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19th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: The Law Society has warned the Legal Services Board (LSB) that it is overstepping its role as an oversight body by trying to become a market regulator. Full story - LegalFutures
  • The Top 10 UK law firms have a combined income of £16.76 billion http://t.co/z8DYfwa8 Mar 19, 2012
  • Golf club beheading man Jonathan Limani jailed for life http://t.co/IsGTPVdq Mar 19, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Rise in LNAT applicants shows students look for better degrees http://t.co/eQVViucI Mar 19, 2012
  • Met police sex trafficking investigations criticised http://t.co/LD8TxFt9 Mar 19, 2012
  • Campaigners call for new homicide law for inciting suicide http://t.co/XRnRS9Bq Mar 19, 2012
  • US: New York Mets owners settle with Madoff victims trustee http://t.co/MTW58F3R Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: There's no escape from the corporations that run India | Arundhati Roy http://t.co/JioBHY7i Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Civil Society is Crucial to Protection and Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights http://t.co/00lLCFzV Mar 19, 2012
  • CHINA: Chinese Activist Is Missing, Rights Group Says: http://t.co/aomRQApg Mar 19, 2012
  • Forget Tesco law, this legal education review will transform the legal market http://t.co/UeQgqARM Mar 19, 2012
  • Family forced out of dream home after lawyers run off with their £400,000 life savings they used to buy the home http://t.co/5ZMSF2ej Mar 19, 2012
  • Team of Louth solicitors take on Four Peaks Challenge in aid of dementia charity http://t.co/sYzrfUYT Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Sandusky’s attorney vows to seek dismissal of child sex-abuse case http://t.co/QyqQI0ME Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Attorney for soldier charged with passing documents to WikiLeaks asks for dismissal in case http://t.co/4e5Z67kD Mar 19, 2012
  • News of the World 'used ex-special forces to put police under surveillance' http://t.co/tewN9dGZ Mar 19, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Five per cent of fee earners must go to return profession to prosperity, RBS http://t.co/4nPrNpP7 Mar 19, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Young lawyers call on SRA to delay scrapping minimum wage http://t.co/idOp3dYq Mar 19, 2012
  • Legal Theory Lexicon: Procedural Justice http://t.co/p5LsAlrE Mar 19, 2012
  • The Social Justice Strategy: transforming lives for the better? http://t.co/WcD6r0pH Mar 19, 2012
  • 'It denies victims any opportunity of justice': Mother campaigns for thousands of rape victims http://t.co/4AZTrjtK Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Students rally for justice in killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin http://t.co/9WYrtwdj Mar 19, 2012
  • Nearly 15 years on, the Human Rights Act is still dividing judges, the public and Parliament | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mdxbkuLl Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: India to Back Human Rights Resolution Against Sri Lanka http://t.co/rnSqqXqj Mar 19, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Court’s verdict will not lead to PM's disqualification http://t.co/b7CLfmZk Mar 19, 2012
  • SAS soldier made up account of attack, IRA inquest told http://t.co/ypUiCeyy http://t.co/OCwV4buM Mar 19, 2012
  • NEW ZEALAND: Barrister has lambasted the new Crimes Amendment Act relating to offences relating to child abuse http://t.co/kJfBMAlj Mar 19, 2012
  • Student arrested for filming buildings wins police payout http://t.co/WfQehcm9 Mar 19, 2012
  • Editor courts controversy with book on Islamic immigration http://t.co/Q9tcz7Vk Mar 19, 2012
  • Myths about rape conviction rates are putting people off going to the police http://t.co/YRo2D2WE Mar 19, 2012
  • Comedian Doug Stanhope accused of 'bullying' Telegraph journalist on Twitter http://t.co/4VOS308z Mar 19, 2012
  • Fabrice Muamba racist tweets could land Twitter 'troll' in prison http://t.co/y2dMtGiF Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Mind your public language, Master of Rolls tells judges http://t.co/h5o6vo1W Mar 19, 2012
  • Reduction in Lawyers Able to Do Conveyancing Effects Consumers http://t.co/LNBqZ318 Mar 19, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Knesset legal adviser nixes Israeli politician's wish to 'dance with stars' http://t.co/byRmmQDr Mar 19, 2012
  • Parents face legal action for failing to tackle truancy - Scotland http://t.co/OQsxTrin Mar 19, 2012
  • Comic Russell Brand goes house hunting in Hollywood depsite immigration status fear http://t.co/NLd1WItK Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Government regulation of third-party funding shelved - for now http://t.co/5OTcUZc8 Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: The current legal landscape http://t.co/s3NfOMZG Mar 19, 2012
  • Kicked out of class: Sophie's story http://t.co/vzE5Mvrz Mar 19, 2012
  • Leveson told press 'jeopardised' Ipswich murders probe http://t.co/0Wwaaold Mar 19, 2012
  • TaxProf Blog - WSJ 'Numbers Guy': Law School Placement Data Reporting http://t.co/auAuVrcm Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Law school roundup - Many links that tend to harmonize with arguments made in Schools for Misrule http://t.co/S9IWHPjo Mar 19, 2012
  • US: States look to enact cyberbullying laws http://t.co/dWlBOdIk Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Harvey Nicks owner gives £20m to law faculty http://t.co/JbhbEsNd Mar 19, 2012
  • GREECE: Business Rules Can Puzzle Entrepreneurs: Red tape blues http://t.co/YgXmk7uR Mar 19, 2012
  • Resolving Disputes Through Arbitration: http://t.co/RQDMauoX Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Pennsylvania and the Death Penalty: http://t.co/rtlIajO8 Mar 19, 2012
  • ISRAEL: To Save Israel, Boycott the Settlements: http://t.co/WqB8c8Sw Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Watchdog calls for regulation of probate services http://t.co/E7dyiZ1S Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Brodies bolsters IP team with double partner hire from Maclays | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gnGuxmsw Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SRA delays force Parabis to defer Duke Street investment | The Lawyer: http://t.co/qU2drDjF Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Latimer Lee partner defends Man U fan in dispute over Man City expansion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PnI2tmAq Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Old Mutual GC takes EMEA role at Neuberger Berman | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LV4xS2pQ Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Vos J threatens phone-hacking firms with group litigation order as costs spiral | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SEIq1Puu Mar 19, 2012
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  • Convicted terrorists released this week ahead of Olympics http://t.co/yssIdEcj Mar 19, 2012
  • One in five young Asians think honour violence can be justified - Telegraph http://t.co/SGGi6rPZ Mar 19, 2012
  • COPYRIGHT LAW: A Lawyer Who Is Also A Photographer Just Deleted All Her Pinterest Boards http://t.co/nwvT8fyE Mar 19, 2012
  • CANADA: Lawyer admits he was ‘tool or dupe’ in Junction real estate deals: http://t.co/hANgZzYB Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Lawyer of convicted Nazi death camp guard says client hoped to be buried in US http://t.co/qJEAUWd0 Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Lawyer for Afghan shooting suspect to visit with him http://t.co/amzR7nDd Mar 19, 2012
  • US: George Huguely trial: Lacrosse player asks for retrial in killing of Yeardley Love http://t.co/uw04HO7M Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Taliban demands Afghan trial for alleged shooter http://t.co/xWkeVWZc Mar 19, 2012
  • Three-way battle to put Gaddafi's spy chief on trial http://t.co/SOweqK3k Mar 19, 2012
  • US: Prospect of Jury Trial May Push Mets to Settle Madoff Case: http://t.co/QmUOuoeZ Mar 19, 2012
  • SOUTH KOREA: Presidential Office may be involved in illegal surveillance scandal http://t.co/UOU4ZZZE Mar 19, 2012
  • London Olympics organisers and bookmakers to hold betting summit to discuss illegal gambling http://t.co/G06ztli0 Mar 19, 2012
  • Minimum alcohol price 'illegal', claims Scotch Whisky Association http://t.co/Hb1HdpjM Mar 19, 2012
  • Illegal rave in Norwich shut down after complaints http://t.co/SVyWzUbj Mar 19, 2012
  • THAILAND: Thais cry foul as illegal criticism of King forges bitter divide http://t.co/I9ZLA1si Mar 19, 2012
  • Schools 'illegally excluding pupils' http://t.co/LRNWJNjG Mar 19, 2012
  • Justice Minister Djanogly: ABSs helping to create conditions for legal aid firms “to flourish” http://t.co/IkS7kzxk Mar 19, 2012  
  • Rights and wrongs - The Human Rights Roundup: http://t.co/2dq4mj2T Mar 19, 2012
  • The animal rights 'lone wolf' feared by the ferry firms - http://t.co/EPFpNAnw Mar 19, 2012
  • HUNGARY: Insight: In Hungary, a business elite thrives - right to fair trial difficult to achieve http://t.co/qpyZwIrb Mar 19, 2012
  • BELARUS: Rights groups condemn Belarus over executions http://t.co/qAR1YdKR Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: Proposed Change to Tax Law May Slow Foreign Investments http://t.co/HZnzIoWo Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: Parliament can amend law to remove basis of judgment, say legal experts http://t.co/VIJHrsv2 Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: Law must be amended to prevent fiscal chaos: Pranab http://t.co/RKnBq4W4 Mar 19, 2012
  • Church warns against Sunday trading laws being relaxed by the back door http://t.co/a6rVVJqA Mar 19, 2012
  • TUC: tribunal fees will harm lowest-paid http://t.co/gFBQHZkF Mar 19, 2012
  • BANGLADESH: Ex-PM son faces trial for deadly attack http://t.co/kXw2VfVn Mar 19, 2012
  • The biggest winners in employment tribunal cases are the lawyers http://t.co/F5legjcN Mar 19, 2012
  • INDIA: Green tribunal runs court from a guest house http://t.co/qdO7Icrd Mar 19, 2012
  • Barry Christopher Cavan in court charged with murder http://t.co/ARNUosoz Mar 19, 2012
  • Two teenagers charged after Armagh loyalist band parade http://t.co/4kWHIS0t Mar 19, 2012
  • Man on arson and drugs charges http://t.co/4AnOMP78 Mar 19, 2012
  • Teenage boy on sexual incitement charge http://t.co/NBMalGqJ Mar 19, 2012
  • Masked and armed men rob cash van http://t.co/glpy11Dk Mar 19, 2012
  • Teenager 'critical' after Kirkcaldy assault http://t.co/BibWclMa Mar 19, 2012
  • Images released by police probing serious assault in Aberdeen http://t.co/MQZoWNg5 Mar 19, 2012
  • Ernest Hamilton found murdered in his home in Milton area of Glasgow http://t.co/hoqvI2h3 Mar 19, 2012
  • Cathays, Cardiff stone street steps head injury man, police plea http://t.co/OhMqM0Kv Mar 19, 2012
  • Fabrice Muamba: 'Offensive' Twitter comments prompt police inquiry http://t.co/Dc7znU9k Mar 19, 2012
  • Licensed trade concern at late night levy for pubs and clubs http://t.co/bHnnFPHy Mar 19, 2012
  • One man killed, three badly hurt in A55 crash in Gwynedd http://t.co/TqdspNfK Mar 19, 2012
  • Call for pre-watershed ban on junk food advertising http://t.co/dVCt58TS Mar 19, 2012
  • URUGUAY: Nurses held over 'induced deaths' at Uruguay hospital http://t.co/YeAgaKHi Mar 19, 2012
  • Thousands of listed buildings damaged by crime: English Heritage http://t.co/fT3lXeRu Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters rated as top law firm brand in 2012 Superbrands rankings- Legalweek http://t.co/sEvWqPLy Mar 19, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Twelve partners exit Dewey to join Willkie Farr including London duo- Legalweek http://t.co/SiXEkrpe Mar 19, 2012
  • RBS: legal profession carrying thousands of excess solicitor jobs- Legalweek http://t.co/cPCu98O1 Mar 19, 2012
  • Regulate probate and estate administration services, says consumer panel http://t.co/SdXoK8N5  Mar 19, 2012
  • The satisfied probate client: face-to-face advice from a solicitor on a fixed fee, says major survey http://t.co/X4bd1Q69  Mar 19, 2012