Tuesday

7th February 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has said the government will make compromises on legal aid for children in medical negligence cases and the definition of domestic violence, while refusing to budge on the “main tenets” of the legal aid bill. Full story - Solicitors Journal

  • Clients vs law firms – the war that dare not speak its name- Legalweek http://t.co/qSega66p Feb 07, 2012
  • Pensioners 'passed like parcels' by care agencies - http://t.co/Nktc8a4W Feb 07, 2012
  • US: What Obama Should Do About Workplace Discrimination: http://t.co/JUUbmGQm Feb 07, 2012
  • What you can do with rights - Justice Edwin Cameron: http://t.co/ki6hgUAS Feb 07, 2012
  • Scepticism and little awareness of sweeping summary justice reforms http://t.co/l4Haf6CZ Feb 07, 2012
  • The UK Supreme Court has become the first court with Scottish jurisdiction to publish a policy on the use of Twitter http://t.co/p5TMAhhd Feb 07, 2012
  • 65% oppose Personal injury lawyers‘ adverts http://t.co/3UCBvXfD Feb 07, 2012
  • Fewer complaints but concerns remain over “arbitrary” stop & search - SCOTLAND http://t.co/tgZasFgu Feb 07, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: A fixed share equity partner in an LLP is not an employee, the Court of Appeal has held http://t.co/7nM0Hfhy Feb 07, 2012
  • Facebook drinking posts teacher Elizabeth Scarlett reprimanded http://t.co/ctpXXvZG Feb 07, 2012
  • IRAN: parliament summons President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://t.co/MYwtJ0zH Feb 07, 2012
  • Milly Dowler killer Levi Bellfield seeks appeal http://t.co/zlRW6CrZ Feb 07, 2012
  • US: California ban on gay marriage ruled unconstitutional http://t.co/GVpjnXK0 Feb 07, 2012
  • Kennedys launches legal apprenticeship scheme for non-uni students- Legalweek http://t.co/wx7BLi5N Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clifford Chance appointed as judges fight planned pension changes- Legalweek http://t.co/dLnNLdTs Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O grows Washington IP team with Orrick partner hire- Legalweek http://t.co/gdbI2khP Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Ince & Co partner struck off over £3m expense fraud charges- Legalweek http://t.co/azlHgxVS Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SNR Denton UK LLPs highlight falling profits and Turkey restructuring- Legalweek http://t.co/JLeER7qu Feb 07, 2012
  • Downing Street 'does not want Andrew Lansley 'taken out and shot' http://t.co/asPx4NuC Feb 07, 2012
  • Legal ruling could see introduction of airline 'fat tax' http://t.co/Ubq1z537 Feb 07, 2012
  • British men forced into 'modern slavery' abroad http://t.co/Zt8zUN00 Feb 07, 2012
  • Phone hacking: Met police failed to warn victims http://t.co/lywjTV8a Feb 07, 2012
  • Young offenders with communication problems and at risk of falling deeper into criminality are being given a voice http://t.co/FqRrIIpl Feb 07, 2012
  • Times editor apologises to high court judge for not disclosing email hacking http://t.co/9li8b0hW Feb 07, 2012
  • US: California appeals court to rule on legality of gay marriage ban http://t.co/2TPz8uln Feb 07, 2012
  • GERMANY: Judges make final decisions in German privacy and press freedom disputes http://t.co/jGUy6tHW Feb 07, 2012
  • NIGERIA: Lead poisoning ‘worst in modern history’ – Human Right Watch http://t.co/A8e7XeLU Feb 07, 2012
  • Profile: European Court of Human Rights http://t.co/dDssJE7H Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Cole appoints competition law barrister - http://t.co/eEYWGWht Feb 07, 2012
  • Birmingham rape trial collapsed after barrister's meeting with teenage victim http://t.co/baVBAaTt Feb 07, 2012
  • Bill aims to stop firms escaping justice after worker fatalities : http://t.co/hfHjFyyR Feb 07, 2012
  • Major overhaul to reform family justice system http://t.co/dYMnb0x1 Feb 07, 2012
  • Lockerbie bombing: campaigners make accusation of blanket cover-up - Politics - http://t.co/7qxZNaul: http://t.co/DbGtyhHx Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Vigilante justice on the rise in Detroit as 'justifiable homicides' jump 79% after police budget is slashed http://t.co/GHRf3kMy Feb 07, 2012
  • Lord Prescott said he had "finally got justice" after the Metropolitan Police force admitted it failed to warn victims http://t.co/GhWV1Mtm Feb 07, 2012
  • IRELAND: Solicitor registered clients' property in his own name http://t.co/dbqDVWxD Feb 07, 2012
  • IRELAND: Monica Leech to pay fees owed to solicitors - http://t.co/Pmyf8QhA Feb 07, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Consumer panel calls on Law Society to open up database http://t.co/W5TAKuaM Feb 07, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Law Commission to review 'needs' of divorcing couples http://t.co/TN9njCpH Feb 07, 2012
  • Haven't we discharged our obligations to Abu Qatada? | Michael White http://t.co/RFw4Lg8j Feb 07, 2012
  • Media interest in celebrities' lives is legitimate, European court rules http://t.co/ZKrZAJs9 Feb 07, 2012
  • Abu Qatada: Theresa May faces questions about bail ruling http://t.co/KcfHvLAk Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: for regulation of legal comparison sites http://t.co/uGL3ukQj Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 3VB picks up Keating Chambers' Cooklin | The Lawyer: http://t.co/DssdkP3j Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashfords plans London expansion through Rochman merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ATGYGZUA Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bakers snares ex-Garrigues MP in arbitration push | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VHXljOxX Feb 07, 2012
  • SDT strikes off former Ince partner over £3m expenses fraud | The Lawyer: http://t.co/NDwhnaGQ Feb 07, 2012
  • Kennedys launches legal apprenticeship for school leavers | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MdSt09Ia Feb 07, 2012
  • Consett mum Kara Goldsmith in legal bid after horse stamp accident http://t.co/CzWTbz8t Feb 07, 2012
  • Brent anti-library cuts campaigners' legal fight comes to end http://t.co/5ZA7FgDw Feb 07, 2012
  • Sex abuse victim, 16, 'hanged herself after barrister’s legal blunder caused trial to collapse' http://t.co/GiIgg6dh Feb 07, 2012
  • Legal world tipped for merger rush after McGrigors seals deal - SCOTLAND http://t.co/HhzTRCqO Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Legal services programs for poor facing cuts http://t.co/BpiTBPBi Feb 07, 2012
  • New stalking law must be introduced 'immediately' to stop harassment turning to murder, MPs warn http://t.co/Y1xGTDBf Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Audio Recording Law Under Scrutiny In Illinois http://t.co/yLQbMOBI Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Assisted Suicide Law in Georgia Is Overturned: http://t.co/S8feFLR0 Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Ramarley Graham’s Family Leads Protest of Police: http://t.co/gpdBjV9f Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Lawmaker renews fight against illegal school fees http://t.co/AhoKCYFX Feb 07, 2012
  • INDIA: Liquor being carried illegally seized http://t.co/Z3FpVNYS Feb 07, 2012
  • INDIA: Apex court issues notice to Centre on ‘illegal drug trials' http://t.co/zg94Pgyw Feb 07, 2012
  • GREECE: £2.5million six-mile razor wire wall to block immigration route into Europe http://t.co/THjv6yik Feb 07, 2012
  • SINGAPORE: Spotlight on illegal sexual enhancement products as 4 men are hospitalised: http://t.co/b2RFR7d9 Feb 07, 2012
  • Why has Abu Qatada not stood trial in the UK? http://t.co/qheQ3nSB Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Allen Stanford trial hears of scramble to cook books as last millions ran out http://t.co/wzVdTSUq Feb 07, 2012
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  • INDIA - UK; Does the UK's aid programme win business contracts? http://t.co/JbBR1PVu http://t.co/LQQDD7kD Feb 07, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Feb 07, 2012
  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: compromises on legal aid for kids in medical negligence and definition of domestic violence http://t.co/FYovcOEK Feb 07, 2012
  • CANADA: The law should catch up with medical science, lawyer argues | http://t.co/1j1Shdhv Feb 07, 2012
  • Redknapp lawyers slam 'repugnant' prosecution case http://t.co/jZVkfs3b Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Protester's Lawyer Challenges Twitter Subpoena: http://t.co/k8rWuD85 Feb 07, 2012
  • The five-year-old victim of 'gang violence' http://t.co/Vr0DFVGp Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Website translates important rulings of CHINA's Supreme Court to serve as guides for lower courts http://t.co/pWCDn0YN Feb 07, 2012
  • Broadcasters lobby party leaders to overturn ban on cameras in court http://t.co/vFGzQY8Z Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Federal Court Dismisses Gun Lobby Lawsuit Claiming Right to Carry Loaded Guns In Public http://t.co/jIx3TCp7 Feb 07, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Supreme Court President Beinisch will be remembered for her battles http://t.co/baD5HyqS Feb 07, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: ISI in Pakistan Faces Court Cases: http://t.co/j0408i09 Feb 07, 2012
  • CANADA: Court rules against man acquitted in Air India bombing on legal costs http://t.co/cW9jJ8gg Feb 07, 2012
  • European judges’ ruling on Qatada ' a threat to our national security’ http://t.co/OA8EdQqX Feb 07, 2012
  • INDIA: Internet giants pull content after warning in India courts http://t.co/WmmReUBu Feb 07, 2012
  • Calls For Alex Salmond To Apologise Over Nazi Smear Of BBC Adviser http://t.co/KTEw3GYx Feb 07, 2012
  • Workers’ rights to compensation under threat from all sides http://t.co/Y56lonb9 Feb 07, 2012
  • Trustees wanted for Disability Rights UK http://t.co/dxNpWnn9 Feb 07, 2012
  • Absurd that Abu Qatada, described as a dangerous man and a threat to Britain, will very soon be released on bail http://t.co/pFBNAT6r Feb 07, 2012
  • CANADA: MP Stephen Woodworth wants human rights for unborn children: http://t.co/U6EdaGBp Feb 07, 2012
  • CANADA: B.C. aboriginals ask China to raise human-rights issues with Harper on PM's visit http://t.co/S6jzKlZx Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Models form rights group ahead of New York Fashion Week http://t.co/3waAmPf6 Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Parental rights vs. child safety: Should boys have been visiting Josh Powell? http://t.co/S2s3Kk9m Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields values 2011 pro bono efforts at £8.8m in annual report- Legalweek http://t.co/vPbo6dTp Feb 07, 2012
  • SRA surprised by high level of ABS applications http://t.co/otVE8pNn  Feb 07, 2012
  • Law firms “ignoring leads” that come through comparison websites, major report finds http://t.co/E4PpYAdn  Feb 07, 2012
  • Shooting victims were 'lucky to live' - http://t.co/laQurbFk Feb 07, 2012
  • Terrorist cell vetoed suicide bombing as 'too short-term' - http://t.co/BcL7CmPx Feb 07, 2012
  • Government 'may sanction nerve-agent use on rioters', scientists fear - http://t.co/XoaMUMeS Feb 07, 2012
  • Redknapp's QC rounds on reporter - http://t.co/QOL3wCaa Feb 07, 2012
  • Bin Laden's former right-hand man in Europe released on bail - http://t.co/TLd79SWB Feb 07, 2012
  • Met expands 'Sun' corruption inquiry as files handed over http://t.co/1faNwMzj Feb 07, 2012
  • Help victims of stalking before they are harmed, inquiry urges http://t.co/Q2bGrBxc Feb 07, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: One of Scotland's largest law firms, McGrigors is to merge with London-based firm Pinsent Masons http://t.co/wi29HBMS Feb 07, 2012
  • Do divorced fathers have adequate access rights under current law? | Poll http://t.co/WIDhqD4y Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Georgia Supreme Court strikes down assisted suicide restrictions over free speech concerns http://t.co/UF4bimoz Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Illinois' audio recording law under scrutiny http://t.co/kSfE2y0i Feb 07, 2012
  • US: Judge lets songram law take effect http://t.co/wQsKVdCy Feb 07, 2012
  • Associate’s Baffling Email an Example of Bad Mass Goodbyes http://t.co/SYmRtr3v Feb 07, 2012