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1st February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has been officially presented with its Royal Charter. Practising members with ‘Fellowship’ status will now be able to call themselves ‘Chartered Legal Executives’, which is a protected title under the Charter. Full story - LAWYER 2B
  • Terror gang who plotted to blow up London Stock Exchange could be free in six years - http://t.co/ICN5uVIb Feb 01, 2012
  • EGYPT: Dozens killed in Egyptian football stadium riot http://t.co/9iqrPj3y Feb 01, 2012
  • Judge calls for law change over deathbed wills http://t.co/yDJPOaLo Feb 01, 2012
  • Teenager first to face rioting charge - The Independent http://t.co/bXo5Y5im Feb 01, 2012
  • David Cameron defends 'fair' welfare reforms http://t.co/OEoxrrjs Feb 01, 2012
  • Four admit London bomb plot - http://t.co/eMsTnQr9 Feb 01, 2012
  • Human Rights Court under fire http://t.co/ehzVwGYY Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Are Property Rights and Human Rights in Competition? http://t.co/33PIaQh9 Feb 01, 2012
  • KAZAKHSTAN: Top human rights defender freed - Telegraph http://t.co/bBksKSNx Feb 01, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: Rights group says Philippine military may be protecting fugitive general accused of kidnapping http://t.co/FXOIIBVv Feb 01, 2012
  • HAITI: Human rights groups denounce Duvalier decision http://t.co/tjs5aO55 #cnn Feb 01, 2012
  • IRELAND: Judge in call to penalise defamation on internet http://t.co/nA2k8EFB Feb 01, 2012
  • Changes in Compensation Rules for Victims of Terrorism Outside the UK http://t.co/0RcPlsgr Feb 01, 2012
  • Ford visits jail in bid to end row - N. Ireland http://t.co/nhRt4zhy Feb 01, 2012
  • EGYPT: justice minister returns letter from US envoy about citizens barred from travel http://t.co/zfisKmPv Feb 01, 2012
  • Justice served on Mr Goodwin http://t.co/DQTv9ygR Feb 01, 2012
  • Property Rights and Human Rights Are Still at War - Rousseau’s Social Contract addressed a problem still with us http://t.co/k4qRRAlz Feb 01, 2012
  • AUSTRALIA: China points to Australia's human rights issues  http://t.co/ej5r0BDn Feb 01, 2012
  • To defend human rights we must defend newspapers http://t.co/MQXXSdTh Feb 01, 2012
  • CUBA: Dissident Blogger Says Cuba Wanted More on Human Rights From Rousseff Trip http://t.co/FG5cBbmg Feb 01, 2012
  • The UK supreme court: an interactive history http://t.co/uAqBLeNr  Feb 01, 2012
  • Julian Assange extradition breaches legal principle, lawyer claims http://t.co/DYPAeYMB Feb 01, 2012
  • BABY BARISTA BLOG: Licence to pry http://t.co/xKvyQDMB via @guardian Feb 01, 2012
  • Stephen Lawrence killers' sentences will not face leniency challenge http://t.co/iCO53lRE Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Use of secret evidence in civil cases could render some claims untriable http://t.co/6nA2Sq2n Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Community Infrastructure Levy - Should CIL fund the roll-out of superfast broadband? http://t.co/XfZKIPId Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Medicinal properties of Manuka honey recognised in IP law http://t.co/VuCTYOxo Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance opens for business http://t.co/bvnQgkhX Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Buyout by world's first publicly listed law firm http://t.co/Mo6cRlro Feb 01, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Costs changes could hamper environmental justice http://t.co/8UYzIgdh Feb 01, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - 'Positive communication' required for validity of deathbed wills, court rules http://t.co/HSjTWUo2 Feb 01, 2012
  • Footballer John Terry has denied racial abuse and will stand trial for the offence, a court heard http://t.co/UlxtEunX Feb 01, 2012
  • ‘Overworked’ HR manager in £800,000 compensation bid http://t.co/beHqssTH Feb 01, 2012
  • Harry Redknapp: I have always paid my taxes http://t.co/mUjfQYQX Feb 01, 2012
  • Organised gang 'targeted pensioners' in Down and Armagh http://t.co/QfDwrHys Feb 01, 2012
  • Tax relief to expire for first time buyers - Liverpool lawyers warn http://t.co/P2xvef4Z Feb 01, 2012
  • Are lawyers in right-to-die cases breaking the law?: http://t.co/Uiepi36O via UK Human Rights Blog Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Oklahoma Supreme Court has reinstated an attorney who had practiced exclusively in the criminal law area http://t.co/PAnRyJHJ Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper provides legal advice on the privatisation of the Kuwait Stock Exchange| http://t.co/dT71Q1I2 http://t.co/gb4c1LxJ Feb 01, 2012
  • Drinks makers’ legal warning: minimum price on alcohol in Scotland http://t.co/2h1wDClC Feb 01, 2012
  • We could take legal action over treaty, Cameron warns http://t.co/qPCvJlfS Feb 01, 2012
  • Legal hurdles to retrieving files from Megaupload http://t.co/9FNOHDst Feb 01, 2012
  • Sunday Law Review is a weekly law news review blog focusing on some of the most important law and society... http://t.co/imFvGcCo Feb 01, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Most barristers open to working for ABSs, survey reveals http://t.co/TKLyNDSs Feb 01, 2012
  • L'OrĂ©al advert featuring Rachel Weisz banned for being 'misleading' http://t.co/wMKgGULK Feb 01, 2012
  • TripAdvisor under fire for 'real traveller' contribution claim http://t.co/LOvqVBnd Feb 01, 2012
  • 'Excited delirium' finding in custody death angers parents http://t.co/PjU9iZgh Feb 01, 2012
  • Julian Assange extradition appeal at supreme court - live blog http://t.co/El1GRBH7 Feb 01, 2012
  • Glenn Mulcaire ordered to reveal phone hacking details by appeal court http://t.co/iPe0zStt Feb 01, 2012
  • Al-Qaida-inspired plotters planned attacks on high-profile London targets http://t.co/Rgz5CWML Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Australia's Minter Ellison launches in Mongolia | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SmyLGgLb Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans adds Moscow competition head from Baker & McKenzie | The Lawyer: http://t.co/hPiyQdmO Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Germany's Heussen takes over Stuttgart firm Wahlert | The Lawyer: http://t.co/wHj4OWD8 Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells loses ECM head to Latham & Watkins | The Lawyer: http://t.co/g2DIfR1w Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bristol's Guildhall Chambers raids Queen Square for employment launch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/qXJuRB2A Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Schillings seals victory for Coogan in Mulcaire phone-hacking appeal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/n9LOe6Pn Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst chief Bromwich to step down six months early | The Lawyer: http://t.co/iknot7Wz Feb 01, 2012
  • TheLawMap collates the most important legal and justice related news in the UK as well as major legal issues... http://t.co/XSNLJjGw Feb 01, 2012
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  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY, Wed, 1/2/12 - The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives has been officially... http://t.co/nt3rS0xh Feb 01, 2012
  • Law Society hosts representatives from Zimbabwe and Uganda bars for month long programme in UK http://t.co/b2oP1t5h Feb 01, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Government cuts criminal compensation for small injuries http://t.co/a3USKMI7 Feb 01, 2012
  • Bratza bemused by UK's disdain for Strasbourg | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/FNwqs5wI  Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lords expose intellectual bankruptcy of LASPO Part 2 http://t.co/zo4kHnET Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Government at odds with itself on domestic violence http://t.co/PA3oNdMS Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Minter Ellison becomes latest firm to launch office in Mongolia- Legalweek http://t.co/q5ERc9ad Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Quinn Emanuel hikes City revenues by 75% as London growth continues- Legalweek http://t.co/5vlpP4O8 Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Herbert Smith sets 1 July target to secure Freehills tie-up- Legalweek http://t.co/WNY1rmZ9 Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst managing partner to stand down ahead of schedule- Legalweek http://t.co/SmwV6cO5 Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Jackson civil cost reforms deferred until April 2013 http://t.co/bCEEFvJi Feb 01, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Judges ponder action over pensions http://t.co/kKZHXRpj Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Opponents of sodomy law in Kansas seek to change it : http://t.co/kqdNl3v2 Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Legislation that would require million-dollar earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes http://t.co/PibY5UNl Feb 01, 2012
  • INDIA: Pathologists decry illegal labs http://t.co/jC7Mhgim Feb 01, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Pakistan slams illegal US drone strikes http://t.co/hBagijv0 Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Kansas allow illegal immigrants to stay, work http://t.co/5ZsBFWk8 Feb 01, 2012
  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives officially presented with its Royal Charter http://t.co/h9GSfGod Feb 01, 2012
  • Ex UBS trader Adoboli denies fraud, faces trial http://t.co/5rrYxfy5 Feb 01, 2012
  • CANADA: Court adjourns homeowner’s self-defence trial to clarify confusing gun control law http://t.co/35XzCEp5 Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Alabama gambling trial defendant bankrupt before death http://t.co/DQuqEL7E Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Prosecutors want non-local jury for Sandusky trial http://t.co/e6z5oQeV Feb 01, 2012
  • SPAIN: Trial of judge rouses ghosts of the Franco dictatorship http://t.co/SyrzfEa2 Feb 01, 2012
  • Chinese activist on trial over Skype poem - http://t.co/ZLRn7jri Feb 01, 2012
  • MoJ delays no-win no-fee reforms | The Lawyer: http://t.co/JIg5tXnK Feb 01, 2012
  • Xbox games may have spurred synagogue attacks, lawyer says http://t.co/4KzWPULg Feb 01, 2012
  • Sacked Stafford Hospital lawyer awarded £100,000 payout http://t.co/WA6DrrNw Feb 01, 2012
  • MALAYSIA: Lawyer ready to cooperate if his safety assured http://t.co/1I5i91ch Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Synagogue Firebombing Suspect Has 'Psychological Issues' http://t.co/p4BuZ6nB Feb 01, 2012
  • Facebook Legal Fees Demand Is ‘Stratospheric,’ Ceglia Claims http://t.co/GCMHl7Oo Feb 01, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Courts become deserted as lawyers go on strike over killings http://t.co/zquVkOjp Feb 01, 2012
  • GERMANY: German court upholds ban on original Galaxy Tab 10.1 http://t.co/puYvE0n6 Feb 01, 2012
  • Courts seize Jesmond brothel owner's profits http://t.co/Zs6B1BCt Feb 01, 2012
  • Specsavers vows to sue Asda for damages after ad campaign court victory http://t.co/4Tr2DD6x Feb 01, 2012
  • Plea is to be made to the ECHR to block the extradition of a retired businessman from Kent to the US http://t.co/ddw5uUsZ Feb 01, 2012
  • David Cameron Faces Backlash From Tory Eurosceptics Over Backing Down On Treaty Opposition http://t.co/NQQ1Zq9o Feb 01, 2012
  • CANADA & CONGO: Congolese citizens will appeal to Supreme Court in suit against Canadian mining http://t.co/7F0rqDSc Feb 01, 2012
  • CANADA: Court scolds Harper ministers over handling of international prison transfers http://t.co/leegSOii Feb 01, 2012
  • WikiLeaks founder to appeal extradition at UK Supreme Court http://t.co/17J2bdEZ Feb 01, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0MekFeb 01, 2012
  • Press watchdog must have more power, says chief -The Independent http://t.co/7pCINVqz Feb 01, 2012
  • Suspect in double murder commits suicide - The Independent http://t.co/cPiZZSyV Feb 01, 2012
  • Police watchdog admitted system was ineffective - The Independent http://t.co/hL3yd3Sw Feb 01, 2012
  • Squatters use law to find empty homes http://t.co/ilBq5OpE Feb 01, 2012
  • US: Lawmakers Question Proposed Change to Video Privacy Law http://t.co/KbecUlRi Feb 01, 2012
  • INDIA: Court urges legislature to make the existing Indian rape laws "gender neutral" and widen the definition of rape http://t.co/WM4Q4k4o Feb 01, 2012
  • Time to update copyright law? http://t.co/HbGfBcon #cnn Feb 01, 2012
  • EGYPT : Military under attack over law on presidential poll: http://t.co/ynhpZwR6 Feb 01, 2012
  • FRANCE: Armenia genocide law put on hold http://t.co/eF2Cl6MW Feb 01, 2012
  • NIGERIA: Human rights defender Osmond Ugwu released on bail http://t.co/b62S1yaE Feb 01, 2012
  • The princess and the actor: two important right to privacy rulings - Inforrm: http://t.co/ea7q8ZDG  Feb 01, 2012
  • EU probes Samsung over possible patent rights 'abuse' http://t.co/DIikbkGl Feb 01, 2012
  • Legal Executives presented with Charter | Lawyer2b: http://t.co/h9GSfGod Feb 01, 2012
  • News in brief: solicitors, accountants and IFAs join forces, “ABSs are the future for conveyancing”, and more http://t.co/CpPaBS9I Feb 01, 2012
  • SRA calls on government to provide more clarity on referral fee ban http://t.co/8ZBmJqsz Feb 01, 2012
  • “Pessimistic” barristers lukewarm about ABSs http://t.co/l4HKGRPC Feb 01, 2012