13th April - Law News

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• Seven Years and Counting | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/T0VhmjzlYS 
• Social Injustices Experienced by Asylum Seekers in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/rT5THxZRPr 
• Building a Healthy Ireland should mean Health and Wellbeing for All | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/oezFGsAgkE 
• Why we can't justify Direct Provision | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/NzAVzBUni6 
• Directprovision Conclusion: The Start of Year 15 | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/ZEBbTKd2AG 
• 14 Years and 1 Day: Challenging the Politics of Direct Provision | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/lxb9nfFKC1 
• Legal professionals as 'bloodhounds' for white-collar criminality | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/n0lK8747ew 
• Today in Irish Legal History: The Kerry Babies and the Memory of Feminist Protest | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/9PyYiDMK8q 
• A gilded cage is still a cage': SC on deprivation of liberty for mentally incapacitated I UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/qgSAGFXQv0 
• Anonymity protection for under age defendants expires when they are 18: High Court I UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/IDgYAhQzAJ 
• Consultation - backing no horses, and the importance of interim relief I UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/iBoMYLEDm1 
• Irascible does not mean incapable - Court of Protection I UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/F8rTXHF9m7 
• Chagossians update I UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/iT9FTlGHzk 
• IRELAND: STRONGER HUMAN RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS IN DNA DATABASE LEGISLATION http://t.co/lyDJ67jtGV 
• AUSTRALIA: ‘Freedom wars’ is divisive and unproductive, says Commission President http://t.co/zT1gzdmc03
• Angela Meng's article in the SCMP on Human Rights in CHINA http://t.co/Mjctr5GYj0 
• Should cultural monuments become an active issue of the human rights agenda? http://t.co/Uj4705Nde0 
• Britain not entitled to make claims about human rights, Iran says http://t.co/FjI2wXp7Qs
• UK Foreign Secretary Publishes Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013 http://t.co/zs8ulX5IA8 
• Human Rights Watch urges Senate to strike down repressive PPO (Protection of PAKISTAN Ordinance) http://t.co/ikEsa2GPZb 
• UN Human Rights Committee expresses concern about Tibetans to NEPAL http://t.co/kmrU8riCjJ 
• EGYPT human rights lawyer El-Masry briefly detained http://t.co/0Uqj7WKVR6 
• CHINA human rights lawyer tells of torture at hands of police http://t.co/RuqkjyOZdM 
• US: Glenn Greenwald, journalist & lawyer, and Laura Poitras Are Among the Recipients of the Polk Award http://t.co/9ErCAz244M 
• Heartbleed Flaw Could Reach to Digital Devices, Experts Say http://t.co/RnNKAQEk0O 
• Hoping for Asylum, Migrants Strain US Border http://t.co/uyIno40p3w 
• US: Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo had disbanded a corruption panel http://t.co/6Fmi0dSu4Y
• IPCC scientists accused of 'marginalising' poor nations http://t.co/ex6ruKyvkq 
• Berlusconi associate Dell'Utri arrested in LEBANON http://t.co/FCvGLivTXD
• Pledge to free up UK jails sees just 17 EU prisoners sent home to serve time http://t.co/ZaoNWMcS0d
• Give primary school pupils lessons on drugs, says government advisor http://t.co/h0QOysPys6 
• Nigel Evans case: The cost of clearing your name http://t.co/KKX5MI9DKR 
• If 'emotional abuse’ is to be a crime, who is guilty here? http://t.co/lUYzhhylw9 
• British Muslim accused of working for 'terror leader’ Abu Hamza http://t.co/w4E483fG1y 
• US: Barack Obama says voting rights face greatest threat in half a century http://t.co/iscV9LFM9B 
• EU must help ITALY with migrant influx - UN http://t.co/WRXYSge1U3 
• Internal Affairs Minister Shindo's Yasukuni war dead shrine visit irks JAPAN's neighbours http://t.co/lkyJrUw2Ri 
• Parked car hit by gunshots in Southend Park, Derry http://t.co/BTEwcy2dAX 
• Dunmurry: Two appear in court over £320,000 cannabis seizure http://t.co/5Yrm60gQXn 
• Two held over KFC car park attack in Inverness http://t.co/qc7Aq6OZ2W 
• Monument status for wreck of ship found off Bamburgh http://t.co/CMd0LWtFUX 
• Cheltenham rape gaffe councillor will not stand for re-election http://t.co/RhUjGausFa 
• Games delayed in Hillsborough tribute http://t.co/vHTMODGS41
• Nine held after a sub-machine gun is found in house raid http://t.co/LNbm0bUo2z 
• Ed Miliband criticises expansion of Israeli settlements http://t.co/nQXCJeLsHg 
• IRAN anger over US visa refusal for UN envoy Hamid Aboutalebi http://t.co/RVOgO0d6tg 
• Crufts puppy is stolen in East Yorkshire house raid http://t.co/oE2u3Zv2No 
• INDIA election: Bomb blasts kill 12 in Chhattisgarh http://t.co/JO8IxR6SKA 
• Harriet Harman says male hierarchy at Parliament part of 'recipe for harassment' http://t.co/dQunYhF8rv 
• Hotel hammer attack victim 'left with 5% brain function' http://t.co/lCh4zMJFty 
• UKRAINE gunmen seize buildings in Sloviansk http://t.co/jjamTqIghS

12th April - Law News

838 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Recession litigation: Complex cases up by 16% l New Law Journal: http://t.co/yVk83YIHuz 
• Court ruled English law governs recoverable damages of death in Germany  | New Law Journal: http://t.co/2I3FURmlMu 
• Criminal cartels: "Dishonesty" removed from offence l New Law Journal: http://t.co/zedBpQUdS5 
• Law Society issue warning over cloud computing | New Law Journal: http://t.co/A4lLF5YFv4 
• Judicial diversity: Equal Merit Provision implemented l New Law Journal: http://t.co/f0Xiz5W23Q 
• “Judicialisation” of war: Lawyers speak out over Defence Committee report | New Law Journal: http://t.co/sYR00YIFqo 
• Resolution pledges action: New chair of Resolution gives inaugural speech l New Law Journal: http://t.co/jmmBk4x8qo
• Child victims could be named: Charity condemns Lord Justice Leveson's ruling | New Law Journal: http://t.co/aZ2wRqMH4z 
• Decline of the CFA | New Law Journal: http://t.co/w5mQ2v7P7v 
• Does the early bird catch the worm? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a4oIgXF6vm 
• CHINA: Anti-Corruption Activists on Trial for 'Disturbing Public Order' http://t.co/UPjcudqq16 
• Phone Hacking Trial: Going on holiday in June? Think again, judge tells hacking jury http://t.co/k9WpzV4aPd 
• CANADA: Trial's key point - How was Jason Paglia stabbed? http://t.co/rQjPRbnjBN 
• IRELAND: Anglo trial - Six charges against Sean FitzPatrick dismissed http://t.co/br1qwmY6Zu 
• Trial recalled 'continuing nightmare' of Broadwater Farm riot http://t.co/t8e8u9z0xN
• US: Smart phones trial judge annoyed by phones in court http://t.co/sBiRXfnez0 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• UK Falklands military exercises 'provoke' Argentina http://t.co/usXH5dfvgK 
• Attorney General Dominic Grieve and DPP to discuss failed rape cases http://t.co/i3j3hfXv4q
• PAKISTAN court withdraws attempted murder case against baby http://t.co/EoisDfLfyK 
• Spider invasion prompts Mazda software fix http://t.co/9p4VcavbrA
• Alex Salmond argues independence vote 'not about SNP' http://t.co/SqypQBvVy1
• Demand for football disabled access http://t.co/DNeZeBsJ27
• New proposals to tackle offshore tax evasion http://t.co/1aQAqd0SfK
• RUSSIA: Human Rights Watchdog Defends Philosophy Professor Sacked Over Ukraine Article http://t.co/uLmDsYJ78f 
• US: Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission executive director named interim chief of staff http://t.co/HYftiMVB2h
• PAKISTAN Protection Ordinance: Human Rights Watch urges Senate to strike down 'repressive' law http://t.co/39UrXLt4LC 
• Human Rights Violations Raise Spectre of GULF Soccer Acquisitions as Reputation Laundering http://t.co/sIRXzh0UEn 
• HUNGARY ministries welcome CoE’s strong support for European national minority rights http://t.co/t2BC0k5QWe 
• Human rights in CHINA: Against the tide of human progress | The Economist http://t.co/6jC1W9S9sa 
• UGANDA: Govt, human rights activist clash over status of Kampala refugees http://t.co/qtAan2feGT 
• Rights group decries MYANMAR reporter jail term http://t.co/yDLXqIvY4H 
• Open Rights Group presses UK ISPs on Data Retention Directive http://t.co/Y6lgX8olMZ
• SOUTH AFRICA Human Rights Commission asked to probe prosecuting lawyer Nel over his questioning of Oscar Pistorius http://t.co/91MmIwQmjn 
• GUYANA: Governmentt to recognise judiciary’s financial autonomy http://t.co/yZ6PXj8ASf 
• TURKEY: Erdogan suffers blow in court decision on judiciary http://t.co/h9lRsC0Tvz
• SWAZILAND's judiciary sliding deeper into crisis after judge orders re-arrst of journalist http://t.co/tJUonvSm0M 
• BRAZIL sports tribunal has stripped points from a Brazilian club because its fans racially abused a referee http://t.co/kGQeJVuFwg 
• BALKANS: Kosovo under pressure to set up war crimes tribunal http://t.co/8n2eECLjaK 
• Is LEBANON’s special tribunal a turning point in international law? http://t.co/NxiclAOcpY 
• Doctor's botched 'designer vagina' op was NOT genital mutilation, Manchester Tribunal rules http://t.co/SEoMWmVyVx 
• Tribunal raises more questions than answers about racist Croydon GP Dr Ravi Sondhi http://t.co/YnUXEP2YBx 
• Tribunal overturns ‘hardship’ reduction for banned broker http://t.co/XVU7MUrIAz 
• INDIA: The Insiders Part III: The Office of Additional Solicitor General L Nageswara Rao http://t.co/OEnjhijhHE
• Torridge District Council employs new senior solicitor Jamie Hollis http://t.co/gm7roj5T7J 
• Derby solicitor Julie Walker criticises proposal to scrap whiplash compensation http://t.co/6kib9TVMxe 
• Country case study: ETHIOPIA – justice and treatment in detention https://t.co/dByyThqSfb 
• VIETNAM Justice ministry propounds reduction of death penalty http://t.co/aCcFl3sGAq 
• DUTCH Immediately Ban Unauthorized Downloads After EU Court Of Justice Confirms Incompatibility With Copyright Law http://t.co/jsY1Tyrge2 
• UGANDA: Justice Kavuma wants review on Intellectual Property law http://t.co/DWi7eK8kB7 
• Chris Grayling checks out the work of offenders on community payback scheme http://t.co/Cia02Ic9U3 
• Justice Minister Simon Hughes sees how growth fund benefits North East companies on visit to region http://t.co/D1kRMRk672 
• Justice RM Lodha to be next Chief Justice of INDIA http://t.co/IPkBPybLBO
• Law on anti-suit injunctions & their role in financial remedies cases where one party seeks to pursue claims.. http://t.co/5URuehbu0A 
• AUSTRALIA: Queen’s Counsel title restored on basis of limited poll http://t.co/6RGX7duWkl 
• AUSTRALIA: Former barrister Rayney gets go-ahead to sue crime author http://t.co/bNURYgrThg 
• Sexual predator claims are a work of fiction, says Max Clifford's barrister http://t.co/WhpYMFaVEi 
• Nigel Evans' barrister friend jeopardised trial with online blog http://t.co/6saO7LcyMB 
• UAE: UK is too soft on anti-social behaviour and such behaviour would not be tolerated in Dubai http://t.co/x7zbX8mE27 
• Animal welfare expert urges review of rabbit protection laws http://t.co/C6xhHbC47R 
• Streamlined planning laws will boost changes to Little Germany in Bradford http://t.co/1jeDq6ik0W 
• Corporate law: statutory rectification under UK's corporate laws http://t.co/gag9wsmjJU 
• The Law Society warns UK law firms about cloud computing risks http://t.co/SJ1GNf3vrK 
• Edward Snowden to EU: No Legal Means Exist To Challenge Mass Surveillance http://t.co/aTgmerFFyU
• NEW ZEALAND: Kim Dotcom’s legal troubles multiply http://t.co/WHte3WqaPV 
• Study of legal firms in England and Wales has found more than half enjoyed a positive past year http://t.co/GntA1xEKZ1 
• US: Legal battle leaves Rosa Parks memorabilia locked in warehouse after 50 years http://t.co/Bx1HpIL8aD
• BRAZIL: Clashes as police evict squatters in Rio de Janeiro http://t.co/603MPWm4S9 
• Police hoping to recoup 'Pakistan palace' tax fraud money http://t.co/H2datxGvHW 
• Controversy flares as Condoleezza Rice joins Dropbox board http://t.co/DbbyAoAEIr 
• US: Texas woman receives life sentence for stiletto killing http://t.co/Kg56ncMZiQ 
• US contractor Alan Gross ends Cuba jail hunger strike http://t.co/20NNZFkZPP 
• US refuses visa for IRAN's UN envoy choice Hamid Aboutalebi http://t.co/ggzj7i03sX 
• Marble Arch hotel hammer attack attempted murder charge http://t.co/KvdW1GB660 A
• Unwitting former partner plans legal action to prevent police from returning jailed paedophile's laptop http://t.co/foylCTAylh 
• Outgoing Police Federation chairman: 'I worked with hardened criminals, but nothing prepared me for the police' http://t.co/8c0xH9xHZM 
• Whatever happened to London's knife-crime epidemic? http://t.co/5M1xEVOU9x 
• A swan nesting at Warwick University has been accused of attacking students from ethnic minorities http://t.co/Tz2sEorCyf 
• Britain's most wanted criminals hiding in Cyprus http://t.co/vPHKZoTHzo
• Roller skater handed prison sentence for being towed down road at 70mph http://t.co/BAs4OlxKW7 
• Nigel Evans left with £100,000 legal bill after CPS's 'disproportionate' approach http://t.co/uRIPNxY08Z 
• Prisoner Charles Bronson threatens to sue jail chiefs over unsent mail http://t.co/RGVEnZRgcy 
• Gone in 60 seconds: the 'Hollywood' motorbike theft http://t.co/qgvakf2kLk 
• Student swept away in storms may have been trying to take photographs http://t.co/YwXx3iHMbK 
• Why is INDIA's politics dominated by dynasties? http://t.co/avsaQT5RTo 
• Ministers allow legal aid funding for family of Cherry Groce at her inquest http://t.co/L1W001f6oa 
• Attorney general demands answers from CPS over failed sex offence cases http://t.co/G75KEkYWBg
• Senior criminal judge criticised over QC VAT case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YM7vnJipSS 
• Winston & Strawn expands opening new office in Asia | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZWHBXrP5rd 
• Fairpoint to buy law firm Simpson Millar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/E71Pow7TBH 
• Tapping warning given over cloud computing | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k5SKqWhBsZ 
• Small firm profits fall in Scotland | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/16tkjLPzZV 
• California Law Firm Downey Brand lays off 17 non-lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k9zB3EgTKA 
• US firms fight 'very onerous' tax proposals | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/h90f4fk5DJ 
• CC considers offering stress programme to UK staff | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u85rPZxgxl 
• Nigel Evans MP: justice has been done | headoflegal http://t.co/D4VnuzMq2p

11th April - Law News

837 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: The highest court in the EU shot down a law requiring Internet and phone providers to retain user data. Full story - The Global Legal Post

• Police officer Ian Smollet dies after being hit by tanker on M8 http://t.co/R3dyVx4nfc
• Chichester remains: Tests on 4,000-year-old Racton Man http://t.co/fZohFmMJ74 
• US government warns of Heartbleed bug danger http://t.co/d2AHKuHj4O 
• SNP conference: Nicola Sturgeon says No campaign 'in deep trouble' http://t.co/aB1uv689KB 
• Jasvir Ginday jailed for life for murdering wife to hide his sexuality http://t.co/GIAMZiiCgV 
• CHINA upholds four-year sentence of activist Xu Zhiyong http://t.co/sHOUBDI4Ga
• Fury at MP’s ‘solicitor from hell’ question to prime minister | Law Gazette http://t.co/IPQBmQNyxp 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: FFW announces reduced promo round as two partners exit | The Lawyer http://t.co/0RoHkQoFxZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell and Speechly extend merger talks as brand unveiled | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rc9YUXr18U 
• Does a baby's name affect its chances in life? http://t.co/NiHV1LXPqW
• Phone-hacking: News of the World a force for good, says Sara Payne http://t.co/MHc9C3eIBy 
• Co-op Bank apologises and confirms £1.3bn losses http://t.co/DCSOnLlb4u 
• Conveyancing firm must pay £100k over valuation | Law Gazette http://t.co/MI4xcNB81u 
• Minister grants legal aid for Brixton riot inquest | Law Gazette http://t.co/19tt2nBEgk
• Pope Francis asks forgiveness for child abuse by clergy http://t.co/Hiu5VHSsuL 
• Kenyan aid workers 'free' from SOMALIA's al-Shabab http://t.co/J1fJVLaFI4 
• Mother denies neglecting son with oats and veg diet http://t.co/sVaitLQEOH 
• Norman Tebbit says Martin McGuinness shooting jibe was mistake http://t.co/u8kcUshrd3 
• Philip Strickland murder: Jimmy Seales and Stephen McCaughey sentenced http://t.co/Rh09jv1S3C 
• Woman loses damages claim after falling over Roman wall after night of drinking and looking for somewhere to urinate http://t.co/lmsI7MWvWD 
• Paedophile's images of abuse victim cannot be deleted, police say http://t.co/j4Rosx0ezl 
• Maria Miller expenses row: 'Public right to judge her' - new Culture Secretary Sajid Javid http://t.co/9Z8F04zS4F 
• Conservative MP Peter Bone faces expenses inquiry http://t.co/0l7WANCwcB 
• Alison Saunders: CPS 'was right to take Evans case to court' http://t.co/GQ3mCge0BL 
• Prime Minister David Cameron speaks of Christian faith in Easter message http://t.co/gwhSNXDtiH 
• Tory MPs to get code of conduct after sexual harassment claims http://t.co/6RBsnONAO5 
• UKRAINE leader Yatsenyuk offers powers to troubled east http://t.co/qqcbGRREdv 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius on defensive over alarm http://t.co/cWBzBj7k3f 
• Omagh bombing: Seamus Daly charged with 29 murders, now remanded in custody http://t.co/UDPJodMwnh 
• CPS defends decision to bring assault and rape charges against Nigel Evans http://t.co/21jvfXzo39 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HBJ Gateley promotes four in trainee-focused promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/5FTH4tDbJE 
• Annulment of an EU data retention directive has implications for the government – and lawyers | Law Gazette http://t.co/NHCLzwvYXK 
• Wasted costs order quashed against ‘no returns’ barrister | Law Gazette http://t.co/TofJs2yOhQ 
• Partners rebuked for breaches after £130,000 client theft l Law Gazette http://t.co/ZUzDBuON7d 
• Lawyers predict fee bonanza if Scots go it alone | Law Gazette http://t.co/octToceadE 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• CANADA: Ontario introduces two pieces of legislation with implications for universities http://t.co/18MZIa60Cy 
• NEW ZEALAND: Appointments to the Copyright Tribunal http://t.co/zA8FBNNiUP 
• KOSOVO war crimes tribunal should avoid UN involvement, stated Prime Minister Thaci http://t.co/qTHDNRbWbP 
• LEBANON Tribunal appoints new investigator on contempt of court charges 10/04/2014 http://t.co/6UooT94oNh 
• KENYA: ODM party leader wants tribunal formed to probe Westgate terror attack http://t.co/Mhq1AUDD9J 
• CONGO militia leader Germain Katanga appeals ICC conviction http://t.co/3NwxMkftTB 
• ITALY Constitutional Court overturns assisted reproduction restrictions http://t.co/fAUx0uBcQE 
• NEPAL parliament to vote on amnesty bill for crimes committed during civil war http://t.co/e4dGThQBJE 
• US: ACLU files lawsuit challenging North Carolina same-sex marriage ban http://t.co/kCEF7d8kVq 
• KENYA: Three more Magistrate’s courts to be completed shortly http://t.co/YwQpXv017K 
• IRELAND: High Court ruling on 14 day time limit for appealing against failed refuge application overturned http://t.co/rTpZVjIfpC 
• Dorking’s disused law courts could become council’s temporary HQ http://t.co/g1KxkSww41 
• KENYA: Courts raise Sh7 million from chang’aa dealers and consumers in six months http://t.co/UVb2ApJwOB 
• AUSTRALIA: Prominent bikie lawyer says Queensland is heading towards a police state, officers abusing their power http://t.co/VTG5MxInHN 
• MALAYSIA: Umno lawyer Shafee to represent RoS in DAP election dispute, says lawyer http://t.co/1W9LJbOWzf 
• PAKISTAN: Lawyer shot dead on Thursday when unidentified armed men opened fire on car in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal http://t.co/YxBWoWjNQR 
• Counsel in PAKISTAN blasphemy case threatened http://t.co/sZ1W8aCq8g 
• CANADA: Lawyer of Conrad Black - Securities case against him ‘unfair’ http://t.co/aWWMWOh2FB
• How COLOMBIA's illegal gold mines are making life a misery for the people and wrecking the environment http://t.co/9u4hbMKWxK 
• PHILIPPINES: Serious illegal detention charges filed vs. Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo, others http://t.co/fsbiccxbwz 
• Anglo trial jury told they’re ‘not there to bay for blood’ http://t.co/39XtE0QZNN 
• Drug trial data to be made available – a happy ending for the tale of Tamiflu http://t.co/aedmi8lhlO 
• US: Trial of Occupy activist struggles to find jurors impartial to protest movement http://t.co/aDlz4PyygW 
• Rochdale Pensioner facing eviction 'over legal bill' after solicitor complaint http://t.co/3gw1jeBpxI 
• Well-known Reading solicitor John Dexter dies suddenly from heart attack http://t.co/UzY8igRXEg 
• AUSTRALIA: Views on alleged rape breakthrough subvert criminal justice system http://t.co/KkIkHa9ZTK
• AUSTRALIA: Senior barrister who was involved in Queensland's flood inquiry appointed state Attorney General http://t.co/0Ms1GtvQp3 
• Amersham councillors hope to raise funds for an HS2-mitigation barrister http://t.co/tLgZuwjh0m 
• NIGERIA: Katsina Barristers Threaten Boycott Over Member Arrest http://t.co/h3aUJ7ol1S 
• Barrister Steven Molloy of Charles Hoile Solicitors turned into a hero after rescuing child's teddy from canal http://t.co/YHmrayFPlX 
• MOZAMBIQUE considers law to fight big game poaching https://t.co/AL1kCVgNBO
• Third of UK Startups Losing Revenue Due to Lack of Legal Nous: http://t.co/gveG1xyH2U 
• US: Mickey Rooney remains spark legal action http://t.co/BQKDOpQBoq 
• Public spending on legal defence of chief police officers in misconduct cases https://t.co/z95WUznJeg 
• McLaren consider legal action in Red Bull row - F1 http://t.co/L1l7ThScYm 
• `Legal redress for 423 designated for terror link in SRI LANKA`: http://t.co/5mnO1U7pEh 
• US: Aurora wins battle against Denver hotels in Gaylord hotel project http://t.co/n5Oc49oQXD 
• Prostate cancer tests miss severity in half of cases http://t.co/mwILqACGGI 
• ETHIOPIA: Where conscience is constantly on trial http://t.co/Id9F5favRD
• Parliament debated "Schedule 7" legislation, which allows police to detain travellers for hours without suspicion http://t.co/ercujZb1oU
• UK uses health workers in counter-terror plan http://t.co/cnLtbmKh25 
• SAUDI ARABIA considers lifting ban on girls sports http://t.co/gUx6VE7hUC 
• EGYPT: Trial of Al Jazeera staff adjourned in Cairo http://t.co/xjvvJJEEz0 
• PALESTINE to join 13 international conventions in move expected to further upset talks with Israel http://t.co/ZQmWI14eNN 
• US: Judge Allows Christie Aides to Withhold Bridge Emails http://t.co/TPhFWjLY7v 
• Britain Increasingly Invokes Power to Disown Its Citizens: Mohamed Sakr stripped of his British citizenship http://t.co/XfmAJGyNUE 
• US: College for Criminals: our way of punishment wastes money and lives http://t.co/1mBret9xAI 
• US: Profiling Rules Said to Give F.B.I. Tactical Leeway http://t.co/QT61NL8wSj
• The solicitors’ new year: unique pressures shaping the profession | Law Gazette http://t.co/65ISZ7v84W 
• Bomb disposal team called after man hurt in Wiston, Pembs http://t.co/yAkyPraa7z 
• Classroom teddy bears 'prompt competitive parenting' http://t.co/1pU2BSGnVr 
• Immigration rhetoric putting off overseas students - peers http://t.co/2OnBJ8bunl 
• GPs' exams disadvantage ethnic minority students, says high court judge http://t.co/acUJfst4rH 
• US Judge approves $1.2bn settlement in SAC Capital insider trading case http://t.co/kqYl1WFbgR 
• Tories attack CPS over handling of Nigel Evans case http://t.co/tHMS4Ju2fv 
• Nigel Evans's acquittal: the fame factor http://t.co/DLyBj97o8J 
• US: President Obama pays tribute to Civil Rights Act in 50th anniversary speech http://t.co/RxaWLimxFl 
• Police to wear digital cameras as part of courts efficiency plan http://t.co/YQFauVsrwF 
• Woman wakes to find intruder reaching through her cat flap http://t.co/nyzIIu5rmP 
• Kidnap victim to sue Met police after secret documents reveal Flying Squad corruption http://t.co/i89WjH39Cu
• Young researcher alleged to have been abused calls for overhaul of Westminster’s late-night drinking culture http://t.co/AqaYWOY3cX 
• Novelists, poets and dramatists reveal the literature they would send to inmates (if they still could) http://t.co/Sk6bI7nzmV 
• Student outrage as Anglia Ruskin cancels Chelmsford LPC | The Lawyer http://t.co/IkQEvuEWYk 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro appoints first non-exec director | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ni1ySQ1Goa 
• eBay associate GC leaves to launch boutique consultancy firm in Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/N3hl3X2YcA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Tollers managing partner Duncan Nicholson: We're closing the debt gap | The Lawyer http://t.co/jMvGMpP1LW 
• From ABS to LSB - BT lawyer appointed to oversight regulator | Legal Futures http://t.co/tYuZ12s5pR 
• Fairpoint outlines ambition to build Simpson Millar into a consumer brand | Legal Futures http://t.co/cTBNE9Fl9B 
• Oxford boat crew hit by thieves during race with Cambridge http://t.co/kH6Ra42kTv 
• Pc Keith Blakelock murder case: Disclose immunity deal, says MP http://t.co/gnqtzsW9P6 
• Nigel Evans: CPS under pressure after MP's '11 months of hell' http://t.co/cij0csE1ko 
• Parrot defends owner from attacker http://t.co/1nvWSAh1as
• Ex-Facebook lawyer starts India practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kYMqpCr6Hq 
• NI troubles behind mediation service launch | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/14ynuA9Nfw
• GC questions DOJ's bribery input | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/eRPhQ4E9vF
• Linklaters international board reshuffles | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EBBdD1qHdR 
• Survey indicates Law Firms to get more specialist over next 30 years | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nhj0o2bkui
• Dentons plans to merge with South African firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PGQyiXxplr
• Ex-wife blamed for revenue loss of Cadwalader partner | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u9oA5VqMKY 
• Dutch law firm Prakken d'Oliveira claims secret services are tapping its lines | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AFvXqH3PQ5 
• Heartbleed bug creates confusion on internet http://t.co/TkgiK6EAe8 
• Omagh bomb: Seamus Daly charged with 29 murders http://t.co/EJN9dzScH9 
• RUSSIA delegation suspended from Council of Europe over Crimea http://t.co/zJ2VWzMJBp 
• Pope Francis says human trafficking is 'a crime against humanity' http://t.co/9A3rxDCrNb 
• US: New York policeman accepts street dance battle! http://t.co/SQMfFrMsRo 
• Knowledge management: Unleash the power | The Lawyer http://t.co/bFNfjfJnNF

10th April - Law News

836 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Ethnic minority and women applicants to the bench could be chosen ahead of white men of equal merit under a scheme given a final go-ahead by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). Full story - Law Gazette

• CoA dismisses silk VAT appeal but criticises judge's handling of the case | The Lawyer http://t.co/t7jLjvnCAp 
• Independent Scotland ‘ready to compete with London’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/uupfJHqC48 
• Sharif Demirsay murder: Court scuffle after raid teens convicted http://t.co/MtMUqr81cD
• BBC was 'complacent' over failed £100m IT project http://t.co/uGIbPojp4s 
• Max Clifford accusations 'stuff of fiction', says lawyer http://t.co/h69DU6hWrX 
• Scottish independence: Yes vote could mean UK credit rating review, says Fitch http://t.co/lXISAqE5Lj 
• Peaches Geldof: Body released for funeral http://t.co/EuAuSkUVVC 
• OUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius - Athlete accused of lies and distortion http://t.co/XeLqeC7ayg 
• MP Nigel Evans cleared of sexual assaults http://t.co/MhrqBlhDRU 
• Solicitors left 'up s**t creek' after barristers back deal with Grayling | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/S8Ltd3Js75
• Porn images teacher Robert Adams banned from classroom http://t.co/6auVwLh8li 
• Police 'know' identity of Isabelle Sanders killer http://t.co/zgamUpmfbk 
• Could work emails be banned after 6pm? http://t.co/CsaaGvknKE 
• 'Selfie' body image warning issued: ooking at pictures of friends could make women insecure about their body image http://t.co/UzfTa93rfe 
• Kellingley and Thoresby deep mines to hit 1,300 jobs http://t.co/NyLGQ6Attd 
• Net EU migration to UK 'underestimated' by nearly 350,000 http://t.co/kWxnw4dCTF
• Cleared Blakelock suspect Nicholas Jacobs freed http://t.co/AkQ62RQnxL 
• PC Blakelock murder trial: the case against Nicky Jacobs was flawed from the start http://t.co/RKFKnpOQfp 
• Chief judge condemns EU 'interference' in human rights as arrogance http://t.co/Iq0FQ3XUnm 
• Yvette Cooper: Exploitation of migrant workers will be crime under Labour http://t.co/x7V2gwr6wH 
• Abused violinist Frances Andrade's suicide 'could have been prevented' http://t.co/XttSvdktm5 
• Is 3D printing facing its Napster moment? Legal lessons to be learned from the music industry http://t.co/QTPQ7759tz 
• US: Federal court takes up gay marriage appeals from conservative states http://t.co/gSoNppbE7E
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Irwin Mitchell expands IP volume offering through Unilever counsel hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/Zyu49haCh1 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HFW becomes first UK firm to relocate leader to Asia as senior partner moves to Singapore | The Lawyer http://t.co/T7BQwUgQe7 
• Blacklaws quits troubled Co-Op | Law Gazette http://t.co/6AlJNgnekf 
• Doctor suspended for relative’s false whiplash report | Law Gazette http://t.co/ktcvSJwkiS 
• Bar votes to accept MoJ legal aid deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/n1kAT41So9 
• Bristol parking row traders drive tank through streets http://t.co/0cCx0PeSCF 
• Welsh councils broke data protection laws 135 times http://t.co/uk36OFF2YR 
• Cleared Blakelock suspect 'yet to be freed' http://t.co/AkQ62RQnxL 
• HONG KONG police seek 'thrown away' painting worth $3.7m http://t.co/OceOI25Wp8 
• HMIC report highlights concern over cybercrime plans http://t.co/qBJwCHhTX5 
• Students could be paying loans into their 50s - report http://t.co/RrfWnhB6Bz 
• MALAYSIA plane MH370: Possible new signal in search http://t.co/z2HsRt3ytn 
• How to memorise a new password http://t.co/dB0OtW0SOH 
• What's lurking inside the Bank of England's vaults? http://t.co/0Xg0DubGu5 
• Marine Al Blackman appeals against conviction for killing Afghan http://t.co/MJkp2tZu4n 
• Prince William and Catherine honour New Zealand's war dead http://t.co/jJl1Ls0jFc 
• Tamiflu: Millions wasted on flu drug, claims major report http://t.co/M0IkkH1WFu
• Jean McConville murder: Woman arrested in west Belfast http://t.co/RdhS6xUaoT 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• IRA Florida gun-running case is reopened http://t.co/VeVtHhdYAw 
• Jury out in MP Nigel Evans sex abuse trial http://t.co/h4ZkE8sMNI 
• Murder inquiry after woman found dead and man hurt in Glasgow house http://t.co/Ngn3ciKsaL 
• MP Robert Syms' sex doll parties noise comments criticised http://t.co/JLma4eGqLy 
• Ex-City minister Lord Myners quits Co-op Group board http://t.co/Y4SgKbu3iT 
• IRAQ ready to legalise childhood marriage http://t.co/RE6rmdJyrl 
• Analysis: How challenges and missed opportunities stacked up in the Pc Keith Blakelock murder case http://t.co/HJ29bfCGwa 
• US: Prisoner freed 25 years after conviction for committed while he was at Disney World http://t.co/TpJBYZFMqm
• Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial: Questions for Met Police as Nicky Jacobs cleared http://t.co/T9GF3inOHp 
• Pc Keith Blakelock murder trial: The law on granting immunity to offenders http://t.co/txlvcMbaTB 
• INDIA's missing girls: fears grow over rising levels of foeticide http://t.co/MsLWjjM9yV
• LEBANON: Why does Lebanese bill on domestic violence fail to tackle marital rape? http://t.co/twcFtFaQbP 
• Brandeis, Liberal arts college in Massachusetts, US withdraws honorary degree for Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali http://t.co/g8xX7UUcN7 
• When the French clock off at 6pm, they really mean it http://t.co/xWdVqKmPkf 
• Work-life balance: what changes could help improve yours? http://t.co/BZwP6E8gag 
• PC Blakelock murder trial: the case against Nicky Jacobs was flawed from the start http://t.co/RKFKnpOQfp 
• Chief judge condemns EU 'interference' in human rights as arrogance http://t.co/Iq0FQ3XUnm 
• Post HMRC changes, how many employees does an LLP have? | The Lawyer http://t.co/Epc9KbdyX6 
• From Kick-off to Kick-back: the latest Bribery Act prosecutions | The Lawyer http://t.co/scEckgXkXv 
• Regulators pledge data for comparison sites, as panel goes undercover to investigate web advice | Legal Futures http://t.co/SVRgI9kIB3
• Council legal team launches procurement exercise to find ABS partner | Legal Futures http://t.co/NiYjOfDkE9 
• Major blow for Co-op Legal Services as Blacklaws departs | Legal Futures http://t.co/maAOQWYOMc 
• A weekly round-up of lawyer moves across the globe | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ycRQzk84Ma 
• Surge recorded in large commercial disputes | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mR4rE67NmD 
• EU court rules data-retention law invalid | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SpiQoWCU2I 
• GC questions DOJ's bribery input | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/f5E6UeGp1e 
• Eversheds latest to tackle HMRC LLP tax | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0iuVgxoEFf
• Lawyers advise Iran on nuclear arms deal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tFdTEZrivb 
• Japan lacks lawyers to handle Hague Convention child cases | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DpZc7DObkv 
• Kirkland & Ellis partner tipped as front runner for White House job | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9z4lbEqocG 
• Clifford Chance senior partner to investigate FCA insurance leak | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/S8QToYnAab 
• GUYANA: Why no female Senior Counsel? http://t.co/dbm7Tj3Q3M 
• 'We're not poachers – we hunt to survive': Botswana Bushman travels to London http://t.co/RNad5FLebJ 
• AUSTRALIA: Author wants Rayney writ ended http://t.co/nyKzZd4btT 
• Clifford trial 'haunted by Savile' http://t.co/WUYOCNneMM 
• NEW ZEALAND: Barrister criticised for consorting 18 year old client http://t.co/4yz9OJBJ8u 
• Legally Married: Love and Law in the UK and the US - Book Launch http://t.co/Ec4fuMkqtf 
• Constituting Scotland: A Retreat from Politics? http://t.co/sXpyg6gwV2 
• Families with No Recourse to Public Funding and Part III of the Children Act http://t.co/hlNdn4RZgZ 
• UK says investigating spy and police agencies' use of private data http://t.co/NwKagMrN3g 
• War on the grey squirrel continues despite a change in reporting laws http://t.co/4IxJuSuzsO 
• FCA Appoints Law Firm Clifford Chance to Conduct Insurance Announcement Inquiry http://t.co/8tA4nriQcU 
• Government agrees new minimum standard law with UK collection societies http://t.co/EFh0IYEKOf 
• Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC quizzed by Gloucestershire solicitors Harrison Clark Rickerbys http://t.co/SxDuia3pHb 
• Law Firm Hillyer McKeown to host IFB14 ‘Made in UK’ event http://t.co/Z6yZhwvp2a 
• UK changes law on turbans for Sikhs http://t.co/e27HNZsfsz 
• UK law firms warned about cloud computing snoopers http://t.co/qKpjJUkJyg 
• Unfair for brokers to blame ‘slowlicitors’ - Broker Conveyancing http://t.co/uV61QMlTOb 
• RBS agrees with Treasury to cancel dividend block http://t.co/eMDJbe0MGW 
• New HS2 compensation announced http://t.co/bMzE0xBjIG
• Max Clifford is 'master in art of intimidation', says prosecution http://t.co/k4FrMb53m3 
• Phone-hacking: Stuart Kuttner knew of Milly Dowler message http://t.co/Er5WMaeO35 
• Security firm G4S cleared for government contract bids http://t.co/UTiqXUB9Gn

9th April - Law News

835 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Compulsory meetings for all: what does it mean for mediation? 'Quite a lot of respondents don't want to attend because they fail to understand the potential of what mediation can offer'. Full story - Solicitors Journal

• ​Legal aid consultation ‘unlawful’, solicitors claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/VfOcx3uHQF 
• Heartbleed Bug: Public urged to reset all passwords http://t.co/S8PixhjIpi 
• Peaches Geldof post-mortem 'inconclusive' http://t.co/fug9MnhJsf 
• US: Up to 20 people stabbed at Pennsylvania high school http://t.co/6LwwMfJMop 
• Bristol trainee solicitor Katy Gammon jailed for starving dog to death http://t.co/IuiTbrKIt8 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius trial - Anguish at Reeva Steenkamp photo http://t.co/r1UAs11rle 
• Colin Kazim-Richards guilty over homophobic gesture http://t.co/E7RWBNZZRk 
• Maria Miller quits: Cameron defends 'honest' Parliament http://t.co/87VJtz2Hrx 
• PC Keith Blakelock: Nicholas Jacobs cleared of killing officer http://t.co/XBXDsj9Kgh 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DAC Beachcroft makes up 16 in bumper promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/GE9YfjbO4u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters reshuffles international board with Band and Comiskey winning places | The Lawyer http://t.co/jBEiUX4Sx5
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons ties up with South African associate firm to launch in Cape Town | The Lawyer http://t.co/V0N4i4r8Yk
• RUSSIA - Legal Highlights: Anti-Piracy Law: First Results http://t.co/U6DhyM2xvx 
• US: Rhode Island Settles Case on Jobs for the Disabled http://t.co/NWxV3LjA3m 
• Legal highs found at primary school http://t.co/fnRLISEJ8L 
• IRELAND: Legal action over five credit unions withdrawn http://t.co/rSYR3ItmS5 
• University of Chicago law students study human rights advocacy in the field in INDIA http://t.co/CbnDfT7FPL
• Litton on Criminal Law Theory, Compatabilism, and the Psychology of Self Control http://t.co/v9ARi4MmuJ 
• US: Law Firm Dedicated To Only Suing RnB singer Chris Brown http://t.co/rdplHgg7K9
• US: UGA law school wins national mock trial http://t.co/ehK8Vym630 
• FRANCE: French Energy Law to Lower Atomic Power Reliance, PM http://t.co/DhQia6tkhU 
• Data-Storage Law Tramples on Privacy, EU’s Top Court Says http://t.co/X9iBAy0Iqc 
• Majority of employers 'want zero hours exclusivity clauses banned' l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/rn52yZdvtk 
• Debt management specialist to buy Simpson Millar l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MJohew1Z2u 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Ropes and Latham advise on Altice’s €17bn acquisition of SFR | The Lawyer http://t.co/tPhpk6cLau 
• Brick Court senior clerk Deborah Anderson quits | The Lawyer http://t.co/ek80nzEX8i 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Simpson Millar turns to Fairpoint for merger after ending Slater & Gordon talks | The Lawyer http://t.co/1gAq1lzFQQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds joins cash-call rush following HMRC crackdown | The Lawyer http://t.co/YwqD0Gopvi 
• SFO slammed over "flawed" security for costs action as Tchenguiz defence bill rockets | The Lawyer http://t.co/B4agEsaoFA
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields hires former Cleary US capital markets partner Qureshi | The Lawyer http://t.co/b3nanlOqLD 
• Local heroes seek new models | Law Gazette http://t.co/Gls3wfAcoI 
• Eversheds asks partners for capital following tax changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/BHFk7JM0Wb 
• Regulators agree to open data to comparison websites | Law Gazette http://t.co/FQ8MO0AQ9n 
• Whiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/PM40ovd0rw
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Michael Nyman composes Hillsborough memorial symphony http://t.co/iBmy6jbPpk 
• Wonga TV advert banned by advertising watchdog http://t.co/QTnnFANRLW 
• Toyota to recall 6.4 million vehicles http://t.co/Q00lm6Pfvq 
• Migrant welfare curbs extended to child benefits http://t.co/0pUCZtIwKc 
• Call to change forces widows' pension rules http://t.co/fPFhP9zDpi
• Maria Miller quits as culture secretary after expenses row http://t.co/LYiT4SkrM7 
• Financial services business snaps up Simpson Millar in £15m deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/I33SytgtKl 
• Legal firm Burness Paull bolsters team with two new recruits | Herald Scotland http://t.co/bIUwdSvQJp 
• SPAIN: Parliament rejects Catalan independence vote http://t.co/ppewbu7ZSp
• Beyond the veil: What happened after Rebekah Dawson refused to take her niqab off in court http://t.co/sybeo7GLw0 
• MoD condemns ‘immoral’ BNP for exploiting brutal murder of Lee Rigby in campaign video http://t.co/XC3nxZaa0I 
• 'Horrific' attack injuries on Nottinghamshire man 'too graphic' for colour pictures say police http://t.co/yiiTFJDRws 
• Altar: The town where migrants shop for a perilous journey http://t.co/dytVAzICB5 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius recounts moment of killing http://t.co/cjfuQIv4eY 
• Martin McGuinness toasts Queen at Windsor Castle state banquet http://t.co/Cb47dPMqCX 
• Birmingham pub bombings sister wants Martin McGuinness arrest http://t.co/2P6UDF5vrt 
• US regulator fines GM for inquiry failures http://t.co/RBDqC4Ho79
• British and French UN workers killed in Somalia named http://t.co/85hA7gVJNM 
• Marble Arch hotel hammer attack suspects arrested http://t.co/tmKweiQFhM 
• Michael Adebolajo launches appeal against whole-life sentence for murder of Lee Rigby http://t.co/f5tOZdIUoN
• Millionaires' row residents have their ‘lives ruined’ by raucous stag parties http://t.co/9rY0jvxIlx 
• GCHQ given all clear over Edward Snowden allegations by watchdog http://t.co/yjETJIKG54 
• Shrien Dewani: Clean shaven, suited and ready for court http://t.co/M1gXDLdDxx 
• Man kills wife's pet ram in bitter divorce battle http://t.co/XcIlFiK7Rp 
• Police Federation chairman suffered 'gratuitous bullying' http://t.co/B1fHlaCnPS 
• British firms 'must make sure they do not rely on modern day slavery' http://t.co/eg0kdLnzIP 
• We must all play a part in abolishing slavery http://t.co/mVkq7jLYhF
• Chinese lawyers tortured by police | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/J6euN852Jo 
• Goldman and Citigroup opt for the courts | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lzWVgz1eaX 
• NY regulator probes Credit Suisse | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aGiCpgis0C 
• Lawyers prepare for military call-up in Ukraine | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9ZZXP9bFG7 
• Barclays first to settle in Libor interest rate scandal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nBxaj9GIWG 
• Simpson Thacher soars ahead in Korean M&A work | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/b5SEjaWEpV 
• PwC plans for 500 lawyers in Asia by 2019 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/go67d1oPPc 
• Edwards Wildman lays off 52 in 10 offices | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/u0czq9D3TA 
• On the Runs: Lord Tebbit calls for review to be widened http://t.co/768i7pCveN
• Omagh bombing: Seamus Daly held over Real IRA attack http://t.co/aR7Cgm8GUy
• Mark Duggan's mother allowed to challenge inquest conclusion http://t.co/mXYvRs7d8Q 
• Who, What, Why: The controversy over which way a child seat faces http://t.co/98P0LprLQp 
• Facebook wipes page saying soldiers should be murdered http://t.co/d6aKsHZAts 
• Sheffield Half Marathon: Water Direct 'not paid' for water http://t.co/6QLGuFfbx1 
• Fake death conman John Darwin 'has repaid just £121' http://t.co/Ku3szEH1Ix 
• Murdered millionaire Andrew Bush's ex-girlfriend arrested http://t.co/msBndRpumT 
• Peaches Geldof: Post-mortem to take place on Wednesday http://t.co/Ay8OMQp4jl 
• Police forces 'may be overusing data gathering powers' http://t.co/UrunTeRQBZ 
• Culture Secretary Maria Miller 'devastated' by expenses row http://t.co/Mxa6LOI5uF

8th April - Law News

834 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: A Supreme Court has for the first time spelt out the difference between civil and criminal contempt in English and Welsh law. Full story - The Lawyer

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing anoints Hamburg IP partner Meissner as new Germany chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/9HJ1s7LiEd 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary, Linklaters, Freshfields advise on €40bn Lafarge Holcim merger | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZLwitoHX4T 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields' Rawding to replace Partasides as City arbitration chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/WaxbIrAd52
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Barclays settles Libor battle with Guardian Care Homes | The Lawyer http://t.co/SyQGNKGO0R 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance partner Davis to lead FCA insurance leak probe | The Lawyer http://t.co/5x5a4ukPEY 
• Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda fined $6bn damages over Actos cancer claims http://t.co/ERQP27Dnp1
• Role-play exam for GP trainees fails equality and race bias test, court told http://t.co/hBk9d0lLTK 
• EU court of justice overturns law that would enable 'snoopers' charter' http://t.co/gIS1YCV35L 
• Modern slavery bill needs sweeping changes, says report http://t.co/cBj87wITfh 
• Do bailiffs' powers need curbing? http://t.co/wvky7l5HN0 
• Stop calling Tony Blair a war criminal. Labour should be proud of his record http://t.co/znAiAg1NwD 
• 'Sharp rise' in high-value commercial litigation | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/MlrMpUEDMz 
• Compulsory meetings for all: what does it mean for mediation? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/F2QT5XYVVN 
• Is it time to scrap mandatory PII? | Law Gazette http://t.co/o5W3miSoLR 
• Slaughter: regulatory reform can broaden diversity | Law Gazette http://t.co/2VKfey9G0n
• EU directives ‘should be curbed to promote growth’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/fy4oDs4uLL 
• Linklaters promotes a record number of women to partner | Law Gazette http://t.co/zQcl9Enhlm 
• PI lawyers may turn to arbitration post-Mitchell | Law Gazette http://t.co/gO2je8n1HE 
• Children’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off | Law Gazette http://t.co/EpGh11GGJx 
• Commission presses ahead with ‘equal merit’ diversity preference | Law Gazette http://t.co/pbmHM0wNGM 
• John rages at ‘illiterate rantings’ of diversity report critics | Law Gazette http://t.co/Dkt0xSxRDS 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Bid to free last British resident held at Guantanamo http://t.co/yhZQQu12MW 
• Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani to appear in court http://t.co/EDQgpS0Y0v 
• Scottish independence: Lord Robertson says Yes vote 'would be cataclysmic' http://t.co/t6WxBOWWmV 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius 'besotted' with Reeva Steenkamp http://t.co/NkPirCmL2C 
• Why is an AUSTRALIAN baby locked up in detention? http://t.co/FeZdK8SvSv 
• HJA secures Times apology over advert claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/gYSSWLL4yu
• INDIA: Common Law Admission Test 2014 Important dates http://t.co/rpDzZ78vXY 
• Lincolnshire Law firm Ringrose Law goes green for fundraising event http://t.co/DN7tkf4SWe 
• US: California's Immigration Law Is Slowing Down Deportations As Fewer Immigrants Are Being Turned Over To The Feds http://t.co/JxpPpjgWeR 
• Law Enforcement Discover Two Drug Smuggling Tunnels Stretching Across US - MEXICO http://t.co/RYQkZxuY7f 
• University of California Berkeley School of Law images https://t.co/7lc9F5Oy1F 
• US The Law Schools With the Highest (Yale, 81%) and Lowest (UC-Davis, 11%) Yields http://t.co/lB0UJmL9Ee 
• UGANDA arrests U.S.-funded health project staffer over gay law http://t.co/TydkRDLxjL 
• Recruitment events: it's not the law firms who want the booze, it's the students: http://t.co/GNVEaNVTdJ
• US: Lingering Thoughts About the "Innovation Law Beyond IP" Conference http://t.co/eTWgToRwYn
• Law Firm CIO Makes the Case for Microsoft Lync http://t.co/L17v8dnANB
• As Game of Thrones fans turn to illegal download websites for Season 4, police launch crackdown http://t.co/3MnsAQUyGg 
• Do illegal immigrants have an obligation to obey laws banning them from entering the United States? http://t.co/QnZx0ph6Mc 
• 101 illegal lotto operators arrested in GHANA http://t.co/uMWeCO3mCm 
• US Law School Adds Horse Racing Concentration — Pay Off Those Loans By Figuring Out The Ponies! http://t.co/hGhO5MJKzF
• Law 'isn't an excuse for charging Scottish OAPs for care' http://t.co/2psLvIs9JY 
• US: Franklin man claims $95,000 electric Tesla is a lemon http://t.co/keun25zjBg
• INDIA: Law grads preferring litigation to corporate jobs http://t.co/dvuQVF85W2 
• NIGERIA: Law on Sexual Violence against Women on the Way http://t.co/DGPiFMxulI 
• PANAMA Electoral Tribunal not with any party - Judge http://t.co/KEcS8dLXnZ 
• PAKISTAN Election tribunals: Important poll verdicts expected this month http://t.co/V9lzmhFc6w 
• NIGERIA: Privatisation Tribunal Will Fast-track Resolution of Litigations http://t.co/zibpRb97lg 
• BRAZIL's Lower House Passes "Internet Bill of Rights": http://t.co/dG8bnJgrLQ
• UN to measure women's rights progress over past 20 years http://t.co/OhEY6KsmIA 
• Softer image helps far-right's gains in HUNGARY http://t.co/xBfQIc97Oz 
• US jury indictment of INDIA's Rajya Sabha MP rakes up political storm http://t.co/Z5A7X3zFka 
• AUSTRALIA: DPP wants to strip police of their power to charge some offenders, unless its with permission http://t.co/0aIt52kgDb 
• AUSTRALIA: Jury convinced by expert evidence on http://t.co/JuLcjQQWlg 
• Jury finds Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes guilty of child sex abuse http://t.co/SPHS32falY 
• EGYPT court upholds sentences of revolution activists http://t.co/phGNWDqbxc 
• UN expert raises concerns over withdrawal of humanitarian aid in MYANMAR http://t.co/ksPulNZyAA
• Shrien Dewani extradited to South Africa http://t.co/aVgDmIy2Ac
• CANADA: Brian Dickson found guilty of webcam murder http://t.co/IP2cNwsaTo 
• Row over 'racist' posters in Belfast http://t.co/SriLuDwzVw 
• IRELAND's President Michael D Higgins calls for apology for victims of violence in Northern Ireland http://t.co/kUk07o4jqW 
• Jeremy Green gets life for 'brutal' murder of estate agent http://t.co/6BW6vhTSrl 
• Met Flying Squad officers 'plotted corrupt cash van kidnap' http://t.co/W6PZ8b3QSk 
• Derby College tackles forced marriage http://t.co/haBulDCSWI
• Children in council care housed 'too far from home' http://t.co/9XiKuRO3XQ 
• Anti-slavery laws 'must focus on victims', say MPs http://t.co/MwVrTN5fAg 
• Britain's plans to rejoin European Arrest Warrant could be thwarted by EU states http://t.co/WmjXDVvsAW 
• Shrien Dewani extradition brings 'nightmare' search for justice a 'step closer', say family http://t.co/YTRWeD0uma 
• Judges criticise police over 'bizarre' penis ID request http://t.co/F9Bw4zy2CQ 
• Ex-lover 'laid in wait in bed before shooting British millionaire Andrew Bush' http://t.co/zh0Ubw41E1 
• Socialite accuses former fiance of being 'deadbeat father' http://t.co/kxeWyERgZz 
• NORTH KOREA: Official 'executed by flame-thrower' http://t.co/CkFqN90alz 
• Police Federation in turmoil as chiefs resign http://t.co/lIDLpXqBap 
• Farmer said killer bull ‘keeps walkers on their toes’ http://t.co/1bVRHALQwr
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius to testify again at murder trial http://t.co/NkPirCmL2C 
• Teacher Kelly Burgess sentenced for pupil sex http://t.co/03WrOYZdvg 
• Windows XP users face end to Microsoft support http://t.co/wqm8Mrwa51
• Aggression from video games 'linked to incompetence' http://t.co/pKiJtnwFSL
• Maria Miller expenses: Conservative Minister Esther McVey criticises apology http://t.co/aA8ZXgiKDi
• Peaches Geldof: Writer and TV presenter dies aged 25 http://t.co/rFvrEyfX13
• European parliament angers IRAN with human rights resolution http://t.co/4EK4QXPoeh 
• US supreme court declines appeal of photographer who refused gay couple http://t.co/R29pqJ0Zo1 
• Jake Hardy's death in custody: vulnerable & bullied being let down often in prisons & young offender institutions http://t.co/WNMCoC7w1M
• US: Occupy activist facing seven years in jail was 'promoter of non-violence' http://t.co/MzhqOEAZYM
• Attorney general resists call to protect witnesses from court cross-examination http://t.co/gynx1XRrB4 
• GlaxoSmithKline holds Iraq inquiry after fresh bribery allegations http://t.co/gSwcYBfJpr 
• Professor John condemns 'illiterate rantings' of SRA diversity critics | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/9S9s88aErL
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bonelli partners agree three-year 'loyalty' lock-in | The Lawyer http://t.co/lJOnx4oMGb 
• Leading civil liberties firm receives Times apology over Magdalene launderies claim | Legal Futures http://t.co/xRPMhN77Kt 
• ABS brings together conveyancing with estate agency and financial advice | Legal Futures http://t.co/XD1MNE0GuL 
• QS steals march on "shortsighted" law firms by offering fixed-fee small claims service | Legal Futures http://t.co/ozVBYQpd7t 
• AUSTRALIA: Neither Female Nor Male http://t.co/iDy1pgL5wu 
• Facing Franco era Torturers as SPAIN Confronts Its Past http://t.co/ogTv0GmqfQ 
• US Tries Candor to Assure CHINA on Cyberattacks http://t.co/n1MFVi2NCq 
• US: More Deportations Follow Minor Crimes, Records Show http://t.co/iKsgIqgUpt 
• Delightful mint tea at.the Shahara shisha place! http://t.co/4fpCRaDlcW 
• US big business lines up over patent troll controls | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NVHwjB1vCi 
• Whistleblower schemes gain support | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Dzm56ikfaR 
• Employment disputes to go through Acas first | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RnptwUNgGw 
• Australian merger creates top 15 firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zavxgS4LwH 
• Matheson buys stock exchange listing business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/l7FXrXsgek 
• India reduces compliance on private companies | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Ya0JmykiSm 
• Weil hires Goldman's Andrew Wilkinson | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/23hgZcMFlX 
• Arizona lawyers collect client evidence through Google Glass | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/k2qiZEaEiJ 
• Record number of mergers for US law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6w12WnYLyM 
• Teaching The Camera To See My Dark Skin http://t.co/HB0njBpLVm
• East Lancashire Hospital working to ensure foreign staff can speak good English because of a new draft bill http://t.co/eqzbKxTKyY 
• AUSTRALIA: Law reform commission to review 'forfeiture rule' http://t.co/ZgRj4jFthc 
• AUSTRALIA: Why refugees need legal aid http://t.co/NMANhzGNQK 
• Legal Theory Lexicon: The Law Is A Seamless Web http://t.co/gEGne0BvvD
• 10 things not to buy in 2014 http://t.co/bT0vXXZMO5 
• NEW ZEALAND: Legal high users abuse protesters calling for ban - Recovering addicts say legal does not mean safe http://t.co/QDk1d7hi6b
• Leeds United: Legal twist in the tale falls in favour of Cellino http://t.co/nDb1HClYdW 
• NEW ZEALAND: Legal high drugs cause 'acute injuries' http://t.co/wH5uicebUt 
• Mike Ashley faces legal row over House of Fraser stake http://t.co/6FQI97wd1n 
• Legal or illegal? The 2001 US-British attack on Afghanistan http://t.co/TBE2zKxrWr 
• Cuts: what kind of courts do you want? (A Reprise) | Lawyer Watch http://t.co/fBOCzVcA1b 
• Precarious Professionalism -- Some Empirical and Behavioural Perspectives on Lawyers | Prof. Richard Moorhear http://t.co/lw1rTa0kVI 
• Digital Democracy and Law | Lawyer Watch http://t.co/VZRrQBfgLo 
• After referral fees - ethical personal injury practice? | Lawyer Watch http://t.co/a9AgYRoAfR 
• Happy talk: Motivating lawyers, helping law students choose | Lawyer Watch http://t.co/F0HLqLG3kl 
• Allen & Overy: blame the lawyers, but which ones? | Lawyer Watch http://t.co/NlhloMx5mv 
• Honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani's family say they 'need justice' http://t.co/8UAHAVF1bI 
• Police Federation chairman and general secretary to quit http://t.co/spu0CJw9nH

7th April - Law News

833 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THER DAY: Lord chief justice proposes opening up courts to MPs with guided tours - Lord Thomas is clearly a reformer in a hurry as he outlines a range of recommendations to streamline policy and process. Full story - Guardian Law
 

• How a serial criminal turned to criminology http://t.co/ozdOtUoa4T 
• Hillsborough inquests: Victim, 16, had concerns over stadium http://t.co/Or2JDIxi1L 
• Max Clifford trial: TV stars give defence evidence http://t.co/zury0w9blj 
• Polish MP Artur Debski 'living like migrant' in UK http://t.co/AZDfwkAzyj 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius apologises for killing Reeva Steenkamp http://t.co/KCveWoXvFu 
• RWANDA genocide: why compensation would help the healing http://t.co/bGdd8k8e2q 
• Alexander Blackman (Marine A) wants to launch an appeal. Does he have a chance? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vh71gV9cex 
• How the new employment tribunal rules will affect you: From now on, all employment disputes must go through Acas http://t.co/zhopX1ptJl 
• Why don't we put people to sleep? http://t.co/jtPYNVJjEs 
• Turkish extradition request against Briton dismissed as 'abuse of process' http://t.co/KZyhbLJUbo 
• BALKANS: Srebrenica massacre survivors take legal action against Dutch government http://t.co/2jDrVBb5YZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons adds Beijing infrastructure partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/yJ1ClqySWB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Macfarlanes makes up nine in record promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/gK7Zhj8z0l
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Covington & Burling advises life sciences company Horizon on AIM IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/FfzjAqxxPX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Dentons adds Baker Botts arbitrator to London, Moscow offices | The Lawyer http://t.co/HCGTgoFjdz 
• Supreme Court refuses Cadbury's permission to appeal colour purple trademark | The Lawyer http://t.co/G3Lrc6M5hm 
• Sharia wills: not the aim of the Law Society or Muslims to promote a dual legal system | Law Gazette http://t.co/g9IMVyZJiV 
• Council legal departments ‘could evaporate’ – local government chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/zkyfpZJdSw 
• City heavyweights set up global arbitration practice | Law Gazette http://t.co/KUPdsq9pjB 
• 'QualitySolicitors' moves to mediation with fixed-fee deal | Law Gazette http://t.co/xCDSzNp80p 
• Judges should question vulnerable witnesses, suggests former DPP | Law Gazette http://t.co/7T68mdj9QI
• Complex commercial disputes surge | Law Gazette http://t.co/Y26uHHrdzp 
• Needs of children more important than nuptial agreements | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/G7RE08ywE5
• Hammer attack at women's Marble Arch hotel room http://t.co/5Gga90se2K 
• Girl's Bracknell woodland rape claim was false http://t.co/3e6aysgP2q 
• UKRAINE crisis: Protesters 'storm security HQs in east' http://t.co/59lfWpW8jc 
• Five expired foods you can still eat http://t.co/FOlhftXDm5 
• Gay blood: Andy Burnham calls on Jeremy Hunt to explain NI position http://t.co/Q92geWUorK 
• Briton Andrew Bush shot dead in Spanish villa http://t.co/8k4qE712qo 
• RWANDA begins mourning week for genocide anniversary http://t.co/9YgoCfiKvp 
• Culture secretary Maria Miller has denied trying to avoid capital gains tax on the sale of her London home http://t.co/PTaDsK7zOZ 
• Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani to be extradited http://t.co/PqBhI4ITYw 
• Vulnerable witness reforms proposed by Keir Starmer in new 'victims' law' http://t.co/n20OerXWj2 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius trial resumes with start of defence case http://t.co/KCveWoXvFu 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/1t42nYQw8j
• In-house interview: Sarah Nelson Smith, UK legal chief of KFC and Pizza Hut owner Yum! | The Lawyer http://t.co/1bF8DSVtpB 
• A Supreme Court has for the first time spelt out the difference between civil and criminal contempt | The Lawyer http://t.co/NAQ3gqJGYC 
• Peer panel: Construction – Rebuilding | The Lawyer http://t.co/df1J66x0D1 
• Europe roundtable: Turkey energy – Elements of success | The Lawyer http://t.co/PTj9YSlTiU 
• Knowledge management: Unleash the power | The Lawyer http://t.co/bFNfjfJnNF 
• Borrowing your way to growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/BZVHgkzQoh 
• Debt can kill a firm but it can also fund ambition. market snapshot shows firms in the UK 200 | The Lawyer http://t.co/UoNVoh0z7n
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis hires 2Birds partner to double City headcount in 18 months | The Lawyer http://t.co/EhdR4HXVc6 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood launches City private wealth practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/qy9BCrNeyZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies tops charts in The Lawyer's first-ever ranking of net debt | The Lawyer http://t.co/O3yQIYsJd5 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Weil Gotshal hires restructuring guru Andrew Wilkinson from Goldman | The Lawyer http://t.co/JCEm6mbu9B
• RWANDA genocide anniversary: Mass ahead of commemorations http://t.co/5ilVKMzzNn 
• East Coast Line: RMT in legal battle over franchise http://t.co/8e8PnSylZG
• Civil legal aid: access denied | Law Gazette http://t.co/htGkMNp5n0
• 'Family justice: generational shift' - Simon Hughes, Justice Minster | Law Gazette http://t.co/MfrMdljqc5 
• Albania wants the UK to help root out corruption in its legal system | Law Gazette http://t.co/PODJQRq0lW 
• My legal life: Amarjit Singh - Head of India Business Group, Dutton Gregory - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/vE5eR5slPK 
• Bailiffs banned from entering homes at night | Law Gazette http://t.co/INdFBZpV6R 
• Clifford Chance starts ‘psychological resilience’ scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/tBHFEw7Rq8 
• ‘Lifetime licences’ for sole practitioners | Law Gazette http://t.co/XVGF3AmVMf 
• Green light for access | Law Gazette http://t.co/20fCmmX2AV
• New setback for access to courts as fees increase | Law Gazette http://t.co/pcrODorMwa 
• Linder Myers saviour looks to the future | Law Gazette http://t.co/fLapdKGeNS
• Legal aid protest escalates | Law Gazette http://t.co/Zu7mqGbFSt 
• Beware of ‘cloud’ computing snoopers, law firms warned | Law Gazette http://t.co/yZVj7lQhOF 
• Fears grow over Russian court revamp | Law Gazette http://t.co/2P1X7FJPjB 
• Law Society: CPD plans ‘sending wrong signal’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/fxxB9TKiJH 
• Solicitor struck off after misusing money meant for counsel | Legal Futures http://t.co/RYIdHEbdWD 
• Lawyers and consumers at odds over control of appointments to the SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/k7ZZuffWFh 
• Call for QC reaccreditation as QASA challenge staggers on | Legal Futures http://t.co/RIGgcoBlwX
• Documents reveal extent of Shell and Rio Tinto lobbying in human rights case http://t.co/oZiOWtBrQa 
• A voice for victims of crime | Keir Starmer http://t.co/cEM3rW8cBs
• US: CIA torture report: Nancy Pelosi blames Dick Cheney http://t.co/rJZKAjXPSi 
• Advance directives – set down the type of medical care to be received when we are incapable of making the decision http://t.co/tHsX5Vf6Nc 
• Soldiers' treatment time delays denied by Welsh government http://t.co/HCooDFHtR2 
• Malcolm Chisholm to step down at next Holyrood election http://t.co/L3z29BX72S 
• Fans arrested after Rotherham manager 'racially abused' http://t.co/rM93cM9SqJ 
• Glasgow 2014: Thousands opposed to Games tower block explosions http://t.co/ad7qyepG4Q 
• Martin McGuinness praises Queen's peace process 'leadership' http://t.co/Pgr0eDzI2J 
• Iain Duncan Smith defends welfare reforms http://t.co/qzDEwtRoH7 
• Man 'set alight' at Long John's Bar in Great Yarmouth http://t.co/U8D0vQRuLw 
• Army 'must consider' female combat roles http://t.co/2Q45HvjISs 
• Queen's Guard pointed rifle in argument outside Buckingham Palace http://t.co/wh0gzLY07Q 
• Retired art teacher committed suicide because of frustration with modern life http://t.co/RUvZlqwocH 
• British millionaire believed to have been shot dead by ex lover http://t.co/hTgK5KLgBz 
• Pet dogs sniff out cannabis stashed in parcel at post office http://t.co/tc0X0qVBdB 
• Peru drug mule applies to serve rest of sentence in UK http://t.co/2172TPCraW

6th April - Law News

832 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

• Standing up for the rights of migrant workers http://t.co/6MQ8d7iZJp 
• 50 Years of Civil Rights History: Then and Now https://t.co/PzGm0823GC 
• PHILIPPINES government criticised by rights group over worker recruitment for S Arabia http://t.co/BPhphsvd9j. 
• Fathers rights activist from Lanarkshire faces prison over threats to MSP http://t.co/GrN8BhM2mG 
• EGYPT bans Lebanese human rights advocate from petition against death sentences http://t.co/JvncpCpQqS 
• UN Human Rights Council Focuses Attention on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights Defenders, Civil Society Space http://t.co/bL2GayCMU8 
• AFGHANISTAN: 'Things Will Get Worse If the Government Sacrifices Human Rights for Political Interests' http://t.co/0WlEWzq2Jm 
• US Vote on CIA Torture Report a First Step http://t.co/n602qLic1H 
• US: New York state recently announced reforms to the practice of solitary confinement in its jails and prisons http://t.co/2lKErQ6f5z
• Has BAHRAIN's human rights situation really improved? http://t.co/GYDMHeckdm
• CANADA: Human rights commission to probe teen’s suicide http://t.co/FyvGxL5CIU 
• PAKISTAN: Equal rights - Human rights bodies protest attack on Hindu temples http://t.co/X5ET5FHOXu 
• LEBANON: Human rights group urges end to arbitrary detention http://t.co/m0v3haJJbk 
• Rights group concerned over possible deal to resettle asylum seekers in CAMBODIA http://t.co/qVV16uiT8K 
• The new Gay Orthodoxy: The ouster of Mozilla's chief executive suggests a shrinking room for debate http://t.co/sdExYI0pzP 
• CHINA’s Poisonous Waterways http://t.co/y2ILmTrEA3 
• Citizenship-for-Cash Program in MALTA Stirs Security Concerns in European Union http://t.co/lwdY6DyRKX 
• Call for papers: judges, politics and the Irish Constitution l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/6lTXxGX5dQ 
• Law PhD Scholarship Opportunity at DCU l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/C7lceV7Xn8
• Call for Contributions & Engagement #directprovision14: Direct Provision at 14 on 10 April l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/ymbXzSsDEa
• Public discussion : 'Seeking the Village', Saturday 5 April 2014 l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/u50y02KwGr
• Women's Refuges and the Obligation to Protect Women from Violence l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/5MZOSK1f38 
• Cheshire West and the Repugnant Conclusion: http://t.co/GXJCypcvyP 
• Backing just one horse in a consultation process can be unfair l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/dye1kuNKwP
• Gestational parents, non-genetic mothers, siblings with different mothers: family law quandary l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/XuXRfq1TTU 
• International Court of Justice orders Japan to suspend its Antarctic whaling program l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/T47SMjRCEN 
• Bone marrow disorder appeal fails l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/d2Uc2jhqOH 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• British men from anti-piracy vessel freed on bail, says lawyer http://t.co/NB0Q42Yo0i 
• New employment tribunal laws come into force http://t.co/bPS3hpx0KY
• Maria Miller expenses: Ipsa chair says MPs should not police themselves http://t.co/WSV8hjpwTV 
• Why has the Prime Minister been so soft on Maria Miller? http://t.co/pvjIEYWhKj 
• Hollywood needs more real women http://t.co/PMxMbKga65 
• Dark reach of global child sex ring uncovered in UK had spread from US to Philippines http://t.co/sDNuYKeYHR 
• More evidence of police corruption relating to Daniel Morgan case - Britain’s most notorious unsolved murder http://t.co/WkZZ8kYYJG
• PAKISTAN: Nine-month-old boy accused of planning murder http://t.co/MIyTgcTuVG 
• US Judge: Don't be too sexy for this court http://t.co/Xvmm8ey4XP
• Martin McGuinness to attend banquet with Queen when President Higgins visits UK http://t.co/iyqvoouPQJ 
• 'Carjackers' in Brazil kill British oil worker Peter Campsie http://t.co/B8xNtk5aDZ 
• Scottish Independence: Role of religion 'should be recognised' http://t.co/NlcGSutKti
• Matthew Jordan: Friends and family join Bowness search http://t.co/F5o1n2JgOL 
• John Anslow prison van escape: Officer sacked and others disciplined http://t.co/Da7QY4gdJ2 
• David Cameron highlights National Insurance break http://t.co/YCAZ89Vtha 
• Nick Clegg commits to further powers for Wales http://t.co/cW6l2Q96VF
• Maria Miller row: Department's Twitter feed hacked http://t.co/2VAxzjf85W 
• George W Bush exhibits his paintings of world leaders http://t.co/uWAdq9oa5y 
• MALAYSIA missing plane search China ship 'picks up signal' http://t.co/DYczpbmwrB 
• Court calls for 'love coach' to help vulnerable man find happiness http://t.co/WEg01PM4Q3
• Teenager suspected of buying plane ticket for fleeing terror suspect http://t.co/BUVwypAIkO 
• Mother jailed for child neglect after four-year-old son lived in squalor with 20 ferrets and 14 dogs http://t.co/sSXjzd4JY7 
• Teenage tennis ace sues LTA for 'race discrimination' http://t.co/rIheCV3mxY 
• 'Miss G', 94, falls into the clutches of the mysterious Court of Protection http://t.co/tTtNw7GHBi
• Watch 'Let the Devil Sleep: RWANDA 20 Years After Genocide' http://t.co/DuWKW0PDLP 
• Ketan Somaia $23m fraud trial opens at the Old Bailey http://t.co/3iFXLht6jp 
• Landlords are wrong and tenants right? The two sides of the eviction story http://t.co/X9p8jnp9WB 
• Cavendish Moore land scheme loses investors almost £7m http://t.co/wrQy5xts9P 
• United Arab Emirates police accused of torturing two Britons after drugs arrest http://t.co/00fBD1l0bZ 
• Shami Chakrabarti: 'If I wasn't a human rights activist, I'd be a Hollywood screenwriter' http://t.co/uvntXXPK4Z 
• Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore in custody after rearrest in London http://t.co/IYMImBzvKO 
• US: National Civil Rights Museum reopens in Memphis after $27.5m renovation http://t.co/U6xRqhqCFN 
• US: Mormon leader reiterates church's opposition to same-sex marriage http://t.co/awz0GOvPwM 
• US: Judge Says Ohio Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Performed Out of State http://t.co/JuUvUEiPk0
• Portraits of world leaders painted by warmongering former President of US George W Bush http://t.co/pOSZO8aSYD 
• 3 in INDIA Sentenced to Death for 2 Rapes http://t.co/wdPOJ1ghrB
• 20 years after the genocide in RWANDA, these perpetrators and survivors are standing for forgiveness http://t.co/SUJIXbTEhv
• US: Brooklyn Housing Court, Like Many City Renters, Can’t Find a New Home http://t.co/wEjwwwZV9u 
• EU Lawmakers Approve Tough ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules http://t.co/7YkmaFVqzD
• Tech Start-Ups Are Targets of Ransom Cyberattacks http://t.co/i389xWvjy0
• CANADA: Jury for accused Webcam Killer hears closing arguments http://t.co/tTH8TTcRAp
• Jury out in trial of woman accused to claiming benefits while traveling http://t.co/bb4jMl5eZC 
• PHILIPPINES: Manila court asked to freeze ousted jurist’s assets http://t.co/C7BAKgQLBP 
• GREECE: Long-standing culture of impunity, racism and excessive force within police system http://t.co/vgsGrPOMRo 
• US: Federal appeals court upholds NYC ban on religious services in schools http://t.co/9S4B6sHKMc 
• US: Mississippi governor signs bill allowing businesses to refuse service for "religious reasons" http://t.co/kStY6Z7B7k 
• FRANCE police arrest Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect http://t.co/pmNQuZZKdm 
• EU to set up international war crimes tribunal for SERBIA war http://t.co/LFGLVzR0OH 
• Rights group urges US to delay resuming military assistance to EGYPT http://t.co/UKCbqDi9Gy 
• US: Senate committee votes to release CIA 'torture' report http://t.co/XOnQgtMYHv 
• TURKEY: Court strikes down Youtube ban http://t.co/zGg9hrzv0q 
• KENYA: Uhuru issues two-week ultimatum for illegal arms holders http://t.co/2tmNtWR0ZT 
• US created twitter like service aimed at generating Cuban political opposition declared illegal by CUBA's regime http://t.co/LyuGv4vw4q 
• MW and Hertfordshire County Council v A and Others [2014] EWCA Civ 405 http://t.co/F7cUpwlGv7 
• Can employers be liable for discrimination on grounds of caste and/or immigration status? http://t.co/OFD5pD3e7L 
• Legal expert expresses doubt about ‘paperless NHS’ target  http://t.co/DRfxLRhull
• Provisions of United Kingdom Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act Take Effect http://t.co/XfcT64LtjB 
• Criminals using antique weapons to avoid gun laws, prosecutors warn http://t.co/aT1Y3Gwasq 
• UK update: Law firm Jeffrey Green Russell on point of consumption regulation http://t.co/wgZOpLOnaF
• Sale of HIV home tests legalised in the UK http://t.co/pM5ZLP9Fib 
• Looking out for fraud within conveyancing l Mortgage Finance Gazette http://t.co/SjsaxbTHp1
• Legal row over ancient wreath involving Scottish Chief Constable http://t.co/ezb7BAl7X4 
• Lawyers review Groce legal aid bid http://t.co/BteviOse4P 
• Legal threat over 'political propaganda' on council website http://t.co/xy7R4RSq14 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Legal action threatened over Electoral Commission head Tlakula http://t.co/kgXMbqB71G