1st July - Law News

918th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Paparazzi pose a real danger to privacy. Phone-hackers face prison sentences but why are the activities of paparazzi not curtailed by criminal sanctions. Full story - The Global Legal Post

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• I've quit the probation service over the government's ill-thought-out reforms http://t.co/SyP8u2dqfi 
• Flexible working hours are the dream … but not if you can't switch off http://t.co/GDnRQB4k5T 
• Phone-hacking case shows openness is best policy in criminal justice | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/vMc4okRdxB 
• Dating app Tinder facing sexual harassment lawsuit from co-founder http://t.co/KK5mwfHCqL 
• Hedge fund couple in billion-dollar divorce case http://t.co/dDyxYlrLLt 
• English language explodes in INDIA - and it's not just Hinglish http://t.co/OB1aw0C1iE 
• Former youth worker Michael Smith jailed for abuse http://t.co/YfSzoHV8ik 
• Nine jailed over Kevin McDaid death in Coleraine http://t.co/QSC9LKpK0F 
• Ku Klux Klan flag taken down in east Belfast after discussions http://t.co/yqKazTvGPm 
• MoD 'admits liability' for RAF jet crash airman's death http://t.co/eW18jBwKrx 
• John Davis faces life sentence for murdering girlfriend Hazel North http://t.co/ZU07yYXHWA 
• Heathrow passengers wait for lost bags after IT failure http://t.co/OGy9qtDYOR 
• Jayden Parkinson murder: Ex claimed he was 'celebrity' http://t.co/NHiPo8JUGW 
• GCSE computing tasks withdrawn after answers appear online http://t.co/F6KARfRmp0 
• Booking site HotelHippo.com in 'appalling' data leak http://t.co/qhZ6l6Gl4O 
• 'Cheat' Lou Vincent is banned for life from all cricketing activities http://t.co/C3baPJMWzM 
• Hollesley Bay prisoner caught with pet rabbit http://t.co/5d1k8fC61i
• Cherry Groce inquest: Marksman's 'shock' at shooting mother http://t.co/ZtGyexG3Dj 
• SRA begins hunt for inaugural GC in management overhaul | The Lawyer http://t.co/TWFhPUxs0j 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro turnover flat at £116.3m, while net profit rises to £34.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/AKUJG8eaFL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Simmons among taking spots on Barclays' reduced panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/e7V75Guplh 
• Roundtable: future of the bar | Law Gazette http://t.co/6yJ7fCekvo 
• French burqa ban upheld by European court | Law Gazette http://t.co/NirMdI4C2M
• Review of insolvency vehicle used in many distressed law firm sales favours voluntary scrutiny | Law Gazette http://t.co/ENF7YL3w0e 
• ​Media take-down plans ditched | Law Gazette http://t.co/o3fFC5K4lm 
• Simpson Millar begins post-buyout acquisition spree | Law Gazette http://t.co/3BlWHND5Y7 
• New European data protection law ‘on track’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/XcDBg6abpc
• Gross failures over meningitis death of Thomas Smith http://t.co/ItrZvDSG85 
• The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by FRANCE on wearing the Muslim full-face veil http://t.co/EYQ1g26bLN 
• FRANCE's ex-President Sarkozy held over influence claims http://t.co/Iu0vEscEMA
• Rolf Harris guilty: More alleged victims come forward http://t.co/RR1Agi3Fzq 
• Five tips to be an outstanding trial lawyer - Adedunmade Onibokun http://t.co/eG2BZLNmB7 
• ‘Fast-track’ patent highway to China opens | Law Gazette http://t.co/YVMHFrxdBI
• General rules, techniques and advice for all drivers and riders (103 to 158) https://t.co/U8V1MXowPl
• Profits surge on record income at Clifford Chance | Law Gazette http://t.co/iTSa869XAA 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Temple Bright takes Nabarro group to launch energy team | The Lawyer http://t.co/RNC7hgH884 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Asia Pac 150 - Davis Polk leads US firms’ charge in Hong Kong | The Lawyer http://t.co/gB7FsSACaU
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Revenue hits £1.359bn at Clifford Chance, PEP up 16 per cent to £1.14m | The Lawyer http://t.co/X1KlopADVb
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• NETHERLANDS: KLM sorry for Mexico tweet after Dutch World Cup win http://t.co/vJskMNwo0C
• Robots could roam UK testing zones http://t.co/1iI5ddLGDN 
• ISRAEL: Three teenagers who were abducted earlier this month in the West Bank have been found dead http://t.co/evUZy4AeiJ 
• BNP Paribas to pay $9bn to settle sanctions violations in US http://t.co/yBciB1LmXN 
• Madeleine McCann suspects to be questioned by police http://t.co/so88LTfz29 
• More than 1,000 children under 10 stopped and searched in five years http://t.co/H4gXbpGmLJ
• Zahid Mubarek murder could happen again, warns chief inspector of prisons http://t.co/kfGW3GprmS 
• Police 'suffering from more stress-related illness' http://t.co/a8HgRFp6dt 
• Rolf Harris' daughter said inheriting his £11 million would be like 'winning lottery' http://t.co/BlWNr0VH5q 
• Rolf Harris trial: Family accused of 'staging' their public image http://t.co/3gVqfOGThe
• Hundreds of children under 10 being subject to stop and search http://t.co/hjA3XT4Km8
• Barristers lay out plans for range of new entities | Legal Futures http://t.co/YBdrQ03xNV 
• Schillings' profits rocket as shift to reputation defence ABS pays off | Legal Futures http://t.co/JsuQLKyGUq 
• Arbitration developments in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tU4clV9aWP 
• US ruling on cellphones heralds new digital age | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aQ3ngHXaCj 
• Canadian gov lawyers fall for phishing emails | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pYcwqLlsNN 
• Gmail unsubscribe button could be good for business | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5o6cFFnkb9 
• Paparazzi pose a real danger to privacy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/jbmtuNfcCJ 
• Al Tamimi opens 14th Middle East office | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/gSeMKI1i8U 
• Malaysia Bar Council details foreign licence rules | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0oF4cwjwkH 
• Holland & Knight exits Middle East to focus on Americas | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/rNCuyfkHX9 
• BP takes new tack on Gulf of Mexico claims | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/SFxLPnRAHT 
• A&O predicts unprecedented changes for law sector | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1emE2LsSs0 
• AZERBAIJAN: Wave of protest as Zaha Hadid's Baku prizewinner causes controversy http://t.co/M8q3gXFwHB 
• US: After Supreme Court Ruling, Aereo’s Rivals in TV Streaming Seize Opening http://t.co/0n9101A43P 
• US: G.M. to Set Payouts in Crashes Caused by Flawed Switches http://t.co/ufGAhrgbbz 
• New Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent http://t.co/w2VMFSzvTq
• US: New N.S.A. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable http://t.co/uwTgzosPQy 
• Before Shooting in IRAQ, a Warning on Blackwater http://t.co/HG5CB7nd5i 
• Thomas Smith died of meningitis after antibiotic delay http://t.co/17ueXrmqHP 
• Alastair Graham admits burning dog to death at Fife tree http://t.co/jePLLGW2qR 
• Driver jailed for doing 150mph with no-seatbelt infants http://t.co/Ds3GIwq9HO 
• BRAZIL press officer suspended by Fifa following incident with Chilean player http://t.co/miAg9xkrWI 
• Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults http://t.co/JajVfLWJ6y 
• Government drops plan to give attorney general power over web news archives http://t.co/2hV5Q3ACHt 
• US: Abu Ghraib torture suit against contractor revived by federal court http://t.co/LvNQg8zFyO 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Herbies advise as Tui merges with Tui | The Lawyer http://t.co/wbPzfl1GdM 
• Still working on our ABS | Law Gazette http://t.co/TWdcR9aQ7p
• ‘Scuzzy’ pre-packs are here to stay | Law Gazette http://t.co/ENF7YL3w0e 
• Government tells Saatchi to amend innovation bill | Law Gazette http://t.co/fhyvi7pQKJ 
• Foley ousts nine-year incumbent at Pinsent Masons | Law Gazette http://t.co/4JGDwoeoCE 
• ​Residence test breaches UN convention, say parliamentarians | Law Gazette http://t.co/8rIKu1ORUU 
• MoJ axes £127m IT project | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxxhqrLvC4 
• SRA braced for another big intervention | Law Gazette http://t.co/nL11yhJKWg 
• Legal Pride 2014 – image gallery | Law Gazette http://t.co/JpHv9sYUEH 
• Peers back bill to make pre-nups binding | Law Gazette http://t.co/E1oJtOGpgb 
• Dignity is part of the homeless condition or a dignified guilt? TheLawMap review of BP Portrait Award 2014 Exhibition http://t.co/WT7sowIB1d
• Parades 'have doubled' in Northern Ireland since 2005 http://t.co/alXy9F0Bnn 
• ITALY finds 30 bodies in migrant boat http://t.co/JHVR3oNoI1
• Black children have more concerns over job prospects than white http://t.co/kBmxqelPr3 
• Four people arrested for slavery and kidnap from the Rumney area in Cardiff http://t.co/lJOFSmYK0E 
• Sex tape adds to GSK China scandal http://t.co/YsIwp8qTQY 
• SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius 'had no mental disorder', trial hears http://t.co/dRrOCMzams 
• EC vice-president says UK exit 'would be very bad news' http://t.co/pnkkWxan6M
• Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman face retrial http://t.co/A2dppCDYoW 
• Report into RAF Lossiemouth jets crash published http://t.co/Optz26p5tI 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons elects Richard Foley as senior partner | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rsh4e4cy1Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Orrick continues London growth spurt with Proskauer finance hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/CUcw5Nimpy 
• Ministers ‘shelve Land Registry sell-off’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/jDhVhrIb1X 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• BOOK REVIEW: Giving Legal Advice – an adviser’s handbook (2nd edition) | Law Gazette http://t.co/aAnflHt16B 
• Risk and compliance: the tools of hazard | Law Gazette http://t.co/kEPaXVRWm9 
• Commonwealth Games: Used Furniture to go to vulnerable families http://t.co/MiPb1xs4Hs 
• George Hamilton: New PSNI chief constable marks first day in job http://t.co/jPSCuE2xGP 
• DWP leads the way on statistical complaints http://t.co/DvW1ovUKtn 
• BNP Paribas has written to staff warning that the French banking giant will be fined heavily by US authorities http://t.co/dF2CXclODl 
• ALGERIA football team coach angry at Ramadan focus on players before crucial World Cup match http://t.co/DrCvoMtaVE 
• Chai - the drink INDIA can't live without http://t.co/ULsiyobjdt 
• UK government is making a fresh bid to overturn a decades-long US import ban on traditional Scottish haggis http://t.co/J3SumDZv0M 
• Flexible working rights extended to all http://t.co/ELOUagWYp9
• Scottish independence: SNP supporters protest over 'BBC bias' http://t.co/bsRq1CZEo1 
• Facebook emotion experiment sparks criticism http://t.co/unwlvfjM3x 
• Woman dragged off street and raped in Manchester http://t.co/tIaqzF043w

30th June - Law News

917th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap




FOCUS OF THE DAY: Hundreds of law firms could be struck off residential conveyancing panels under Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposals, the Law Society has warned. The Law Society took aim at the SRA over its “possibly highly risky” proposals for regulatory reform. Full story - New Law Journal







 

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• G4S: NI minister condemns dissident republican threat http://t.co/bDIy9rIEsN 
• English councils facing £5.8bn shortfall, LGA warns http://t.co/iEL7tUU61p
• Isis rebels declare 'caliphate' in IRAQ and SYRIA http://t.co/qRxb64Uu0c 
• In-house interview: Yoo group GC, Geraldine Mirabile - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/Vepl9mrNGg 
• My legal life: Hermes Marangos, Partner, DAC Beachcroft, London - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/ccWE1bEa1J 
• Brick Court senior clerk to join Hardwicke | The Lawyer http://t.co/tjZK6RRhWD 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields wins top spot among UK firms in M&A rankings for the first half of 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/wYqGi74iBL
• Asia Pac 150: Headcount at A&O and Eversheds falls by 23.5 per cent | The Lawyer http://t.co/wlnSdtWtwc 
• Asia Pac 150: Growth at independent firms outstrips international rivals | The Lawyer http://t.co/GjiG4EhcDc
• Confiscation legislation: rip it up and start again | Law Gazette http://t.co/ct6aCB8hDU 
• Advocacy should be fearless but fair, allowing courts to develop law and establish the truth | Law Gazette http://t.co/GBEhha4wcT 
• ADR clauses leading to earlier mediation | Law Gazette http://t.co/NMwU1iOwQY 
• Sign language trial ‘big step forward’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/LqMATh0N25 
• Talks look set to settle dispute over VHCCs | Law Gazette http://t.co/jF8LylyzCs 
• Flexible hours reform ‘could change culture’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/vZXg1csDja 
• Whistleblower protection failure | Law Gazette http://t.co/pfrKvOrKBF
• Firms urged to embrace new era for civil claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/reQNeY4kvb 
• Law Society's plans for £400,000 advertising campaign | Legal Futures http://t.co/L1anWaOsjn 
• Solicitor struck off for smuggling drugs for inmates | Legal Futures http://t.co/QdjJ83Tnyv
• Law graduates hit by stiff competition, legal aid cuts and falling crime http://t.co/hmehMsvHL3 
• US: Benghazi attack suspect 'compliant but not cooperative' in federal custody http://t.co/KHVa0wKkw5 
• Fifty years on, the civil rights act has remade US politics http://t.co/q9EV97JpaM 
• Novelist Ahdaf Soueif condemns 'war on young' as EGYPT activists stand trial http://t.co/optADyFDfA 
• Jean-Claude Juncker 'will address UK concerns' http://t.co/5rnPH2pcgb 
• Man 'dead for weeks' in Hackney flat, say police http://t.co/EkjcyrerAc 
• BULGARIA: Authorities have arrested 3 more on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country's banking system http://t.co/xJeiI7r7rq 
• Hillsborough Ride For The 96 bikes stolen at Anfield http://t.co/xU9DAty13V

29th June - Law News

916th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



 

Last week's Twitter interactions at a glance

• Why Teenagers Act Crazy http://t.co/ayQSXm1Dp4 
• PALESTINE: Despite political and financial hurdles, Mohammad Sabaaneh hopes cartooning will be therapeutic for youth http://t.co/ZpbVhkfZtV
• Many forget that the first Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in AMERICA were African slaves http://t.co/aRAWyAJ77a 
• 100 years after WWI: History lessons from the BALKANS http://t.co/dZ4CHqEwys 
• What is philosophy? Or is all of life but a metaphor? http://t.co/CfzlVICvCS 
• Conflict and poor law enforcement contribute to an increasing number of child prostitutes in Juba, SOUTH SUDAN http://t.co/SnrIG6pCdF
• US: Lawyers say documents show Guantánamo is ‘trapped in a time warp’ where inmates are detained without charge http://t.co/7xE6dkxYCi 
• INDIA detains two in building collapse probe http://t.co/nTdyIIWSNC
• African migrants protest ISRAEL's treatment http://t.co/3pFXXdnC7C 
• Man set himself on fire in central JAPAN in protest at proposed law allowing for deploymemt of the military overseas http://t.co/2sqefbys4L 
• EGYPT: Lanterns light up Cairo streets for Ramadan festivities http://t.co/rBGTKV3yrx 
• Choristers from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral had a special appointment when they sang for Pope Francis http://t.co/wcNeYdzob5
• Final day of HONG KONG democracy 'referendum' http://t.co/CcjSpNMTKp 
• The government is planning to set up a reserve force of prison officers for England and Wales http://t.co/rlEbl3yvkk 
• GPs who fail to spot cancer could be named http://t.co/Ji3qEi76LS
• City banker to take case to court over Gove's ban on term time holidays http://t.co/mvkxZ198KT
• CANADA: MP Wayne Marston's politics shaped by poverty and family tragedy http://t.co/sBWcIG93ns
• Vulnerable defendants must be afforded the same protection as witnesses http://t.co/C4PQZLpJQj 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Phone hacking exclusive: The News of the World, the army's IRA mole and more questions for Rupert Murdoch http://t.co/MI02XWIE9F
• Women more vulnerable to Islamophobia: Traditional dress makes wearer 'visibly Muslim' and a soft target for abuse http://t.co/6dSFmAEppc 
• Scottish independence: Clash over borrowing claims http://t.co/mQWBTCINo6 
• Swindon murder investigation: Victim is named http://t.co/pgIqOpAgTr 
• Former Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says Prince of Wales tried to influence NHS policy http://t.co/WLf4qWUCTA
• Four men charged with IRA membership http://t.co/tlts85RcXr
• INDIA building collapse: 'Scores trapped' in Chennai http://t.co/r8aQ14KUOz 
• ETHIOPIA: Harar - The fortified town with 82 mosques and a brewery http://t.co/Gf34FwNuew 
• Britain should stay in EU to protect economy, CBI says http://t.co/ZkNzSHFjTb
• Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the US? http://t.co/YOnNTrHJ1i 
• Where Are the Hardest Places to Live in the US? http://t.co/Jk0QK6LBHK 
• The Rights of Others: Asylum Seekers and Direct Provision in Ireland | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/T6GMWBIUox
• International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Forced Psychiatric Treatment | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/E5IEKDqiG2 
• "Europe needs the Convention and Europe needs the Court" | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/L78Jwk1Na4 
• Supreme Court rejects right to die appeals | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/3zZZA37vMU 
• Gerry Conlon spent final days talking about injustices, mourners hear http://t.co/UWq3P4iEBS 
• Aereo announces 'pause' in operations after supreme court rules it illegal http://t.co/eQW8YgkvrS 
• Yarl's Wood: deported asylum seekers to give evidence to parliament http://t.co/fraDj4R3oB 
• Rising jail population jeopardising safety http://t.co/TS3vtThH28 
• Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision http://t.co/g1F09AlDzn 
• Armed Forces Day celebrations take place across UK http://t.co/LWvgE06kCe 
• England football supporter had a piece of his ear bitten off by another England fan at the World Cup in Brazil http://t.co/y2FVJqxW8M

28th June - Law News

915th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

• Intersectionality and Indigenous Feminism: An Aboriginal Woman's Perspective | The Postcolonialist: http://t.co/81CKuC5gL0 
• Start a Bar Exam Journal http://t.co/Hu14uIIn0a
• A look at the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill http://t.co/UGbJ4k5vjM
• Scout leader suspended over indecent images found dead http://t.co/sQZbMEE0Yw 
• How BRAZIL's football legend turned every Corinthians' match into a political meeting for democracy http://t.co/lvHtKIag7O 
• In Pictures: Jews in INDIA keep heritage alive http://t.co/0xegNJtnSk
• Is Suarez World Cup 'bite' such a big deal? http://t.co/XPzJSWklvO 
• The new reality of covering BRAZIL protests http://t.co/lzrrj92q6V 
• CANADA court extends First Nation land rights http://t.co/xbgn282DfD 
• Despite the National Front's electoral success, many in FRANCE people are taking to the streets against nationalism http://t.co/vX7K5WbdGp 
• Beatings, rape and mass CONGO deportation http://t.co/J1yZIKS7XS
• Migrant boat hits trouble on way to AUSTRALIA http://t.co/VZC9F0uzMa 
• PAKISTAN: Father kills young daughter and her newlywed husband for marrying without family's consent http://t.co/8RyijBbOZB 
• SRI LANKA arrests eight over riots http://t.co/dGVNswNNeb 
• Child Labor in INDIA's Tobacco (bidi) industry http://t.co/8fXueI8BXP 
• Bletchley Park 'secret' codebreakers: Hundreds more named http://t.co/P2rsXH2xyY 
• Four men charged with IRA membership http://t.co/tlts85RcXr 
• URUGUAY coach to quit Fifa in protest of Suarez ban http://t.co/41vZZp1YOR
• Banksy's Spy Booth: 'Stop notice could be issued' http://t.co/irqsuzMbxD 
• BP seeks to wrest back Gulf of Mexico compensation http://t.co/wGXJSGg1yq
• Civil Justice Council launches group to keep Jackson under review | Litigation Futures http://t.co/Uj3ErnGJTA 
• The right to die: deference, dialogue and the division of constitutional authority http://t.co/fEBPtxTpHB 
• Phone-hacking trial: Why was Rebekah Brooks found not guilty? http://t.co/fYMyQiovD2 
• Stay-at-home mothers facing child custody battles without legal representation http://t.co/lfMFVvgK8K
• Jackson favours the costs lawyer? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/XCsl0eehap 
• Direct access barristers will make up nearly half the entire bar by the end of next year | New Law Journal: http://t.co/UoJyLk3BkD 
• Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced that Chris Kenny will step down from the £160,000 post | New Law Journal: http://t.co/eQvk70XL8k 
• Lord Justice Fulford exonerated of allegations of supporting the Paedophile Information Exchange | New Law Journal: http://t.co/E0oRA8mDJ9 
• Law Commission calls for landowners to be given greater powers to ensure the conservation of land | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5dkHrNW6pu 
• Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued an update on judges’ pensions following the case | New Law Journal: http://t.co/BxkP0Ihrqn 
• Guideline hourly rates: the wrong approach? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/kZqMI0uUGb 
• Three government Bills have been singled out for potential human rights breaches | New Law Journal: http://t.co/dccuVAy1Nz 
• Chancery Lane warns against “risky” SRA proposals | New Law Journal: http://t.co/OYdHzbBPb9 
• Income drop for barristers: Average takings drop 12% as profession feels pain of cuts | New Law Journal: http://t.co/suh3PLmn3n 
• Supreme Court rejects assisted suicide appeal | New Law Journal: http://t.co/oPTmnFqA07 
• Zero hours reform is a “positive move” but may be difficult to enforce, say employment lawyers | New Law Journal: http://t.co/l60zpPjycw 
• US legal departments recruiting | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/iUdVHGFPr7 
• Arbitration developments in London | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aXbODZmvtj 
• YouView facing costly rebrand over trademark | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/U4AYHqwqRE 
• Retailers are not aware of Woolworth case effects, research finds | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4TJANRPTt3 
• US ruling on cellphones heralds new digital age | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PYZKpHKGoz 
• KWM behind Walmart win in China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/IPFWRgMIQi 
• Vietnam lawyers enter political row with China | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/tZbj9K6bjS 
• Howard Baker, Watergate questioner, dies aged 88 | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VKeTfNQaH4 
• Four Edwards Wildman partners in London 'in talks' with RPC | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/njZN7ikKTZ 
• British Gov warned over NI 'Troubles' potential breach of international law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5BlWnnUqPG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• A Milestone for Same-Sex Marriage in the US http://t.co/zE604hiP2Q 
• The Art Crowd Returns to Kent, England http://t.co/sYXhtVJPAn 
• US: Michael Arrington Drops Suit After Rape Accuser Recants http://t.co/ErboXv42uy
• US: Reporter’s Case Poses Dilemma for Justice Dept. http://t.co/UabtbE2MHh 
• HONG KONG’s Democracy Supporters Chafe at Inequality and Beijing’s Sway http://t.co/dhpztkZNEJ 
• If Franz Ferdinand Had Lived http://t.co/4PLWWNkT0o 
• The War to End All Wars? Hardly. But It Did Change Them Forever. http://t.co/Se5JCeinlw 
• Banksy's Spy Booth: Race to raise £1m in Cheltenham fails http://t.co/F5k7hIjgII 
• US: San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge board approves anti-suicide net http://t.co/Lv2siMdTaq
• Greater protection for ships lost in World War One http://t.co/co5TwAPYlO 
• Arrest in search for 'armed' man in Widegates http://t.co/TuEiIC73IM 
• Volunteers must care for elderly in 'neglectful' UK, minister says http://t.co/nZkfqJTRe9 
• Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing of Archduke Ferdinand http://t.co/YA4eaMmhLl 
• UK facing 'major' sperm shortage http://t.co/1Xu5Yq0oPC 
• Boy accidentally hanged himself after creating rope device to watch tablet computer from bunk bed http://t.co/JVY8xYtI7N
• Bad hair day: police called to salon after woman refuses to pay http://t.co/mRYtHOw92b 
• Judges use Great British Bake Off-style taste test to rule over £2.8m Snowball snack tax case http://t.co/v9QBtBuMLt 
• Jimmy Savile: The Praetorian Guard that let evil do its worst http://t.co/BbilaiBW5i 
• Young offenders face strict lights-out by 10.30pm, TV-off regime from August http://t.co/ZvmwLc7ebE
• With thousands of migrants arriving on the shores of AUSTRALIA, the country grapples with its immigration policies http://t.co/8Zie96zF1b
• Is there a war waged against British youth? http://t.co/nhOqcvbzfV 
• FIFA & racism: Football federations have imposed higher fines for violating product placement rules than racism http://t.co/I4VQlSLWxj 
• What happened to the protest movements in ROMANIA and BULGARIA? http://t.co/N6Nlxa3jb0 
• SINGAPORE: Domestic maids are put on display and made available for 'purchase' in central shopping mall http://t.co/U9uX9dqsjo 
• PAKISTAN: Minorities from N. Waziristan take refuge in nearby Bannu district as operation against Taliban continues http://t.co/Ye12flVsOQ 
• SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh accused of tapping dissidents' phones http://t.co/XhIUu1prhj 
• GERMANY: African refugees in Berlin school standoff http://t.co/R3e3zCyhCP 
• VATICAN defrocks top archbishop for child sex http://t.co/kwaQrayvJt 
• Inquest blasts immigration centre's 'shambolic' records in US man's death http://t.co/3jlKDs5MhX 
• Scottish independence: Miliband raises border post prospect http://t.co/8HFdgXp9XL 
• INDIA's long, dark and dangerous walk to the toilet http://t.co/pnCfUNHrRZ 
• Football pundit & former Leeds United star Chris Kamara has chased down a suspected thief at the World Cup in Brazil http://t.co/QT51fOJK36 
• MPs Jon Cruddas and Rachel Reeves reported to watchdog over relationship with a think tank http://t.co/Z9b8xxtzau 
• UK Mosques launch campaign to stop UK Syria fighters http://t.co/B5H5bxxSLy 
• Glastonbury: Lightning closes all stages http://t.co/Ura9oThuiN 
• Ex-Cameron aide Patrick Rock charged over abuse images http://t.co/9JPxED1yKg

27th June - Law News

914th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Supreme Court upholds prohibition on assisted suicide. Judges in England have the constitutional authority to declare law incompatible with EU human rights legislation but parliament should be given the opportunity of review first. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's vieweing figures for @TheLawMap

• Further headaches for police chiefs as more activists' convictions could be quashed | Guardian Undercover Blog http://t.co/sR0yHMh4m1 
• Volkswagen ad in plagiarism row: Road-safety campaign for company’s Chinese branch accused of breaching IP http://t.co/MxkIS8gUXR 
• Wonga should be investigated by police over fake letters, Law Society says http://t.co/BZhKCdct9K
• Defending murderers: lawyers describe what it's like to represent the world's most notorious killers - video http://t.co/amNGS2n0yB 
• Defending the indefensible? Lawyers on representing clients accused of nightmarish crimes http://t.co/g4p9RTZNIv 
• Sergio de la Pava: The books interview - The public defence lawyer turned writer talks http://t.co/uvdiZtZX1F 
• Solicitor struck off for smuggling drugs into prison | Law Gazette http://t.co/D50voY6f4Y 
• 50% of chambers fail to comply with equality rules | Law Gazette http://t.co/Hq0W6P12PE 
• Legal aid firm denies negligence over doomed MMR claim | Law Gazette http://t.co/zhDNsXOmxo 
• In-house: Amcor GC Damien Clayton - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/4PRy1WNaKK 
• Scottish independence: Miliband call to 'progressive' Scots http://t.co/b2ZyBbzGtY
• Tax fugitive Michael Voudouri jailed for 11 years over £10m scam http://t.co/Iq8OXFKerD
• US actor Shia LaBeouf charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass over New York theatre disturbance http://t.co/q9cXE9af8p 
• Facebook fights 'largest ever' US court data request http://t.co/RWM1cLU894
• Bid to raise £1m 'by 4pm' for Banksy's 'Spy Booth' in Cheltenham http://t.co/F5k7hIjgII 
• IRAQ: Isis execution site revealed by satellite images, claims human rights group http://t.co/Q09UEgn5ZY 
• YouTube removes Nazi-themed Indonesian video based on Queen hit http://t.co/e51cWMWYJQ 
• Chinese lawyers: a growth story | Law Gazette http://t.co/nWZJ3nOaGY 
• Rogue CMCs to face massive new fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/neEPpk5Yef 
• Legal executive-only firms mooted for next year | Law Gazette http://t.co/mXVb9MQPZD 
• EU membership ‘critical’ to UK legal services – City group | Law Gazette http://t.co/jm8vFBjj1T 
• Society asks Met Police to investigate Wonga over fake firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/cyZMJDIunI 
• Bar regulator announces move into entity licensing | Law Gazette http://t.co/V5YzdTN0qj
• US Phasing Out Its Counterterrorism Unit in Philippines http://t.co/EUIZ2tYPyq 
• US: Court Rejects Zone to Buffer Abortion Clinic http://t.co/JdQdX0ujf8 
• Supreme Court Rebukes Obama on Right of Appointment http://t.co/VlnF9Im4nO 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Arnold & Porter and Linklaters advise as Kenya makes debut bond issuance | The Lawyer http://t.co/aIOXUXfPpj 
• Clients shun disaggregation model but stick to quality, The Lawyer research finds | The Lawyer http://t.co/nAgRpodMXk 
• Checklist for schools in Wales to tackle bullying http://t.co/K0Rg7JCUSn 
• MSPs call for council tax alternatives http://t.co/BklRDyGaJU 
• Coroner's training call after RAF man killed by armoured vehicle http://t.co/jOUXp5cQa5 
• Luis Suarez bite: URUGUAY striker loses backing of gambling firm http://t.co/v1BiuvbSL8 
• Auditors probe £16bn green energy contracts http://t.co/5zeb2X8MFM 
• Cornish School near Looe closed as police hunt man 'with access to guns' http://t.co/wWVy3KfQmm 
• Dartmoor rooftop prisoners offered sun cream http://t.co/O5NfkOxGqA 
• PSNI: Matt Baggott urges inquiry curb on Troubles murders http://t.co/XOYm2yNu4m 
• NIGERIA: The city living in fear of Boko Haram http://t.co/RYyl5hJuxo
• Meriam Ibrahim: SUDAN 'apostasy' woman freed again http://t.co/DC6ofSR9Tg 
• UK Syria fighters: Police deny 'failure' over jihadists http://t.co/3dAZ7QNfXz 
• EU signs pacts with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova http://t.co/gqWzxZjcm1
• SAUDI ARABIA employer 'pours boiling water' on Filipino woman http://t.co/XhaY9DPPJM 
• Jeremy Paxman: I'm a one-nation Tory and 'Newsnight' is made by 13-year-olds http://t.co/slK3qMugJy 
• Glastonbury 2014: Man in life-threatening condition after taking ketamine http://t.co/759L7HfEGi 
• Police defend appeal over 90-year-old Rochdale woman after tests find no forensic evidence of rape http://t.co/upYFipTKiW 
• Woman 'bites man on the arm' on Tube http://t.co/19rn68bbZZ 
• Phone hacking trial: Rebekah Brooks statement in full http://t.co/BR7pCaDXw7 
• Woman dead in Bournemouth flat for six years http://t.co/gXemm7PtC6 
• Bad review couple win compensation http://t.co/tShP2HJoHQ 
• Banksy Cheltenham Spy Booth artwork 'to be removed' http://t.co/rptQM5SGww
• Double yellow line 'grace period' plans 'dropped' http://t.co/oTre1ZdJPa 
• Amazon accused of 'bullying' smaller UK publishers http://t.co/CfM3l5q02F 
• Law graduate Rhiannon Brooker jailed over false rape claims http://t.co/C9fcPqLtgN
• Suicide is legal – why are those who need assistance denied this right? http://t.co/3TFDwpnsnX 
• My husband has been illegally held in an EGYPTIAN prison for a year. Enough | Sarah Attia http://t.co/zLvpHecaGI 
• LIBYA in shock after murder of human rights activist Salwa Bugaighis http://t.co/CsXGbuyqYm 
• Google begins removing 'right to be forgotten' search links http://t.co/AoBApciEQ6
• US: Justice Scalia's ahistorical legal view informs his recess appointment opinion http://t.co/HYDEZwMmYo
• Free DNA tests piloted in family courts to clear up paternity disputes http://t.co/Idd7I8LNl7
• Costs management planning | Law Gazette http://t.co/YbC8hPw9pv 
• Rogue CMCs to face massive new fines | Law Gazette http://t.co/neEPpk5Yef 
• CILEx launches enquiry into paralegals | Legal Futures http://t.co/L9zxWfiyJT
• Project pits women's success stories against "negative narrative" of diversity debate | Legal Futures http://t.co/dn6jNWODUx 
• Law Society targets anti-solicitor websites as it raises heat on Wonga | Legal Futures http://t.co/lcCECkkYTR

26th June - Law News

913thEdition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: The pressure for lawyers to improve their IT skills is becoming irresistible. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

• HONG KONG destroys cache of poached ivory http://t.co/pO9MSIS8WU
• SOUTH AFRICA miners back deal to end strike http://t.co/RXl2Gkjp4o 
• Migrant bodies unearthed from US mass grave http://t.co/uqupOD0BqF 
• ITALY: The dark side of the tomato: exploitation of migrant African workers http://t.co/XDNTn7zGi9
• TAJIKISTAN: PhD student arrested researching conflict management in the Central Asian country, faces treason charges http://t.co/MF74KKoJSS
• US blacklists Pakistani Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa as 'foreign terrorist organisation' http://t.co/jiRDKhYFd9 
• Landmark judgment on 'do not resuscitate' orders | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QHMBVkPmZ8 
• Sensors help keep smartphone data secure http://t.co/f1GHAi9iM6
• Barclays shares fall 9% on fraud accusation http://t.co/GqqwdKfSmG 
• MI6 chief Sir John Sawers to step down http://t.co/EvQM4VIzqY 
• What would the UK be called without Scotland? http://t.co/u7QQ7Dq1eu
• Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste 'devastated and outraged' by EGYPT court verdict http://t.co/1xaXuBiEXN
• URUGUAY footballer Luis Suarez has been suspended from all football-related activity for four months for bite http://t.co/djVMW966pt 
• Jimmy Savile NHS abuse victims aged five to 75 http://t.co/Hus3yDliqh
• What running Homicide Watch has taught me about crime in US http://t.co/cuio2iUvv5 
• Homicide Watch - Q&A with the editors http://t.co/XQFHJjNfkE 
• Lawyers sued for pursuing MMR vacine claim based on link to autism http://t.co/H6zh1kEd4x 
• Britain's intelligence agencies are told to make privacy invasion assessment http://t.co/TQZttAQy29 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Leeker as its global compliance chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/r1ndS6rfmW 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird pushes revenues up 4 per cent to £259m | The Lawyer http://t.co/3snbYNdiiF
• Lawyers on Demand poised for Manchester expansion | Law Gazette http://t.co/lG6PGo408e
• North-west PI firm blames Jackson for closure | Law Gazette http://t.co/X9mcF5g0F8 
• Davenport Lyons creditors set for talks over £13.4m debt | Law Gazette http://t.co/PPqp2zRUgP 
• Watching Google’s Many Arms http://t.co/iwXJHugesz 
• Stalemate Over Garment Factory Safety in BANGLADESH http://t.co/RTioDcGggK 
• US: Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones http://t.co/d0nF2Qn12Q
• Breaking the Law to Go Online in IRAN http://t.co/yGHSgQ3VeA 
• Capturing Employees’ Expertise on Camera Before They Hit the Exits http://t.co/vCh98Mw4kA 
• 3-D Mammography Test Appears to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Rate http://t.co/Bdk53MbEzS
• ‘Redskins’ Is Bad Business: Morality aside, the name causes the team financial harm http://t.co/yubD4iFVI9
• Ex-Tabloid Executive Acquitted in British Phone Hacking Case http://t.co/4QDDnw9Ebg 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Tax workers strike over HMRC job cuts http://t.co/bUet3LJ57s 
• IT firms earn most from government spending - think tank http://t.co/FWiuBAdA12 
• Older female employment rate to overtake men http://t.co/4wAWHbBYjw 
• Fruit juice 'ban' call, Wonga payout, David Cameron's 'folly' and Wimbledon off-court http://t.co/ITrspAetbX 
• Decision expected on housing market action http://t.co/uAnBOaOdci 
• URUGUAY Footballer Luis Suarez' 'bite' hearing to continue http://t.co/djVMW966pt 
• NHS blunders led to Devon toddler's death http://t.co/ZJIObfkGci 
• THAILAND general denies military coup was planned to oust democratic government http://t.co/ek9cuLULR2 
• Queen's income set to rise to £40m next year http://t.co/vTVFmSIKo1 
• More than 90 celebrities, politicians, lawyers sign letter calling for drug law change http://t.co/8Sx3scqZnW 
• Juncker EC presidency: UK loses opposition allies http://t.co/yjhmOlR9wo 
• Jimmy Savile NHS hospital abuse reports to be published http://t.co/jEdDd5mOHf
• JORDAN court finds Abu Qatada not guilty of terror plot http://t.co/x3BpLfygIG
• Whistleblowers on wrongdoing in the workplace will receive more information and support under new measures https://t.co/OnRKZK0Rmq 
• Extended Collective Licensing Regulations https://t.co/FfU5n7D4Ft 
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling open supported housing scheme helping Muslim offenders in London https://t.co/FvHO1yRDi1 
• Public backing means full steam ahead for pension reforms https://t.co/E8oBSEWIGI 
• US: There is no internet ‘outrage machine’ – just these outrageous rape apologists http://t.co/Wg8Ul4Vrmj 
• Wonga's fake law firms: Workers named debt collection companies after their colleagues http://t.co/TtewaNBMJa 
• Aereo ruled illegal by US supreme court as broadcasters win copyright battle http://t.co/nxjO4x9Mz9 
• Top judges raise concern over plan to restrict judicial review challenges http://t.co/7GvjJklUL0 
• View on parliament and assisted suicide: Westminster needs to stop ducking this most difficult of questions http://t.co/1pBheOTIyx 
• YEMEN: Judge orders that 'disappeared' US citizen be produced in court http://t.co/c4Z62plItX
• Legality of assisted dying changing around the world http://t.co/S6QhhbYtW3 
• US music licensing laws 'arcane and dysfunctional,' says RIAA chairman http://t.co/tbTnBxlSRw 
• FSA, FCA – the brass plate has changed, but not much else | Law Gazette http://t.co/HtTBAR3j1N 
• Bristol firms Barcan Woodward and Kirby Sheppard to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/yaV5DSycMA 
• Grenadian wins LPC fight despite murder conviction | Law Gazette http://t.co/lOjOMer0oi
• MoJ figures paint stark picture of aid decline | Law Gazette http://t.co/51PKsWYjHJ 
• ​Supreme Court is supreme, says Neuberger | Law Gazette http://t.co/TKGCSBwT75 
• Government will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners | Law Gazette http://t.co/5dm4RzhKmj 
• Solicitors’ workload is the number one cause of workplace stress | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/Krax0nq5t1
• Airlines under the cosh following consumer victory in Court of Appeal | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/eXdbg6py34
• Supreme Court upholds prohibition on assisted suicide | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/vMMueUcIYE 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper and Sullivan & Cromwell land key roles on Allied Minds £398m IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/aTXXx0W4Uz 
• Lawyers on Demand to launch in Manchester | The Lawyer http://t.co/30ukLsI3dT 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC triumphs as The Lawyer's 20th Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards | The Lawyer http://t.co/M3p8wKhNzN 
• Lawyers on Demand heads north | Legal Futures http://t.co/BRuozAtAjo 
• Connect2Law lives on as Slater & Gordon launches Linked to Law | Legal Futures http://t.co/gMM3iFpIMF 
• Report into conduct of Peter and Iris Robinson delayed by legal challenge http://t.co/gowjuAE3P2 
• Google I/O protesters heckle at developer event http://t.co/0IYl2zbTHW
• US prosecutors announce fraud charges against Barclays http://t.co/GqqwdKfSmG 
• Around the house | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fnCDi8Z2aW 
• The future of law tops the agenda | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RDVgTR7yJI 
• Bank of England legal costs double | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lXO01XcSQe 
• ACC fights to protect German corporate counsel independence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YpYrJvJUFJ 
• US legal departments recruiting | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NvnPsMmWjV 
• DLA Piper client found guilty in phone hacking trial | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2BIG5anUM0 
• Lawyers are in better health than other workers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/p2s8yCrMyg 
• Duval & Stachenfeld launches Caribbean practice group | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Vk456qP74w
• Slaughter and May Twitter presence criticised by digital agency | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/RTyQADyxtb 
• Bird & Bird links up with two Indonesian firms | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0uyHK1HgBI 
• Cheque photo plan gets the go-ahead http://t.co/e8kHhu2yUQ 
• NoW hacker Glenn Mulcaire 'breached witness protection' http://t.co/bcQaZBYNjC 
• Christopher Parry shot wife Caroline dead 'because she left' http://t.co/3JoWshFEH8 
• Chris Evans-Thomas wants NHS to pay back funds raised http://t.co/hppw4YsZWY 
• Scott Johnston jailed for raping woman in Glasgow flat http://t.co/vXGzkZd3Va 
• British investors are looking to take legal action to recover lost money after being convinced to buy land in BRAZIL http://t.co/3dgHGvKOPv
• Digital news catches up with papers in UK, Ofcom says http://t.co/u4TCoR7dje

25th June - Law News

912nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Costs lawyers ready to defend their right to appear in court. The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has gone to the length of obtained counsel's opinion in order to confirm that its members have rights to conduct costs litigation and to act as advocates in costs proceedings. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird joins Indonesia race with double allies | The Lawyer http://t.co/M23R2IQ5Sw 
• LSW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields and A&O take top spots on Spire Healthcare IPO | The Lawyer http://t.co/Q0XXgAji98 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn Emanuel fined $2m for leaking Apple/Nokia deal | The Lawyer http://t.co/CxhgZdZIMm 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Leeker as its global compliance chief | The Lawyer http://t.co/r1ndS6rfmW
• Wonga to pay out £2.6m after sending debt collection letters from fake firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/eHFKwbGhRw 
• Hacking trial: Kingsley Napley client Brooks acquitted, DLA client Coulson guilty | The Lawyer http://t.co/ss2YY0weZd
• Canary Wharf bondholders do battle over Clifford Chance HQ sale proceeds | The Lawyer http://t.co/ynXiff8sB3 
• Judge rebukes Cameron for comments on Coulson conviction http://t.co/rS0BsxwdAQ
• Nato summit logo features Newport's Transporter Bridge http://t.co/cS4zWyptjC 
• Durham head teacher Anne Lakey "exploited" boy for sex, court hears http://t.co/VVjGbfSSlB 
• Yarl's Wood faces MP visit over sex abuse claims http://t.co/qyB73cAJfB
• Road casualties in Scotland down 10% as pedestrian deaths fall http://t.co/MftIf6vSqs 
• BBC apologises after news alerts sent in error http://t.co/N39RYpDihP 
• Britain tolerates fascists because of the value placed on free speech and freedom of conscience http://t.co/RuMrUiifGz
• NORTH KOREA threatens war on US over Kim Jong-un movie http://t.co/bZolNejf65 
• David Cameron facing MPs' questions over convicted Coulson's appointment http://t.co/rS0BsxwdAQ 
• Leicester 'botched revenge' arson killers jailed for life http://t.co/hfRA4oR7vJ 
• Assisted suicide campaigners fail to get supreme court to overturn ban http://t.co/nsLDiEtNfZ 
• Payday lender Wonga fined for threatening customers with fake law firms | Law Gazette http://t.co/oE8GPWPZzH
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• SPAIN: Judge has formalised charges against Princess Cristina, King Felipe's sister, in a tax fraud http://t.co/dtvq9kykMA 
• Wonga chased debt with fake lawyers, says FCA http://t.co/OsTl0O3eed 
• Campaigners lose "right to die" case http://t.co/BL9c9DxAK8
• Lofty Salaries in the Ivory Towers: Are US university presidents overpaid? http://t.co/4Lxv5aEeDG 
• A Thin Rationale for Drone Killings http://t.co/jXlNyRQyPt 
• US: For Women in Midlife, Career Gains Slip Away http://t.co/B9NwNGnVt4 
• US: Justices Uphold Emission Limits on Big Industry http://t.co/gzSPHDCMhg 
• 'Hardened' attitudes over disability, Welsh first minister warns http://t.co/reAeBW0yuI 
• Ban on 'no helmet' Cycling Scotland advert overturned http://t.co/8IH3wVGccu
• MSPs due to scrap council tenants' 'right to buy' http://t.co/i2S8bUyD87 
• NIGERIA atheist Bala 'deemed mentally ill in Kano state' http://t.co/ScF4WKdaoy 
• SUDAN death row case: US works for Meriam Ibrahim exit http://t.co/U1rY6pobIR 
• Employers are to be banned from stopping staff with zero-hours contracts seeking extra work elsewhere http://t.co/aiKffjketO 
• Right-to-die Supreme Court judgement due http://t.co/iMumI2sMBM 
• Luis Suarez 'bite': Uruguay striker faces lengthy ban if found guilty http://t.co/OvP8D9xnji
• Patients 'facing longer GP waits', warns BMA http://t.co/fgM5bHG6IS 
• Phone-hacking jury considers final verdicts http://t.co/BNAYgXaYLT 
• Minors remain jailed for life despite US supreme court ban on such sentences http://t.co/XNGVGO3CVv 
• US: Sing Sing aims to join the ranks of America's prison museums http://t.co/XQh7tFe5hn
• Julian Assange makes fresh bid to break deadlock in Swedish rape case http://t.co/98UvGO3pLw 
• US: California universities should do more to prevent sexual assault, audit says http://t.co/edkEO5HpxS
• Assisted suicide campaigners await supreme court verdict on right to die http://t.co/CbSpZqnjEO 
• Christian Heathrow worker takes unfair dismissal claim to court of appeal http://t.co/d0znjGIVaE
• Diner calls 999 to complain to police about his McDonald's burger http://t.co/Xf6x5qzjKq 
• Football match-fixing: GHANA chiefs exposed in undercover video http://t.co/BcRCZr6Al6
• Doctors ask judge to allow them to let woman, 20, die http://t.co/Ri7HPWP6xo
• Theresa May defends new nanay state surveillance powers as 'question of life and death' http://t.co/haDb6yx6ua 
• Head of free school arrested again over fraud allegations http://t.co/ziV8oZpyvP 
• The Home Office faces a crisis of confidence over immigration controls http://t.co/QPhQuDZuT5
• There has not been a vast criminal conspiracy by the press against the public as the phone-hacking trial demonstrates http://t.co/D7Yj06vfkL 
• Rebekah Brooks: Everyone seems to have an opinion on high-profile trials but justice is not Big Brother | Law Gazette http://t.co/sHhWNUKvrB 
• BBC highlights devastating reality of vendor conveyancer fraud | Legal Futures http://t.co/QZYwLlYcmB 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclays leads as Jane Norman goes into administration for second time | The Lawyer http://t.co/xxVumo25G4 
• Excellence breeds diversity in 20 years of The Lawyer Awards | The Lawyer http://t.co/qqzLFALMnb 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper Italy partner caught up in corruption probe | The Lawyer http://t.co/BCvC5aKpE2
• Make it so: Sir Patrick Stewart to record personal voicemail message for winner of The Lawyer Awards prize draw http://t.co/Ix80vnwWsn 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds joins Indonesia race with double allies | The Lawyer http://t.co/EsEszHqVii 
• Solicitors Regulation Authority names first non-lawyer chair | Legal Futures http://t.co/j6zDQ3tpbA 
• Debt management giant's ABS plans expansion into wills | Legal Futures http://t.co/HYQqKyA18v 
• Neuberger backs single regulator but criticises LSB | Legal Futures http://t.co/d0y4pnfxss 
• SRA announces appointment of new chair | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/FFJAgQ7twL 
• Debt solutions provider to offer 'comprehensive suite of legal services at a competitive price' | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/6rLHfD5FpQ
• Leicester fire deaths widower calls for severe sentence http://t.co/q0VHYBYVOC 
• Glasgow 2014: Man charged over bid to grab Queen's baton http://t.co/vFIam87rMF 
• Police training college: Team recommend that Tyrone plan continues http://t.co/dsNS4oeRk3 
• Glyndwr University's foreign student recruitment freeze http://t.co/Flta95vkyb
• Registrar says sham marriage couples 'too amorous' http://t.co/GtTP3RqGpr 
• Hacking trial verdicts and David Cameron's 'humiliation' http://t.co/LIv0N28DnS
• European bank 'hit by sophisticated cyber-thefts' http://t.co/3yPOPtSkza 
• Home Secretary Theresa May: There is no surveillance state http://t.co/k74JgQM9dY 
• URUGUAY footballer Luis Suarez in World Cup 'bite' controversy http://t.co/QJGGerbYFw
• Resolving neighbour disputes https://t.co/LYQWBsBqok 
• Pembrokeshire 'hobbit home': Councillors to visit site http://t.co/pgTdpALKOm 
• Caroline Graham murder: Woman arrested in Portadown released http://t.co/OWITVlp9Sk
• Appeal for Aberdeen Isis jihadist Abdul Rakib Amin to come home http://t.co/yne218lEHV 
• Jayden Parkinson murder trial: Ben Blakeley 'violent to previous partners' http://t.co/avo9NBKF8m 
• Lenny Henry criticises BBC chief's diversity plans http://t.co/OJFsqnOlHh 
• SUDAN death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 'detained' http://t.co/U1rY6pobIR 
• MP likens Bank of England to 'unreliable boyfriend' http://t.co/q5WZQzZQ8F
• Scale of student visa fraud condemned as 'truly shocking' http://t.co/f3auSF6LOW 
• Prime Minister David Cameron apologises over Andy Coulson appointment after he was found guilty of phone hacking http://t.co/469wAKYX93 
• Hacking trial: Coulson guilty, Brooks cleared of charges http://t.co/AYcwcINJvc
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Wong Partnership becomes the latest to venture into Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5tPDUyXWZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O, Herbies and Macfarlanes keep Virgin panel spots after review | The Lawyer http://t.co/3A2iJL1fi0 
• Hacking trial: Kingsley Napley client Brooks acquitted, DLA client Coulson guilty | The Lawyer http://t.co/ss2YY0weZd 
• PEP up 19% at Stephenson Harwood | Law Gazette http://t.co/tkwviEHpGh
• New SRA chair aims for ‘strong working relationship’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/zxghoFLmqZ 
• High court rules vulnerable defendants deserve equal protection | Law Gazette http://t.co/gd1iZyNLye 
• KENYA's backstreet BleachedBeauty trade: a haven for toxic skin-lightening treatments http://t.co/0uzs7Dudrl
• 'This is IRAQ - if you have guns, bring them' http://t.co/PUtPFYZphi
• GHANA environment pays cost of illegal mining http://t.co/lZ5eo3nKI8 
• Residents of DRC asked to turn off everything other than TVs so power grid can cope with demand of football fans http://t.co/JPUIIsV4DQ
• EGYPT's president says judicial rulings must be respected, a day after three Al Jazeera journalists are sentenced http://t.co/gFRfbVYbGJ 
• British government 'breaking law' in forcing data retention by companies http://t.co/kIQ9VQPaxq 
• US: Obama's 'drone memo' is finally public. Now show us the library of secret law http://t.co/jXrXnXeJFi
• If I went back to jail, I would refuse to share a prison cell http://t.co/DVMFTd7sso
• Barrister who lied about career to be disbarred | Law Gazette http://t.co/zknUPP1Gzk 
• 'Lawyers for Yes' group lobbies for Scottish independenc | Law Gazette http://t.co/180AtZCuTh
• AA expands legal services with conveyancing panel | Law Gazette http://t.co/jbfDBOLEjv 
• PII changes threaten ‘solicitor brand’, says City society | News | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/SPG9VN3Fqy 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ

24th June - Law News

911th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: With the 800th anniversary of the signing of The Magna Carta coming up in 2015, what is there left to celebrate? The Full story - The Lawyer

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

• Mishcon recruits former DPP Sir Keir Starmer QC as a part-time consultant in its business crime group | Law Gazette http://t.co/dq45iqQ5uK 
• SRA urged not to dispense with accounts requirement | Law Gazette http://t.co/iI2lcg2LuZ 
• Just before the World Cup, 12 teams from unrecognised or long-extinct states competed in a tournament of their own http://t.co/AIA8Jyur1A
• When IRAQ was the bastion of a thriving cosmopolitan culture http://t.co/dDkGWATrAk 
• The politics of identity and belonging in KENYA http://t.co/htvDIapKUR
• Q&A: 'We're on the defensive not offensive', KURDISTAN Head of Foreign Relations http://t.co/CuvXGIjHU8 
• Rebels agree to respect UKRAINE ceasefire http://t.co/hwC6CRYneF 
• ISRAEL pins Golan attack on Assad forces http://t.co/DWK8HJLi2P
• Bangladesh defers verdict on Islamist Jamaat leader on charges of rape and mass killing during 1971war http://t.co/6Zwxsas2Om 
• Seven ways to stand out on a work placement in law http://t.co/E4PTypUkF2 
• Social media crimes 'at least half' of front-line policing http://t.co/mkW94tfh5w
• Winchester prison 'insufficient improvement' since critical report http://t.co/Zk2wZlrxOH 
• Celebrity peer Lord Brocket in £2m hall 'repossession' http://t.co/SOqzHhfwhQ 
• Queen to visit jail and Game of Thrones set in Belfast http://t.co/IETWI7xbnH 
• Call for better information before heart operations http://t.co/TmlorA57je
• Abu Dhabi United Group financing Manchester homes http://t.co/4Z6tYN4L3m 
• Labour to protect low and middle earners in mansion tax http://t.co/9eFhNdPlpm 
• Events are being held to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn http://t.co/oprWWcfv6K
• Former mental health nurse at Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre has told BBC News women are not safe there http://t.co/PoZZNCZPUH 
• Boxer Lance Ferguson-Prayogg dies after 'white collar' bout http://t.co/o2NGFyml7j 
• Mental health services 'a car crash' http://t.co/qP615CoYRc 
• EGYPT trial: Journalists to protest over al-Jazeera trio http://t.co/RA3RYtFF35 
• One-fifth of hospitals 'may be covering up mistakes' http://t.co/ERKjQCjNkf
• A third British man in a recruitment video for the Islamic militant group Isis is from Aberdeen http://t.co/7wNJxE6PNz
• FRANCE sparks .wine address row ahead of Icann meeting http://t.co/PHgNKgXH5B 
• Living wage 'should go to one million more workers' http://t.co/CcuJrRwbvj 
• Shropshire school refuses boy leave for police force worker mum's wedding by failing to follow school procedures http://t.co/hLG0cXamE5 
• Google Glass eyewear goes on sale in UK despite road safety and privacy concerns http://t.co/KbgFuaShpF 
• No 10 says Cameron has secured EU vote over Juncker http://t.co/tjEmdbYDBb 
• Leicester fire deaths: Eight people found guilty http://t.co/4fIl7iyOjd 
• SUDAN death sentence woman 'freed' http://t.co/1VhkLZmnbw 
• A conveyancing client's plea | Legal Futures http://t.co/Ma7MnOOHbU 
• Bott & Co lining up “series of niches” to follow aviation success | Legal Futures http://t.co/RDa2vpKhDx
• Pinsents "an example to other big firms" on Twitter use, says report | Legal Futures http://t.co/RzGxgRYuxl 
• Getting people moving - AA accelerates into conveyancing | Legal Futures http://t.co/JSeZwAQmIw 
• RBS hires change theorist to cut legal costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/lJzc4ogY9l 
• Edwards Wildman venture capital partner leaves for Orrick | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DP29Uk61Lf
• Ex-Shearman managing partner takes helm at Citigroup | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TkkhzAJGUV
• UK regulation costs double as more firms struggle | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/5GFfTAeDaX 
• Law school stress can kill brain cells | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/1Vn75prOfD
• Fairpoint Group plc completes acquisition of Simpson Millar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ba18uTQ9XC
• Greenberg Traurig swipes Denton's global head of real estate | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/bydsTPhLf6
• Malaysia opens legal services market | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/aYsJy86Kpl 
• Do US laws that punish parents for truancy keep their kids in school? http://t.co/Et47ajyDAj
• US cited controversial law in decision to kill American citizen by drone http://t.co/LHDomyAloZ 
• US supreme court backs EPA plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants http://t.co/ItCmP6b0Ne
• US: Senate reaffirms decision to deny press pass to Scotusblog http://t.co/7pfSUjRtXi

23rd June - Law News

910th 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 Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt to overturn the current law on intentional homelessness, ruling that the date a person moves out of reasonable accommodation is the relevant date regardless of what may happen after. Full story - New Law Journal

Last week's Twitter readership & interaction

• Any discussion on private practice innivation must confront 2 challenges: nurturing culture & managing | The Lawyer http://t.co/d2qx1dgFdJ 
• Wong Partnership becomes the latest to venture into Myanmar | The Lawyer http://t.co/y5tPDUyXWZ 
• District judges must toe the line and allow success fees in infant claims | Law Gazette http://t.co/7mLuBxvJBI 
• Doughty Street International to open in The Hague | Law Gazette http://t.co/f2bnpYPeyE
• Kenny quits LSB for private sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/btgYKU7zo6 
• Date set for halted fraud trial | Law Gazette http://t.co/oBPI22EP3R
• Bullying victim on why attitudes to disability must change http://t.co/1IgImasjBL 
• Boys, 15 and 12, rob store at knifepoint in Huyton, Merseyside http://t.co/wkZ9yLFC7m 
• Michael Mansfield QC warned UK Muslims were being "criminalised", suffering similar prejudice faced by the Irish http://t.co/EkOZDGrRlC 
• Jeremy Bowen tweets about father Gareth's hospital care http://t.co/kye7AoEzuR
• The British are slightly happier than the French even though we're rubbish at football http://t.co/jDLB0tSgA2 
• Jayden Parkinson murdered by 'violent' ex-boyfriend, jury hears http://t.co/u0aCykkdBz 
• Nahid Almanea Colchester murder: Funeral is held http://t.co/QKfSIaXHE5
• Cardiff has an ongoing problem with the radicalisation of young Muslims, according to academic http://t.co/AwlHnTIpPP 
• 'Girls can't what?' Bid to boost women in engineering http://t.co/6JVYINyPrN
• Badgers: Ministers 'wilfully' ignoring science advice http://t.co/YwXeNmF7If 
• Election official at centre of "fraud allegations" in AFGHANISTAN resigns position "for the sake of national unity" http://t.co/8VNpLg8FjH 
• EGYPT: Governments, social media and journalists come together to condemn verdict against Greste, Fahmy and Mohamed http://t.co/6JwZL3mNLA 
• Fears that tribunal fees are restricting access to justice | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/31uUHMYoml 
• Costs lawyers ready to defend their right to appear in court | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/RnM1vbnWAy
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing marches into US with double office launch | The Lawyer http://t.co/fUpoOYwoEZ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: PEP climbs at Stephenson Harwood to £537k, turnover hits £121m | The Lawyer http://t.co/zzFqbGWRok 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• MP will name politician 'involved in child abuse' http://t.co/BpVSKVb5D1 
• Anonymity in rape cases is not the right issue for debate http://t.co/VZFrOkzm4Z 
• World Cup 2014: 20,000 sign petition after referee Peter O'Leary is spotted 'celebrating' win http://t.co/vlfUbr59gV 
• The Sun's Trevor Kavanagh rails against the iniquitous use of 'police bail' http://t.co/USgWARlWdq
• ABS of the Year Roundtable: Variety adds spice | The Lawyer http://t.co/MzHNcmh6Oz
• Listed legal firms predict revenue boost: claims outsourcer Quindell expect £900m turnover this year | Law Gazette http://t.co/MZiAL9xbvL 
• IT competence test | Law Gazette http://t.co/HO4VYilAly 
• His Honour Judge Kelson, sitting at Durham Crown Court told barrister 6 times to sit down | Law Society Gazette http://t.co/lzUMJxwPkF 
• Asian Lawyers GB criticised the 6 weeks allowed to comment on plans to change rules governing accounts | Law Gazette http://t.co/oNQ2HPoHn6 
• Cases on hold pending post-Mitchell guidance | Law Gazette http://t.co/nhVgbw3bnO 
• Firms underestimate real risks to business | Law Gazette http://t.co/DEbxKr9j9L 
• Solicitors enjoy above-average health, finds survey | Law Gazette http://t.co/FIaOMo2Rdo
• Troubled CLS merged with funeral and insurance | Law Gazette http://t.co/2bvwdEPNYD 
• EGYPT: 3 Al-Jazeera journalists get seven years jail sentence accused of supporting Muslim Brotherhood http://t.co/cjIJ7F7sPx 
• God on Twitter: The ingenious world of social media parody http://t.co/hldYjDk4ea 
• Wales' green business investment bid launch http://t.co/0EhtrZxMmi
• 'Mayhem' in Northampton as hot-air balloon lands in street creating a lot of hot air http://t.co/hy4MwUKrMq 
• Body found in search for missing Lancashire teenager http://t.co/lwQiKSYNGO 
• Honda and Nissan add to airbag recall http://t.co/p59dCOf32Q 
• Scottish independence: Plans announced for Scotland's 'biggest ever debate' http://t.co/pySVSpoCH6 
• S KOREA: soldier who killed five members of his unit has been captured after a failed suicide attempt http://t.co/PDkcgSSXDE 
• EGYPT: Al-Jazeera journalists await trial verdict http://t.co/d2iksxa7Ht 
• GHANA FA asks for fix claims probe http://t.co/pN0FKUU6dk
• Thousands of mothers have multiple babies removed by family courts in England http://t.co/zPgQzQR92O 
• 'Not possible' to monitor all UK Syria fighters http://t.co/F5BZhCrY57
• LIBYA's detention centres accused of torturing migrants and refugees http://t.co/TYIzzhiOnc
• Gerry Conlon: ‘Tony Blair lied to us, his apology meant nothing’ http://t.co/K8YYH5T50m
• Two arrested after newborn baby found dead on footpath http://t.co/fLSKQS8HrL
• The Lawyer magazine's Law Firm of the Year winners reflect the changing times | The Lawyer http://t.co/vi14yoj3LU 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper Hong Kong exits continue as corporate partner joins Jun He | The Lawyer http://t.co/o5DEEbC7Ei 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw continues managment overhaul with Gulf and Asia heads | The Lawyer http://t.co/L33iIgRMyV 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Is Linklaters ready for a China alliance? | The Lawyer http://t.co/JfJae0uMDr 
• RBS drafts in Richard Susskind as firms put on standby for panel cull | The Lawyer http://t.co/1S15ItEzlC 
• Divorce Lawyer Marilyn Stowe - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/hRvJCKbLi6 
• Expert evidence under the spotlight | Law Gazette http://t.co/pMHyhBd5KG
• Giving litigants in person a helping hand | Law Gazette http://t.co/3rJEysJWx7 
• Are you tech savvy? The pressure for lawyers to improve their IT skills is becoming irresistible | Law Gazette http://t.co/5JxmX8I6z7 
• LEGAL FUTURES Financial adviser rating and review website sets sights on solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/5oXRkknYWz 
• Solicitors healthy but workload and client expectations cause stress | Legal Futures http://t.co/i0Ww6zadzV 
• Brilliant no more - pioneering ABS changes strategy and name | Legal Futures http://t.co/Eb6R0F8S66 
• EGYPT's hidden prison: ‘disappeared’ face torture in Azouli military jail http://t.co/abfmGWg2EN 
• MPs promise fourth report on car insurance costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/gx003jwEqP 
• CANADA: Woman who tried to save ducklings faces jail over road deaths http://t.co/zZc2BrrzG8 
• Outrage at Wilkinson video lewd church altar scene http://t.co/x3eztGhB09 
• Kent PCC Ann Barnes 'fails to impress' says Prime Minister http://t.co/Y3JYyVtHQ9 
• Labour pledges to 'pause' universal credit if elected in 2015 http://t.co/K5Rrnv8xKB 
• Nahid Almanea murder: Colchester lake drained http://t.co/OAMhRumBbd 
• PALESTINE's future: Where differences seem irreconcilable, the common call is 'to think outside the box http://t.co/g3NkUrlwHg 
• A tale of two policies: US in Iraq and South Sudan http://t.co/7tSpdQ1uRZ 
• Civil society takes the lead on Palestinian rights: The US and Europe are increasingly taking a backseat http://t.co/56f8JwndQB
• MONGOLIA: Government plans new hate crimes legislation in response to attacks on homosexuals and foreigners http://t.co/EqpDvmfnlK
• US: The development of ex-slaves union - The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters http://t.co/UM4nkhvOxU 
• CHINA: Uighur apologises for 'holy war' in Xinjiang http://t.co/F6sPwFSrg9 
• AUSTRALIA: Victoria will scrap 'defensive homicide' and offer simpler test for self-defence http://t.co/CjTBUQE4uO 
• Hacker Tactic: Cybercriminals are finding new ways to breach firewalls and hold data hostage http://t.co/BOwxMs0yxm
• The Slumdog Millionaire Architect: INDIA's most commercially successful architect http://t.co/xabsQdUBn9 
• Smart software and cheap sensors are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor employees http://t.co/v0lSaAzR6y 
• A Christian Convert, on the Run in AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/lWfJ8VPc0S 
• The Sitting Dead: Funeral services in New Orleans and Puerto Rico pose the dead to play host at their own wakes http://t.co/tNXlzBoxf8 
• US: Seeing Sons’ Violent Potential, but Finding Little Help or Hope http://t.co/fpG7D11AOv 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
• Fund to tackle reoffending gets £8m boost http://t.co/cs3GskZ3ZC 
• Health group calls for 'sugar tax' to cut child obesity http://t.co/eVpRPbnilh 
• UK Syria fighters pose long-term threat - Met officer http://t.co/J3egIn8VFK