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21th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Should the veil always be allowed in court? A juror was asked by a judge to stand down from a crown court case because she was wearing a niqab. Full story - Guardian Law

  • INDIA: Government disowns remarks on gays http://t.co/wXWgfCEk Mar 21, 2012
  • Sacked Hafod-y-Wern, Wrexham, teacher Debbie Ellis agrees settlement http://t.co/SL3JW82k Mar 21, 2012
  • 'Strange Asbo' breached again - Homeless man banned from drinking http://t.co/wa4Kncc3 Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Alarm over Chinese allegiance oath http://t.co/XjPGYdBY Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Outrage at £2.60 wage proposal for trainees http://t.co/oGDZN13o Mar 21, 2012
  • 21st Century Solicitor: how to make a real impact as a junior commercial lawyer by Steve Weiner - review | http://t.co/pRPmLCAc Mar 21, 2012
  • SOUTH AFRICA: Human Rights Day 52 years after symbolic Sharpeville massacre http://t.co/Ohlt0oEl Mar 21, 2012
  • INDIA: Proposal in Finance Bill to change the law with retrospective effect http://t.co/wM08Bqg1 Mar 21, 2012
  • David Anderson QC backs closed hearings in some national security cases http://t.co/LWB4mllW Mar 21, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Prime Minister won’t get more than 6 months in jail, according to barrister http://t.co/Bi2Yq9GV Mar 21, 2012
  • Soldier shot IRA man on the ground, inquest told http://t.co/3Mt4582y Mar 21, 2012
  • The right to receive information; journalists and inquiries : UK Human Rights Blog http://t.co/ZzUjNkX9 Mar 21, 2012
  • Groom Max Kay who set wedding hotel on fire jailed for arson http://t.co/pknaJv86 Mar 21, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Appeal judges reject 'reinterpretation' of nuisance laws http://t.co/CYFdGgeu Mar 21, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Supreme Court declines to set principles for Reynolds defence http://t.co/BB2S6dbp Mar 21, 2012
  • CHINA: Lawyers ordered to pledge allegiance to Communist party http://t.co/19n7zGnW Mar 21, 2012
  • Lady Justice Hallett: Judges are only human http://t.co/Dl0onvL4 Mar 21, 2012
  • Supreme Court overturns CoA ruling in Reynolds defence case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/bThcbQAW Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance and Linklaters lead as Game Group eyes administration | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0e1DrLOq Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Should lawyers welcome the end of the 50p tax rate? http://t.co/fBXzFyZD Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers condemn budget’s £20m legal funding gesture http://t.co/nD4T1Eo4 Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: No referral exemption for charities, Lords rule http://t.co/iWKa7vo5 Mar 21, 2012
  • OMAN: NCHR promotes concept of human rights among citizens http://t.co/quG9O0po Mar 21, 2012
  • Gay marriage is not a 'human right': European ruling torpedoes Coalition stance http://t.co/VD5xqqRX Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Three Burning Legal Questions http://t.co/HJo87BZm Mar 21, 2012
  • TECH LAW: Apple’s Legal Team Has Misplaced Priorities: Ivy League Teenagers Fair Game, Influential Global Liars Are Not http://t.co/kd29tKBX Mar 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Fragmented legal system makes it difficult to calculate the real costs http://t.co/ZB8Y0gke Mar 21, 2012
  • Tesco loses legal bid to block nearby Asda store in Dundee http://t.co/ZElVtYwq Mar 21, 2012
  • US legal firm to bring 100 jobs to Northern Ireland http://t.co/aoJqMnzR Mar 21, 2012
  • Legal Aid Bill part two - BBC Democracy Live http://t.co/ZmhJ4oSq Mar 21, 2012
  • HOLLAND: Dutch Roman Catholic church 'castrated' boys in 1950s - Justice Minister investigates http://t.co/52wnv2cF Mar 21, 2012
  • The language of contract negotiations: a guide for the perplexed- Legalweek http://t.co/xTUCeL2k Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Veale Wasbrough loses 'Basil Fawlty' discrimination claims for RCGP | The Lawyer: http://t.co/d1Ddsjnw Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and Sidley join cast on Glencore's £3.9bn Viterra take-over | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0zZpfUdU Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Solicitor worked to change 'proof of death' law http://t.co/s8KCoJkl Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lukewarm reaction to Osborne's £20bn loan scheme http://t.co/UgS87TuH Mar 21, 2012
  • NEPAL: Constitutional Court for Nepal is an unnecessary evil http://t.co/cOcUy340 Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Law students at a symposium on fashion law at University of Pennsylvania got a real-world lesson in trademarks http://t.co/YEKvXzVd Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Obama healthcare law not yet resonating with public http://t.co/0Wwz6jD6 Mar 21, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Mar 21, 2012
  • The Global Lawyer - Lawyers love to read. What's more, they love to read about the law and legal practice http://t.co/2TwvyP4d Mar 21, 2012
  • PCSO attacked by jealous husband - Telegraph http://t.co/UqhmJfcI Mar 21, 2012
  • Pregnant drugs mule avoids extradition to Argentina http://t.co/Irh1as4Z Mar 21, 2012
  • Soldier wanted to see what shooting felt like and killed his landlady in West Yorkshire http://t.co/F1yb7rgh Mar 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Teachers to vote on illegal strike option http://t.co/DxLZEMH9 Mar 21, 2012
  • Illegal hot dog vans in Olympic crackdown http://t.co/87zBeAFm Mar 21, 2012
  • Illegal logging makes billions for gangs, report says http://t.co/62m5KoIB Mar 21, 2012
  • BALKAN: Judge Excluded in High Profile Croatia Trial http://t.co/A1yJOX4R Mar 21, 2012
  • MADAGASCAR: Former International Criminal court of Justice judge on trial for Madagascar coup plot http://t.co/qjgZkE7Z Mar 21, 2012
  • SPAIN: Trial opens for 9 suspected militants in Spain http://t.co/Hw13dMeC #cnn Mar 21, 2012
  • Jurors being picked for trial of 17-year-old accused of killing 2 British tourists in Florida http://t.co/xWJYhOxZ Mar 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Brothers stand trial in alleged gay bashing http://t.co/UvTctMmI Mar 21, 2012
  • AstraZeneca antidepressant is dumped after trial failures http://t.co/tQxCOC4Y Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Trial of accused cop-killing mob boss opens http://t.co/7PjER0Kg Mar 21, 2012
  • CANADA: 'Golden opportunity' for immigrant lawyers in Ontario http://t.co/q0v3rgui Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Lawyer on Bales: 'There may be explanations' for the shootings in Afghanistan that killed 16 http://t.co/ihpuDqPB Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Lawyer: Girl on phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot - Florida http://t.co/1fJmAHI0 Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Court throws out Prometheus drug patent http://t.co/bnMJB4Qb Mar 21, 2012
  • LIBYA: Sources claim Mauritania agrees Senussi extradition http://t.co/Oi5X9naq Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Top court rejects state damages in medical leave case http://t.co/HnZYaIg1 Mar 21, 2012
  • AFRICA: Slum dwellers across Africa urge governments to respect housing rights http://t.co/tlOt8MC4 Mar 21, 2012
  • Rights and wrong: Why we don’t want a new bill of rights http://t.co/gcdx6S0L Mar 21, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Rights group criticises Russia over detentions http://t.co/ZiOndyik Mar 21, 2012
  • Football Premier League could sell TV rights to Europe http://t.co/4T3dldZH Mar 21, 2012
  • Kasey Gordon murder trial: 'Man stabbed pupils near school' http://t.co/ZM7iwHQw Mar 21, 2012
  • Barclay twins accused of 'scheming' to control firm http://t.co/z2QxtsWr Mar 21, 2012
  • No charges for Calder Valley MP Craig Whittaker http://t.co/i0WfhIp8 Mar 21, 2012
  • Trevor Ellis death: New arrest over Croydon riot gun murder http://t.co/4nekRihA Mar 21, 2012
  • Demo as court hears Facebook soldier deaths slur charge http://t.co/6GoCLkvi Mar 21, 2012
  • Stalker Al Amin Dhalla held over 'murder plot' http://t.co/V5tyqZc1 Mar 21, 2012
  • A captain charged with crashing his ship while under the influence of alcohol has been released on bail http://t.co/fVaVSS0s Mar 21, 2012
  • Smithwick Tribunal adjourned over 'vital intelligence' http://t.co/HBg2JBNv Mar 21, 2012
  • Climate law survives red tape cull http://t.co/qQmQ8352 Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Trayvon Martin: Is Florida's self-defence law fair? http://t.co/DBOUCpZE Mar 21, 2012
  • Assad's father-in-law under pressure to quit British Syrian Society http://t.co/YG6SWqYq Mar 21, 2012
  • US: New laws would stop employers asking for job seekers' Facebook passwords http://t.co/iqOqtXWv Mar 21, 2012
  • Police officer Ross Knowles fined over 'kiss assault' http://t.co/3WBWreXm Mar 21, 2012
  • Aberdeen man jailed over child pornography charges http://t.co/8ZQ1sG10 Mar 21, 2012
  • Alexander Cullen flushed cocaine down toilet during raid http://t.co/DMyXxQIS Mar 21, 2012
  • Fife schoolgirl drug dealer Lauren Wilson sentenced http://t.co/gCFb4zGK Mar 21, 2012
  • Fourth bid for Rangers Football club submitted http://t.co/f31Avhwi Mar 21, 2012
  • Man jailed for raping woman as she slept at house in Livingston http://t.co/1J7CcGmf Mar 21, 2012
  • Neil Lennon bomb trial: Accused 'knew about parcels' http://t.co/0yb1FDju Mar 21, 2012
  • Jenny Methven murder: Search warrants granted to police http://t.co/U5iPGmPf Mar 21, 2012
  • US: Few options if top court strikes part of health law http://t.co/4gtkDM44 Mar 21, 2012
  • Gilfach Fargoed rail cable theft causes severe delays http://t.co/NbHVDLtM Mar 21, 2012
  • Welsh government promises quicker information responses http://t.co/WuGaIJgg Mar 21, 2012
  • Brynmill body: Woman held on suspicion of murder is bailed http://t.co/0WIhe3jE Mar 21, 2012
  • UK journalists held in Libya after Welsh mistaken for Hebrew http://t.co/Uu2ADdsf Mar 21, 2012
  • Angelika Dries-Jenkins murder case: DNA link to accused http://t.co/QeNz8Vpt Mar 21, 2012
  • US: 'No proof' in Afghan massacre suspect Sgt Bales case http://t.co/Wpz6LrM8 Mar 21, 2012
  • TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson to face court http://t.co/dGImxJy8 Mar 21, 2012
  • Preparing for the law firm beauty parade http://t.co/qLYtnE98  Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Burness elicits apology from fashion retailer Zara in Harris Tweed IP dispute | The Lawyer: http://t.co/h8KgWa8Z Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Enyo Law bolsters partnership with Bond Pearce hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/bRrEDiXZ Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Pair of Hogan Lovells partners to launch litigation boutique | The Lawyer: http://t.co/QdJSzHU1 Mar 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: CC and White & Case join advisers on £500m-plus GlobeOp bidding- Legalweek http://t.co/ZLMd08Km Mar 21, 2012
  • Third of conveyancing firms “considering ABS conversion” http://t.co/G4GBOqps  Mar 21, 2012
  • Bar Council attacks “overconfident” Legal Services Board for “super-regulator” ambitions http://t.co/62ATdiQO  Mar 21, 2012