegal payday loans charging as much as 1000 percent interest http://t.co/JHLAJk6fpf
• US: Trial begins in Occupy Portland protester’s lawsuit accusing police of excessive force http://t.co/Zj1Wa1sN6y 
• LIBYA: Trial of Baghdadi Mahmudi raises fears of ‘revenge’ justice http://t.co/aj1Gg7pE1i 
• Lawyer has been condemned for telling a court that an abused 13-year-old girl was "predatory" http://t.co/bBtyD8Qmm3 
• Elderly lawyer completes seven day hunger strike for Guantanamo prisoner Shaker Aamer http://t.co/TSwdRVRkim
• Lawyer says Boston marathon bombing suspects had befriended anti-US conspiracy theorist http://t.co/BYn7xhp3dm 
• UN criticizes BAHRAIN over toughened 'anti-protest' laws http://t.co/yjeYtnnrwW 
• New VIETNAM law reins in bloggers and social media users http://t.co/Pn7AmGSl4G
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• JAMAICA: Stop and search ruling not binding, says solicitor general http://t.co/fWO3QRLkde 
• Twitter bigot ordered to pay gay rights campaigner £40,000 for calling her a paedophile http://t.co/QkBTJcDaGz
• CANADA: Ontario police will no longer police themselves in human rights cases http://t.co/ILlKCj7oGO 
• Call for Apple to Respect human rights or withdraw from CHINA http://t.co/hp5CX9t60R 
• ‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain NORTH KOREA’s human rights crisis http://t.co/GluVhHIvaL 
• It is only in UGANDA where the ugly eyes of injustice are wide open http://t.co/EH0v9VqebW v
• US Judge Set to Allow Kevin Costner's 'Robin Hood' Fraud Claim http://t.co/J0hgRnryjK 
• US: America Works legislation included in Workforce Act http://t.co/yJYDNa5o1Y 
• KENYA: New law spells doom for Motorcycle firms http://t.co/bEZrCNcEUa 
• NEW ZEALAND: Law change to stamp out gang insignia http://t.co/DQSWVohp8g 
• Lytham-based law firm Linder Myers has been added to Countrywide Conveyancing Services national panel http://t.co/gnTG7IxoOM 
• Law may finally be catching up with aviator-wearing fugitive Buddhist monk with penchant for private jets http://t.co/V5TSJ92coo
• Pioneering ABS combines legal and accounting services | Legal Futures http://t.co/A2Ykjkgeot
• Police forces 'halt car chases over compensation claim fears' http://t.co/F9xwaeGYgR 
• Scotland Yard still hunting 300 London rioters http://t.co/44zzqJE2Ig 
• Cyberbullying suicides: What will it take to have Ask.fm shut down? http://t.co/A1rFoFzwkW 
• Snowden's Asylum: 'It's the law, stupid' http://t.co/hekHI7LrJI 
• Snowden and the paranoid state http://t.co/e466JiogWB 
• MOROCCO: The shame of a royal pardon http://t.co/1QVdXtY9G7 
• SPAIN: Judge orders child rapist Daniel Galvan Vina to stay in jail http://t.co/wOCObosCW7
• Top City firms aim to develop human rights principles to guide work | Legal Futures http://t.co/N84JurdP6w 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC sees off competition to seal McArthurGlen commercial contracts deal | Legalweek http://t.co/Fms9qTWquf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Asia Transfer Window: recent moves including CC, White & Case and KWM | Legalweek http://t.co/UtWUsWJqz5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case adds to City private equity team with Kirkland hire | Legalweek http://t.co/NK6C6loxBo 
• US duo take headline roles on sale of Washington Post to Amazon chief | Legalweek http://t.co/tGdKistw20 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: KPMG targets corporate lawyer hires as accountant mulls ABS move - Legalweek http://t.co/2EfReG72Ql
• Half of law students not confident about getting a training contract | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/1njXDPGg7f 
• APIL calls for separate consultation on uninsured driver costs | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/91I3CSzB0e 
• G4S abandons electronic tagging contracts bid http://t.co/PV5VzhMTaa 
• US: Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Hasan says he was the gunman http://t.co/nZMV6lBc9U 
• 'Go home' vans: Liberty targets Home Office campaign http://t.co/prmad3qLyy 
• West Yorkshire fire service 'hired private eye to spy on sick employee' http://t.co/og0FZkY1Gp
• Confused Xerox copiers rewrite documents, expert finds http://t.co/eDoLosmuWG 
• Complaints call costs to be capped http://t.co/MiEUYYbSxZ 
• Hannah Smith death: Ask.fm 'to help police inquiry' http://t.co/jRogjKzz73 
• Law enforcers have the look of intimidation http://t.co/IMd9TdZFSt 
• Staying silent won't stop Twitter trolls or online abusers. We must continue to speak out http://t.co/5dGDSCohCK 
• Sites close after arrest of Irishman accused of being 'largest facilitator' of child abuse images in the world http://t.co/yEGJGEggNQ 
• The real Bad Girls - London's female gang culture investigated http://t.co/CmlMxZxZYb 
• IPCC wrong not to investigate us over Stephen Lawrence, say police http://t.co/Mf3njrJAHr 
• Met unit hit by new claims of incompetence as officer who mishandled rape claim kept his job http://t.co/D1ztqeJQFq 
• Outrage as man walks free after admitting sex with 13-year-old girl called a 'predator' by the judge http://t.co/uAuBgvYMZf
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing's retention slumps to 70 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/2rjicdHnxt 
• Council of Europe sees gender equality as a fundamental human right | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RhSwV864Ot 
• White & Case pumps up Singapore base | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/t8u1LpC78J 
• UK lawyers face tax investigations | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P7u80AtRb1 
• UAE starts overhaul of property laws | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dcGlTb2gjd 
• Former Formula One lawyer to face damages claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PLnEiZaT8o 
• Shrien Dewani lawyers launch bid to fight extradition in supreme court http://t.co/2p475dPQrI
• Paedophile's suspended sentence faces review http://t.co/M9u4XKEQSN 
• Bradley Manning's maximum sentence reduced to a possible 90 years http://t.co/rHHEdsqxCL 
• Defeating the modern Leviathan of corporate-government data collection http://t.co/wCdfB9eLT4 
• UK Government Unveils New Draft Legislation Against Misleading and Aggressive Consumer Practices http://t.co/DIduyXWJMu
• UK Tax Evasion Prosecutions Double http://t.co/GdLAlPjOkf 
• INDIA: Bollywood courts controversy with Sri Lankan war film http://t.co/UpXy2mvesO
• INDIA Family courts: 10 elevated as principal judges http://t.co/xs1vXMYBfI 
• Employment tribunal fees limit justice http://t.co/UTPJ69gkVM 
• IOC using quiet diplomacy with Russia over anti-gay legislation: official http://t.co/fYrii7ZNaW 
• PHILIPPINES: Palace denies controlling judiciary's funds http://t.co/Gtop9gaEUj 
• NIGERIA: President Jonathan Urges Judiciary to Pursue Ethical Codes http://t.co/RMfLlmsCBR 
• A Step Backward for UK eBook Lending http://t.co/jyCSP6eEkM 
• Proposed UK Law Would Prosecute Parents For Not Loving Their Children Enough http://t.co/U34LPMH20E

6th August - Law News

589 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Law Firms’ efforts to promote gender diversity in the profession appear to be failing, with the proportion of partners who are women falling at half of the UK top 20. Full story - The Lawyer

• US: New York Tells Online Lenders to Abide by Interest Rate Cap http://t.co/5PnsXHXF2Y 
• Bankers' Pay Deferrals Are Tougher in Europe http://t.co/bpli2y7jDw 
• US: Boston Trial of Crime Boss Is Set to Go to the Jury http://t.co/F3j7y0Vogl 
• TURKEY: Court Hands Down Prison Sentences in Coup Plot http://t.co/CXFepDuRhR 
• US: Obama's abuse of the Espionage Act is modern-day McCarthyism http://t.co/Sd0kV5Help 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper managing partner Nigel Knowles on the prolific growth of the firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/111lqz0xD7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland & Ellis loses London private equity partner to White & Case | The Lawyer http://t.co/wM9HtVYH3i 
• My Legal Life: David Rowntree (of Blur fame & a Solicitor) | Law Gazette http://t.co/r5okehjf6A 
• Lawyers getting rather good at demonstrating noisily against government plans to ‘transform’ legal aid | Law Gazette http://t.co/4Ty2wfqIm6 
• Marketing materials and meaningful value | Law Gazette http://t.co/ur1yEQjhpQ 
• Stoke-on-Trent Criminal defence firm closes its doors | Law Gazette http://t.co/9HaZweU3YS 
• Scepticism in partner hires leads to record drop | Law Gazette http://t.co/6JkuGHEfYw 
• SRA ‘awaiting response’ on private investigators | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/OQBGWsDFl1 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/KgFQ9r6x28
• Neighbour accused of wasting time during Tia Sharp search set to hear verdict http://t.co/mLGdjUP8VP 
• CHINA: Trial of Bo Xilai likely to be swift and predictable, say experts http://t.co/hSnmu93AEL 
• Illegal cigarettes rife in Cheltenham http://t.co/CouNLgGSM4 
• Law as Insurgent Critique: The Perspective of the Commons in ITALY http://t.co/7N3jtcdFmd 
• Cumbria Law Centre marks 21 years of turning desperation into hope http://t.co/CexxGRzxef 
• Law and order: How big data is professionalising the legal sector http://t.co/dK7nF3EUns 
• Child car seats: the law https://t.co/SToLHQB8wt 
• The Law on Homophobia: a threat to freedom of speech http://t.co/nrnrYCRK36 
• Pirates Form Church to Battle Copyright Law That Insults Their Beliefs http://t.co/R8Yi2M6BYB 
• US: Law impedes schools from sharing data about threats http://t.co/0vkEJldwn9 
• Law School Tool Promotes Blended Learning http://t.co/B179OPOwJM 
• Online game firms need to do more to prevent addiction say researchers http://t.co/idU5XfUWbI 
• Labour says workers thousands of pounds worse off http://t.co/qEMCidhvbx 
• Health safety expert to reveal 'zero-harm' NHS manifesto http://t.co/kst04P4Qct 
• Nottinghamshire man charged over bull attack death http://t.co/JI6y1jSmIS 
• Charity Commission chairman issues charity pay warning http://t.co/1dXIh0oZVo
• Killer dogs' owners in England and Wales could face life in prison http://t.co/zhVhN2nTja 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Designer outlet giant McArthurGlen picks RPC for commercial contracts | The Lawyer http://t.co/mUlVztKuWu 
• Media tycoon Desmond calls in Bompas in multi-million claim against Credit Suisse | The Lawyer http://t.co/tLD6ifHcTg 
• Direct Line hits £125m from solicitors since 2009 after scooping final £6m in referral fees | Legal Futures http://t.co/dSIYCFRL2J 
• Spain 'must follow EU law' on Gibraltar border checks http://t.co/7Kn4I6mVDc 
• Hertfordshire Police officer 'raped woman after arrest' http://t.co/6xregh3q2Y 
• Al-Qaeda leaders' talks 'sparked US embassy closures' http://t.co/eW5AIHiu8Z
• Taxi driver and restaurant worker deny plane bomb plot http://t.co/FOiUB9cHnG 
• Cannabis farms: a growing blight on village life http://t.co/dAmsbExzCr 
• Countess fired housekeeper over pregnancy, tribunal told http://t.co/bI2n6OAWdJ 
• Twitter and the boundary between the real world and the internet http://t.co/7p9PYZkjf3 
• McDonald's tie nine out of 10 workers to zero-hour contracts http://t.co/trw7yXwdY7 
• Bradley Manning leak has had chilling effect on US foreign policy, court hears http://t.co/CYJf3gQgta 
• 'Whitey' Bulger called 'vicious criminal' in prosecutor's closing statement http://t.co/LorYqAFz3q 
• Future Shock: Which law firms will survive? | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/XVNKzfwGYN 
• Women lawyers condemn Uganda judge re-appointment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/R697RpzUDI 
• Pay squeeze in Australian firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mJgsJ4LN50 
• Quinn Emanuel opens third German office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EYh43PYWtd 
• Apple protests at 'draconian' punishment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/yORY7xP6Fw
• Brazil implements anti-bribery law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rq9kvySwP7 
• 5 ways to announce to the world that you've bagged a pupillage: http://t.co/JehDjlBK69 
• Legal loopholes prompt CHINA to delay Shanghai free-trade zone rules http://t.co/iVfzwqWFdJ 
• Legal challenge starts for LME, Goldman on aluminium storage http://t.co/TEVHg09WKF 
• Cuts to legal aid are an attack on working class, says ’80s miners’ lawyer http://t.co/rzS1mPvdAQ 
• GERMANY: Justice minister demands answers about BND's role in NSA snooping http://t.co/vdhGlDyDyA 
• Teenage witness to army killing urged to come forward http://t.co/hZG35zmtbo 
• AUSTRALIA: Murder case challenge hangs upon one word http://t.co/Tao7RKEcUL 
• Kent QC warns innocent people could be convicted after Legal Aid cuts http://t.co/kpXPX00YD3 
• SINGAPORE: Ex-lawyer jailed 9 months for pocketing clients' money http://t.co/Ws2k8bUaeb 
• Gynaecologist Rob Jones: GMC's investigation welcomed http://t.co/jUaOynuct3 
• Bury solicitor takes on lead role for local Law Society http://t.co/rApRA2RSyp 
• Bank of Scotland's fax blunder leads to fine http://t.co/Lt0sm3mpu8 
• West GERMANY 'sponsored doping in sports' - study http://t.co/Oc7MTmnTSk 
• Rolf Harris faces new Yewtree sex offences allegations http://t.co/aBGh3wsGaK 
• What is the point of legal conferences? | Law Gazette http://t.co/SnKq871G16 
• Law Society issues tax warning | Law Gazette http://t.co/DuTvyJNhu5 
• Instructions rise at Countrywide | Law Gazette http://t.co/GrRM94LbYl 
• Ballot on crime proposals as profession seeks consensus | Law Gazette http://t.co/5GH9sm0BRG 
• Direct portal access due next month | Law Gazette http://t.co/idNZQ3DVRw
• Chancery Division must keep increased court fees, Briggs LJ says | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/WElV2g5Wk7 
• Claims against solicitors top workload of Chancery Division masters | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/lVMgpd4krS

5th August - Law News

588 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The British head of Twitter, the micro-blogging social network, has issued a public apology to woman attacked by “trolls” on the site and promised to do more to prevent abuse. Full story - The Telegraph

• Sunday Times takes Peter Cruddas libel battle to court of appeal http://t.co/LRz138Dfd3 
• Earnings up sharply at leading conveyancing ABS | Legal Futures http://t.co/KSyoVpiW7w
• The Lawyer Eats: Nicky Richmond visits the Grain Store | The Lawyer http://t.co/fGTEBqSoWg 
• Is there now any difference between trade mark infringement and passing off? | The Lawyer http://t.co/Sns5aZkG4s 
• New ‘pay-to-play’ rule will do little to ease the pressure on the Employment Tribunal system | The Lawyer http://t.co/v91uawiDAm 
• Never mind the secrecy demands of the rich and famous, keep the barriers to open justice | The Lawyer http://t.co/eaBR0qxyvE 
• Judicial appointments system must be overhauled to boost the legitimacy of decision-making | The Lawyer http://t.co/O5sxFsKAEx
• Singapore is working hard to become a global wealth management hub, and law firms are gearing up | The Lawyer http://t.co/hOWspt7OKZ 
• Canada’s legal market continues to consolidate | The Lawyer http://t.co/XRFkcgor0o 
• General counsel Carol Hui and her small team are guiding Heathrow through turbulent times | The Lawyer http://t.co/QFoJMQeghz 
• Investigation into murder of teenager in Aughnacloy in 1973 reopened http://t.co/yGHMZI4PRG 
• Six-figure credit card 'fraud' at Creative Scotland http://t.co/KrIT0Pz968 
• Law Society of Scotland wants advice on Scottish independence published http://t.co/VY8y3qGqju 
• Payday borrowers 'could complain about lenders' http://t.co/1scDYjC2TW
• US: Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev 'had right-wing extremist literature' http://t.co/pXmwQtWuJq 
• Websites' servers hacked to host child abuse images http://t.co/dxWA8OFDDG 
• Man bailed over fatal Biggleswade Asda parking fight http://t.co/bJmjggTeR9 
• Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne admits station assault http://t.co/eq7q659GDI 
• Ian Tomlinson family receive Met police payout over G20 death http://t.co/Eyn18DWjGt 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: The Transfer Window: recent moves including Shearman, CMS and A&O | Legalweek http://t.co/yQVwdSJ3sU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: McKenna Long & Aldridge eyes Shanghai for China debut | Legalweek http://t.co/vGagd9ULmG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bond Dickinson reveals first post merger figures with revenues of £98.3m | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8WbtlyDNt 
• US: Florida Ignores the Supreme Court http://t.co/qlWlirAdeH 
• In GERMANY, Union Culture Clashes With Amazon’s Labor Practices http://t.co/U0qdIJ4GRW 
• CHINA defends human rights record http://t.co/j542uQ419A 
• RUSSIA: Owners of Movie Rights Have No Luck With New Anti-Piracy Law http://t.co/54YzeRb1OZ 
• US: Nominee for FBI director says waterboarding is torture http://t.co/Lu71tpnTWE 
• GAMBIA: Of gangster regime, mercenary judges, incorrigible judiciary and quirky justice http://t.co/yk24p5Kck0 
• PAKISTAN: Maximum contempt notices issued to politicians since restoration of judiciary http://t.co/GqcYTG31hu 
• PAKISTAN: 'Nothing wrong in my words about judiciary': says opposition politician Imran Khan http://t.co/Dr41GqK5wH 
• US: Judge denies class status for women suing Wal-Mart in California http://t.co/WWPieBEN8F 
• CHINA: New legislation planned to boost Chinese readership http://t.co/nkCQOR9tvM 
• US: Congress puts gun legislation on the back burner http://t.co/lkx3NW1mFL 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHC3kLR
• British Appeals Tribunal Says Firing of Chef For Using Non-Kosher Jam Was Pretext For Disability Discrimination http://t.co/RNrh3FSKOT 
• AUSTRALIA: Nurse Kelda Anne Brown struck off for having sex with jailed teen under her care http://t.co/j99uj5vzze 
• AUSTRALIA: Courts to decide two appeals by Comcare http://t.co/emUYto4SXi 
• INDIA: Illegal mobile phone towers in north under civic scanner http://t.co/4hAzZVjBZm 
• US: The Female Lawyer Exodus - women are still leaving the legal profession in droves later on in life http://t.co/dW5em1PGp1 
• AFGHANISTAN: Prominent lawyer who had successfully prosecuted Taliban militants has been wounded in bombing attack http://t.co/oy36mex3i4 
• US: Florida to review 'stand your ground' laws http://t.co/RleF5Pf2PF 
• Why do philosophy professors call themselves "philosophers" when law professors don't call themselves "lawyers"? http://t.co/dXr7XDi4ot 
• US: Washington DC law firms look to Africa for new business http://t.co/GpwzFBM0Ue 
• 'Vulture funds' battle Argentina in US court http://t.co/7aHJWRp2Rz 
• Army takes over HONDURAS prison after riot http://t.co/sh4oU9DtWs 
• Being a poor woman in MOROCCO The intersectionality of oppression http://t.co/VvldSanSNB 
• MOROCCO king revokes paedophile's pardon http://t.co/9o3Wqf0V8v 
• Zero-hours contracts cover more than 1m UK workers http://t.co/qMYlahJw9q 
• Vodafone files lawsuit against Telecom Italia http://t.co/66Ufj9wvYw 
• Bishop apologises for abuse at Fort Augustus School http://t.co/0BphyyIFol
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Thorntons brings agriculture to Edinburgh as turnover hits £14.3m high | The Lawyer http://t.co/zAiB8Ww3Zy
• Brick Court picks up top Scottish advocate in public law push | The Lawyer http://t.co/XtraPJn4rF 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons keeps top spot in Aim rankings with client wins | The Lawyer http://t.co/crHOkR393A 
• Diversity efforts fail to pay off at top end of profession | The Lawyer http://t.co/b4kByxReyB
• Call for 'intervention lite' to turn around distressed firms and halt asset-stripping | Legal Futures http://t.co/LOT5XQsc6i 
• SRA "loosening shackles" of separate business rule | Legal Futures http://t.co/0yXAz5ashw 
• Firms expand in Asia Pacific as new business blossoms | Law Gazette http://t.co/dmmm0A98wY 
• Banks win mis-selling case at appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/bRUrwHvot2 
• Small law firms eye mergers | Law Gazette http://t.co/tuj0dWmqao 
• Judicial review for tribunal fee change | Law Gazette http://t.co/geHcDuSShA 
• Negligent advice award for coal miner | Law Gazette http://t.co/5XqUfAZwtN 
• One-year-old firm becomes ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/f4wlilbW4y 
• Changes in the position of ‘intransigent and misleading public authority’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/25guHWYDg2 
• Charity sets up its own law practice | Law Gazette http://t.co/rYD1i91kec
• Society: ‘legitimate role’ for private investigators | Law Gazette http://t.co/IubieHn15F 
• Firms still hostile to judicial ambitions | Law Gazette http://t.co/E64leL8Rhv 
• Students ‘pessimistic’ about training contracts | Law Gazette http://t.co/9OCEyOoSMq 
• City lawyers plead to keep budgeting exemption | Law Gazette http://t.co/k4NGZ1LA38 
• Bradley Manning case stretches credibility of US computer fraud law to the limit http://t.co/0uEEl9JPAY 
• We are cutting costs, not fair trials http://t.co/UnoMt88CDd 
• Black worker awarded £27,000 after hearing colleague referred to as golliwog http://t.co/YNBHqsYaa5
• A Day’s Toil in the Suicide Bombers’ Graveyard http://t.co/SpLW8Q4PHx 
• US: Requirement for Abortion Providers in Wisconsin Is Blocked by a Federal Judge http://t.co/LFsShmyV0K 
• ‘Encryption is a human right’: Wikipedia aims to lock out NSA http://t.co/EJ2Y3c8Fjl
• TURKEY: Turkish Bar Associations' head joins CHP leader in condemning attendance ban at Ergenekon verdict hearing http://t.co/bJJVzMcein 
• NEW ZEALAND: Stunned MP weighs legal action http://t.co/n6tGLTZN5L 
• Over 1000 legal experts say the EU has no right to determine Israel's borders: http://t.co/XkBCPhNI7L 
• AUSTRALIA: Legal first as mobile phone users makes apology to road crash victim http://t.co/HuZV65Mj20
• Apple iPhone and iPad patent ban overturned in US http://t.co/XaKrvKjBBY 
• A Point of View: Why getting the sack was good for Machiavelli http://t.co/6TTHBXbGWg
• Sacked Brighton football manager Gis Poyet 'to take legal action' http://t.co/6knwxMOX38 
• 'Havoc' as HSBC prepares to close diplomatic accounts http://t.co/cL5CVoJPHV 
• SPAIN considers Gibraltar border fee http://t.co/16r0cmqFsy 
• UKIP candidate criticised after claiming the solution to crime in Britain is stricter punishment such as Sharia law http://t.co/Shg8x65zxz 
• Employment tribunal fees for workers http://t.co/M3jVlSfSrJ 
• Justice on wheels: Mobile court aims to reach far-flung regions in PAKISTAN http://t.co/fYBth3iaca 
• ZAMBIA: Last respects to retired Supreme Court judge Sandson Silomba who died on Wednesday http://t.co/W5GM5nXx04 
• AUSTRALIA: Sex assault charges against Wollongong solicitor dropped http://t.co/BojaYb9iDU 
• Solicitor General is stymied in his bid to hang Liam Fox http://t.co/pNtD98qUYa