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5th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: David Cameron to back law reform to recognise stalking as a crime. Stalkers could be fined and jailed for up to five years, PM expected to announce on International Women's Day. Full story - Guardian Law

  • Ministers defeated three times in Lords over legal aid bill http://t.co/yf1N8UwK Mar 05, 2012
  • Culcheth police shooting: No weapons found http://t.co/pXNZ0eX7 Mar 05, 2012
  • Father of domestic killing victim glad for 'Clare's Law' trial http://t.co/ttHNkNrP Mar 05, 2012
  • Yes, legal aid will be cut, but not where it hurts the silks http://t.co/057qM00d Mar 05, 2012
  • US: Is justice system just racist?: http://t.co/KhNclV8h Mar 05, 2012
  • EU quotas would 'patronise women' http://t.co/FGEWoaP8 Mar 05, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Christian Zionism and Social Justice http://t.co/2uGBkPJ8 Mar 05, 2012
  • Tycoon's daughters sue solicitors over £1 million inheritance tax bill http://t.co/K5Hiy2GU Mar 05, 2012
  • UK bill of rights commission should open up | Adam Wagner http://t.co/bcOByu7H Mar 05, 2012
  • COLUMBIA: 49 Human Rights Activists Killed in Last Year, Report Says | http://t.co/kEEECpoJ Mar 05, 2012
  • US: Attorney Questions Promotion Of Terrorist Defender To Head Of Gitmo Policy At Justice http://t.co/ivewJwhl Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Ken Clarke: ‘We’re taking legal aid away from lawyers’ http://t.co/ZtkJngLU Mar 05, 2012
  • Two men guilty over Ponzi scheme http://t.co/xmZQGQD0 Mar 05, 2012
  • Witchcraft murder: Couple jailed for Kristy Bamu killing http://t.co/pyuPy9AF Mar 05, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Government proposes new 'serious harm' test in libel cases http://t.co/DmJuOo8l Mar 05, 2012
  • Lords legal aid rebels dig in for five-day haul http://t.co/ziiQq0qJ Mar 05, 2012
  • Impostor guilty of posing as barrister in court http://t.co/QgbpBZ1f Mar 05, 2012
  • 'This wasn't the work of a loner, this was a professional hit': Lawyer backs Jill Dando assassination claim http://t.co/SOMLzAUS Mar 05, 2012
  • Top Gurkha case lawyer attacks spate of complaints against councillors as threat to free speech - Wales http://t.co/mJGWCV4H Mar 05, 2012
  • Blurring the line - The division between commercial and Chancery work is becoming less distinct | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UCloggLg Mar 05, 2012
  • Edwin Poots defends Northern Ireland care workers http://t.co/5Z2AkGlu Mar 05, 2012
  • Police incompetence and human rights law are making life easier for sex offenders http://t.co/p8t3mWMQ Mar 05, 2012
  • BUSINESS LAW: Shell Files Pre-emptive Lawsuit Over Alaska Drilling: http://t.co/1oaPRGQ5 Mar 05, 2012
  • US: Attorney general advocates lethal force against Americans overseas who are suspected of plotting terrorist attacks http://t.co/NwJGeAEA Mar 05, 2012
  • House buyers ‘could pay twice’ with HSBC http://t.co/h8JFnK3v Mar 05, 2012
  • Abu Qatada case: Jordan talks positive - Theresa May http://t.co/N1QTlWv7 Mar 05, 2012
  • Prisoners should be given the vote, says human rights quango http://t.co/jlU8XFvz Mar 05, 2012
  • 'Clare's Law' plans criticised by violence charities http://t.co/lMnQONRn Mar 05, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Low cost alcohol ban unlikely to deter binge drinkers http://t.co/7oTVa6jP Mar 05, 2012
  • Families fight Pakistan's security forces for the truth about their missing sons http://t.co/1VVmWRHj Mar 05, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness' http://t.co/9ODMIfWn Mar 05, 2012
  • The Bright Side of Being Hacked: http://t.co/b0PxRwcH Mar 05, 2012
  • BRAZIL: Slum Dwellers Are Defying Brazil’s Grand Design for Olympics http://t.co/3aXQbhvN Mar 05, 2012
  • Clegg: too many teenage girls experience sexual violence http://t.co/ifcxQE6v Mar 05, 2012
  • 2012 QC list shows silk road is not always paved with gold | The Lawyer: http://t.co/GUhpWdRJ Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance wins role on first Swiss CoCo | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TGmEpPNa Mar 05, 2012
  • Court rejects Google libel case over lack of jurisdiction | The Lawyer: http://t.co/7itGToBA Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC sends City lawyer to bolster nascent Singapore base | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rn7tDzQY Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashfords and Rochman Landau merge to create £30m firm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/K6RFxGZV Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: GDF Suez delays launch of inaugural legal roster | The Lawyer: http://t.co/JGjpgUOF Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey & LeBoeuf to cut 5 per cent of lawyers across global network | The Lawyer: http://t.co/raIVOWMS Mar 05, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: LSB ponders making immigration advice a reserved activity http://t.co/WIywQ3Ko Mar 05, 2012
  • AUS: Australian state toughens law for Muslim veils http://t.co/unRuIvNl Mar 05, 2012
  • US: A Lawyer Who Is Also A Photographer Just Deleted All Her Pinterest Boards http://t.co/H1Hj7f3U Mar 05, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Mar 05, 2012
  • Ex-Simmons partner takes head of legal role for banking client- Legalweek http://t.co/eGG9d10U Mar 05, 2012
  • Any students near Leeds who want a career in human rights should attend @humanrightslawa career day THIS WED Mar 05, 2012
  • 800 sex offenders on the run http://t.co/yMdAj4cq Mar 05, 2012
  • Flirting rape victims are still victims says Nick Clegg http://t.co/PbS0SOW2 Mar 05, 2012
  • Former cricketer Chris Cairns sues in libel tourism case http://t.co/AZ7uK3ZF Mar 05, 2012
  • Women allowed to ask police about partner's history http://t.co/cdjFMoIq Mar 05, 2012
  • Three men charged over robbery after police shoot dead man in car park http://t.co/Xx4O19Uo Mar 05, 2012
  • Senior officers defend plans for 'private police' work http://t.co/gIp3mEW7 Mar 05, 2012
  • Third of teenage girls have been victims of sexual violence, study claims http://t.co/ZlKcei7Z Mar 05, 2012
  • Father of domestic killing victim: 'Clare's Law' would have saved my daughter http://t.co/VMrS09WH Mar 05, 2012
  • Judgment due in Baby P father's libel case http://t.co/3NiLIKyr Mar 05, 2012
  • NORWAY: Proposed increase in criminal penalties for illegal export of waste http://t.co/g62YNHFg Mar 05, 2012
  • INDIA: Tribals, dalits take to streets against illegal mining http://t.co/zk5sPmz0 Mar 05, 2012
  • Top laywer 'sent explosives' by two men currently on trial found dead in Pakistan hotel room http://t.co/c0Wi4xMZ via Mar 05, 2012
  • ICELAND: Trial of former prime minister of begins - Geir Haarde charged with failure to prevent collapse of bank http://t.co/ubTZgNTj Mar 05, 2012
  • NIGERIA: Suspect in Nigeria bombing that killed 12 in capital during celebration dies in prison http://t.co/WGOSiaDm Mar 05, 2012
  • Lawyer targeted in 'bomb plot' with Celtic manager Neil Lennon found dead http://t.co/Wfwa7evK Mar 05, 2012
  • Do Courts Cite Internet Legal Resources? - Law Librarian Blog http://t.co/g4EgNk7k Mar 05, 2012
  • INDIA: Karnataka lawyers to boycott courts on Monday http://t.co/7R9cpvZd Mar 05, 2012
  • Annulment: all or nothing? Walloons in a mess about muck-spreading: http://t.co/cnFoSJPG Mar 05, 2012
  • LECTURE: 14 March 2012 – Sharia Law and Human Rights – Queen Mary College, London http://t.co/nVzLGLuL Mar 05, 2012
  • Piers Morgan defends Kirk Cameron's right to an opinion after former child star called homosexuality detrimental http://t.co/XQJjZKBL Mar 05, 2012
  • CHINA: Mother of four died after setting herself on fire in a Tibetan-inhabited region, a rights group said http://t.co/iIis15CE Mar 05, 2012
  • Iranian human rights lawyer jailed for 18 years http://t.co/QPSMKDEb Mar 05, 2012
  • Workers in FOUR YEAR legal battle costing £200,000 finally cleared of racism over innocent Three... http://t.co/rAAgooAt via Mar 05, 2012
  • What price justice? Too dear for you! http://t.co/W7D6TjaX Mar 05, 2012
  • BANGLADESH: Lawyers fire verbal salvoes at International War Crimes Tribunal http://t.co/V5V4s2OW Mar 05, 2012
  • Law requiring condoms on porn shoots takes effect Monday http://t.co/ZlXXoVi6 Mar 05, 2012
  • US: A 7th advertiser backs away from Limbaugh's show after he calls law student 'slut' http://t.co/tPB1j6fh Mar 05, 2012
  • US: Same-sex custody battle could change Florida law http://t.co/4k7Akpew Mar 05, 2012
  • Abu Qatada case: Theresa May to visit Jordan 'within days' http://t.co/385940ay Mar 05, 2012
  • US: Should foreigners be allowed to use American courts to sue foreign corporations? http://t.co/LeE43OKR Mar 05, 2012
  • N. KOREA: A North Korean Corleone: http://t.co/yv7FuTsO Mar 05, 2012
  • US: University education doesn’t make you liberal: http://t.co/VSd0AfB8 Mar 05, 2012
  • Soldiers 'attended loyalist killing' - http://t.co/VAI16lvd Mar 05, 2012
  • Villagers left in shock as man is shot dead by police - http://t.co/JAyBAqr1 Mar 05, 2012
  • No extradition for Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder suspect Ian Bailey http://t.co/NOqZsfiY Mar 05, 2012
  • Man charged after stabbing in Newcastle http://t.co/4OV6aQEG Mar 05, 2012
  • David Ford working to improve quality of police files http://t.co/2XIexSdy Mar 05, 2012
  • Bill Walker MSP suspended over abuse claims http://t.co/x1IfnxSp Mar 05, 2012
  • Canton assault: Three men released after Cardiff attack http://t.co/pxRXv8T8 Mar 05, 2012
  • Arrest in Roath Park sex assault inquiry in Cardiff http://t.co/bspoOgUH Mar 05, 2012
  • Breast implants: Extra clinics for Welsh patient demand http://t.co/dvpJtheE Mar 05, 2012
  • LIBYA: Libyan militia says UK journalists are 'spies' http://t.co/Soua2js4 Mar 05, 2012
  • Bomb plot lawyer found dead in Pakistan http://t.co/U1Dcsxjn Mar 05, 2012
  • Ministry of Justice sounds warning over secret hearings http://t.co/tVXzQt81 Mar 05, 2012
  • Barristers and solicitors at loggerheads over QASA http://t.co/CQP69jsA Mar 05, 2012
  • LSB eyes making immigration work a reserved legal activity http://t.co/9Bq4Cbim Mar 05, 2012