23rd April - Law News

1214th 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: The battle for criminal legal aid contracts is underway, with Duncan Lewis – which describes itself as the country’s largest legal aid provider – unveiling a consortium that will bid for duty provider contracts nationwide. It has joined forces with East London’s criminal defence law firm SJ Law and West London practice MB Law to put together a team of more than 200 duty solicitors. Talks with other firms are also ongoing. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Young lawyers put access to justice on the political agenda | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/HlQb0zqje0 
• Lawyers are more faithful to their roles compared to 2014 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/WnTT4ytbhs
• Leigh Day paralegal to make NFL history in front of millions | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/8f7CA3KI2l 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF focuses on Asia-Pacific in 21-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/SE4pBT3v1G 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro continues trend of reduced promotions with three new partners | The Lawyer http://t.co/a0OyTK052s 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF is to merge with the niche insurance firm Watmores in May | The Lawyer http://t.co/iAHoE2fTaS 
• The Lawyer Business Leadership awards judging panel unveiled | The Lawyer http://t.co/kSQHDUuBZg 
• "Ruthless and dishonest" Lutfur Rahman referred to SRA as High Court rules on election corruption | The Lawyer http://t.co/AyNApUBVGC 
• Hundreds of solicitors attend vote for justice rally | Law Gazette http://t.co/kh42jx3WhK 
• Medico-legal expert struck off register for misrepresentation | Law Gazette http://t.co/US0m4ukyWa 
• Blackburn boy, 14, charged over Australia terrorism 'plot' http://t.co/Ww3kn3EzBa 
• Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has been charged with three counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl http://t.co/bC93SPtcb3 
• Deutsche Bank in record $2.5bn fine by US and UK regulators over interest rate manipulation http://t.co/XAjpDbjtYt 
• WJM announces partner retiral | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/smX2idFL88 
• SLAB chief executive Lindsay Montgomery to retire this year | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/zNbfjvviw6 
• Gillespie Macandrew appoints new partners | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/cjxIbdkFd4 
• Scottish Arbitration Centre reports on legal and dispute resolution services group meeting | Scottish Legal News http://t.co/PRM46AlMjK 
• Bletchley man receives #Bolivian abuse over football kit design http://t.co/BvtLuUxM4q 
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• It's Time to Regulate E-Cigarettes #US https://t.co/siJwRCShlc 
• Laws to stop #CONGO rebels from reaping mining profits can be made to work - if businesses obey them https://t.co/MqiJ0wMP6I 
• The Perils of Smokeless Tobacco: product do not address concerns about possible nicotine addiction in young people https://t.co/0zXOgsoiWF 
• Judge Approves Deal in N.F.L. Concussion Suit #US https://t.co/iWP5E87XCe 
• Airmail via Drones Is Vexing for Prisons #US https://t.co/GCzjctD8TJ
• Bobby Jindal: I'm Holding Firm Against Gay Marriage #US https://t.co/pl7ccKFo1Z
• #Germany's Small Towns Feel the Cost of Europe's Migrant Crisis https://t.co/Tb72YkWar7 
• Supreme Court admits anti – NJAC PILs; Justice Khehar to continue on the Bench #INDIA | Bar and Bench: https://t.co/fDjFwnfqGJ 
• International Anti-Suit Injunctions - Personal Amenability of Foreigners in #India | Bar & Bench: https://t.co/p4S4uzBPnA 
• Minters head warns: ‘You can’t shrink to greatness’ #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/3Sc4GjBOG2
• Zig-zag career path key to success as a lawyer #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/nJpoACUQbJ 
• Amendments to Juvenile Justice, Negotiable Instruments Acts, passing of Commercial Courts Bill #INDIA https://t.co/tfZPx2eTB4 
• Fair Work Commission in ‘legal arms race’ #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/17JeEYVu0z
• A call for a change in the law to support cyclists | The Lawyer http://t.co/lT8o3ESdM0 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood make up five partners in the City, including one woman | The Lawyer http://t.co/Xf6M6C9Aje 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds loses nine real estate and commerce partners and associates to KWM | The Lawyer http://t.co/2XYXZPMqLu 
• Erskine's Snowden appointed High Court judge as COA reveals four judicial exits this autumn | The Lawyer http://t.co/K7mc6sSjm6 
• Stewarts Law extends deadline for claimants in Tesco shareholder battle | The Lawyer http://t.co/jUva8aZnLw 
• Pearson GC Tellmann: UK will be first in panel review | The Lawyer http://t.co/HMlJYY0fol 
• KWM retained by Kyrgyz Republic to work on $1bn of arbitrations | The Lawyer http://t.co/83UkeqvPuX 
• Linklaters' client Tate & Lyle breaks tradition and turns to Addleshaws on Slovakian sale | The Lawyer http://t.co/CrLuhztDJb 
• #Shakespeare’s King John doesn’t feature Magna Carta – but the play’s drama revolves around justice | Law Gazette http://t.co/7t5Uh4MQDb 
• Conveyancer hit by phone scam | Law Gazette http://t.co/iL01OBBtnm 
• Dyson: ‘we must simplify Civil Procedure Rules’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/yKw7c9oQwn 
• Crime rate in England and Wales falls 7% to lowest level since 1981 http://t.co/Dnlr1lhp27 
• Record defamation payout of $287,788 awarded to Brisbane businessman http://t.co/ByadcLelan 
• California bill limiting vaccination opt-outs for children clears committee #US http://t.co/4xBD2tpl1j
• Operation Elveden: Reporter Lucy Panton describes 'hellish ordeal' http://t.co/0khr2w0uoZ 
• Hillsborough: Witness comes forward after inquests appeal http://t.co/vEXFqcP9Ps 
• Chip shop owner Barry Beavis lost his Court of Appeal challenge over what he claimed were "unfair" parking charges http://t.co/N0KELadOt4
• Mediterranean migrants crisis: Funerals held in #Malta for sinking victims http://t.co/kTTFH7mNvc 
• Kentucky Fugitive ends 40 years on the run to get healthcare #US http://t.co/a9HP0OWE2E 
• Lutfur Rahman found guilty of illegal practices in Tower Hamlets election http://t.co/InCPeNYXfO 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/UO9K1hRh6Y
• RateMyBarrister brings in the solicitors | Legal Futures http://t.co/MMsbFmjDx1 
• App aims to be Uber for legal and accountancy services | Legal Futures http://t.co/mePPWZGgYr 
• Second World War veteran, 92, leaves care home to pour paint stripper on van in revenge attack http://t.co/Sskdtcr9js 
• RSPCA prosecutions ease despite rise in animal cruelty  http://t.co/nvz0P5yD4E 
• Bristol paedophile gang guilty of plotting sex crimes against children http://t.co/exNGB2qq86 
• Doctor who agreed to gender abortion of baby girl could be struck off http://t.co/DhmhTwMA2K
• Trading at the speed of light http://t.co/KmOuWLgPpv 
• Former schoolmate of Wall St Flash Crash suspect serving 11 years for fraud http://t.co/uwloXHAIXm 
• Karen Buckley killing: Judge suggests student 'put herself in vulnerable position' by drinking http://t.co/jYgIG89i2R 
• #Auschwitz trial: Oskar Groening recalls 'queue of trains' http://t.co/CLMViUV0JM 
• #BANGLADESH garment workers suffer poor conditions two years after reform vows http://t.co/92jOONZUyr 
• Nigel Farage: immigrants from India and Australia better than eastern Europeans http://t.co/zIoO6Z1MH6 
• Monkey business: should chimpanzees have the same rights as humans? http://t.co/eqCOkGtn15 
• Prince Charles 'black spider memos' may not be released for months http://t.co/k0LKEgORqA 
• Government resists Batang Kali inquiry calls giving 'Princes in Tower' defence http://t.co/nJF1DAdUAN 
• Sad absence still of Parkinson’s disease awareness http://t.co/9OKQBYeOm3 
• Corporate lawyers reject calls for ‘death penalty’ in white collar crimes | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/CpRJMsFPNz 
• Supreme Court rules on corporate attribution and directors’ duties | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/sN8fkrp6dj 
• Disputes team jumps from Fried Frank to Norton Rose in Hong Kong | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/9SYzrDj4vZ 
• US lawyers work to avoid 9/11 moment on cyber attacks | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/WFz2Fubuso 
• Withers recruits 11 lawyers from Kelley Drye in Greenwich, Connecticut | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/f60Q4GbbAK 
• Jackson Lewis opens employment law office in Hawaii | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GX3RLJgVhW 
• The balance of power shifts | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/CaIy9VPtNS 
• Lloyds Bank looks to streamline its legal work | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iQ4BMoGLsb 
• VC firm appoints Facebook ex-GC to build up lobbying arm | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/vCHZjINKPX 
• Law firm head says legal sector is running scared | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z8HDufIgq9

22nd April - Law News

1213th 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: Incoming APIL president singles out draconian Criminal Justice and Courts Act. Jonathan Wheeler also urges practitioners to raise industry standards. Full story - Solicitors Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Remember your digital legacy', solicitor warns https://t.co/T0RL9MD13R 
• Well known Basingstoke solicitor Jonathan Rouse retires from Basing View-based Penningtons Manches https://t.co/U3v0JId3ut 
• Winterbourne based solicitor Graham McIntyre tackles London Marathon to raise awareness and funds for meningitis cha…https://t.co/yt5ri4soyO 
• UFC Hires Former #US Solicitor General to Appeal New York’s MMA Ban https://t.co/oq6loDAbJl
• Belfast International Airport sues Aer Lingus for £20m damages https://t.co/dRCFEvTUOd 
• Barrister Stewart Patterson Warns Spike in Court Fees Make Arbitration the Best Option for Many Clients https://t.co/s6AiU49JSA 
• Newcastle Jewish barrister demands council reveals report into Palestinian flag incident https://t.co/prxhuw6wDX 
• South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has been ranked number one in the UK for its influence on Twitter https://t.co/eXmejlMLbH 
• Branson applauds UK anti-slavery law, urges firms to clean up supply chains: TRFN https://t.co/FJ0gafAe3f 
• Five years on the Bribery Act has led to a 'step-change' in anti-bribery compliance standards, says expert http://t.co/zuDL8EfEZi 
• Caution over new revenge porn law https://t.co/z5LInBtBSx 
• Election 2015: Cista calls for Royal Commission to review UK drug laws https://t.co/LzcuzyL1gk 
• Members of Georgetown Law Community Receive Burton Awards for Legal Achievement #US https://t.co/FJm7JJSWjg 
• Employment law firm Collingwood Legal has bolstered its senior team https://t.co/vAfcPgzkz9 
• A Judge Just Let A Cop Walk After A Deadly Shooting. Legal Experts Say The Reasoning Is ‘Incredible.’ #US https://t.co/EbaV3M927L
• Councils breaching legal limits on disabled facilities grant timescales and driving up care costs, warns charity https://t.co/KLn2Gi8lp3 
• Caley Thistle plan legal fight after SFA slap cup final ban on Josh Meekings for that missed handball https://t.co/arl0njAc7k
• Scottish legal system review suggests filming police interviews to prevent miscarriages of justice https://t.co/54vmQh9sgK 
• UK Cuts to Legal Aid Put Most Vulnerable at Risk https://t.co/AJdYkJdlPC. https://t.co/2dzqgh4oT5 
• #JAPAN nuclear ruling to show whether legal fight emboldened https://t.co/fVBNgIJyTF 
• Belfast gets 97 new legal services jobs with Axiom Legal investment https://t.co/9JsgmlSpyp 
• Judge’s ruling grants legal right to research chimps http://t.co/jVPfX31InZ 
• Will Wonga and other payday lenders survive? http://t.co/2Di14NU3Vf 
• Wikipedia editing rules in a nutshell http://t.co/rZAGeUzvNB 
• Reality Check: Are there a million food bank users? http://t.co/TLGPepX1TJ 
• Nigerian asylum seeker and son 'must return to UK' http://t.co/sKaSHMpw5r 
• Mediterranean migrants crisis: Europe 'must do more' http://t.co/kviOeE14ao 
• 'Vile and depraved' UK gang raped and abused babies http://t.co/GdU4L5ChGm 
• Hole drilled by burglars at Hatton Garden revealed http://t.co/foD1CmGQyf 
• Solicitor brand is still irresistible: profession is at crossroads – but the young still want to join | Law Gazette http://t.co/PLOjxk1MbM
• Law scores well in employer-for-women table | Law Gazette http://t.co/uQdYApwhMY 
• Solicitor-advocate Egan on Society presidency track | Law Gazette http://t.co/1CVEgFgfjj
• RightsInfo is a new website devoted to information about and advocacy for human rights http://t.co/Od3OOMoqUy http://t.co/Od3OOMoqUy
• Boris Johnson adds to MPs' disapproval of DPP decision on Lord Janner http://t.co/8wqKjadk9i 
• I want to be a judge – despite my cerebral palsy http://t.co/ark6JOvKo9 
• Cuts to prison restorative justice show why Chris Grayling should be voted out http://t.co/JCGaNvFnJ7 
• Will it really take a man's word for people to believe rape victims? http://t.co/fFY9dCLqA3
• Republicans in knots over gay marriage ahead of supreme court decision http://t.co/IkxPy6b9cI 
• Pret staff's free coffee for people they like: discrimination or a nice gesture? http://t.co/ZjaWlVaGc9 
• Critics of Lord Janner decision misunderstand justice system http://t.co/6RQ71SfaGH 
• Axiom UK doubles number of legal professionals in Belfast with £9m expansion | The Lawyer http://t.co/8osJqprdm7 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang promotes five women to partner in firmwide promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/1hqiNcHahy
• TPG Capital GC steps down following news of $5bn buyout fund | The Lawyer http://t.co/8XaxVKnqnS
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings takes two partners from Fried Frank’s closing HK base | The Lawyer http://t.co/8I6AqPNsT2
• Lloyds promotes deputy GC to top position as Whittaker leaves bank | The Lawyer http://t.co/uLP3gyaWrL 
• Why is contact data generally so poorly valued and managed in law firms? | Law Gazette http://t.co/gq5Vs4VAXz 
• Legal aid giant heads bid consortium | Law Gazette http://t.co/gMxskOdPFj 
• Law scores well in employer-for-women table | Law Gazette http://t.co/uQdYApwhMY 
• Former Law Society president joins Janner decision critics | Law Gazette http://t.co/jW7kbIuFht 
• Commonwealth rights record ‘not good enough’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/WE8crAak0m 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/TuQwBjk17H
• Irish woman cried rape to get a lift home with police in town she was 'not familiar with' #IRELAND http://t.co/rfPSA4KMfT 
• Late night eviction 'terrorises' elderly neighbours #IRELAND https://t.co/K1s8etcJrV 
• Nigel Farage wants the BBC to stop making Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing, and Top Gear http://t.co/DG1XuFXR0F 
• Former Ukip MEP 'fraudulently claimed almost £500,000 in expenses' http://t.co/LIdUDYh3Ts
• Solicitor Brian O'Donnell fails in attempt to meet receiver appointed to Gorse Hill #IRELAND http://t.co/vfieVzLfY1 
• Unease over police trial of hi-tech DNA machines amid fears that civil liberties could be infringed http://t.co/14CgVuCJZv
• Jamelia slammed for saying that shops should not stock clothes for bigger women http://t.co/4QZSNLlGkT 
• Violence against children falls by 18% in a year, hospital admissions show http://t.co/PQ6MA77qwB 
• Assisted suicide trial: Nephew had 'no problem' helping her travel to euthanasia clinic #IRELAND http://t.co/4btTTGKU8d 
• Insurance lawyer from Sydney, Divya Pahwa wins public speaking award #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/xh0Y91Q1S9 
• ELP Banking & Finance Partner (ex-AMSS lawyer) Jeet Sen Gupta resigns #INDIA http://t.co/1kj0Cd8HMD 
• College of Law honours high-achievers #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/RMMHipuBFL 
• NJAC Hearing: Justice Khehar's presence on Bench objected to; Issue to be decided tomorrow #INDIA http://t.co/IZHryCrXLX 
• Minters head warns: ‘You can’t shrink to greatness’ #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/0DWlk0zw6t 
• Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas loses Partner Ravindra Bandhakavi + team to Trilegal #INDIA http://t.co/FBZIN2f8P6 
• Nigel Farage claims image of ‘half-black’ spokesman shows manifesto's diversity http://t.co/psqEpRP2oi 
• UK financial trader arrested over 2010 global markets ‘flash crash’ http://t.co/PDffRTKTTQ 
• William Hague backs immigration controls after migrant boat disasters http://t.co/QatJCdftFb 
• Wrexham paedophile ring preyed on boys in north Wales, court told http://t.co/Vv51Xjff5b 
• Drop in binge drinking leads to 10% fewer injuries due to serious violence http://t.co/Yq00rgMIZK 
• Grant Shapps accused of editing Wikipedia pages of Tory rivals http://t.co/C6peoFYiSp 
• The Guardian view on Britain’s 2015 choice: civil liberties | Editorial http://t.co/f5m7HpRewR 
• An unjust system is failing families of those who die in police custody http://t.co/gHTWz210O9 
• Court secrecy goes beyond the Incedal case – it affects immigration appeals too http://t.co/MgPBseYWzW 
• Freddie Gray: federal civil rights inquiry opened in police-van death in Baltimore #US http://t.co/j4A7xeBsUs
• Student dies after diet pills bought online 'burned her from the inside' http://t.co/Uev0WojDJd 
• Transgender father loses court battle over children's birth certificates http://t.co/SMxRIJjJQd
• How imprisoned dads are using bedtime stories to connect with their kids http://t.co/ct8fzT909d
• Primary school teacher turned up 'smelling of alcohol' http://t.co/lqgzYn5irY
• Gang jailed for elaborate £1.5m gold bullion sting http://t.co/Vm6jVelxhr
• Surgeon who punched patient up to 10 times in face to 'fix broken cheekbone' is struck off http://t.co/Qg1Igvq7ZD 
• Coventry teenagers, 17, arrested on suspicion of bid to travel to Syria for terrorism http://t.co/tAdKlmDVsE 
• New Forest murder: Justin Robertson jailed for life for killing Pennie Davis as she tended to horses http://t.co/Rzqlk2qPkr 
• Anaesthetist charged with manslaughter over mother's death 'leaves Britain for Pakistan' http://t.co/ySe7QW1YMd 
• Stockwell Tube passenger dies after being hit by train as he 'bends down to pick up bag' http://t.co/EacgnyXMgu
• Piers Morgan questioned again by police over phone hacking http://t.co/hgjA6cO8iS 
• Pensioners 'beaten up' during all-inclusive cruise http://t.co/KxnTHuHNYu 
• Goldman Sachs banker settles £1m claim after accusing employer of sexism http://t.co/zZWsCDUbkx 
• RSA delays global panel review for second time after "busy spell" | The Lawyer http://t.co/JonFU0J05s 
• Clifford Chance, A&O and Slaughters set to plummet in Google search rankings | The Lawyer http://t.co/Ws5cwHOgL5 
• Battle for crime contracts in full swing as leading firms unveil consortium | Legal Futures http://t.co/yDKC4rYr0p 
• SME-focused comparison site plots "aggressive" expansion after funding boost | Legal Futures http://t.co/ZoQvvO5Jpi 
• Solicitor fined £305,000 by SDT motivated by “desire to help” | Legal Futures http://t.co/K8DsEPi3pF
• Thirty years in jail for a single hair: the FBI's 'mass disaster' of false conviction #US http://t.co/CKPbGDSPCH 
• #US blacklists two Greek 'terrorists' after country passes new prison reform law http://t.co/0X1xTWouvH 
• UK trader in fraud arrest over US 'flash crash' http://t.co/rXt4zWiCRr 
• Migrant crisis: Who are Libya's people smugglers http://t.co/MVHn82BHg9 
• Inside #Mali's human-trafficking underworld in Gao http://t.co/BbqeXFYsEB 
• A&O warns of lack of understanding of renminbi | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8GVSP6lWwx 
• PLMJ international legal network opens in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/P6ct0dJF03 
• DLA expands Saudi presence to three offices | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3my35sBknt
• PLMJ international legal network opens in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/LAhKTbEizQ 
• PLMJ international legal network opens in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hQMshICMSm
• Ex-Hogan Lovells partner fails to prove to court that drive home was work time | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/KDC6PxhWMh 
• Morgan Stanley follows JPMorgan in pushing up profits despite legal costs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/HaZeSYBiPU 
• Morgan Stanley follows JPMorgan in pushing up profits despite legal costs | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dAVqDyTlEU 
• Less is more in litigation funding | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8F64jQCaRK 
• Managing corporate reputation | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/veh7g14zUn
• Globalaw signs up firms in Algeria and Sudan | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UToWk1Jroo

21st April - Law News

1212th 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: Holes in our laws, headaches for investors and unease for employers – just some of the consequences of a UK severed from the EU. With the general election 18 days away and the prospect of a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if the Conservatives win, law firms have to consider the consequences for their clients in the event of a ‘Brexit’. Full story - The Lawyer

Saturday Conversations on Law

• 'Accountant of Auschwitz': I am morally complicit in the murder of Jews http://t.co/qhz6jxyNCu 
• Never mind the accident, what about the nuisance calls? http://t.co/xFYDbusUe6 
• Unfortunately for outraged journalists, the high court was right to rein in Icac http://t.co/oQ7Gud9WJs
• Grant Shapps accused of editing Wikipedia pages of Tory rivals http://t.co/C6peoFYiSp
• PayPal blocks #Iranian human rights group's account over sanctions http://t.co/0c7RkdR7ku 
• #Malaya inquiry to hear from survivors of Batang Kali shootings by British troops http://t.co/6y1B8q4bR3 
• Poorly advised investors told to act now | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/3u4k4BjCRo 
• Society of Black Lawyers will report Murdoch’s lawyers to regulators | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/b8ZDoUoAmY 
• Infographics: Data security concerns | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/ee2d8zJxIE
• LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS promotes 18 women in 39-strong promotions round | The Lawyer http://t.co/e0KeHOaTnm
• PayPal appoints Nokia GC Pentland in wake of split from eBay | The Lawyer http://t.co/OzoPFk1Dcf 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: HSF hires K&L Gates' Müller, firm's first female partner in Germany | The Lawyer http://t.co/gspXicKjKR
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose Fulbright picks up HK disputes team from departing Fried Frank | The Lawyer http://t.co/SScudpyNzy 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ropes & Gray launches City litigation practice with hire of K&L Gates' Ross | The Lawyer http://t.co/KUqt1lFcpI 
• Paul Hastings and Norton Rose Fulbright among five firms to jump on Cirque Du Soleil acquisition | The Lawyer http://t.co/T9BO7mHn7A
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper to launch second and third offices in Saudi Arabia in 2015 | The Lawyer http://t.co/CEwZp87ZDQ 
• Legal aid giant heads bid consortium | Law Gazette http://t.co/LfllyT3PNL
• New York court issues habeas corpus writ for chimpanzees #US http://t.co/kXXvCUw2OB 
• #SouthAfrica army to tackle migrant attacks http://t.co/jYRf34Cjng
• Blackpool libel case: Fans raise £20,000 to pay damages bill http://t.co/23XvzBD7QK 
• Egypt's ousted President Morsi jailed for 20 years http://t.co/HjdcZPQANT 
• Which? urges action on 'misleading' supermarket prices http://t.co/ahPxFcdJr5 
• Auschwitz guard trial: Oskar Groening admits 'moral guilt' http://t.co/eAFbAgiFQ0 
• Mediterranean capsized migrants' boat's captain charged http://t.co/jQNl7Fi5HD 
• Ambulance called for dead Epping Forest squirrel http://t.co/91ZVC7fMZt
• 'Christian conversion' health worker: 'I was painted as a bit crazy' http://t.co/cttaUOubCg
• SRA says ‘sorry’ over ABS application delays | Law Gazette http://t.co/r0DPYu92tf 
• Championing blame-free divorces | Law Gazette http://t.co/S2zntlsvgc 
• International bar leader attacks trade treaty critics | Law Gazette http://t.co/J6BsRK1McS 
• Conveyancing fees outpaced by estate agent charges | Law Gazette http://t.co/K93zZo4Lie 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/8caQN0sP5U
• ELP Banking & Finance Partner (ex-AMSS lawyer) Jeet Sen Gupta resigns #INDIA http://t.co/CGD37NjJzF
• Are the #Irish different? Getting to the heart of the national psyche http://t.co/msb6A6WgyZ 
• The Mooters: The Moot Court Society, Amity Law School, Delhi (IP University) #INDIA http://t.co/uoTYRF9D9G
• Gallipoli: Churchill’s folly must be remembered 100 years on http://t.co/LXvTBBhuKh
• The Indian Canteen Review - Supreme Court of India #INDIA http://t.co/g3sPC7BwfA 
• ALMT Legal Bangalore boosts Real Estate Practice with Vaswani Group Legal Head Jyothi Rego #INDIA http://t.co/7tttQ12dLx 
• Technological changes need to be driven by Law firm leadership #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/gxaWIZrS3y
• Supreme Court of India is now Wifi enabled #INDIA http://t.co/9zosqiYiHq 
• Bakers boss dodges merger in China move #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/aJbZEZizvb 
• Medical expenses of SC judges not to be released under RTI - Delhi High Court #INDIA http://t.co/qNw91WNjwH
• 30 Under 30 Awards judges revealed #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/w8SGYR8VcI 
• Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A. Shroff dissolution pushed back to April 30 #INDIA http://t.co/hd5QlZdSAK
• Hot 100 alumni: Libby Savill, partner, Latham & Watkins - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/PeYAIeXHIf
• Central Bank of Ireland GC Gavin joins Byrne Wallace as head of financial services | The Lawyer http://t.co/DEg3288ARv 
• New research: Companies with no reputation management policy risk devaluation | The Lawyer http://t.co/7NQ5r89uni 
• Migrants are not stealing our jobs; we have stolen theirs, even their lives http://t.co/EjuNyQi9dq 
• 23-year-old student adopts his pregnant, homeless cousin to give her a chance at 'a better life' #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/1LYI7Rfn6G 
• What was I wearing when I was raped? Does it matter? http://t.co/fDtcVNt8aV 
• Teachers accused of beating boy 'for not reading the Koran properly' http://t.co/tiLCm2Us9U
• Lord Janner's link to DPP raises questions over decision to not prosecute over sex abuse claims http://t.co/V2HygyaKJj 
• Katie Hopkins and The Sun editor reported to the police for incitement to racial hatred http://t.co/bf43tRDUt1 
• Serial rapist told he is 'every woman's living nightmare' as he is jailed for life http://t.co/4zzV6QyJjU 
• The Isles of Scilly police are recruiting - and everyone wants to join up http://t.co/LpbdYFOxPJ 
• Teen accused of 'ruthlessly' grooming friend for Rigby-style terrorist murder http://t.co/dGGZvuFJLQ 
• Man who escaped from prison by faking an email to officials jailed http://t.co/l7FY3n6Nyf 
• Paraskeva returns to the law as CLC chair | Legal Futures http://t.co/8qusOPfqS0 
• First Polish-owned, Polish-speaking ABS targets East European clients | Legal Futures http://t.co/Lm28CC4ydk
• ICAEW licenses 48 ABSs in first six months as probate regulator | Legal Futures http://t.co/NGTXgbZeIA
• Father falsely accused of 'satanic' abuse speaks of ordeal http://t.co/cBYeK5vLRT 
• DPP Alison Saunders took legal advice on Greville Janner from former colleague of his son http://t.co/97qB6pI4o1 
• Man admits grooming offence after being attacked by paedophile hunting vigilantes http://t.co/k0ALwI0cEO 
• Racism in our prisons: are we at risk of another violent murder? http://t.co/2jaHEqnj70 
• Holborn building collapse: Hundreds cleared from central London and man injured http://t.co/KBx5YWNTUd
• DPP Alison Saunders spent £7,000 on business class flights while CPS headed towards crisis http://t.co/hT3RHpc29O
• Law productivity growth by lawyer seen as dragging down UK economy | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/8VTEehqE62
• US firms rush to set up drone departments | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/GTrdXpoqAq 
• A&O boosts European practice in confident partner promotion round | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/RK2hlq8QXv
• Court lawyers start to use smartwatches instead of instead of iPads | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UvANoOez4H
• E & Y pays $10m fine to New York State over Lehman Brothers | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/334jAB5vw2 
• Nascent no more | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1yKyz0mbUH
• Minter Ellison strengthens Perth disputes team | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FckSH3hrfb
• Multi-ethnic law firm reaps benefits of global trade | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/ifYYTHYsGk

20th April - Law News

1211th 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: A total of 173 law firms were investigated for potential data protection breaches last year, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated some 187 Data Protection Act incidents at law firms, of which 29% related to security and 26% related to incorrect disclosure of data. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Defamation Act must be extended to end Northern Ireland's embarrassment http://t.co/LgImqYdOsR 
• New kit supply law hits UK statute https://t.co/HJFpUi3hEK 
• TV ‘exposure’ of Scientology halted by UK libel law split http://t.co/Vs4RXcEjZY 
• Sky pulls Scientology show because of Northern Ireland libel laws http://t.co/xNYIAfa3EX 
• Katie Hopkins: Sun migrants article petition passes 200,000 mark http://t.co/ImBU9KWto6 
• Britain’s criminally stupid attitudes to race and immigration are beyond parody | Frankie Boyle http://t.co/R76Xwhop26
• UK government threatens to revoke oligarchs' North sea oil licences http://t.co/w76fnalbv1 
• Detainee dies of suspected heart attack at Yarl's Wood immigration centre http://t.co/BDrrM6pSzM 
• Equal rights versus freedom of conscience http://t.co/zaLgSqJ6Fb
• Incoming APIL president singles out draconian Criminal Justice and Courts Act | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/238yIkcWns 
• Lord Neuberger dismisses suggestion Muslim women should wear niqabs in court | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/y392lfInpQ 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Australia’s Minter Ellison boosts Perth disputes team with Lavan Legal hire | The Lawyer http://t.co/n30OCeal2g
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird adds BLP partner to Singapore corporate team | The Lawyer http://t.co/NvrtzTR9oH 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Two of five new partners are female in Taylor Wessing's UK promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/hDD1TflX7n 
• Clydes promotes 13 to partner & 11 to senior equity partner in insurance-heavy promos round | The Lawyer http://t.co/pRRuQfG9qg 
• Clifford Chance advises as Permira sells Birds Eye owner Iglo for €2.6bn | The Lawyer http://t.co/AeqtiMGtKR
• BLP and Jones Day take key roles on £600m sale of Nido student accommodation | The Lawyer http://t.co/1LSyCYgLhO
• ‘Named and shamed’ barrister suspended over payments | Law Gazette http://t.co/zzpo4QOAiM 
• Conveyancers’ regulator appoints former Law Society chief | Law Gazette http://t.co/r9gh8B8CQU 
• Hillsborough inquests: Ex-police chief Terry Wain denies fan blame plot http://t.co/RYfNjKlhZu 
• #SPAIN pupil with crossbow kills teacher in Barcelona http://t.co/2Iy7HZRM7n 
• Boy, 14, from Blackburn held over Australia 'terror plot' http://t.co/a5z5nAuIHV 
• Mediterranean migrant deaths: PM calls for action after boat disaster http://t.co/HTI9ncTvbY
• Katie Hopkins calling migrants vermin recalls the darkest events of history http://t.co/PaSZALWIWx 
• Living on death row in Tennessee: 'The rollercoaster is exhausting' #US http://t.co/PrNfj2UNO2
• Theresa May admits justice system fails families over deaths in police custody http://t.co/XRenO1PtjX 
• In the face of Islamic State’s atrocities, global inaction is not an option http://t.co/MlrzZtSN2H 
• Police fear missing family of 'former al-Muhajiroun member' heading to Syria http://t.co/01O0lkZ4dB 
• Lord Janner: DPP under pressure over 'perverse' decision not to charge peer http://t.co/7Rkm9e7tZM 
• Celebrate marijuana on 4/20, but get to work on legalization tomorrow http://t.co/QUgU3t5c2H 
• Exporting to the US: how to crack the American market http://t.co/X2aJlqFSk6 
• BT’s Paterson to take general counsel role at Dixons Carphone | The Lawyer http://t.co/YvLPgIrF3g 
• Professional services blamed for UK productivity failings | Law Gazette http://t.co/3k1POVBRU0 
• Trial Set to Start for Members of Neo-Fascist Golden Dawn Party in #Greece https://t.co/LQagjAbFKx
• A Singular Conviction Amid the Debate on Torture and Terrorism: CIA torture in Afghanistan https://t.co/NUv87WsXt6
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/HroK9ixcBe
• Islamist extremists in prison 'revolving door' as numbers soar http://t.co/OJCv1L4FP5
• 'Despicable' thief steals £60 from epileptic woman while she suffers seizure http://t.co/cwGf7dU3Wa 
• Mother can live with paedophile 'as she locks two daughters in bedroom at night' http://t.co/6yAMHxgUfj 
• Lord Greville Janner: CPS could face legal challenge http://t.co/wQd1f9oTjQ 
• A man who was slapped in the face by a Ukip councillor has been bombarded with homophobic abuse on Twitter http://t.co/kXvZKJhoSu 
• Vigilante paedophile hunter arrested over blackmail allegations http://t.co/lCtT4pYDw9 
• Profile: Faridah Sarah, Lancashire-born litigation solicitor - A Profile | Law Gazette http://t.co/Iyd2bvJP75
• Listen to the judiciary: It’s down to judges to uphold the rule of law | Law Gazette http://t.co/fKUF0EUMls 
• Removal of public funding in family law is having a huge impact on court business | Law Gazette http://t.co/aBTd6tM8u8
• Society warns Treasury on non-dom tax plans | Law Gazette http://t.co/HWIb6gjc65
• News focus: law and justice pledges | Law Gazette http://t.co/2CPRKU2mfv 
• Firms too quick to blow own trumpet | Law Gazette http://t.co/nu3hFa2WVa 
• APIL chief to target insurers | Law Gazette http://t.co/qrYGm2QiVp 
• See you in court: CPS hauled before magistrates | Law Gazette http://t.co/dDQ9jcr5RF
• Italian PM Matteo Renzi condemns 'new slave trade' in Mediterranean http://t.co/wxLZgjSDTr 
• Mediterranean migrant deaths: EU faces renewed pressure http://t.co/pau9UW2Mnm 
• In-house interview: Hugh Raven, Kier (Building Group) - A Profile | The Lawyer http://t.co/lmXc0eBDJn 
• Special report: risk management – Secrets and clients | The Lawyer http://t.co/uvpe0k9orB 
• Special report: Ukraine – Toughing it out | The Lawyer http://t.co/xEh2AoAL0u
• LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF’s Norman quits to join Bevan Brittan employment litigation practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/ThvHEhHkYT
• LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case mulls NQ salary hike to £90k | The Lawyer http://t.co/ghUdPYYe5O 
• Lloyds head of disputes Simmons exits as bank shakes up litigation team | The Lawyer http://t.co/1jePs65xjH
• Quindell sale moves closer after shareholders approve deal | Legal Futures http://t.co/CZvfzrL9jT
• Now barrister ‘named and shamed’ by LeO is suspended for not paying other barristers | Legal Futures http://t.co/fkxltIKFqp
• 80% of lawyers rate themselves as ‘above average’ but only 40% of clients see it that way | Legal Futures http://t.co/wgS4tv1Wgq 
• The cab-rank rule - are its days numbered? | Legal Futures http://t.co/JzvAWTpR9k 
• 'We've done our homework on Quindell,' Slater & Gordon insists | Legal Futures http://t.co/VV9xJkL5pv 
• Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola's keys | head of legal http://t.co/pTGfzz7HR9 
• Why We Let Prison Rape Go On https://t.co/8jVPGs6Mls 
• Anti-Semitism in the Football Stands https://t.co/1GFaMZDhux

19th April - Law News

1210th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Our last Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Google's Steely Foe in Europe https://t.co/gXayP5e04v 
• #CHINA Cracks Down on the 'Sport for Millionaires' - Golf https://t.co/bBAh40H418 
• Serving All Your Heroin Needs: These dealers make drugs as easy to order as pizza #US https://t.co/INBGg3LphZ 
• Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill Are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs https://t.co/kid7JI24tW 
• #Germanwings Crash Exposes History of Denial on Risk of Pilot Suicide https://t.co/2T0wpnwAWf
• Asylum, religious manifestation and minority faiths: WH v Sweden | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/qJukiOfAJZ 
• Cremation “ashes” and their legal definition | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/rT1KMzjIz0 
• “Free speech” or “misconduct in employment”? Rubins v Latvia | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/pgTlAXHmsv 
• The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 has landed | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/OqkfBMUPXj
• Last rites for fonts – continued | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/FbZ9I35XL9 
• Jehovah’s Witnesses, safeguarding and the Charity Tribunal | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/zrVqGKGNm6
• Prayers at council meetings? Not in #Canada | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/AoYfZ8Bs6z 
• Religion and law round-up – 19th April | Law & Religion UK https://t.co/nBAjAm96BH 
• How Conflict Entrenched the Right to Privacy | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/0Mb8MOoFtc 
• Griswold's Progeny: Assisted Reproduction, Procreative Liberty, and Sexual Orientation Equality | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/MV3jBDdFCU 
• Contraception as a Sex Equality Right | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/M2xAX488md
• How To Think About Law as Morality: A Comment on Greenberg and Hershovitz | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/p03OFLacb5 
• Stare Decisis & Secret Law: Precedent & Publication in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/BvnmymfTbP 
• Fifty States, Fifty Attorneys General, and Fifty Approaches to the Duty To Defend | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/IpoXz1zvvw
• Gay Marriage and Foreign Law | Library of Law https://t.co/oaUV09dZmb 
• Income Equality and Economic Mobility | Library of Law https://t.co/1efR2pJ8tK 
• The European Union sued Google under its competition law: Is It Time to Sell Google? | Library of Law https://t.co/Nwr7eHX7JV 
• Why Do Some on the Left Believe in Income Equality? | Library of Law https://t.co/V3OyzVJLHW 
• Marriage Equality: An Idea Whose Time Is Coming ... | Review of Law & Social Change 245 (2013) https://t.co/y9loXqRG6R 
• The Future of Marijuana in the United States | Oregon Law Review 1301 (2013) https://t.co/zLJw46RNqR
• The Court affirms the Social Contract #US https://t.co/XC9f40HlL8 
• Must We be Faithful to Original Meaning? https://t.co/YqUY60Ns92 
• Chief Justices and Chief Executives: Some Thoughts on Jim Simon's Books | New York Law School Law Review 435 https://t.co/VeYFtP0jYs 
• Crony Capitalism: Right Here, Right Now | Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 5 (2014) https://t.co/aa7LordFbl 
• Where Did All the Lawyers Go? Challenging Perceptions of the Lawyer as Civic Linchpin in New Haven: 1830-1890 #US https://t.co/hbU3DtBPHS
• Determining Character: A New Perspective on Character Evidence https://t.co/K9kwmCqptI
• EU Criminal Justice Conference at University of Limerick #IRELAND https://t.co/UIsNuSgI13 
• The International Criminal Court Summer School 2015: 15-19 June 2015, NUI Galway, Ireland https://t.co/h01adjAg43 
• Maynooth University to Host Seminar on the Rights of Minority Groups on 20th April 2015 | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/m7At72er6r 
• Call for Papers: Victims’ Rights: An Agenda for Change (University of Limerick) | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/vv8d4pXvj7 
• The UK Modern Slavery Act: Template for Ireland or False Friend? | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/exi9NN0tR4 
• DPP v JC: Initial Observations on the Exclusionary Rule case | Human Rights Ireland https://t.co/bvS8JFoFkg 
• Why we should see Andrew Lansley's diary in the run up to 2011 NHS reforms | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/x4xjA3Unep
• 'Killer Robots' and 'Conversion Therapies' - The Human Rights Round-up | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/RudKVTjkuH 
• Water companies are public authorities and must therefore disclose environmental information | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/YdsMfPcGGp 
• "Cold Calling" company fined £75K for breach of privacy | UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/dQKzAoSxjn 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/6YkwwoLYau
• Magaluf’s days of drinking and casual sex are numbered – or so Mallorca hopes http://t.co/WY78mvXITw 
• Man arrested after food writer and campaigner is abused by Twitter user claiming to be former Ukip candidate http://t.co/1lPpLOTL3h
• Journalists should not face trial over payment of officials, says ex-DPP http://t.co/k14TBDfHra 
• The Observer’s view on the Lord Janner case and the DPP’s Alison Saunders | Observer editorial http://t.co/vPnIFAf0g7 
• The court case that proves you can't sue politicians for breaking their election promises http://t.co/9hSogXnHzd 
• Video: Umbrella wielding Black Country robbers jailed after £177k crime spree http://t.co/TOlcWiZU00 
• Royal Navy members charged with sex assault in Canada http://t.co/OKUDKFGl08 
• Two mothers have been left bereft by a tragic accident and badly applied law http://t.co/95ShoxhCQK 
• Major rescue as 15 treasure hunters get stuck in mud http://t.co/uf2XPfUPIR
• Pope Francis urges more international action on migrants http://t.co/dHfgE8khFm 
• Police review UK #Anzac Day security after Australia arrests http://t.co/YkA6GZX0lT 
• #SouthAfrica's President Zuma vows to end attacks on migrants http://t.co/AEbgMOPgcE

18th April - Law News

1209th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based Law, Justice, Legislation & Rights related daily news & legal articles archive brought to you by TheLawMap

Our last Saturday Law Interview featured Dr. Steven Vaughan, a former city solicitor and now a legal academic with expertise on the laws regarding the regulation of nanotechnology as well as the standard and quality of legal advice offered by corporate law firms: 'Regulating nanotechnology & the quality of corporate legal advice'.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Australian teenagers held over alleged Melbourne terror plot http://t.co/zXIZ7MBPgQ
• Joseph Goebbels' estate sues Random House for diary royalties http://t.co/fwnoOSicHd 
• Six released in Syria 'terror' probe http://t.co/BkjsSGBsZh
• DPP Alison Saunders faces Operation Elveden and Janner criticism http://t.co/tB86XuyM1D 
• Don't prosecute journalists who pay for public-interest leaks, says ex-DPP http://t.co/vxvVD6UWy7 
• Lord Janner child abuse trial was a decision for court, says former DPP http://t.co/AzX5xOKBrq 
• Lawyers & legal campaigners will voice their views on legal aid at a major rally ahead of Election | New Law Journal…https://t.co/8Ct26uyyFj 
• Lawyers investigated over data breaches | New Law Journal: https://t.co/LVO3qtxIiL
• Halsbury Legal Awards 2015 are launched | New Law Journal: https://t.co/KX0SJOy3YO 
• What impact could the General Election result have on the UK legal landscape? | New Law Journal: https://t.co/znD0YgdObh 
• Uninsured driver chaos | New Law Journal: https://t.co/bdO2QZdaSx 
• Obesity discrimination risk | New Law Journal: https://t.co/xrMOQKw4bT 
• Mentoring for the High Court | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kcm67CfrR7 
• Clydesdale hit by largest fine | New Law Journal: https://t.co/kAAcKDPrxk 
• Inducements ban update | New Law Journal: https://t.co/MHqpKdKxro 
• "Significant threat" of poaching key legal staff | New Law Journal: https://t.co/BHu6GcQzSC 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/O2xTag2uDs
• #SouthAfrica's race problem less between black & white than between poor blacks & immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa http://t.co/JFwK9MFzYW
• Either the Queen thinks that only one in 24 Britons are women, or her Order of Merit is appallingly backward http://t.co/rvfq35gIZg 
• Sol Campbell: We knew Operation Black Vote would trigger a strong reaction. That was the point. http://t.co/RZ0go0HSrM 
• Laura Bates: This is what I want to happen now Everyday Sexism has reached 100,000 posts http://t.co/A088VyMrjb 
• Stacey Eden directed and starred in her own anti-racism video – isn't that weird? http://t.co/LK7e0Ae6xF
• Don't prejudice against poor people, Lord Neuberger tells judges http://t.co/3ImEBUQxnI 
• Shirtless driver gets rammed by BMW in shocking east London road rage video http://t.co/kJDZAstahM 
• Two of UK's most wanted fugitives arrested in Europe on suspicion of drug trafficking http://t.co/U2ljjgtkqO 
• 1066 and all that: 20 questions to test your history knowledge http://t.co/PF7YgeUZUY 
• Lord Janner child abuse allegations were not passed to me, former DPP says http://t.co/JR2WiQbdBQ 
• Don't blame the CPS for Lord Janner's escape from justice: blame the group-think that backed him from the start http://t.co/wNDEnSRPph 
• Operation Elveden was flawed - the CPS should have realised that sooner http://t.co/GwDgEXkVOG 
• Judge orders demolition of young family's wooden chalet home 'built in gross breach of planning laws' #IRELAND http://t.co/MM9RRmIuFp 
• Homosexuality is 'just like rape', pastor claims #IRELAND http://t.co/dlJ8LFkB63 
• Bank of #Ireland manager sacked after sending pornographic emails gets job back after six year battle http://t.co/UACUUvlAHU 
• Vikramjit Sen, Manjular Chellur JJ, KK Venugopal in panel to examine charges against MP High Court judge #INDIA http://t.co/eTsg9aBoab
• Advocate found dead in Tis Hazari court complex; Work suspended at court #INDIA http://t.co/s1GcufhzEs 
• NJAC: Justice JS Khehar to preside the Constitution Bench, hearing to commence on April 21 #INDIA http://t.co/eunxvdK40m 
• “We have to create an atmosphere where people can speak out freely” – Senior Advocate Darius Khambata #INDIA http://t.co/euX4EYXGGm 
• Why timesheets are damaging to your legal practice http://t.co/UdFZKr8zQS 
• Good Samaritan killed by speeding woman on way to funeral http://t.co/pjSr1tPbp1 
• Three years, £20 million, one conviction: Operation Elveden on brink of collapse http://t.co/pKZsdNC8Iw 
• Prisoner spends three hours at a bus stop after being released from jail in error http://t.co/HjurZYP4p3 
• Navy four face sex offence charge http://t.co/OKUDKFGl08
• LAA’s IT system forces family lawyers to ‘bang their heads against a wall’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zEZkbrp3JA
• Eight out of ten lawyers say work routine is harming their health | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/MyNymjn16l 
• AI will create as many legal jobs as it destroys, says Seyfarth Shaw | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/u6MH0Mz0ne 
• Ex-Fieldfisher secretary claims she was assaulted by Paris head | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JMttcH5i9v 
• Fox Rothschild takes three from Nixon Peabody to open in Chicago | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dIusrr7VRf 
• Law firm leaders predict revenue rises will be linked to lawyer mobility | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sO3BHxz8hZ 
• Legal sector known for its slow payment patterns | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/wvPGnO3APs 
• Globalaw to focus on Asia-Pacific investment in Tokyo conference | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/rofDe4xdU0 
• Associate salary rises 8pc in US to median of $135,000 for first years | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/OMzp1kEMxv

17th April - Law News

1208th 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: Human rights should not be seen as a specialist area of law but as an integral part of every lawyer’s practice, the chair of the Centre for Human Rights of the American Bar Association has said. Full story - Lawyers Weekly

Saturday Conversations on Law

• What is misconduct in public office? http://t.co/Tz4ULcGtlK 
• Argentina launches lawsuit against UK and US Falkland oil drillers http://t.co/JQK7TgGBi8 
• Operation Elveden: Nine journalists have cases dropped http://t.co/N2nH4BIfAM 
• History suggests that anti-trust action is the wrong way to promote innovation in IT | Law Gazette http://t.co/IOE6da7iFv
• Respect women's right to wear veil in court, says Britain's most senior judge http://t.co/GBKJTiG4cF 
• Supreme Court hears call to force UK government to meet air quality laws http://t.co/B6nfRDVjK9 
• Weakened surveillance reform bill is 'yesterday's news', civil libertarians say http://t.co/MzEOvKO74b 
• The viciousness of modern #Israeli law directed against #Palestinians must be taken as the cruelties of war? http://t.co/7Cdt1pbwv3 
• Formula One reverses human rights stance in runup to Bahrain Grand Prix http://t.co/pVoYZEW2HL 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O makes up nine women in largest promotions round for three years | The Lawyer http://t.co/RalcIyAKgu 
• Neuberger warns of ‘unconscious bias’ among judges | Law Gazette http://t.co/VsoA1nz8JC 
• Digital legal aid system ‘will not be fit for purpose’ | Law Gazette http://t.co/vMNrkDYMdv 
• Quindell shareholders agree £637m sale to Slater and Gordon | Law Gazette http://t.co/5DeUnnn42f 
• Dyson shelves guideline hourly rates reform | Law Gazette http://t.co/fLoHxWEDi3 
• Fewer drivers punished for mobile use, police figures suggest http://t.co/yDZTdzVbvA 
• #CHINA jails journalist over leaked 'state secrets' http://t.co/YFKjLuUcZ2 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/ABDiguarQY
• New court fees leave decisions on the burden of proof at risk of being secondary | Law Gazette http://t.co/L1SAddaZyC
• Publication of General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill to target repeat burglars #IRELAND https://t.co/ZcQgiI5utF 
• Tax Justice: A Christian Response to a New Gilded Age https://t.co/HNhSIg2iUU 
• New Kensington student wins statewide criminal justice scholarship #US https://t.co/ndy5iAYMSy 
• Even Chief Justice John Roberts Can't Avoid Jury Duty #US https://t.co/p2qV8zxJWG 
• Criminal justice in New York #US https://t.co/boyE9py16s 
• Belfast QC Patrick Lyttle paid more than £1m from public purse... for the second year in a row https://t.co/S9TOCqvE0K 
• Western suburbs barrister Lynette Patricia Quinlivan is facing charges of driving while disqualified #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/lcpksPNkUD 
• O'Donnells must pay cost of legal proceedings, orders Court of Appeal #IRELAND http://t.co/gLBaNKoQ48 
• Queensland magistrate leaves his court circuit months early after complaint #AUSTRALIA http://t.co/TJBa1mOEpW 
• Solicitor Richard Hughes Criticises New Criminal Courts Charge https://t.co/Z8CzZzh3oB Read more: https://t.co/jwW5CGvKCz 
• Former Braintree solicitor named Norwell town administrator https://t.co/pvHb9wv54V 
• Unassuming British solicitor who helped bring Belsen guards to justice http://t.co/nf1PS5ehqs 
• Tribunal upholds FCA ban for PI broker https://t.co/s5Q4PgNE7c 
• Fired Ripley paramedic tells tribunal: I am no sex offender https://t.co/I4ENrJE3GX 
• Whistleblower groups cry foul over appointment to tribunal #CANADA https://t.co/QDu5g9fLtd 
• Ogboru Heads for Election Tribunal Again #NIGERIA https://t.co/0uJb6EVes7
• Tribunal rejects bridge company’s $3.5-billion NAFTA claim against #CANADA https://t.co/ZNZxjBRqUj 
• Rivers state election petition tribunal to relocate to Abuja by President of the Court of Appeal Justice #NIGERIA https://t.co/d9TKBaG1fI 
• UN seeking judges for internal system for the administration of justice that addresses employment-related disputes https://t.co/8i1heNKWwB
• Seismic shift as Supreme Court splits on key ruling #IRELAND http://t.co/B10TgVPjMp 
• Nun criticises Irish bishops' threat to withdraw priests as civil marriage registars #IRELAND http://t.co/jw9171LXef 
• Justice Dave recuses from NJAC hearing after petitioners cite conflict of interest #INDIA http://t.co/hhK2BIL6kT
• Housewife who drank ten pints and broke ankle after falling in pothole settles €38k damages claim #IRELAND http://t.co/U3oHHNbuWe 
• WikiLeaks puts hundreds of thousands of documents from Sony hack into online archive http://t.co/cj6d5AKtCp https://t.co/HDUbflC9k0 
• Luthra & Luthra expands Partnership with SBI counsel Priyamvada Haridas #INDIA http://t.co/1a3x07SsbT 
• Ex-Amarchand Delhi couple, Harry Chawla and Niti Paul to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in Delhi? #INDIA http://t.co/zZILVGt6Dd 
• Khaitan loses 4 Partners in 7 days; Fresh promotee Abhishek Sinha likely to join (S) Amarchand Mangaldas #INDIA http://t.co/TAkozSalDP 
• People Culture Strategies (PCS) has acquired a boutique firm to launch its new Brisbane office #AUSTRALIA https://t.co/HDUbflC9k0 
• Vikramjit Sen, Manjular Chellur JJ, KK Venugopal in panel to examine charges against MP High Court judge #INDIA http://t.co/zclgEL2GKR 
• SILF felicitates Harish Salve on his Padma Bhushan award #INDIA http://t.co/XwqaLwBKv6 
• ‘Outdated attitudes’ holding back women in law https://t.co/zvZOLdfpa4 
• The Lawyer’s Briefs: Twelve judgments with literary references | Bar and Bench: http://t.co/MqSaHPaXnu
• Erol Incedal trial: media groups dispute refusal to lift reporting restrictions http://t.co/Uw4aYWkC8D 
• Appeals court leaning toward Obama and EPA in battle over emissions cuts #US http://t.co/o5eAs6zBzm 
• The Guardian view on the Erol Incedal trial: silence in court | Editorial http://t.co/KZvosLd2D9
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Fieldfisher faces €120,000 unfair dismissal claim from Paris secretary | The Lawyer http://t.co/O8IYHx3bz8 
• LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst set to receive £3m grant for Glasgow as development agency targets law firms | The Lawyer http://t.co/uwhcVvcs6c
• Egorov Puginsky's Dimitry Afanasiev: making our countries better and stronger | The Lawyer http://t.co/k425V2teT6 
• Almost half of law firms say indemnity insurance brokers failed to disclose commissions | Legal Futures http://t.co/bGGTGU1ix5 
• Unnecessary ABS approval rules to be scrapped in latest regulation bonfire | Legal Futures http://t.co/SDNbNdln6N 
• SRA pokes hornets' nest as it asks whether to drop referral fee ban in legal aid cases | Legal Futures http://t.co/R3i8L1H1x5 
• Solicitors set for client account alternative this year | Legal Futures http://t.co/kPUJSTtIaj
• Paramedic sacked six months before he is cleared of sexually assaulting patient http://t.co/o0XfT5sLOO 
• Lithuanian 'killer' who claimed he was too depressed to stand trial at home loses extradition fight http://t.co/0Lu2A3MKrE
• Ice-cream seller punched rival who tried to freeze him out in bitter cold war over customers http://t.co/lKK215SEbj
• Bradford fire judge says police should investigate new allegations http://t.co/jXJStC1GlM 
• Drowning boy's friends tried 'desperately to save him while police watched' http://t.co/UkilqUQ70o 
• Devoted wife's husband killed by schizophrenic 40 years after her sister was murdered http://t.co/RKHsPd03Ki
• Farmer agrees to destroy his castle after seven-year legal battle http://t.co/wjM9ApHwhV 
• Statue of Fleet Street icon stolen http://t.co/Zmv2zU1S8h 
• Muslim women should be allowed to wear the veil in court, top judge suggests http://t.co/cVz4zCAPMi
• Spanish police search home and off ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato http://t.co/qXk4rSC8NH
• In-house: Are you moving up or out? | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mI1wDRdqUb 
• Three business lessons for the house of law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/bZzZw7M7ZZ 
• Latham revenues soar by 20 pc in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/UZjzHpu7AI 
• Law firms expected to come under client pressure on data breach disclosures | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/p2D9yOH29R
• EY becomes first and only organisation to pay fine over Lehmans role | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/r8C59eXFJN 
• Dentons recruits 50-strong Budapest office of White & Case | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Vnr2pEmctn 
• Bakers makes China breakthrough with permit to practice local law | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/hAHy9myGBq 
• New law options are on the menu for most legal departments | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mFdZiNqPTe 
• Migrants killed in 'religious clash' on Mediterranean boat http://t.co/l32tJpFuJg