25th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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- Lord Justice Leveson reveals inquiry concerns http://t.co/yq4tMhwE Jun 25, 2012

- John Terry racism trial legal team mull ‘bad character’ bid http://t.co/ObUTgJJp Jun 25, 2012

- Lulzsec: UK men plead guilty to hacking charges http://t.co/zghFlVmS Jun 25, 2012

- Being negative about law – the spiel I did on law and barriers to innovation- Legalweek http://t.co/BHFJXLie Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown hands London senior partner new five-year term- Legalweek http://t.co/WX6GxYmd Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey partners pursued by banks over professional practice loans- Legalweek http://t.co/HP1kdhP3 Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsents set for first redundancy round since McGrigors merger- Legalweek http://t.co/APcPZSW9 Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith posts 3% turnover increase as PEP drops 6%- Legalweek http://t.co/HWjMkTKh Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose and A&O lead ranking of firms associates want to work for- Legalweek http://t.co/vpIXZetm Jun 25, 2012

- TANZANIA: Government Finalizing Harsh Drug Law for traffikers http://t.co/qp6xGpRT Jun 25, 2012

- Law Graduates Face a Brutal Job Market - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/aozhKGSm Jun 25, 2012

- Media able to report case of woman embroiled in divorce battle who overturned court order banning her from moving house http://t.co/W8JvIc0Z Jun 25, 2012

- Lord Justice Leveson today insisted he had no “hidden agenda” to undermine press freedom. http://t.co/qXmHjMGa Jun 25, 2012

- Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky is suing the proprietor of the Evening Standard Alexander Lebedev, for libel http://t.co/a7kcSTRx Jun 25, 2012

- John Worboys victims in damages case setback http://t.co/njwdTTXl Jun 25, 2012

- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange ‘buoyed by support’ http://t.co/a5fcmxwc Jun 25, 2012

- Badger cull ‘not legal or scientific’, high court will hear http://t.co/e68c9AYL Jun 25, 2012

- INDIA: MP to review educational tribunal draft bill http://t.co/hYPJfKxt Jun 25, 2012

- BANGLADESH: War tribunal turns down bail plea of Jamaat leader http://t.co/zBbtitE8 Jun 25, 2012

- Tribunal Report: When the minimum wage becomes a legal minefield http://t.co/gfUI8gaL Jun 25, 2012

- United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights. http://t.co/7m6c0vW2 Jun 25, 2012

- IRELAND: Automatic nomination of rights body chief criticised http://t.co/nnYkT1Ak Jun 25, 2012

- URUGUAY says pot law won’t make it a drug haven http://t.co/GbWJC5NM Jun 25, 2012

- Terror watchdog says secret courts plan could work http://t.co/2zkHWlHT Jun 25, 2012

- Domestic Violence Survivors Battle Within the Courts: Confronting Retaliatory Litigation http://t.co/sjbtlzoY Jun 25, 2012

- US: Supreme Court Monday http://t.co/7FMaZnl3 Jun 25, 2012

- LIBYA: Intentions of Australian lawyer delay release of ICC team in Libya http://t.co/WqZmluI4 Jun 25, 2012

- US: Damaging comments by a lawyer for Jerry Sandusky could help the convicted Penn State child molester on appeal http://t.co/vjuwBsLp Jun 25, 2012

- Did Blair stop MPs hearing legal case against Iraq war http://t.co/VlF934gQ Jun 25, 2012

- Bradley Manning lawyers accuse prosecutors of misleading judge http://t.co/c3BbLDQO Jun 25, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky lead defence lawyer says he tried to withdraw from case http://t.co/QGXFfeEO Jun 25, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 25, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Competition and the provision of professional training http://t.co/5TxyvtmC Jun 25, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Cost disputes set to soar post-Jackson, survey predicts http://t.co/eD4Ncehi Jun 25, 2012

- Scottish anti-independence campaign, Better Together, launches today http://t.co/BAZ2DMOy Jun 25, 2012

- Leading Tory rebel ‘assaulted by detective in pub lavatory’ http://t.co/TsbERcyi Jun 25, 2012

- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales petitions to stop student O’Dwyer extradition http://t.co/fFdDnsli Jun 25, 2012

- Police haul missing pupils from their beds in drive to cut truancy http://t.co/fagKac8M Jun 25, 2012

- Keeping the peace: Britain’s Buddhist police http://t.co/WWTUJ7ZC Jun 25, 2012

- Lawyers seizing lion’s share of payouts in NHS negligence cases http://t.co/Rd3KY2tS Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Tech giant Square eyes European panel | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UDdid3BR Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Dewey partners gear up for tax bill battle | The Lawyer: http://t.co/KahPSi7A Jun 25, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: CMS group to pursue US merger as priority | The Lawyer: http://t.co/qVagT47G Jun 25, 2012

- Bullingdon Club: The politics of Posh | http://t.co/c7ABdOFl Jun 25, 2012

- Twitter advertising: Celebrities are not online estate agents http://t.co/HS2g180U Jun 25, 2012

- Alastair Campbell reveals: Tony Blair did hide Iraq War legal advice http://t.co/rJtwT11t Jun 25, 2012

- David Lammy: ‘It’s not just the black community any more – police credibility is questioned by the wider public’ http://t.co/VW32aF1e Jun 25, 2012

- ISRAEL: Immigration in Israel: African outcasts in the promised land http://t.co/45pFdKeK Jun 25, 2012

- VATICAN turns to Fox News man Greg Burke for image makeover http://t.co/zn0Cb6it Jun 25, 2012

- Email hackers use Tory MP Rory Stewart as pawn in Syria’s propaganda war - http://t.co/NdtbiXGi Jun 25, 2012

- Trending: Random clicks of kindness in an age of trolls http://t.co/P0LyO4Jx Jun 25, 2012

- EGYPT: Mohamed Morsi is no revolutionary and not much of a nationalist. The army elite has already laid traps for him http://t.co/s8QQuvnb Jun 25, 2012

- Lawyer tells of agonising scenes as doctors forced to let a Jehovah’s Witness who wanted to live, die http://t.co/TQMmjUKw Jun 25, 2012

- Man arrested after woman found dead in Bath, Somerset http://t.co/6HHK4c4T Jun 25, 2012

- ECUADOR is no hurry over Julian Assange as ambassador leaves London for talks on political asylum bid http://t.co/xUVRlf52 Jun 25, 2012

- US: Border Patrol Agents Face Charges of Smuggling Immigrants in Corruption Trial http://t.co/4NAyTHww Jun 25, 2012

- Bedford disorder over England’s defeat to Italy http://t.co/ZuIZgFm9 Jun 25, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Breivik trial: A 10-week ordeal http://t.co/r2fLLga4 Jun 25, 2012

- TUNISIA extradites Gaddafi’s prime minister to Libya for trial http://t.co/4r92D4za Jun 25, 2012

- Jerry Sandusky trial: Parents of Matt Sandusky speak out over abuse http://t.co/KJ3EmDyr Jun 25, 2012

- NEW ZEALAND: Scott Guy trial: Focus on footwear http://t.co/Ge49dsHF Jun 25, 2012

- INDIA: Officials attacked by illegal miners in Ranthambore http://t.co/1z1fEmRV Jun 25, 2012

- TUNISIA: Extradition of Libyan ex-PM ‘illegal’: Tunisian president http://t.co/pri3i7KQ Jun 25, 2012

- HM Revenue and Customs staff striking over job cuts http://t.co/ktFvAmN4 Jun 25, 2012

- Tony Blair: ID cards needed to tackle illegal migrants http://t.co/6UaZ3X36 Jun 25, 2012

- Dangerous, illegal and terrifying: the underground world of alley-cat racing is revealed in a new film http://t.co/LOBbGNIf Jun 25, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Regulators reassure firms over RBS ‘breaches’, £1m apprenticeships boosts and more http://t.co/lP2RY1Yz Jun 25, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Jackson reforms will spark rise in solicitor/own client disputes, costs specialists warn http://t.co/JTOgdvMW Jun 25, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: ABSs and stagnant economy pushing big firms towards merger, Deloitte predicts http://t.co/iAGuFn7N Jun 25, 2012

- US: Lawyer for Gitmo detainees: ‘Less hope now than ever’ http://t.co/Ac6TU8TN Jun 25, 2012

- Richard O’Dwyer’s legal position: questions and answers http://t.co/OewnR3vK Jun 25, 2012

- End the suffering of those who are terminally ill http://t.co/yJZfW0TB Jun 25, 2012

- Richard O’Dwyer: an unfair, absurd case | Editorial http://t.co/RYhfFmBX Jun 25, 2012

- Man charged over Newtownards cannabis factory http://t.co/0hkbniIv Jun 25, 2012

- Pensioner hit in head with pellet outside Mater Hospital http://t.co/eXd8CxJU Jun 25, 2012

- Row over Scottish police reform VAT change http://t.co/YNNg9W0G Jun 25, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky convicted: Judge denied Sandusky lawyers’ request to resign before trial http://t.co/RHmitR7W Jun 25, 2012

- US: Judge orders Utah mom to chop off daughter’s ponytail in courtroom http://t.co/cB3GCrq2 Jun 25, 2012

- US: Judge Upholds Ind. Facebook Ban for Sex Offenders http://t.co/X2AHEwYq Jun 25, 2012

- ABU DHABI: FNC to debate draft law of federal judiciary http://t.co/9jRsCjTS Jun 25, 2012

- EGYPT: Morsy congratulates Egyptians, thanking judiciary, police and army http://t.co/rSfty7xx Jun 25, 2012

24th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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- ISRAEL: Social Justice Protests Are Back as Thousands Block Main Highway and Confront Police http://t.co/dUw76fHg Jun 24, 2012

- US: No evidence of White House cover-up in gun case: lawmaker http://t.co/luiyGSai Jun 24, 2012

- Former prisons inspector condemns probation service reform plans http://t.co/2zQ2Dzac Jun 24, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Gun-slinging chief justice faces backlash http://t.co/8JeKh6Nq Jun 24, 2012

- Exeter solicitor walks London for charity http://t.co/rsqlUkwV Jun 24, 2012

- SAUDI ARABIA: Government to allow women to compete in London Olympics http://t.co/FgOfefVU Jun 24, 2012

- Glasgow Rangers pair oppose newco switch http://t.co/gcguUNhS Jun 24, 2012

- Tony Blair still believes in ID cards http://t.co/6UaZ3X36 Jun 24, 2012

- Jimmy Carr: Tax row sees Channel 4 ratings soar http://t.co/1rm4Qgft Jun 24, 2012

- Tony Blair: UK may face ‘interesting choice’ over euro http://t.co/3TD8v6tw Jun 24, 2012

- A legal miracle - then business as usual http://t.co/hzckeqCK Jun 24, 2012

- Rangers crisis: Green issues legal warning to players http://t.co/ivhz3G0b Jun 24, 2012

- INDIA: Legal debate on Singur land status http://t.co/WjkGPU0B Jun 24, 2012

- CANADA Under Fire For Human Rights Record http://t.co/WAa5D6wr Jun 24, 2012

- Activists urge TAIWAN to push CHINA on human rights in Tibet http://t.co/IW780dTD Jun 24, 2012

- NIGERIA: Criminal justice system is sick - Barrister Ige http://t.co/v3vI6FHh Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: ‘Durantula’ Infringement Suit Against Kevin Durant May Have Legs http://t.co/mk1i4EH7 Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Moonlighting: Putting Your Best (Flat or Heeled) Foot Forward At The Office http://t.co/wC3UuUT3 Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Dear Law Schools: It’s A Little Too Early To Start Pestering The Class Of 2012 For Money http://t.co/TsSacUHV Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Lawyer of the Day: No, a Man Cannot Just Have ‘His Fly Undone’ http://t.co/MPATaBue Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Xtranormal Friday Fun http://t.co/qwn7T0gI Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Comment of the Week: Prostitution Plea of the Week http://t.co/0oH07iQy Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: No One Messes with the U.S. Olympic Committee, Not Even Naïve Internet Knitting Enthusiasts http://t.co/l6VUBxTM Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Caption Contest Winner: Columbia Law Provides Quality Street Construction Materials http://t.co/9lFdVa65 Jun 24, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Breaking: Verdict Reached in the Jerry Sandusky Case http://t.co/SoXgiLTb Jun 24, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Chief Justice: Parliament can’t make any law against Islam or the Constitution: http://t.co/GOX7K77R Jun 24, 2012

- US: Supporters Slow to Grasp Health Law’s Legal Risks http://t.co/y7aAZedW Jun 24, 2012

- US: Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions http://t.co/HlH4G1uk Jun 24, 2012

- Interests of children should not prevent extradition for serious offences | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/GQmqN1t1 Jun 24, 2012

- BC Supreme Court grasps the nettle in right to die case | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/xifgBgxg Jun 24, 2012

- When is the ECHR going to start watching the EU? | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/cZ1Hzu6T Jun 24, 2012

- What have the Inuits got to do with keeping EU law in check? | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/DVEsDh8e Jun 24, 2012

- New Publication: ‘Justice Wide Open’ Working Papers – Judith Townend | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/WZewW2uQ Jun 24, 2012

- Judge orders that anorexic woman can be force-fed - Analysis | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/1rD4kTRq Jun 24, 2012

- Aarhus Convention trumps EU Regulation, says EU Luxembourg Court: | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/E33Mio4m Jun 24, 2012

- Force-feeding, gay marriage and Article 8 (and a half) - The Human Rights Roundup | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/vwLzmQ9z Jun 24, 2012

- Immigration judges ‘named and shamed’ by Sunday Telegraph [updated]: | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/pM2nIPB9 Jun 24, 2012

- There is a democratic deficit in the courts… here’s how to fill it: | UK HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG http://t.co/Jf2nnfcR Jun 24, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ 12 Jun 24, 2012

- Tony Blair blocked Cabinet from hearing legal advice on Iraq http://t.co/pCq3vX65 Jun 24, 2012

- Fundraising watchdog to investigate charity ‘muggers’ http://t.co/wYUQIOWs Jun 24, 2012

- Fundraisers can be aggressive and intimidating, says report http://t.co/hqsfYU2M Jun 24, 2012

- How street fundraising firm broke the code http://t.co/y0R0zr5P Jun 24, 2012

- Social workers considered sending boy to the Congo for exorcism http://t.co/qjYrQ0Di Jun 24, 2012

- Pensioner, 83, is arrested over fatal stabbing of 60-year-old man - http://t.co/7N73XqMn Jun 24, 2012

- Ecuadorian Ambassador leaves London for talks on Julian Assange’s bid for political asylum http://t.co/crPSF3mf Jun 24, 2012

- The 16-year-olds who have committed 86 crimes each http://t.co/JxHAtp4b Jun 24, 2012

- LIBYA: Democracy Clashes With Fervor for Jihad http://t.co/PubdOi6R Jun 24, 2012

- Bomber Command Memorial: Lord Ashcroft on the Green Park war monument in London http://t.co/RGzkU2qe Jun 24, 2012

- US: 40th Anniversary of Equal Rights for Women’s Sports http://t.co/rCcJQv2C Jun 24, 2012

- QC who defended hate preacher Abu Qatada is favourite to be Britain’s new judge in Human Rights Court http://t.co/0Oi5tjUM Jun 24, 2012

- Assisted dying: when the right to die is the humane choice | Observer editorial http://t.co/okjynwRu Jun 24, 2012

- How advisers to stars lobbied MPs to make it a human right to avoid tax http://t.co/s6Y2MO1Q Jun 24, 2012

- Reporting court cases in England and Wales http://t.co/vU3EMI9H Jun 24, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: In the court of public opinion http://t.co/grr2KCWR Jun 24, 2012

- INDIA: Court - Family’s silence weakens dowry cases http://t.co/gIlqDaIM Jun 24, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Courts moved to press new PM on Swiss cases http://t.co/YgZFoxti Jun 24, 2012

- The Ethos of a Discipline Defense Lawyer http://t.co/O4PGAoNg Jun 24, 2012

- Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s lawyer wants drug allegations ‘dismissed’ http://t.co/L9hrqDVC Jun 24, 2012

- CANADA: Lawyer sues over Red Deer River spill http://t.co/MRSrihCe Jun 24, 2012

- Apple eBook Lawsuit Trial Date Set For 2013 http://t.co/iip53OIv Jun 24, 2012

- PARAGUAY: Democracy’s All-Too-Speedy Trial http://t.co/NQh50V5v Jun 24, 2012

- Farepak trial collapse: who’s to blame http://t.co/RECiL5Yi Jun 24, 2012

- US: Drumbeats of “guilty” end Sandusky trial http://t.co/Be3DWtvp Jun 24, 2012

- Illegal gambling advice for London tourists http://t.co/wrmDBIYx Jun 24, 2012

- Man’s underage sex legal, cell phone pics of sex illegal http://t.co/2PXNLulD Jun 24, 2012

- BAHRAIN: Candidates in Muharraq by-election have been accused of illegally campaigning http://t.co/ZYoDZC5d Jun 24, 2012

- US: Immigration law ruling may launch further action http://t.co/JU6rwESD Jun 24, 2012

- US: illegal immigrants highlight Hispanic challenge for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney http://t.co/vq21Rrbj Jun 24, 2012

- CANADA: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario awards $40k to man for racial profiling http://t.co/PLrLRjwY Jun 24, 2012

- INDIA: CJI pressures govt, CBI probes sale of tax tribunal judgments - http://t.co/yJbAcKMf Jun 24, 2012

- Ian Brady was convicted in 1966. He has been kept in custody for the last 46 years http://t.co/y3La7Fs6 Jun 24, 2012

- INDIA: Railway Claims Tribunal & the Central Administrative Tribunal are of equal stature, Madras high court ruled http://t.co/bdc01hzz Jun 24, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Tribunal hearing lifts the lid on how the Government keeps secrets from Victorians http://t.co/0bj3PkcS Jun 24, 2012

- HMRC: taxman embroiled in 20,000 tribunal cases ‘costing billions’ http://t.co/acmzV33B Jun 24, 2012

- Tax revenue stalled by tribunals and lack of staff ‘in the billions’ http://t.co/BNmJBbcT Jun 24, 2012

- Justice Minister David Ford calls for agreement on contentious flags http://t.co/70CVgMRE Jun 24, 2012

- Post Office computer campaigner backs inquiry http://t.co/mdCnhYEf Jun 24, 2012

- Man charged over Broxburn murder http://t.co/4vFbzpX6 Jun 24, 2012

- Call for Scottish ‘cash for gold’ standard http://t.co/cOl11lSb Jun 24, 2012

- Plans for 5p plastic bag charge in Scotland http://t.co/u9JUmZtr Jun 24, 2012

- Judge Dismisses Apple vs. Google Smartphone Patent Case http://t.co/Pdff3Qom Jun 24, 2012

- US Judge Dismisses Apple Patents Lawsuit Against Motorola http://t.co/iWJ5yvtw Jun 24, 2012

- US: Sandusky Lawyers Raise Appeal Issue on Timing http://t.co/0tRz3Zxy Jun 24, 2012

- US: Obama’s legal tactics seen as possibly hurting chances to save health-care law http://t.co/D65CiYu2 Jun 24, 2012

- INDIA: Karnataka Law Minister quits over housing site row http://t.co/B7hB5vQa Jun 24, 2012

- US: Obama marks 1972 law lifting education barriers to girls http://t.co/6lIemimx Jun 24, 2012

- CANADA: Are other cities hitting the brakes?: http://t.co/WrzRAFTG Jun 24, 2012

- US: Human-trafficking legislation http://t.co/zmUKqNy9 Jun 24, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Indian Supreme Court judge cited when Pakistan Supreme Court dismissed Prime Minister http://t.co/tD76gjPg Jun 24, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: Next Chief Justice’s first priority: Regain public’s trust in judiciary http://t.co/4fsic5Xx Jun 24, 2012

- GUAM: Judiciary of Guam is preparing the final numbers for their budget request to lawmakers http://t.co/izGuQvOo Jun 24, 2012

- EGYPT: At the present moment, the judiciary is Egypt’s line of defence in its capacity as the only authority http://t.co/5IznPt8H Jun 24, 2012

- US: Top drug cop can’t tell the difference between marijuana and heroin http://t.co/J15Hj1mM Jun 24, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: ‘GMA detention up to judiciary’ http://t.co/dasWxp1Y Jun 24, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Banned Shark’s father bites back at judiciary http://t.co/QD3BZQGk Jun 24, 2012

23rd June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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- Argument for gay marriage would also legalise incest and polygamy, claim bishops and MPs http://t.co/tikCrXcj Jun 23, 2012

- Top Tory donor linked to Jimmy Carr tax scheme http://t.co/EyT0ue6x Jun 23, 2012

- Rowan Williams pours scorn on David Cameron’s ‘big society’ http://t.co/EoDDjZwN Jun 23, 2012

- Gay marriage supporters welcome leading critic’s change of heart http://t.co/GLgZYQ7c Jun 23, 2012

- MALI: The Faces Of Mali’s Worst Human Rights Crisis In 50 Years http://t.co/bSdlLuGK Jun 23, 2012

- GERMANY concerned over human rights in BANGLADESH http://t.co/j9n8XZJB Jun 23, 2012

- MEXICO: ‘Mistaken identity’ over Guzman drug arrest http://t.co/hlvcIezu Jun 23, 2012

- Sir Chris Hoy defends tax arrangements http://t.co/DcFVFPkS Jun 23, 2012

- The Barrister Blog: Review of ‘Law and Peace’ http://t.co/ZkxYruo0 Jun 23, 2012

- The Strange Case Of The Law http://t.co/PY6PMirk Jun 23, 2012

- Shafilea Ahmed came to school ‘covered with bruises from beatings by her parents’, teacher claims http://t.co/oSFlaGFl Jun 23, 2012

- UK candidate for European Court of Justice Judge confirmed.: http://t.co/oQV2iz6z Jun 23, 2012

- Justice at last for family of man killed on Greek island - Sunderland http://t.co/oYx4ujlv Jun 23, 2012

- Anger over ‘axed’ maple tree at solicitors office - Basingstoke http://t.co/ukZAc9bh Jun 23, 2012

- Let’s deal with this “it’s legal” argument for tax avoidance http://t.co/qtnmPUmZ Jun 23, 2012

- Actress Melissa Joan Hart Settles Legal Battle With Former Manager http://t.co/NSvnh970 Jun 23, 2012

- US: Holder v. Congress: Political Firefight or Legal Contempt? | Forbes http://t.co/ELxfjCMq Jun 23, 2012

- Court rules that 32-year-old Marshall Hollins’ sex with 17-year-old was legal but pictures of it not legal http://t.co/WCa49JHg Jun 23, 2012

- Simon Cowell takes legal action against One Direction US? http://t.co/HDCu2Vr2 Jun 23, 2012

- US: Legal Aid To Push For Marijuana Policy Change Through Courts http://t.co/lH8hs83S Jun 23, 2012

- Disabled taxi dispute could see legal action against Coventry City Council - http://t.co/hUbSN7lt Jun 23, 2012

- Actor John Travolta in legal trouble over alleged gay encounters http://t.co/uvkfvoYX Jun 23, 2012

- Doncaster mayor facing legal action after he overruled councillors to save the town’s libraries http://t.co/6xIsws3h Jun 23, 2012

- John Travolta Facing Legal Action In Spa Saga http://t.co/rbwdYDt1 Jun 23, 2012

- IRAQI KURDISTAN: ‘Insulting’ Religion Bill Threatens Free Speech http://t.co/trkVkB22 Jun 23, 2012

- Foreign Office Minister expresses deep concern at sentencing of Iranian human rights lawyer http://t.co/sxCke7ck Jun 23, 2012

- EU condemns IRAN for discriminatory human rights practices http://t.co/o9JmxDWd Jun 23, 2012

- Is Air Conditioning a Human Right? The New York Times Debates the Question http://t.co/wVpVFBdP Jun 23, 2012

- EU urged to press GULF on human rights next week http://t.co/Ze0z1Pp2 Jun 23, 2012

- RUSSIA: Human Rights Activist Resigns From Presidential Council http://t.co/aLlUwdpj Jun 23, 2012

- UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Boko Haram Attacks in #NIGERIA http://t.co/0YpSwjpP Jun 23, 2012

- Julian Assange: Ecuador’s UK ambassador set for talks in Quito http://t.co/8GwtbWCm Jun 23, 2012

- Facebook forced to allow users to opt out of adverts http://t.co/Ks50rI98 Jun 23, 2012

- Taxpayer to pick up £6m costs of vindicated Farepak directors http://t.co/gfFuzCGm Jun 23, 2012

- George Washington’s copy of US Constitution sells for nearly $10m http://t.co/5YIi8MAh Jun 23, 2012

- Scots disarmed for Bannockburn parade http://t.co/O1ZTkG2n Jun 23, 2012

- Alan Duncan issues memo at DFID banning jargon words like ‘going forward’ http://t.co/cYRqKyN5 Jun 23, 2012

- Martin McGuinness to shake hands with the Queen next week http://t.co/7cCazgHt Jun 23, 2012

- Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder ‘could be holed up in Ecuadorian embassy for years’ http://t.co/VgIviaKj Jun 23, 2012

- Seven Britons extradited for every one American, MP claims http://t.co/M1cO8Vdf Jun 23, 2012

- No referendum to be held on House of Lords reform http://t.co/boVR4cOf Jun 23, 2012

- Alan Turing: Inquest’s suicide verdict ‘not supportable’ http://t.co/naBrhiaX Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Moscow court orders 3 feminist punk rockers to spend another month in jail despite no formal charges http://t.co/KQxvYJOP Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Scottish Government may be given power to issue its own bonds under proposals http://t.co/W8j7zBWr Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: It remains to be seen whether White’s case against the authors and publishers of Decoded progresses http://t.co/X1j8rpD1 Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Book Recommendation - COMMERCIAL LITIGATION: PRE-EMPTIVE REMEDIES http://t.co/vdfzHxQt Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: UK Government published proposals to reform rules for consulting staff about large-scale redundancies http://t.co/uJyjGsHV Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: ECHR calls for contribution to deal with backlog http://t.co/hq5QiE2l Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Bank of Scotland has been accused by a High Court judge of forcing the collapse of Farepak in 2006 http://t.co/t0WsLQs1 Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Judge orders inquiry into “conflict of interest” allegations against Rangers administrators http://t.co/sS2ChgYf Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Lady Clark of Calton QC has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Law Commission http://t.co/rJEkOWfu Jun 23, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Shoosmiths, English legal firm to enter the Scottish market, merger with Archibald Campbell & Harley http://t.co/OlCLHsRa Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: MacAskill faces Justice Committee grilling over stalled law reforms http://t.co/36QQlRuH Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: MacAskill misses deadline over unimplemented law reforms http://t.co/3MHi89P6 Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Crown PR offensive to abolish corroboration begins http://t.co/sSXBVl0Y Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Law Society of Scotland publishes guidelines on “integral” social media http://t.co/X9TRvxBd Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Strathclyde Police spin chief joins “No” campaign http://t.co/F4JmJd4y Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Removing corroboration: One step forward, two steps back http://t.co/AKA0sfkl Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Article 10, protection of sources and police pressure to reveal them http://t.co/tbsP8Cet Jun 23, 2012

- THE FIRM: Statement from Roseanna Cunningham on racist crime http://t.co/oDzpz9U8 Jun 23, 2012

- Lessons in inequality from SINGAPORE http://t.co/DJvR4VlA Jun 23, 2012

- Ed Miliband and Britain’s anti-immigrant backlash http://t.co/BUamJ9DP Jun 23, 2012

- Note to refugees from South Sudan: ISRAEL is for the white man http://t.co/uqK1jGmp Jun 23, 2012

- Bo Xilai’s wife ‘admits’ murdering Briton to cover up theft of £3.8bn http://t.co/7sURT06t Jun 23, 2012

- NORWAY: Breivik Psychotic or not? The experts are still divided http://t.co/uaLT27kv Jun 23, 2012

- Tymoshenko’s daughter urges Cameron to drop Ukraine boycott http://t.co/FL6LQulL Jun 23, 2012

- No plan for Lords reform referendum http://t.co/fkzaB794 Jun 23, 2012

- Brooks back in court over cover-up claims http://t.co/eOxcuiIc Jun 23, 2012

- Leniency for Owen Holland, the Cambridge PhD student for protesting against David Willetts, Universiy Minister speech http://t.co/UC3CkkEM Jun 23, 2012

- Mystery of vital iPhone ‘lost’ by News International http://t.co/Dz8sfihq Jun 23, 2012

- Sainsbury’s buyer who got his hands dirty on ‘hot’ potatoes jailed for £1m scam - http://t.co/pbGpq5sd Jun 23, 2012

- US: The Anti-Union Roberts Court http://t.co/m1JtOldZ Jun 23, 2012

- US: Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic at Risk as Law Nears http://t.co/sGoDrfp2 Jun 23, 2012

- US: Sandusky Guilty of Sexual Abuse of 10 Young Boys http://t.co/TLyT32yk Jun 23, 2012

- S. AFRICA: Minister Invokes Law to Protect Waterberg Air Quality http://t.co/rZacfErX Jun 23, 2012

- US: How stocks will fare in court ruling on health law http://t.co/aV3B8oNK Jun 23, 2012

- INDIA: Law minister resigns, Chief Minister refuses to accept resignation http://t.co/spLwMtBO Jun 23, 2012

- US: Moroccan man Faces 30 Years After Admitting Capitol Bomb Plot http://t.co/zZm6vC81 Jun 23, 2012

- INDIA: Court says reclaiming Tata Nano land ‘illegal’ http://t.co/nbw0CiuY Jun 23, 2012

- US: Barack Obama: US Health Care Reforms Supreme Court Decision Due http://t.co/bb3AvZmm Jun 23, 2012

- Police forced to destroy all mugshots of innocents: Schoolboy’s landmark legal victory http://t.co/wuaGvLqw Jun 23, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Supreme Court and politics: First days of the Raja | The Economist http://t.co/SkCjZ6Um Jun 23, 2012

- CANADA: Magnotta’s lawyers set 2013 date for preliminary hearing http://t.co/g8Eej87Y Jun 23, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Behring Breivik lawyers argue he was sane when he carried out attacks http://t.co/xQ55psPf Jun 23, 2012

- US: Jill Easter: Lawyer accused of planting drugs on rival PTA president had written a book about ‘the perfect crime’ http://t.co/Z2AXA3nh Jun 23, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial: Verdict has been reached in sex abuse case http://t.co/O8VsJ58f Jun 23, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 23, 2012

- CANADA: Tribunal awards Toronto man $40,000: http://t.co/J38HWnyD Jun 23, 2012

- Tribunal findings deeply unsettling http://t.co/DppS1Y87 Jun 23, 2012

- Tribunal backlog hits record as cases ‘stem job creation’, says Beecroft http://t.co/cB1M0Z7W Jun 23, 2012

- LIBYA: Rights group condemns killing of judge al-Jazwi http://t.co/EPzlyojh Jun 23, 2012

- Judge restricts Apple and Samsung’s exhibits, argument time http://t.co/BEl4Uta2 Jun 23, 2012

- US: Judge delays ruling on union contracts at American Airlines http://t.co/VzwFMFgC Jun 23, 2012

- US: AMR Bankruptcy Judge Postpones Labor Ruling Until June 29 http://t.co/LNjEC9Xq Jun 23, 2012

- The Components of Good Data Legislation http://t.co/7Pc76kSW Jun 23, 2012

- Head of SPAIN judiciary resigns in spending scandal http://t.co/j8R4wyvF Jun 23, 2012

- Independence of judiciary in PAKISTAN has come to stay: http://t.co/2D0MkIWl Jun 23, 2012

- Ed Miliband: tighten law so British don’t lose out to foreign staff http://t.co/JFZEIpQx Jun 23, 2012

- US: Arkansas Supreme Court declares execution law unconstitutional, siding with death row inmates http://t.co/CCF223GD Jun 23, 2012

- Judges for the environment: we have a crucial role to play http://t.co/aBaZRVJ3 Jun 23, 2012

- Police may have to destroy photos of innocent people after court ruling http://t.co/oD8BYQ4L Jun 23, 2012

- Google accused of withholding evidence from Texas antitrust probe http://t.co/P0GyXCrQ Jun 23, 2012

- US: Rahm Emanuel: Citizens United is one of worst supreme court decisions ever http://t.co/tgmFKmK4 Jun 22, 2012

- Yousuf Raza Gilani’s sacking is bad news for PAKISTAN http://t.co/i5q40Jbu Jun 23, 2012

- French minister for women seeks abolition of prostitution in Europe http://t.co/3JMoD2v3 Jun 23, 2012

- What will Washington do about Lugo’s ouster in PARAGUAY? http://t.co/vZB2Gpm7 Jun 23, 2012

- Youths cheered as couple attacked on Racecourse Road, Derry http://t.co/SzgkL9qn Jun 23, 2012

- Taggart brothers win right to trial over £8.5m loans from Ulster Bank http://t.co/W7ifHyNd Jun 23, 2012

- Crumlin teachers resume work-to-rule http://t.co/Hj4bhyWv Jun 23, 2012

- Judgement reserved in Gerry McGeough legal challenge http://t.co/DPQYpmjv Jun 23, 2012

- Old Bailey bomber Marian Price ‘moved to hospital’ http://t.co/0miJZZFE Jun 23, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Another Scottish law firm announces merger http://t.co/2Y2hrXqk Jun 23, 2012

- Moray Crematorium worker suspended amid theft probe http://t.co/mwazY3Ng Jun 23, 2012

- Scott Kerr jailed for 10 years over rape and sex assault in Glasgow http://t.co/fh8bLzuH Jun 23, 2012

- ScotRail outlines train drink ban http://t.co/z1lM11az Jun 23, 2012

- Highland police investigate ‘suspicious’ death in Inverness http://t.co/Iykx5kOZ Jun 23, 2012

- Judge orders report on Duff & Phelps Rangers role http://t.co/qAUSqYCi Jun 23, 2012

- Tom Maynard death: Inquest opened http://t.co/rO6Ofvzk Jun 23, 2012

- Truancy: Merthyr mother jailed as children miss school http://t.co/xalWrDQy Jun 23, 2012

- Liverpool fan Phillip Gannon banned for Evra racist abuse http://t.co/eKuWtDJw Jun 23, 2012

- Psychic guilty: Karl Lang ‘preyed’ on sex victims http://t.co/N8Cw7qrP Jun 23, 2012

- Thousands of Belfast Health Trust X-rays not properly assessed http://t.co/ppL4uYw7 Jun 23, 2012

- Grounded schoolboy admits stabbing foster carer Dawn McKenzie to death http://t.co/13z4734P Jun 23, 2012

- Police inspector Richard Munro withheld Fife murder evidence http://t.co/nr8F18E3 Jun 23, 2012

- Birmingham dentist ‘conned £1.4m from the NHS’ http://t.co/KfVKbh9R Jun 23, 2012

- Man faces BMW 140mph M25 chase charge http://t.co/6qZukz4S Jun 23, 2012

- INDIA unblocks The Pirate Bay and other sharing sites http://t.co/9EiTeQBi Jun 23, 2012

- NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne raises £100,000 for Mary’s Meals http://t.co/HxBAVaP5 Jun 23, 2012

- NORWAY: Breivik trial’s effect on the people of Norway http://t.co/tZeQSKPh Jun 23, 2012

- NIGERIA: Goodluck Jonathan sacks security and defence chiefs http://t.co/meMMz0aM Jun 23, 2012

- Syria’s Olympics chief denied visa for London Games http://t.co/BshBlDN1 Jun 23, 2012

- EGYPT: Anti-military protesters fill Tahrir Square http://t.co/UeLvzRXs Jun 23, 2012

- NORWAY: Breivik trial ends in Norway with walkout by families http://t.co/Let0OqsW Jun 23, 2012

- Robinson says Sinn Fein right to meet Queen http://t.co/JBp2adRe Jun 23, 2012

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- LAW GAZETTE: Equality and diversity monitoring - will you be ready? http://t.co/UHqWV97T Jun 22, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Shoosmiths joins Caledonian procession http://t.co/BbVcIdeq Jun 22, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: SRA moves to reassure firms hit by bank computer woes http://t.co/iYyi539N Jun 22, 2012

- Pupillage interviews this summer. Familiarise yourself with typical interview tasks: http://t.co/dG9pxbgt Jun 22, 2012

- University Racial Justice Ad Seeks To Lead Fight Against White Privilege http://t.co/EdqucQtH Jun 22, 2012

- Summary justice reform performance data - The Scottish Government http://t.co/0658a34X Jun 22, 2012

- Rebekah Brooks in court on charges related to phone-hacking scandal http://t.co/WTu6AEIB Jun 22, 2012

- US: Polygamous towns, home to Warren Jeffs cult, sued for destroying homes and properties of non-believers http://t.co/LcH9kvs5 Jun 22, 2012

- University tutor wins £60,000 libel damages from Mail and Standard http://t.co/h5gQsijU Jun 22, 2012

- Palm trees and controversy: the world’s top judges and lawyers at Rio+20 http://t.co/Eagcb6nx Jun 22, 2012

- ICC’s Libyan crisis shows Saif Gaddafi should be tried in The Hague http://t.co/QjD2MeT5 Jun 22, 2012

- No ‘mission creep’ at the LSB | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/duU1umHA Jun 22, 2012

- Traditional high street services to remain under LSB spotlight | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/dUPSNFkr Jun 22, 2012

- Enterprise bill ‘laying traps’ for employees and employers | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/7lPcP4s5 Jun 22, 2012

- SNP is putting self interest before human rights by being lukewarm to Dalai Lama http://t.co/Wc2JHlad Jun 22, 2012

- UK Urged To End Euro 2012 Human Rights Boycott: http://t.co/73b7C7uE Jun 22, 2012

- Without Human Rights, Sustainable Development Will Fail http://t.co/LKQoV8Xb Jun 22, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Breivik: I was defending the Norwegian people http://t.co/1OFZE9Ro Jun 22, 2012

- Police breach human rights by keeping photos of innocent http://t.co/8S08OrEs Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges revenue 5 per cent up to £118.2m | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UttMQTjo Jun 22, 2012

- Bernie Ecclestone facing legal scuffle after ex-banker admits accepting bribes http://t.co/LOBlcVB5 Jun 22, 2012

- Invitation to Irish & international scholars to Dublin to celebrate the global significance of the Irish legal diaspora http://t.co/jbH1Yogr Jun 22, 2012

- Wal-Mart’s Legal Bribery http://t.co/xEVsWa4K Jun 22, 2012

- Legal action on unpaid garlic bill http://t.co/z0PuOBfu Jun 22, 2012

- Assange seeks guarantees that aren’t legally binding http://t.co/uM5oClFM Jun 22, 2012

- CHINA’s Evergrande mulls legal defence against fraud accusations http://t.co/sHuJR5ZM Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Strictly Legal: Quebec bailiffs to become digital process servers http://t.co/3TPk7DBB Jun 22, 2012

- Are Apple’s legal woes biting it? http://t.co/WClviETW Jun 22, 2012

- These tax scams are all legal – that’s morally repugnant | Simon Jenkins http://t.co/yvmWuxyK Jun 22, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op accuses solicitors of hiding conveyancing charges in small print http://t.co/37Fgwp3L Jun 22, 2012

- Lenders to share conveyancer panel info http://t.co/9zZCtlvg Jun 22, 2012

- Danish Kaneria found guilty of 2 charges by ECB: corruption and bringing game into disrepute http://t.co/FJrkvTUV Jun 22, 2012

- Forced labour trafficking gangs face tougher sentences http://t.co/56Ot2qit Jun 22, 2012

- US: Google accused of withholding evidence from Texas antitrust probe http://t.co/P0GyXCrQ Jun 22, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: The bell-curve tolls for government lawyers http://t.co/EsCmNgnw Jun 22, 2012

- In the searing heat of Delhi, close to the airport :) http://t.co/SadHvgqw Jun 22, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Solicitor ordered to pay £1.4m by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal http://t.co/32ZcjMnS Jun 22, 2012

- Julian Assange claims he was abandoned by Australia, hence the Ecuador asylum request http://t.co/mzrPuMZT Jun 22, 2012

- NORWAY: Defence lawyer argues Norway killer Breivik is sane http://t.co/Let0OqsW Jun 22, 2012

- Labour leader Ed Miliband shifts immigration policy, saying Labour ‘got it wrong’ http://t.co/wcKXhi11 Jun 22, 2012

- US: Effort to combat counterfeit products brings law enforcement, corporate experts to Dallas http://t.co/Tr4Xlqig Jun 22, 2012

- VIETNAM & CHINA: Law on Contested Islands Draws China’s Ire http://t.co/5m55tAKd Jun 22, 2012

- NEPAL: Will to power - Nepal after the demise of the CA and constitutional challenges being faced by it | Semanta Dahal http://t.co/cxwmnpjL Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lawyers, make it clear to your client what you won’t do for them http://t.co/T02FEg3J Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The clock is ticking on the debate over court attendance http://t.co/PpTaMpua Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A round-up of recent adoption & intestacy cases http://t.co/ZTCQNyWY Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The courts take a dim view of money being wasted in disputes between neighbours http://t.co/cnpLkZOf Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Disclosure control: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC http://t.co/1FfPKKyi Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Highlights from the key Arbitration Act 1996 decisions in 2011 http://t.co/2PqeVGl2 Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The High Court and county courts are now empowered to make a charging order without any default.. http://t.co/xHaCHJfG Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A cautious approach to clean-break orders http://t.co/mKL7U9ix Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The debate surrounding liability for horse-related injuries http://t.co/0LLWuoDJ Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A parent company’s liability to an employee of its subsidiary http://t.co/8cY7OGss Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: How to grow a law firm http://t.co/h8ow1GYR Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The absence of a written retainer can cause costs chaos http://t.co/hxbNy8JD Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Recent decisions on liability & quantum http://t.co/CltniHxx Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Special New Law Journal costs series: Client Billing (Part 3) http://t.co/Q1rs1OC1 Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: A landmark landlord & tenant decision http://t.co/Ic4aVUpd Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: How does Art 6 of the Convention apply to employers’ disciplinary proceedings http://t.co/h4Ohd1SN Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Pre-nuptial agreements: where are we now http://t.co/imi8uLhj Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: The concept of proportionality is spreading like a virulent rash over the body of English law http://t.co/SgV2crg5 Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Should mediators (& mediation) be trusted? http://t.co/12rbnS4Q Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Knocked down twice: liability & apportionment http://t.co/4vRUH4OC Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Signed & sealed? The seal on Kim v Morris http://t.co/TK5iOUrI Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: An unsatisfactory state of affairs? Contributions between co-respondents http://t.co/JrxjXkLu Jun 22, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Society makes its 1,500th quality standard award http://t.co/3pKtDcqq Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: 2,000 applications for top level web domains http://t.co/1UaA4Cqj Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Commission launches consultation on elections & referendums http://t.co/6iFf956o Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: SRA unable to fully enforce referral fee ban due to ABSs http://t.co/jnhjFvwc Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Court of Appeal refuses to recognise a “jus cogens” prohibiting “secret detention” http://t.co/F5ghGok1 Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: JAC study shows marked increase in successful female candidates http://t.co/J0WTzzjU Jun 22, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Eyebrows raised over MoJ’s statutory presumption plans http://t.co/QptQmrUN Jun 22, 2012

- Prisons, Privatization, Patronage http://t.co/U3TTi0y9 Jun 22, 2012

- To Settle Lawsuit, Facebook Alters Policy for Its Like Button http://t.co/BPMSWkz1 Jun 22, 2012

- US: As Facebook Seeks Answers, S.E.C. Investigates Exchanges http://t.co/laE6f9Yh Jun 22, 2012

- US: Supreme Court Rejects F.C.C. Fines for Indecency http://t.co/6bTCT04z Jun 22, 2012

- US: Documents Tell Zimmerman’s Side in Martin Case http://t.co/zUzg4WNC Jun 22, 2012

- US: Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law http://t.co/0Yp8Ygpa Jun 22, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Don’t exclude future legal aid lawyers http://t.co/AbbmmX9x Jun 22, 2012

- IPO rules need overhauling after Facebook float, Congressional committee says http://t.co/OvZqCUP5 Jun 22, 2012

- Julian Assange could be locked up if Ecuador bid fails http://t.co/GUZSQ9sS Jun 22, 2012

- Christmas bonus comes early for police in order to boost morale http://t.co/PakC7gLR Jun 22, 2012

- Julian Assange: we heard the Ecuadorians were sympathetic to my struggles http://t.co/fQqega5u Jun 22, 2012

- Manchester chosen for employment tribunal trial http://t.co/T6dBDvFF Jun 22, 2012

- British Airways steward who blamed in-flight risotto for sickness wins compensation http://t.co/ogP0muxM Jun 22, 2012

- Tribunal victory sparks mental health message - South Wales http://t.co/lFsegdmO Jun 22, 2012

- Conor Murphy rejects NI Water tribunal findings http://t.co/iaEPQSfB Jun 22, 2012

- Reproductive rights fail to find mention in Rio declaration http://t.co/hM8q5O9r Jun 22, 2012

- GREECE: Immigrant rights group says Greek far-right party ‘Golden Dawn’ waging anti-immigrant ‘terror campaign’ http://t.co/tLz0GNte Jun 22, 2012

- US: Does executive privilege outweigh Congress’s right to disclosure on Fast and Furious? http://t.co/pEEfEflR Jun 22, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Courts order arrest of new prime minister nominee http://t.co/kH0BNEg9 Jun 22, 2012

- Exposing the truth went too far - Lawyer admits to exposing himself aboard flight http://t.co/9qsUyZO4 Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Lawyers demand Ottawa repatriate Omar Khadr to a Canadian prison: http://t.co/Iy4JQEoy Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Lawyer fears Magnotta not ‘receiving proper care,’ but accused killer declines psych evaluation http://t.co/1pnTIaPa Jun 22, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Behring Breivik trial: Prosecutors want mass killer sent to asylum http://t.co/YulIhLId Jun 22, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial: three charges dropped as jury to start deliberations http://t.co/P3iSA5t8 Jun 22, 2012

- PARAGUAY: President Fernando Lugo faces impeachment http://t.co/Vp1jUdJg Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Body parts accused seeks jury trial http://t.co/9rmMMWGB Jun 22, 2012

- US: Judge delays trial over the poisoning of oaks at Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner, to weigh new venue http://t.co/M9iC1PEL Jun 22, 2012

- Is JAPAN Making YouTube Illegal For Japanese Citizens? http://t.co/7FLpaF7S Jun 22, 2012

- JAPAN: Illegal downloaders now facing jail as Japan passes new laws http://t.co/Nl6meDCJ Jun 22, 2012

- When is tax dodging illegal? http://t.co/HsvjTSfs Jun 22, 2012

- US: Obama’s amnesty by fiat http://t.co/yswqiglY Jun 22, 2012

- US: Mitt Romney ‘likely to scrap Barack Obama’s immigration order’ http://t.co/oWUzqMYH Jun 22, 2012

- Ultraviolence in videogames: A defence http://t.co/5Gltq3CP Jun 22, 2012

- Lord Steel: Most of my fellow peers accept the need to end the indefensible - http://t.co/W9uk9XTW Jun 22, 2012

- The House of Lords exposed: ‘I hope to play a much fuller role from next year…’ - http://t.co/qINuTIPh Jun 22, 2012

- URUGUAY: Law allowing state to sell cannabis could be adopted across Latin America in defiance of US http://t.co/Cf4Em5wM Jun 22, 2012

- Civilian call handlers could have been overruled by police Sean Rigg inquest hears http://t.co/zxJLuzj3 Jun 22, 2012

- Leveson to probe Swiss coach crash http://t.co/WOMfTDA1 Jun 22, 2012

- Agent charged with murder of teen http://t.co/n2RLCLgu Jun 22, 2012

- ‘Hardball’ bank at fault over Farepak, says judge http://t.co/x52l9HZX Jun 22, 2012

- Mother guilty of killing her children in Spanish hotel http://t.co/0BrHUICi Jun 22, 2012

- Mother mourns son shot dead in republican war on drugs - http://t.co/QoCMoQU5 Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman appoints trio of regional leaders for EMEA, Americas and Asia- Legalweek http://t.co/Z29A18gS Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges boosts revenues by 5% after strong disputes showing and international push- Legalweek http://t.co/injygtwo Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Top Russian investment bank RenCap kicks off ‘very competitive’ adviser review- Legalweek http://t.co/KxcNYE8k Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Riverview Law set for further expansion to Far East and offshore- Legalweek http://t.co/YfawJOUQ Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: UK top 100 firms record average fee income rise of 7% for 2011-12- Legalweek http://t.co/K7XGCYir Jun 22, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: UK elite lead way on female partners as promotions rise at top firms- Legalweek http://t.co/RmREmvKm Jun 22, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: The future of the sector approach to IP practice http://t.co/KxUS9j4k Jun 22, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: First Title packages legal indemnity policies for renewable energy market http://t.co/vr5HpRlk Jun 22, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Version 4 of Handbook goes live as SRA promises no further COLP/COFA delay http://t.co/Vu4PvixL Jun 22, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: SRA: 30 ABS applicants in formal decision phase; further 130 working through plans http://t.co/KDFm07Ys Jun 22, 2012

- US: A Louisiana sex offenders Facebook law will force convicted to list criminal background on social media http://t.co/yxeocPRK Jun 22, 2012

- Rangers ‘have lived beyond law and all morals, and should now be declared beyond the pale,’ says Vladimir Romanov http://t.co/f3ykqlub Jun 22, 2012

- Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur http://t.co/lWBHDedl Jun 22, 2012

- Phone hacking: four more files handed to CPS http://t.co/tVXdJYVK Jun 22, 2012

- Driver denies murdering three men defending against looters during riots http://t.co/5PCMssdP Jun 22, 2012

- Bogus police warning for Olympics http://t.co/rQrGZnTj Jun 22, 2012

- European Court of Human Rights ‘gets out begging bowl’ http://t.co/5NpyQyrE Jun 22, 2012

- Father Eugene Boland ‘felt devastated’ at abuse allegations http://t.co/lC9IYyRe Jun 22, 2012

- Director ban for former head of NI Conservatives Tim Lewis http://t.co/NiXUVRTj Jun 22, 2012

- Baby Anton neglect trial hears of clean-up list in dirty home http://t.co/DpcMOAgG Jun 22, 2012

- George Cameron admits raping four-year-old boy http://t.co/BRfQ3wEF Jun 22, 2012

- Euan Snowie caught drink-driving http://t.co/FXvML0Tb Jun 22, 2012

- Arrests over Old Firm incident http://t.co/qSAtTuza Jun 22, 2012

- Man in court over firearms stash http://t.co/c0jzglnJ Jun 22, 2012

- Dalai Lama’s visit to Scotland sparks controversy over SNP snub http://t.co/4vgfvR6E Jun 22, 2012

- Alcohol to be curbed on trains http://t.co/LYwNZcMf 2 Jun 22, 2012

- Argentina plea over Falklands to Plaid MP Elfyn Llwyd http://t.co/nPF8Sg7V Jun 22, 2012

- Awema: Ex-chief Naz Malik says he was a caring boss http://t.co/8YV92D24 Jun 22, 2012

- Wrexham tea break midwife Helen Bannister struck off http://t.co/5vOlGZRx Jun 22, 2012

- UK in EU legal stink over garlic from China http://t.co/N4nhTDYW Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Porn actor murder suspect in court in Montreal http://t.co/lYEC75mC Jun 22, 2012

- Farepak collapse: Judge partly blames HBOS bank http://t.co/WVisGU3V Jun 212, 2012

- Lianne Smith guilty of child murders in Spain http://t.co/6YW9wS4x Jun 22, 2012

- Moody’s downgrades 15 major banks http://t.co/Z0vaeK5I Jun 22, 2012

- Leveson inquiry ‘will cost almost £6m’ http://t.co/w5KQQTaT Jun 22, 2012

- Change rules on migrant workers, says Ed Miliband http://t.co/akv8oQqA Jun 22, 2012

- Why job agencies prefer foreign workers http://t.co/xriOXHnZ Jun 22, 2012

- Forced labour trafficking gangs face tougher sentences http://t.co/56Ot2qit Jun 22, 2012

- Julian Assange: Foreign Office awaits decision from Ecuador http://t.co/UJ4Lmxg9 Jun 22, 2012

- CROATIA: Employment protection legislation and labor market outcomes : theory, evidence and lessons http://t.co/pHZPdimb Jun 22, 2012

- ACTA piracy legislation almost dead after EU vote http://t.co/nxlIjpwo Jun 22, 2012

- CANADA: Legislation could give RCMP boss new powers to discipline rogue members http://t.co/EXtnRp3Q Jun 21, 2012

- US: Obama Calls Passage of Student Loan Legislation a ‘No-Brainer’ http://t.co/bC7JxJHb Jun 22, 2012

- SPAIN: Head of Spain Supreme Court Resigns http://t.co/0EEvp4rk Jun 22, 2012

- IRAQ: Judiciary draws fire over fugitive VP trial http://t.co/r1BXpc9C Jun 22, 2012

- EGYPT: The role of Egypt’s judiciary in post-Mubarak political conflicts http://t.co/kbi7FBvK Jun 22, 2012

- Australian judge orders Apple to pay $2.25 million fine over misleading iPad advertisements http://t.co/JjJIEgm6 Jun 22, 2012

- Judge Declares iOS Tetris Clone ‘Infringing’ http://t.co/OrXVYf2v Jun 22, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Judge Orders Arrest of Prime Minister Candidate http://t.co/cbSNcBVW Jun 22, 2012

- US: Judge in priest beating case sends jury home for the week without explanation http://t.co/Z7Ol2Hfa Jun 22, 2012

- US: Judge delays trial over the poisoning of oaks at Toomer’s Corner, will consider new venue http://t.co/cD55yXCm Jun 22, 2012

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- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith reels as Europe litigation head quits for Dechert | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TrcIOOme Jun 21, 2012

- LSB chairman: it’s not all about ABS | The Lawyer: http://t.co/oCp30sbr Jun 21, 2012

- FSA celebrates Blue Index victory | The Lawyer: http://t.co/33DkXbOd Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA appoints new German leader | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kt9Q8ZF2 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shoosmiths merges with Edinburgh’s Archibald Campbell | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jDahEOi7 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith to vote for full financial integration with Freehills | The Lawyer: http://t.co/BEFJGFKv Jun 21, 2012

- Judge grills Apple in Google smartphone case http://t.co/ZHoxaBeC Jun 21, 2012

- US: FBI worried about IPv6 public traceability, says legislation may be needed | http://t.co/rtM9xbK1 Jun 21, 2012

- Pirate Bay Founders Pin Their Hopes On Human Rights Court http://t.co/8KG0h4ZL Jun 21, 2012

- KENYA: Maasai elders vow to protect and support rights of women and girls http://t.co/Fx8cedu5 Jun 21, 2012

- US: Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights http://t.co/hWUXncXA Jun 21, 2012

- UKSupremeCourt: Judgment in Fairclough Homes Limited v Summers, on court’s power to strike out fraudulent damages claim, next Weds http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/current-cases/CCCaseDetails/case_2010_0212.html Jun 21, 2012

- EGYPT Intrigue Rises as Lawyer Says Mubarak Merely Fell http://t.co/jt1LjNSb Jun 21, 2012

- CANADA: Party lawyers grill key witnesses in Quebec’s corruption inquiry http://t.co/MAI4j70K Jun 21, 2012

- Police Surveillance – New tribunal decision http://t.co/kGykQHIZ Jun 21, 2012

- Smithwick Tribunal - Ex-garda says he had not known of murders http://t.co/1oRYNnYm Jun 21, 2012

- IRELAND: ‘Religious bias’ in SF minister’s office http://t.co/qkkzkM6E Jun 21, 2012

- “I was very scared of Naz Malik,” Awema employee tells tribunal - Wales http://t.co/x7dfdY8v Jun 21, 2012

- Apple-Motorola Trial Set For start http://t.co/61svbkCB? Jun 21, 2012

- BAHRAIN puts boy aged 11 on trial for alleged role in roadblock protest http://t.co/0imGhJyC ] Jun 21, 2012

- US: Jury deadlocked in Philadelphia abuse trial; judge asks for more deliberations http://t.co/gjyWncIu Jun 21, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial judge says jury could have case by Thursday http://t.co/5Oomsq2z Jun 21, 2012

- Lianne Smith trial: ‘neither child fathered by paedophile partner’ http://t.co/eSkLfWB4 Jun 21, 2012

- N. ZEALAND: Guy trial: Wife confronted accused http://t.co/sHplyVSw Jun 21, 2012

- US: Will Lynch trial: Man ‘who beat up priest for raping him when he was seven’ goes on trial http://t.co/1qQT3X4u Jun 21, 2012

- US: Jail Term Ends After 20 Days for Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi http://t.co/lLu7jvyQ Jun 21, 2012

- US: Payments for Victims of Eugenics Are Shelved http://t.co/BXsSYjtF Jun 21, 2012

- Meek Mill Cancels European Tour Due to Legal Restraints http://t.co/VyTSU1n2 Jun 21, 2012

- Legal scholarship highlight: An empirical analysis of the Court’s shrinking docket: SCOTUS blog http://t.co/24FbgzjF Jun 21, 2012

- Latin Legalisms and HTTP legal restriction messages http://t.co/ez8pDcZj Jun 21, 2012

- US: Executive privilege: A rocky legal and political road in U.S. history http://t.co/gLYdgZnN Jun 21, 2012

- HM’s physio and a legal fees scandal http://t.co/FR2s9QnL Jun 21, 2012

- US: Slow and furious legal fight looms http://t.co/cZMGAXRD Jun 21, 2012

- Motorola seeks new legal maneuver with Microsoft http://t.co/im8sRDuA Jun 21, 2012

- Farepak victim ‘rages’ at legal challenge abandonment http://t.co/0YzH546C Jun 21, 2012

- Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne thought it unlikely any UK minister would attend the Euro 2012 final in Ukraine http://t.co/w1Jd6Kp5 Jun 21, 2012

- ECUADOR: Dubious human rights record of country considering Julian Assange asylum http://t.co/7TG2Khsk Jun 21, 2012

- Silk, BBC One, review http://t.co/CpgBDxOt Jun 21, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: ‘Offensive’ barrister pulled up http://t.co/AMdMzA9E Jun 21, 2012

- Actor Brad Pitt drops in on Solicitor friend at Hall Green, Birmingham http://t.co/VgOWZVvf Jun 21, 2012

- US: Boy, 16, gets 15 years for attempted-murder in Beaufort shooting http://t.co/Q0KV1arF Jun 21, 2012

- Sex attackers should declare new wealth, says law chief http://t.co/uCltFGzV Jun 21, 2012

- New Solicitors Office Opens On Wrexham’s Charles Street with provision for Welsh language instructions http://t.co/YZ4GY1Pe Jun 21, 2012

- Call for a solicitor – I may be singing a copyright song http://t.co/migQH5Sr Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Strasbourg holds a whip-round to clear backlog http://t.co/uFo1M2jf Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Justice and Security Bill threatens principles of ‘open and natural justice’ http://t.co/pjYMPtpl Jun 21, 2012

- US: Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt over gun-running case http://t.co/7q5bLBtQ Jun 21, 2012

- Census faces high court challenge over right to privacy http://t.co/3zriIlPp Jun 21, 2012

- Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years http://t.co/frchD0Db Jun 21, 2012

- BALKANS: Serb elite face exposure over aid to war crimes suspects Karadzic and Mladic http://t.co/6aTYh0Uw Jun 21, 2012

- Army ‘waterboarding victim’ who spent 17 years in jail is cleared of murder http://t.co/oYKxB9A9 Jun 21, 2012

- London 2012: Bus strike prevented by injunction http://t.co/5lf4sOuc Jun 21, 2012

- SYRIA: Fighter pilot defects to Jordan seeking political assylum http://t.co/Vf6svXZi Jun 21, 2012

- INDONESIA: Bali bomb-maker Umar Patek jailed for 20 years http://t.co/lCo2RRlN Jun 21, 2012

- NORWAY: Prosecutors in Norway call for Breivik insanity verdict http://t.co/7gh4kWbS Jun 21, 2012

- Rochdale grooming leader guilty of child rape http://t.co/Y0q3Dupa Jun 21, 2012

- Comedian Jimmy Carr: I’ve made terrible error over tax http://t.co/DTnwuvm3 Jun 21, 2012

- Staff who fall ill on holiday entitled to further paid leave, court rules http://t.co/Mv3j0Nvk Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: O’Melveny recruits Korea duo for Seoul launch- Legalweek http://t.co/0NZdxZh6 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary checks in for competition role on new Ryanair Aer Lingus bid- Legalweek http://t.co/3wneMXRd Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters restates commitment to real estate as UK practice chief resigns- Legalweek http://t.co/byjsC7jm Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaw set to lay off 24 fee earners as partner profits rise 37% - Legalweek http://t.co/uyWlZdrc Jun 21, 2012

- Crime and Courts Bill - UK Parliament http://t.co/fJxSfuAb Jun 21, 2012

- GEORGIA: Report identifies problems in Georgian courts http://t.co/4aAjRW1o Jun 21, 2012

- PAKISTAN Supreme Court cited INDIA judgments to remove Prime Minister http://t.co/z0uf8qPz Jun 21, 2012

- CHINA: Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says tax hearing is unfair http://t.co/FlT6GNSx Jun 21, 2012

- ROMANIA: Ex Prime Minister attempts suicide after court upheld jail-term http://t.co/nLZtjGKk Jun 21, 2012

- CANADA: Heirs want Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly axed as executor http://t.co/iP2EGYKO Jun 21, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Life after Pakistan judicial coup http://t.co/xwaBmcZl Jun 21, 2012

- ISRAEL: The Jewish Law That’s Keeping Ultra-Orthodox Women From Getting Pregnant http://t.co/gXNszxUQ Jun 21, 2012

- JORDAN passes reformed law for 2012 elections http://t.co/L7OkfEsH Jun 21, 2012

- Americans Want Health-Law Revisions Rather Than Repeal http://t.co/5533vC2G Jun 21, 2012

- Judges reminded to correctly assess right to family life in extradition cases | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/GioREeuV Jun 21, 2012

- Alcohol became ‘only source of calories’ for anorexic woman | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/Bihp07xA Jun 21, 2012

- Police ‘overlook vulnerable antisocial crime victims’ http://t.co/QQAlft1p Jun 21, 2012

- Scottish National party must ‘grasp thistle’ of a written constitution before referendum http://t.co/1EqKBqDz Jun 21, 2012

- Last man sentenced to death in UK has conviction quashed http://t.co/EE4rAZSx Jun 21, 2012

- LIBYA dashes hopes of early release for Australian ICC official http://t.co/gWyhfxvH Jun 21, 2012

- Man who used Facebook to try to incite riots jailed for three years http://t.co/frchD0Db Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fried Frank set to exit UK real estate as associates walk | The Lawyer: http://t.co/v0A40EPl Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Blackstone Chambers stars line up for London Welsh appeal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MyVagyu1 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas partners confirm Penley, Wernham as new management team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mSRa8xyT Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters UK real estate chief quits | The Lawyer: http://t.co/z0O3acGP Jun 21, 2012

- Farepak Christmas saver case collapses after Insolvency Service backs down | The Lawyer: http://t.co/XCU4gosU Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws cuts fee-earners as profits rise 30 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UFX2vptd Jun 21, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 21, 2012

- Eternal damnation, the punishment that truly deters criminals http://t.co/npusm3Dv Jun 21, 2012

- Police privatisation to spread, says G4S executive http://t.co/4UDfLaEo Jun 21, 2012

- Julian Assange’s celebrity backers face losing £240,000 bail money http://t.co/qOyYrwme Jun 21, 2012

- Police target ‘anonymous’ paedophiles on ‘hidden internet’ http://t.co/Y1YD0TLW Jun 21, 2012

- Police treat anti-social behaviour victims in ‘tick-box’ way http://t.co/ExIOzyK2 Jun 21, 2012

- Court of Appeal in key corporate veil ruling | The Lawyer: http://t.co/b91zO2XW Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SFO investigation into quartet of banks halted | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CAfyJGXH Jun 21, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mishcon unveils turbo-charged results as turnover leaps 20 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/OuraS8O1 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Outcry over family court closure plan http://t.co/bjIXpnPQ Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Huge mistake’ in College of Law exam paper http://t.co/hsByf2Q7 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Plans drawn up to expand patent opinions service http://t.co/dsCcWA6A Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Canadian firm among .law domain applicants http://t.co/in3SOQui Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Applications to vary or revoke an order pursuant to Civil Procedure Rule 3.1(7) http://t.co/TXJZq6JI Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Banking giant faces landmark mis-selling case http://t.co/iUTQIrxJ Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Mortgage funds must be transferred directly from the lender’s to the seller’s solicitor http://t.co/AYy7cRA0 Jun 21, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: SRA to look again at vexed issue of race http://t.co/Zw8pB58a Jun 21, 2012

- US: Colorado lawmakers meet to discuss college’s tuition rate for undocumented students http://t.co/lg9sMhSf Jun 21, 2012

- US Push on Illegal Bias Against Hiring Those With Criminal Records http://t.co/Q2iVrQ1W Jun 21, 2012

- In speaking out against the illegal trade of rhino horn, Prince William must also concentrate on political initiatives http://t.co/GNMh240V Jun 21, 2012

- Vince Cable makes the case for an NGDP target for the Bank http://t.co/jFdakPBh Jun 21, 2012

- The Lords will provide: Bishops paid up to £27,000 for attending Parliament http://t.co/MgvLr6JB Jun 21, 2012

- Violent Londonderry-based Irish republican group boasts it ‘can do everything the IRA used to do’ http://t.co/vYI1l9kP Jun 21, 2012

- Drugs thrown over walls for inmates at privately run Birmingham prison http://t.co/LIzBDAyV Jun 21, 2012

- ‘You want to claim asylum? Well, as you can imagine we’re a bit busy here at the moment…’ http://t.co/BDA2KYzG Jun 21, 2012

- Fugitive Assange faces arrest after asylum bid http://t.co/C56CTlL6 Jun 21, 2012

- I took Ecclestone’s £28m bribe, admits banker http://t.co/OfWPmLhQ Jun 21, 2012

- Three more arrests over Olympics tickets http://t.co/LsG7fYBa Jun 21, 2012

- ‘Insider dealing? Try proving it!’: The trader who thought he was untouchable http://t.co/yIKCYzEC Jun 21, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: ABSolutely fabulous? An insight into Alternative Business Structures http://t.co/xxRDZkzI Jun 21, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Trainees “happy with LPC” but law students want more work experience, says survey http://t.co/mu5WidE0 Jun 21, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society begins work on creating solicitor comparison website http://t.co/gDsjJujG Jun 21, 2012

- US: Solitary confinement ‘is driving men insane,’ exonerated convict testifies http://t.co/bzcxpcKO Jun 21, 2012

- NIGERIA: The judiciary was identified as one of the major obstacles in the effort to check the activities of Boko Haram http://t.co/Uzx7A8Yq Jun 21, 2012

- US: The possible impact on small businesses after the Supreme Court rules on health care http://t.co/g4FWdj3q Jun 21, 2012

- PAKISTAN: The judiciary strikes back http://t.co/GddfMPCe Jun 21, 2012

- Judge falls ill during trial of Catholic priest http://t.co/lDvexu3M Jun 21, 2012

- Assembly could overturn Northern Ireland parking fines rise http://t.co/AlLpN1rP Jun 21, 2012

- Newry rape accused ‘gave victim’s mobile phone as gift’ http://t.co/KqCDHbEe Jun 21, 2012

- Six men arrested following PSNI drug operation http://t.co/xJZouWV5 Jun 21, 2012

- One in four in IRA members were informers Smithwick Tribunal told http://t.co/y7T8R9qJ Jun 21, 2012

- Department of Regional Development discriminated against candidate http://t.co/Cusu8JLA Jun 21, 2012

- Police seize guns and ammunition from Milton of Campsie house http://t.co/KIw0aY16 Jun 21, 2012

- Supreme Court allows Scottish couple to be extradited to Arizona http://t.co/sh0PaNvl Jun 21, 2012

- Aberdeen, Dumfries and Borders teachers struck off http://t.co/YPdJxFgE Jun 21, 2012

- Arrest over £2.1m drug haul at Cairnryan ferry port http://t.co/5yUBP9jb Jun 21, 2012

- Cocaine use teacher banned from classroom for life http://t.co/lKcnzyf8 Jun 21, 2012

- Swansea lab’s baby drug test system ‘foolproof’ http://t.co/SqVtV4ca Jun 21, 2012

- Awema: Ex-chief Naz Malik ‘sexually harassed employee’ http://t.co/lB2RPZrI Jun 21, 2012

- Ukraine Olympic official expelled over 2012 ticket offer http://t.co/sEz5Wwci Jun 21, 2012

- Offering Julian Assange asylum in Ecuador could be an empty gesture | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/CJ77MaPh Jun 21, 2012

- Assange risks arrest in London if he leaves Ecuador embassy asylum http://t.co/hzOizQFy Jun 21, 2012

- US: The petty politics of the ‘Fast and Furious’ duel between Obama and Issa | http://t.co/Kin19gvT Jun 21, 2012

- Police letting slip vulnerable victims of antisocial behaviour, report warns http://t.co/QQAlft1p Jun 21, 2012

20th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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- US: No charge for Texas dad who killed daughter’s rapist http://t.co/F4i6ezZ0 Jun 20, 2012

- Comic Jimmy Carr tax affairs ‘morally wrong’ - Prime Minister David Cameron http://t.co/yGmNKOTt Jun 20, 2012

- Britain urged to ban royal head of Bahrain Olympic committee http://t.co/fS0pL8PP Jun 20, 2012

- The Jerry Sandusky trial in the US and child sexual abuse’s walking-wounded http://t.co/SjWw2i8B Jun 20, 2012

- Standard journalist denies fabricating anti-cuts protester’s interview http://t.co/nw1N4IC2 Jun 20, 2012

- Google Threatens Legal Action Against YouTube-MP3 Conversion Sites - SocialTimes http://t.co/FJx9DVVg Jun 20, 2012

- Social Media Legal Tips for Trademark Protections from Brandjacking and Cybersquatting http://t.co/l2M5e1o8 Jun 20, 2012

- Developments in The ‘Tetris’ vs ‘Mino’ Legal Battle Could Provide Ammo for Cloning Victims http://t.co/MlBJKPnP Jun 20, 2012

- Legal moves in Tower Hamlets stalled process to appoint new chief http://t.co/f5DRK5f5 Jun 20, 2012

- Legal reforms ‘could help reduce domestic abuse levels’ http://t.co/0FRmjiCd Jun 20, 2012

- SWISS bank UBS fights legal claim by Kuwaiti royal http://t.co/NSrRDEbi Jun 20, 2012

- True Wales boycotts Welsh legal jurisdiction consultation http://t.co/OCbJKNmG Jun 20, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Medich barrister takes shot at prosecutor and asks, ‘Tell us who killed Michael McGurk http://t.co/7znzKlvd Jun 20, 2012

- Scottish Solicitor General calls for reform to help prosecute domestic abuse cases http://t.co/QWo1pHT4 Jun 20, 2012

- IRELAND: Clayton solicitor recovered laptop from former PA’s home http://t.co/60vVB4n1 Jun 20, 2012

- LIBERIA: Strong Action on Justice for Border Attacks http://t.co/41COLg3g Jun 20, 2012

- US: Attorney General Eric Holder claims executive privilege over Fast and Furious investigation live http://t.co/ymFVYstQ Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Long-serving Linklaters litigator departs for One Essex Court- Legalweek http://t.co/O2JjgOM1 Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas votes in duo as new co-managing partners- Legalweek http://t.co/2XrcGHgR Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin posts static results as turnover and PEP nudge up 1% - Legalweek http://t.co/OSlI3c6Z Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Dewey partners offered settlement deal to avoid future liability- Legalweek http://t.co/rpWwC7Oi Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O and Wachtell among line-up on Walgreen’s $6.7bn Boots purchase- Legalweek http://t.co/bzDnedkW Jun 20, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Society calls for flexibility in AML directive http://t.co/9VONa4U3 Jun 20, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers slam shared parenting plan http://t.co/WMMsDn22 Jun 20, 2012

- A RIGHT WING MODERATED TWITTER?: Mensch launches rival to Twitter http://t.co/hgJvED9G Jun 20, 2012

- Nicola Payne: Two arrests in missing mum search http://t.co/elB38ZhE Jun 20, 2012

- Supreme Court backs extraditions involving children http://t.co/TdXjFVD1 Jun 20, 2012

- HMRC says it is taking ‘firm action’ on tax avoidance http://t.co/yGmNKOTt Jun 20, 2012

- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces arrest for breaching bail, police say http://t.co/ljgon2hf Jun 20, 2012

- ‘As hard as it gets’: the case of anorexic E and the right to die http://t.co/1wVqSqQP Jun 20, 2012

- Anti-cuts university tutor acted like a ringleader, court hears http://t.co/cJUt6CFK Jun 20, 2012

- CHINA: Dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s lawyer missing as he is warned away from tax hearing http://t.co/QFFcr953 Jun 20, 2012

- Supreme court rulings limit rights of those fighting removal from UK http://t.co/v3V0Il3x Jun 20, 2012

- Legal crisis over Julian Assange’s asylum request http://t.co/TmA9Vosz Jun 20, 2012

- Insurers love recession: BABY BARISTA BLOG http://t.co/BlAX0yP2 Jun 20, 2012

- Julian Assange asylum move is ‘a tragedy’ for his accusers, says lawyer http://t.co/9YzSyYXB Jun 20, 2012

- No ‘mission creep’ at the LSB | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/wmRIbNCs Jun 20, 2012

- Free Speech for Computers? http://t.co/jo9peq2d Jun 20, 2012

- US: Law enforcement restricts media wildfire coverage http://t.co/FNaks8H7 Jun 20, 2012

- VIETNAM: Law passed banning smoking in public places and all tobacco advertising http://t.co/XqLiEjkc Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters’ Style quits for One Essex Court | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9pVn0Jog Jun 20, 2012

- Serious Fraud Office drops Tchenguiz case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/CAunOIQp Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclays makes six redundant in Glasgow private client team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jXILzGos Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis excluded from Dewey settlement deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/kosy1M16 Jun 20, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin turnover flatlines after year of “consolidation” | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eNmDSbR4 Jun 20, 2012

- US: Law School Admission Council and Bar Association Will Verify Students’ Credentials http://t.co/LitjCDtK Jun 20, 2012

- US: California to lose big if Supreme Court scraps U.S. healthcare law http://t.co/UKzNUjP9 Jun 20, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 20, 2012

- Value of ex-garda’s anti-subversive work questioned http://t.co/I4K0PR6K Jun 20, 2012

- RWANDA: Genocide: Nizeyimana convicted of killing Queen Gicanda http://t.co/sccTfujm Jun 20, 2012

- Equal pay ruling against South Lanarkshire Council http://t.co/SCQs8CyA Jun 20, 2012

- Former sergeant questioned at Smithwick Tribunal http://t.co/oWO0mNPg Jun 20, 2012

- INDIA: Central Administrative Tribunal sets aside Dinesh’s appointment as DGP http://t.co/dX6ZVh26 Jun 20, 2012

- Sir Michael must stop our schools being bulldozed minority rights lobby groups http://t.co/ynBxhhD7 Jun 20, 2012

- US: Gay rights activists decry Dharun Ravi’s early release from jail http://t.co/uXdpRxP3 Jun 20, 2012

- Locked-in man’s torture ‘may last 20 more years’ http://t.co/e15pjHT6 Jun 20, 2012

- Royal Ascot courts controversy again as it polices a new dress code http://t.co/THyzuG17 Jun 20, 2012

- IRELAND: Dad jailed for smashing taxi http://t.co/VaTRLpu6 Jun 20, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Political Instability Rises as Pakistani Court Ousts Premier http://t.co/rmcamPew Jun 20, 2012

- Secret court plans ‘address genuine problem in disproportionate way’ http://t.co/nvCiWazf Jun 20, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Prime Minister sacked in court ruling http://t.co/9mVVOxql Jun 20, 2012

- Australian minister to visit Libya to seek lawyer’s release http://t.co/g16K404V Jun 20, 2012

- US: lawyer with terror clients indicted in tax case http://t.co/9AUlPbSe Jun 20, 2012

- Mother on vice charge sacks lawyer : http://t.co/4MZakAbw Jun 20, 2012

- Mother on vice charge sacks lawyer http://t.co/4MZakAbw Jun 20, 2012

- US: Obama campaign lawyer files complaint against Crossroads GPS http://t.co/fTCzoVaq Jun 20, 2012

- In Roger Clemens Trial, Rusty Hardin Finds Right Pitch http://t.co/uC6fDBzI Jun 20, 2012

- BANGLADESH: Mass Sentencing Raises Fair Trial Concerns http://t.co/9ZBsaqHu Jun 20, 2012

- US: Psychologist in trial says Sandusky has personality disorder http://t.co/fDV47t13 Jun 20, 2012

- G20 death trial: Tears in court as family see video of student trying to save newspaper seller’s life http://t.co/j7WnCtIB Jun 20, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial: Wife Dottie Sandusky takes the stand in Penn State sex abuse case http://t.co/FLVTXuYi Jun 20, 2012

- UAE: Sharjah Police arrest 1,617 illegal residents http://t.co/DgnsEcV4 Jun 20, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: Gov’t to intensify campaign against illegal logging http://t.co/mrCJ0oTN Jun 20, 2012

- US: California State Bar Recommends Law License for Illegal Immigrant http://t.co/PoQSmmRA Jun 20, 2012

- CANADA: Parties bag lucrative illegal donations: inquiry http://t.co/2VxGdkcl Jun 20, 2012

- US: Obama’s ease-up on illegal immigration poses a problem for Mitt Romney http://t.co/21IunlCa Jun 20, 2012

- Taxman to challenge loophole that shelters millions for Jimmy Carr http://t.co/V7hfQC0Q Jun 20, 2012

- Spare young people criminal records for sake of their careers, says drugs adviser http://t.co/z8dLtAeN Jun 20, 2012

- Terror watchdog warns of wave of compensation claims over drone strikes http://t.co/H6gZ9Ro1 Jun 20, 2012

- Women under Siege: Syria and the use of rape as a weapon of war http://t.co/WEEBlNyo Jun 20, 2012

- Eye-watering reprieve for “outwith” http://t.co/ZmqarSWY Jun 20, 2012

- The doctors’ strike: Putting the medical profession in the firing line http://t.co/47Qf6P6e Jun 20, 2012

- Ending SYRIA’s torment: what needs to be done? http://t.co/wINzmLes Jun 20, 2012

- Lord Fink: Top Tory treasurer faces parliamentary standards investigation over AmEx dinner http://t.co/nywn8wDC Jun 20, 2012

- Immigration crackdown is driving away foreign talent, warns City http://t.co/r7x5w0xH Jun 20, 2012

- The murky world of interests peers don’t think you need to see http://t.co/jknfGaAa Jun 20, 2012

- Call for universities to disclose crime data to prospective undergraduates http://t.co/SLg8CXn6 Jun 20, 2012

- Tears in court over Ian Tomlinson film http://t.co/Yz2bzJcm Jun 20, 2012

- Police list 1000 people and 30 websites they suspect of selling black market http://t.co/hkNw2mvV Jun 20, 2012

- ‘Not really a police issue’: Police ignored five 999 calls about psychotic man who later died in custody http://t.co/2vMmkmXP Jun 20, 2012

- Leveson to tackle Mail on Sunday claims http://t.co/vljLN6jZ Jun 20, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: When will there be good news? http://t.co/7dxU4fq0 Jun 20, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Three-quarters of people have received CMC ‘pest texts’, says research http://t.co/zd83ePfq Jun 20, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal throws out case against solicitor over SRA abuse of process http://t.co/x2jdNiwW Jun 20, 2012

- Michaela McAreavey jury visit murder scene http://t.co/5qHjvbmh Jun 20, 2012

- Arrest over Belfast Celtic Society thefts http://t.co/hLvuWFkX Jun 20, 2012

- Woman given suspended sentence over cocaine haul http://t.co/rEyUamI5 Jun 20, 2012

- Smithwick Tribunal: Owen Corrigan objects to questions about finances http://t.co/AKj7BuQA Jun 20, 2012

- Stormont MLAs could have confidentiality duty http://t.co/pgXDzJ7N Jun 20, 2012

- Belfast Health Trust fined £225,000 over patient records breach http://t.co/lc4qMNUP Jun 20, 2012

- Equal pay ruling against South Lanarkshire Council http://t.co/SCQs8CyA Jun 20, 2012

- Crimes in Scotland rose during mild winter, new figures indicate http://t.co/v8xKzvfy Jun 20, 2012

- Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones: Wales would welcome nuclear submarines http://t.co/ZwatY8Rr Jun 20, 2012

- Claire Connelly, 19, admits stabbing younger brother Ronnie http://t.co/CTUfDGBr Jun 20, 2012

- Eliska Novotna jailed for Peebles ‘sex games’ killing http://t.co/dnCCOoeA Jun 20, 2012

- Holyrood move to close life prisoner loophole http://t.co/biR2oBY5 Jun 20, 2012

- Elderly care: Millions of pounds refunded in mistaken charges http://t.co/8OZGwI8G Jun 20, 2012

- Tom Maynard death: IPCC refers case back to police http://t.co/ufO6Ib1S Jun 20, 2012

- Police commissioner legislation ‘not aimed at Weston’ http://t.co/TTe03AuM Jun 20, 2012

- Vince Cable to force three-yearly binding votes on executive pay http://t.co/0k8FCNFs Jun 20, 2012

- Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy http://t.co/nyggWrgv Jun 20, 2012

- David Cameron confronts Fernandez over Falkland Islands http://t.co/EJk2akUH Jun 20, 2012

- BURMA: Importance of the “rule of law” as a means to achieving democracy - Aung San Suu Kyi http://t.co/kNFjxXM4 Jun 20, 2012

- Prostitution law plea rejected by Scottish Parliament http://t.co/4kG4QEO4 Jun 20, 2012

- US: Judge bars Fort Hood suspect from hearing after Army psychiatrist shows up again with beard http://t.co/UQOglyBy Jun 20, 2012

- US: Senate Judiciary Committee leaders request live TV for Supreme Court health care decision http://t.co/kKdtdJZJ Jun 20, 2012

- US: New Legislation Bans Teens From Tanning Beds http://t.co/OXred3bA Jun 20, 2012

- US: NY lawmakers to vote on “Justice Center” legislation for people with disabilities http://t.co/GEajsc6J Jun 20, 2012

- Euro Copyright Legislation Dead, Says Politician http://t.co/311pT25Y Jun 20, 2012

- US Lawmakers Call for Online, Mobile Privacy Legislation http://t.co/cn9cg9Tk Jun 20, 2012

- CANADA: Budget bill moves on to the Senate for final approval http://t.co/td8Zf8hz Jun 20, 2012

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- Band’s 4am name prompts licensing officer and police visit http://t.co/kNsB29bx Jun 19, 2012

- Tom Maynard death: IPCC refers case back to police http://t.co/ufO6Ib1S Jun 19, 2012

- Locked-in man ‘faces years of misery’ http://t.co/q5itKxtM Jun 19, 2012

- David Cameron refuses Falklands letter from Fernandez http://t.co/EJk2akUH Jun 19, 2012

- Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy http://t.co/nyggWrgv Jun 19, 2012

- US: Human Rights Worker ‘Insufficiently Religious’ - Courthouse News Service http://t.co/y5wMLlBn Jun 19, 2012

- ERITREA Government Accused of Human Rights Abuses http://t.co/AQ9qIG5B Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Maclay Murray confirms six job cuts after redundancy round closes- Legalweek http://t.co/MlEQj0si Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy in talks to extend Saudi association- Legalweek http://t.co/8SKluRkH Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: UK quartet line up on Hammerson’s £518m City commercial property sale- Legalweek http://t.co/EtU4qduC Jun 19, 2012

- US: Manny Pacquiao promoter asks Nevada Attorney General’s office to investigate scoring in Tim Bradley fight http://t.co/r2R2S4kM Jun 19, 2012

- US: Attorney general struggles to balance dueling political and apolitical roles http://t.co/w8TqgD52 Jun 19, 2012

- Why the attorney general is wrong to prosecute the Mirror and Mail http://t.co/akb5ICoX Jun 19, 2012

- RWANDA closes tribunals overseeing genocide prosecutions http://t.co/i0TOfTyf Jun 19, 2012

- IRELAND: Developer disputes tribunal findings http://t.co/LZSCPaSy Jun 19, 2012

- Hospital manager bombarded by emails while recovering from childbirth wins £18,000 http://t.co/PnQbHf5F Jun 19, 2012

- BALKANS: War Crimes Trial of Mladic Delayed Indefinitely, Tribunal Rules http://t.co/4Ss1PUN6 Jun 19, 2012

- S AFRICA: Where courts meets custom - Traditional Courts Bill http://t.co/D8KfK2Dx Jun 19, 2012

- US: Trauma in the ER: Who covers the uninsured? http://t.co/ZLl2035U Jun 19, 2012

- US: White House planning its strategy on health-care law http://t.co/GC5eX532 Jun 19, 2012

- Folk law | RIP Messrs Tulk and Moxhay | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/57BBhOSh Jun 19, 2012

- Editor’s blog | Complain and earn up to £150,000 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/3c4CqJAv Jun 19, 2012

- On the beat |Total surveillance | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/4XRpW8lO Jun 19, 2012

- Stealth tactics: making unfair dismissal worthless | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/UWhZRxLw Jun 19, 2012

- Rise of the new lawyers: the growing role of part-qualified paralegals | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/C8nJOMsv Jun 19, 2012

- New joint parenting laws are not just unnecessary, they are dangerous | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/y1NblUqP Jun 19, 2012

- Locked-in syndrome sufferer starts right-to-die appeal | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/eUViNIR7 Jun 19, 2012

- Trustee liable to account for auction ‘cock up’ | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/PqUKQ2vW Jun 19, 2012

- Berman Book Discussion: Paul Berman’s “Global Legal Pluralism” http://t.co/kgj0Crtf Jun 19, 2012

- Two Cheers for the “Undertheorized” Critique in Legal Scholarship http://t.co/GeWe3frv Jun 19, 2012

- Dot Earth: Dispatches from Rio - The Legal Environment http://t.co/j1uitM2S Jun 19, 2012

- Michael Winterbottom’s ‘King Of Soho’ Faces Legal Challenge As Rival Project Mounts, Possibly Starring Tom Hiddleston http://t.co/2E5qJwUb Jun 19, 2012

- Why Goldman Sachs foots Rajat Gupta’s $30 million legal bills http://t.co/2J13DnpB Jun 19, 2012

- CANADA: Budget watchdog fights federal government secrecy http://t.co/cuQoLhab Jun 19, 2012

- Legal high set for ban after death http://t.co/GTuQcoOX Jun 19, 2012

- US: Goldman paid bulk of Rajat Gupta’s legal fees http://t.co/mx0r1Psp Jun 19, 2012

- ETHIOPIA: Pastoralists Forced off Their Land for Sugar Plantations http://t.co/5kHvJ8qh Jun 19, 2012

- ISRAEL: Eric Cantona slams Israeli ‘human rights abuses’ as Palestinian player is released from custody http://t.co/CoYWASGz Jun 19, 2012

- CANADA: Quebec students cheered by criticism of Bill 78 by UN human-rights agency http://t.co/8Bq13Msw Jun 19, 2012

- CANADA: Aboriginals exercising their human rights http://t.co/DBl6uEKz Jun 19, 2012

- Albanian waiter who wed student, 23, after Greek island romance set to be deported after losing human rights case http://t.co/zmzO3lid Jun 19, 2012

- INDIA: Human Rights Commission seeks report from West Midnapore SP http://t.co/fvxy9KKx Jun 19, 2012

- Barrister hits out over the trial of an innocent dad http://t.co/1JTHkaYb Jun 19, 2012

- Right-to-die case: poor face ‘DIY death’ or continued suffering, says Tony Nicklinson lawyer http://t.co/TsoiqTCP Jun 19, 2012

- Candidate misses his own launch ceremony - Oxford http://t.co/IeYF7oVP Jun 19, 2012

- US Justice Department calls for return of tarbosaur fossil http://t.co/cZAXoOrf Jun 19, 2012

- Lord Justice Leveson questioned David Cameron’s support for his inquiry http://t.co/gg0r2YJB Jun 19, 2012

- CHINA urges justice as ‘Canadian Psycho’ is extradited http://t.co/GW70TVk8 Jun 19, 2012

- Secret justice for civil servant ‘security risk’ cases http://t.co/ZsBpPoPT Jun 19, 2012

- Leveson considered holding emergency hearing over MoS’s Gove story http://t.co/TA1Uocj0 Jun 19, 2012

- Inside justice: Southwark coroner’s court http://t.co/lREM6fOH Jun 19, 2012

- Justice minister told to reconsider Christy Walsh compensation move http://t.co/wMyDMHVp Jun 19, 2012

- Leveson asks for comments over ‘quit’ claims http://t.co/TIbNYIbI Jun 19, 2012

- Marion Millican jury hears antique shotgun was never licensed http://t.co/RKOCLVFn Jun 19, 2012

- AUS: Camera footage to be subpoenaed http://t.co/0BGMhSpb Jun 19, 2012

- IRELAND: Nama in £60m court move against solicitors http://t.co/STV3uuxc Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: LG raids Bird & Bird to beef up banking ahead of merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Y2ItxFq5 Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: OFT refers Ryanair stake to the Competition Commission | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Rw9IBDm0 Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton’s Hall quits as Middle East managing partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FKayydA9 Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton makes up three to partner in the UK | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ddA8ozSg Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy considers future in Saudi as local firm deal ends | The Lawyer: http://t.co/skqI1B9r Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton revenue falls as PEP rises by 51 per cent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jdA6BU1d Jun 19, 2012

- Gloster J tipped for Court of Appeal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kq9bwMbj Jun 19, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Bill threatens principles of ‘open and natural justice’ http://t.co/pjYMPtpl Jun 19, 2012

- Why the supreme courts can make Rio+20 a success http://t.co/EMfc9xDa Jun 19, 2012

- Private prison companies look to CANADA as industry faces lawsuits in US http://t.co/mLTjzGHs Jun 19, 2012

- US: Congress unlocks America’s hidden shame of solitary confinement http://t.co/anNGXy6l ] Jun 19, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Cheer for SNR Denton partners as profits soar 48% http://t.co/PD4vRYAq Jun 19, 2012

- TheLawMap’s weekly roundup of news from Law Firms: Law Firm News Roundup: 10th to 16th June http://t.co/z8DTHW9e #lawfirms #legal #lawyers Jun 19, 2012

- Intelligent kill: The dirty art of secret assassination http://t.co/dpxBpzUo Jun 19, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op accuses solicitors of hiding conveyancing charges in small print http://t.co/37Fgwp3L Jun 19, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: LSB calls on profession to engage with comparison websites and “will consider” accrediting them http://t.co/reC2CV2j Jun 19, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: The referral fees hospital pass http://t.co/w7ioWkYR Jun 19, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 19, 2012

- SFO drops Tchenguiz probe as investor prepares £100m claim- Legalweek http://t.co/gixDY2Rm Jun 19, 2012

- US: Florida’s governor, Rick Scott, is itching for a fight with the Justice Department: http://t.co/TcZ2r3KD Jun 19, 2012

- US: Dropping Helmet Laws to Reduce a Town’s Risk http://t.co/RoJwckJs Jun 19, 2012

- ISRAEL: Crackdown on Migrants Tugs at Soul of Israelis http://t.co/taBFpOO4 Jun 19, 2012

- US: Roger Clemens Found Not Guilty of Lying About Drug Use http://t.co/dSuaWQwo Jun 19, 2012

- News of the World ‘hacked emails of witness’ http://t.co/H7NNe6a2 Jun 19, 2012

- Mother suffocated children then slept with bodies in hotel room, court hears http://t.co/KlQiytWl Jun 19, 2012

- Cricketer Tom Maynard ‘killed by train after fleeing police’ http://t.co/6DtvBNqy Jun 19, 2012

- Pretty vacant: An advert for a gig led to two constables and three licensing officers being sent to raid a pub http://t.co/rF3RxFlM Jun 19, 2012

- Mother ‘suffocated children because she feared they would be taken into care’ http://t.co/TMuI1PC5 Jun 19, 2012

- ‘Locked-in’ Tony Nicklinson to ask High Court for right to die http://t.co/T9xSf0Ib Jun 19, 2012

- Seven former Labour ministers selected for police chief elections http://t.co/eVNWO9nR Jun 19, 2012

- Ministers criticised over power used to strip Met of terror role http://t.co/QEVFEaR4 Jun 19, 2012

- Parliament to tell courts to get tough on human rights http://t.co/1dbni4T7 Jun 19, 2012

- US: Can I Sue You People? Troll Lawyer Sues The Charities The Oatmeal Supports http://t.co/6s0jkLG8 Jun 19, 2012

- In-house Lawyer of the Year: Hassan Bouadar, FedEx- Legalweek http://t.co/yhjmZnJQ Jun 19, 2012

- LIBYA & AUSTRALIA: Lawyer could be freed if ICC apologises: Carr http://t.co/PZlcWuH5 Jun 19, 2012

- US: Lawyer convicted in first trial stemming from judicial corruption investigation in Brownsville http://t.co/m7hTBwed Jun 19, 2012

- US: FunnyJunk lawyer doubles down on Oatmeal Operation Bear Love http://t.co/8TQr5ctb Jun 19, 2012

- FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy to be questioned in Karachi affair via @Telegraph http://t.co/AtKL8vAP Jun 19, 2012

- LIBYA: Australian ICC Lawyer body search row looms over fate of Gaddafi’s son http://t.co/0VUAMBOi Jun 19, 2012

- US bishops welcome presidential decision on illegal immigrants http://t.co/Y2Gx93iB Jun 19, 2012

- Amazonian tribe use Google Earth to battle illegal logging http://t.co/dvUTna7J Jun 19, 2012

- US: Mother of Christmas Eve killer on trial for murder http://t.co/9nWbRB2l Jun 19, 2012

- US: Clemens found not guilty in perjury trial http://t.co/7XFthixr Jun 19, 2012

- Simon Harwood trial: Pc’s ‘blood was up’ when he hit IanTomlinson at G20 protests http://t.co/lJXLBlDO Jun 19, 2012

- Derby house fire parents to face trial next year http://t.co/t7BJO2XO Jun 19, 2012

- Latest poll reveals support for independent Scotland is decreasing ‘dramatically’ http://t.co/4sgdsCK5 Jun 19, 2012

- Lianne Smith trial: Mother tells of ‘perfect holiday’ before deaths in Spanish hotel room http://t.co/YzqbXK6a Jun 19, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial: defence opens with testimony from colleagues http://t.co/MK5N6mL3 Jun 19, 2012

- N ZEALAND: Guy trial: ‘I have nothing to explain’ http://t.co/k5CLK6Za Jun 19, 2012

- IRELAND: Former amateur boxing coach Frank Mulligan jailed for raping boy http://t.co/kjnJNnPe Jun 19, 2012

- Michaela McAreavey trial - defence teams drop CCTV footage issue http://t.co/sf1b6SE8 Jun 19, 2012

- Both Constable Stephen Carroll murder sentences appealed http://t.co/fRjtUxO7 Jun 19, 2012

- Edwin Poots criticised over African blood donation remark http://t.co/wunBzlbo Jun 19, 2012

- Officers disciplined after Newtownards gay couple complain http://t.co/x2x30E4M Jun 19, 2012

- Families claim soldiers given go ahead to shoot-to-kill http://t.co/QFh2GJAI Jun 19, 2012

- Nightclubs to be rated on number of violent and drunken incidents http://t.co/h3d7xDzg Jun 19, 2012

- Michael Keggans resigns NHS role after animal neglect conviction http://t.co/koAOKaFL Jun 19, 2012

- Rangers have case to answer - SPL http://t.co/ecTbGfiZ Jun 19, 2012

- Fatal M5 crash: Coach driver Daniel Parr make guilty plea http://t.co/mAMQV9FX Jun 19, 2012

- MIB Manufacturing fined over Blaina factory injury http://t.co/7MKXujR5 Jun 19, 2012

- Tom Maynard death: Glamorgan decision expected over match http://t.co/1FGtHFUH Jun 19, 2012

- Hoax 999 calls ‘cost £3m a year’ in Northern Ireland http://t.co/B8DqpjhP Jun 19, 2012

- Belfast Health Trust fined £225,000 over patient records breach http://t.co/lc4qMNUP Jun 19, 2012

- New law on prostitution proposed at Scottish Parliament http://t.co/4kG4QEO4 Jun 19, 2012

- Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland independence warning http://t.co/NtHopdJy Jun 19, 2012

- Facebook makes $10m charity payment to settle lawsuit http://t.co/ahBo8tC4 Jun 19, 2012

- Crime rates compared in university league table http://t.co/aK52ddUb Jun 19, 2012

- Lords reform: Tory MPs meet to oppose the plans http://t.co/39ilWdM2 Jun 19, 2012

- Row over Tory sponsored Lords dinner http://t.co/Md5AxKUZ Jun 19, 2012

- Under-achieving civil servants ‘could be sacked’ http://t.co/dAix16Qm Jun 19, 2012

- ‘Locked-in syndrome’ man right-to-die case starts http://t.co/q5itKxtM Jun 19, 2012

- NHS care, including knee and hip operations, ‘rationed’ http://t.co/ntJ4Oi7z Jun 19, 2012

- Gay marriage and the Apocalypse – you have been warned - http://t.co/qdCk2XAL Jun 19, 2012

- Almost half of pupils suffer bullying with taunts over weight and hair http://t.co/p5WoWJXY Jun 19, 2012

- PM takes swipes at both Fernandez and French tax laws as G20 gets off to a fractious first round of talks http://t.co/z7uGD22D Jun 19, 2012

- BURMA: Two Burmese children a week conscripted into military http://t.co/XqSVBkon Jun 19, 2012

- David Cameron’s fundraiser caught in £6,000 corporate deal for House of Lords dinner http://t.co/B4o6evuD Jun 19, 2012

- Pc Simon Harwood’s ‘gratuitous act of aggression’ left homeless alcoholic Ian Tomlinson dead http://t.co/wf1Ct28b Jun 19, 2012

- Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a record level http://t.co/quQdgYMt Jun 19, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton makes up trio of of UK lawyers after 17 promoted in the US- Legalweek http://t.co/8tzUmos2 Jun 19, 2012

- PAKISTAN: The chubby blue line: Pakistan declares war on obese police http://t.co/Y9g0Bnk6 Jun 19, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Breivik believes court will rule this week that he is sane http://t.co/F9FFwaZG Jun 19, 2012

- Met refers two more files on journalists’ alleged phone hacking to CPS http://t.co/G9hnw5sL Jun 19, 2012

- Lap dancer Nadine Quashie: Why I took on Stringfellows http://t.co/f3nOcVe1 Jun 19, 2012

- US: Support for online sales tax legislation gains momentum http://t.co/pKartLnp Jun 19, 2012

- US: Executive discretion: Mini-DREAM and the rule of law | The Economist http://t.co/kv5gD51U Jun 19, 2012

- US: No Clear Script If Health Law Falls http://t.co/9bm3Iwuw Jun 19, 2012

18th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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The UK needs a new legal framework for infrastructure projects to benefit from overseas investment. Full story - The Lawyer
- US: Native American tribes owed millions from government, supreme court rules http://t.co/XHuHnaGY Jun 18, 2012

- Secret Troubles memo could prompt fresh legal action: Minutes of 1972 meeting about aggression by soldiers http://t.co/x5AzqoPu Jun 18, 2012

- Secret courts bill under attack as House of Lords prepares for second reading http://t.co/UtBQQcC9 Jun 18, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Record profits for Eversheds as the good times roll again http://t.co/HLlZEzg0 Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: LG raids Bird & Bird to beef up banking ahead of merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Y2ItxFq5 Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Pinsent Masons hires Shanghai duo from former ally Salans | The Lawyer: http://t.co/kt1kE2sS Jun 18, 2012

- Grow Heathrow: Green-fingered squatters’ eviction fight http://t.co/blElJHRV Jun 18, 2012

- MBE for Redbourn solicitor http://t.co/nU8Bndoh Jun 18, 2012

- IRELAND: NAMA gets €71m judgments against solicitors http://t.co/YHDkD12n Jun 18, 2012

- Solicitor up for top award after work on domestic violence awareness - Wakefield http://t.co/BFTK7OcT Jun 18, 2012

- Judge issues warning to PPS after solicitor asks for more time http://t.co/2cK7iaZX Jun 18, 2012

- INDIA: Legitimacy of committee to check Justice Sen’s report http://t.co/5OOJUuTv Jun 18, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: MPs back Michael Gove after judge’s protest to No 10 http://t.co/w0O3mKkk Jun 18, 2012

- On the eve of a new start at the ICC http://t.co/2sXpzWdE Jun 18, 2012

- US: New York City soda ban may face legal challenges http://t.co/6JW39V8N Jun 18, 2012

- Bristol’s legal supremo to take early retirement http://t.co/SKuPc8C2 Jun 18, 2012

- Watford owner Bassini starts legal proceedings against Sky Sports News http://t.co/pGWbR5k5 Jun 18, 2012

- Legal high caused man to torch house - Swindon http://t.co/HxZCIh5i Jun 18, 2012

- Legal sector holds key to Rio+20 http://t.co/wQ0Z0RtG Jun 18, 2012

- Fred Goodwin could face legal action over Royal Bank collapse http://t.co/g6fbOghm Jun 18, 2012

- The home secretary is oversimplifying article 8 of the Human Rights Act http://t.co/VW1inMSW Jun 18, 2012

- UN puts CANADA on human rights watchlist over Quebec demo law: http://t.co/wbkJYVMr Jun 18, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Warm praise for Dr Boss, newest magistrate. http://t.co/ol5CqMjL Jun 18, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Terror plot trio appeal delayed http://t.co/lVn3XQJH Jun 18, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Stranger ‘could have killed’ Singh siblings, Max Sica barrister tells court http://t.co/ikIZu9d4 Jun 18, 2012

- RWANDA: ‘Gacaca’ genocide courts finish work http://t.co/SXoJfLOP Jun 18, 2012

- Shafilea Ahmed death: Sister ‘wrote of killing’ http://t.co/F5PkOEgM Jun 18, 2012

- Jamie Redknapp’s former partner launches legal action against BSkyB http://t.co/wQhHOIaG Jun 18, 2012

- Anti-cuts university tutor begins libel action against Mail and Standard http://t.co/Y1Ay0T56 Jun 18, 2012

- SFO drops corruption investigation into Vincent Tchenguiz http://t.co/wSYAFAxT Jun 18, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: 31 July tax payment issues http://t.co/6oumdENI Jun 18, 2012

- Field Fisher Waterhouse link to Lawrence Graham at odds with former policy | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9ZUo9JdO Jun 18, 2012

- Are law firms missing a trick by sitting back on gTLDs? | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6a4mImtR Jun 18, 2012

- The pain in Spain: Law firms are doing their bit to help ease the country’s financial crisis | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rUIBYhHq Jun 18, 2012

- Will King & Wood Mallesons next move be a Singapore link-up? | The Lawyer: http://t.co/i730U01K Jun 18, 2012

- Despite fee pressure & slow transactional market N. Irish firms recruiting for international growth | The Lawyer http://t.co/btOmPfK9 Jun 18, 2012

- Irish recession prompted significant rise in contentious work, but has also put lawyers on the defensive | The Lawyer http://t.co/oHvx4FXO Jun 18, 2012

- The legal teams working with the world’s leading tech companies | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Kzmg5hwy Jun 18, 2012

- Judgment call: 18th June 2012 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/WPUqqCZZ Jun 18, 2012

- The Lawyer business: Maclay Murray & Spens | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PmIS3apr Jun 18, 2012

- The outstanding entries from those vying to be crowned Litigation Team of the Year | The Lawyer: http://t.co/8djkDNt6 Jun 18, 2012

- Jury to be chosen in G20 Ian Tomlinson death trial http://t.co/CLR5Cock Jun 18, 2012

- NORWAY: Anders Breivik and the trouble with defining sanity http://t.co/TJK51lth Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds turnover inches up after three years of static revenues | The Lawyer: http://t.co/8Ddn76ly Jun 18, 2012
- PIP implants not toxic - final report http://t.co/z7jpLk6n Jun 18, 2012

- Tennis player David Nalbandian investigated by police after line judge injury http://t.co/3uGn3gMp Jun 18, 2012

- Why the Mark Lewis settlement with the Met is so important http://t.co/jiBP41k1 v Jun 18, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Crichton among birthday honours lawyers http://t.co/mjsoqwto Jun 18, 2012

- US: Why We Have Lost Trust in Our Law Enforcement http://t.co/yyTEE4UA Jun 18, 2012

- Top 50 Law Professors On Twitter http://t.co/h74M3xIP Jun 18, 2012

- US: Lieberman Renews Push for Anti-Leaks Law http://t.co/aXqo1esd Jun 18, 2012

- On June 18, 1948, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights http://t.co/7HmjYebS Jun 18, 2012

- Verifying Ages Online Is a Daunting Task, Even for Experts http://t.co/TXGrOrpm Jun 18, 2012

- OBITUARY: Rodney G. King, Symbol of Police Brutality during 1991 LA riots , Dies at 47: http://t.co/4YqIX68H Jun 18, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Linklaters take lead on second-largest IPO of year to date- Legalweek http://t.co/qtrbFewJ Jun 18, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Detainees’ rights – now it is personal http://t.co/6OM4OyY4 Jun 18, 2012

- Locked-in syndrome: what do you want to ask Tony Nicklinson? http://t.co/4MmlCPOJ Jun 18, 2012

- EGYPT: Military grants itself sweeping powers on the eve of election results - judiciary silent http://t.co/GjKFVuzA Jun 18, 2012

- BANGLADESH: Islamist political party leader Kashem arrested on international crimes warrant http://t.co/3E5k0p0f Jun 18, 2012

- INDIA: Electricity tribunal bench in Chennai by August comprising of at least one judiciary member http://t.co/zqPvwqSZ Jun 18, 2012

- Rights of Disabled Children in AFRICA - UNICEF http://t.co/zTjWnm1a Jun 18, 2012

- GREECE: Far-right Golden Dawn party retains its minority bloc after television flap http://t.co/9eqvsVRc Jun 18, 2012

- Dads’ rights campaigner accused of harassing MSP and BBC journalist http://t.co/o18oAIdA Jun 18, 2012

- US: Rodney King beating was ‘catalytic’ moment for LAPD, civil rights attorney says http://t.co/nW3Y9d63 Jun 18, 2012

- Right-to-die man faces Twitter campaign to change his mind ahead of court appearance http://t.co/dBsHALG8 Jun 18, 2012

- Creation & composition of Federal courts and the US Judiciary http://t.co/0MtHYaLb Jun 18, 2012

- IRELAND: Courts toughen their stance on tax evasion http://t.co/Rm10GtFr Jun 18, 2012

- Court out: Shocking haul of 10,000 deadly weapons seized every year from people going into court http://t.co/D588DiOK Jun 18, 2012

- Anorexia court ruling could affect living wills, lawyers say http://t.co/tA7cQcBO Jun 18, 2012

- PC Simon Harwood on trial over death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson in G20 riots http://t.co/e8n4YPqZ Jun 18, 2012

- Right-to-die ‘locked-in’ sufferer Tony Nicklinson petitioned by Twitter users encouraging him to live http://t.co/AuMIs2DC Jun 18, 2012

- Paedophiles know more about children’s homes than the police, MPs warn http://t.co/IfdUMcwb Jun 18, 2012

- Bridgnorth murder: Two men and one woman arrested http://t.co/LnyKIXbv Jun 18, 2012

- Wokingham school worker on 19 sex charges http://t.co/SDAJQW6l Jun 18, 2012

- Blackpool beach body: Two men charged with murder http://t.co/RsYt268M Jun 18, 2012

- Sinn Fein’s Sue Ramsey hits out at Poots blood ban http://t.co/CGOq8hdw Jun 18, 2012

- Omagh bomb victims’ relatives ‘have new evidence’ http://t.co/t6AkQxyZ Jun 18, 2012

- Survey supporting same-sex marriage branded ‘flawed’ by Catholic Church http://t.co/VhXjJhXY Jun 18, 2012

- Welsh Labour to name police commissioner candidates http://t.co/bAWCYxU1 Jun 18, 2012

- Legislation to change the organ donation system in Wales will be published on Monday http://t.co/9jSstK3H Jun 18, 2012

- House prices in 24% lower than five years ago http://t.co/oPmDvOyS Jun 18, 2012

- In a league of its own: sport and human rights http://t.co/mYdL464m Jun 18, 2012

- Olympic tickets may be cancelled in black market touting scandal http://t.co/XEErA5cq Jun 18, 2012

- Google alarm at European censorship http://t.co/gkq4sYtR Jun 18, 2012

- Lawyers gear up for rush on domain names - but firms fail to register | The Lawyer: http://t.co/icUmHZGb Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bristows to benefit as Google Street View probe reopens | The Lawyer: http://t.co/G0dNubT1 Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons looks to Canada and Singapore for further expansion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/i4nsTrQj Jun 18, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas launches investigation over ‘irregularities’ in partner’s pitch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/2Qd9ANvY Jun 18, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: The referral fees hospital pass http://t.co/w7ioWkYR Jun 18, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Quindell targets CMC aggregation, “charitable referral fees”, solicitor ad wins TV award http://t.co/LZ9EqOld Jun 18, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: ABSs stimulating a surge in the Anglo-Scottish urge to merge, say experts http://t.co/1lvLOMTs Jun 18, 2012

- Unpaid carers being ‘let down by failing social care’ http://t.co/a0lsjU2V Jun 18, 2012
- Two suspected Fathers 4 Justice protesters arrested after breaching Heathrow perimeter fence http://t.co/i37F5wsd Jun 18, 2012

- Trial over Tomlinson death opens http://t.co/TVUFZWsk Jun 18, 2012

- Police study Murdoch’s ‘secret’ iPhone account http://t.co/fABw0Yt7 Jun 18, 2012

- US: Court official tries to reclaim millions in gifts for estate of reclusive heiress http://t.co/zvTctkmi Jun 18, 2012

- Leveson sought reassurance over press standards after Gove remarks http://t.co/517T1qwF Jun 18, 2012

- Judge changes mind, grants Apple an injunction hearing against Motorola: Foss Patents http://t.co/F43JuRFY Jun 18, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Media on judiciary radar http://t.co/cUsWlCd7 Jun 18, 2012

- US: State leaders agree to prohibit Internet access to child pornography | http://t.co/j9WUD1gE Jun 18, 2012

- WITNESS Launches Human Rights Channel on YouTube http://t.co/tPR55opX Jun 18, 2012

- COSTA RICA: Rally Calls For Ouster Of Anti-Gay Human Rights Official: http://t.co/949Em7nV Jun 18, 2012

- ZIMBABWE: Poets in human rights campaign http://t.co/aAFOqeyo Jun 18, 2012

- S KOREA: Human rights lawyer Moon sets S.Korean presidential bid http://t.co/HHrcqTmu Jun 18, 2012

17th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
174 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap
- Communications Bill: ‘No plans’ to spy on postcards http://t.co/HahCskpD Jun 17, 2012

- Benefits for striking low-paid workers to be axed http://t.co/aoHlZXML Jun 17, 2012

- FA will contest Uefa fans charge http://t.co/BoR7Ol8i Jun 17, 2012

- US: Los Angeles riots figure Rodney King found dead http://t.co/I7jsHp1x Jun 17, 2012

- MALAWI: International criminal court a mockery of justice http://t.co/xW3RrSRi Jun 17, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: Deadline ends today for chief justice bids http://t.co/IYYFqNrX Jun 17, 2012

- James Murdoch should disclose contents of second mobile phone to Leveson inquiry, says Tom Watson http://t.co/GKSvTN6u Jun 17, 2012

- Lord Justice Leveson ‘threatens to quit inquiry’ http://t.co/9BrVarmE Jun 17, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: Judge complained about Michael Gove http://t.co/xYJp1JoV Jun 17, 2012

- Press Complaints Commission chair risks Leveson clash with reform plans http://t.co/LaUWAkaU Jun 17, 2012

- SRA | Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates - Solicitor advocates urged to notify the SRA | http://t.co/48sm17II Jun 17, 2012

- CONFERENCE: Roman law and legal history: a conference in memory of Alan Rodger, University of Glasgow, 7-8 September http://t.co/Rk8YIyXm Jun 17, 2012

- Can libertarians care about social justice?: Legal Theory Bookworm http://t.co/aE7pfh4m Jun 17, 2012

- US: State increases court fees to boost legal aid to the poor http://t.co/8eDyDA4i Jun 17, 2012

- Pals of RockNess Benzo Fury death victim Alex Heriot call for legal high ban http://t.co/jB5kDmYi Jun 17, 2012

- Rapist who won £4.5 million on the lottery may face legal action by his teenage victim http://t.co/Pr1aSI69 Jun 17, 2012

- US: Forty years after Watergate, many legal reforms rolled back http://t.co/AwTGXgDd Jun 17, 2012

- INDIA: Uttarakhand not to take legal action for share transfer by Uttar Pradesh in Tehri Project http://t.co/XXdvjvvo Jun 17, 2012

- Right to the top: Britain’s nuclear test veterans take battle for justice to Europe http://t.co/1deRFROf Jun 17, 2012

- Q&A with barrister Toby Cadman on the Syrian conflict: International Bar Association http://t.co/nIamLQ0l Jun 17, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Aitzaz, Zahid Bokhari banned in Sindh bars http://t.co/qh1CLZ9b Jun 17, 2012

- BRAZIL eyes revised law to ease power concession renewals - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/IHv00QYw Jun 17, 2012

- Law firms to benefit from energy lift - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/tKErzDWu Jun 17, 2012

- Has the global financial crisis changed the approach of law firms to client relations? - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/4n1z1z4f Jun 17, 2012

- Legal gold - how to sell and deliver coaching, training and consulting services to lawyers - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/HIZrIgIq Jun 17, 2012

- English defamation reform to have limited impact on ‘trolls’ - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/c8vCV4oj Jun 17, 2012

- Cyber criminals one step ahead, warn tech law specialists - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/6ZRLxCGO Jun 17, 2012

- CANADA: Lawyers rocked by massive lawsuit - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/tSMIDYCg Jun 17, 2012

- UAE: Sheiks face pressure to crack down on ‘inappropriate’ dress - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/syatfKXv Jun 17, 2012

- RUSSIA’s proposed court laws ‘almost Stalinist’ - The Global Legal Post: http://t.co/QaH6O5DL Jun 17, 2012

- CONFERENCE: ‘Law via the internet’, Oct 7-9th, Cornell Law School New York, US http://t.co/UvfRcq3U Jun 17, 2012

- A Journalist’s Guide to the US Federal Courts http://t.co/l2FNKHQm Jun 17, 2012

- Skeptical look at judicial decisionmaking, judges who stray from text in interpreting statutes: BOOK REVIEW http://t.co/XPkw9Yqs Jun 17, 2012

- US: Defense contractor tortured in military custody in Iraq cannot sue - federal appeals court in Washington http://t.co/7aRqBUyj Jun 17, 2012

- GREECE: Debt crisis hits women especially hard http://t.co/a4zpN7al Jun 17, 2012

- Labour’s new policy chief: we must be bold and radical http://t.co/qZt6vFsO Jun 17, 2012

- World Bank warns that euro collapse could spark global crisis http://t.co/skKLNYGx Jun 17, 2012

- US: Does Your Social Media Policy Violate Federal Law? http://t.co/4wZTvRCO Jun 17, 2012

- JAPAN pushes for law to secure Iranian oil supply http://t.co/8Tos6ktl Jun 17, 2012

- US: Possible outcomes in pivotal health care law case http://t.co/jgoJqEkF Jun 17, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 17, 2012

- US: The Children Deserve Justice http://t.co/0YCKCPm7 Jun 17, 2012

- BURMA: Internet Unshackled, Burmese Aim Venom at Ethnic Minority http://t.co/ibJR5klf Jun 17, 2012

- Make Magna Carta Day our national day http://t.co/fgZvPAwv Jun 17, 2012

- Martha Payne isn’t the only schoolkid who has fallen victim to school-dinners authoritarianism http://t.co/PHhtUPg0 Jun 17, 2012

- Obama’s immigration amnesty: is it motivated by humanity, economics or crude politics? http://t.co/s09fsFDE Jun 17, 2012

- UK plc turns against Europe http://t.co/gyRZsSeJ Jun 17, 2012

- OBE for The Thick of It writer: What the f*&! would Malcolm Tucker say? http://t.co/yh7WotVR Jun 17, 2012

- Mrs May is right to curb the judges http://t.co/ZBNCvC9W Jun 17, 2012

- If we want an effective penal system, we should copy Hawaii http://t.co/zBTgtewc Jun 17, 2012

- Deported criminal returned to Britain to claim his ‘right to family life’ http://t.co/2nWxy0gO Jun 17, 2012

- Killer brothers overturn deportation bid http://t.co/nEeb3UhW Jun 17, 2012

- US: National Secrets and National Security http://t.co/BEDOkkwz Jun 17, 2012

- Fair Use, Art, Swiss Cheese and Me : Judges to rule on serious implications for visual art http://t.co/bafzP7Pp Jun 17, 2012

- GREECE: Sympathy for the Radical Left http://t.co/22wiG2j9 Jun 17, 2012

- IRAN: Pinched and Griping - economic sanctions biting, citizen’s questioning legality of regime http://t.co/XzfFcIKK Jun 17, 2012

- Westerner’s hunger for the east: Buddhists’ Delight? http://t.co/Kxc3jctC Jun 17, 2012

- Assange kills off Pupino, but ambiguity remains - Alex Tinsley: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/4KtZTNPx Jun 17, 2012

- Article 8 and a half: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/KOzubr2N Jun 17, 2012

- Article 8 tweaked, human rights exam passed - the Human Rights Roundup: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/jxMPBsYe Jun 17, 2012

- Driving disqualification and the limits of EU rights: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/w1NAi7vj Jun 17, 2012

- Will the European Court force churches to perform gay marriages?: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/m4JHo89o Jun 17, 2012

- Down on the farm: subsidy fraud let off the hook?: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/Uc2bGi02 Jun 17, 2012

- Article 8 and a half - wider than thought, but will it work?: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/C0vgshmG Jun 17, 2012

- Government has still not made case for “inherently unfair” secret trials, say Special Advocates: UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/FzKo21GS Jun 17, 2012

- Church of England’s argument against gay marriage is without foundation - UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/idI7xEM0 Jun 17, 2012

- More BBC Bias - Indignant about how the BBC trust deals with complaints http://t.co/NHoUzhd9 Jun 17, 2012

- Scottish Police Racist? Ask the F***ing English B******s they work with http://t.co/ZQaemIUr Jun 17, 2012

- Fake Britain at the heart of Olympics - Janet Street-Porter http://t.co/ZLlBS4uZ Jun 17, 2012

- Asylum-seekers are told:’Go home and lie’ http://t.co/0visZiaO Jun 17, 2012

- Troops’ injury claims show 20-fold rise http://t.co/482QdGq0 Jun 17, 2012

- Leveson threatened to quit after public attack by Gove http://t.co/pWvvFFmz Jun 17, 2012

- ‘Black market’ Olympic ticket claims investigated http://t.co/Q3NlasWp Jun 17, 2012

- Still standing: George Galloway reveals why his staunchly Leftist outlook is still invariably right http://t.co/Vs7gGcKX Jun 17, 2012

- BURMA: Aung San Suu Kyi - A lesson in the value of kindness http://t.co/LHfkj741 Jun 17, 2012

- US: Obama’s immigration order shows the Oval Office advantage http://t.co/9xf6zrI5 Jun 17, 2012

- US: Insider trading trial pitted one Indian bigwig against other http://t.co/WhlL3Lxp Jun 17, 2012

- US: Sandusky trial shows missed opportunities to stop alleged abuse; trustee now suspects cover-up http://t.co/SaYOyi5W Jun 17, 2012

- Legal Cheek: City Lawyer Makes Wired Magazine’s List Of UK’s Top 100 ‘Digital Power-Brokers’ http://t.co/aydklhL1 Jun 17, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Death threat lawyer will not be deterred: http://t.co/99m7rX6g Jun 17, 2012

- INDIA: The glory of being a copyright lawyer, by the name of Ameet Datta http://t.co/V1U3yd5S Jun 17, 2012

- Lawyer Finds Suing The Oatmeal More Difficult Than Expected http://t.co/YbFxoliq Jun 17, 2012

- US: Chris Brown’s lawyer says Drake started fight at nightclub http://t.co/ZrgMQhNI Jun 17, 2012

- Government lawyer who let Jeremy Hunt rule on Murdoch bid for BSkyB is knighted http://t.co/bw0b1zFs Jun 17, 2012

- Couple who threw their dog into the sea ‘to keep it cool’ have their cruelty convictions overturned http://t.co/YokQvzwQ Jun 17, 2012

- IRELAND: I’m a British citizen, McFeely tells court http://t.co/Jt3nxDG1 Jun 17, 2012

- INDIA: High Courts violates RTI Act by making contradictory rules http://t.co/4V5If3ln Jun 17, 2012

- Lloyds asks US court to dismiss HBOS law suit http://t.co/qsoKDotT Jun 17, 2012

- US: Supreme Court ruling on health care law won’t be the end of the issue | http://t.co/ekqigYxr Jun 17, 2012

- BALKANS: Women of Srebrenica seek justice http://t.co/Ssrco6dS Jun 17, 2012

- Unfair dismissal claims against Bovis from Cheltenham man http://t.co/hmCkMcNj Jun 17, 2012

- SOUTH AFRICA: State ‘threat to competition environment’ http://t.co/YJOppcbR Jun 17, 2012

- INDIA: Armed forces tribunal exonerates Lt Col Mukul Dev http://t.co/AyKsY3dW Jun 17, 2012

- IRELAND: Tribunal awards wife of Breifne O’Brien €45k http://t.co/fL482C6C Jun 17, 2012

- ‘This is North Wales, not North Korea’: Children banned from Bangor town centre after 9pm http://t.co/Be2utma6 Jun 17, 2012

- CROATIA: Gay-pride marchers seek more same-sex couple rights http://t.co/eMSDDFk3 Jun 17, 2012

- Who’s going to be our police chief? Sussex voters just don’t care http://t.co/y0Ry2Nys Jun 17, 2012

- Rio Ferdinand criticised over advert linked to Asian tobacco firm http://t.co/CmbkTibr Jun 17, 2012

- The child poverty map of Britain http://t.co/lf79KXZo Jun 17, 2012

- IOC to investigate ‘black market’ Olympic tickets http://t.co/hZoLPXUp Jun 17, 2012

- Police warn of Strabane cash machine fraud http://t.co/N94E55CE Jun 17, 2012

- Man charged after discovery of £150,000 drugs haul http://t.co/7DOOZQ1q Jun 17, 2012

- Edinburgh Legionnaires’ outbreak: Five people launch legal action http://t.co/nDOHHi16 Jun 17, 2012

- Arrest over death of Edinburgh man Lee Duncan in 2011 http://t.co/FErVbf2Q Jun 17, 2012

- Scottish drink-drive convictions drop http://t.co/mjJ7CFHM Jun 17, 2012

- NeverSeconds school dinner blog donations soar after council lifts its ban http://t.co/B4V6mfA5 Jun 17, 2012

- IOC begins Olympics tickets investigation http://t.co/z5hNTOQY Jun 17, 2012

- US: Judge “Not Likely” To Grant CBS’ Attempt to Block ABC’s Airing Of Glass House http://t.co/fr3L9jwU Jun 17, 2012

- US: Judge orders ‘Pacman’ Jones to pay $11 million to shooting victim - http://t.co/eeXQuyjt Jun 17, 2012

- US: Hawaii Judiciary delays e-filing of criminal cases http://t.co/IESWdsrA Jun 17, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Lawyers protest ‘conspiracy against judiciary’ http://t.co/Z9Rl7eys Jun 17, 2012

- Indo-Pak ties: A case of inflated egos, deflated brains http://t.co/haEhR2Nx Jun 17, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Partition riots, sacrifices and Jihad http://t.co/qvBnr7vL Jun 17, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Media and the judiciary in a crisis of credibility? http://t.co/ju2DMpnz Jun 17, 2012

- US: Challenges give health care law four possible outcomes http://t.co/8J3vaoQG Jun 17, 2012

- Louis Vuitton loses lawsuit on “Hangover” handbag http://t.co/eBNmOMQ8 Jun 17, 2012

- Justice system in the dock after teen killer just out of detention attacks again http://t.co/E2l4QVPu Jun 17, 2012

- US: Justice Ginsburg suggests ‘sharp disagreement’ over hot-button cases http://t.co/PpaWJ0kS Jun 17, 2012

- TUNISIA: After Ben-Ali’s conviction: the state of Tunisian justice http://t.co/IlKJFq33 Jun 17, 2012

16th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
173 days of LawNewsIndex brought to you by TheLawMap
- Ulysses, once banned by Home Office & couldn’t be mentioned on BBC, now on: as you’ve never heard James Joyce before http://t.co/tzvpNmcV Jun 16, 2012

- UEFA charges Croatia for racist chants in Italy match http://t.co/4DzMvG3n Jun 16, 2012

- US: College student barely over legal drinking age uses grandfather¿s $900,000 inheritance to start pro-Republican PAC http://t.co/OjZEDKnf Jun 16, 2012

- Lawyer wins a prize at ‘legal aid Oscars’ http://t.co/LdctsyUp Jun 16, 2012

- Paralysed man guilty of double murder after being tried while lying in courtroom bed http://t.co/CAcoZKAZ Jun 16, 2012

- Five people take legal action after contracting Legionnaires disease in Edinburgh outbreak http://t.co/lNV9HatJ Jun 16, 2012

- New CML separate representation conveyancing instructions to take effect from 2 July http://t.co/wRF679Qu Jun 16, 2012

- Highly regarded lawyer campaigned with passion on human rights issues: Lord Archer of Sandwell http://t.co/zMYfW4sO Jun 16, 2012

- CHINA Admits Challenges to Human Rights Protection http://t.co/14nEQH3c Jun 16, 2012

- Bangor night-time ban on young criticised as ‘madness’ http://t.co/f70P0pVx Jun 16, 2012

- Hot-tubbing in UK Courtrooms http://t.co/4E98BCqA Jun 16, 2012

- The value of free legal advice in the Netherlands http://t.co/NypLgMMI Jun 16, 2012

- Introducing Legal Romanticism http://t.co/f7wBxR8X Jun 16, 2012

- On Aspects of Legal Romanticism: Either-Or-Mentality http://t.co/kOht4tme Jun 16, 2012

- The Social Dimension of Ethics, A Comparative Analysis http://t.co/osjFotMr Jun 16, 2012

- Can Hart’s ‘middle way’ between Moralism and Reductivism be rescued? A Character-based attempt at social normativity http://t.co/PTkdrj8g Jun 16, 2012

- The meaning of ‘ius in bello’ http://t.co/MNOSPPxn Jun 16, 2012

- Lets have our EU laws? European Citizens’ Initiative is ready to be used http://t.co/M6dJxB4O Jun 16, 2012

- Inuit and Microban: ECJ explains notion of ‘regulatory act’ http://t.co/HACFNkbR Jun 16, 2012

- Recent developments on the EU Commission’s proposal for a ‘[T]obin Hood’ Tax http://t.co/9krcQJdQ Jun 16, 2012

- A Prosecutorial Model could lead to a more Efficient Enforcement of Article 101 TFEU in Cartel Cases http://t.co/pweHduqE Jun 16, 2012

- Developments in the case law of the CJEU (2010-2011): Human Rights and the Scope of EU Law http://t.co/Fn4YB8vt Jun 16, 2012

- The Limits of Compliance Statistics: What We Can and Cannot Learn http://t.co/eSs4dScO Jun 16, 2012

- A Chair of Criminology at the French National Council of Universities. Great!… no, wait! http://t.co/TUZpDisA Jun 16, 2012

- The Arab Spring – The Seeds of Change http://t.co/xeMNR13w Jun 16, 2012

- Comparison of the Status of the Monarch’s Speech in Parliament between the UK and Japan http://t.co/YfFJAhb6 Jun 16, 2012

- State Immunity as Bar to Execution of Awards in International Investment Arbitrations http://t.co/vMB9Xxi2 Jun 16, 2012

- Renewing the Short Selling debate in Europe http://t.co/wX6dskPU Jun 16, 2012

- Access to Law Anyone? http://t.co/CZOCHvjj Jun 16, 2012

- How the Government is Not Introducing Equal Rights for Parents http://t.co/oeItsMAF Jun 16, 2012

- In Depth: Is FSA guidance good news at last? - http://t.co/5yqollyU: http://t.co/QRwwwLlA Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Madam Justice Lori Douglas Goes on the Offensive http://t.co/ETrVsuFZ Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Attention Ladies: Nursing Moms Will Get Extra Time on the LSAT http://t.co/0B7BgAKi Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Moonlighting: Loving Your Job http://t.co/x4AaqHAI Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Chris Draws Jury Duty in the Suburbs: You Know What, It Wasn’t So Bad… http://t.co/5VyRfNTk Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Comment of the Week: My Three Biggest Fears http://t.co/oRkglQMJ Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Judge of the Day: The Road to Hell… http://t.co/Wo5bx56m Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Non-Sequiturs: 06.15.12 http://t.co/uAuBP87B Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Color Commentary on the October Term 2012 Class http://t.co/hA4mVyxV Jun 16, 2012

- ABOVE THE LAW: Lawyerly Lairs: Hie Thee to Iowa? http://t.co/THd0XiOT Jun 16, 2012

- VENEZUELA: A Pantomime of Justice - Chavez Doesn’t Let the Law Get in His Way: http://t.co/MwdemHiY Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Comment: In the child’s best interest? http://t.co/lHqwRHES Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Last-ditch legal bid to save dog sentenced to death for attacking a cat has failed http://t.co/vg3btM7o Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Craigmount High School wins final of Law Society of Scotland’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debate http://t.co/IoQv69GQ Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Anderson Strathern appointed by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as sole provider of legal services http://t.co/zNTFd9mo Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Biggart Baillie has been re-appointed as legal advisers in a framework agreement with the SCRA http://t.co/4sK4MFPP Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Signet Accreditation accredits solicitors in a number of practice areas: assessments 22 Oct - 2 Nov http://t.co/MYXbIh2t Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: UK Supreme Court dismissed application made by Dinah Rose QC, counsel for Julian Assange http://t.co/fCAq0uJh Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Communications data bill a snoopers charter http://t.co/U6Z3q1gJ Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Right Hon Lord Gill officially taken up role as Lord President following the retiral of Lord Hamilton http://t.co/rAOaztzN Jun 16, 2012

- SCOTTISH LEGAL: Law Commissions consults on electoral law reform http://t.co/E2TFIv87 Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: UK wide electoral reform floated http://t.co/zagw2opn Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: Law Society of England and Wales supports marriage equality http://t.co/rJ05Zdmj Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: Salmond tells Leveson his bank account was hacked, but not his phone http://t.co/aiYmCI5c Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: US Senator: Pan Am 103 “one of the most egregious miscarriages of justice of the 20th century” http://t.co/EyMtFDZW Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: AA warns of “legal and moral minefield” as police fine drivers for headlight misuse at speed traps http://t.co/foUMiyqy Jun 16, 2012

- THE FIRM: Statement from Roseanna Cunningham on racist crime http://t.co/oDzpz9U8 Jun 16, 2012

- Apple and Facebook’s love-in will end in tears amid fight for big prize http://t.co/zYLs3pAg Jun 16, 2012

- Police chief attacks private patrols http://t.co/IVU7XVdZ Jun 16, 2012

- Frank Zimmerman and me: The truth about the troll who tormented Louise Mensch - http://t.co/3xq1XKP7 Jun 16, 2012

- Night the row about riot sentencing was reignited http://t.co/rAPqruqx Jun 16, 2012

- Police probed over gangland murder case http://t.co/i00BpYFZ Jun 16, 2012

- ‘Draconian’ judge says riot sentences were fair http://t.co/zCmc5H8n Jun 16, 2012

- Glasgow Rangers to be excluded from SPL fixture list http://t.co/QPx2rpGF Jun 16, 2012

- Church of England: new row could set women bishops plan back five years http://t.co/q3TkK6CV Jun 16, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 16, 2012

- Thug stabbed teenager who asked friend to take feet off bus seat http://t.co/yug7Gbi1 Jun 16, 2012

- Lords committee joins criticism of secret courts plan http://t.co/flUG96Jd Jun 16, 2012

- North Korea or Bangor? City centre curfew on all under-16s http://t.co/4Nb9P7Bl Jun 16, 2012

- Twenty pupils attacked at school with needle http://t.co/3eZgEc6V Jun 16, 2012

- Property con man Kevin O’Kane has been made bankrupt http://t.co/J5pb9hBo Jun 16, 2012

- 69 trainers seized from Belfast International Airport passenger http://t.co/dr8Uh5os Jun 16, 2012

- Rapist Michael Quinn is sentenced over breaching order http://t.co/0meBNkoG Jun 16, 2012

- Mark Harbinson loses bid to overturn abuse convitcion http://t.co/SIlX5lvu Jun 16, 2012

- Seamus Holland ‘not treated as emergency’ http://t.co/JcAqWqRs Jun 16, 2012

- Former hunger striker Thomas McFeely’s bankruptcy annulled http://t.co/337WRj6L Jun 16, 2012

- Dissident republican suspect arrested in Mayobridge released http://t.co/NVHjeuCN Jun 16, 2012

- Trial of Michaela McAreavey adjourned following heated exchanges http://t.co/S6jtFpKx Jun 16, 2012

- Cash seized from £2m mortgage con man Faruk Al Haidary http://t.co/NGhmeRyW Jun 16, 2012

- Three Celtic fans jailed over public disorder offences after Hearts match http://t.co/Gj26jIoq Jun 16, 2012

- Gary McCrohon fined for careless driving after couple die in A944 crash http://t.co/s9xJ2wZG Jun 16, 2012

- Two men in court over Sharkey fire deaths in Helensburgh http://t.co/Y8gTLT09 Jun 16, 2012

- Kevin Rooney given life term for OAP rape and murder in Edinburgh http://t.co/00fAUx4r Jun 16, 2012

- Level crossing crash: Van driver Daniel Bellis jailed http://t.co/9PAQhzw3 Jun 16, 2012

- Plas Madoc Communities First fraud: Darrell Kelly to repay £15,000 http://t.co/0FXdM08d Jun 16, 2012

- Girl, 12, ‘locked in Kinsale School bathroom’ inquiry http://t.co/rO8qaJgq Jun 16, 2012

- Babysitter Dean Williams jailed for disabling boy http://t.co/QskxhReo Jun 16, 2012

- Anorexic woman from Wales to be force fed, judge orders http://t.co/9grzUPuM Jun 16, 2012

- Plans for secret hearings in civil courts attacked by Lords committee http://t.co/3hGUL7p3 Jun 16, 2012

- Rupert Murdoch pressured Tony Blair over Iraq, says Alastair Campbell http://t.co/75boyGsx Jun 16, 2012

- RUSSIA: Official Apologizes for Threatening Journalist http://t.co/h3aRPcHs Jun 16, 2012

- US: Michigan’s Attack on Women’s Rights http://t.co/CuDFqErT Jun 16, 2012

- Threat of Russian Hooliganism Looms Over European Football Championships http://t.co/lGJwsDjm Jun 16, 2012

- First Major Talent Exit After Facebook I.P.O. http://t.co/T3aMS9MR Jun 16, 2012

- In Motion, Facebook Lays Out Defense and Highlights Nasdaq’s Missteps: http://t.co/SdoyJJQD Jun 16, 2012

- Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta Convicted of Insider Trading: http://t.co/iV1hfYY9 Jun 16, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: She’s Innocent. We’re Guilty - Dingo killed Azaria http://t.co/Xwa4vu8Z Jun 16, 2012

- HONK KONG Passes Its First Competition Law http://t.co/ZqZuTKxV Jun 16, 2012

- INDIA: Tax tribunal alleges Airtel evaded customs duty, asks to pay $125 million http://t.co/UmBASn63 Jun 16, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Appeal tribunal slaps down serial employment litigant http://t.co/dVdvERJk Jun 16, 2012

- INDIA: Madras HC agrees with tribunal on absorption of workers http://t.co/nwgu4KoX Jun 16, 2012

- Firms will face gender pay audits if they lose employment tribunal claims over equal pay http://t.co/fuFuqkdF Jun 16, 2012

- BBC facing free-for-all bidding war to keep the UK Olympic TV rights http://t.co/oZ0XAQ4d Jun 16, 2012

- US: Republican lawmaker questions courts appointment of gay judge http://t.co/zZa5Bn8n Jun 16, 2012

- EU antitrust chief stresses responsibility of regulators, courts and industry for FRAND - Foss Patents Blog http://t.co/ii2fEAjt Jun 16, 2012

- Court ruling could force motor insurance premiums to rise by 25pc http://t.co/E7m5uTx5 Jun 16, 2012

- CANADA: B.C. Supreme Court strikes down assisted suicide ban http://t.co/kcS7U48g Jun 16, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Doreen Lawrence first non-lawyer to win legal aid award http://t.co/JgOncbBf Jun 16, 2012

- US: A Lawyer Who Almost Became West Virginia’s Top Attorney Is In Jail For Shooting A Guy In The Leg http://t.co/qiZWXRLw Jun 16, 2012

- Lawyer sues Apple after Time Capsule deletes photos of child’s birth http://t.co/JAbSjfBh Jun 16, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawyers vote for next leaders at Dundas & Wilson http://t.co/AHIztiUS Jun 16, 2012

- ICC AUSTRALIAN lawyer kept in detention by LIBYA in good health http://t.co/ir7AJ6Qk Jun 16, 2012

- US: Ex-lawyer for woman accused of being NYC madam puts his apartment up for her reduced bail http://t.co/o3gx8J6w Jun 16, 2012

- Del Mastro lawyer wants meeting with Elections Canada http://t.co/Wepdglo7 Jun 16, 2012

- Pompey Supporters Trust Lawyer issues liquidation warning to players http://t.co/d0JJNAn0 Jun 16, 2012

- Apple v Samsung - The Trial http://t.co/JyUsHQKi Jun 16, 2012

- US: Teen Burning Trial Delayed By Broken AC http://t.co/dEJu5vPx Jun 16, 2012

- Mauritius honeymoon trial: arguing CCTV couple not McAreaveys court hears http://t.co/7huxr47U Jun 16, 2012

- US: Sketch artists at Sandusky trial offer a blurred view of accusers http://t.co/NfMa3pl8 Jun 16, 2012

- US: Rajat Gupta trial: Former Goldman Sachs director found GUILTY of insider trading in largest ever fraud case http://t.co/ZGsLZ4GP Jun 16, 2012

- US: Thousands of immigrants to be allowed to stay and work in US http://t.co/MqCmEXb9 Jun 16, 2012

- US: Vaginagate: US politician banned for saying ‘vagina’ in abortion bill debate http://t.co/7JtKNBzv Jun 16, 2012

- Coroner blames NHS neglect for 15-year-old’s death from TB http://t.co/jW6YMYBh Jun 16, 2012

- The coalition’s defamation bill will not make it easier to unmask internet trolls http://t.co/a2BMC024 Jun 16, 2012

- US: J.P. Morgan Chief Seeks Old Testament Justice http://t.co/EgE0vFAT Jun 16, 2012

- Anorexic woman should be fed against her wishes, judge rules http://t.co/xqZDvfWp Jun 16, 2012

- PAKISTAN’s judiciary: Stop me before I bribe again | The Economist http://t.co/KD9gTTKT Jun 16, 2012

- US: One legislative panel backs Rutgers overhaul http://t.co/HoPAYyqB Jun 16, 2012

- US: Rubio may not introduce his immigration legislation after Obama announcement http://t.co/BdR1K1tV Jun 16, 2012

- S AFRICA: Gaps between judiciary and developmental state http://t.co/79irk71s Jun 16, 2012

- BULGARIA: President Vetoes Judiciary Act Amendments http://t.co/yomRpnvo Jun 16, 2012

- SIERRA LEONE: The Judiciary & Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations: case in Motion but no prohress http://t.co/gzTfQaSU Jun 16, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Judiciary under siege http://t.co/JMh4J6NR Jun 16, 2012

- ZAMBIA: Judiciary Big-Wigs Take Leave http://t.co/mScSJRAy Jun 16, 2012

- ETHIPIA clamps down on Skype and other internet use on Tor http://t.co/Psxfrzww Jun 16, 2012

- New Labour group Progress rejects GMB union ‘outlaw’ threat http://t.co/QT4kp1Dr Jun 16, 2012

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- Lincoln Lawyer: How a flu remedy changed contract law forever http://t.co/Ab6LS2Fe Jun 15, 2012

- BAHRAIN: Medics Punished for Treating Injured http://t.co/xhGANFnA Jun 15, 2012

- SYRIA: Sexual Assault in Detention http://t.co/2VPJ6xvR Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: How firms can benefit from lawyers taking up non-executive appointments http://t.co/E45wkIIF Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: CCRC concern over advice given to refugees http://t.co/6rRAlxaq Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Church of England’s wedding rules can be elastic when it wants them to be http://t.co/uCz7Wlqn Jun 15, 2012

- Lords join chorus of criticism over Government’s secret justice plans | The Lawyer: http://t.co/N1OiPJvF Jun 15, 2012

- Historian Dan Snow ‘pinned down London rioter until police arrived’: court heard http://t.co/AYtgmeTz Jun 15, 2012

- LulzSec ‘hacker’ Ryan Cleary unlikely to be extradited to US because he has Asperger’s syndrome http://t.co/JNrC4TIC Jun 15, 2012

- BALKANS: Srebrenica massacre: four former Bosnian Serb soldiers jailed http://t.co/EVDyICUr Jun 15, 2012

- GUARDIAN LAW week’s review: Online anonymity, online legal advice and online abuse http://t.co/BSM4IiAh Jun 15, 2012

- Anorexic woman should be fed against her wishes, judge rules http://t.co/xqZDvfWp Jun 15, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Law firm secretary stole over $500k http://t.co/ANSFigON Jun 15, 2012

- Barrister died in fall down spiral staircase - Oxford http://t.co/7B5Onk5r Jun 15, 2012

- The pitfalls of free online legal advice http://t.co/qoBUInEm Jun 15, 2012

- Courts in chaos as delivery of legal papers is privatised http://t.co/Fhucskfe Jun 15, 2012

- Edinburgh Legionnaires’ outbreak: Victim makes legal bid for answers http://t.co/5MX5bJt2 Jun 15, 2012

- Kevin Costner Wins Legal Battle Against Stephen Baldwin http://t.co/Pby9uy38 Jun 15, 2012

- US: Legal Help For The Poor In ‘State Of Crisis’ http://t.co/U38xGsIF Jun 15, 2012

- Teenager went on the rampage and kicked policeman in the face after taking Benzo Fury http://t.co/S7AsFadv Jun 15, 2012

- Human Rights Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson Speaks at AUA in ARMENIA http://t.co/kx0EWXnW Jun 15, 2012

- Kissinger and Human Rights: An “Indifferent, Callous, and Perhaps Even Hostile” Record http://t.co/GRcB9Ueb Jun 15, 2012

- AFGHANISTAN: Reverse Suspension of Political Party http://t.co/xhZj7pwF Jun 15, 2012

- Dinner winner! Nine-year-old NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne beats council censors http://t.co/WDGF9qkM Jun 15, 2012

- GERMANY: Major Police Raids: Salafist Organization Banned in Germany http://t.co/5WXK1MkT Jun 15, 2012

- GERMANY: Childcare Draft Law Fuels Feminism Debate in Germany http://t.co/th2r8clu Jun 15, 2012

- GERMANY: Police Used ‘Metaphysicist’ in Search for Neo-Nazi Murder Cell http://t.co/HYbV4hVE Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Courier ‘teething problems’ hit London courts http://t.co/VoiOPzGa Jun 15, 2012

- Using the v word to tackle anti-abortion laws http://t.co/NDKBMgi6 Jun 15, 2012

- Using the v word to tackle anti-abortion laws http://t.co/NDKBMgi6 Jun 15, 2012

- Cabinet Office has no record of Gordon Brown’s ‘war vow’ call to Rupert Murdoch - http://t.co/v43dYYdi Jun 15, 2012

- NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne school dinner photo ban lifted http://t.co/MV7ivBm0 Jun 15, 2012

- Parents warned over fake digital thermometers http://t.co/mDFKIkay Jun 15, 2012

- Bed-bound Sergei Zolotovsky jailed for murders http://t.co/IJ5t0aGa Jun 15, 2012

- NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne banned from taking school dinner photos http://t.co/MV7ivBm0 Jun 15, 2012

- Stop and search: there’s an app for that http://t.co/7mnUDJpx Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Senior lawyers attack closed civil hearings http://t.co/ldeZteKr Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Quindell snaps up claims networker to sidestep referral fee ban http://t.co/C11LPoyF Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: LG secures non-exclusive association in Brazil | The Lawyer: http://t.co/a0fSOEr7 Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton exodus continues with SH and KBH Kaanuun benefiting | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VbYExt19 Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: O’Melveny to build UK film practice with hire of Olswang star | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3Sjpjgwl Jun 15, 2012

- US: Sensible Sentences for Nonviolent Offenders http://t.co/HrF0E64G Jun 15, 2012

- Forthcoming Facebook Motion Said to Discuss Nasdaq’s Role in I.P.O.: http://t.co/3wjITYES Jun 15, 2012

- BAHRAIN: Court Upholds Convictions of 9 Doctors http://t.co/f217whLZ Jun 15, 2012

- POLAND: Courts should be tougher on hooligans - Polish minister http://t.co/SpQLGNoE Jun 15, 2012

- POLAND: Polish leaders want stiff penalties for football hooligans http://t.co/X3iVNRA3 Jun 15, 2012

- Italian man who won £650,000 in betting stake goes to High Court after UK-based gambling site refused to pay http://t.co/LqPEVBW1 Jun 15, 2012

- BSkyB shares hit by cost of football TV rights ‘blowout’ http://t.co/7LKn7ddO Jun 15, 2012

- LIBYA: Law Restricting Speech Ruled Unconstitutional http://t.co/Xw93HvNS Jun 15, 2012

- US: White House, lawmakers prepare for health law ruling http://t.co/Z4yAShN3 Jun 15, 2012

- Forced equal pay audits for sexist bosses who lose tribunal claims http://t.co/dgTRLtSc Jun 15, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a Jun 15, 2012

- UK law firms must tackle cybercrime http://t.co/ZLKDS6kn Jun 15, 2012

- UN tribunal on LEBANON: Lawyer of Hezbollah suspect opposed to trial http://t.co/RPuR4NfS Jun 15, 2012

- CANADA: Manitoba judge in indecent photo scandal says she’s a victim http://t.co/I7Hlhedv Jun 15, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Husband of Brisbane lawyer Melinda Taylor says arrest in Libya puts all ICC workers at risk http://t.co/6qrNMUj7 Jun 15, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Lawyers’ chaotic meeting ends in mini-rally: http://t.co/5QOkcfjX Jun 15, 2012

- LIBYA: Lawyer Melinda Taylor: Nato Demands Release Of Four ICC Delegates Held By Militia In Zintan http://t.co/eD2Igyw8 Jun 15, 2012

- Masseur to the stars cleared of sex assault claims after spending 9 months behind bars on remand http://t.co/NiIqXb8O Jun 15, 2012

- US: Penn State Police Officer Testifies He Warned Sandusky About Contact With Boys http://t.co/B9qiQSo8 Jun 15, 2012

- NORWAY: Breivik trial: Psychiatric reports scrutinised http://t.co/kRCCi1lI Jun 15, 2012

- NZ: Guy trial: Contradiction on tape http://t.co/o5B8rBvA Jun 15, 2012

- US: New TIME Magazine Cover Story On Illegal Immigrants: ‘We Are Americans…Just Not Legally http://t.co/gHuhyWaP Jun 15, 2012

- Nottingham targets illegal cigarette and tobacco sellers http://t.co/LaBltkKO Jun 15, 2012

- Operation Elveden: three more arrested over alleged illegal payments http://t.co/0dVoiwhr Jun 15, 2012

- Law Firm News Roundup: 3rd to 9th June http://t.co/KUOflJ33 Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Support for an independent solicitor-locating website http://t.co/ZNVl2dlX Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Solicitor loses case over conditions on his practising certificate http://t.co/nX23QOI3 Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Eurozone crisis had major impact on EU legislation in 2011 http://t.co/HLh7HLRH Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: ICO confirms that personal data can be properly anonymised to avoid legal compliance http://t.co/dPqI1Pvy Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: LSC to close its specialist support service in July http://t.co/15o1rCRS Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Government announces plan to criminalise forced marriage http://t.co/WlPYcQZb Jun 15, 2012

- NEW LAW JOURNAL: Doreen Lawrence & her solicitor receive honours at LALY awards http://t.co/Pru2JjEg Jun 15, 2012

- Privacy on parade: Government plans to snoop on internet & phone traffic raise practical & ethical considerations http://t.co/0wc7PZGZ Jun 15, 2012

- Snooping powers could target speeding motorists on phone, warns officer http://t.co/C4ygurAS Jun 15, 2012

- Security guards to form ‘private police force’ in city centre http://t.co/Cgppfa8q Jun 15, 2012

- Ministers not judges will decide secret hearings, experts warn http://t.co/7uKT2ZXc Jun 15, 2012

- Two-thirds of tagged youths go on to re-offend http://t.co/DzUMpsOh Jun 15, 2012

- Tagged criminals commit nearly 900 offences a year http://t.co/GBALJdor Jun 15, 2012

- ISRAEL: Nearly three months without food, as Israel looks away | http://t.co/zTnKvVlf Jun 15, 2012

- Gay marriage? Get your priorities straight, people | http://t.co/EZPs5cu6 Jun 15, 2012

- Leveson, and why the public do care http://t.co/qlJV69c9 Jun 15, 2012

- CHINA: Graphic abortion photos prompt outrage at China’s one-child law http://t.co/twryoxIK Jun 15, 2012

- Cameron defends Hunt, Coulson – and his Christmas with Murdoch http://t.co/FIFf0MyX Jun 15, 2012

- GREECE: Pharmacist’s murder highlights Greek economic plight http://t.co/qZELbVyu Jun 15, 2012

- FRANCE: Will xenophobia go mainstream? http://t.co/h7FFlC1l Jun 15, 2012

- An embarrassing day for the Prime Minister t http://t.co/jLtfC1QV Jun 15, 2012

- UK banks step back from involvement in cluster bombs http://t.co/oHVJWOYi Jun 15, 2012

- Belfast woman loses final bid to save pit bull terrier-type dog http://t.co/AgSf4Klp Jun 15, 2012

- Two Northern Ireland arrests in Ceop internet paedophile operation http://t.co/3SsO8fds Jun 15, 2012

- Ex-bank manager jailed for stealing from Ulster Bank and customers http://t.co/JGuZrA5k Jun 15, 2012

- Police federation calls for ‘whole life’ terms for killing officers http://t.co/pqtbiTk8 Jun 15, 2012

- Doctor tells murder trial Michaela McAreavey died in violent struggle http://t.co/o24FVAyZ Jun 15, 2012

- IRELAND: Sean Quinn’s children’s assets frozen by Dublin High Court http://t.co/PgnLVac2 Jun 15, 2012

- Eight arrested in paedophile probe http://t.co/Vfzdg4u1 Jun 15, 2012

- Black fish: Four fishermen admit £6.5m Lerwick and Peterhead scam http://t.co/PTrxGRBO Jun 15, 2012

- Glasgow kirk quits Church of Scotland over gay clergy row http://t.co/wdQo1Rht Jun 15, 2012

- Alex Salmond defends not telling police about Observer hacking claim http://t.co/QKwaSQNj Jun 15, 2012

- Eden Festival ‘pink ecstasy’ warning http://t.co/C8DFIYBz Jun 15, 2012

- Charity campaign for murder victim’s families http://t.co/9vVnY7HR Jun 15, 2012

- Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Jury sent home after considering verdict http://t.co/sL9m9rvb Jun 15, 2012

- Holywell town councillor Michael Mills jailed for dead wife benefit fraud http://t.co/cLJKbMls Jun 15, 2012

- Surgeon Dr Ahmed Abdelgawad admits public decency charge http://t.co/SzqQTwLF Jun 15, 2012

- Swansea mother Michelle Smith ‘murdered baby with painkiller’ http://t.co/FS0fHA36 Jun 15, 2012

- US: Three doctors charged in Armstrong doping case http://t.co/qUFXouxn Jun 15, 2012

- UK’s data communication bill faces tough criticism http://t.co/0VxshpcJ Jun 15, 2012

- UKBA staff ‘unfairly rejecting’ African visas, report finds http://t.co/tD9hudbo Jun 15, 2012

- JAPAN: Last Aum cult fugitive Katsuya Takahashi arrested in Japan http://t.co/iHICZIRS Jun 15, 2012

- INDIA: Female athlete arrested on ‘rape’ charges http://t.co/IX1PjtWp Jun 15, 2012

- EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood warn of ‘dangerous’ days http://t.co/8ypcdj8b Jun 15, 2012

- ARGENTINA: President Fernandez demands Falklands talks http://t.co/XalWDJJr Jun 15, 2012

- Guardian hacking journalist David Leigh won’t be charged http://t.co/OxniwuTO Jun 15, 2012

- Met pays lawyer £210k for libel claim http://t.co/ReM1bbRU Jun 15, 2012

- Three arrests in corrupt payments investigation http://t.co/iXv7fHox Jun 15, 2012

- 100 held in web suspected internet paedophile raids http://t.co/7pnxKOwv Jun 15, 2012

- Man stabbed with his own samurai sword after trying to scare off intruders http://t.co/QbfhxYN6 Jun 15, 2012

- Paralysed men sentenced for murdering ex-wife and mother-in-law. http://t.co/YjhbNuwI Jun 15, 2012

- Warning on financial scams targeting the elderly http://t.co/ycNyX8rP Jun 15, 2012

- Serving police superintendent questioning continues over allegedly passing unauthorised information to journalist - http://t.co/b9mWnWPT Jun 15, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Appeal tribunal slaps down serial employment litigant http://t.co/dVdvERJk Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith, Olswang, Taylor Wessing among line-up on sale of Hoxton Hotel- Legalweek http://t.co/k7uOdfbJ Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis, Bakers lead on Kazakh oil company deal- Legalweek http://t.co/tZtskJ80 Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose brings in Vinson capital markets partner as firm pushes forward on integration- Legalweek http://t.co/2gTgeKUF Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O breaks ranks amid slowing Hong Kong market with partner cutbacks- Legalweek http://t.co/glNcpjaP Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood hires from SNR continue with partner duo- Legalweek http://t.co/nle7U4pl Jun 15, 2012

- LG enters Brazil market with local association as FFW talks continue- Legalweek http://t.co/K2ov6nOM Jun 15, 2012

- Russia calls to overturn foreign rulings prompt strong criticism- Legalweek http://t.co/oNIos0EA Jun 15, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Kingfisher hands key roles to top duo on reduced roster- Legalweek http://t.co/RxWZPUJD Jun 15, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Law firms need to wake up to importance of apps, urges report http://t.co/rq231oqZ Jun 15, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Consumer panel calls for five-fold increase in LeO’s compensation limit to £150,000 http://t.co/JWfsJjSs Jun 15, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Mid-market private equity house targets law firm investment http://t.co/pqyTzpki Jun 15, 2012

- Eurozone crisis: Banking sector could be ‘wiped out’ if weakest nations leave http://t.co/Vx9KSs4y Jun 15, 2012

- CANADA: Quebec had no choice but to intervene with protest law: government lawyer http://t.co/HNneg0Hm Jun 15, 2012

- ‘Snooping’ laws will stop paedophile rings, says Theresa May http://t.co/zCct7SHN Jun 15, 2012

- Rangers players ‘can walk away’ according to legal expert http://t.co/w9lqLqm7 Jun 15, 2012

- LIBYA: Muammar Gaddafi praise law revoked http://t.co/ljWbuFPc Jun 15, 2012

- US: Judge rules Mayweather to stay behind bars http://t.co/7DoFaq0I Jun 15, 2012

- US: Judge: Guatemalans can’t sue US officials over syphilis and gonorrhea experiments http://t.co/DV26AsO8 Jun 15, 2012

- CANADA: First Canadian judge to ever stand trial for murder found guilty of shooting wife http://t.co/gMFYLoyL Jun 15, 2012

- US: Richmond Circuit Court appoints openly gay judge http://t.co/7JZXZOjV Jun 15, 2012

- US: Judge Halts Facebook Fishing Expedition Before It Can Grow Into A Suit http://t.co/UlKSx6pF Jun 15, 2012

- US: Schneiderman Introduces Legislation to Protect New Yorkers From Foreclosure Fraud http://t.co/6xiMrT3C Jun 15, 2012

- UK Treasury Proposes Legislation To Ring Fence UK Bank Deposits http://t.co/JiFmo7EC Jun 15, 2012

- US: Senator’s Legislation Takes on Telephone Bill Cramming http://t.co/V1IP41FR Jun 15, 2012

- BULGARIA: Bulgaria PM Makes U-Turn on Amendments to Judiciary Act - http://t.co/bjCd77kZ Jun 15, 2012

- US: Former President Jimmy Carter honored for appointing minority judges http://t.co/x0gOz0Vf Jun 15, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: For better judiciary, reforms in appointment process needed http://t.co/sOkZBATm Jun 15, 2012

- UGANDA: Prisons Boss Blames Judiciary for Congestion http://t.co/eOBgEPNv Jun 15, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Allegations against Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry aimed to paralyse judiciary: Imran Khan http://t.co/FDmMbE5p Jun 15, 2012

- Met police pays damages to phone-hacking solicitor accused of lying http://t.co/AIOF35n1 Jun 15, 2012

- Mental health problems no longer a bar to becoming an MP http://t.co/WjrUijEh Jun 15, 2012

- IRAN: Justice for the victims of Iranian massacre http://t.co/GU7OwpUO Jun 15, 2012

- Mining firm Bumi accused of human rights abuses http://t.co/2wdhcJ61 Jun 15, 2012

- Supreme Court rejects Assange’s attempt to reopen appeal | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/wb8AeQBb Jun 15, 2012

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- Fatou Bensouda: the woman who could redeem the international criminal court http://t.co/I1wVh6Yp Jun 14, 2012

- The non-case against gay parenting http://t.co/bRffhaRh Jun 14, 2012

- Why the attorney general is wrong to prosecute the Mirror and Mail http://t.co/akb5ICoX Jun 14, 2012

- US: Disgraced Tycoon Allen Stanford jailed for 110 years for $7bn ponzi http://t.co/TG6pPxbQ Jun 14, 2012

- US: Justice Department is investigating whether cable company data limits block competition from online video http://t.co/AE6q4fjL Jun 14, 2012

- London tourist’s illegally parked car blown-up by police http://t.co/ZaZYARJP Jun 14, 2012

- Profile: PAKISTAN Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry http://t.co/eiRpmoDH Jun 14, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: Frank Chavez & Teddy Boy Locsin Jr. nominated as Chief Justice http://t.co/Zjij3ywg Jun 14, 2012

- David Gray Solicitor wins ‘Legal Aid Oscar’ http://t.co/Cu66EJpM Jun 14, 2012

- Smithwick Tribunal: Solicitor denies wanting to frame Owen Corrigan http://t.co/YSQ3zcVO Jun 14, 2012

- UK Uncut wins right for judicial review into Goldman tax-saving deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hPe5PoMd Jun 14, 2012

- Borough of Islington secures order to evict Occupy protest | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Md9Hws4j Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Women begin to close gender gap in some judicial appointments | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fmihBQyG Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fladgate continues recruitment drive with hire of McCarthy Tétrault partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/GbzCi6bW Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey’s Riyadh team resurfaces at Patton Boggs | The Lawyer: http://t.co/P2GdBzJE Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Blackstone’s Rose QC fails in bid to have Assange appeal reopened | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mMahiPiH Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas partners prepare to elect new management team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/iIJarvvz Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Dewey chair hires Spitzer’s PR to handle media enquiries | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tinfqBnY Jun 14, 2012

- ECHR Rejects Improperly Filed Cases from RUSSIA http://t.co/TeHq4tLN Jun 14, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Woman killed to stop partner’s testimony in court http://t.co/88ccGp29 Jun 14, 2012

- Pakistani lawyers in UK concerned over judicial crisis: http://t.co/WnMHV7aL Jun 14, 2012

- EGYPT: Supreme court rules Egypt’s lower house be dissolved http://t.co/b3PzdzAJ Jun 14, 2012

- More female judges appointed - but ethnic minority candidates making slower progress http://t.co/EvjvGT6l Jun 14, 2012

- ‘Online snooping’ scheme expected to cost at least £1.8bn http://t.co/djLRhodv Jun 14, 2012

- INDIA: ‘Lawless’ mining industry criticised by Human Rights Watch http://t.co/sFKK2cvb Jun 14, 2012

- Tony Blair avoids attempted citizen’s arrest in Hong Kong http://t.co/9Zjzp5Ix Jun 14, 2012

- Has the Court of the European Union let subsidy fraud off the hook? | Rosalind English http://t.co/a0icWz8O Jun 14, 2012

- US: Virginia’s Legal Bigwigs Want This Gay Prosecutor To Be A Judge http://t.co/sGhyxsA1 Jun 14, 2012

- Audit office attacks tax deals for corporations http://t.co/FaPCHlih Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Greenwich LBC sees off equality challenge http://t.co/m7KDayBs Jun 14, 2012

- SYRIA: France demands peace plan be legally enforced as West works on resolution http://t.co/LSSZsBQ6 Jun 14, 2012

- Lance Armstrong confronted with legal charges by US drug authorities - http://t.co/1r4DVKKI Jun 14, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Aussie weightlifter to take legal action http://t.co/Vt85fuJO Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Avoiding conveyancing complaints http://t.co/4msfPkH7 Jun 14, 2012

- Law Firm News Roundup: 3rd to 9th June http://t.co/KUOflJ33 Jun 14, 2012

- Consumer panel pushes for LeO’s compensation limit to rise to £150,000 | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/xpuCEFFl Jun 14, 2012
LAW GAZETTE: Could 8 Out of 10 Cats help market your firm? http://t.co/h25XFxiC Jun 14, 2012 
- LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper signs up Biggart Baillie partner for Edinburgh office- Legalweek http://t.co/SEZukEpQ Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst adds two partners to Frankfurt base with Dewey double- Legalweek http://t.co/RsQ7lqk7 Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: State of Dewey’s Middle East finances revealed as local partners battle over unpaid dues | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MKPOkXcH Jun 14, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey management accused of ‘running Ponzi scheme’ in lawsuit brought by ex-partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/AaVggiQr Jun 14, 2012

- NZ: Scott Guy trial: Other suspects considered http://t.co/Tk9iP7G3 Jun 14, 2012

- SNP pledge on separate Scotland bank regulation illegal, says industry http://t.co/48ricQj1 Jun 14, 2012

- BRAZIL biofuel: Shell axes ‘illegal’ sugar cane plan http://t.co/9hLlqJlO Jun 14, 2012

- US: Rajat K. Gupta’s Insider Trading Case Goes to Jury: http://t.co/SXSk22tR Jun 14, 2012

- US: No New Trial for John Edwards http://t.co/FD9LAheh Jun 14, 2012

- US: North Carolina to Enshrine Climate Denial Into Law http://t.co/qkmuzWeK Jun 14, 2012

- US: Law change makes Texas No. 1 in prison population http://t.co/wEoX5XJx Jun 14, 2012

- EGYPT: Vigilante Justice Shows Law Breakdown Shaping Vote http://t.co/un1O0GR0 Jun 14, 2012

- Westlife singer Shane Filan is declared bankrupt http://t.co/SEmFcdvM Jun 14, 2012

- World’s first ‘tax’ on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 http://t.co/TkZR09c3 Jun 14, 2012

- May setting out plans to monitor internet use in the UK http://t.co/cfyFzJDP Jun 14, 2012

- Mary Portas vows to lift ‘gagging order’ on High Street traders http://t.co/UAZ5qLmc Jun 14, 2012

- Fixed Penalty Notice motoring fines may rise to £90 http://t.co/RNFhhBWa Jun 14, 2012

- Rangers creditors formally reject CVA proposal http://t.co/ZWCbGNdg Jun 14, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: Gordon Brown ‘cooked up’ deal claim according to David Cameron http://t.co/NQeBOx4t Jun 14, 2012

- Dozens arrested in paedophile abuse raids http://t.co/5H1HjyQa Jun 14, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 14, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Lawyers ban Bukhari’s entry in bars http://t.co/52ncvyts Jun 14, 2012

- US: Lawyer: American imprisoned in Cuba in declining health; Cubans not supplying medical records http://t.co/vYyVK8K3 Jun 14, 2012

- EGYPT: Lawyer: Mubarak fears prison doctors want him dead http://t.co/1nS2Xln8 Jun 14, 2012

- MAURITIUS: Honeymoon murder: lawyers seek to detain husband http://t.co/1UDjx3FP Jun 14, 2012

- LIBYA: Glamorous Australian lawyer held in Libya on spying charge after visiting Colonel Gaddafi’s son in jail http://t.co/LaOfqUce Jun 14, 2012

- Supreme Courts around the World: the Philippines | UKSC Blog http://t.co/nTz9sO3t Jun 14, 2012

- US: New York court nixes challenge to carbon market http://t.co/RlRNzZpi Jun 14, 2012

- Taxman criticized for Goldman tax deal http://t.co/vZOG02Sd Jun 14, 2012

- Euro-Courts issue suspended jail terms for Warsaw clashes http://t.co/UcSiEKyG Jun 14, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Gerard Baden-Clay makes first appearance in court over the murder of his wife http://t.co/VPclvsRV Jun 14, 2012

- ‘Cheated’ Cook moves closer to court challenge over selection http://t.co/vP0sTEU5 Jun 14, 2012

- US: Anti-SOPA Congressmen Unveil “Digital Bill of Rights” http://t.co/JFvl8H2H Jun 14, 2012

- Animal rights group slams Danny Boyle over ‘English countryside’ Olympics opening ceremony http://t.co/rqKNjILe Jun 14, 2012

- S. AFRICA: Lawyers call for Sadc Tribunal reopening http://t.co/TwDwCk8A Jun 14, 2012

- LEBANON: Lawyers in bid to have Hariri tribunal declared illegal http://t.co/MmraFKx9 Jun 14, 2012

- Baha Mousa death: army doctor ‘ignored cries of tortured men’ http://t.co/9uVPgw0f Jun 14, 2012

- LEBANON tribunal should not try Hariri suspects - lawyer http://t.co/v6aMiXPy Jun 14, 2012

- Canadian law firms rush for prime Web real estate http://t.co/nfDXReVW Jun 14, 2012

- We are still a long way off equal parental rights for fathers http://t.co/WYWkRWkc Jun 14, 2012

- Parenting law ‘about children’s rights’ http://t.co/OglLVFrn Jun 14, 2012

- Speaker Bercow should not have allowed the l-word http://t.co/9YpUzg5H Jun 14, 2012

- Like Thatcher before them, leaders must understand their moral duty towards the environment http://t.co/rJJ2hUNZ Jun 14, 2012

- Let’s not kid ourselves that ‘the internet’ is our biggest problem http://t.co/4XLPu1l6 Jun 14, 2012

- Levi Bellfield articles ‘prejudicial’, court hears http://t.co/qkDajk63 Jun 14, 2012

- Fashionably late, ‘unemployed of Churchill’ has her (first) day in court http://t.co/nKUjp0kd Jun 14, 2012

- May’s claims to justify ‘snoopers’ charter’ anger campaigners http://t.co/yK3LPHld Jun 14, 2012

- David Cameron at the Leveson Inquiry: the questions that await the Prime Minister http://t.co/6b9i4H8X Jun 14, 2012

- SOUTH AFRICA’s corruption-tainted police force gets first female chief http://t.co/RfqoRicA Jun 14, 2012

- Nick Clegg backs Vince Cable over NI threat to ‘do Lib Dems over’ http://t.co/woOqYKMG Jun 14, 2012

- Call for police links to animal rights firebombing to be investigated http://t.co/vol9SkC3 Jun 14, 2012

- Online privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for ‘snoopers’ charter’ http://t.co/Agq8Uy43 Jun 14, 2012

- Premier League lands £3bn TV rights bonanza from Sky and BT http://t.co/KybqMblb Jun 14, 2012

- Undercover police can have sex with suspects if abstaining would blow their cover http://t.co/BgqjCZ1d Jun 14, 2012

- ‘Hello World’, says right-to-die ‘locked-in’ sufferer Tony Nicklinson in first Tweet http://t.co/U6WzzzP6 Jun 14, 2012

- One way to unravel the Gordian Knot of family law http://t.co/oxtUWd5K Jun 14, 2012

- Town hall phone records ban to defuse Coalition snooping row http://t.co/DLa8S4PR Jun 14, 2012

- Is Facebook aiding lawless Britain? http://t.co/9QWVDKcl Jun 14, 2012

- Scotland Yard chief: ‘snooping’ laws ‘matter of life and death’ http://t.co/8teCdNBD Jun 14, 2012

- Video: Communications monitoring concessions ‘pretty lame’ http://t.co/aLugqjXB Jun 14, 2012

- Phone and email monitoring. The key issues http://t.co/lpaWTioc Jun 14, 2012

- All child porn viewers at risk of becoming sex attackers, experts warn http://t.co/mYtzfcTP Jun 14, 2012

- Police fine motorists who flashed headlights near speed traps http://t.co/lC599MS7 Jun 14, 2012

- US: The New York Police Department’s overdue oversight http://t.co/Fpn1XPR4 Jun 14, 2012

- Half of all tagged offenders break curfew rules, says report http://t.co/yfd7QAmY Jun 14, 2012

- LulzSec: US indicts Ryan Cleary over hacking of Sony and Fox http://t.co/Q0QOCaPy Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Stretwise - ‘Hackney Community Law Centre, as you would expect, is hip and down’ http://t.co/ihWe66pm Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Orbiter - ‘Underwood has teamed up with the Lord’s Taverners cricket charity to raise money for disabled’ http://t.co/lH8dGug6 Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Orbiter - ‘Tough questions for Leveson’ http://t.co/iIezTJup Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Orbiter - ‘Evoking the Agincourt spirit for England’s Euro 2012 clash with France’ http://t.co/49yiohGL http://t.co/49yiohGL Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Chancery Lane warns of ‘anomalies’ in referral fee ban http://t.co/GbnynTgt Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Shropshire Council sets up legal company http://t.co/3msQZPnW Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: SIFA warns against liberalisation of referrals process http://t.co/VANcgytg Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Nominations open for Law Society Excellence Awards http://t.co/tAtSkgqC Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: SRA chief wants more trainee positions http://t.co/1XKHVET8 Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Law Society dismisses ‘nonsensical’ third-party redress plans http://t.co/KFiqTSO3 Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Top GP backs government plans to check whiplash claims http://t.co/AsJQgiJD Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: College of Law chief explains post-buyout plans http://t.co/4fF1FrWT Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: CPS delays rollout of ALS interpreters http://t.co/Rm7t1uIT Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Hundreds’ of miscarriage of justice claims over legal advice failings http://t.co/UPvXGYSc Jun 14, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Law Society declares support for same-sex marriage http://t.co/l24j3L0L Jun 14, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Twitter becoming key referral source for solicitors, says research http://t.co/RONzJLps Jun 14, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Yourfirm.law on the horizon as Internet body seeks radical expansion of domains http://t.co/F5pEwg1h Jun 14, 2012

- Human rights groups say racist crimes on rise in UKRAINE http://t.co/BtgX6gCs Jun 14, 2012

- US: Judge cites Internet age, orders release of more evidence in Trayvon Martin shooting http://t.co/y7N6QN7U Jun 14, 2012

- US: Judge: Zimmerman statements can be released http://t.co/sn5lX64m Jun 14, 2012

- US: George Zimmerman’s wife charged with perjury http://t.co/HQaWRLdz Jun 14, 2012

- Despite Apple’s Best Efforts, US Judge Clears Galaxy S3 For Unhindered June 21st Launch http://t.co/dtiH6eHd Jun 14, 2012

- MOZAMBIQUE: African nation urged to improve legislation as oil, gas sector grows http://t.co/zDH36UuP Jun 14, 2012

- ARGENTINA: Supreme Court Seeks Data on Social Security Funds http://t.co/56chF9F0 Jun 14, 2012

- Uncle’s injuries ‘like a punishment beating” http://t.co/3pnt1zlu Jun 14, 2012

- McAreavey trial adjourned for day http://t.co/EBfOYd8H Jun 14, 2012

- Appeal judges quash rape conviction http://t.co/4m0oZw2M Jun 14, 2012

- Papal Legate to Eucharistic Congress meets abuse victims http://t.co/wlI2ITgl Jun 14, 2012

- Marion Millican jury hears accused had ‘stab’ thoughts http://t.co/AymgdKxK Jun 14, 2012

- Rangers directors may face probe following liquidation http://t.co/Gy9anavA Jun 14, 2012

- Boy denies rape in Edinburgh school toilet http://t.co/ez6nFEwM Jun 14, 2012

- James Sharkey jailed for killing Christopher Graham in Cambuslang http://t.co/ZXsJZWLV Jun 14, 2012

- Doctor Derek Keilloh a ‘criminal’ over Baha Mousa death in Iraq http://t.co/FZFulehR Jun 14, 2012

- Nat Fraser to challenge second Arlene murder verdict http://t.co/yeCwNvx2 Jun 14, 2012

- Kevin Rooney admits OAP rape and murder in Edinburgh http://t.co/PdSvS0sx Jun 14, 2012

- Labour challenges Penlington-Pennington vote mix-up at High Court http://t.co/f3Jm30r4 Jun 14, 2012

- Gay marriage: Church in Wales bishops want exemption http://t.co/YyRLsNYt Jun 14, 2012

- Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Judge sums up trial http://t.co/Dephii8u Jun 14, 2012

- Pembrokeshire child abuse row: Police given new details http://t.co/tsZDfRE9 Jun 14, 2012

- Megan-Leigh Peat murder inquiry: Premier league academy Footballer charged http://t.co/QBqzprYy Jun 14, 2012

- CANADA: Montreal teacher shows class Jun Lin ‘murder video’ http://t.co/KWMPXz2K Jun 14, 2012

- Tour de France Cyclist Lance Armstrong denies doping charges http://t.co/EPfhb265 Jun 14, 2012

- What do you get when you add ‘legal aid’ to ‘glittering occasion’? http://t.co/UVgYUeMq Jun 14, 2012

- Arab women fight to keep gains won on the street http://t.co/CcPqWtpt Jun 14, 2012

- Crisis deepens over legal team detained in LIBYA http://t.co/hYnNwODa Jun 14, 2012

- Irish property pair seek to file for bankruptcy in UK http://t.co/IlbYb1D0 Jun 14, 2012

- US: The New York Police Department’s overdue oversight http://t.co/Fpn1XPR4 Jun 14, 2012

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- Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks remanded on bail http://t.co/s2JZx2wn Jun 13, 2012

- Conker row murder: Life for boy who killed Steven Grisales http://t.co/9uxNrFiA Jun 13, 2012

- Undercover policeman ‘fire-bombed shop,’ MPs told http://t.co/aHPJQJ3R Jun 13, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: Alex Salmond claims Observer newspaper accessed bank account http://t.co/GbBPymtU Jun 13, 2012

- IRELAND: Judge refuses “wasted costs” order for failed refugee challenge http://t.co/WIg0MyfK Jun 13, 2012

- IRELAND: Former solicitor jailed for stealing over EUR 750,000 from clients’ accounts http://t.co/3ER6ci0l Jun 13, 2012

- Wales school closures plans hugely flawed - solicitor http://t.co/PacZBm29 Jun 13, 2012

- Fathers finally get equal access rights to children. So why now? http://t.co/FOjhPlji Jun 13, 2012

- Baha Mousa death: army doctor ‘ignored cries of tortured men’ http://t.co/9uVPgw0f Jun 13, 2012

- Murdochs could not have been forced to give select committee evidence, report says | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/V8NZIQhB Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Halliwells acquisition helps Hill Dickinson post turnover rise | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fI4JFgEJ Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst beefs up Frankfurt practice with pair of Dewey partners | The Lawyer: http://t.co/IdVlrbLG Jun 13, 2012

- UK Uncut wins right for judicial review into Goldman tax-saving deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hPe5PoMd Jun 13, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Referral fee ban is SRA’s mission impossible http://t.co/x4YPYi6S Jun 13, 2012

- US: Justice Department lawsuit challenges Florida voter purge http://t.co/3nCCaNG8 Jun 13, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Chief justice’s son ran judiciary like a don’ http://t.co/PO4Maxsk Jun 13, 2012

- Rogerstone council ‘deliberately failed to consult on homes’ http://t.co/6vJDOHzW Jun 13, 2012

- NIGERIA: ‘Lawyer’ Who Allegedly Receives Snatched Vehicles in Police Net http://t.co/HbSUGWKf Jun 13, 2012

- Jeremy Hunt denies Labour claims he lied over BSkyB bid http://t.co/5yCyfZkE Jun 13, 2012

- Family lawyers attack shared parenting plans | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/NbWFuCsa Jun 13, 2012

- Human Rights Watch urges BANGLADESH to accept BURMA refugees: http://t.co/9JZ4MD2W Jun 13, 2012

- Lindsay Lohan’s Legal Disaster Timeline http://t.co/SPCZHd8l Jun 13, 2012

- Wall of shame – vacuous and inaccurate free legal content http://t.co/sY5KJd1c Jun 13, 2012

- ASEAN judges, prosecutors gather in Cambodia for legal, judicial cooperation http://t.co/yYx8FAw6 Jun 13, 2012

- Gay marriage would open way for legal incest: claim http://t.co/xqK64vo2 Jun 13, 2012

- The Spanish ‘Legal-Arbitrage’ Bond Trade Is On http://t.co/xFJdOpg5 Jun 13, 2012

- Taekwondo star plans legal challenge after being left out of GB team http://t.co/6jo3rpTv Jun 13, 2012

- Small businesses shouldn’t be afraid of seeking legal advice http://t.co/46V50bRa Jun 13, 2012

- Marilyn Monroe hologram concert threatened with legal action http://t.co/CLrTPcnp Jun 13, 2012

- Shop selling legal high drugs raided after death of teenager Alex Heriot at RockNess music festival http://t.co/W82ysgdj Jun 13, 2012

- How The Oatmeal made FunnyJunk’s legal threats a laughing matter http://t.co/aR1UgZ5w Jun 13, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: SRA powerless to stop ABSs circumventing referral ban http://t.co/UXbOJmpz Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP unveils 8 per cent revenue rise for 2011-12 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eNsp3Cr8 Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Vizards faces discrimination claim in ongoing pay spat | The Lawyer: http://t.co/nLNA6jiT Jun 13, 2012

- MPs to investigate deputy children’s commissioner’s claims http://t.co/GouFoiJ2 Jun 13, 2012

- Undercover policeman ‘firebombed shop,’ MPs told http://t.co/aHPJQJ3R Jun 13, 2012

- Call for police links to animal rights firebombing to be investigated http://t.co/vol9SkC3 Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, CC and Bakers lead on €1.8bn Euro private equity deal- Legalweek http://t.co/OhPhnU6O Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: BLP announces 8% revenue growth as firm nears £250m mark- Legalweek http://t.co/f4wRw3OX Jun 13, 2012

- Family business | We must not ignore the warnings about fixed fees | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/AhGnMXG0 Jun 13, 2012

- Tales from practice | Best foot forward | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/tRB1cUIN Jun 13, 2012

- The good and the not so good about third-party complaints | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/Ecus3Tfo Jun 13, 2012

- Breakfast in bed, chocolate on the pillow and a divorce | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/EdfOWD7g Jun 13, 2012

- Litigation and the pursuit of charitable purpose | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/I1fl8dRz Jun 13, 2012

- Stealth tactics: making unfair dismissal worthless | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/VBYOanV7 Jun 13, 2012

- US: Legal Options Limited for Alumni Who Told of Abuse at Horace Mann http://t.co/2GrgIjjv Jun 13, 2012

- Denials Over Google Street View http://t.co/uFutsisS Jun 13, 2012

- Rebekah Brooks to face jury over claims she plotted to hide evidence of phone hacking http://t.co/TnDmEC9J Jun 13, 2012

- Travel ban for mothers who defy child access orders http://t.co/gzdDFGis Jun 13, 2012

- ‘Rioters robbed terrified diners at Michelin-starred restaurant’ http://t.co/dPc1Todd Jun 13, 2012

- Police in 19-hour stand-off with man wielding bottle of Cillit Bang - case collapsed http://t.co/zvcq7gjF Jun 13, 2012

- Lie detectors in court: BABY BARISTA BLOG http://t.co/KVqT1RRi Jun 13, 2012

- Ursula Brennan: the civil servant who is a glutton for punishment http://t.co/AASHtLgO Jun 13, 2012

- IRAN: Human rights lawyer jailed for 13 years http://t.co/SBKa6lpr Jun 13, 2012

- 78-year-old solicitor to carry Olympic torch | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/M0SIzkYJ Jun 13, 2012

- US: The School Law Blog: Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Resonates 30 Years Later http://t.co/K167KzTz Jun 13, 2012

- US: Brewer wants law enforcement ready for SB 1070 ruling http://t.co/IsL5b4oz Jun 13, 2012

- US: Trayvon’s father tells Florida panel: It’s a bad law http://t.co/3MOWcODn Jun 13, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Dewey Dubai partners take action to recover unpaid dues- Legalweek http://t.co/df8pdqw6 Jun 13, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Private equity firm takes stake in ABS http://t.co/f3hoU9yH Jun 13, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸ Jun 13, 2012

- Cooley Law Grad or Troll: Is There Even a Difference?(C/O ’93 Grad Claims He’s Employed as Shoeshiner) | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/prRvyrNz Jun 13, 2012

- Skadden’s Spring Bonus? Gift Cards For Associates! | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/2A57CO8h Jun 13, 2012

- ‘Dingo Ate My Baby’ Defense Actually Works! | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/GF5iJRhf Jun 13, 2012

- Flyover Law School Exposes Students to Potential Identity Theft Issues | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/EWJpCbzt Jun 13, 2012

- Bar Review Diaries: In Defense of Drinking or Playing Outside Instead of Studying | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/GZVCYRE5 Jun 13, 2012

- Judge of the Day: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/0NIUSNpd Jun 13, 2012

- Why Is This Australian ICC Defense Attorney Being Detained in Libya? | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/mS4Ay4BI Jun 13, 2012

- Size Matters: How A Bad Economy Means Good Business For A New Boutique Firm | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/9zJfWQbh Jun 13, 2012

- Potential Lawsuit of the Day: War of the Web Comics | ABOVE THE LAW http://t.co/VWuapPGJ Jun 13, 2012

- Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks due in court http://t.co/s2JZx2wn Jun 13, 2012

- MPs voting on investigation into Jeremy Hunt’s BSkyB role http://t.co/5yCyfZkE Jun 13, 2012

- CHINA soccer match-fixing: former football chief and top players jailed http://t.co/VPKSTR1S Jun 13, 2012

- Parents’ access rights after divorce enshrined in law http://t.co/pWUp5Lpy Jun 13, 2012

- You can’t be fired at will, but a sound settlement agreement with your employer could make your future a lot easier http://t.co/6wH05nqa Jun 13, 2012

- US Supreme Court turns away Guantanamo challenge http://t.co/5qbxuXrT Jun 13, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Malik Riaz accuses Arsalan of accepting bribes over Rs 340m http://t.co/M3xHtJun Jun 13, 2012

- US: Judge to decide about easing boxer Floyd Mayweather jail stay http://t.co/TSP6v7CH Jun 13, 2012

- LIBYA: Aussie lawyer Melinda Taylor well, but no sign of release from Libya http://t.co/WnjhHjcz Jun 13, 2012

- US: Rajat Gupta’s Insider Trading Trial Is Now Featuring A Stand-Up Comedy Routine From Gupta’s Lawyer And The Judge http://t.co/4zYcsu8N Jun 13, 2012

- US: Jerry Sandusky trial: Mike McQueary describes witnessing sex act http://t.co/cJVfKxWd Jun 13, 2012

- US: Munson: Surprise voices in closing arguments of Clemens trial http://t.co/NtsJHIFI Jun 13, 2012

- ISRAEL: Illegal migrants complain of being ‘treated like animals,’ a ‘cancer’ http://t.co/EMHbc5b9 Jun 13, 2012

- CHINA: Crackdown on illegal weapons slashes crime http://t.co/GzfRLf6w Jun 13, 2012

- ISRAEL detains illegal African migrants as part of deportation plan http://t.co/uCYKsIBT Jun 13, 2012

- Previous experience requirement not age discrimination | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/VOemRje2 Jun 13, 2012

- Commons to hold human rights debate next week | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/dk8wkFf0 Jun 13, 2012

- Cable to prevent settlement offers being used against employers in unfair dismissal claims | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/vHXPV5AK Jun 13, 2012

- Assange asks Supreme Court to reopen appeal | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/TDzxbDSk Jun 13, 2012

- Nothing but hyperbole on same-sex marriage http://t.co/4ZTyvO9x Jun 13, 2012

- These men confuse freedom of speech with freedom to abuse and harass http://t.co/0budkvGW Jun 13, 2012

- Rupert Murdoch did try to dictate government policy on EU, says ex-PM John Major http://t.co/JeLuxL7V Jun 13, 2012

- Boy’s fatal stabbing ‘captured on his own mobile phone camera’ http://t.co/rsY3C81o Jun 13, 2012

- Sadistic child abuse is rife across Britain, MPs warned http://t.co/kBcmbFxA Jun 13, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: The Church and Strasbourg http://t.co/v7QxBD7z Jun 13, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Shared parenting presumption in law reform proposal http://t.co/baerS6Je Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Oyez launches the most comprehensive information security research survey for law firms http://t.co/SPOHQNDl Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Clients and costs http://t.co/a7zrmXK0 Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: North Yorkshire law firm invests six-figure sum in Proclaim solution http://t.co/GgLuNADy Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Diamond Jubilee – milestone cases as nominated by the LexisPSL team http://t.co/IHrBPmHo Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: ABSolutely fabulous? An insight into Alternative Business Structures http://t.co/xxRDZkzI Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Back to the past to save the future http://t.co/fhpt95uk Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Will-writers accused of mis-selling and conducting reserved legal work http://t.co/x2rRMSfX Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: SRA warned over ABS risk if it changes rules on referring clients to financial advisers http://t.co/TXuSF3lv Jun 13, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Law firm enters the Dragon’s den with Caan investment http://t.co/5KIFXLry Jun 13, 2012

- The Perpetrators of Rape Need to Feel the Full Force of the Law http://t.co/psPyFNpK Jun 13, 2012

- If the Church Thinks Introduction of Same-Sex Civil Marriage Means Their Disestablishment… http://t.co/A4kUSQwZ Jun 13, 2012

- Liberal Democrats To Abstain On Commons Vote Over Jeremy Hunt’s Alleged Breaches Of Ministerial code http://t.co/h3AEBOOV Jun 13, 2012

- IRELAND: Lawyer jailed for fraud and theft http://t.co/Wi5abNlF Jun 13, 2012

- Rare Ulster proclamation is sold for £18,750 http://t.co/qcx5YGdx Jun 13, 2012

- Beating by West Belfast brothers ‘killed their uncle’ http://t.co/Z7UjRVtY Jun 13, 2012

- No bail change for throat-cut accused http://t.co/Kl70hu5s Jun 13, 2012

- Snooker player Allen fined over cheat accusation http://t.co/msJCjauw Jun 13, 2012

- IRELAND: Irish Republic pardons wartime deserters http://t.co/hVbHjNrx Jun 13, 2012

- PSNI officers disciplined after ‘sham wedding’ arrests http://t.co/ppstEnmn Jun 13, 2012

- Racist incidents fall for fourth year in Scotland http://t.co/MDmRaEFk Jun 13, 2012

- Awards in Highland and Shetland accidents ‘excessive’ judges rule http://t.co/damkvgEZ Jun 13, 2012

- Drug paraphernalia shop raided after RockNess death http://t.co/XMnMxaXA Jun 13, 2012

- Man denies OAP rape and murder in Edinburgh http://t.co/acHzaxHH Jun 13, 2012

- Dumfries and Galloway Council makes childminder data apology http://t.co/lP891wuy Jun 13, 2012

- Plas Madoc Communities First: Wrexham council takeover for defrauded scheme http://t.co/qxuc5Cqc Jun 13, 2012

- Anglesey councillor Hefin Thomas suspended for six months http://t.co/NZwWfRSg Jun 13, 2012

- Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Mother ‘forced to make admissions’ http://t.co/HZpeTKiU Jun 13, 2012

- David Doherty, son of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star, admits driving death charge http://t.co/J20OGQ2S Jun 13, 2012

- Waitrose robbery: Gang attack guard and steal cash http://t.co/PbpYvtdS Jun 13, 2012

- Child protection: Pembrokeshire council’s final warning http://t.co/mSa9Jl3p Jun 13, 2012

- Councils being rushed over policy consultation, says watchdog http://t.co/4lJIGBOM Jun 13, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: Scotland’s Alex Salmond to answer questions http://t.co/GbBPymtU Jun 13, 2012

- US: Trayvon Martin death: Zimmerman wife on perjury charge http://t.co/vdT1ufWt Jun 13, 2012

- Habbo investor pulls out after ‘explicit’ sex allegations http://t.co/71X0cUrA Jun 13, 2012

- Contact plans for separating parents are unveiled http://t.co/tcQgUfc4 Jun 13, 2012

- BSkyB bid row: Lib Dems to abstain in Commons vote on Jeremy Hunt http://t.co/Q1ztq6vv Jun 13, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Lawyers guilty of professional misconduct http://t.co/3GQPwAVm Jun 13, 2012

- INDIA: Broadcasters get breather from telecom tribunal http://t.co/k1qInCeP Jun 13, 2012

- Tribunal told of concern over Bridgnorth clerk’s expenses http://t.co/vuoB1hFZ Jun 13, 2012

- GERMANY: Seasonal workers have rights to family support http://t.co/SwS2d21I Jun 13, 2012

- QATAR: Rights group urges Qatar labor reform before World Cup http://t.co/SODcf6We Jun 13, 2012

- Parents’ right to see children after divorce will be enshrined in law http://t.co/D1mBObq9 Jun 13, 2012

- SYRIA: Sheherazad Jaafari - Barbara Walters helped Assad’s aide land a spot at Columbia University http://t.co/B4DP7MBy Jun 13, 2012

- US: ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s girlfriend sentenced to 8 years http://t.co/PsmQkeBN Jun 13, 2012

- US: Judge in Gupta Trial Bars 2 Wiretapped Calls as Hearsay: http://t.co/GCEGELiW Jun 13, 2012

- ZAMBIA: Judiciary is being player, referee - Chikwanda http://t.co/RZJTa8qT Jun 13, 2012

- PAKISTAN: ‘Arsalan was running judiciary like a don’ http://t.co/3EYHZUEF Jun 13, 2012

- US: Legislation hurts small businesses http://t.co/G87YzKPu Jun 13, 2012

- CANADA: Controversial refugee legislation passes in the House of Commons http://t.co/nM8eE8ao Jun 13, 2012

- US: Insurers Moves Show No Turning Back on U.S. Health Law http://t.co/jRCj1dr5 Jun 13, 2012

- CANADA: Fight over Quebec protest law goes before the court http://t.co/hUcK42F1 Jun 13, 2012

- US: Trayvon Martin’s parents call for change in stand-your-ground law http://t.co/b3Lijh78 Jun 13, 2012

12th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
Law firms thinking about listing as public companies have many obstacles to overcome before taking the plunge. Full story - The lawyer
- LAW FIRM NEWS: US trio take key roles on $1bn Apax software group buyout- Legalweek http://t.co/GHtALxOk Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Carey Olsen launches new Cayman base with triple hire from offshore rival- Legalweek http://t.co/nKqCk17a Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Charles Russell confirms redundancy round with nine jobs under threat- Legalweek http://t.co/3M3ClaUA Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Midlands firm secures investment from Dragons’ Den star’s PE house- Legalweek http://t.co/WGAAan79 Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith concludes redundancy consultation with 43.5 City roles cut- Legalweek http://t.co/Huh3l0n1 Jun 12, 2012

- ROMANIA: Prisoner human rights breaches puts Romania prisons in spotlight http://t.co/WCZ0jsXN Jun 12, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: John Major reveals Murdoch’s EU demand http://t.co/l4ZGJRKU Jun 12, 2012

- Government defends gay marriage law change plans http://t.co/MRcMSBBE Jun 12, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: The Church and Strasbourg http://t.co/v7QxBD7z Jun 12, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Executive committee takes reins at regional firm Fosters http://t.co/M6YQAkqA Jun 12, 2012

- Should people be fined for swearing in public? | Poll http://t.co/a6KBAIQW Jun 12, 2012

- British cyclist has bike stolen in Bristol after 10,000-mile ride http://t.co/XKXt6QHb Jun 12, 2012

- Google to be investigated over data cover-up claims http://t.co/zFkrdj7r Jun 12, 2012

- US: Florida panel reviews stand-your-ground law after Travyon Martin death http://t.co/4HC0XbCi Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Carey Olsen to launch Cayman base with Maples team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MHO9bWFt Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith concludes consultation with 43.5 jobs axed | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SSOXBry7 Jun 12, 2012

- US: President Obama names Indian-American as federal judge http://t.co/MB29KPMM Jun 12, 2012

- IRELAND: Ex-solicitor jailed for three-and-a-half years for €750,000 fraud - http://t.co/rnInH5rE Jun 12, 2012

- Evidence cuts are harming justice system, says defence barrister http://t.co/lhYQKhle Jun 12, 2012

- CHINA makes human rights play … but forgets the internet http://t.co/5R3BNYWP Jun 12, 2012

- POLAND: Gdansk deputy mayor in racism row after thanking residents for acting ‘like civilized white people’ http://t.co/ebthM4ll Jun 12, 2012

- Sir Hugh Orde: I wouldn’t turn to new police watchdog in a crisis http://t.co/0TpAy016 Jun 12, 2012

- A Welsh legal jurisdiction, and its effects on legislation http://t.co/B7GOtETX Jun 12, 2012

- European Commission is helping with legal advice in discussions of contingency scenarios regarding Greece http://t.co/bT2sHXNQ Jun 12, 2012

- Council of Mortgage Lenders issues new instructions for conveyancers - http://t.co/ia9cux9S Jun 12, 2012

- US: Massachusetts town orders $20 fines for the minimum of cuss http://t.co/WC2rnEXJ Jun 12, 2012

- Cherie Blair Letter: The price of the cab-rank rule http://t.co/1yhxiA1p Jun 12, 2012

- Bill targeting internet ‘trolls’ gets wary welcome from websites http://t.co/fcLTVxyX Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Fosters ditches managing partner role in favour of executive team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eirW0kYS Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Dragons’ Den star Caan invests in Midlands firm Knights | The Lawyer: http://t.co/HWsvKvIQ Jun 12, 2012

- Sex offenders in pilot drugs trial: Whatton Prison in Nottinghamshire is a jail with a difference http://t.co/1YppXakX Jun 12, 2012

- The rise of genocide memorials http://t.co/czZ0InTV Jun 12, 2012

- New legal entitlement for council taxpayers to pay in more installments in England http://t.co/8uRyHly8 Jun 12, 2012

- HMRC to reject Glasgow Rangers Football Club’s CVA offer http://t.co/yqGQxNGD Jun 12, 2012

- British attorney denounces charges that he defrauded the IRS out of millions http://t.co/MxGHI64u Jun 12, 2012

- US: House Lawmakers Are Demanding An Internet ‘Bill Of Rights’ http://t.co/zCcueGQY Jun 12, 2012

- Intergroup welcomes new Commission report on trans and intersex discrimination | The European Parliament http://t.co/2mEPDoRD Jun 12, 2012

- GREEK extremist sues 2 female politicians he attacked on live TV, claiming unprovoked insults http://t.co/KSqhiD2n Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird hires Al Jazeera legal chief for Middle East practice | The Lawyer: http://t.co/soXwtgmm Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bains Cohen takes on Facebook in internet bullying case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/aiyrZUvE Jun 12, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: No reprieve for Specialist Support Service http://t.co/QeIFxK7I Jun 12, 2012

- British Judge Forces Facebook To Identify Trolls http://t.co/UnAapi1i Jun 12, 2012

- US & S. KOREA: Judge dismisses lawsuit against Yale University by South Korean university over damaged reputation http://t.co/pni7xqr6 Jun 12, 2012

- Radovan Karadzic asks UN judges to dismiss his genocide case http://t.co/tQRNdij1 Jun 12, 2012

- The Spectator and the jury: A clear breach of the law does not mean that the law was right to begin with http://t.co/SvkOum4z Jun 12, 2012

- General Medical Council launches new tribunal service to handle fitness to practise hearings http://t.co/FpBoGarJ Jun 12, 2012

- Companies given new powers to sack slackers http://t.co/QZq9sSFD Jun 12, 2012

- CANADA: City of Vancouver retaliated against worker after he filed discrimination complaint: tribunal http://t.co/Sq8MN6qH Jun 12, 2012

- A pay-off with no tribunal will help firms lose failing staff http://t.co/hduFcdmg Jun 12, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: ABSs and the potential lock-in of individuals http://t.co/v7SgMKi7 Jun 12, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Will funders start bypassing solicitors? http://t.co/ZuwYsPM4 Jun 12, 2012

- S. AFRICA: On the yearning for a more compliant judiciary http://t.co/hYHg6Hxj Jun 12, 2012

- SIERRA LEONE: Judiciary and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations: A case of motion but no progress? http://t.co/QK6GMzLb Jun 12, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Judiciary is only ray of hope http://t.co/o13ZtlCw Jun 12, 2012

- SYRIA: Breaking the Law by Reading Ghassan Tueni http://t.co/pM9nBFNE Jun 12, 2012

- The Bogus Threat from Shariah Law http://t.co/dGlY0wqa Jun 12, 2012

- Law schools are experimenting with a novel solution to the nation’s glut of attorneys: mint fewer of them http://t.co/VmNC8Eij Jun 12, 2012

- US: Law of the Sea Treaty becomes war of the words: http://t.co/i6qMQAMf Jun 12, 2012

- US: Big US insurers to keep parts of health care law http://t.co/MZZ4UQ70 Jun 12, 2012

- Two men in court charged over fatal flat blaze | Scotland http://t.co/sDPlEodA Jun 12, 2012

- Two men in court charged over fatal flat blaze | Scotland http://t.co/sDPlEodA Jun 12, 2012

- Law and Politics Book Review: Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and why you should care http://t.co/hILW1CqW Jun 12, 2012

- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a Jun 12, 2012

- INDIA: Supreme Court refuses to stay Andhra Pradesh High Court’s order on minorities sub-quota http://t.co/IEPL53Qb Jun 12, 2012

- US: Top court rejects Padilla torture lawsuit appeal http://t.co/ma4CGvVf Jun 12, 2012

- US: High court declines Guantanamo detainee appeals http://t.co/VG8V5GS1 Jun 12, 2012

- LIBYA offers bargain for Australian ICC lawyer’s release http://t.co/G96e4fNZ Jun 12, 2012

- ICC lawyer held in LIBYA faces 45-day detention http://t.co/aOLQzUq5 Jun 12, 2012

- West Belfast brothers go on trial for uncle’s murder http://t.co/8ypDxRxd Jun 12, 2012

- No do-able solution to Jubilee party: Martin McGuinness http://t.co/4IPm0mk6 Jun 12, 2012

- Murder sentencing to be reviewed in Northern Ireland - David Ford, Justice Minister http://t.co/J7frzCbb Jun 12, 2012

- Northern Ireland Assembly debates Arms Trade Treaty motion http://t.co/zjGrVqoU Jun 12, 2012

- Michaela McAreavey trial told Legends Hotel security staff ‘played dirty game’ http://t.co/Ruk9diqH Jun 12, 2012

- Gary Kennedy sentenced over Facebook message about riot in Leven http://t.co/XO3xPau8 Jun 12, 2012

- Teacher Stephen Tait guilty of touching boys http://t.co/Y53laZix Jun 12, 2012

- Todd Hume jailed for sex attacks on Glasgow schoolgirls http://t.co/7tPrMNQc Jun 12, 2012

- Data breach as Glasgow City Council laptop stolen http://t.co/I0RrnPSx Jun 12, 2012

- Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Evidence that ‘mother killed son’ http://t.co/WoMQXX54 Jun 12, 2012

- Gareth Evans: Judge’s tribute to journalist and ex-mayor http://t.co/15nSawcm Jun 12, 2012

- Business rates: Give Wales control, report likely to urge http://t.co/CWl6o5z9 Jun 12, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: John Major and Ed Miliband to appear http://t.co/l4ZGJRKU Jun 12, 2012

- Three-person IVF ‘is ethical’ to treat mitochondrial disease http://t.co/r4F3CKWC Jun 12, 2012

- Websites to be forced to identify trolls under new measures http://t.co/IrAZH2td Jun 12, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: Dingo caused baby Azaria Chamberlain’s death - coroner http://t.co/tWEhyNCv Jun 12, 2012

- ‘Happy Days’ Merchandise Case Heads To Trial http://t.co/wQhImpzx Jun 12, 2012

- INDIA: Facebook, Others Summoned To Appear Before Indian Trial Court http://t.co/VwsWMyIc Jun 12, 2012

- US: Sandusky’s Trial Begins With Graphic Testimony http://t.co/qiaMsRTK Jun 12, 2012

- COLUMBIA: Dismantling Colombia’s New Illegal Armed Groups: Lessons from a Surrender http://t.co/eiHsOe4c Jun 12, 2012

- INDIA: Uttar Pradesh govt has no plans to regularise illegal colonies: Azam Khan http://t.co/wLFgbfem Jun 12, 2012

- US: California, Florida Consider Law Licenses for Illegal Immigrants http://t.co/Fwfg3zta Jun 12, 2012

- US: Former president’s son Jeb Bush: Romney and GOP have ‘work to do’ on illegal immigration stance http://t.co/unrWGmUG Jun 12, 2012

- Capitalism has not failed. Capitalism has not recently been tried http://t.co/hZpkkA0Q Jun 12, 2012

- In God, and the Constitution, We Trust http://t.co/HrBST4mb Jun 12, 2012

- Talk of ‘slave labour’ at the Jubilee pageant is idiotic http://t.co/4CyvjPg9 Jun 12, 2012

- INDIA: Panic as middle-class kids discover party drugs http://t.co/kv440GDZ Jun 12, 2012

- Leveson: Why Gordon Brown’s self-destruction is a vindication for George Osborne http://t.co/V5Tq8eEb Jun 12, 2012

- Wealthy foreigners cash in as weak sterling makes expensive London house prices look cheap http://t.co/XLjB19aI Jun 12, 2012

- Police appeal for volunteers to wash patrol cars for free http://t.co/dRzJIt0i Jun 12, 2012

- July 21 failed suicide bombers fight conviction http://t.co/uB4xk4QY Jun 12, 2012

- ‘Moral values’ enshrined in ‘radical’ overhaul of child protection http://t.co/wWav5Tnx Jun 12, 2012

- Gay marriage plans could ‘force priests to marry couples in church’ http://t.co/Uvee8x1K Jun 12, 2012

- Public spaces in Britain’s cities fall into private hands http://t.co/dRH4WhYZ Jun 12, 2012

- Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients http://t.co/GI7pccCM Jun 12, 2012

- US: Obama’s drone wars and the normalisation of extrajudicial murder http://t.co/4oeEDVBH Jun 12, 2012

- US: The fatal racism that shot Darius Simmons to death http://t.co/cXY4OSr9 Jun 12, 2012

- Police up to 28 times more likely to stop and search black people – study http://t.co/mmZjRJAU Jun 12, 2012

- Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online http://t.co/CBCPFM7F Jun 12, 2012

- Is the eurozone killing the UK recovery? http://t.co/Ox9ENrxa Jun 12, 2012

- Leading article: A question of judgement at Leveson http://t.co/ZKjhLs9T Jun 12, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: Brown accuses Sun of carrying out a vendetta against him t http://t.co/hgD5iVPn Jun 12, 2012

- Gay marriage is one of worst threats in 500 years, says Church of England http://t.co/zStE8876 Jun 12, 2012

- Decision due on charging five journalists http://t.co/wjqeBrO9 Jun 12, 2012

- Internet ‘troll’ escapes with suspended sentence http://t.co/2iQ4SCLc Jun 12, 2012

- Sex offenders being released from prison without accessing treatment programme - http://t.co/RRctGrtW Jun 12, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: The Transfer Window: recent moves including CMS, Shoosmiths and K&L- Legalweek http://t.co/fCk0zxD4 Jun 12, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Complaints reviewer warns SRA over appearing that it is “intent on looking after solicitors http://t.co/PteMhemX Jun 12, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: Online legal documents: “not a place for the faint-hearted” http://t.co/WG28ShXZ Jun 12, 2012

11th June - LAW NEWS Headlines
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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - No-fuss sacking payouts included in employment law overhaul. Government aims to avoid row by allowing firms to sack staff after offering immediate payouts if they agree to leave. Full story - Guardian Law
- Lax Security at LinkedIn Is Laid Bare http://t.co/hfoUY72e Jun 11, 2012

- Judge Rejects Thomas Cooley Law School’s Nuremberg Defense in Placement Data Fraud Lawsuit: Tax Prof Blog http://t.co/18Lx06MH Jun 11, 2012

- ECHR BLOG: The European Court and International Law http://t.co/nyPyLNO5 Jun 11, 2012

- Journal Announcement: Comparative Legal History http://t.co/trx7t5sv Jun 11, 2012

- EGYPT’s legal mess http://t.co/2706gRbC Jun 11, 2012

- Lindsay Lohan faces more legal woes after car crash http://t.co/orbMGnDS Jun 11, 2012

- CHINA publicizes human rights action plan http://t.co/SR1V479z Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird signs up Al Jazeera legal chief in boost for Middle East team- Legalweek http://t.co/UDDFmBtK Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, Freshfields and Olswang among firms on Telefonica deal double- Legalweek http://t.co/1HrbsykK Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis hands co-leadership role to ex-Dewey London head Sharp- Legalweek http://t.co/zvre3Ypw Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O cuts partners in Hong Kong amid regional market slowdown- Legalweek http://t.co/yPJnFUuZ Jun 11, 2012

- Law school is a £60,000 con for many students, says top barrister http://t.co/dDWemxyh Jun 11, 2012

- Barrister killed by motorcyclist gives new life to five people http://t.co/zYRjcxKZ Jun 11, 2012

- Barrister Cherie Blair and Ambassador Matthew Gould speak at ICFR Young Diplomats event http://t.co/1kimMsef Jun 11, 2012

- VENEZUELA: The red justice system keeps transforming http://t.co/0D1Y0mgQ Jun 11, 2012

- PHILIPPINES: De Lima nominated to replace Corona http://t.co/hwHjzTAx Jun 11, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Justice on trial in a tale of morality and corruption http://t.co/CRIxtXEo Jun 11, 2012

- LAWFIRM NEWS: Moves in the legal world | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PJkcS7GK Jun 11, 2012

- Cash row lawyer denied families compensation http://t.co/35jaQmNz Jun 11, 2012

- IRELAND: Solicitor claims gender discrimination in UCC job application http://t.co/iv7jjFqv Jun 11, 2012

- Solicitor in running for top award - Tyneside http://t.co/mMkOQY38 Jun 11, 2012

- Army doctor accused of covering-up death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa http://t.co/lrarSHNn Jun 11, 2012

- Crime pays for bank robbers – until the fourth raid http://t.co/wdM7mydK Jun 11, 2012

- Stopping internet troll using computer would breach his human rights, judge rules http://t.co/b6Mpm1Kd Jun 11, 2012

- Submariner accused of passing encryption data to ‘enemy’ http://t.co/DBReE9VX Jun 11, 2012

- Tulkinghorn: Rockin’ around the clock | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9HpW3e15 Jun 11, 2012

- Ex-Dewey partners gather their strength… in a wine bar | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tnC0Sxkl Jun 11, 2012

- Firms unveil their tactics for dealing with the Olympic rush hour | The Lawyer: http://t.co/4fX4Fv0C Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Birketts and Birkett Long rivalry intensifies with tit-for-tat mergers | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ZaaGJ2zh Jun 11, 2012

- Top cops in blue funk as Home Secretary’s golden boy lined up for chief inspector role | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YqjKoZSW Jun 11, 2012

- Professional indemnity cases keep hitting the court lists as settlement values continue to rise | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ylyOsJbr Jun 11, 2012

- Despite downturn in M&A work, elections & legislative change have helped keep Serbia’s lawyers busy | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rjKXggla Jun 11, 2012

- The biggest event on earth needs the biggest and best legal support: lawyers taking on the Olympian task | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5SqZetE1 Jun 11, 2012

- Judgment Call: 11 June 2012 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/HrXBrkoT Jun 11, 2012

- TMT category in The Lawyer Awards has thrown up some outstanding work, with law firms breaking new ground | The Lawyer: http://t.co/s0kp79xw Jun 11, 2012

- Last month’s draft Energy Bill is the first step towards achieving the UK’s low-carbon energy ambitions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vvVi9VnF Jun 11, 2012

- Law firms thinking about listing have many obstacles to overcome before taking the plunge | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TTEocoBb Jun 11, 2012

- The UK needs a new legal framework for infrastructure projects to benefit from overseas investment | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jatjBBey Jun 11, 2012

- Pinterest installs Google lawyer as first-ever GC | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tJakd3VK Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts takes action against Sugar Puffs maker over £255k in fees | The Lawyer: http://t.co/AOputmMp Jun 11, 2012

- Met Police on hunt for legal chief as Solomons prepares for retirement | The Lawyer: http://t.co/QhvXQf2P Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Dewey City chief to co-manage Morgan Lewis’s London base | The Lawyer: http://t.co/702KTVqR Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and White & Case land roles on Sberbanks $3.9bn Denizbank deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0SM13cd4 Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O cuts four Hong Kong partners as regional focus shifts to Singapore | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Q2c1Q7Tk Jun 11, 2012

- Russian police search opposition leaders’ homes http://t.co/bM6sIa02 Jun 11, 2012

- Leveson Inquiry: BSkyB conspiracy is nonsense, says Osborne http://t.co/O4tT5mzg Jun 11, 2012

- GREECE: Fascist Golden Dawn politician to sue TV assault victims http://t.co/w8rJRyg4 via Jun 11, 2012

- Louise Mensch ‘troll’ sentenced over threatening email http://t.co/BSebxUYt Jun 11, 2012

- Theresa May statement on deportation and human rights http://t.co/VhyZu9p4 Jun 11, 2012

- Laying down the law on nanotechnology http://t.co/OkiHYpOs Jun 11, 2012

- ICC in LIBYA to secure staff release http://t.co/ZS26EkFB Jun 11, 2012

- We are returning to an undemocratic model of land ownership http://t.co/T2lnT8Qf Jun 11, 2012

- US: Obama’s drone wars and the normalisation of extrajudicial murder http://t.co/4oeEDVBH Jun 11, 2012

- Police pay libel damages over murder statement | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/h4vfsa3b Jun 11, 2012

- High Court blocks plans to split up Conan Doyle house | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/dBxgTyYF Jun 11, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: Geeks of the world, unite http://t.co/QUG6zFSY Jun 11, 2012

- LAW GAZETTE: ‘Clumsy’ regulation could thwart innovation, Chancery Lane warns http://t.co/ObAXtP5h Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Italy’s Pavia beefs up in Russia with Salt deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UwPZWLHn Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood returns to SNR Denton for latest partner hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1blOfLg3 Jun 11, 2012

- Employment judge first to fall foul of new misconduct rules | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vOoOouBs Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith avoids RBS’s aspersions thanks to judge in Highland case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/g9UBOnb2 Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin champions ‘One Firm’ approach in bid to foster cross-referrals | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ruk0J2sg Jun 11, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: LSB urges SRA to speed up review of “unsustainable” in-house lawyer rules http://t.co/xaOOZedk Jun 11, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: CIPA chief eyes ABSs, Co-op boss to bow out, law firms are “cybercrime target and more http://t.co/RjXHLKCH Jun 11, 2012

- LEGAL FUTURES: More firms paying partner bonuses while embracing alternative compensation systems http://t.co/OQmTFhZd Jun 11, 2012

- LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang seals hire of CC Paris partner as Euro IP push continues- Legalweek http://t.co/8Z5OSz9Z Jun 11, 2012

- Headteacher stole from school to buy pirate costumes http://t.co/jLXSXP3u Jun 11, 2012

- Police called to wedding of ex Newcastle player Danny Guthrie over stately home brawl http://t.co/7YDyZJFn Jun 11, 2012

- Coalition battle brewing as email monitoring powers to be unveiled this week http://t.co/aFd7iarW Jun 11, 2012

- ISRAEL: Rabbinical court rejects conversion by Bnei Brak’s most important ultra-Orthodox court http://t.co/gfMLZNEu Jun 11, 2012

- LIBYA: Australian lawyer for Gaddafi son held in Libya amid standoff with militia http://t.co/uKw7Ot8M Jun 11, 2012

- US: Gupta will not testify at Goldman Sachs insider trading trial http://t.co/9H6MAo8R Jun 11, 2012

- NZ: Guy trial: ‘A life for a life seems fair’ http://t.co/oni3gt3I Jun 11, 2012

- US: Abuse trial of U.S. coach starts Monday, accusers’ credibility key http://t.co/9r1MZr4I Jun 11, 2012

- ISRAEL: Hundreds protest in Israel illegal immigration battle http://t.co/vg70cGi4 Jun 11, 2012

- We’re getting closer to new inquiry, says Doreen Lawrence http://t.co/6whfPv2U Jun 11, 2012

- Inquest into Sean Rigg death-in-custody begins http://t.co/YhFyeiOi Jun 11, 2012

- Father of British teenager killed in Greece to meet investigators http://t.co/dtfmhI7s Jun 11, 2012

- First the pageant fiasco, now minibus carrying CPUK staff overturns on M40 http://t.co/AYJOHwd3 Jun 11, 2012

- Is ACTA the best thing ever to happen to the European Union? http://t.co/oM9gEI2n Jun 11, 2012

- Toughen up on human rights or we’ll change the law, May tells judges who refuse to deport http://t.co/ovZM09bk Jun 11, 2012

- INDIA: Late Demat conversion no ground for denial of capital gains http://t.co/meSk29p9 Jun 11, 2012

- AUS: ‘Big yellow boat’ takes business away http://t.co/rrS5Hl8n Jun 11, 2012

- GMC sets up standalone tribunal to hear disciplinary cases | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LdxUAPQQ Jun 11, 2012

- INDIA: Green Tribunal wants Environment Ministry to strengthen public hearing process http://t.co/UfDB4RDI Jun 11, 2012

- Sacked staff can be given instant pay offs by employers to avoid hassle and cost of a tribunal http://t.co/Z5zGs7pE Jun 11, 2012

- Doctors to face hearings under new tribunal service http://t.co/jPI3FBRX Jun 11, 2012

- CHILE: Police clash with anti-Pinochet demonstrators http://t.co/lTH2QbxN Jun 11, 2012

- US: In wake of Sandusky scandal, questions about laws http://t.co/2GVGutFv Jun 11, 2012

- Home Secretary Theresa May outlines deportation law moves http://t.co/Kt9IT8Cm Jun 11, 2012

- UGANDA: As senior judges retire and others pursue greener pastures the courts are left hopelessly empty http://t.co/lT5yMfEw Jun 11, 2012

- IRAN: Judiciary keeps journalist’s bail money http://t.co/ulsPpwBo Jun 11, 2012

- MALAWI: Judiciary to encourage non-custodial sentences http://t.co/U3egtzDs Jun 11, 2012

- US: Fewer court stenographers as N.J. courts go digital http://t.co/SoSkfoh7 Jun 11, 2012

- PAKISTAN: Shahbaz calls nation to get united to save judiciary from conspiracies http://t.co/CZOL2aE3 Jun 11, 2012

- US: NY judge: Anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional http://t.co/dsOGdt0v Jun 11, 2012

- No-fuss sacking payouts included in employment law overhaul http://t.co/6bIa6S2J Jun 11, 2012

- TURKEY: In Turkey the right to free speech is being lost | Mehdi Hasan http://t.co/nlGyrDtM Jun 11, 2012

- The readers’ editor on… an unhappy clash of editorial and commercial content http://t.co/LzrdkDgK Jun 11, 2012

- AUSTRALIA: News media faces regulatory crackdown by government http://t.co/iT7efN6k Jun 11, 2012

- The Tory folly of cutting back the Equality Act http://t.co/mzIW15xV Jun 11, 2012
