879th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: The Legal Services Board (LSB) has told the government that if it wants
to appoint ‘small business appeals champions’ for legal services, it
should appoint them to the eight front-line regulators rather than the
super-regulator. Full story - Legal Futures
- Cloud computing - if only lawyers would put their smartphones away and listen | Law Gazette http://t.co/IbciAkaLQO
- MoJ’s ‘high-risk’ projects on the rise | Law Gazette http://t.co/yMdmlgDzhX
- Is your firm’s publicity putting you in the risk zone? | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/63SN18ZsPb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: HowardKennedyFsi swaps West End for City in three-in-one office move | The Lawyer http://t.co/HccY9NQNL1
- CHINA: Business tycoon Liu Han sentenced to death for murder http://t.co/cSpCXT7zRT
- NI21 row: Basil McCrea denies allegations http://t.co/8AsbFfS8GM
- Student designs toy to help former child soldiers recover http://t.co/s27QKONqCm
- Land ownership reforms proposed http://t.co/ddofBe4eH4
- Queen Elizabeth 'liver brand' surgeon resigns http://t.co/mNDJiKj8T8
- Tulisa trial over V Festival blogger 'assault' adjourned http://t.co/rddfPlCLPA
- ESPN UK fined £120,000 by Ofcom over audio description http://t.co/MXpKX7e74B
- Barclays Bank fined £26m for gold price failings http://t.co/5LI6S36q2a
- Newcastle footballer Dummett gets death threats over Suarez injury http://t.co/ENERD5uN3W
- UK looks to boost fracking with new land access rules http://t.co/NKwQJz4t5M
- Nuisance phone calls 'offer home improvements' http://t.co/U90qmrqNsR
- Birmingham Children's Services 'inadequate' says Ofsted http://t.co/fpX0clyBhJ
- Stuart Hall jailed for indecent assaults http://t.co/TqRtrTiljL
- THAILAND's coup leaders detain former PM Yingluck http://t.co/qCMMtwWPvZ
- Fire crews tackle blaze at Glasgow School of Art http://t.co/786ekZmuMb
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbies u-turns on Australia pay freeze ahead of remenuration overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/plMj3KMlfY
- The legal jobs market is picking up. But beware of time-wasters | Law Gazette http://t.co/L2alGxSkpW
- Mediations up but fees down, survey shows | Law Gazette http://t.co/IwNO5OyQrB
- Linder Myers starts talks on redundancies | Law Gazette http://t.co/QScBPHHzN5
- US: Scotusblog loss of Senate press credentials fuels media uproar http://t.co/nusRKji1Lu
- Jail fraudsters for longer, judges told http://t.co/K4yKOR21ZH
- CONGO: Congolese warlord Germain Katanga jailed over 2003 massacre by ICC http://t.co/TkZaqYO79D
- Time for action on data security | The Lawyer http://t.co/8SZuFnXFmF
- GCs as the biggest influencers of the future of the law | The Lawyer http://t.co/RkIDzOTvk3
- High Court rules that Richard III must be buried in Leicester Cathedral | The Lawyer http://t.co/VGp8P4bzD8
- QBE splits advisers into two in new-look roster | The Lawyer http://t.co/DfunJR6BRz
- Helpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall | Law Gazette http://t.co/YjwCkCpmIx
- Landmark whistleblowing case could ‘open floodgates’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/RUkIFmw1XQ
- Judge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/IoLbf4pS1z
- CHINA Plans Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments http://t.co/nY1DggUywJ
- Facebook’s New Privacy Mascot: The Zuckasaurus http://t.co/csjyLnGLBm
- Some Privacy, Please? Facebook, Under Pressure, Gets the Message http://t.co/sZcDKrtNAP
- US: House Passes Restraints on Bulk Data Collection http://t.co/W9Tik2GZW4
- INDIA: Door by Door, India Strives to Know More About Death http://t.co/4dHh9xFgvi
- Tiananmen: reciting an essay about 1989 uprising at a private gathering can violate CHINA’s laws http://t.co/iz6ZKJZnki
- US: San Antonio, a city of wrenching differences where the fault lines of class and identity are visible and raw
http://t.co/n2DtcguQ01
- US: From Virginia, Chasing Down Credit Suisse http://t.co/iwCONeqGLC
- US Case Offers Glimpse Into China’s Hacker Army http://t.co/z2s3utq2Gs
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Who, What, Why: How dangerous is bullfighting? http://t.co/xBsmn59amt
- Hillsborough inquests jury to visit stadium http://t.co/WOXkECV4Kl
- Luton Muslim school criticises Ofsted over 'extremism' claims http://t.co/nNfsvowr8V
- UN committee imposes sanctions on NIGERIA's Boko Haram http://t.co/7EnVN31VSo
- Victim placed at centre of new fraud sentencing laws http://t.co/mnJfFbs10L
- KENYA Court Halts Takeover of REA Vipingo After Bid Challenged http://t.co/ya3WuBQpCx
- IRELAND: Dunnes employee 'made a sacrificial lamb', tribunal told http://t.co/R557ccmIlw
- INDIA: National Green Tribunal notice to Centre and Odisha over POSCO green nod
http://t.co/Kr0fKbUHel
- No5 celebrates Campbell’s tribunal judge appointment and Butterfield’s elevation to QC | The Lawyer http://t.co/HvQY4GEFn9
- Major fraud trial of Sevenoaks solicitor set to resume after Court of Appeal ruling http://t.co/aGWtyxoP2A
- Court of Appeal cuts Torquay solicitor's damages bill http://t.co/KDIGBVTNVx
- IRELAND: Cork solicitor's theft trial begins at the Circuit Criminal Court http://t.co/86hUNZRNy3
- Leeds solicitor Rajat Sharma pulled out all the stops to turn a casual shopping trip into a show-stopping proposal http://t.co/aEBihLPaLl
- INDIA: Leading Mumbai solicitor Subhash Kothari passes away http://t.co/3qMhyiati1
- Nicola Neilson, commercial property lawyer at Latimer Hinks Solicitors, Darlington set for charity challenge http://t.co/PBLoWePB2r
- SOUTH KOREA's president names former judge as prime minister http://t.co/NdpbqoUJCk
- US federal Judge orders government to turn over Guantanamo videos http://t.co/AQfluijyij
- US Judge permits lawsuit by former Apple employee who claims Steve Jobs promised lifetime job http://t.co/iRX6FxfcMy
- ISRAEL: Beer Sheva Judges Car Set On Fire http://t.co/40nbDHvOXZ
- US: FTC Testifies on Patent Assertion Entities and Legislation to Prohibit Deceptive Patent Demand Letters http://t.co/TIEeRh9taR
- A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG
- PAKISTAN Anti-corruption culture: ‘NAB, judiciary took action, but more is needed’ http://t.co/Q6hT1hA9Kb
- CAMBODIA: National Assembly debate the first of three controversial judicial draft laws http://t.co/6QstnS7YVd
- MALAYSIA Judiciary comes under attack for not respecting the rule of law http://t.co/N5glBGssAC
- PAKISTAN: Supreme Court resentment news channel programme aired against the judiciary http://t.co/71FI0BfRoe
- Leading trade unions make ABS play | Legal Futures http://t.co/8YxMjw4m7G
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells CEO Steve Immelt: Five times a year, boss people around | The Lawyer http://t.co/VnvTuOZYr9
- CCTV images of two men released in Govanhill rape inquiry http://t.co/rAyFL69wGt
- Natasha McShane: Heriberto Viramontes jailed for 90 years for attempted murder http://t.co/znUVbr6OFI
- Luton boy, 16, filmed beating animals banned for life http://t.co/NATdJd4qvD
- Cheeki Rafiki search may be suspended - US Coast Guard http://t.co/5KaHsYcxnq
- Marine A sentence cut by two years as he loses appeal to have it quashed http://t.co/rzkiQVLOOS
- Couple torment neighbours in bitter bid to regain historic family home http://t.co/Hd6lWPefMG
- Fraudsters face longer sentences if they target the elderly http://t.co/nI9d7z5hEU
- Man 'stabbed wife in back for hogging the bedsheets’ http://t.co/qBAdl8VpZ3
- Gender-selective abortion is illegal, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to announce http://t.co/1MWHzcU5Te
- Consumers need help with decisions on legal services, says LSB research | Legal Futures http://t.co/FHF4JewMuQ
- Clients charged fixed fees in almost half of all transactions, survey finds | Legal Futures http://t.co/WlbB9TKI9w
- Fewer than one in ten people with legal problems see a lawyer | Legal Futures http://t.co/M5UauECH5L
- Leading trade unions make ABS play | Legal Futures http://t.co/cXCwZtfV5j
- GM legal unit in spotlight over vehicle safety | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/qzTxsLWuNh
- Glaxo accused by official Chinese legal newspaper | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/UV8j3Z2RHI
- Small businesses doubt value of legal advice | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/Pdyw4w0jwO
- Departing White House counsel rejoins Latham & Watkins as partner | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/PYBdkf2F7p
- Herbert Smith moves to end pay freeze | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/AJTD8LqHTX
- BP makes last appeal over Deepwater Blue oil leak | The Global Legal Post
http://t.co/0eTgyAAir1
- In praise of … Alison Russell, a female high court judge who should be addressed as "the honourable Ms Justice http://t.co/Xy61OHap4V
- Domestic violence: One month's death toll http://t.co/dDh4llgwK0
- Ex-Sussex pair charged with fixing http://t.co/PUrmv3y669
- Plastic £5 note 'first for Great Britain' http://t.co/EQtRRsdiif
- Angry London cabbies attack Hailo taxi app office http://t.co/vhbVyaK3ob
- GPs say no to charging patients http://t.co/5w4QLBQQGu
- US: Isidro Garcia charged with holding girl captive http://t.co/yBiQaJ174F
- eBay faces backlash on hack delays http://t.co/85YzqueoJH
- Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning charged with 41 sex offences http://t.co/OIglPzfkQo
- Where's the worst place to be a worker? Most of the world http://t.co/muIQc0ziTt
- Barrister and law lecturer Ziauddin Mahmood obituary http://t.co/D3vDvEJMa3
- Russia and China veto UN move to refer SYRIA to international criminal court http://t.co/gt3AMnyA4w
- British couple extradited to US a week after suicide attempt http://t.co/1AJfuXJtaR
- Britons jailed and losing jobs over bad cheques as Interpol issues alerts http://t.co/QsMMo8T6uy
- A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up http://t.co/gEdUCxDEaG
- US: Wyoming drafts bill to reintroduce firing squads for executions http://t.co/oqH4fTJ2kL
- Ex-Manchester United boss David Moyes accused of assaulting man during Lancashire bar fight http://t.co/3nitfKkMbT
- Supreme Court judgment: R (Barkas) v North Yorkshire | head of legal http://t.co/Pv7efCrxTR
878th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
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OF THE DAY: HSE to target company directors for prosecution. Tip-off raids have risen by a fifth over the past year. Businesses that see health and safety as an area for cost-cutting are at increasing risk of inspection as stats show the Health and Safety Executive is acting on more tip-offs, a law firm has warned. Full story - Solicitors Journal
- Unions create law firm ABS to rival high street | Law Gazette http://t.co/BvyfqDQXif
- Former Islamic bank GC arrested in Dubai over Leeds United sale allegations | The Lawyer http://t.co/11vMY2Oqiq
- London riots ruling opens way to new insurance claims | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/bizJQhL7rg
- Alexander Horne and Oonagh Gay: Ending the Hamilton Affair? | UK Constitutional Law Association - http://t.co/rx7BsQvMqG
- Law firm Sintons oversee more than £60 million of dental practice acquisitions across the UK in the past three years http://t.co/Pp2lb8QAdw
- UK bans selfies at polling stations http://t.co/mlMWUFgU5t
- Doctors 'powerless' to treat UK users of legal highs
http://t.co/PNwdM13zXf
- Partner can sue own law firm as whistlebower - top UK court rules
http://t.co/P3XO0cZOhW
- Condom Requirement Law For all adult actors Clears First Hearing http://t.co/2AvoPbJFMT
- Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy Monthly Seminar: 'The Demarcation Problem in Jurisprudence'
http://t.co/T6hlIWMiQs
- When technology strikes fear into the hearts of the legal department
http://t.co/m2xJmFfAOJ
- INDIA: No legal bar against Congress Party getting official status of opposition party in newly elected parliament
http://t.co/rNB48NhX2P
- TRINIDAD: Legal Aid mistakenly given to man charged with manslaughter who could afford to pay own attorney fees
http://t.co/i6Fb2ZoL25
- Legal dispute between Lotus and former chief Dany Bahar resolved
http://t.co/Jv2xcdMaSb
- VIETNAM considering legal action against China over disputed waters
http://t.co/yOfEfbJhGd
- Legal challenge launched for victims of historic sexual abuse http://t.co/8OKPgtMfnn
- US: Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Have the Police Become a Law Unto Themselves?
http://t.co/6PvcOkbVvO
- Brooks lawyer urges jury to focus on the evidence alone http://t.co/yJIt5yzvjG
- Forced labor in the private economy generates $150 billion of profits worldwide every year
http://t.co/OViGhCxkQq
- US: Could top judge OK search of colleague’s chambers? Ex-jurist charged in drug case says answer is no
http://t.co/IbEUXbq0o0
- GERMANY prosecutors to consider new evidence against surviving Nazi concentration camp guards http://t.co/fsYD31jc8C
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linder Myers launches redundancy consultation following Assure Law rescue | The Lawyer http://t.co/UkNjmx9YNN
- Weightmans promotes first non-lawyer partner after gaining ABS licence | The Lawyer http://t.co/X2kvVGQEXa
- Lawyers have a lot to learn from their accountancy counterparts when it comes to pleasing clients | The Lawyer http://t.co/65ZD9uzjU2
- BOOK REVIEW: Lord Mansfield, Justice in the Age of Reason | Law Gazette http://t.co/eWWZNi6jgs
- Class of August 1914 | Law Gazette http://t.co/mt9Q5HYfwR
- Call the PDS, regulator tells solicitors caught in protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/TuHEOExZN8
- Hampshire firm offers will-writing by Skype | Law Gazette http://t.co/HrwoHYkC1Z
- If you like our #LawTweets you may also like the 878th edition of LawNewsIndex collating our #LawNews tweets http://t.co/NGBKkHud16
- Ukraine crisis: Ex tycoon Khodorkovsky warns on RUSSIA sanctions http://t.co/n6bwnEKPVn
- MALAWI's local government minister Godfrey Kamanya kills himself as election results awaited http://t.co/hfqxCwYmEg
- Exotic bird Hoopoe 'thinks Innerleithen is the south of France' http://t.co/QFGkI5s0Kw
- Person shot by armed police at Liverpool house http://t.co/6K1LgwrxrB
- Who, What, Why: What can and can't British Royal Family members say? http://t.co/1mnDIq1YmJ
- MRSA: Hospital superbug 'shared with pets' http://t.co/hq1tXeeok2
- Tesco to end checkout sweets in 'healthy choice' move http://t.co/ZMm1UnM7Va
- Net immigration remans same despite a rise in EU immigration to the UK http://t.co/eGAsIBLALp
- Madeleine McCann search to enter 'substantial phase' of activity http://t.co/b1liTW9sZg
- Urumqi attack kills 31 in CHINA's Xinjiang region http://t.co/kgdEuTekGB
- THAILAND coup d'etat as military seizes power http://t.co/fad3IDxxUv
- Marine loses appeal against murder conviction http://t.co/nXDL0UNxz0
- Sons of British man killed by German locum GP lose case at European court http://t.co/F0RjuxZliG
- Annual declaration replaces CPD hours | Law Gazette http://t.co/4QtebwoLT3
- Failure to fund child’s expert report unlawful | Law Gazette http://t.co/zhTRVIBLwr
- Firm loses negligence case in appeal court | Law Gazette http://t.co/58HnGiZ3tl
- Call the PDS, regulator tells solicitors caught in protest | Law Gazette http://t.co/kHtMfF08Sg
- Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few http://t.co/jfGNUG2jMf
- Where ‘Say Nothing’ Is Gospel, I.R.A. Victim’s Daughter Is Talking http://t.co/XrrxMR954d
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- NEW ZEALAND: Cat brings home bag of cannabis http://t.co/60wmCULJNf
- Absconded prisoner Anthony Peloe found http://t.co/jQucCVryfu
- Missing US woman found after 10 years http://t.co/bDOXHAAdUz
- SYRIA: the war crimes record | Editorial http://t.co/sx9ldoevD6
- Prisons inspector gives stark warning about problems at HMP Whitemoor http://t.co/yyeo14Tj9h
- US supreme court grants stay of execution to Russell Bucklew http://t.co/w5gxZMKIET
- AUSTRALIA: Make sure you say 'grub': how offensive language can get you locked up | Elyse Methven http://t.co/RlAYf2JUDG
- AUSTRALIA: Queensland rejects push to make Muslim women remove burqas http://t.co/Vx3xCQxxV6
- US law firm Patton Boggs voting on merger with Squire Sanders
http://t.co/yADXMEB5ja
- Chicago Law firm denies telling Malaysian Airlines to stop caregiving services http://t.co/i1RwbkG72T
- INDIA: Government Law College principal RB Malik quits, joint director Manjusha Molwane again at the helm http://t.co/OKVqDAL2U2
- INDIA: As law officers weigh future, Vadra, SIMI and black money cases loom http://t.co/MQINFPBxMn
- Law Society of KENYA asks State to prosecute Kenyans spreading hate on social media http://t.co/0zRaPe9w25
- PAKISTAN: Geo TV issue - Law ministry sends its opinion to information ministry http://t.co/ODw8EPHzib
- Hungry Airedale Hospital midwife told patient to hurry, tribunal told http://t.co/drlZ8H2xo2
- US: Latin American Indigenous Women Hold NYC Tribunal http://t.co/rPNL9PPqtT
- Charity tribunal rejects Jewish charity appeal to be removed from register http://t.co/pZVCnAmrBd
- TURKMENISTAN: Activist’s Family Barred from Travel Abroad. Brother of Exiled Rights Defender Halted at the Airport http://t.co/wRsyLGhSv6
- CROATIA: Court set for ‘war crimes’ human rights judgement http://t.co/KnCf1AQE2H
- CANADIAN Government report on human rights abuses in COLOMBIA a 'sham' http://t.co/Wci9xQcm85
- UN rights monitors urge IRAN to stay Arab activists' execution http://t.co/wzWEHPAx1T
- European Ombudsman open investigation into respect for fundamental rights in the EU's "cohesion" policy http://t.co/5IO4PSRl8w
- Disabled Students Allowance cuts may deter students http://t.co/rSGWOWEwld
- Human rights groups urge LEBANON to stop deporting Palestinian refugees http://t.co/g5ChtnhxCT
- Human Rights Watch investigates death squad killings in the PHILIPPINES http://t.co/D50VjamMEz
- Supreme leader: West Using N. Program, Human Rights Only As Excuse for Pressuring IRAN http://t.co/oru7x9Xr16
- 'Do you want a single regulator run by the Kings and Queens of quangos, asked Deech..?' Evolve, revolve or be Extinct http://t.co/MF20VYwHxm
- Professor Richard Morehead's analysis of the Jeoffrey report on criminal advocacy http://t.co/fOcggaLvs5
- Independent criminal advocacy in England and Wales | A Review by Sir Bill Jeffrey http://t.co/nL2NKtITv6
- R v Crawley and Ors, a quick look and some implications | Lawyerwatch http://t.co/eRhMbQUisx
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Speechly loses IP and corporate heads as merger vote nears | The Lawyer http://t.co/f5JmAjK8ZD
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Browne Jacobson smashes £50m barrier with 11.5 per cent turnover rise | The Lawyer http://t.co/AVuoCeyaNM
- LAW FIRM NEWS: BBC litigation head Banno quits for Baker & McKenzie | The Lawyer http://t.co/xuoYdR5Mqa
- The new referral fees | Legal Futures http://t.co/fNeH1j6wOg
- CA upholds negligence ruling in miner's compensation case | Legal Futures http://t.co/C2MM2qOjra
- Training declarations to replace hours-based CPD | Legal Futures http://t.co/R9CPrnd8C1
- "Significant opportunity" for Saga Law expansion | Legal Futures http://t.co/QS7DZTDMaM
- Madrid lost Olympics bid 'because of row over Gibraltar' http://t.co/yFn6ADlu29
- Headmaster paid salary despite confessing to spying on children's toilets http://t.co/DWBLkNFZw5
- Syria conflict: British jihadists are nothing like the freedom fighters of the Spanish Civil War http://t.co/CWdg8kNz1T
- Video: Woman ploughs into police cars while driving wrong way up motorway http://t.co/MmysN9aFaW
- Theresa May: no more public funding for Police Federation http://t.co/h23komlbpg
- Extradition couple Paul and Sandra Dunham treated 'like Abu Hamza' http://t.co/k3C1YeyfaZ
- British soldier may face prosecution over 1972 rubber bullet shooting http://t.co/wfflzS9vvL
- Apple GC gives golden rules to law graduates | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NEY6ezOr00
- GM legal unit in spotlight over vehicle safety | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/L1xYsWrSmw
- GCs need to become better business partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tMKt3EmZ90
- Switzerland pips UK on divorce payout | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/dbDGtHsgkR
- BP gets court defeat as Gulf leak costs look set to soar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qPS2PwmEmB
- Credit Suisse GC fails to avoid corporate guilty plea | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nry72f8zZR
- June start date proposed for Squire Patton Boggs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bzfxtT4EkN
- Clyde & Co loses whistleblowing case | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mkxoroRsGO
- Glyndebourne opera critics spark 'sexism' row http://t.co/mNoxKXtnPS
- Blizzard sues Starcraft II cheat hackers http://t.co/UxmbJvJoKt
- SPAIN: Madrid matadors gored by bulls at festival launch http://t.co/Xgu3xtgCi9
- High court judge is first to be formally addressed as Ms Justice http://t.co/wZhkvWBP83
- SWISS court rules that Nazi salute may be 'personal statement', not racism http://t.co/Gr7stTVD6M
- BP mounts last ditch effort to limit Gulf of Mexio oil spill settlement http://t.co/Z6jN8aBvSG
- Retired Northampton couple due to be extradited to US within 24 hours http://t.co/JIUiGshsQN
- BRAZIL police go on strike ahead of football World Cup
http://t.co/84v2ELmOFZ
- BALKAN Floods Expose Deadly Mines From 1990s Civil War
http://t.co/JUNsXMTVnK
- ITALY: Navy rescues child migrants from seas as concern grows
http://t.co/lMBCRKfe4z
- SOUTH AFRICA's new left-wing MPs attended their first parliamentary session dressed as maids and miners
http://t.co/25sQm4RBUK
- JAPAN: The kinky law school that is anything but that and had legislated a name change
http://t.co/2bdT2BDaHJ
- CZECH bootleg alcohol gang given long jail sentences
http://t.co/gn3oRTA234
- British fugitive Richard Ardolino arrested in Dubai after 2-1/2 year hunt
http://t.co/uGYpEcFQiM
- GERMAN political party accused of neo-Nazi traits set for EU parliament due to change in election laws
http://t.co/UnDOt9DW6N
- CUBA blocks Yoani Sanchez's dissident newspaper
http://t.co/EM8yjVGJLK
- Twitter friendship blossoms for Asian nationalists Modi, (INDIA) and Abe (JAPAN)
http://t.co/9FvHjlrMXP
- RUSSIA vows to retaliate against US human rights sanctions
http://t.co/FWC1DroBez
- SRI LANKA blocks two more websites critical of government: rights group
http://t.co/pb3GDt3N62
- IRAN 'releases' dancers from Pharrell Happy tribute video
http://t.co/2kArqPQCJt
877th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK
based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news &
articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
FOCUS
OF THE DAY: The partnership model for Law Firms is under attack as firms look for ways to enshrine fairness in a post-crunch world where commitment means less. It can be a great thing for clients and lawyers, but challenges loom that go to the heart of the way legal services are provided. Full story - The Lawyer
- New Bankruptcy Fees to Take Effect June 1 in US Courts http://t.co/ImJ7URIIpD
- KAZAKHSTAN: Transparency of courts of great importance for building public confidence, says Head of OSCE http://t.co/RCZyfBxgUH
- 'Teenage holidaymaker feared Rolf Harris would rape her' http://t.co/rZltU9OzRQ
- US: Federal courts beat - All judges recused in Erlinder lawsuit http://t.co/nG7Tay4ygm
- CANADA: Ontario Courts Back Speed Limiter Rule http://t.co/Xbvz77e3Pt
- SINGAPORE: Family courts will adopt holistic approach to solving disputes
http://t.co/VMDOnMUoJS
- Register Now for Webinar: “Using Social Impact Bonds to Improve Juvenile Justice Outcomes”: US http://t.co/sph9PEt40u
- Bagua Massacre—A Test for Justice in PERU | International Center for Transitional Justice http://t.co/Y0gaq8nmfr
- US: Call for Applicants for the Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program http://t.co/ZXuAowkeTM
- "The International Criminal Court and the Politics of Prosecutions" http://t.co/P3lz6bzRsW
- IRELAND: North West MEP has confirmed that he has sent two new Garda whistleblower files to the Minister for Justice
http://t.co/tloYkRjACr
- Liscow on Legal Rule Design & Distributive Justice
http://t.co/IDaCfKLJWa
- US Justice Dept. cracking down on Americans' off-shore tax evasion
http://t.co/Eh4G0pUhT4
- SS guards face justice for crimes at Nazi Majdanek death camp in POLAND http://t.co/5qQeVzFQrQ
- INDIA: Justice J.S. Khehar’s decision to recuse himself from hearing the Sahara case is both timely and correct
http://t.co/C7N1aXw03C
- We must defend THAILAND's fragile democracy or civil war looms http://t.co/NKmc1cg0fa
- Annual declaration replaces CPD hours | Law Gazette http://t.co/4QtebwoLT3
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws transaction services chief quits for DWF | The Lawyer http://t.co/L9d2J33JaK
- IRELAND's farmers have been urged by barrister to take action now to avoid incidents with trespassers http://t.co/qHh2IzUxOB
- AUSTRALIA: Former detective Des Campbell appeals murder conviction over wife's cliff fall death http://t.co/fnzKrVviNq
- BANGLADESH: Graft cases against opposition political party BNP's leaders to continue: Supreme Court
http://t.co/i7R3AKhS3h
- It's Cameron Vs Cameron Round 2 As Court Gives PM Victory Over Barrister Brother http://t.co/f7mZTNtXO9
- Kings Chambers barrister Hunter appears for local planning authority in Harrogate case
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- UK FCO Minister of State for Asia, Hugo Swire, has expressed his concern at the latest developments in Thailand
https://t.co/mdPishcfVG
- Scotland, Independence, and Human Rights http://t.co/cFVrNAVNry
- New UK law on online gambling, 15% tax and compulsory licensing http://t.co/KtsKd5EsVj
- Transgender woman wants government to 'forget' her identity as a man before sex change http://t.co/oogUGrYg1I
- The Intellectual Property Act – what does it mean for designers?
http://t.co/7kKk3bJpuY
- On the hook for another’s fraud — Santander (UK) plc v RA Legal Solicitors
http://t.co/q6KFFxRPMd
- Central London County Court ruled that a permitted use restriction in a lease is anti-competitive and unenforceable
http://t.co/zWsyxfD4l3
- Former director of public prosecutions admitted to treating Abu Hamza as a ‘ranter whose bark was worse than his bite
http://t.co/Z1CZkyExeA
- 76% of conveyancing firms face lender panel removal
http://t.co/tpO4LoImEj
- Licensed conveyancers ask: “Dont lenders trust lawyers anymore? “ http://t.co/ixFcWcypfQ
- AUSTRALIA: Uni Queensland defends legal threats over “climate” data they want to keep secret http://t.co/wRuSbT5n6n
- US: Legal scholarship highlight: How should the Court assess the workings of the other institutions of government?
http://t.co/tq5OdYHAx1
- US: Latest Legal Attack Portrays NFL as a Massive Drug-Pushing Conspiracy http://t.co/OVIJxlUhgm
- Legal highs are spiralling out of control, warns the United Nations http://t.co/Uer1fJyCpT
- Legal blow in Pfizer's attempt to take over AstraZeneca http://t.co/W2C9GpipUt
- US: Legal marijuana growers are not permitted to use federal irrigation water supplies
http://t.co/rKo0eCkm8t
- UAE: Updated legal statistics from the courts to be put online by the end of 2014, stated minister says http://t.co/h5uaWChYKX
- Legal challenge to controversial herring gull cull dismissed by judge
http://t.co/kroVSM85AJ
- Legal wrangling over PAKISTAN cricket board: Government challenges Ashraf’s reinstatement http://t.co/LWWKseG5mr
- Freshly recruited interns for TheLawMap this afternoon! http://t.co/8A5EjVCNju
- 'Legal Aid' Fraud Trial Ruling Is Overturned http://t.co/BFNM72ke7Z
- Ex-teacher Gwawr Ceiriog struck off for taking money http://t.co/QjMsqSUv5n
- Jeremy Kyle Show lie detector test applicant granted bail http://t.co/QU5QuDzHLM
- Ernest Jones raid: Suspect's selfie left at crime scene http://t.co/rqrFjeL7Ih
- Mother admits abandoning baby in Birmingham park http://t.co/cUOSeavVeK
- Child sex abuser Lostprophets' Ian Watkins: Celeb status inquiry under way http://t.co/Azx9k1Mf6d
- A policewoman has become the fourth officer to be sacked over press leaks related to the "plebgate" affair http://t.co/LzOlJ2mp9M
- Rolf Harris trial: Woman denies making up assault http://t.co/GHUFwTOE1a
- British journalist Graham Phillips held in Ukraine http://t.co/Onr3zNo6Cn
- Theresa May: Police Federation public funding to end http://t.co/YzAjQ46Al5
- Auction site eBay makes users change their passwords after security breach into members encrypted data http://t.co/MUS2BieBZr
- Stormont urged to drop plans to criminalise paying for sex http://t.co/nqkDnW0E9Y
- To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee seeks to reinstate lawsuit against museum http://t.co/8Yi0j4zmgn
- How to cram for a law exam http://t.co/jNkI81jbFg
- US: Missouri death row case in US supreme court's hands after execution stay http://t.co/M7cwCLMs0Z
- US: Same-sex couples rush for marriage licenses in Pennsylvania http://t.co/Rhn2RT0XA0
- RTA claims plummet, but insurers want more | Law Gazette http://t.co/LbvKsXoPjb
- SRA jettisons mandatory CPD training | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/igDWWnA4Gd
- Lawyer jailed for bribery in the US struck off by SDT | The Lawyer http://t.co/iNhXur9QDR
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Turnover stalls at Hill Dicks, up 0.4 per cent to £111.9m | The Lawyer http://t.co/P8tJcYnFoP
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes whistle-blowing case - the legal reaction | The Lawyer http://t.co/iBdZmdYPL5
- FCA succeeds in reversing stay in Operation Cotton trial | The Lawyer http://t.co/cfnEySlsPA
- Clyde & Co loses Bates van Winklehof whistleblowing case | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/K57GkSkTgj
- Whistleblowing judgment: partners are ‘workers’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/w21u2Mzqz1
- Court of Appeal overturns stay in case hit by bar boycott | Law Gazette http://t.co/iPmZXgJSDu
- Four Words Going Bye-Bye: Privacy is over. Local is over. Average is over. Later is over http://t.co/RD23VeCKiF
- EU Antitrust Chief Casts Doubt on Google Deal Over Rivals’ Links http://t.co/lvIGWQ3Tey
- Conflict Fatigue Deepens in East UKRAINE, Just Days Before Vote http://t.co/MuQBabXa5y
- Far Right Fever for a EUROPE Tied to Russia http://t.co/abfjBHWadp
- No prosecutions over Northern Ireland bus alcohol law http://t.co/4aC1qzVu0X
- Obesity surgery criteria stricter in Wales than England http://t.co/dMHEWcDqSv
- Gareth Williams: Jailed voyeur teacher still being paid http://t.co/qHb9PBHShk
- Paul and Sandra Dunham: Couple to be extradited later http://t.co/JQSULjXj7T
- IRAN: A group of Iranian fans who created a tribute to Pharrell Williams' hit song Happy have been arrested http://t.co/1d4T4RDiuz
- Counter-terrorism police arrest five in Syria charity fraud probe http://t.co/GfZJjZwZIO
- Child maintenance: Parents 'must agree or face fee' http://t.co/xqpq0xRYRL
- Man, 74, charged with historical care home abuse http://t.co/4OwCeVCubp
- Move to halt fraud trial overturned by Court of Appeal http://t.co/9VaFLG98h7
- EGYPT's former President Hosni Mubarak jailed for embezzlement http://t.co/EeYPaark9u
- US: NBC News launches legal bid to obtain Boston College interview tapes http://t.co/xYWrRhY6iW
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes to face whistle blowing claim after Supreme Court holds LLP members are protected | The Lawyer http://t.co/RuGIoXNkEj
- Bakers appoints inclusion and diversity partner | Law Gazette http://t.co/14AzMApKxn
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- IRELAND: Trial date set for Quinn family’s case against IBRC http://t.co/KnbrF5RgMq
- A Premier League referee was targeted by two Singapore businessmen charged with match-fixing, a court has heard. http://t.co/3nLkjIpvr9
- Landmark trial of marijuana drugs for stricken children http://t.co/mkEi3VvZTU
- US: Can we close Guantanamo Now? Abu Hamza Convicted by New York Jury http://t.co/juW34h453P
- Hillsborough jury told of ‘painstaking work’ to identify victims http://t.co/6Joei1N8if
- US: Florida jury acquits man in Iran-uranium case http://t.co/wsDRnrKkux
- Lessons (to be) Learnt from the Opes Prime Insolvency | MULR http://t.co/CAsEk4XBBv
- Restorative Justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Rise of Emotionally Intelligent Justice | MULR http://t.co/qZFT6Xj7oh
- Developing Legal Research Skills: Expanding the Paradigm | MULR http://t.co/vguCLec4E0
- Taking Possession: The Defining Element of Theft? | MULR http://t.co/wJCwomvCWs
- Reckless Rape in Victoria: numerous calls to reform the fault element for rape | MULR http://t.co/XPdA0G77lR
- A Descriptive and Empirical Assessment of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia, 1987-2007 | MULR http://t.co/Vfho4T283H
- Climate Change Law: THe Emergence of a New Legal Discipline | MULR http://t.co/z8DrUYdgS3
- Re-Invigorating the Accountability and Transparency of the Australian Government's Expenditure | MULR http://t.co/KSUv1xwjjn
- Of 'Sham' and other Lessons for Australian Revenue Law | MULR http://t.co/o4v7fFcWx8
- Edward John Eyre and the Conflict of Laws | MULR http://t.co/OD2FNkJcuU
- The Push To Reform Class Action Procedure In Australia: Evolution Or Revolution? | MULR http://t.co/Ox8KqiL934
- IRELAND: Tribunal upholds decision by Central Bank to revoke moneylender’s licence http://t.co/Ibuat25TV6
- BANGLADESH: War crimes tribunal’s official, former additional attorney-general M Khalilur Rahman quits http://t.co/tuoCgWHQdG
- PHILIPPINES: Tribunal asked to factor in CHR findings on Cudia http://t.co/npgntIyJuG
- INDIA's National Green Tribunal: Tweak scheme for hail-hit relief http://t.co/H4MwDdELlU
- BALKANS: Ratko Mladic opens defense at UN genocide trial http://t.co/4ezZe1JzUM
- SOUTH AFRICA: Chief justice to swear in 400 MPs: http://t.co/hRIyHohkuP
- THAILAND martial law: Government still running country, says justice minister http://t.co/GqCH0GDcGU
- AUSTRALIA: ICAC counsel Geoffrey Watson apologises for 'shouting match' http://t.co/opIaleTeYu
- Barrister who prosecuted April Jones’s killer will be honoured by the Gorsedd of Bards at National Eisteddfod http://t.co/EyBdLI5gAu
- PAKISTAN court summons PM Sharif over foreign assets http://t.co/aZU2QehdUS
- A eulogy has been given at Sheffield Crown Court for barrister Philip Bingham, who has died suddenly http://t.co/Y5QrhnOD0S
- Judge rejects delay to suit barrister in badger set case http://t.co/fe1FTQyWQl
- AUSTRALIA: Legal advice, witness statements released after parliamentary hearing into Buswell car crash scandal http://t.co/GIZW9IXjAa
- CANADA: Former councillor to stand trial in kidnapping of Oshawa city solicitor http://t.co/EgahTqbmcg
- Rural expert Alexandra Phillips named best young solicitor in Worcestershire http://t.co/RRZdsN6Ofd
- Sarah Clubley, director of Williamsons Solicitors, has been appointed the Under Sheriff for Hull and the East Riding http://t.co/3IRNakzo8O
- US: Judge in BP Spill Case Sends Distress Signal to Supreme Court http://t.co/WsB55XazEh
- US: Judge denies stay of execution for Missouri inmate http://t.co/iiKK1ry0UX
- SOUTH AFRICA: Judge orders Pistorius to undergo psychiatric tests for up to 30 days http://t.co/mG7x47N5di
- US: Judge Requires Bail For Woman Charged In Quinnipiac University Bomb Threats http://t.co/K24ZLTdW1J
- SLOVAKIA: Štefan Harabin failed to get re-elected as head of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council http://t.co/QzJ0e2AIFU
- IRAN urges Iraq to extradite exiled dissidents
http://t.co/iTtiNGISOm
- ARMENIA: Ombudsman says judiciary illegally charges citizens http://t.co/rccVlveOFL
- KENYA: The Judiciary has established an anti-corruption inspectorate unit in a bid to stem the vice http://t.co/foYdCcHKyv
- PAKISTAN: Chief Justice says judiciary would interfere wherever fundamental rights of people were encroached upon http://t.co/Sw6zEYxhbl
- KENYA: Judiciary has said it requires more than Sh18.7 billion to fund its operations in the 2014-15 financial year http://t.co/zblIOyw45e
- AUSTRALIA: Workers' Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury Fact Sheet http://t.co/bVmZQiNhDV
- AUSTRALIA: Legislation change keeps information about political donors private as Mike Baird vows reform http://t.co/EZWBYkWNgd
- Legislation Aims to Keep Firms From Leaving US for Tax Savings http://t.co/iDnvz7susD
- Lloyds limits mortgage lending on loans over £500,000 http://t.co/i5Wx30ZBFz
- CBI: Scottish referendum foremost issue for UK businesses http://t.co/akyQyf6GBF
- CHILE: Activist destroys student debt papers worth $500m http://t.co/rNhkDnlNQ9
- New scandal over Met’s undercover policing: Conviction of 3 corrupt former Scotland Yard detectives may be at risk http://t.co/vwPNUgQpFE
- Met’s murky past reveals a network of corrupt officers still undermining the force today http://t.co/6Fz0PHPWyc
- US: Unthinkable just a few decades ago, same-sex marriage is now supported by more than half of Americans. Why? http://t.co/XYB6VZJJQv
- FRANCE: Only a small number of women in the running for the top prize at the film festival which some say is sexist http://t.co/B0a7L6Y0YR
- SUDAN: A misconception of apostasy http://t.co/WC1h36cDeQ
- CHINA, IRAN and RUSSIA: Restructuring the global order http://t.co/RPqMugYFeY
- PALESTINE: Rights group says footage shows Israeli security forces shooting dead two teenagers who posed no danger http://t.co/15cBDX0o5j
- SRA investigates dozens over PII disclosure | Law Gazette http://t.co/l1YaP2JLFY
- Regulators face having to appoint 'small business appeals champions' | Legal Futures http://t.co/znQNyMSFB0
- The Financial Services Compensation Scheme racks up £30m in fees over Keydata collapse | The Lawyer http://t.co/TsQOXL4G52
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgon Cole bags spot as Wales' largest university establishes first formal panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/7F5iAMgtiU
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA partner in Scudamore scandal: "I let myself, my firm and its clients down" | The Lawyer http://t.co/IYizeJaZhO
- US: Civil Rights Battlefront Is Now Yearning for Jobs http://t.co/YGHP7DB4b3
- US: Past & Future Clash at a Building Site: discovered Indian village from 2,000 years ago of the Tequesta people http://t.co/oiNeBvPQxK
- US: New York Is a Hub in a Surging Heroin Trade http://t.co/FYI3nR3Qgr
- Michael White's diary: Cameron major and minor get personal over legal aid cuts http://t.co/K4JO7GyFGw
- Ballet star has 'no feelings of revenge' after savage mugging http://t.co/ABcJlXuIoo
- Former Bulgarian runner made to work for a “high class” London escort agency run by Tatiana Shmyrova, a court hears http://t.co/5pdesGKAEH
- Top detective caught drink driving on day of Ann Maguire’s murder http://t.co/eMqbMLiEZc
- JP Morgan executive who jumped from bank's roof 'obsessed with couple's suicide pact' http://t.co/wErugE4D8p
- Two more prisoners abscond from an open prison http://t.co/nDempd4X3Z
- Ex-ballerina forces 'landmark' EU ruling in social care, charity says http://t.co/uu7Q88LMcg
- SPAIN: University in Madrid storing donated corpses in 'chamber of horrors' http://t.co/e8AnYbGmIg
- Prisoner dubbed Scarborough slasher is latest inmate to walk out of an open prison http://t.co/TExKtfpUac
- CMCs continue to deluge Financial Ombudsman with PPI complaints | Legal Futures http://t.co/g7WnpzsuJy
- Law firm’s medical negligence advert was misleading, ASA rules | Legal Futures http://t.co/mUvB5L4By2
- URUGUAY Plans to Make Legal Marijuana Tax Free http://t.co/7avU88iDKZ
- General public flee as T-shirt clad lawyers descend on London for legal walk http://t.co/qkQFHZpj9n
- AUSTRALIA: Legal advice, witness statements released after parliamentary hearing into Buswell car crash scandal http://t.co/Nd3Q8XZKOQ
- AUSTRALIA: Bedside legal aid for family violence victims at the Alfred http://t.co/g4ywoduYZk
- Led Zeppelin face legal action over claims of 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism http://t.co/dpWfdqELKw
- NSA to test legal limits on surveillance if USA Freedom Act becomes law
http://t.co/i6NLohkizQ
- Woman who Leaked sexist emails by Football chief claims she has been threatened with legal action http://t.co/KtfX3uWuAB
- Hire purchase agreement not necessarily supply of goods at the outset, UK tax tribunal rules http://t.co/4noGye3VHS
- Northern Rail brings Gordons law firm on board http://t.co/8bZGXe0JUO
- UK legal aid cuts hit vulnerable http://t.co/fJZ9OXyY8T
- Two inmates abscond from open prison in South Yorkshire http://t.co/K1L272z5Z3
- Welsh National Library management 'no confidence' threat http://t.co/HCEIawHgL8
- One of 'Colombia Three' has weapons conviction quashed http://t.co/ITTpOeSXxe
- Fresh appeal after woman raped by two men in Glasgow http://t.co/6wfNyrMTOf
- Strathclyde, Tayside and Northern 'routinely armed police' http://t.co/HrIFNqvb0p
- Melton 'shooting': One man dead and another injured http://t.co/qzPNwudXuF
- Man pepper sprayed by Sussex Police drowns in Hastings lake http://t.co/gbW6pHYj2H
- Boardroom quotas a 'necessary evil' http://t.co/wfSyneEmIW
- Gabby Logan admits tax avoidance but vows to pay it back http://t.co/OT4dfnjpLX
- Clegg: UK must reject EU 'insularity and chauvinism' http://t.co/45RphOezrB
- Plebgate: Officer boasted of 'toppling government' http://t.co/pbdsSF5Bbj
- Street clashes force Nigel Farage no-show http://t.co/jYa5OdhB27
- Teenager 'developed eating disorder after Harris assault' http://t.co/oRLBWyP9IY
- THAILAND martial law: Acting PM issues plea for peace http://t.co/n3tdPIZOU4
- RUSSIA: Five guilty of killing Russian journalist Politkovskaya http://t.co/h61TVySRrY
- Syria conflict: First Briton convicted of terrorist offences http://t.co/E88KHyeN7b
- Gide partner becomes president of LES Int | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qzBH1HWN2v
- Co-sourcing and the quest for greater profitability | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PrqjcSSqlF
- Lateral hire associates show more performance problems than others | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/8WZOEjBZSh
- Legal row deepens over Malaysia Airlines communications | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ViK8Q93yqd
- Foxwordy launches as private lawyer network | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Xmydurb8Cy
- Freshfields emerges as top London brand | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/EQyVf2zaEM
- White House lawyers slow to hand over Blair letter | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zoKV7sa8u6
- Hierarchy cut down in law firm of the future design | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hACM0n55lI
876th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap
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OF THE DAY: The Solicitors Regulation Authority has pledged to scrap the requirement for solicitors to complete 16 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). In February the regulator proposed an overhaul of CPD, in its Training for Tomorrow: A new approach to continuing competence consultation. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
- European court awards payout to disabled woman over loss of night care http://t.co/sQwNUlym3l
- Six men's families compensated for delayed Troubles killings inquests http://t.co/grbW1LBgEr
- BBC lawyer: Caroline Thomson would 'give game away' in Linwood hearing http://t.co/2yEsw7ihDR
- Boris Johnson sent £75m bill for London riots' Sony warehouse fire | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Q1dOY3cteU
- US: Pennsylvania judge to rule on same-sex marriage ban http://t.co/w9cwNCfMDq
- Google must delete history, rules CJEU | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/j8G3dKdwCP
- HSE to target company directors for prosecution | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/4X1WTq8xR7
- LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP bounces back at BLP up 35 per cent to £542k, revenues at £246m | The Lawyer http://t.co/sKcvzCpChL
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers launches strategic review of London diversity policy | The Lawyer http://t.co/Krn6VepJak
- Cross-selling legal services | Law Gazette http://t.co/06t65UQHeF
- BLP financials bounce back | Law Gazette http://t.co/hNiJSrQUhq
- Companies equip compliance officers to see off risks | Law Gazette http://t.co/g9EDNX45ig
- New Appointment for Christina Blacklaws, former Co-Op Legal director | Law Gazette http://t.co/NjHYu8FdrR
- CoA rules in landmark decision on riot damage losses | Law Gazette http://t.co/XJcNRRq3Lv
- Appeal court sets aside £186k professional negligence claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/CqKrxx4FxC
- London Legal Walk: image gallery | Law Gazette http://t.co/NoWptslxOb
- ‘Considerable improvement’ in SRA’s complaint-handling | Law Gazette http://t.co/mrDHvtJGnk
- PAKISTAN: Unions warn unemployment forcing many towards violence, as tourism struggles to recover from conflict
http://t.co/jLtkjXDaqV
- 8,000 babies die every day around the world and mortality rate is 50 times greater in poor countries
http://t.co/zpreoYlhkn
- The origins of NIGERIA's Boko Haram
http://t.co/3BuQIAIeVp
- KENYA: Arbitrary raids and arrests in Nairobi perpetuate insecurity and terrorism
http://t.co/6uq6it4vDc
- Addressing the political deficit in climate adaptation http://t.co/AFRrE2GNVu
- SWISS vote: Europe's creaking sense of self-worth
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- INDIA: Youth leaders from political parties share their views on elevation of Narendra Modi as next prime minister http://t.co/0UzyqXTQf4
- S AFRICA: Platinum producer Lonmin dismisses 235 "essential" workers who not allowed to strike under union agreement http://t.co/hzVqrsYiUl
- Nothing will stop David Cameron's race to the 'weightless state' served by private contractors like Servo and G4S http://t.co/NAov4PV8DA
- MPs warn of risks in probation service privatisation by Chris Grayling's reform of rehabilitation plans http://t.co/m39ufm23ds
- Joss Stone murder plotters' jail sentences reduced http://t.co/hD8fIjYZjO
- Majority of NEPAL migrant deaths 'should be treated as murder' http://t.co/aN8OtJeDXq
- LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP bounces back at BLP up 35 per cent to £542k, revenues at £546m | The Lawyer http://t.co/fvBqBLjcZH
- UK ‘wilfully’ ignorant of EU realities, bar conference hears | Law Gazette http://t.co/1xzPKJQRUg
- Thousands take part in 10th London Legal Walk | Law Gazette http://t.co/NiEVd21ItT
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Wrongfully convicted man Victor Nealon gets apology http://t.co/lSEH0dBiId
- Belfast homeless: At least five dead since January, says charity http://t.co/Y2BuA8cioX
- Victim Support NI: Head loses job after staff complaints http://t.co/2sDYiVPq1e
- Scottish youth football contracts probed http://t.co/CgkRJy2SEo
- Survey suggests support for fracking in UK falls below 50% http://t.co/EI1PXzu8cZ
- Police Federation meets amid calls for reform http://t.co/uzIQTLVRwY
- Credit Suisse pleads guilty to helping 'tax cheats' http://t.co/n7OsMMlQLd
- Abu Hamza: Home Secretary Theresa May hails guilty verdict http://t.co/7i1glhhBH3
- Deutsche Bank refused Supreme Court permission to appeal in Libor battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/LUSOg4GmEQ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: In-housers name Freshfields and Herbies as most popular brands | The Lawyer http://t.co/Kp1isykFwa
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells mulls joining the blind CV rush | The Lawyer http://t.co/J394ihZcSZ
- Does brain structure determine your political views? http://t.co/oC5LbLty2Y
- AUSTRALIA have joined co-ordinated global crackdown on computer hackers: what is the Blackshades malware? http://t.co/wiBWpH5g7A
- The People’s Justice? Liberal perspectives on the Constitution through Justice Sotomayor | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/XwSmf4Jg0J
- Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Race Jurisprudence: “Fidelity to the Law” | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/QNoqwBpSsO
- A Conversation with Justice Sotomayor | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/3cQ2DO9n6u
- Justice Sotomayor and Criminal Justice in the Real World | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/lcB7WlpunL
- Secrecy, Intimacy, and Workable Rules: Justice Sotomayor Stakes Out the Middle Ground in UNITED STATES v. Jones http://t.co/9j8s7xDO69
- Citizenship, Passports, and the Legal Identity of Americans | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/RGZhoSBnxx
- The Unconvincing Case for Resale Royalties | Yale Law Journal http://t.co/RcAYZ2MxKf
- Unlovely and Unloved: Corporate Law Reform’s Progeny | MULR
http://t.co/wt6Zi1iKpp
- Judging the Judges: Are They Adopting the Rights Approach in Matters Involving Children? | MULR http://t.co/MwmuwtAkNG
- Franchising and the Quest for the Holy Grail: Good Faith or Good Intentions? | MULR http://t.co/Mv4DaszOtL
- ‘An “Alien” by the Barest of Threads’ — The Legality of the Deportation of Long-Term Residents from Australia | MULR http://t.co/X6devhiRjs
- Representations as to the Future under the Proposed Australian Consumer Law | MULR http://t.co/T7GYGao5iZ
- ‘Generally Inconvenient’: The 1624 Statute of Monopolies as Political Compromise | MULR http://t.co/9QYPJYSqMw
- From Good Intentions to Ethical Outcomes: The Paramountcy of Children’s Interests in the Family Law Act | MULR http://t.co/ptzzpzFAEt
- Incapacity, Non Est Factum and Unjust Enrichment | MULR http://t.co/CHtkT5925w
- Piercing the Veil on Corporate Groups in Australia: The Case for Reform | MULR http://t.co/AjhWmXqPui
- US: Utah high court halts adoption by second same-sex parents http://t.co/3Z6X3KBaWY
- UN finds alarming deterioration of human rights in eastern UKRAINE http://t.co/lK3Z4Gyafp
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