14th December - Law News

1084th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

This weekend's Saturday Law Interview features the Plaid Cymru, Party of Wales leader Leanne Wood, who is a former probation officer as well as Social Policy lecturer. The questions range from the viability of a devolved criminal justice system as well as the current laws on domestic violence.

Saturday Conversations

• TheLawMap review of previous week's activity in Law Firms and lives of lawyers: The Sunday Law Review 7th to 13th December http://t.co/EFm1rguWge 
• Constitutional Structure and the Modern Commerce Power | Library of Law http://t.co/yd6n1LKLZe 
• The Risk of Haste: Broad Terror Laws Could Net Anti-ISIS Fighters | New Zealand Human Rights Blog https://t.co/cZsC2Bvwdo 
• Irish Community Development Law Journal: Focus on Social Welfare Law & Rights | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/NJB7g0FPNs 
• Transatlantic Torture: The Senate Report, the “Hooded Men” and the Regrettable Role of ECHR | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/8l9ir19v5h
• Today in Irish Legal History: De Burca and Anderson v AG | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/aeQGriWGiN 
• Call for Applications: FLAC Public Interest Law Fellowship | Human Rights Ireland http://t.co/pbozPdY1Sz 
• Why Somali pirates got damages from Strasbourg | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/cUZYbX8C5b 
• Couple launch challenge to heterosexual bar on Civil Partnerships | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/XhVEZPvGwx 
• Cracking intercepts: the war on terror and difficulties with Human Rights | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Ue8jRJf2Fa 
• Restrictions on books in prisons declared unlawful by the High Court | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/0CUjc34g1Q
• Supreme Court finds third way between Strasbourg and House of Lords | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/lD9U6NPiTp 
• Cosmetics tested on animals banned in the EU - or are they? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/cOvUkDQBSe 
• Time for human rights to get down to business? | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/0JNwzXIjbS
• The Jews of Arabia http://t.co/qbgabDfcMu 
• How women are punished for love in #PAKISTAN http://t.co/ZbWpeJQ6dK 
• James Bond film script stolen in Sony Pictures hack http://t.co/r7mVW9j5jl 
• Intelligence committee requests CIA material on UK role in interrogation http://t.co/s2ZE4wz43f
• UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks http://t.co/4gpAheWkKC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• The Family Law Court is getting its own building in Dublin #IRELAND https://t.co/nmbJjBcdci 
• BSG Resources takes legal action against UK fraud office, home secretary https://t.co/7dJgwxgG8d 
• President of #KENYA argues for tougher security laws https://t.co/7sZJs5dcza 
• 'I was on auto pilot when in bed with barrister' Legal clerk denies rape accusation http://t.co/wPSbZBaENn 
• Property news: High time for solicitors to catch up with the housing market http://t.co/C1gcvhIP4l 
• Evaluation of partnership between Legal Aid NSW with Settlement Services International #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/mfMvdWcoT8 
• The Thief who stole perfume to fund his legal highs habit http://t.co/IAn6qKmkJY 
• LCBO, Beer Store face legal action over secret ‘sweetheart deal’ #CANADA http://t.co/hGviv2L6xw 
• Road protestors’ legal action in Wigan http://t.co/UDS9b6SwyE 
• European Privacy Debate on Display in Paris https://t.co/AmZ5TpqEV6 
• Begging Law Tests Ruling on Buffer Zones #US https://t.co/6X2BjcUgcL
• Last hope of accountability for abuses in the war on terror: Pardon Bush and Those Who Tortured https://t.co/iGh6DUxq09 
• Jewishness above its democratic character, #ISRAEL struggles with its identity https://t.co/m4NWCe57wI 
• Torture and Responsibility https://t.co/hoYOVNHXDd 
• Here Come the Torture Apologists https://t.co/njdw9G0deZ 
• Uber's Background Checks for Drivers Come Under Scrutiny https://t.co/MdVpTtrDgL 
• It's Cruel. It's Useless. It's the CIA https://t.co/IweRliV3ke 
• Bridge Scandal Prosecutors May Use Obscure Fraud Law to Charge Christie Associates #US https://t.co/Cq0Kq621YG 
• Bob Jones University Blamed Victims of Sexual Assaults, Not Abusers, Report Says #US https://t.co/j9NUmFKQQm 
• The Vanishing Male Worker: How America Fell Behind https://t.co/q47DRdu7Pr
• C.I.A. Director Defends Use of Interrogation Tactics, Avoiding Issue of Torture #US https://t.co/rLownjWhxB 
• Paris Court Gives Uber a Bit of Good News #FRANCE https://t.co/bmjSsuSdOn
• Justices to Decide if a Ban on Life Terms for Juveniles Applies Retroactively #US https://t.co/Jerk2WFHUt 
• Tax helplines 'not good enough' at peak times, government admits http://t.co/u1EgKwiu8B
• UKIP candidate Kerry Smith apologises after making 'poofter' remark http://t.co/0BCLxSqc65
• The Observer view on torture: It is time to nail the lies in this shameful episode in US and British history http://t.co/MSJbjPYGad 
• CIA torture report: at least the Americans came clean. In Britain, no one is held to account http://t.co/vyz4Wfy00Q 
• Ten years on, a survivor’s fear of torture doesn’t go away #US http://t.co/6GDjn5ePKX
• MPs to vote on move to make firms publish gender pay gap figures http://t.co/ev3vy06PTz 
• Justice for All and Million March NYC police brutality protests – how the day unfolded #US http://t.co/PiE64Topxi
• Britain must face up to torture http://t.co/PRMw8DwvaW 
• CIA torture: Who are the medical professionals who umpired in this theatre of human misery? #US http://t.co/9JsGOqbH5X 
• Jules Stenson: Another former ‘NOTW’ editor convicted for phone hacking http://t.co/fABiVghkWA 
• Ex-security minister: British intelligence might have known about CIA torture http://t.co/aXxjgUfaMx 
• Duncan Bannatyne's financial director arrested on suspicion of fraud http://t.co/Dvtls91QWM 
• Witnesses in gang trials put at risk by MoJ blunder http://t.co/eRoCLROb3I 
• The only US government employee jailed over CIA 'torture': his crime, revealing agency torture https://t.co/wcSmN0sNNR
• Protesters angry over the bulldozing of 1,500 hectares of a unique and endangered ecosystem, Maules Creek #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/J4iwgGdTwM
• Former spy chief moves up #ZIMBABWE ladder http://t.co/PVSjXxT1Vz 
• Scavenging for a living in #JORDAN http://t.co/sK6NbQymoQ 
• Stuck in Gitmo, torture victim Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani weighs in on LeBron, ‘Gangnam Style’ #US http://t.co/IpqAmHoXEF 
• New-age circuses after #MEXICO bans animals http://t.co/nzPT5fuHXu 
• UN urges probe into #Palestine minister death http://t.co/RJR9KqtLS7 
• Boris’s speed cameras will save no lives – and TfL’s data proves it http://t.co/2iz2B15jD3 
• America lost its mind after 9/11 – but did it lose its soul? http://t.co/svOfBXn3SN 
• CIA torture report: Let's set the record straight on torture http://t.co/YCgjZzwZWn 
• Compensation fight over Victor Nealon’s wrongful conviction - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/lLOouFJCCL 
• Bolton family of five flee burning house after arsonist torches front door http://t.co/eLz525Xdko 
• Canadian navy sailors face near-total alcohol #CANADA ban http://t.co/DDDRWGRN6o 
• Taliban shoot dead Supreme Court official in #AFGHANISTAN capital http://t.co/NxLo2P03s1 
• EU's Juncker tells Britain to ease up on migrants http://t.co/9vOjWOb4OJ
• #IRAN extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees http://t.co/gHehDljjvh 
• Crown Prince Divorces Amid Reports Of Palace Intrigue #THAILAND http://t.co/y50vm4iRo4
• Haughty Korean Air executive 'made steward bow over nut rage' #SOUTHKOREA http://t.co/9thkDwot9X 
• #SUDAN President Bashir hails 'victory' over ICC charges http://t.co/t4ufEdBQyk 
• #LIBERIA court rejects petition to halt Senate vote over Ebola http://t.co/sshL4yug9Z

13th December - Law News

1083rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap



Today's Saturday Law Interview features the Plaid Cymru, Party of Wales leader Leanne Wood, who is a former probation officer as well as Social Policy lecturer. The questions range from the viability of a devolved criminal justice system as well as the current laws on domestic violence.

Saturday Conversations

• Former director of public prosecutions Sir Keir Starmer selected to contest safe Labour seat http://t.co/3oaOjCO8A8 
• New York protest against police killings follows Washington march #US http://t.co/2mPAMXbFax 
• Torture victims will bear psychological scars long after CIA report scandal fades #US http://t.co/7eXN3jZEAb 
• Scene at botched Oklahoma execution of Clayton Lockett was 'a bloody mess' #US http://t.co/vR9kalDz7M
• Civil rights marchers in Washington DC set to protest against police killings #US http://t.co/2CN8lucTY4 
• Domestic violence victims’ access to legal aid ‘unlawfully restricted’ http://t.co/PC1JIFVZYw 
• Dominic Grieve backs calls for a resumption of the Gibson inquiry http://t.co/47yGCLlZ4e 
• British MPs demand inquiry into UK’s role in CIA abductions http://t.co/VIGV6h1Mec
• Tweets for IS, 'works in Bangalore' but for Shami Witness, family comes first #INDIA http://t.co/x7wKowE2tC 
• #INDIA arrests man over pro-Islamic State tweets http://t.co/l4akCIYkj2 
• Post Office settles disability discrimination case http://t.co/LztHUKs2no 
• Sudanese migrant crushed on M25 after hiding under lorry http://t.co/aaHpBj7z2f 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Lawsuits for medical innovation? | New Law Journal https://t.co/iMar6EutZ5 
• Law Commissions plan electoral reform | New Law Journal https://t.co/yJfnq326op 
• Lawyer welcomes rejection of PII “bombshell” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/TU2pOxwN8H 
• Independent Living Fund closure challenge fails | New Law Journal: https://t.co/9IShcOs9dM 
• Wheelchair users on buses only have a right to “reasonable adjustments” | New Law Journal: https://t.co/pvFokaHWwt 
• Third NLJ/LSLA Litigation Trends Survey tracks ongoing impact of reforms | New Law Journal: https://t.co/qgauU9rkn8 
• Incoming Bar Council chair sets out his goals | New Law Journal: https://t.co/UNLeO1un90 
• Home Office joins families to remember missing people https://t.co/uq9NBYkehy 
• Cyber Security Strategy third anniversary https://t.co/a3uCQpa4gh 
• 'UK is proud that 155 States have now endorsed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict' https://t.co/TS6bxuOyY1
• MP to propose judiciary reform #MYANMAR https://t.co/gLvP6Ilgsc 
• Training in social media is urged for judiciary, by District Judge Barney McElholm https://t.co/P3ZaNQkc5K 
• Next Judiciary chairman eyes treatment of minors #US https://t.co/gr0lsbpXRS 
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Alberta #CANADA https://t.co/5XqOdujKaX
• Legislation to fix penalty point flaws #IRELAND https://t.co/pPo7WPCwqU 
• 'I can't believe it's not a filter' website-blocking legislation to hit parliament in 2015 #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/zt8zoqEXJR
• Legislation Seeks Interim Steps to Stop Asian Carp #US https://t.co/48ii9TuO2H 
• Professor Piotr Hofmański is the first International Criminal Court judge from #POLAND https://t.co/dd3hdnd0c0 
• How Special Prosecutors Can Help Bring Police to Justice #US https://t.co/39xnB7ezNK 
• Demands for Justice Are Failing Black Women and Girls #US http://t.co/n4uIpaMyED 
• Civilian justice trumps military impunity in #MYANMAR https://t.co/xSttEtlv5c 
• Jay Z, Russell Simmons Meet With New York Governor Over Criminal Justice Reforms #US http://t.co/BXyBhlZ6v8 
• Bromsgrove solicitor Alison Webber warns divorced parents to settle on Christmas visits https://t.co/o6tJHGWFcF 
• Battens Solicitors has appointed a new solicitor, Georgina Bacon to its’ family team https://t.co/Fy7qIwj51N
• Ex-Montana Solicitor General Taking Post In Nevada #US https://t.co/vUSksJPfYW 
• An independent barrister has found David Ross's $220,000 legal bill "reasonable" #NEWZEALAND https://t.co/SA96JmeSIn 
• Barrister who battled Boris caught up in Tory controversy in Sussex http://t.co/Uw7v2c68OB
• Top barrister to investigate impact of A&E closures on Brent residents http://t.co/ge7oe1tYya 
• Lord Chancellor has special responsibility to uphold the rule of law and to protect constitutional principles https://t.co/KxnuNdBoln 
• Met accused of illegally accessing 20m News UK email records as it fights legal bid to return them http://t.co/vQC28ghLOC 
• Philip Hammond ‘confused’ about extent of UK surveillance powers http://t.co/XD6dPicgXn 
• New food law will change allergy-sufferer Lorna's life http://t.co/tn0a1gV1Tz 
• The UK's new porn laws might be annulled because of this MP http://t.co/fgvqBm02M8 
• Students workers taken advantage of by 'trial periods' #IRELAND https://t.co/0IvGZ25mtv 
• Family of Briton held in Guantanamo Bay beg for him to stand trial http://t.co/pJO2ynQHIZ 
• Queensland police officers to stand trial for alleged rape of woman while on duty #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/KWZ3O78a9A 
• Interpretive Communities in International Law | Michael Waibel, University of Cambridge https://t.co/bqC5QQnN0G 
• Public Interest Conception of Public Law: Procedural Origins & Substantive Implications | Jason N E Varuhas https://t.co/280LkmEeOw 
• Use of Court-Appointed Experts by the International Court of Justice | Daniel Peat, University of Cambridge https://t.co/vlMU1h3JgN 
• Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in the WTO | Lorand Bartels, University of Cambridge https://t.co/VFfi6ZqTij 
• Private Law at the Crossroads: Is There a Right Way Forward? | Nicholas McBride, University of Cambridge https://t.co/TnbghPShWc
• Curator’s Picks: Magna Carta’s Legal Legacy https://t.co/bN61r3OEgg
• Early legal advice: our challenge to the legal aid minister Shailesh Vara MP https://t.co/6bCNGGxgdy 
• Should insider trading be legal? https://t.co/rXvxGx4Ej1 
• Uber Avoids Ban in #FRANCE as Global Legal Battle Spreads https://t.co/cdxkPj6Ttw 
• JFK killer Lee Harvey Oswalds' coffin embroiled in legal battle http://t.co/9RZRUpg0vt 
• Lancaster Catholic Bishop threatens parishioner with legal action amid row over church closures https://t.co/E0v1FshUmo
• Police warn shops over sales of legal highs https://t.co/Qr33VVU73W
• Raw milk: What is it? Is it safe? Is it legal? #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/PTUTBd8Ydd 
• Man is jailed after PUNCHING an £8 million Monet painting http://t.co/8hVe8zxlTi
• Susan Patton says inebriated rape cases should be viewed as a 'learning experience' http://t.co/VUtV86ZIja 
• A hidden problem: As Christmas approaches, we must not forget the homeless http://t.co/5QbbFgib7i 
• #HongKong protest camps flowered out of a living tradition of democracy http://t.co/eRFzdJxoVE 
• Brown lives also don't matter in Palestine #ISRAEL http://t.co/y8CqdpF8Yu 
• This leaflet on gay people is the most vile Christmas message you will see this year http://t.co/ABe7H3icLI 
• Galloway left 'scared to go out alone' after attack http://t.co/gsZq3bE7f2 
• 80-year-old man guilty of plotting acid attack on teenage girlfriend who broke up with him http://t.co/iF8FFcjdMb 
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister hits back at “misleading” LeO | Legal Futures http://t.co/bYDMIwz1DE 
• Assure Law buys HighStreetLawyer in bid to build 200-firm network | Legal Futures http://t.co/2w7Xt1wvEV 
• Detained foreign suspects' police records go unchecked http://t.co/Rlfte3AsHz 
• Man dead and one arrested in Holyhead pub roof alert http://t.co/GckrXP5Koa 
• 'Far from rare' for affluent middle-aged men to lead deadly double lives, experts warn http://t.co/MX09NfNVkg 
• 'Spy' cars blamed as motorists stung for extra £90m http://t.co/26tQiV2Iuo 
• Football fan hides fireworks in underwear before Bristol Airport flight http://t.co/AfYWjiJdxB 
• Jules Stenson admits phone hacking at News of the World http://t.co/Ocnv7dYCWn 
• Remove Muslim veil when giving evidence in court, says top woman judge http://t.co/zLSSX4dGSR 
• Soldier wins £1.5m damages after snoring operation http://t.co/DYylcbuet3 
• Sir Chris Hohn ordered to hand over £337m in one of England's biggest divorce cases http://t.co/i8UfuX2UzM 
• New Scotland Yard building may be 'too small' http://t.co/vrwEFj5T9B
• Cleaner jailed for stealing £23,000 ring from cancer sufferer http://t.co/8cimYiDXtL
• German human rights lawyer Wolfgang Kaleck calls on #Europeans to prosecute US architects of #torture http://t.co/c3V83rteQE
• #CIA torture: Homeland and 24 make great TV, but they’re no way to govern http://t.co/v36MbRjZKw 
• #CIA officials stand their ground and strike back over torture report http://t.co/9ouhdCW8sc 
• Britain convulsed by its dirty secret in wake of CIA torture report http://t.co/hdCn6M5T6o 
• In praise of Senator Dianne Feinstein who fought to reveal what was done in the name of #US democracy post-9/11 http://t.co/f0GYp5CnI1 
• Questions for Jack Straw over CIA torture report – and his response http://t.co/55ynpDZD3A 
• Freezing cells and sleep deprivation: the brutal conditions migrants still face after capture #US http://t.co/foQKCZ8MzB 
• Harvard law professor's legal threat to Chinese takeaway which slightly overcharged him goes viral: http://t.co/IFhpQ7Lp0j
• Barristers extol delights of down-market shopping for Christmas booze: http://t.co/MBGZTy5A84 
• Gavels, gavels and more gavels -- and a dodgy wig: http://t.co/KOcfH6GpSl 
• 17 City firms offering hungry vac schemers and law student liggers the best and worst of nosh: http://t.co/zGaxfqwzbm
• Hogan Lovells continues push on Asia corporate recruitment | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/scQM0lQ02l 
• Law firm concerns over commodity benchmarks | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MYtXuvSxAG 
• Key skill sets now required to conduct an e-Disclosure exercise as courts clamp down on costs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ItnIAItDCF
• DMH Stallard announces latest merger | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/NPDuOAyUkD 
• Law firms drop out of pro bono | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/GRBO6Gokcp 
• Cooley readies London launch with Edwards Wildman partners | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/PPOGJE6ybT 
• Legal head tipped by Ecclestone as F1 successor | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/YeHLIR2Mcr 
• Top firm said to be paying US$9m pa to lateral hire | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/i2dqU7ICTo

12th December - Law News

1082nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


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Saturday Conversations

• £500,000 Cardiff heroin gang jailed for 40 years http://t.co/qkJs6imclu 
• Derby AK-47 pose magistrate Ajit Atwal 'dismissed' http://t.co/7so84ww6eh 
• Labour back plans for added scrutiny of 'English laws' http://t.co/DgdInIkt6K 
• Challenge to domestic violence legal aid changes | Law Gazette http://t.co/p97ukA61tE 
• Housing lawyers could 'cease to exist' | Law Gazette http://t.co/AiOHFchlFq 
• Barrister fights back against ombudsman's 'harm' warning | Law Gazette http://t.co/WSKXRGZ0k3 
• Top firms enjoy fee income increase in Q2 | Law Gazette http://t.co/e8slmdXf4q 
• SRA saves millions on intervention costs | Law Gazette http://t.co/zYVutWZusc 
• Telephone gateway understanding 'disappointing' - MoJ | Law Gazette http://t.co/pEOIOdF4dc 
• Be choosy with clients: only let the right ones in | The Lawyer http://t.co/r0Y3LFquWA 
• Feeling the long arm of the regulators | The Lawyer http://t.co/5meJrKpgla 
• Stories of the year: May reveals awards shortlist | The Lawyer http://t.co/57pXDkstNX 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DMH Stallard to merge with Guildford-based AWB Partnership | The Lawyer http://t.co/XlcoPkzLg0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Private client firms Hunters and May May & Merrimans to merge in April | The Lawyer http://t.co/1rcCZfIUVu 
• The leadership interview 2014: the dealmakers | The Lawyer http://t.co/SwkVSafNg3 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kirkland banking star Gillespie quits for Gibson Dunn | The Lawyer http://t.co/zxVOG5jly5 
• Facebook thinking about 'dislike' function - Zuckerberg http://t.co/h1WSgjLAgD 
• Farage and Brand trade post Question Time insults http://t.co/FCvT00jKm1
• Ex-News of the World journalist admits phone-hacking charges http://t.co/yKe3V0neey 
• Flights disrupted after computer failure at UK control centre http://t.co/0v4kywSgb5 
• US hid UK links in CIA torture report at request of British spy agencies http://t.co/NUGPUH0ciY 
• CIA torture report sparks renewed calls to prosecute senior US officials http://t.co/IzjaQlWa5L 
• On torture, now is the time to say: not in our name http://t.co/Z0TsatqYtl
• UK ministers met Senate committee during torture inquiry, papers reveal http://t.co/djJAFqOoG0 
• Want to know the reality of US torture? Ask Shaker Aamer http://t.co/pLj6YIuw4p 
• British agents may have known of ‘odd case’ of CIA torture, says Lord West http://t.co/ng09ttuK6d 
• #FRANCE proposes assisted dying bill to grant doctors new powers http://t.co/cpamy1Z9FG 
• Indian tribes free to grow pot on their lands – as long as they follow federal laws #US http://t.co/GOIAAvOq4h 
• Which UK officials met torture report committee members, and when? http://t.co/lv58XbQLRB 
• Beverly Johnson is the latest woman to accuse Bill Cosby. Are you ready to believe women's stories? http://t.co/ZBV17aIJG4 
• New Swiss law allows more scrutiny of Fifa and IOC finances http://t.co/yRT0J3AfK3 
• A bluffer's guide to European Lawyers Day | Law Gazette http://t.co/FcD4yRK2W1 
• LSB puts spotlight on unregulated sector | Law Gazette http://t.co/d5n92kYlHG
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Luxembourg tax files: Juncker admits position weakened by scandal http://t.co/IvNEgZ1H2F 
• Solicitors PII broker collapsed after insurer failure | Law Gazette http://t.co/BrYkKmAeHs 
• Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways http://t.co/jlLg9tj74M
• Prince William to dedicate WW1 Christmas truce memorial http://t.co/QI671bRvkK 
• Boys' self-harm A&E admissions 'at five-year high' http://t.co/I4wADiFR2E
• Criminal justice: America’s police on trial #US http://t.co/Z04TBUjCHu 
• Accused Midtown drunk driver is an ex-immigration lawyer #US http://t.co/NVnGM30f5Y 
• SantaCon Organizers Hire Lawyer, Say They’re Just Expressing Themselves #US http://t.co/sUicP4XD6T 
• Lawyer fears abuse of US detainees transferred to Afghan custody #AFGHANISTAN http://t.co/SH3EWnLPta
• CCA Offers Guidance to Courts Trying Teens as Adults #US https://t.co/kMqFF88r4A 
• Copyright changes would allow courts to block overseas file sharing sites #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/BLbBhGszT1 
• Lawyers' strike continues, paralyses judicial work in Delhi courts #INDIA https://t.co/eQqMIraQn4 
• Investigations into jihadi returners pushing German courts to their limits #GERMANY https://t.co/FkdLNG4jHg
• Group of women assaulted at Euston station while man filmed it on his mobile phone http://t.co/HAB2mA4mE2 
• Man found with illegal chimpanzee skull, cheetah skin and shark teeth spared jail http://t.co/FwI1ALX443 
• #INDONESIA Touts Sinking of Illegal Fishing Ships http://t.co/l4Lv7PA1Bk 
• Russell Brand calls Nigel Farage a 'poundshop Enoch Powell' in BBC Question Time debate http://t.co/Din3CJNjmd
• Designer vagina surgery could be as illegal as FGM http://t.co/5M6NecyaHC 
• Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized across Newcastle in morning raids http://t.co/ayvU1Lwy7y 
• #KENYA opposition resists security law changes http://t.co/fJG8TWETVA 
• Torture is a crime, time to end the impunity http://t.co/pPUY5N2RYk 
• Pepper spray stolen from gardai is linked to raids #IRELAND https://t.co/FKDseMsmQz 
• Defector claims #NORTHKOREA 'disappears' the disabled https://t.co/rF1AzItVwD 
• Judge tells Bailey witness to think over 'lie' evidence #IRELAND https://t.co/kQ5qABEYBD 
• Home surveillance CCTV images may breach data protection laws, ECJ rules http://t.co/v6St1zbeTY 
• Indian tribes free to grow pot on their lands – as long as they follow federal laws #US http://t.co/xE6VkScFnu 
• Child sexual abuse searches cut by Google changes http://t.co/y6i2Skk2lr 
• State and Feds at odds over movie monkey #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/bKPPPaP5Wv 
• PIL in Delhi High Court seeks guidelines to regulate web based car companies #INDIA http://t.co/UgugupruXO
• Police recover 'rare' Nissan Skyline stolen car http://t.co/9mW7rLrLkI
• Stolen mobiles still causing shock bills, says watchdog http://t.co/pF9WK4XtQA 
• Mother of six Runa Khan jailed for Facebook Syria terror posts http://t.co/CDB9KyM2tN 
• Many expect to spend Christmas alone, BBC poll suggests http://t.co/EPosOf5zZ1
• Consumer groups to take on police complaints role http://t.co/vuPxAStcdk 
• Eight-year-old British girl 'unlawfully' taken to US by mother http://t.co/AiYZTn6Vsw 
• Grandfather used glass to listen through wall and hear burglar attacking 94-year-old neighbour http://t.co/goMjfswKAm 
• Scot Young: 'Ring of death' claims after four friends also commit suicide http://t.co/B0S98f54LQ 
• Deaf couple and their son face jail after conning taxpayers out of £900,000 http://t.co/uIMI9KrNIz 
• Teenage gunman aimed rifle at police http://t.co/XfwDonz3U8 
• #AUSTRALIA PM Abbott wants indigenous referendum in 2017 http://t.co/2rBr8muNVa 
• SeaWorld boss steps down after the film Blackfish hurts attendance #US http://t.co/gf4e2OIOVb 
• SRA rejects Law Society bid to extend indemnity run-off period by three years | Legal Futures http://t.co/hnIqoMxbpZ
• Defence lawyer calling for Alberta justice minister’s resignation #CANADA http://t.co/ku660sPP7l 
• Top Cruz Staffer Follows the Senator's Footsteps to Become Texas Solicitor General #US http://t.co/lAbs3A3Qnx 
• ‘Being brown and woman handicaps’ nomination for Tory MP selection http://t.co/x1FQXyqTZU 
• Court appearance for fugitive barrister wanted over attack http://t.co/Po68TnJBl3 
• UK Cyber Security Strategy: statement on progress 3 years on https://t.co/nKxU8DCcpf
• Home Office launches Security Innovation & Demonstration Centre https://t.co/2CUD00U8QN 
• Restoration programme of First World War Muslim burial ground https://t.co/nmz5QE0fs9 
• Police Integrity Consultation launched https://t.co/6nAz0A7iO4
• Francis Maude speech on open data and transparency https://t.co/AqKYQS8czP 
• #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit: Baroness Shields' speech https://t.co/ZllDVgXAuZ 
• US law firm spots potential fraud and goes public on details | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/hO4TjLkWxR
• French data regulator puts Apple under surveillance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Uz9MMA7KNV
• CIA lawyer warned colleagues of criminal liability over torture | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/qcP18XdcZf 
• London private client firms merge | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/OmsMfxrytv
• US looks set to ease rules for foreign lawyers | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/zSIM3UN0LS 
• Stephenson Harwood enters Guangzhou alliance | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UXyvF63pDG 
• Citibank provides US$2.7b for legal expenses | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4SWVeFx9Cx 
• UK lawyers demand confidentiality after state admits spying | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/2Fjtl0nhac

11th December - Law News

1081st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Legal chiefs and academics today demanded new laws to stop police and security services from spying on meetings between lawyers and their clients. In a declaration to mark European Lawyers Day, the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Faculty of Advocates argue that codes to protect legal professional privilege from state surveillance and acquisition of communications data are weak and ineffectual. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations

• International law stays silent on the responsibility for climate change http://t.co/AYTjngY2em 
• CIA torture report: British spy agencies discussed redactions http://t.co/NUGPUH0ciY 
• #CIA chief John Brennan to face down pressure over torture report http://t.co/wt7IPtH7WU 
• President of #AFGHANISTAN condemns 'shocking' and 'inhumane' torture described in CIA report http://t.co/N3y8ecLgYq 
• ICC judges rule wife of ex #IVORYCOAST leader Gbagbo must face Hague trial http://t.co/l6BuH3H3Au 
• #SAUDIARABIA links Dane's shooting to Islamic State, arrests three http://t.co/qH4YliPy27 
• Herd of donkeys has been dumped in Nairobi's central business district in an apparent political protest #KENYA http://t.co/b1QNrzrUR0
• Alleged #BRAZIL serial killer confesses to 42 murders in Rio http://t.co/QCYkClFGar 
• Sudden Stamp Duty changes could mean inaccurate conveyancing quotations for clients http://t.co/g8SVAJpeqa 
• Fidel Castro Awarded China's Confucius Peace Prize #CUBA http://t.co/bfmJwrfxa1
• Top court in #CANADA rules cellphone searches legal, with caveats http://t.co/3Doh8jTzek 
• 12 ways the Kampala Convention protects displaced people from legal limbo http://t.co/G6e1vxc5zL 
• #US provides immunity from legal claims related to three Ebola vaccines http://t.co/ItVwlYqISF
• Colorado Marks 2 Years Of Legal Marijuan #US http://t.co/nsXiOqiddo
• #US immigration law recognises only legal adoptions http://t.co/YPuVdjvCy1 
• California Sues Uber in Startup's Latest Legal Woe #US http://t.co/u2SwmoeWGr 
• Human Rights body legal bid on Northern Ireland abortion law ill-timed http://t.co/9fVpSSTegb 
• Levine on Wall Street: Rising Legal Bills and Falling Oil Hedges #US http://t.co/WGVerv5Mqz
• Lena Dunham to amend memoir following legal threat over sexual assault details http://t.co/KY9wtdLoeD 
• Washington DC's hopes for legal marijuana crushed by Congress #US http://t.co/DqW9VQEXX8 
• Parliament in #AUSTRIA passed law outlawing the symbols of the Islamic State group and al-Qaida https://t.co/E26bMHMANh
• US technology companies facing growing UK pressure over internet spying http://t.co/g75muYBLhO 
• UK Couple Marry under the New Same-Sex Marriage Conversion Law http://t.co/Jz8aJp15xH 
• Convey Law named as best conveyancing company for 2014 http://t.co/znCtmuPye9 
• 'White marriages': cohabiting couples defy Sharia law in #IRAN http://t.co/tUqsn6yoTX 
• Government urged to change visa laws to tackle UK 'slaves' http://t.co/AkjOwQSjz0 
• Mass 'face-sitting' planned to protest UK porn laws http://t.co/vcc1dK6ryB
• Weapons haul found in house in Neath Port Talbot http://t.co/gwvuVeLlpU 
• Ex-News of World journalist who paid for tip-offs about James Bulger's killer gets suspended sentence http://t.co/7dS2R7RJwq 
• Net is 'less free and more unequal', says web founder http://t.co/D9a2lI46JI 
• Former DJ Ray Teret jailed for rapes and indecent assaults http://t.co/x7cQ47K5eJ 
• Citizenship checks missed criminal records from country of origin, report finds http://t.co/unMK8npgzB 
• Claire Tiltman: Colin Ash-Smith guilty of 1993 murder http://t.co/NY16qLke8k 
• Google News Spain to close in response to story links 'tax' http://t.co/6P6tz0EeZL
• The fight against wrongful convictions must go on – we owe it to the innocent http://t.co/sWnZg7JerM 
• #US shuts its last prison in Afghanistan http://t.co/BUiyVGvZZb 
• #SOMALIA sexual offences bill hailed as vital step towards lasting change http://t.co/yN6hjVLxlf 
• British role in torture: Clegg has ‘open mind’ about judicial inquiry http://t.co/aOp2eb61EJ 
• Britain’s complicity in CIA torture is a crime that will only create more jihadis http://t.co/C6WtdpfRGN 
• From net neutrality to copyright: media law trends for 2015 http://t.co/icqiI8NkcD 
• Gay life in Northern Ireland is under threat – time to act http://t.co/M1PskqbYtx 
• Domestic abuse: Legal aid cuts 'leave women and children at risk' - video http://t.co/pXj8Cv9WGU 
• #CIA chief John Brennan to face down pressure over torture report http://t.co/gcM1fYBYYv
• Supreme court to rule whether ban on abuse memoir threatens free speech http://t.co/bxgJTGXojJ 
• European lawyer moves: 11 December 2014 | The Lawyer http://t.co/Rlpcm3srfT
• Stories of the year: April sees debt analysis and Davenport rescue | The Lawyer http://t.co/TjPQvuKH9r 
• House of Lords: Lord Chancellor does not need to be a lawyer | The Lawyer http://t.co/m3yIaOnYpj 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Kemp Little launches dedicated startup service | The Lawyer http://t.co/ijrzWhgi8Q 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields partner Wills appointed financial institutions group co-head | The Lawyer http://t.co/BSsHtVqHLS 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Sidley makes up 32 in promotions round with two in London | The Lawyer http://t.co/yGrI5lLUYl 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance's Simon Davis slams FCA pension leak in report | The Lawyer http://t.co/Fj0y67zXcx 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro revenue up 3 per cent at half year to £54.1m | The Lawyer http://t.co/9eNSZewyq3
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw Goddard sets out its 'fresh perspective' | The Lawyer http://t.co/B08ZkH74wu 
• 100 hours mandatory pro bono a year: How practical is the suggestion of free work? | Law Gazette http://t.co/3XWXyr6Kbp 
• Smith outlines digital future for legal services | Law Gazette http://t.co/89crAUKG9Z 
• ‘Extra burdens’ of consumer credit switch laid bare | Law Gazette http://t.co/MRK1wL44rq 
• Northern Rock’s £261m defeat in High Court | Law Gazette http://t.co/iZuBNOpdEs 
• Grayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/mz6eQCFSG0 
• Lords lean towards a lawyer lord chancellor | Law Gazette http://t.co/NFCqKvZgqA
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Eric Garner death: 76 arrested at London Westfield demo http://t.co/W3AUjtEquX
• Crime commissioners 'to hear police complaints' http://t.co/hC4qQvsuBj 
• Law targets child abusers soliciting images online http://t.co/KFTQiCukXH 
• Barnsley solicitor’s warning over office parties http://t.co/T1H15A79rh 
• South Lakeland solicitor facing alleged £670,000 fraud charges http://t.co/TsULBe1CFD 
• Lawyers living in "times of austerity" are being advised to buy their festive bubbly at Aldi and Lidl http://t.co/FU3XkSSBPV 
• Magistrate drops warrant for arrest of NT police officer hours after issuing #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/YMRT0Aw4Ob 
• Former criminal barrister and WA's newest judge Laurie Levy officially welcomed to the WA District Court #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/0mSfZKSdf1 
• Plaque in Swansea will honour 19th Century scientist and barrister Sir William Grove http://t.co/7fv0ZJ4WGU 
• Brokers not ready for stamp duty changes http://t.co/2oYzHIUBGX 
• Information about legal aid providers by category of law https://t.co/h7qGAazPzW 
• It's Impossible To See How Osborne's New UK Google Tax Could Be Legal http://t.co/YtKmHoLytH 
• Judge allows challenge to UK DRIPA laws http://t.co/3MBFawlvbk 
• Murder conviction overturned thanks to Cardiff law students http://t.co/rJqfnvHIu8 
• U.K. Court Case Against Google Could Clarify Law On Private Data http://t.co/SXxD7rjoXl 
• Sector unites to support $200 million injection into legal assistance services #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/Cad1ys97Mq 
• Five Things the Civil Legal Aid Community Can Learn from Medical-Legal Partnership #US http://t.co/BTAiHo0MTN 
• 5 Shifts in the Legal Technology World in 2014 - http://t.co/KH7Ao3XgiT 
• Two more years funding for key legal actions to protect young migrants http://t.co/f46hJcLn3d 
• #PERU to take legal action over Greenpeace stunt at ancient Nazca lines http://t.co/nziTrBYl7U 
• Legal high shop in Taunton issued with notice to close http://t.co/J5cbSTCRR0 
• Citigroup Braces for Big $2.7 Billion Legal Bills #US http://t.co/JW9nh4NH7a 
• Back-to-work schemes are 'making mental illness worse' says charity http://t.co/mufEqWp0JG 
• Government decriminalizes attempt to commit suicide; Section 309 of IPC to be struck down #INDIA http://t.co/kIJDoREVi4 
• NUJS launches Weekend Lecture Series; Zia Mody delivers first lecture #INDIA http://t.co/WDVuslKzAg 
• With or without Mugabe, #ZIMBABWE still hostage to nationalism http://t.co/xFZ6CNnkFi
• #BRAZIL top prosecutor says Petrobras management should go http://t.co/dx35WKWys1 
• Strict new #JAPAN secrets law takes effect amid protests http://t.co/EYUCC9xanN 
• New #LUXENBOURG leaks reveal Disney, Koch Industries tax deals http://t.co/kJSkAY1v5d 
• #US closes Bagram prison, says it has no more detainees in Afghanistan http://t.co/RC973JHFJH 
• Multinationals in UK face 25% tax if profits shifted to low-rate states http://t.co/CvrTvZCKu8
• Revenue Commissioners examining 28,000 pages of Lux leaks documents #IRELAND http://t.co/tTiS7Wd5Dk 
• The cost of torture http://t.co/IdEgwsztUY
• Calais overwhelmed by migrants from Africa #FRANCE http://t.co/THl7Duah6W 
• 'Truth commission' to begin in #ISRAEL dealing with 1948 war and uprooting of Palestinians http://t.co/nA0xBWYH46 
• Chilling reminder after alleged sex assault by taxi driver, days before anniversary of Delhi gang rape #INDIA http://t.co/N8CtWIOPGH 
• Politics, anarchy and a hunger strike in #GREECE http://t.co/866393KFeG 
• CIA torture: Who knew what? http://t.co/kOt19C4BFW 
• #IRELAND hit by mass protests over water tax http://t.co/NAabnPbuis 
• ICC refers #LIBYA to UN over Gaddafi's son http://t.co/TlV1cB0r5v
• US judge opens written ruling with a not-so-funny cartoon in possible bench first: http://t.co/CR9zWJMgLT 
• Law chiefs battle spooks over client privilege : http://t.co/D8pnUyzv9q 
• Cardiff Law students bag first win for university pro bono projects as murder conviction is overturned: http://t.co/pIqyDgzLKu 
• Is the first Ukip ‘sex scandal’ another instance of a man seemingly exploiting his power over a woman? http://t.co/r2mOiaqM7Y 
• Euro spiral: Now is not the time for more cuts http://t.co/TMABN2aLM6 
• We're straight, but we want a civil partnership http://t.co/BwwFtoQETg 
• The right to deny the existence of God is under threat http://t.co/nkDqd72W73 
• Madeleine McCann police 'question ex-suspect Robert Murat' http://t.co/eGW6pQDp8T 
• Scout Association says sorry over historical abuse of children http://t.co/LG361yjFCT 
• New police unit will track down paedophiles on the dark net http://t.co/ePHPXlyRoZ 
• Peers highlight importance of senior legal figure at top of Ministry of Justice | Legal Futures http://t.co/yZaZaNeORS 
• LSB aims to present new government with “range of options” on future of regulation | Legal Futures http://t.co/3fxN43InKT
• Attorney General appears before European Court of Human Rights https://t.co/7qromFUxBx 
• Home Secretary speech about online child sexual exploitation delivered at #WeProtect Children Online summit https://t.co/rxGMzA6kAw 
• Fraudulent European Patent Office and Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market invoices https://t.co/3IIiROQEge 
• Parole Board appoints Miranda Biddle to the new post of Director of Operations https://t.co/PA4tkxDFRw 
• Solicitor General speech on business and human rights https://t.co/3FCsVDuluS 
• Border Force warns against a counterfeit Christmas after detecting fake goods https://t.co/g7Z3MfOTzu
• Civil partnership conversions into marriage started on 10th December https://t.co/NmkQSiTmhK 
• HMRC gives small businesses additional guidance on 1 January VAT changes https://t.co/Gmogz9QCiw 
• Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict Report published https://t.co/9khgagW2IK 
• Companies House website has moved to GOV.UK https://t.co/qYwk5PUmXM 
• New plans to tackle child abuse on the internet at the #WeProtect Children Global Summit in London https://t.co/tWFAJ2Om3U 
• Arrests as protestors stage mass 'die in' at Westfield shopping centre https://t.co/mZEKCu044B 
• Prisoners and guards 'should meditate together', MP says https://t.co/cgfIZvPyKl 
• 'Force banks to report fraud', says senior police officer https://t.co/UPSqYtauD3 
• Woohoo, now I finally get to marry Clare Balding (Champagne all round!) - Lesbian marriage https://t.co/InopRoBWV3 
• 'Snooper's charter' will help defeat paedophiles, says Theresa May https://t.co/LwcA0CZLip 
• Scot Young: Friend questions whether death was suicide https://t.co/f392Bv1YDb 
• Scot Young: Tycoon involved in £20 million divorce battle falls 60ft to his death https://t.co/GuxsUPGkU0
• Life sentence prisoner wins pay-out after being kept in jail beyond minimum tariff https://t.co/oJ95lzjLOd
• Witness gave evidence for an hour before anyone in court realised she wasn't speaking proper English https://t.co/7j6zz5uKhF 
• Shrien Dewani arrives back in the UK following South Africa honeymoon murder acquittal https://t.co/bQJ0Ten71c 
• Kirkland nets US$20m fees from energy sector's biggest bankruptcy | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fpcMySL2AB
• UK tax authorities urge lawyers to pay tax debts or face penalites | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ATgtChK8xO 
• UK tax authorities urge lawyers to pay tax debts or face penalites | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/teIjaJK6f5 
• Legal fine print comes to aid of Formula One | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/y7M7acUPK1
• Bakers to educate staff and clients on regulatory | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MhE5VJENUZ 
• Arizona's reciprocity rules upheld | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/3RuNJeDEcK
• BP suffers Supreme Court setback over spill | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/MypVtxGUsO 
• Deutsche Bank compliance troubles rumble on | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/b47aFHXH1j 
• UpCounsel plans expansion | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/kaamVknIyX 
• Trusted manager of Retro nightclub, in Cardiff stole thousands of pounds by claiming he had lost the key to the safe http://t.co/U9C2CQXtbl

10th December - Law News

1080th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap


FOCUS OF THE DAY: Tax man gives solicitors three months to come clean on undeclared income. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has opened up a three-month window for solicitors to own up to income they have not declared, or face tougher penalties if they are caught dodging tax. The ‘Solicitors’ Tax Campaign’ is the latest of what HMRC described as a “voluntary, intelligence-led disclosure opportunity” that has to date raised nearly £1bn from targeting a host of other sectors, from doctors to plumbers. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations

• Rory McIlroy: No evidence of conspiracy, Dublin hearing told http://t.co/iIARo47CMx 
• Body parts killer Nathan Robinson sentenced to life in prison for father's death http://t.co/9GkiWhz1YZ 
• CIA interrogations report: David Cameron says UK claims 'dealt with' http://t.co/7O0lm7HeGb 
• HSBC dismisses head of European forex trading http://t.co/7H73EG3BYG 
• Cardiff man, 19, charged with terror offences http://t.co/ZuY087rzuN 
• More abuse allegations against Ray Teret http://t.co/hKrPc1rL0c 
• Pirate Bay goes offline after Stockholm police raid #SWEDEN http://t.co/dpt8f4q2Gl 
• Scout Association faces increase in historical sex abuse claims http://t.co/2mGFU2sMtQ 
• British man Salahuddin Amin begins new claims against UK government after alleged torture in Pakistan http://t.co/0NwFxq175T 
• Obama condemns CIA torture past but stays quiet on accountability #US http://t.co/avscXsMmbC 
• Over 160 organisations call for respect for human rights laws | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/AQIsPqh5AJ 
• Civil partnerships can now be converted into marriages | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/NZ9tNi8uiC 
• LSB calls for help in modernising legal services | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/THG4iwDGxx 
• Law officers send mixed messages over human rights | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/4tvqaWSY1f 
• Half of employers expect staff to need extra guidance on pensions | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jFPV8rUIrm 
• Quindell shares plummet again as founder sells stake | Law Gazette http://t.co/Jzk7XL5eB8 
• Law Society opens new front on legal aid cuts | Law Gazette http://t.co/MuLCnaSQh3 
• Six firms win spots on Hitachi Rail Europe's inaugural panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/RAdMbpehZX 
• Rousseff in tears as Brazilian report details junta’s killings and torture #BRAZIL http://t.co/1xz0gVcrM1
• Judicial reviews: a decision that’s best left to judges | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/h0YBp8J1bX 
• The #US owns up to torture, finally. But who else does? http://t.co/6mxHV6Xf73 
• What happens after the torture report? How the CIA's victims can still get justice http://t.co/vykbRSW2c5 
• Eleanor de Freitas’s father ‘astonished’ that CPS charged her over rape claim http://t.co/HsXTr8HHmF 
• My daughter killed herself after being charged over rape claims. We need answers | David de Freitas http://t.co/frVxN3IM3E 
• Venerable London law firms to merge | Law Gazette http://t.co/fVlDrPtZHV 
• Minister tells judges to keep out of legal aid disputes | Law Gazette http://t.co/mv07eDdEox 
• 22 #Welsh words and phrases you definitely need this Christmas (including 'twrci') http://t.co/0gLor6oXsG 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood seals alliance with ex-Guangzhou team | The Lawyer http://t.co/va2Rzkwrpi 
• Penningtons Manches opens San Francisco office to bolster cross-border M&A practice | News | The Lawyer http://t.co/GCrblKU0yA 
• To the UK criminal justice system black and Muslim people embody our nightmares http://t.co/CBH4Tgf7Lh 
• Grayling’s JR mistake is unforgivable | Law Gazette http://t.co/x0D7XsyrY6 
• Inspectors shut down 'dirty and unsafe' Merok Park care home http://t.co/y2Rq7qViRT 
• Marking International Human Rights Day | Law Gazette http://t.co/lH1aOSBxq8
• Grayling admits misleading parliament as JR reforms defeated again | Law Gazette http://t.co/nwS9wHupGQ
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCU8a3
• Uber Blocked From Brazil to California as Hurdles Mount http://t.co/oWRwVVZ81G
• #CIA interrogations report sparks prosecution calls http://t.co/8F5gGSXMFp 
• Government too trusting of big suppliers, say MPs http://t.co/zLsjDwOz1r 
• NHS ombudsman provokes fresh complaints http://t.co/0ThUL02drN 
• Why segregated housing is thriving in #INDIA http://t.co/kaw0D5KaF7
• Addenbrooke's Hospital consultants concerned over online records http://t.co/3E23bIInvi 
• 'Sarah's Law' call after child rapist Jeffrey Goodwyn freed http://t.co/bJ7nqmIFBg 
• Financial watchdogs rethink plans to regulate big investment funds https://t.co/mqnG2oyvVY 
• Pistorius case: Judge rules prosecutors can appeal #SOUTHAFRICA http://t.co/HJAAHH5A2t 
• #US sues Deutsche Bank for alleged tax fraud, seeks $190 million https://t.co/zGmtew1Qcm 
• Ex-Madoff manager, computer programmer get prison terms #US https://t.co/8adJlgY3Gq 
• Prison panettone offers sweet way to cut crime #ITALY https://t.co/3qXfesTwTN 
• Let's not blame the cooking skills of poor for food poverty https://t.co/3vIBFRF88o
• Shocking CCTV of pregnant shop worker held at knifepoint #IRELAND https://t.co/wZ22CdnUZx 
• #US top court rejects worker pay for security-screening time http://t.co/w3PxaFRPOE 
• Hookah smoking permitted in designated smoking areas, rules Supreme Court #INDIA http://t.co/73Mpxaw26B 
• Nothing brings the internet's sexist vigilantes together more than a young woman saying she's been gang raped http://t.co/VA2UWjz2iP 
• TGI Friday drone crashes into woman's face and cuts it open in restaurant #US http://t.co/VwBFk5cE9Q 
• Sony hackers aren't giving up on the Interview, and might have just released their most chilling messages yet http://t.co/QzScZ1DExg 
• Women attending abortion clinics have a right not to be menaced http://t.co/WxkIrghAMs 
• How the #CIA tortured its detainees #US http://t.co/deGq5Y0I7F 
• A Chinese restaurant charged Ben Edelman $4 too much. Bad move #US http://t.co/5nDepU41Wl 
• CIA torture report: China and North Korea quick to settle accounts http://t.co/5uLLqmCpho 
• Same sex civil partnerships can be turned into marriages http://t.co/o9xBZQ32Kj 
• Stories of the year: March | The Lawyer http://t.co/pxWPQQOFNE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS and Pinsent Masons win key slots on £224.1m acquisition of Scottish shopping centre | The Lawyer http://t.co/BdkwFQlie6 
• France dominates European moves for 2014 while US firms look to rivals for hires | The Lawyer http://t.co/8NUE5SvQRp 
• Female genital mutilation and child marriage: Progress, but too slow http://t.co/TXQNfXqYMz 
• Bishop’s legal threat over church row email https://t.co/ldeuS91duW 
• 'Very dangerous' paedophile released over 'unlawful' sentence https://t.co/osHtrZW5AX 
• Eleanor de Freitas rape case: victim wrote of her 'disbelief' at prosecution https://t.co/rIJElhdaF8 
• Fetish industry metalworker faces penalty for breaching design right https://t.co/7LKuuD5VLg 
• Murder conviction is quashed after law students investigate case https://t.co/enoFLED9V3 
• Clerk 'tried to rape female barrister' at solicitors' Christmas party https://t.co/vzFj4WQE0j 
• Daniel Pelka's stepfather loses murder conviction appeal https://t.co/uOulXd7k1c 
• Scotland Yard sold to Arab investors for £120 million above the asking price https://t.co/T5Ef6mgtBT 
• Reduction in the number of cases received by the Court of Appeal | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/EDBdr6KU0x
• Third of all FTSE 100 litigation involve banks | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Wu3G4bcJvE https://t.co/hGEP2MVXC4 
• Administrative tasks are prohibiting lawyers’ productivity | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ojj3WmNuKF 
• Legal Ombudsman names barrister in first public interest case | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/xnIs3O6Ixh
• Consultation to be held on ‘fragmented’ electoral law | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/Dd8zMwk8vx
• CC anti-trust star leaves to set up boutique | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ZnTZPBTsK0 
• Top firms dominate the Supreme Court bar | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/TQ8yzm786G 
• PwC tax team accused of lying by MPs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/h7UrFQg5uK 
• Bond Dickinson and Redeker Sellner form partnership | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UURCnLrbLH 
• Corrs gains first mover advantage with Orbit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/JuzvNV2M0E 
• Japanese lawyers march against secrecy law | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Y6HDYBh9SR 
• Skadden makes rare lateral hire in Paris | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/0sQAE8JDli
• Riverview Law moves into tech zone | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/4ego0QRB9H 
• Olympic lottery boss takes over at Legal Ombudsman | Legal Futures http://t.co/5Lj9vmPXTx
• New Bar leader: young barristers should take place of paid McKenzie Friends | Legal Futures http://t.co/N2loqbC0ys 
• Pressure grows on government to invest in online dispute resolution | Legal Futures http://t.co/JrIvUzhIrE
• M25 fatal crash: Two men arrested over Waltham Abbey collision http://t.co/Bq40vQLKbk 
• Urine sample protest against annual drug test for the young #HUNGARY http://t.co/6ekISgaIJs
• Court sentenced pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja to 16 months in jail #BAHRAIN http://t.co/ZWRxlgBmGs 
• Erdogan's Ottoman language drive faces backlash in #TURKEY http://t.co/pG87N73Our 
• #US citizen indicted in #ISRAEL on weapons charges http://t.co/ACAeOvYhXc 
• #MOLDOVA detains seven suspected of uranium smuggling http://t.co/CGFASxexew 
• Uber taxi app banned in #SPAIN http://t.co/XIZN73CwEd 
• Prime Minister Renzi vows crackdown on corruption after Rome scandals #ITALY http://t.co/89LG8BtMXJ 
• Where Cash Is King And Robberies Are On The Rise #ARGENTINA http://t.co/Ga7hWDgvBi 
• Madeleine McCann: UK police observe questioning in Portugal http://t.co/EDeZXwvQke 
• UK called on Nato help in sub search http://t.co/xWWgDJ4psT 
• Number of UK homes with TVs falls for first time http://t.co/5WMzim4rFe 
• A child rapist has been released after a judge said it would be "unlawful" to keep him locked up http://t.co/8ID35cGdWQ 
• CIA report details 'brutal' post-9/11 interrogations #US http://t.co/m7uqNkKdpP 
• Lawyer turns supreme court argument into $50m relationship with Walmart #US http://t.co/V9nQk4dc4Q 
• Chamber of Commerce forms elite law team with $900,000-a-year leader #US http://t.co/2pM4Jl1XRK
• The Senate intelligence committee's report on CIA torture – read the document http://t.co/v9Z5WnCFGK 
• Legal profession calls for greater protection from mass surveillance http://t.co/rpGKJIIwVF 
• Rectal rehydration and waterboarding: how the CIA tortured its detainees #US http://t.co/iQTHusc1bJ 
• Rolling Stone threw a rape victim to the misogynist horde http://t.co/Cv53AWllzd
• Eleanor de Freitas should never have been charged, police say http://t.co/eN3OKxuNom 
• #US report on 'enhanced interrogation' concludes: torture doesn't work http://t.co/tVtlqNEqvD
• Landmark report on CIA torture brands program as ineffective and brutal #US http://t.co/3QhER1f72v 
• UN calls for architects of CIA terror program to be 'brought to justice' – live http://t.co/g3BKEU7pgr 
• Michael McKevitt: Former Real IRA leader loses release bid http://t.co/zCoUJLpl7S 
• Ex-gang member Dwaine George cleared of 2002 murder on appeal http://t.co/AkPl1uqF1Z 
• Amazon says it may take drone testing outside #US http://t.co/MGcrUQcq9E 
• Korean Air 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho resigns #SOUTHKOREA http://t.co/NInYKerlX5