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23nd March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Government competition law reform proposals cause outcry. City lawyers have expressed concern about proposals to remove “dishonesty” from cartel offences. Full story - New Law Journal

  • Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in Kuwait http://t.co/Cb0yIL67 Mar 23, 2012
  • US: A Broader Right to Counsel: http://t.co/0r9L9TyY Mar 23, 2012
  • EMI sale faces European competition probe http://t.co/mdGRPnPB Mar 23, 2012
  • Scotland Yard spends £30,000 on 'Total Policing' re-brand http://t.co/1Ahx6xao Mar 23, 2012
  • Privacy injunctions to get clean bill of health from parliament http://t.co/Ai8sZIhM Mar 23, 2012
  • Musical Youth lose legal battle over Pass The Dutchie http://t.co/i1xyAmWZ Mar 23, 2012
  • Police urge tougher dog laws after attack http://t.co/qxFYmziT Mar 23, 2012
  • Solicitor calls dispute between angry neighbours 'a right mess' http://t.co/kZkTiJbe Mar 23, 2012
  • Solicitor, Michael Rigg, jailed over theft from elderly client http://t.co/NR8BkBYw Mar 23, 2012
  • SundayLawReview: the week that was 10th to 17th March now published - http://t.co/oQHvPG2F Mar 23, 2012
  • AZERBAIJAN: Eurovision puts spotlight on Azerbaijan human rights http://t.co/oFZyXapp Mar 23, 2012
  • Was Shakespeare a barrister? The bard may have labored over property deeds and other mundane legal documents http://t.co/Ajsb8uSf Mar 23, 2012
  • AUSTRALIA: Hunt begins for Australia's next top judges http://t.co/PTgI8GD4 Mar 23, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Regulators agree on QASA http://t.co/xWz9jjlc Mar 23, 2012
  • Conveyancing firm at centre of fraud investigation - Estate Agent Today http://t.co/q0AtAlIK Mar 23, 2012
  • First-time buyers race to meet stamp duty deadline http://t.co/TvT3GNQd Mar 23, 2012
  • Lenders call for industry-wide solution for panel management — Mortgage Finance Gazette Online: http://t.co/4HSekv33 Mar 23, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: President Zuma’s legal worries: Back in the dock? | The Economist http://t.co/NLD7ujyX Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Trayvon Martin case 'not as conclusive as people think', says legal expert http://t.co/03PqHNgg Mar 23, 2012
  • How to legally avoid paying 40% higher rate tax http://t.co/q2NKyruF Mar 23, 2012
  • Alcohol prices: Theresa May takes lead as government braces for legal fight http://t.co/3qY90A60 Mar 23, 2012
  • TECH LAW: Facebook buys 750 patents to build legal arsenal http://t.co/8TPj8J8i Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Advocacy compromise deal includes judicial assessment http://t.co/VIQaTrrW Mar 23, 2012
  • The Bundle: Unveil the courts? Weekly Guardian Law Roundup http://t.co/nuuxaJv4 Mar 23, 2012
  • Grim cases take a toll on lawyers | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1AwaW4sD Mar 23, 2012
  • Lehman Brothers: the billion-pound insolvency | The Lawyer: http://t.co/VX1Ld7rJ Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Keystone Law solicitor targeted by stalker | The Lawyer: http://t.co/88FfsaZr Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird adds five partners across Asian offices | The Lawyer: http://t.co/npHZWnbY Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DWF and Shoosmiths act on caste discrimination claim against Coventry firm | The Lawyer: http://t.co/7IC2Lklm Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Blackstone silk seals small victory for Tesco ahead of CAT hearing | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EJrhKXyt Mar 23, 2012
  • Rapist Leslie Cunliffe deported to UK from Australia http://t.co/V3gH0fqH Mar 23, 2012
  • FRANCE: French PM Fillon defends Merah 'intelligence failures' http://t.co/cIZIkHzJ Mar 23, 2012
  • SYRIA: EU sanctions on Asma al-Assad banning her from travelling http://t.co/1xSf9Iug Mar 23, 2012
  • Police helicopter scrambled to catch 'outdoor sex' group - Telegraph http://t.co/hGI8Dvo2 Mar 23, 2012
  • Police force spends £140,000 on three 'Twitter tsars' as it axes 500 officers http://t.co/y4KdyrR2 Mar 23, 2012
  • Minimum alcohol pricing is a patronising tax on the poor http://t.co/C2xlGp0R Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Daily Mail legal chief joins Finers as consultant | The Lawyer: http://t.co/3XdKvF6p Mar 23, 2012
  • Only celebrities and politicians will win elected police roles, says former Met chief http://t.co/FL28EXxz Mar 23, 2012
  • Older staff can be made redundant to avoid pension charges, judges rule http://t.co/yroAw7hC Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Ditch the Porsche and fund an ‘apprentice’ http://t.co/cNeqmxUD Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: New York wants to wake up in a city without ABSs http://t.co/7nlY6uej Mar 23, 2012
  • TECH LAW: Courts find Justin.tv not guilty of 'stealing cable' in lawsuit filed http://t.co/7P8fFAVl Mar 23, 2012
  • VENEZUELA: Warnings by critics of government about possible pollution of drinking water has brought court order http://t.co/f0RrXdIy Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Liberty and ObamaCare - Wall Street Journal http://t.co/cTn12QJz  Mar 23, 2012
  • Court makes order on Force India Formula 1 team over unpaid car design charges to Italian company http://t.co/AnpaR2mn Mar 23, 2012
  • Florida Britons shot dead for refusing to pay mugger, court hears http://t.co/fNaqymro Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Analysis: Why U.S. high court may uphold healthcare law http://t.co/ANFQqZgV Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Lawyer Blogs And Bar Discipline http://t.co/XU6vrTH0 Mar 23, 2012
  • US: John Edwards not linked to New York prostitution ring, lawyer says http://t.co/kkzfdNIk Mar 23, 2012
  • CHINA: Lawyers Chafe at New Oath to Communist Party: http://t.co/8v9mNuYy Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Peter Gleason: NY lawyer who offered his apartment as bail for alleged madam http://t.co/WMLw4AZm Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Tweets ‘cost Allen Stanford fair trial’ http://t.co/nOJSYzgb Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Sandusky seeks dismissal of child sex abuse charges http://t.co/tafdoXEC Mar 23, 2012
  • First day of trial in the case of slain British tourists http://t.co/3KA6fUk5 Mar 23, 2012
  • ESTONIA: Human trafficking made illegal illegal by parliament http://t.co/BA84A0x8 Mar 23, 2012
  • Illegal scrapyard funded foreign holiday home http://t.co/IHcjjCXy Mar 23, 2012
  • ARGENTINA: Stock markets told Falklands oil illegal - exploration must stop http://t.co/bh9c8Zos Mar 23, 2012
  • CHINA: Vietnam urged to Stop ‘Illegal Poaching’ Near Disputed Waters http://t.co/d0C3QJFP Mar 23, 2012
  • Wheelchair user barred from dance class in Reading http://t.co/dDBHtBMf Mar 23, 2012
  • Man, 22, convicted of Rose Lane car park murder in Norwich http://t.co/M6uLzyTA Mar 23, 2012
  • London Riots: Accused Laura Johnson 'acted as driver' http://t.co/fP8LyPQv Mar 23, 2012
  • Investigation into Sussex 'raw' milk sold in Selfridges http://t.co/KyeDQSpk Mar 23, 2012
  • CUBA: Human rights in Cuba deteriorate, warns Amnesty http://t.co/ztwKrUuf Mar 23, 2012
  • London riots: Boy, 12, sentenced for violent disorder http://t.co/8m4dU7Iv Mar 23, 2012
  • IRELAND: Passenger seeks ash cloud payment from Ryanair http://t.co/gMc1eQA5 Mar 23, 2012
  • Down's Syndrome girl wins right to school review http://t.co/NwXtPotQ Mar 23, 2012
  • Bitter feud threatened the Lagan Group http://t.co/x5YifHJ9 Mar 23, 2012
  • Barra McGrory briefs Stormont committee on supergrass trial http://t.co/N8300PDG Mar 23, 2012
  • Priest to stand trial for alleged sexual assaults http://t.co/HiMW8gho Mar 23, 2012
  • Bishop Patrick Walsh defends handling of sex abuse case http://t.co/CXxkMb5s Mar 23, 2012
  • Online Omagh bomb files hacked http://t.co/x6mItjb0 Mar 23, 2012
  • Historic Kate Kennedy Club in St Andrews to admit women http://t.co/o1jIFTqV Mar 23, 2012
  • Parcel bomb accused 'learned about hoax devices by watching A-Team' http://t.co/qQguHUQn Mar 23, 2012
  • Brecon mother left daughter, 16 months, alone for five nights http://t.co/3aCTYZuJ Mar 23, 2012
  • Headteacher Andrew Wilkie jailed for £53k theft from school http://t.co/hXkoxcf3 Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Trayvon Martin: Police chief temporarily steps down http://t.co/eZCvGTz2 Mar 23, 2012
  • IRELAND: Fianna Fail moves to expel former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern http://t.co/vDLtdJ3Q Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Singer Whitney Houston drowned after cocaine use, says coroner http://t.co/ClvJEBtl Mar 23, 2012
  • US: Robert Bales to face murder charges over Afghan massacre http://t.co/IItRxKLr Mar 23, 2012
  • 'Pirate site' student, Richard O'Dwyer in final appeal - http://t.co/7nR17EbG Mar 23, 2012
  • Alleged sex ring 'groomed vulnerable girls as young as 11 for rape' - http://t.co/zliSXi8W Mar 23, 2012
  • Crazed dog shot dead by police after hospitalising five officers during raid - http://t.co/aFtALpJp Mar 23, 2012
  • Murder suspects among thousands still at large despite arrest warrants - http://t.co/jkT9zItz Mar 23, 2012
  • 'No change' to gay Northern Ireland adoption law http://t.co/uftNqYlI Mar 23, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Madonna vows to fight anti-gay laws in concert http://t.co/dJGEkWpk Mar 23, 2012
  • One in five abortion clinics breaks law http://t.co/Szwedami Mar 23, 2012
  • NZ: New surveillance laws give too many agencies the power to carry out search warrants, civil liberties advocate says http://t.co/5Umc76Kd Mar 23, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Human rights do not stop “at the gates of army barracks http://t.co/qPUE9wPa Mar 23, 2012
  • SRI LANKA: U.N. Rights Council Passes Sri Lanka Resolution: http://t.co/9XR5vUaI Mar 23, 2012
  • ISRAEL: UN human rights body to probe Israel's settlement activities in West Bank http://t.co/VEW6lWlk Mar 23, 2012
  • Wales to consider split-off to become separate legal jurisdiction- Legalweek http://t.co/YUiEDbcm Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cleary and Hengeler take lead on €500m Adidas bond issue- Legalweek http://t.co/RJWVa0Va Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields, A&O, Simpson Thacher win roles on £1.2bn Center Parcs refinancing- Legalweek http://t.co/JjDkTst9 Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Mayer Brown set to shield billings from currency fluctuations- Legalweek http://t.co/Xs3wR9sJ Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: 2Birds adds four new partners in Asia as firm sets ambitious regional growth targets- Legalweek http://t.co/eQWRxvHy Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds makes temp lawyer service Agile permanent as 80 lawyers sign up to scheme- Legalweek http://t.co/R5tIqaBz Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang ends US alliance as partner Cooley plans to ramp up UK presence- Legalweek http://t.co/W0yP5i4N Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst’s Australian tie-up includes option to split in event of US merger- Legalweek http://t.co/YXxp3Qc1 Mar 23, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Top firms redouble efforts to boost female representation- Legalweek http://t.co/zVd2Qfep Mar 23, 2012
  • LegalFutures - Validity of bar disciplinary decisions in question after major oversight http://t.co/ngv2FZ7O Mar 23, 2012
  • LegalFutures - SRA: trainees could be paid £2.60 an hour in first year if minimum salary is scrapped http://t.co/AbR9Ns8m Mar 23, 2012
  • LegalFutures - Mills & Reeve to start selling online know-how package to help other family lawyers compete http://t.co/SnROXQzf Mar 23, 2012