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25th April - LAW NEWS HEADLINES

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - We need a 'beyond bars' approach to jailing women. When women with children are sent to prison, who is being punished? Full story - Guardian Law

  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Akin, Skadden and White & Case advise on £5,3bn MegaFon deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5fUiGgGm Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst bolsters disputes team with UBS hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Lc0IFfNm Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Future of Dewey's London trainees depends on outcome of bank loan talks | The Lawyer: http://t.co/2FxDJUKB Apr 25, 2012
  • Kent in-house lawyers seek to cut £3m of legal costs by 2014 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YzU9vTTw Apr 25, 2012
  • Bangor university to launch joint LLB in law and Mandarin http://t.co/lWJ861Nj Apr 25, 2012
  • Will the legal aid bill be the end of the ambulance-chasing lawyer? http://t.co/B1mePCMx Apr 25, 2012
  • Catholic church urges pupils to sign anti-gay marriage petition http://t.co/KFoQ07Oz Apr 25, 2012
  • Can Charles Taylor verdict heal the horrors of war? http://t.co/YcLDPOS2 Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Whiplash claims need objective evidence, say insurers http://t.co/mx17ycaL Apr 25, 2012
  • Human Rights in the UAE http://t.co/XoOn2L0x Apr 25, 2012
  • BULGARIA: Judges have ruled that the eviction of Roma people from a settlement in Sofia would breach their human rights http://t.co/Ifksh9Wy Apr 25, 2012
  • INDIA: Maoists ‘Betray Lack of Respect for Human Rights’ http://t.co/Rx5aVo9Z Apr 25, 2012
  • We should talk human rights with China: http://t.co/i4GrAmC9 Apr 25, 2012
  • AUSTRALIA: Urge Human Rights Improvements in Vietnam - http://t.co/qPOWFsO5 Apr 25, 2012
  • ACTA threatens personal privacy according to a man in Europe with a nose for this sort of thing http://t.co/v76j46J0 Apr 25, 2012
  • IRELAND: Student (15) who models awarded EUR 25,000 over 'mildly disfiguring' scar http://t.co/cwkhIDLp Apr 25, 2012
  • Council will 'fight to the end' for footpath -Lyme Regis http://t.co/b44hCTOJ Apr 25, 2012
  • Leeds cake decorator & barrister raising money for sick children - http://t.co/DbkrMP8s Apr 25, 2012
  • Alleged victims of a Whittlesey man accused of fraud & posing as a barrister have begun giving evidence at his trial: http://t.co/2cqwrgb0 Apr 25, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - When public law meets conveyancing http://t.co/3BEUeePD Apr 25, 2012
  • TECH LAW: Mozilla Open Badges Legal & Privacy Considerations http://t.co/giBwMtru Apr 25, 2012
  • Technological Challenges Aside, Is Asteroid Mining Legal? http://t.co/BMMTBJRP Apr 25, 2012
  • Martyn Thomas takes up legal fight to draw apology from RFU over Blackett report http://t.co/LCUnbT4B Apr 25, 2012
  • Heritage bodies in legal challenge to wind farm plans - Northamptonshire: http://t.co/4acpqExG Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Ex-Edwards aide talks about crumbling relationship http://t.co/J9CBzLtv Apr 25, 2012
  • Boris Johnson faces legal action over banned anti-gay bus adverts http://t.co/uV2IdnIe Apr 25, 2012
  • Legal bid to prevent Cinderford regeneration scheme http://t.co/7M8csGDk Apr 25, 2012
  • Eric Schmidt at Google-Oracle trial: open sourcing Android was legal http://t.co/3TsnpkkR Apr 25, 2012
  • Leveson Inquiry: Rupert Murdoch denies influencing Thatcher http://t.co/ROwxFNfc Apr 25, 2012
  • Jeremy Hunt: I followed due process over BSkyB http://t.co/MNi9q3bO Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Supreme Court dismisses Seldon age discrimination appeal http://t.co/Q6f48pOL Apr 25, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - A law firm is not a 'social service', Lord Hope says as Seldon appeal rejected http://t.co/r9e4JiqR Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher Waterhouse promotes six to partnership | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ysi7tYO7 Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cameron's picks CoL over BPP as exclusive LPC provider | The Lawyer: http://t.co/nR3tefmW Apr 25, 2012
  • News International refers former Times legal chief to SRA | The Lawyer: http://t.co/NGrXxM8a Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Tragic effects of Ched Evans case http://t.co/I4GRrI1U  Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Hogan Lovells hands London board role to retail banking chief- Legalweek http://t.co/iGNoPOI4 Apr 25, 2012
  • College of Law and Camerons to devise first international LPC- Legalweek http://t.co/0YFBKXmi Apr 25, 2012
  • Supreme Court rejects Seldon age discrimination case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/2MuESklN Apr 25, 2012
  • US: A new law makes protesting near the president or Secret Service illegal. Is that an assault on free speech? http://t.co/GEuRSmrc Apr 25, 2012
  • US Litigation Daily - Skadden, W&C Persuade Vioxx MDL Judge to Clamp Down on Missouri Consumer Class Action http://t.co/rTI4A3by Apr 25, 2012
  • Yale Law School Battles Gender Imbalance - Men are 16% more likely to speak in class than women http://t.co/9axqTJgV Apr 25, 2012
  • Donald Trump says Scotland is in 'serious trouble' over wind farms http://t.co/YvrqrXtZ Apr 25, 2012
  • Employers can force retirement, court ruling suggests http://t.co/oiKwopGx Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Can an illegal immigrant become a lawyer? http://t.co/A2pbAOTt Apr 25, 2012
  • GUYANA: Illegal miners mainly from Brazil held in sweep by law enforcement authorities http://t.co/s2ls98Kh Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Ted Nugent pleads guilty in illegal bear kill http://t.co/XV85m3Hi Apr 25, 2012
  • Murdoch's stooges: Tory minister illegally tipped off Sky about £8bn deal and PM 'caught lying' http://t.co/lh3sVAqM Apr 25, 2012
  • CYPRUS: Mari trial awaits Greek suspect - last July's blast at Mari naval base http://t.co/xhsJE4Q6 Apr 25, 2012
  • US: John Edwards' trial: commentary and legal analysis from around the web http://t.co/tIYFbeSj Apr 25, 2012
  • Peter Hain lawyer mounts challenge against charges over judge comments - http://t.co/Khiud6E5 Apr 25, 2012
  • Campos on Pepperdine's The Lawyer of the Future Symposium | TaxProf Blog http://t.co/fyYG1Dke Apr 25, 2012
  • US relents and grants PAKISTANI lawyer visa in time for International Drone Summit http://t.co/34L8GHy0 Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Courtney Love's lawyers attempt to sever ties with the Hole frontwoman http://t.co/blwwqL3X Apr 25, 2012
  • CANADA: Bay Street lawyer's career hinges on results of disciplinary hearing : http://t.co/P21qsYgx Apr 25, 2012
  • Rangers claim Whyte's lawyer did ‘a runner' after administration appointment | http://t.co/37yT2Fju Apr 25, 2012
  • Bradley Manning lawyer says case 'mishandled' as hearings continue http://t.co/JKwicFho Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Joseph Neal, Jr: Lawyer and his ex-wife charged with raping their teenage babysitter http://t.co/jviVFjpP Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Clemens’s Lawyer Tries New Approach http://t.co/M6m6ps7K Apr 25, 2012
  • Sheffield United's Ched Evans to appeal rape conviction http://t.co/Bb9n4gyC Apr 25, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Apr 25, 2012
  • Victims of 'untouchable’ rapist Brian Witty failed http://t.co/YL7kTok5 Apr 25, 2012
  • Bo Xilai's wife 'was in the room when Neil Heywood was poisoned' http://t.co/QDfQUCB3 Apr 25, 2012
  • Theresa May defends supergrass deal with shoe bomber Saajid Badat http://t.co/v9RTgpDO Apr 25, 2012
  • New vision for Scottish courts (Herald Scotland Letter) http://t.co/V5wRQ1h5 Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Federalism and Patent Law: Courts Split on Scope of Federal Circuit Arising Under Jurisdiction http://t.co/BU147H7S Apr 25, 2012
  • US: The Supreme Court Spurns Wikipedia, But Federal Appeals Courts Cited It Nearly 100 Times in 5 Years http://t.co/yke7kPOF Apr 25, 2012
  • Theresa May fuels speculation that Home Office failed to obtain written confirmation of Qatada appeal deadline http://t.co/LJNs8JdK Apr 25, 2012
  • INDIA: Fishermen's legal heirs get compensation http://t.co/1aDwFWmB Apr 25, 2012
  • US: The Supreme Court’s immigration hearing: Human dignity not up for debate http://t.co/ulOKyVbY Apr 25, 2012
  • 80 years on, stars join ‘right to roam’ veterans in Peak District celebration - http://t.co/xUbv9O9D Apr 25, 2012
  • TV format rights owners face large reality cheque http://t.co/aFs7S1xm Apr 25, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Textbook promoting Arab rights banned http://t.co/Q9dFvXs6 Apr 25, 2012
  • European watchdog warns Acta could threaten rights http://t.co/uXAdhxlh Apr 25, 2012
  • The Voice of Russia and The Hague Tribunal correspondence http://t.co/wzSIU0zz Apr 25, 2012
  • CANADA: Canadian International Trade Tribunal Initiates an Inquiry: http://t.co/EE5xTIMl Apr 25, 2012
  • Corfe Castle postman William Blight loses employment tribunal http://t.co/MgnUYgI7 Apr 25, 2012
  • Martin McGuinness accused of sanctioning murders of two senior police officers http://t.co/zntnA5fu Apr 25, 2012
  • Scottish FA clarify tribunal's Rangers verdict http://t.co/rX1wB84Q Apr 25, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Cardiff based Personal injury firm the first Welsh practice to be licenced as ABS http://t.co/X3yovsJ7 Apr 25, 2012
  • Drink-drive ambulance boss Robert King found guilty http://t.co/7OdeXlrv Apr 25, 2012
  • Two jailed over £2.3m Olympic authority fraud http://t.co/p2nvAaUN Apr 25, 2012
  • Woman and mother unlawfully killed at Southport house http://t.co/yJsk0pBw Apr 25, 2012
  • Ched Evans to appeal against rape conviction http://t.co/PY5JyE0Y Apr 25, 2012
  • Emily Longley trial: Accused 'asked friend to kill' http://t.co/oUCevCaS Apr 25, 2012
  • 'Predatory' ex-TA captain rapist convicted http://t.co/SdcDtgkK Apr 25, 2012
  • Police accused of libelling lake death woman's boyfriend http://t.co/4t0egIeA Apr 25, 2012
  • Everton footballer Steven Pienaar bailed after missing court http://t.co/2T5Ojnwt Apr 25, 2012
  • Highbridge man used kebab to stem blood from his slashed throat http://t.co/DTLctXwE Apr 25, 2012
  • NI Justice Minister David Ford defends Magillian closure http://t.co/hBpfQlwk Apr 25, 2012
  • Priest denies indecently assaulting woman at Londonderry Crown Court http://t.co/T2vIQwNU Apr 25, 2012
  • Man freed by police investigating murder of John Huddleston http://t.co/Fq18VVeo Apr 25, 2012
  • Man 'made rape threats to schoolgirls on Facebook' http://t.co/5Xu8EOcs Apr 25, 2012
  • Dunmurry man Trevor George lists 12 years of attacks http://t.co/wq98Y1pf Apr 25, 2012
  • Miroslaw Pozniak admits Belfast Lough crash damage http://t.co/vXFB8tUw Apr 25, 2012
  • Glengormley grandparents deny killing Rebecca McKeown http://t.co/PuErwiX5 Apr 25, 2012
  • Smithwick Tribunal hears claim Martin McGuinness involved in murder plan http://t.co/ZYMxK0qS Apr 25, 2012
  • Firm admits Earlsburn wind farm death safety failings http://t.co/qCzG54kR Apr 25, 2012
  • Doctor saw pregnant stomach 'boot marks' http://t.co/dvdiwRPk Apr 25, 2012
  • Man and woman charged over death of James Kerr in Knightswood http://t.co/CtEL6DH6 Apr 25, 2012
  • Alex Salmond denies claim he offered to lobby the UK government over News Corp's plan to take control of BSky http://t.co/Bo53Ost4 Apr 25, 2012
  • Facebook riot page teenager Liam Allan faces jail http://t.co/aGnI58FO Apr 25, 2012
  • Peter Hain's lawyer questions if legal action lawful http://t.co/Sa4nCMMn Apr 25, 2012
  • Robbie Savage's Strictly dance complaints dismissed http://t.co/I2fhzo2B Apr 25, 2012
  • Inside the international city of peace and justice http://t.co/lHsf1Hp0 Apr 25, 2012
  • Jeremy Hunt quit call after Leveson BSkyB evidence http://t.co/Gu5GHGbm Apr 25, 2012
  • Bar Standards Board's 'research' is crass and deeply flawed | Richard Moorhead http://t.co/yjdR52vF Apr 25, 2012
  • We need a 'beyond bars' approach to jailing women http://t.co/nvIPbW7n Apr 25, 2012
  • Twitter users to be arrested over naming of Ched Evans rape victim http://t.co/6Jj6RSOc Apr 25, 2012
  • Council of Europe demands policy overhaul to stop migrant boat deaths http://t.co/TXcLnNgH Apr 25, 2012
  • Jeremy Hunt emails: The emails revealed between the minister and News Corporation lobbyists suggest a risk of bias http://t.co/FLlDJazM Apr 25, 2012
  • Serial rapist was arrested and freed three times over 16 years http://t.co/mXuhgUuG Apr 25, 2012
  • Deny the British empire's crimes? No, we ignore them http://t.co/rMUAh7fI Apr 25, 2012
  • Bradley Manning: a show trial of state secrecy http://t.co/TuYlWVD4 Apr 25, 2012
  • Government data-sharing and the blacklisting of union members - Guardian Letters http://t.co/gRwYqOqR Apr 25, 2012
  • Kenyans allege British involvement in rendition and torture in Uganda http://t.co/rMiH6eUn Apr 25, 2012
  • Sheffield United's Connor Brown suspended by club for Twitter comments following Ched Evans's jail sentence for rape - http://t.co/e5cfQJFr Apr 25, 2012
  • Out of touch or in control, Leveson Inquiry's bête noire stands his ground again - http://t.co/ofTlU2Gi Apr 25, 2012
  • Did MI6 spy really die alone? DNA found on bag may place second person at scene - http://t.co/Dk1zEW5v Apr 25, 2012
  • James Murdoch's revenge: Evidence that shook Government to its core - http://t.co/NnVv4Wf5 Apr 25, 2012
  • THAILAND: Internet Provider Faces Lese Majeste Conviction http://t.co/76n7MgPb Apr 25, 2012
  • IRAN: Narges Mohammadi: Prisoner of the day - Human rights activist arrested http://t.co/j7TdWea5 Apr 25, 2012
  • In Chicago: Nobel Laureates and Students Defending Human Rights, One Step at a Time http://t.co/kmpdvbnQ Apr 25, 2012
  • SINGAPORE: Rights group urges Singapore to lift travel ban for opposition leader to attend Norway forum http://t.co/yQhknvN9 Apr 25, 2012
  • As US and VIETNAM get closer, human rights concerns grow http://t.co/2MF3el8c Apr 25, 2012
  • SRA backs plans to bring will-writing under legal services regulation- Legalweek http://t.co/aG1ChZNh Apr 25, 2012
  • INDIA: Enrica-Lexie case: BJP calls on govt. to sack Additional Solicitor General Raval http://t.co/8IF7Z7xu Apr 25, 2012
  • Tax Justice Focus – the Occupy edition http://t.co/O1vDFCDi Apr 25, 2012
  • Amputees waiting for justice as judges prepare to deliver verdicts in Charles Taylor trial http://t.co/vhdEZ80C Apr 25, 2012
  • US: Justice Department won't reopen probe of 1970 Kent State shootings http://t.co/VYK7M58j Apr 25, 2012
  • US: 'That's justice for Trayvon': Angry mob beats man for telling them to stop playing basketball http://t.co/u5LXdD0D Apr 25, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Four bodies to throw their hats into the ring to regulate will-writers http://t.co/6agJex30 Apr 25, 2012
  • Legal Futures - Government gives way over impact of Jackson reforms on mesothelioma victims http://t.co/IESLh0uf Apr 25, 2012
  • Legal Futures - New ABS targets joint ventures with insurers http://t.co/urrp60Hz Apr 25, 2012