LawNewsIndex

Monday

12th May - Law News

868 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Employers ignorant about early conciliation. The early conciliation service—which became compulsory this week for anyone considering an employment tribunal claim—is unknown to one in 10 large retailers. Full story - New Law Journal

TheLawMap readership on Twitter from last week

The legal gorilla usually claims to have a good practice, is one of the highest billers in the firm | The Lawyer http://t.co/O0smsvjVAc
Governance drive boosts in-house roles | Law Gazette http://t.co/VFIdSlD7rD
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to be represented at VHCC protest appeal | Law Gazette http://t.co/Mm7FXqv1UG
East UKRAINE separatists seek union with Russia http://t.co/m0aRFosexz
UK troops working with US military at base for Yemen drone operations http://t.co/fPOGkdBdVr
ITALY: Will community service hurt Silvio Berlusconi's image more than prison? http://t.co/ZFQNIfI42i
Litigants told to justify issuing cases in capital | Law Gazette http://t.co/5gFplczTXI
THAILAND Senate faces protest call http://t.co/b1DJxo16Iu
TURKEY ordered to pay 90m euros over Cyprus invasion http://t.co/2G6RfJy1Ft
Three men sought over gang rape in Toryglen area http://t.co/QEP6hUbBzn
Limavady scam: Tens of thousands stolen from bank accounts http://t.co/GpuHnUpRvf
Stuart Hall rape trial: Broadcaster not giving evidence http://t.co/yjJsEiK7QC
Boarding schools apologise for 'shame' of historic abuse http://t.co/N7nNXrMF0M
Ex-Barclays executives face fraud office questioning http://t.co/rtEgYTCi4g
SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius has 'anxiety disorder since childhood' http://t.co/xeXqWNuGeb
Pfizer offers legal guarantees over AstraZeneca bid http://t.co/hmI2w82XO1
LAW FIRM NEWS: Italy's Grimaldi turns to Ashurst for London launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/S546K4kUMC
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke hands out bonus as turnover rockets to £142m | The Lawyer http://t.co/1eZj8OQnev
Breaking point: should law firms be doing more for employee well-being? I Solicitors Journal http://t.co/aEeyTYyhAB
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury | Law Gazette http://t.co/2u8bRzwDII
Advocates at war as solicitors accuse bar of self-interest | Law Gazette http://t.co/7cNg9c5IIG
Lower life expectancy in Scotland "short-changes" pensioners by thousands of pounds http://t.co/9a2UEymkJQ
Shrien Dewani murder accused's condition 'has improved' http://t.co/EPAqGDfusQ
Calls for better supply teacher monitoring and support http://t.co/OL7CuN90x1
Aston Villa Football Club put up for sale by owner http://t.co/MAEMVjZm8E
US: Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling admits 'terrible mistake' http://t.co/5gRGnjsQI2
Lord Hanningfield set to be suspended over expenses breach http://t.co/xACAwmd4aT
David Cameron: BBC unfair on Radio Devon DJ David Lowe who played song with the n-word http://t.co/ZCkyD9LLP6
Rolf Harris trial: Girl 'shocked by hotel room assault' http://t.co/fJPuGv3W9U
NIGERIA kidnapped girls 'shown' in new Boko Haram video http://t.co/y1wfVnJzC2
Court of Appeal clears advocacy quality challenge | Law Gazette http://t.co/OhVAE5yrgo
Patton Boggs hands $15m to Chevron to Ecuador claims | The Lawyer http://t.co/ACDr2oXbjt
Linklaters third year PQE salaries jump 5 per cent to £93,500 | The Lawyer http://t.co/E8oGfmzJqm
A Long Way to Privacy Safeguards http://t.co/e3q142S3fW
Plaintiff Maligns 324 million dollar Deal in Silicon Valley Suit involving Apple, Google, Intel & Adobe http://t.co/19nMYCzKWH
US: Defence Secretary Hagel ‘Open’ to Reviewing Military’s Ban on Transgender People http://t.co/vJcgQiXAwQ
US: Legal Alliance Gains Host of Court Victories for Conservative Christian Movement http://t.co/kkk0OCnZhZ
CHINA: A country where language is politically fraught, Mr. Ayup’s devotion to Uighur may have proved his undoing http://t.co/VWXRZPzrpA
NIGERIA: In Town of Missing Girls, Sorrow, but Little Progress http://t.co/F6dZw0lBBI
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
Death discussions 'taboo' for many in UK, survey finds http://t.co/pfHvcTiHqE
Deadly stampede at DR CONGO football match http://t.co/V4OwJdfLkI
'Cultural changes' needed to fight Wales' hate crime http://t.co/ul0riqYf0R
Inmarsat offers free airline tracking http://t.co/3flKhouu7Z
Troops face 'growing mental health cost' of Afghan war http://t.co/vqIx64gc7Y
Take That star Gary Barlow should keep OBE despite being part of tax avoidance scheme - David Cameron http://t.co/VHZfSHmlOk
NEPAL: Sub-panel enlists disputed issues in judiciary http://t.co/PjJk9cfr7d
INDIA: Maharashtra government regulate dance bars, not ban them, say legal experts http://t.co/nLk3dVdoUD
INDIA: Call to fill vacancies in judiciary in district http://t.co/fcy57FE96M
TURKEY: Prime Minister’s walkout heats up judiciary row in Ankara http://t.co/x29cUN7aVC
US Judge Rules That Arkansas’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional http://t.co/nLupMECtDq
US: Judge allows Boston bomber Tsarnaev friends to wear civilian clothes to court http://t.co/1w3pxpSW2r
PAKISTAN judge asks police to file formal charges against FBI agent arrested over ammunition http://t.co/RKyqLIFW1Y
Britvic GC: Clare Thomas - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/LwMXLSAKHV
Amazon swoops in on City in bid to build Europe legal capability | The Lawyer http://t.co/Lx0QIl967h
Europe's biggest firms add millions to top-line revenues | The Lawyer http://t.co/x1dQLIYZX8
Clydesdale Bank launches panel review following restructure | The Lawyer http://t.co/qtDVEhYWGi
Self-proclaimed entrepreneurial lawyers spearheading change | Legal Futures http://t.co/nPYti8HAIe
Law management: leading from the front | Law Gazette http://t.co/wCq5UxdKg1
Human rights cannot be dismissed as a technical impediment to the ‘real’ work of the military | Law Gazette http://t.co/sfxk74MYxL
Time to heed legal aid call | Law Gazette http://t.co/56Kxgh0tc1
£40k for Linklaters trainees | Law Gazette http://t.co/XMkpjE3RQa
Appeal over Op Cotton set for tomorrow | Law Gazette http://t.co/EkG4IwCEUG
Far-reaching reforms to ease red tape burden | Law Gazette http://t.co/GDJl5Iuqbk
Cheer for small law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/TDjnNMOZQg
Scots trainee pay rise | Law Gazette http://t.co/3jRR7ZZWBI
Land Registry leak points to political risk of privatisation | Law Gazette http://t.co/QhimjsKFHZ
PDS accused of trying to break strike action | Law Gazette http://t.co/nKam7s01XK
Lawyers not ‘well looked after’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/qV3aKUUsgv
Ex-Stobart director eyes legal aid work | Law Gazette http://t.co/Eb1903JZQv
What can be done about Boko Haram? http://t.co/9rwHveO3UF
Sheffield hit-and-run: Police urge motorist to 'think about victim's family' and come forward http://t.co/jBMR7hhy86
Plan for Europe’s biggest children’s prison 'would put young offenders at increased risk of harm or death' http://t.co/2e0twwUohJ
UGANDA anti-gay law led to tenfold rise in attacks on LGBTI people, report says http://t.co/CaPbxHA7nR
Islamic radicalisation a 'significant threat in prisons' http://t.co/lSgF5nyuwW
Will this law have teeth? Hard to put in place a regulatory structure that is fair to dog owners http://t.co/rppSkteWsg
SRA consultation backed ban on unrated insurers | Legal Futures http://t.co/2q0JGpFC2h
Number of dangerous 'status' dogs seized by police rises by 50 per cent http://t.co/XMR7f3nWQE
What makes a woman stick by her rapist husband? http://t.co/KeJwW7VqpF
Images of war must be seen in context when it depicts a Brisith soldier http://t.co/zmcmSB2NES
More than 1,000 jail escapees at large http://t.co/133mRvrY7H
Max Clifford's wife to divorce him after sex convictions http://t.co/CS90uPMVyl
Nintendo apologises over same-sex gaming row http://t.co/TsZMIuENVI
Now TV confirms refund for customers after Premier League problems http://t.co/uDGfBTUYK9
Nigel Farage 'can't stand having bodyguards' http://t.co/STfornUZQj
Premier League chief in sexism row http://t.co/0zccZiPFtZ
Barclays boss Antony Jenkins says he 'understands' pay concern http://t.co/LK5DRTLuQK
Alex Salmond offers meeting with Ukrainians after praising Vliadimir Putin http://t.co/wAMIWyoJqf
BBC Radio Devon DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word http://t.co/h6pgnDVdr3
David Cameron 'bullish' about UK's EU renegotiations http://t.co/yQ2YlYrtiq
Coalition row over school places funding http://t.co/Du44GGTf5D
Nigeria kidnap: David Cameron joins "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign http://t.co/yNrIXq71UU
The paradox of growing old http://t.co/SWftpp4bCh
Rochdale neck stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder http://t.co/6kOI4oZqmm

Sunday

11th May - Law News

867 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Last week's Twitter Readership

PHILIPPINES jails Chinese fishermen for infringing wildlife law https://t.co/KXEHgpWSx2
To Stun or Not to Stun: That Should Be the Question (in EU and UK law) http://t.co/v6srwYiDl0
Judge hits out at lesbians who had baby using donated sperm from the internet http://t.co/IF5nJaJGjV
'Legal action is needed to tackle the growing problem of slave labour with unpaid interns' http://t.co/U8cQZtN8qm
US: Massachusetts top court rules Pledge of Allegiance not discriminatory http://t.co/DSx0kLHjvk
Public Lecture Series at Freie Universität Berlin on Importance of Human Rights for Academia, Berlin, GERMANY http://t.co/753wZNlFIJ
Human rights mechanism in ASEAN: Developments and way forward - IPS, Canberra, AUSTRALIA http://t.co/SPcV2aMRfV
Why our laws must support racial tolerance l Australian Human Rights Commission https://t.co/WYn8HoOcog
Compliance and Ethics Week: A Focus on Human Rights http://t.co/tXBcJITqzo
How can international human rights law protect us from disasters? http://t.co/VZ0b6QIuu5
Disability rights are human rights http://t.co/HV6Z6RI2KG
AZERBAIJAN’s human rights situation deteriorating http://t.co/qait1BW0ms
National University of IRELAND, Maynooth/Ollscoil na hEireann, Ma Nuad, Dept of Law Professor/Senior Lecturer 2 posts http://t.co/PujlztRzUA
Highlighting Current Discourses in the Field of Human Rights in NORWAY http://t.co/nQ3TCgNGoT
Better Development Decision-making: Applying International Human Rights Law to Neoclassical Economics http://t.co/Kru8F97ooC
Finnish Exceptionalism at Play? The Effectiveness of the Recommendations of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies in FINLAND http://t.co/QOsUca2US4
The Right of Victims of Human Rights Violations to a Remedy: The Need for a World Court of Human Rights http://t.co/uhVPtwu6I3
Bringing Human Rights Home l Cambridge Journals Blog http://t.co/O3Q7D8IQYY
BALKANS: Defence case for Ratko Mladić to begin on Monday, 19 May | International Law Observer http://t.co/tMPeaa3fOR
UN treaty on corporate human rights abuse sees new momentum http://t.co/MzHyBXZVtt
Drones: Transparency or Legitimacy? http://t.co/cEmmoAUlCY
INDIA: Delhi University professor arrest for supposed Naxal links was human rights violation' http://t.co/nk0fJhPUMN
Condemnation of the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Rashid Khan Rehman in PAKISTAN http://t.co/roe9NGeVRA
Human rights abuses committed by both sides in SOUTH SUDAN, says UN http://t.co/4cENfl6XnU
IRELAND: Warning over human rights breach in bank judgements from the Master of High Courts http://t.co/8gXanYlpjp
PALESTINIAN Authority urged to join ICC http://t.co/6aFUY7WX6j
PALESTINE: Human Rights Violations Increasing in Palestinian controlled territories http://t.co/aqJHERNajM
Human rights watchdog is latest to blast TURKEY on lack of press freedom http://t.co/40K9PpWTig
IHRC & NIHRC Conference: A Human Rights Approach to Tackling Poverty and Social Inequality: An All Island Perspective http://t.co/HsDyhNYbMC
NASC Invite: What's Food Got to Do With It? Food Experiences Direct Provision 14/5, 7-9pm l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/E63YpxR7Zw
Law Society's 10th Annual Human Rights Lecture, 13th June, 2014 l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/LrzVDvCEsJ
The Need for Effective Diversion: The Report into the Death of Gary Douch l Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/PWPDsKOcXd
Judicial Review, Legal Aid and Operation Cotton - the Human Rights Roundup l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BHgBMr9PlV
Serious fraud trial abandoned because of cuts to legal aid for defence representation l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/yjciNDKB6B
UKHRB event: The Future of Human Rights - 21 May 2014 l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/BH9djmu4bi
Anonymity order compatible with Convention and common law - Supreme Court l UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jvLEgyrMmY
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
In RWANDA, Finding Echoes of Germany http://t.co/j503z2YYOY
US: The corporate university doesn't want to hear about sexual assault http://t.co/1ChO10lcNF
Lessons in Catholic Judgment http://t.co/FSgoFmMjgR
Defending the Open Internet http://t.co/OqFTRlgwkS
US: New York Police Recruit Muslims to Be Informers http://t.co/vdHClmLxcJ
Michael Sam becomes NFL's first openly gay player http://t.co/rNyumi5Vec
Scottish independence: Kirk offers post-vote 'healing' service http://t.co/4Hlh8HoLfI
BRAZIL border operation launched ahead of World Cup http://t.co/a3Zk1XuZya
NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister announces no more testing of legal highs on animals http://t.co/PykG9Ul6sl
HONG KONG Legal expert calls for increase in city's 'outdated' jury pool http://t.co/xnIPOlc8vH
INDIA: Legal papers of Khemka’s tenure missing from HSWC http://t.co/s8Za5RXRTJ
CANADA: US legal group sends letter of support to Chief Justice http://t.co/QyBozU6HIs
NEW ZEALAND: Legal ruling raises hopes for justice over forestry death http://t.co/YslLj0asG3
Revolution comes to the legal profession as a bunch of start-ups introduce some radical changes http://t.co/nfVIbKbDc2
German Foreign Minister supports Chapter 23 in Turkey's EU bid http://t.co/3UhKJ5RvCE
KENYA: Showdown looms with Judiciary and Parliament http://t.co/J4ENKZ5gfs
Western AUSTRALIAN Legislation: Original Acts as passed '1942' Listing of Year By Year titles https://t.co/7VMPMI0GIp
AUSTRALIA Pro Life Legislation Sparks Firestorm http://t.co/NYfcuETMdL
US: Senator Murkowski introduces legislation to continue funding Native language programs in Alaska http://t.co/FS8uO6UCAz
US: Legislation would allow schools to teach students online during weather cancellations: http://t.co/MvSXhIK3s3
US: Remorseful Jurors Plea to Judge - No Prison Time For Occupy Wall Street Activist https://t.co/SRyjVGBxgq
Female TV celebrity wins bid to keep sex bullying claims secret http://t.co/CzSvhjrUGu
AUSTRALIA: Custody spat over an exotic $1500 cat has triggered two police call-outs and two urgent tribunals http://t.co/euPq3ORa4U
PAKISTAN: Justice delayed - Tribunals yet to decide fate of 12 aspiring lawmakers http://t.co/NdzPbRWGds
ZAMBIA: Court quashes Judge Chikopa tribunal's decision to probe former SC Judge Musonda http://t.co/uNPGXQHVvK
IRELAND: High Court should hear case first, tribunal is told http://t.co/aWCWusESCk
INDIA: Supreme Court decided that Minority schools not bound by Right to Education Act http://t.co/oazegMvqP2
Fox Mandal acquires Bangalore-based ‘White Forest Law Offices’ to boost Technology and IPR practice in southern INDIA http://t.co/bcVQsQ4QRF
INDIA: SC slams Subrata Roy’s lawyers for “psychological offensives”, “mind games” and “consciously planned snubs” http://t.co/lxYBWQrfLE
How the Italian reform of dismissal breaches the EU Charter | Kings Student Law Review http://t.co/3wYjgYjseU
The Right to Reputation: a European human right? | Kings Student Law Review http://t.co/zyoADQUCpF
PALESTINE: Paradise regained - Price tag attacks and the promise of radical politics http://t.co/g1CY2HQVD3
UK hysteria over 'Islamist' threat is fuelling race hate http://t.co/ydDEeQ8Xk2
The neoliberal sacking of the universities runs much deeper than tuition hikes and budget cuts http://t.co/LzRcT67qTJ
Far from Sterling: Rebranding racism in sports http://t.co/hTtY4Vru1H
SAUDI ARABIA: Does Islamic law really proscribe the death penalty for apostasy? http://t.co/a1vQxiYiZu
Corruption charges plague ISRAEL's rabbinate http://t.co/p4reGaztLv
US minimum wage raise could boost remittances http://t.co/Ilq8OzCOpe
PHILLIPINES: Haiyan survivors still seeking safe shelter http://t.co/Ag1WD5KtC6
EGYPT charges 200 people with terrorism http://t.co/Gywu52akvI
Cybercrime boss offers a Ferrari for hacker who dreams up the biggest scam http://t.co/v99L8XxeDY
Sheffield hit-and-run: Police urge motorist to 'think about victim's family' and come forward http://t.co/jBMR7hhy86
A Patent Surfaces Detailing a Facebook Smartphone http://t.co/LiNpGGURaL
Writers Feel an Amazon-Hachette Spat http://t.co/JzYFVguTi2
US: Review of Marijuana Law Exposes List of Conflicts Between Jurisdictions http://t.co/MZtqyf2vDy
US Officers Kill Armed Civilians in YEMEN Capital http://t.co/VMerEJV0lR
Prison staff had warned that 'Skullcracker' might abscond http://t.co/4OsSVJ3MBt
London 'riot crimes' fell in months after courts' tough sentences, says survey http://t.co/3jAldj2bQX
Britain's new radicals 2014: how you can make a positive impact http://t.co/UCQhntB1eU
The leniency shown to violent offenders undermines public confidence in the law http://t.co/M8GUTWdqQt
Journalists check facts that judges don’t http://t.co/SItewTXjbz
Council expects 'firestorm’ over Trojan Horse schools plot http://t.co/S6ZXaIgNx4
Law Society risks 'undermining' rule of law by promoting sharia, Chris Grayling warns http://t.co/yHhm4HdSHa
US: Gay marriage licenses issued in Arkansas after judge strikes down ban http://t.co/MrGdnEcv4k
US Patent Office Grants 'Photography Against A White Background' Patent To Amazon http://t.co/ZBAaixKSYt

Saturday

10th May - Law News

866 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

Nigeria abductions: Glasgow 'Bring Back Our Girls' protest http://t.co/TGZkmLBkWI
Woman arrested in Greenock hotel deaths 'fraud' inquiry http://t.co/YGyCIf45sI
Lawyer for doctor in Bin Laden case quits over security http://t.co/WbS3TJWclh
'All Honour to You' - the forgotten letters sent from occupied France http://t.co/9GvicAPH0n
Keepod: Can a $7 stick provide billions in the developing world computer access? http://t.co/RWfaObKWpy
'No Trojan Horse extremism links' Birmingham teachers hear http://t.co/tGj48qf6dE
Man and woman found 'stabbed to death' at Walsall house http://t.co/DFRnKkIWzN
Take That stars could face tax bill of millions after court decision http://t.co/MGwu34A4qS
N Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford urges alternative dispute resolution modes http://t.co/mw6iyLeUpO
Criminologist David Kennedy '80: What if Criminal Justice Had a Hippocratic Oath? http://t.co/FmgZUAztJW
N Ireland Justice Minister publishes responses to public consultation on juvenile custodial sentencing arrangements http://t.co/1R5o93Ul4i
IRELAND's new Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald vows to listen to whistleblowers & critics declaring a new era https://t.co/Y97n4Ba2M5
Considering a Criminology Course? Want to know what it's like to study at Birkbeck? http://t.co/b2cHxongTi
Rethinking justice in AFRICA: Our courts are European; we are not. Time to rethink? http://t.co/vsl4dXuRTm
The ICC in SYRIA: Three Red Lines: http://t.co/K45VA73MIJ
No Evidence Justice Department Will Prosecute US Banks Responsible for Financial Crisis http://t.co/CPov7pUelj
ST. LUCIA: Court recording equipment and rehabilitation tools for juvenile justice http://t.co/DxFA8jM2z1
US: Paparazzo is cleared of court charges against Sam Worthington http://t.co/zcnqfLV8Wi
INDIA: Justice (Dr) BS Chauhan Delivers Dr Anandswarup Gupta Memorial Lecture - Freedom of Expression & Hate Speech http://t.co/9MhirH3kcc
US Justice Department warns schools against bias towards immigrant children http://t.co/TXU4kRfbCD
IRELAND's Justice Minister Alan Shatter resigns http://t.co/AUnoxSwaHT
SINGAPORE: Primary Justice Project launched for more affordable legal help http://t.co/JUHgxa6woT
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling believes Cornwall's economy is best served by Conservatives http://t.co/ut5Jy2P5Tk
AUSTRALIA: Finalists in Kordamentha Forensic Dispute Resolution Award need legal nous & tactful analysis skills http://t.co/qTrGtPOedX
IRELAND: Mother of prisoner Couch, brutally killed inside Mountjoy prison scorns Justice Dept. for unpaid barrister http://t.co/S8NbdcVw5t
NIGERIA: We Work With Other Muslim Bodies to Promote Islam - - Barrister Adekola http://t.co/Po6mBVcDxO
Bar Council sets sights on solicitors' advocacy 'conflict of interest' l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/YT1bKEw91d
No5 Chambers barrister represents Inderpal Singh Sangha in violent disorder case | The Lawyer http://t.co/ut0BrHzLXE
Can the rule of law survive without legal aid? http://t.co/qXAIQbRNYl
Knife crime: imprisoning dogma | Editorial http://t.co/AVSOGKkcbO
City fraud cases on brink of collapse in growing row over legal aid cuts http://t.co/N8LUyuQJFl
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
GCHQ surveillance?: MP & Peer launch proceedings against government | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ND9wdO3YtW
Guideline hourly rates: Review postponed in order to hold further meeting | New Law Journal: http://t.co/pg23t8RSOi
Entrepreneurs’ momentum: Withers Law firm launches new programme for developing businesses | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bw5u6x2Ixh
No regulatory change: Government won't make changes to regulation of profession | New Law Journal: http://t.co/4HDNJk9OqU
Civil way: Children and Families Act 2014 commencement | New Law Journal: http://t.co/z1GZJwD3Pc
New IT for the Rolls: IT system could be in place by end of next year | New Law Journal: http://t.co/Ft1qD2Q18H
Employers ignorant about early conciliation: One in 10 large retailers unaware of new scheme | New Law Journal: http://t.co/RkdL1pwRMS
Court supports open justice: Judge criticises government’s “neither confirm nor deny” policy | New Law Journal: http://t.co/1THiIptzvu
Legal aid cuts threaten trials: 8 complex criminal trials may suffer fate of Operation Cotton | New Law Journal: http://t.co/ukJEJp6Z6v
Unrated insurer ban proposal dropped: Controversial SRA plans are shelved | New Law Journal: http://t.co/a67u1BSNW1
Deportee’s anonymity order upheld: Supreme Court rules against the BBC | New Law Journal: http://t.co/fF6xRbr7IK
South SUDAN rivals Kiir and Machar agree peace deal http://t.co/8ptTn0Jswm
Safe nursing levels recommended http://t.co/6uCRbrtvfc
US: Singer Chris Brown ordered to serve 131 extra days in jail http://t.co/67YFmkUtKT
Children have a lot to learn about the consequences of knife crime, and school is the best place to start http://t.co/toRuewVMle
What world are they living in? Nintendo's denial of gay characters is super outdated http://t.co/y716w2XzZH
US accuses ISRAEL of ‘alarming, even terrifying’ levels of spying http://t.co/hh6TZ44ZPw
Derby CCTV footage: police to quiz man seen approaching toddler http://t.co/5r2bGdMX55
Hotels 'hostage to TripAdvisor blackmailers’ http://t.co/bZhIhuTlqA
'Skull Cracker' cuffed in court and 'extreme danger' to public http://t.co/jGr2aeN5tP
'I am sickened by myself': apology Rolf Harris wrote to father of alleged victim http://t.co/D9SOX0nOpY
'Homeless' beggar lives in £230k property in Kent village http://t.co/ywFTX6BHms
Ed Balls says he will accept 'charge' over car crash http://t.co/nMU7tWsxT8
Landowner stops ramblers straying onto his property by erecting 300ft-long metal fence http://t.co/W75IT90heq
Coventry woman jailed for attack on 80-year-old man http://t.co/6q4w4AlliK
Pictures appear to show RAF man posing with dead Taliban fighter http://t.co/Ow2Uf4d8EA
Barring Northern Irish women from NHS abortions is an atrocious anomaly http://t.co/u8iLNDjzrk
Nick Clegg's veto of Tory plans opens up divisions in knife crime debate http://t.co/FryLWVU1Yn
Knife crime: imprisoning dogma http://t.co/AVSOGKkcbO
Spain: Navigating the legal framework | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bHwfkMAk9Q
Conflict risk lurks over compliance at law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WLMS1Lt6O9
The death of proofreading | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/khs25gARTo
Lawyers under obligation to protect clients when firms dissolve | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MrPEeRIYZd
Lawyers find Eureka moments in the shower | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/7zmGqI2pEf
Hengeler Mueller votes in new management | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VVAMnxqHhq
Associate role peaked in US law firms 25 years ago | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iMrXO2BHCt
Women are billed out at lower rates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SNhOr5AThH
Nick Clegg's free school meals funding claims 'were not true' http://t.co/IKS6XVkT5e
NIGERIA abductions: Chibok raid warnings 'ignored' http://t.co/2U5Mqb9ogP

Friday

9th May - Law News

865 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap

FOCUS OF THE DAY: Campaigners, including Peter Tatchell, take A stance against new Sharia practice note on wills and inheritence. Full story - Solicitors Journal

TheLawMap Twitter profile vieweing figure from last week

How do principles of corporate social responsibility conflict with lawyer-client confidentiality? | Law Gazette http://t.co/fEQJuzd3oe
CANADA: In Toronto with the world’s feminist pornographers http://t.co/NFmVs1zdyh
NIGERIA abductions: Warnings of school raid 'ignored' http://t.co/2U5Mqb9ogP
Drug smuggler teacher Edward Bollom banned http://t.co/2e61wikm5b
Heathrow Airport congestion charge proposed http://t.co/GndyfffgTq
Conservatives would reform union strike rules, Cameron confirms http://t.co/9r4vEMr2v8
Female genital mutilation: Woman arrested at Heathrow http://t.co/WAh3CIXxYX
Ex-minister Chris Huhne ordered to pay £77,750 in legal costs http://t.co/puv57nPtWT
Abbas Khan death: experts on chemical torture to conduct tests on body http://t.co/r3xCug84KV
UK law firm Taylor Vinters strengthened its hand in Asia by hiring a top technology lawyer at its Singapore office http://t.co/5hY0dT73Qe
Possible delay to new UK private copying and parody rights http://t.co/COXHFXKvR4
Child criminals should be given anonymity for life, say justice campaigners http://t.co/VLZM30hJ6V
New law on emotional cruelty to children, known as the ‘Cinderella Law’ http://t.co/2TqNQkUJqz
Law will expose thugs who beat up their partners http://t.co/AJOxmJgZlG
Edinburgh City Council still has 3000 outstanding statutory notices for repairs to tenements and businesses in blocks http://t.co/iBrMoKv3ku
One in five legal complaints now made to the Ombudsman is about residential conveyancing http://t.co/HSLSLtbJIH
AUSTRALIA: Free legal help for Bourke and Brewarrina in Law Week http://t.co/CLK9HAmwNV
Life Sciences through a legal lens http://t.co/OpIFtGVMsj
US: 5 Legal Issues Facing Military Families http://t.co/HaSdfyODZA
Apple publishes new legal process guidelines for data requests from law enforcement http://t.co/UqXaeZ2NlF
Judge Napolitano: If U.S. Forces Enter Nigeria, It's the 'Legal Equivalent of an Invasion' http://t.co/2cOM5sI3nr
Justin Bieber's Bodyguard Suffers Legal Setback In Paparrazzo Lawsuit http://t.co/7oLyJBd3Wy
US: Facing the Multitude of Legal Educations’ Problems Beyond Cost http://t.co/GHQZvMGEvR
London Metal Exchange post drop in first-quarter underlying earnings, due to higher legal fees http://t.co/S8r4vcreao
MALAYSIA: Task force with 100 lawyers to stop PAS from tabling private member bill to allow the implementation hudud http://t.co/O9ga0SrHis
CANADA: Legal action threatens deal between Port Metro Vancouver and truckers http://t.co/s8fR4WpoCM
Legal loophole could see travellers evicted from beauty spot car park after eight years http://t.co/FD0IjReI5q
US: Legal wrangling continues over Gov. Walker probe http://t.co/UgDbQn6RP1 May 09, 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: Committee stage in the Commons - Commons Library Standard Note http://t.co/0LFshSrbx9
5th Report, 2014 (Session 4): Stage 1 Report on the Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill http://t.co/TAGMTVhEPR
US: Obamacare challenges falling flat in federal courts http://t.co/E7ygJhVigC
MSPs concerned about measures proposed in major shake-up of Scotland's civil justice system will achieve their aims http://t.co/wW4LTp7JHT
US: Lowndes County Chancery Court has joined other courts across the state in filing documents electronically http://t.co/74sIiCYlhT
FCA braces for court battle to keep top crime cases on track http://t.co/KVynfKp3m4
THAILAND's Constitutional Court's decision is negative to economy: ratings agency Moodys http://t.co/vFf0Q7q8Gc
PAKISTAN: Courts reject petitions against Geo, Jang Group http://t.co/KLft8vbBQP
It's time to close the workplace sexual harassment loophole in the US http://t.co/cGAp7QvjOC
Quentin Tarantino withdraws lawsuit over The Hateful Eight script http://t.co/x2gPld6D0I
SRA’s plans can only help the life of PII | Law Gazette http://t.co/It49wZj4Ak
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling urged to end CCTV evidence anomaly | Law Gazette http://t.co/KXW3Jeu3bE
LAA makes ‘all reasonable steps’ threat over aid protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/TJZTMUth67
PAKISTAN: From rallies to armed resistance in Balochistan http://t.co/cDHaRwLd2E
FRANCE's rebellious pampered Left, known as 'gauche caviar', will pose an arduous challenge to the new government http://t.co/LIzyxG5DGL
Somalia: African solutions for African problems? Interventions from neighbours have not brought promised peace http://t.co/Rl7pGzPLX2
Imperialism and revolutionaries: US nostalgia for revolution and its current counter-revolutionary stance http://t.co/srnX2TyvIB
UK's far-right party UKIP gains support http://t.co/4CdagC3To4
Cambodia demands return of statues looted from remote temples during civil war traced to US museums & galleries http://t.co/M6saK3JIea
MEXICO: Vigilantes asked to lay down arms http://t.co/3ZgPbqMPsr
How migrants trying to reach EUROPE fall into the hands of LIBYA's militias http://t.co/v8PemypkAa
After SINGAPORE's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse http://t.co/ZHC0fRU2Hs
School sex-assault scandal rocks INDONESIA http://t.co/ldRvq9SNmY
BOLIVIA : Struggling to save the mountain that eats men http://t.co/U5yeo1fw4l
Is Northern Ireland's peace on the rocks? http://t.co/UKyMCatWza
Ex-scoutmaster Martin Tucker admits 26 sex offences http://t.co/2JKosIH40P
Boys enticed into cars and sexually assaulted in Leicester http://t.co/fIZl6pTBZT
Gino Bartali: The cyclist who saved Jews in wartime Italy http://t.co/6OFqu3UpBF
SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius trial: Doubts raised over ballistics evidence http://t.co/ONRpqqj4uS
'Skull Cracker' Michael Wheatley in court over robbery http://t.co/A4wIHdZSOb
Rolf Harris trial: Entertainer 'assaulted friend of daughter' http://t.co/2hBZ9MITsB
After Years of Ambitious Growth, Barclays Bank Seeks to Be Leaner http://t.co/ff8xy59H8S
CHINA Flexes Its Muscles in Dispute With VIETNAM http://t.co/BFIACfqIMo
UN Report Documents Atrocities by Both Sides in SOUTH SUDAN War http://t.co/Vcm6CuaDmY
Deadly Illness in NICARAGUA Baffles Experts http://t.co/GVt1rZRv6w
The Politics of Violence Against Women in INDIA http://t.co/B0kcxbISUm
A Handbook for Litigants in Person http://t.co/cWPH0LnSrH
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
A&E waiting time targets improve in Wales http://t.co/E1VCqg9UIm
Bullied blind woman Siobhan Meade films Stevenage abuse http://t.co/m4XzOs13gi
Harvard University to adopt student honesty pledge http://t.co/5EXKGZ0N3g
Publicis-Omnicom $35bn merger deal called off http://t.co/Wd4SDbA2Xx
Prince William wants memorial to WW1 truce football match http://t.co/tqcYsQVW7e
Rolf Harris trial: Veteran entertainer facing sex charges http://t.co/2hBZ9MITsB
Strip Met Police of counter-terror duties, say MPs http://t.co/mDQvDjwyOV
Deal to combat piracy in UK with 'alerts' is imminent http://t.co/faokuvLRAI
ITALY: Berlusconi begins community service for tax fraud http://t.co/FFSqSAPCLH
Steve Bell on the high court abortion ruling for Northern Irish women – cartoon http://t.co/4K5AmPINNz
Litigants in person make life ‘infinitely more difficult’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/YkmzY9XW9B
MPs raise concerns over new tax powers in Budget http://t.co/cwEatKVp4w
Honesty in sentencing policy is long overdue http://t.co/Cj7p3iKA0w
How much does your chief constable earn? http://t.co/j4tjYm9GMn
'Shaman' persuaded woman to have abortion, court hears http://t.co/5p3F8B54YL
Scotland Yard's IT chief gets £400,000 package http://t.co/pSmdm9hQ6N
Man undergoing minor surgery given vasectomy by mistake http://t.co/uEogkV9kVO
Courts braced for surge in cases of elderly locked up against their will http://t.co/B29sGIoZvx
LAW FIRM NEWS: Norway's Wikborg Rein applies for second China licence in Beijing | The Lawyer http://t.co/laKauSbvWM
LAW FIRM NEWS: Legacy LG loses entire Tite & Lewis team as remaining two quit for Wedlake Bell | The Lawyer http://t.co/gjSty6Y7MU
BLM senior partner: we'll be a global insurance firm by 2020 | The Lawyer http://t.co/I4awalhE4s
LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells introduces committee to promote flexible working | The Lawyer http://t.co/lh7onEGx9U
High Court strikes out barrister's claim for compensation from BSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/P2RObFJCts
Stobart Barristers boss cleared of contempt allegations | Legal Futures http://t.co/nGK8VTrWPw
Junior solicitor releases rap album about how much he hated his training contract at top City firm: http://t.co/vv7ZWtQjRR
Cherie Blair's personal trainer tells court how lawyer racially abused him for having an affair with his wife http://t.co/bRmq3bIzTu
Corsham solicitors run up charity total http://t.co/8tkkfaQBkW
Taunton solicitor who gambled over £1/2 million in six months stole thousands from clients http://t.co/Bgb7SSd3G9
AUSTRALIA: Government Solicitor closure ‘a $100m bonanza’ http://t.co/xBfXkLMwLB
IRELAND: Solicitor's children begin appeal to halt repossession of home http://t.co/Piziny1xyz
NIGERIA Football Federation urges Brazil Embassy to arrest fraudsters http://t.co/0OXtRK7PrF
CANADA: Crown lambasts judges who avoid mandatory surcharge http://t.co/89B8jvkb4P
AUSTRALIA: Teenager spent nearly two years in a Victorian adult prison, court hears - http://t.co/9fQetJ8IqP
Barrister dedicates poem to late ‘Irish Times’ literary editor http://t.co/QnwgFcs7qb
nother False Dawn or the Moment ADR Becomes Mainstream http://t.co/bpJNjIGPUB
Feed Law Code of Practice for England published http://t.co/owFXfaxnMi
Peers urge for change in law to fast-track fracking http://t.co/EMcA6LUKqF
Renewables team at law firm in Scotland expands http://t.co/6N4L8oc87c
UK told off Uganda president at business summit over anti-gay laws http://t.co/udXsNBGVUK
Northern Ireland's libel laws must be brought into line, says the cardiologist sued three times for telling truth http://t.co/tq0zJU4wqn
Pfizer's bid for AstraZeneca: what can the government do? I head of legal http://t.co/rvs7T3Nnog
Leeds United spy cameras: David Haigh makes drugs claim http://t.co/XCuhjrv2Aw
Clifford Clarke dog death: Liverpool women admit guilt http://t.co/3eLAVbN4mn
Head suspended as school investigates 'sex tape' http://t.co/uQPqHORSP6
Watch for student radicalisation, Michael Gove tells schools http://t.co/8CIThpQKPP
Abu Hamza trial: Preacher lost both hands in explosives 'accident' http://t.co/hB08PB8Lhi
Barroso: EU should cater for UK differences http://t.co/FTCazqoPz7
Phone-hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks 'treated sensitively by police' http://t.co/xz37c9herW
Why I covered a Ukip billboard poster with my international grey paint | Bill Drummond http://t.co/4UkKMAigZR
US: Oklahoma agrees to 180-day stay of execution for death-row inmate http://t.co/ImXVBvs93w
Dinsmore recruits Thompson Coburn team to Chicago office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xB5xPWHrjV
Holland & Knight starts drone law group | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ygcJtfoVym
Social skills are key to developing a legal practice | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/KWvWbLNsbl
Jones Day bills for US$17m as Detroit fees soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZVv52fiSEk
Lawyer numbers shrink in England | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/FM0rKF3skW
AmLaw rankings attacked over verein treatment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SIOdiAeXDL
Scottish independence not on the radar for Global GCs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SoMzurJHS0
Patton Boggs abandons Chevron litigation and pays $15m | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gqbCuYlsFe

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8th May - Law News

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Barristers are ‘manifestly better trained’ as advocates than solicitors, but their future is uncertain unless they adapt to the changing landscape, an independent report commissioned by the lord chancellor concludes. Full story - Law Gazette

Martin McGuinness accuses Peter Robinson of 'cowardice' http://t.co/uFBrJ12EmR
Harjit Chaggar: Two guilty of shop basement murder http://t.co/KIszMuZPzr
Banksy's boy's club Bristol gift 'could fetch £500K' http://t.co/M3HwZ0Cck3
Cameron tells UKIP voters only Tories can deliver http://t.co/YaW0eggXz3
NIGERIA's President: 'girls' abduction a turning point, the beginning of the end of terror' http://t.co/QQrplkVcrs
Army to review female close combat roles http://t.co/qXB9KKlv0Z
Former Freshfields CIO becomes president of software company Litéra | The Lawyer http://t.co/lH1wJBWwTs
LAW FIRM NEWS: Fenwick & West opens first overseas office in Shanghai | The Lawyer http://t.co/jVH00aRh0i
LAW FIRM NEWS: Osborne Clarke and Parabis among firms to increase promotions rounds | The Lawyer http://t.co/WvFYG8mmZV
URUGUAY announces final regulations for new, legally regulated cannabis trade http://t.co/KyXuInlYUK
Bar Council calls on peers to reject civil legal aid regulations http://t.co/hgGK27Aonq
Laws of FIJI – Global Legal Collection Highlights http://t.co/fkGvYWQ228
Fresh legal challenge after 10 EU countries reach preliminary agreement to introduce a new tax on share transactions http://t.co/0BXTaK8ixX
Wells Fargo Bank lowers estimate for legal losses http://t.co/E3p0CO0aCZ
High Court decision gives high profile parents pointers on protecting children in the digital age http://t.co/qCSZOQ5HUp
US: Political and legal philosopher Waldron to return full-time to NYU http://t.co/yjWS8LwqqK
Social media infographic for law graduates? http://t.co/iHYWWeqywv
Green activists start legal challenge over GCHQ snooping in violation of "Wilson doctrine": http://t.co/IvMLGR9x8Z
Apple publishes new legal process guidelines for law enforcement information requests http://t.co/nWQjSP4akE
Legal Harmony: Sidley Austin | The Lawyer http://t.co/5f2FDvuNj9
INDIA: Legal Metrology raids 5 fuel stations, books one http://t.co/DflbbKElLp
Legal high industry's massive profits in NEW ZEALAND http://t.co/a1RWNoYf5v
Legal action launched into Cardigan hospital bed closure decision http://t.co/911QeTtsUt
Tech giants urge rethink of net neutrality changes http://t.co/559IUEz5cj
Aspiring MPs 'fear for their lives' over racist abuse http://t.co/xMvfmKUU4w
London black taxis plan congestion chaos to block Uber http://t.co/aHVNVIHt4i
Stuart Hall 'rape victim not a gold-digger', court hears http://t.co/ZjGFSyPsSg
Northern Ireland women not entitled to free abortions in England, court rules http://t.co/IDTyXbAccN
Prisoner to sue justice ministry over books ban http://t.co/sBpZ6ahcSC
Land Registry consultation is a sham | Law Gazette http://t.co/GQQU5JaFdZ
SRA targets £200k saving through report removal | Law Gazette http://t.co/PRDyei3rBO
US arrests scores in nationwide drug raids http://t.co/mrMlDPG5MV
Thousands occupy land near BRAZIL stadium http://t.co/QDLprjZVnl
SENEGAL: Fear of racism stops thousands from crossing the border to return to MAURITANIA tohttp://aje.me/1mFtmxg
In MEXICO what happens when vigilante groups take on powerful drug cartels http://t.co/kfqw3hlc7M
SPAIN: Town named Castrillo Matajudios, translated as 'Kill Jews' votes on name change http://t.co/m2d556ewmf
IRAQ's oil police vs the rebel saboteurs http://t.co/WNck7u0BrN
US schools pull essay questioning Holocaust http://t.co/GJn52Igzi1
THAILAND ex-PM Yingluck faces corruption charge http://t.co/5IRcYYyV0J
BRAZIL: Police threaten World Cup pay strike http://t.co/ycJxb0vjRJ
Scotland to pilot 'Clare's Law' to tackle domestic violence http://t.co/2sUaWUolkl
Scottish independence: Lottery winners call for end to 'smears' http://t.co/qavzYdkUnE
Teenagers guilty of Liverpool launderette murder http://t.co/TX1hNNgPRA
Faith leaders call for clearer packaging of meat http://t.co/nDrru8MjyF
Labour to call Commons vote on letting agent fee ban http://t.co/lINzlNl9ZM
SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius trial discusses Steenkamp last meal http://t.co/2Ws7EQ5ykT
High Court in London says NI women not entitled to free NHS abortions in England http://t.co/KPXb0mmORM
University of the People - where students get free degrees http://t.co/3w2p1JcYl6
SYRIA conflict: Huge blast 'destroys Aleppo hotel' http://t.co/dpNZJ3jWqs
Russell Brand wins 'substantial damages' for Sun on Sunday article http://t.co/oWk2QB0AJQ
Inns of Court funding scheme has created 30 new pupillages | The Lawyer http://t.co/chYQ26sUVK
Former KWM deputy global head launches advisory boutique in Australia | The Lawyer http://t.co/hsD04zMIwt
LAW FIRM NEWS: KWMSJB private equity partner Tim Wright exits for DLA | The Lawyer http://t.co/LfphyQPcsD
Lord chief justice ‘troubled’ by Pistorius TV trial | Law Gazette http://t.co/f1QxGpn7yA
Lawyers cutting corners in housing rush, says Ombudsman | Law Gazette http://t.co/IEMwdacL9l
SRA ready to slash minimum compulsory PII cover | Law Gazette http://t.co/ecnUXn8myb
Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls in NIGERIA http://t.co/QWl7HOSBKa
US F.C.C. Commissioner Asks for Delay on New Net Neutrality Rules http://t.co/QRrnKTjjGI
US: In German exchange student’s Death, Some See a Montana Law Gone Wrong http://t.co/OWPVoUqgEN
NIGERIA: Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone http://t.co/p3leudjL9m
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
School chaplains challenge reveals AUSTRALIA's weak religious freedoms http://t.co/fC9KdL9whW
Appeal Court overturns Cherkley Court planning decision http://t.co/G914KaM8k1
Plane crash victims Carl and Kathryn Whiteley 'disoriented' by fog http://t.co/DftimESyoZ
US Abu Hamza trial: Defence claims radical worked for MI5 http://t.co/KIARl1rEkC
Metropolitan Police officers start wearing body cameras http://t.co/1Feo6ZIUsi
Nick Clegg: Tory knife crime plan a 'step backwards' http://t.co/SHEYJ0stNg
NIGERIA abducted schoolgirls: Malala Yousafzai urges action http://t.co/VFvm3um5PI
PAKISTAN 'blasphemy lawyer' shot dead in Multan office http://t.co/OMM4UaX2pM
Manchester firm dips into £4m fund to acquire practice | Law Gazette http://t.co/3pd80OWHyD
VENEZUELA security forces abusing protesters according to rights monitors http://t.co/La8LTdAZQ1
Piracy study shows illegal downloaders more likely to pay for films than music http://t.co/wiSLQnGGjq
Illegal sub-letting by tenants targeted by Milton Keynes Council http://t.co/hfFxEPet0m
Illegal alcohol kills at least 50 people in KENYA http://t.co/h0q2vvzMDI
PAKISTAN: Some arms dealers have been “under-invoicing” their imports in order to exceed their quota http://t.co/0UiNfDv3Qf
Three times as many A&E patients waiting over four hours in Scotland http://t.co/sGhrWNWISM
LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood among firms to benefit from revived Aim market | The Lawyer http://t.co/HFKTsB7wTT
Homes & Communities Agency slashes panel from 14 to nine firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/3UiHTniAW4
The Jean McConville killing: I'm completely innocent. But what were my accusers' motives? | Gerry Adams http://t.co/soF61dzupD
US College rape tribunals fail students http://t.co/PzWivKU9qP
NIGERIA: UN Office on Drugs and Crimes has donated operational vehicle and materials to the Code of Conduct Tribunal http://t.co/BscEkrorEd
Sedgley shop steward leading tribunal claim for a dozen laid-off workers http://t.co/XikAMyfsHN
INDIA: Axing of trees - Green tribunal tells panel members to attend next hearing http://t.co/KplSucrcaE
INDIA: Financial Tech Moves Tribunal Against Sebi Order on 'Fit and Proper' Status http://t.co/y3dvZmO09V
CANADA: Tribunal nixes plea for farm worker inquests http://t.co/d9o0kPDjWP
Cameras in UK courts 'within five years', says Keir Stamer, former Director of Public Prosecutions http://t.co/pcsXz0iMHt
S AFRICA: Electoral Court dismissed an application on Tuesday for the removal of five Electoral Commission http://t.co/XrRp4A5BwO
AUSRALIA: Brisbane father is seeking public assistance for the return of his two missing children http://t.co/vtEtWe2dVI
SOUTH AFRICA: Court orders the opposition Democratic Alliance to apologise to the ruling party for a bulk SMS sent http://t.co/9SnUCn4rW0
INDIA: Supreme Court says NTPC can cut power to Delhi distributor if not paid http://t.co/nwSgpXlwk3
THAILAND Visiting Programme – Promoting Equality and Justice in Society http://t.co/GHCldAVOqU
TRINIDAD: Country will return to the law of the jungle if there is no overhaul of the criminal justice system http://t.co/V8oMSib1m3
CANADA: Justice Minister Swan says drug court unsustainable without federal money http://t.co/tnDZjtYHuL
Brixton Mother calls for justice after her son, 17, is stabbed to death in row over a bike http://t.co/feweap53bK
THAILAND: Removal of permanent secretary for justice Kittipong Kittayarak was a "crisis containment" http://t.co/hvKEPmlb15
IRELAND's Justice Minister Alan Shatter breached data laws http://t.co/8RMJCh6uIC
PAKISTAN: Chief Justice Tassadaq Jillani to retire on July 5 http://t.co/5oltnHZHBM
AUSTRALIA: Brisbane man to face charge over anti-abortion protest http://t.co/IlPSd6fpNM
PAKISTAN: Exit Control List - Musharraf’s counsel says govt misleading the court http://t.co/nA2xmdWUKg
BRUNEI: The Sultan and I Broke His Sharia Law https://t.co/NAYxuExGtQ
MoD external legal spend escalates 66 per cent over five years to £10m | The Lawyer http://t.co/5719QOsNkK
EU court ruling hits UK over road vehicle data http://t.co/q2ZEMrxqXj
Public interest test should apply when top UK science companies are target of foreign businesses, says Miliband http://t.co/wgyEMXOUYl
Edwin Poots meets with charity over transparency law http://t.co/gbsmx3YZ86
Riverview Law continues to change the UK legal marketplace http://t.co/PtgNYRUr1I
Employment solicitor calls for issue of zero-hour contracts to be “urgently addressed” http://t.co/lDU1Ft9w3r
Sheffield family law expert Angela Lally welcome a suggestion that divorce could be taken out of the hands of judges http://t.co/yPgD2gNeUE
US: 45 Day Rape Sentence Put Texas Judge Under Scrutiny http://t.co/lAuD97kzbn
UK Judge Tells Father To Stop Emailing His Children In All Caps Because It Appears Like He's Yelling http://t.co/aPfH14DBPu
FIJI: Judiciary welcome new addition to its ranks with new Court of Appeal Judge Vijith Kumara Malalgoda http://t.co/2WpgRKbReu
PAKISTAN: Opposition PTI party protesting to pressurise judiciary, says Government Minister http://t.co/uIcqzoJsYy
KENYA: Why the Judiciary's Runda house is overpriced at Sh300m http://t.co/QLED42yFFs
CANADA: PCs unveil whistleblower legislation, seven years after election promise http://t.co/9MGRHLDQFb
AUSTRALIA: Legislation for the break up of Power and Water passes through Parliament http://t.co/1NIH6PMc9H
US: Louisiana Legislation would give immediate divorce to victims of abuse http://t.co/dPlrSjM1Vp
SRA bids to lower authorisation hurdle for MDPs | Legal Futures http://t.co/VFMd900HAq
SRA bids to slash minimum PII cover to £500,000 | Legal Futures http://t.co/UtJZYjRWrb
End of the annual accountant’s report is nigh | Legal Futures http://t.co/XpoXvTg1cs
Big corporations can look after themselves, SRA says | Legal Futures http://t.co/wVwqrew8Mx
Make conveyancers answer to HMRC for stamp duty failings, LeO suggests | Legal Futures http://t.co/ar3xisUH5n
From my prison cell in EGYPT: Abdullah Elshamy, Al Jazeera journalist http://t.co/2LqFstJnkf
PHILIPPINES' Typhoon Haiyan six months on http://t.co/9SSvHpCtnW
Europe: Is it time to reform or to break up? http://t.co/4WFsUNKbRL
US: Emails reveal close Google relationship with NSA http://t.co/CDDZABpl2Y
School sex-assault scandal rocks INDONESIA http://t.co/ldRvq9SNmY
'FBI agent' detained in PAKISTAN http://t.co/CADCzoqwp1
UN urges QATAR to reform labour laws http://t.co/qxDJFYbbko
Boko Haram attack kills hundreds in NIGERIA http://t.co/o9kRgi7OfZ
ISRAEL mulls internment for Arab hate crimes http://t.co/vYWbnubnD4
Not sexy, but important: Save The Children ad shows models trying to make poverty sexy http://t.co/J8i4tPZ1VJ
Madeleine McCann: What do we know about the case? http://t.co/cex9MDMcgi
Stuart Hall trial: Broadcaster 'plied girls with alcohol and repeatedly raped them' in dressing room at BBC studios http://t.co/Y78Bp7l13p
Hacking trial: 'Look behind the mask,' prosecution QC tells the court http://t.co/1fA8pj8Mcl
Builder wins landmark victory for squatters' rights http://t.co/pkGFa3i4bl
'Skull Cracker' escape: Police investigate armed robbery at building society to see if linked with Michael Wheatley http://t.co/gGhiKKhhsk
Farmer cleared of manslaughter after rambler dies in cattle field http://t.co/WeAGxnYJ3h
Chris Grayling orders review of 'single punch' killings http://t.co/aQqR0Bw86x
Police killers will face 'life means life' sentence http://t.co/5l1o91qGdh
Skull Cracker: Jail must mean jail for violent criminals http://t.co/StfuXFEDJq
Nigel Farage insist that UKIP is not a racist party http://t.co/iMB9iVMj7l
Banksy has say over disputed Mobile Lovers artwork http://t.co/D1xqwmJZMj
Corporate counsel must hone up financial skills | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GGBk5GXau8
Risks intensify for foreign companies in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w84dpECLN1
GCs overwhelmed by info flow from law firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6HN7Mf5dql
Pinsent launches Middle East training scheme | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Z6WD9wxqQr
Platform launched for legal advice by video | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/9lo70o84iH
Mayer Brown resigns from 'toxic' WW2 sex slave case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/AgEhuANblU
Bankruptcy trustees in court battle over unfinished business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/w5agZ6TACU
Sixty Ex-Howrey partners agree to pay up | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/P4guQ7Gpvl
Derry 'Good Samaritan' bomb: RUC officers' legal bid fails http://t.co/Qut8xxMFO8
University of Law appoints legal education expert Tony King to help in dealings with law firms http://t.co/w2YNvdxFEI
GUYANA: Frustration, corruption of the legal system in Berbice http://t.co/nAQHXLBzLV
Legal challenge over 'ban' on books for prisoners http://t.co/AEm5xed4fS
CANADA: Parti Québécois lack of legal advice on secular charter puts ex-minister on defensive http://t.co/laRfuLoppv
Foreigners to be banned from using legal aid to sue the MoD after Iraqis accused soldiers of executing prisoners http://t.co/zEpCGt4mK1
NEW ZEALAND: Legal highs banned from midnight http://t.co/NpiETriPGE
New mortgage rules could ruin property recovery - warns conveyancers http://t.co/XMkPlXtm8C

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Competitive tenders are the norm - Four in five companies now use competitive bidding to distribute work to outside firm and only 13 per cent of companies do not have an established process for deciding which law firms to use. Full story - Global Legal Post

UGANDA: Gay men first to face trial under severe anti-gay laws http://t.co/N1NsffUSEt
'Do not resuscitate' orders not a matter for national policy, appeal court hears http://t.co/nQTMaFhemU
Report urges one-drug lethal injection to avoid botched US executions http://t.co/vsrHMpO5hC
Solicitor advocates squeezing out barristers, risking 'talent pipeline' for QCs and judges, Jeffrey Review warns http://t.co/4n7tbH4zAv
Roman law could secure DIY squatter ownership of property http://t.co/fjsCE81yVG
Criminal bar needs urgent reappraisal – Grayling reviewer | Law Gazette http://t.co/n5fQoSK9ox
Capita's entrance into legal market "imminent" as Optima granted ABS | The Lawyer http://t.co/tlX6KTfgac
Ernst & Young Law Asia: We'll double in size in a year | The Lawyer http://t.co/bWlM7qdEA0
Nigeria abductions: UK to send team http://t.co/mBMMe6Y2s3
Seven men sentenced for trafficking drugs into Wales http://t.co/ollBY0zIbA
Jean McConville murder: Man, 56, arrested in Antrim http://t.co/SYtEk6EAXz
Birmingham riot deaths: West Mids Police officer 'reckless' http://t.co/0Fz03sejsE
Air pollution 'too high' in most of world's cities http://t.co/b1jB6Y0ngF
Workplaces must get 'dementia friendly' http://t.co/nH2YexjRd6
Helena Costa is the first Female boss appointed by a Football club in FRANCE http://t.co/Wz3KS9Fs4k
David Cameron to discuss mango ban with new Indian PM http://t.co/081ZmEywpo
Fugitive 'Skull Cracker' Michael Wheatley in custody http://t.co/yeDJxrBGdc
Stuart Hall 'raped teenage girls in BBC dressing room' http://t.co/pVB5kxMMTV
On the Runs: 95 of 228 republicans linked to 200 murders http://t.co/9msKmm0D4G
Police incompetence let killers go free, says father of Birmingham riot victim http://t.co/VJiQgHgFeT
Ukip candidate for Newark seeks to clarify rape comments http://t.co/FxNn04Jrim
Tony Blair should be prosecuted for war crimes – not just judged by history http://t.co/WJpdOksOt6
Bright idea: apprenticeships capture intelligent people who wouldn't normally be on the | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/UC4WUFpxaE
A registrar of divorces should be considered | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/3SSgfRKAxu
'Law Society should not concern itself with theology | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/rz33jVdQXK
Munby: It's down to parliament to change the law on adoption l Solicitors Journal http://t.co/19rYAw2mQs
Former Dewey partners to join cases against Barclays | The Lawyer http://t.co/pCPcseDpSY
My legal life: Ed Fletcher - Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/GIBt8KFXfD
Quickie Divorce site told to drop claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/5Cmz2TviOP
Legal action threat over Land Registry plan | Law Gazette http://t.co/2pUYhbcvhp
CANADA: Jury selection starts in case against Halifax lawyer http://t.co/JZAc4uprX4
Belgian lawyer who has taken UEFA to court over financial fair play says regulations will only reinforce elite clubs http://t.co/78q1V1tvIO
INDIA: Lawyer held for sending offensive SMS to MP, family alleges victimization http://t.co/DYGOyXT4st
CANADA: Lawyer for former DTES slumlord George Wolsey accuses witness of making things up http://t.co/nDpzLbO3Sf
MALAYSIA: Syariah lawyer representing rights activist Dr Kassim Ahmad objected to the new and alternative charges http://t.co/Yxh1nfdeuw
CHINA: Rights lawyer detained in latest clampdown http://t.co/kHLjMmrAMi
Lawyer for JAPAN's Universal offered to pay ex-staffer to stop helping casino probe http://t.co/wcI6oSKvLE
US: Authorities investigating if weed or alcohol played role in Montana homeowner killing GERMAN student http://t.co/uOakXFiihN
Jury weighs Google’s influence after Apple-Samsung trial http://t.co/9FXqeXKjeH
MALAYSIA: Playing civil law card, lawyer thwarts Kassim Ahmad’s Shariah trial for Islam slur http://t.co/JvQ8HMJi4Z
Mass trial in TURKEY over street protests http://t.co/W72cGYNk5N
Abu Hamza trial: hostage in YEMEN tour trip describes human shield terror http://t.co/0YlM7B4szc
CANADA: Victim gives chilling testimony at Maple Leaf Gardens sex-abuse trial http://t.co/OmafuPnF4D
SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius trial hears of suicide fears http://t.co/nbXlhK6siT
Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting gets underway in BOTSWANA http://t.co/cnm2iCjNrg
E. Barnett, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University wins prestigious prize http://t.co/KUspRDKh1F
Summer Course on European Competition Law https://t.co/K5XPMoY5Hb
Diving Into More Law School Employment Data From The WSJ http://t.co/WbUaX2hgZU
More than 26,500 pro bono hours by law students in 2014 from just one US law school http://t.co/tRghtQkem5
Allen & Overy, European Corporate Governance Institute Honor Professor Katharina Pistor for Paper http://t.co/HogztLO3Wr
RUSSIA: Tough law censors swearing in the arts http://t.co/KCcxq3oOhQ
US: San Francisco law requiring smartphone kill switch pitched http://t.co/xLvI9HrI0T
US: New Texas law halts prison proxy weddings http://t.co/FtBeEhvr6k
IRELAD: Shatter broke law by revealing Wallace information - http://t.co/9IHVFyv4sR
NIGERIA’s Stolen Girls http://t.co/EqiWfiK0wB
US: Judge Voids Murder Convictions for 3 Half Brothers Linked to Brooklyn Detective http://t.co/FrzUYaqa0C
US: Ex-Christie Aide, Testifying in Bridge Inquiry, Portrays a Highly Political Office http://t.co/jfLcOU3YJU
Auction house Christie’s and others to Return Statues looted from CAMBODIA's temples http://t.co/sX99ItgQHr
Morgan Stanley fined $5 million over IPO work http://t.co/2P5yR1DDHD
US Justice Sonia Sotomayor has emerged as an increasingly confident figure on the Supreme Court http://t.co/9pXwX83fcU
Boston College Says It Will Return Interviews About Northern Ireland http://t.co/cJwZBlay6S
RUSSIA Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’ http://t.co/V21mV43975
Only Minorities Need Apply: Is it fair to treat race as a job qualification? http://t.co/XqmWjVKs7u
New Kidnapping Reported in NIGERIA as US Offers Help http://t.co/EOqPu1EhrX
Moira car bomb: Man arrested over 1998 police station attack http://t.co/VJE3uP2Lfp
Call for action to tackle child poverty attainment gap http://t.co/9Y9mSj2jdJ
Placenta smoothies firm in 'health risk' case http://t.co/TPwReMG6vV
NIGERIA: US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls http://t.co/8d780N0CCf
Birmingham riot deaths: Police officer 'reckless' http://t.co/0Fz03sejsE
YouTube artist on Turner Prize list http://t.co/qAuByfFJZE
Co-op Group's board is 'dysfunctional', says Myners http://t.co/OnHqNd0uX0
Former Co-op boss Paul Flowers admits drug possession http://t.co/isnAcwgLhn
THAILAND court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra http://t.co/HRyTUUlMiM
US: Second autopsy to be carried out on executed man Clayton Lockett http://t.co/jFQSJrOtO3
Drug cocktail in US executions banned from use on animals, says report http://t.co/vsrHMpO5hC
Daily Mail pays 'substantial damages' and apologises to JK Rowling http://t.co/gp4U9Hi1ge
LAW FIRM NEWS:: Weightmans hits turnover high with 6 per cent rise to £87m | The Lawyer http://t.co/qzyK4I2F5B
UK court rejects extradition request due to French West Indies jail conditions http://t.co/QrZprUejRe
SRA drops plan to ban unrated PII insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/meX2anKDcD
TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/1t42nYQw8j
LAW FIRM NEWS: Kemp Little founder Richard Kemp quits to launch own boutique | The Lawyer http://t.co/0OEl3xlB4m
Lloyds retail GC to resurface at thread giant Coats | The Lawyer http://t.co/1Of793O4UX
LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell’s revenue soars to record high of £73.4m in 2013/14 | The Lawyer http://t.co/ZS7oStr2g1
CLC “disappointed” with ministers on future of regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/4hzBzfyTfF
Now Quindell targets US listing as well | Legal Futures http://t.co/z9z1QNw1uM
Another unrated insurer 'heading for liquidation', says SRA | Legal Futures http://t.co/2U4lQyOqoq
Top police officer blames £11,000 crime spree on brain injury http://t.co/xz77DCM7EJ
Skull Cracker release: Chris Grayling promises 'big changes' http://t.co/mXNJQdvCw2
Suspended US lawyer's application to marry porn-filled laptop overturned http://t.co/NzMs7hLJ16
Secret recordings of IRA terrorists 'could be handed back' and destroyed http://t.co/oyonruOANL
Hannah Smith: 'No evidence' teen was bullied online http://t.co/tbaG0opYJp
Race riot hero says he has been 'slapped in the face' by justice system http://t.co/kRdVn85s51
Cambridge graduate describes sex predator husband jailed for life as 'kind and sensitive' http://t.co/PhVAqyKYWx
US: Jay Leno joins Beverly Hills hotel protest against Sultan of BRUNEI for introducing Sharia law http://t.co/jH0UYO1U12
US: Occupy trial juror describes shock at activist's potential prison sentence http://t.co/7ioebvwSCJ
Boston College tapes: McIntyre gave interview to archive http://t.co/FxqoYt86vD
Hannah Smith inquest: Teenager posted 'online messages' http://t.co/alSe5t5zAb
Chinese internet giant Alibaba seeks to raise $1bn in public share sale in US http://t.co/0Gm172qhMO
Coca-Cola to remove controversial drinks ingredient http://t.co/wtuY4VMWkK
Usain Bolt tweets over stolen running shoes in Croydon http://t.co/NMYIGVJC7G
Ofcom examines Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear Myanmar joke http://t.co/ubnI109Kds
US: White House security breached by car http://t.co/chkQA1F2df
CANADA: Toronto mayor Rob Ford 'turned back' from US on way to rehab http://t.co/iubX5P2qmc
US: Monica Lewinsky breaks decade-long media silence http://t.co/YvRuPJARud
NIGERIA: More Nigerian girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants http://t.co/7RAquKEute
INDIA: Landmark casenotes on the right to manage religiously owned property without government interference http://t.co/4XAbY6297C
ACC backs records retention for corporate counsel | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/03vRrvnexP
Mexico activists protest telecoms censorship law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/WvySjcm1Dh
Irwin Mitchell set to launch Cambridge office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/sh4r2ojfED
Scams on foreigners predicted to grow in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/oZaDydMc9G
Indian law firms combine to focus on Japanese investors | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tr0dgMOHKQ
A&O opens office in Myanmar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/xjurluSufz
Shanghai boosted by new arbitration guidance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1XkP7K2MI8
Australian firms beef up social media | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tN0JPkNYOK

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