Thursday

12th January 2012

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to consult on whether to continue to set minimum pay rates for trainees. Current minimum salary levels for solicitors are £18,590 in central London and £16,650 outside, and have been frozen for the past two years. However the SRA board decided at its meeting today to revisit the whole issue. Full story - Law Society Gazette

  • £185m bailout for NHS claims fund http://t.co/NCKqnEjt Jan 12, 2012
  • US: A Mining Law Whose Time Has Passed: http://t.co/4m8QqQMG Jan 12, 2012
  • Police to investigate MI6 over rendition and torture of Libyans http://t.co/TmHfmJUL via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Burma signs ceasefire with Karen rebels in step towards ending isolation http://t.co/FGkQDHM7 via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Kenya: Security Forces Abusing Civilians Near Somalia Border | Human Rights Watch http://t.co/Wgt4BEH0 via @hrw Jan 12, 2012
  • Hillary's Women's Rights Problem http://t.co/Ayjoj3jz via @huffingtonpost Jan 12, 2012
  • SYRIA: More Arab League Observers Leaving Country http://t.co/XRN70EIm via @VOA_News Jan 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Human rights equated with national suicide - http://t.co/kX7CfAtJ via @ajenglish Jan 12, 2012
  • Top Gear India special criticised for 'toilet humour' http://t.co/6MCYE0I6 Jan 12, 2012
  • @LeonjWard @guardian I think you are are absolutely right Leon. Jan 12, 2012
  • @TooManyBlueys It is! I did the same route just after 10 last night.. amazing under moonlight, hope its the same tonight *fingers crossed* Jan 12, 2012
  • Neil Morrissey accepts 'bar ban' payout http://t.co/X1Am6X9k Jan 12, 2012
  • 16,000 pages of evidence examined for investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in Newry Canal http://t.co/7saGsy9p Jan 12, 2012
  • GAA arson arrest to take legal action http://t.co/T3ccbQFa Jan 12, 2012
  • Plato’s Justice: Verdict on Google's Search Engine http://t.co/SJwf6Ysc Jan 12, 2012
  • Unlawful restraint widespread in child jails for a decade, says judge http://t.co/NgwYQAsa via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Babar Ahmad ruling is a victory for freedom of expression | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Sj2c9lTc via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • CANADA: TheStar Same-sex marriages of non-resident couples not legal: federal justice department: http://t.co/OwKyLBle via @TorontoStar Jan 12, 2012
  • @TooManyBlueys Indeed but not the swanky parts, more closer to the water and Penarth Cliffs. Had a healthy bike ride in mind! Jan 12, 2012
  • @TooManyBlueys I shall check your timeline! I was going to head out to the bay as it is such a colourful evening Jan 12, 2012
  • @TooManyBlueys thanks, its amazing here and was contemplating the bay.. shall look at your pictures! Jan 12, 2012
  • US condemns 'utterly despicable' urination video - The Independent http://t.co/f0JvoeDY Jan 12, 2012
  • Addicted! Scientists show how internet dependency alters the human brain - Science - News - The Independent http://t.co/ygjFI0PQ Jan 12, 2012
  • Police launch probe over torture allegations in Libya - The Independent http://t.co/CRjxFkCR Jan 12, 2012
  • RT @JoshuaRozenberg: ECtHR delivers major UK extradition/deportation judgments next Tuesday, Jan 17, incl abu Qatada. Also whole life ch ... Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Monckton silk to represent Iceland in Icesave depositors case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YTsYqgPe via @AddThis Jan 12, 2012
  • Solicitor's Journal - 'Strong consensus' needed to change family justice http://t.co/yUrLb0Hs Jan 12, 2012
  • Solicitor's Journal - 77,000 Londoners will lose from legal aid cuts http://t.co/q3xt8vBf Jan 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Government should consider whiplash laws, MPs say http://t.co/5zmNdQMe Jan 12, 2012
  • Legal Matters Q&A: Barrister Jeremy Barnett of St Paul’s Chambers in Leeds - Yorkshire Post: http://t.co/Zw9njs8E Jan 12, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Arms licenses: LHC suspends govt notification on computerisation http://t.co/iQh4igCI via @etribune Jan 12, 2012
  • Trucker in M6 horror crash says it was "just one of those things" (From Crewe Guardian) http://t.co/u97HuzW6 Jan 12, 2012
  • SOUTH EAST ASIA: Waging international legal war against Tipaimukh Dam http://t.co/90tRNMXz Jan 12, 2012
  • Judge Colin Burn appointed to crown court (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus) http://t.co/7wMlIIUf Jan 12, 2012
  • Vint Cerf is Too Modest; Internet Access is a Human Right http://t.co/KA8g0VM5 via @twitter_username Jan 12, 2012
  • Christopher McCrudden: Scottish Independence Referendum: the Northern Ireland and international… http://t.co/wlEU7PAa via @wordpressdotcom Jan 12, 2012
  • TURKEY: European Court of Human Rights orders Ankara to pay record compensation http://t.co/wyL8ZRWI via @todayszamancom Jan 12, 2012
  • SOUTH AFRICA: Country Must Use Chairmanship of UNSC to Champion Human Right: http://t.co/HGlqqAUu Jan 12, 2012
  • ECHR: Britain loses 3 in 4 cases at human rights court - Telegraph http://t.co/5mqOGHpj via @Telegraph Jan 12, 2012
  • Chinese police warn human rights activist over internet comments http://t.co/0g4O9cNo via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • RT @Cryton: Babar Ahmad ruling is a victory for freedom of expression | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/QqRTIKqF via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Libya rendition claims to be investigated by UK police http://t.co/0Ger0mzr Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: HSBC conveyancing panel size 'could harm consumer choice' http://t.co/y1oEjk1Q Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Legal liability for skeptics? Republican candidates who question or deny climate science.. http://t.co/qqC1wZZX via @JunkScience Jan 12, 2012
  • Russia finds legal way to dig further into Arctic shelf — RT http://t.co/2b5B9BFn RT @rt_com Jan 12, 2012
  • Peers manoeuvre as Legal Aid Bill makes stately progress http://t.co/Dw2ZlO0o Jan 12, 2012
  • Legal fight over city protesters - Sheffield: http://t.co/j1BP7kk3 Jan 12, 2012
  • Andrew Lansley ‘planning legal action’ against private clinics in PIP scandal http://t.co/8tTr6GOa Jan 12, 2012
  • BBC to broadcast interview with terrorism suspect after legal first - Telegraph http://t.co/BnJDYmWb via @Telegraph Jan 12, 2012
  • Legal flaw in poll argument - Letters - http://t.co/7qxZNaul: http://t.co/85u3o8SC via @AddThis Jan 12, 2012
  • A legal checklist for employee-owned public service start-ups http://t.co/cMQ4N47I via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Fight Escalates Over Legal Mail at Guantanamo - http://t.co/Yw3g8gCI Jan 12, 2012
  • Welfare Reform Bill Amendments On Disabled People's ESA Income Will Be Overturned, Pledges Chris Grayling http://t.co/pQwEm4Tf @huffpostUK Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Raft of firms sign up to Nick Clegg's Business Compact | News | The Lawyer: http://t.co/lYNpNGEI Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Lawyers from Cleary and Darrois Villey set up French independent | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MGCNsPyu Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters prepares to hand Davies second term at the helm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ni2AEv2u Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Co-op Legal Services ramps up recruitment ahead of ABS conversion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5Sp1vtwD Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ex-Fulbright partner admits stealing £100k from firm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/oawe7kcc Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Four out of five newly qualified lawyers retained http://t.co/BXkyytDW Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Society highlights the dangers of Facebook to its members http://t.co/1eHufuGl Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Leslie Scarman lecture in London on 25 January (By Justice Edwin Cameron, South Africa) http://t.co/76t309bb Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Family Justice Council produce new guidelines on children giving live evidence in family proceedings http://t.co/1UlvLkc3 Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Family law clients to be hit heavily by legal aid cuts http://t.co/Ox9UCVLe Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Natural England is now able to impose civil sanctions http://t.co/xG1czCHy Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: PM refuses to play it safe with PI lawyers & unions http://t.co/PcIKrQvb Jan 12, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Knock-on expenses will undermine government targets http://t.co/BlwVLtjg Jan 12, 2012
  • Ex-Essex cricketer Mervyn Westfield admits spot betting charge http://t.co/Kxm4XRDV Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes signs up Trowers' former Abu Dhabi chief for local office- Legalweek http://t.co/DZahHus8 via @LegalWeek Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Travers litigation partner to take senior role on secondment at RBS- Legalweek http://t.co/zaykJryA via @LegalWeek Jan 12, 2012
  • UK law firms sign up to support Government social mobility push- Legalweek http://t.co/H93bnsjR via @LegalWeek Jan 12, 2012
  • About to start writing 'half' my SUNDAY LAW REVIEW column, suggestions for law news inclusion still welcome! Jan 12, 2012
  • @MissEllieMae First run of the year had the same effect on me, so sympathy and offer of healing herbal tea! Jan 12, 2012
  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: Solicitors Regulation Authority to consult on minimum pay rates for trainees http://t.co/NWGC5P6N Jan 12, 2012
  • Lords inflict triple welfare bill defeat on government http://t.co/n3OrXAXI via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Google admits profiting from adverts for cannabis, fake passports and illegal Olympic tickets http://t.co/zDMAFYyJ Jan 12, 2012
  • This covert war on Iran is illegal and dangerous | http://t.co/Q0sJ4h78 via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Fifty held for selling US documents to illegal migrants http://t.co/mRaybR9u Jan 12, 2012
  • Adam Vincent murder trial: Accused won't be speaking http://t.co/eM0CLHkj Jan 12, 2012
  • BANGLADESH: Aging Islamist politician jailed pending war crimes trial http://t.co/LITbnXGA Jan 12, 2012
  • Trial starts in Watford street entertainer death http://t.co/MHlv0aVK Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Trial begins for NY man charged in '94 slaying http://t.co/aXYsOyEk via @WSJ Jan 12, 2012
  • Constable's bullet wound 'rapidly fatal', murder trial hears - Northern Ireland http://t.co/OMrdLgxQ Jan 12, 2012
  • PERU: Dutchman pleads guilty in Peru murder trial http://t.co/7cgyb3sv Jan 12, 2012
  • CANADA: Shafia trial: Accused visited crime scene before incident, court told http://t.co/ahsoiXWq Jan 12, 2012
  • SOAS has come under attack over a lawyer who has defended Nazi war criminals is to speak at the college. http://t.co/UoL2erqa Jan 12, 2012
  • Associated lawyer questioned over Hugh Grant “smear” http://t.co/TKlaPbRU Jan 12, 2012
  • The Lawyer magazine has unveiled redesign that will see its weekly print edition devoted entirely to analysis http://t.co/iJf9yNFC Jan 12, 2012
  • Death-row American's lawyer calls for compassion from IRAN http://t.co/VPIMpetA #cnn Jan 12, 2012
  • A Twitter Lawyer Is Outraged Over This Google Search Results Page http://t.co/S07t3wLH via @sai Jan 12, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Senior lawyer handling missing persons cases gunned down: http://t.co/EQqCml8s Jan 12, 2012
  • Israeli lawyer suspected of defrauding Egyptian banks http://t.co/MuTqvUO0 Jan 12, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: Lawyer belittles latest malversation rap vs Gloria Arroyo via @gmanews http://t.co/iFIsmRGz Jan 12, 2012
  • Lawyer jailed for defrauding vulnerable £9m Lottery winner who later drank himself to death http://t.co/ZqrjjEd0 Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Lawyer was facing murder attempt charges, claim police - http://t.co/quQ1KZoU Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Fox lawyer says radio, TV should have different indecency rules http://t.co/suHjgXEM via @LATcompanytown Jan 12, 2012
  • Bloodied by Brussels, HUNGARY courts IMF for aid: http://t.co/Y6zNGXga Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Symeonides on Choice of Law in American Courts in 2011 http://t.co/JrwYxATP Jan 12, 2012
  • MALAWI: courts grind to a halt amid pay dispute http://t.co/4hfR8s3E Jan 12, 2012
  • INDIA: Supreme Court chides itself, govt for judicial backlog - http://t.co/P9CieIoy Jan 12, 2012
  • DUTCH court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay - http://t.co/RKotkSEO via @nzherald Jan 12, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Coups are not easy anymore http://t.co/9ZZodP4n via @etribune Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court rules against man convicted by eyewitness ID http://t.co/FOvUAjeh via @BostonDotCom Jan 12, 2012
  • INDIA: Erring judges: Government, Supreme Court differ on response http://t.co/LzgiyvBO Jan 12, 2012
  • URUGUAY court will question Haitian about alleged abuse by UN peacekeepers http://t.co/kKLeB4BZ Jan 12, 2012
  • Breast implant scandal: comestic surgery companies face court action http://t.co/2AcYiBIX via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court Wrestles With Medical Leave Case http://t.co/Huesxiqa (via @ABC) Jan 12, 2012
  • US: High court keeps judges out of church job disputes http://t.co/YY4uCn6i Jan 12, 2012
  • US: D.C. moves to adjust divorce law for same-sex marriages http://t.co/Rty8NYYg via @cnn Jan 12, 2012
  • US: State lawmakers: SC voter ID law would prevent dead people from voting http://t.co/l2xFx5g2 Jan 12, 2012
  • CANADA: Law Firm News - Barbour joins Butler Snow law firm - http://t.co/1zlFQ04S Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Oklahoma Sharia Law Threatens Judicial Independence http://t.co/ibvpMNbS Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Tucson students confront loss of their Chicano studies class http://t.co/qAkvmMZn Jan 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: 'Citizenship law decision a stain... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics http://t.co/oysC1jKr via @Jerusalem_Post Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Churches Change Tactics to Fight Ouster From N.Y.C. Schools: http://t.co/4xj2CGlS Jan 12, 2012
  • US: More Conflict Seen Between Rich and Poor, Survey Finds: http://t.co/mXQqw43D Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Justices Recognize ‘Ministerial Exception’ to Job Bias Laws: http://t.co/Dc4Tip3A Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: Interview: Michael Todd QC http://t.co/elbGEx55 Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: How to best go about a merger http://t.co/cGDD9lDe Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: Localism Act 2011 - war of independence http://t.co/nI7WO1fM Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: No ‘hidden agenda’ in Irish legal reforms http://t.co/NOI9gwqt Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: PI firms inundated over banned implants http://t.co/ZXZaP11l Jan 12, 2012
  • LAW SOCIETY GAZETTE: Cameron told: ‘engage with profession on PI’ http://t.co/gOwmLQ4B Jan 12, 2012
  • Policeman who found murdered parents is 'coping well' http://t.co/CwzhZOZz Jan 12, 2012
  • MPs demand action on spiralling whiplash claims http://t.co/y815R2Q4 Jan 12, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸ Top stories today via @nazminakthar @joshuarozenberg @edwardbindloss @ilveleno @toomanyblueys Jan 12, 2012
  • Sherlock is cheeky entertainment, insists BBC after nudity complaints http://t.co/P7ImSD9I via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • LSB, Bar Council and big law firms sign up to Clegg’s ‘Business Compact’ on socia.. http://t.co/01Xf1bKf RT @legalfutures Jan 12, 2012
  • SRA bids to scrap minimum salary for trainees http://t.co/fIyHrw3t RT @legalfutures Jan 12, 2012
  • MPs seek action over lawyers’ fees but question value of referral fee ban http://t.co/buXBAy6B RT @legalfutures Jan 12, 2012
  • Why Ron Paul is dangerous – and why he’s not | Libertarianism and Rand's influence on Ron Paul http://t.co/WpVdznK6 Jan 12, 2012
  • Clegg recruits big business to fight culture of unpaid interns - The Independent http://t.co/CArFjxqr Jan 12, 2012
  • Police officer discovers his parents murdered - The Independent http://t.co/AB9UvCWy Jan 12, 2012
  • Teen held over family deaths in fire - The Independent http://t.co/8Hg6Yo7A Jan 12, 2012
  • Mail on Sunday paid private investigator after his arrest - The Independent http://t.co/BajFDXdy Jan 12, 2012
  • Letters: Gilfoyle review http://t.co/9HUwdKHm via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Legal aid bill: Committee day two in the House of Lords http://t.co/2kXrjkCk via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • Moral rights debate and artistic doomsday rhetoric - copyright law http://t.co/jZEaSILa Jan 12, 2012
  • Welfare payments cap poses 'real risks to children's rights' http://t.co/Z7zQmGZ0 via @guardian Jan 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Israeli rights groups defend use of Nazi imagery http://t.co/Zg8VhQTp via @Jerusalem_Post Jan 12, 2012
  • BURMA: Special US envoy urges Myanmar to amend law to combat forced labor, human trafficking http://t.co/KI6ROdgX Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Law Firm Goes Live, Online http://t.co/85aYRQB7 http://t.co/uce5TRTy Jan 12, 2012
  • Hungary says it is committed to the rule of law http://t.co/b82xC1Om Jan 12, 2012
  • Justices Turn to English Law in Religious-Freedom Ruling http://t.co/3uIVe4Zc Jan 12, 2012
  • US: Judge refuses to halt law banning Tucson ethnic studies program http://t.co/rAEFRuZZ Jan 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: New law jails asylum-seekers for longest in West : http://t.co/muc1lB9y Jan 12, 2012
  • Human rights group says a Western journalist has been killed and another wounded in Syria http://t.co/hF9kkuSL Jan 12, 2012