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10th May - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - Criminal firms should make it clear to legal aid clients how their publicly funded status affects the service they get, according to a leading solicitor advocate. Full story - Law Gazette

  • More rights for divorced fathers http://t.co/mvzSQuZ5 May 10, 2012
  • Victim Support campaigns against major Ministry of Justice policy http://t.co/Aw3NhzEA May 10, 2012
  • Improving African justice systems essential to prevent spread of HIV and TB in prisons http://t.co/Tw4aOpBL May 10, 2012
  • NIGERIAN justice sector ranks low in the world http://t.co/0eNmlyZr May 10, 2012
  • The Growth of Justice http://t.co/uaB7VZUr May 10, 2012
  • US: Justice bars analyst from Mississippi cases after Facebook post calling state 'disgusting' http://t.co/581ZxqJp May 10, 2012
  • Ministry of Justice issues £300m tender for desktop services http://t.co/xkjejYls May 10, 2012
  • Undercover agent in al-Qaeda bomb plot 'was British' http://t.co/4sVSIXpl May 10, 2012
  • US: When is an Arbitral Panel an International Tribunal? http://t.co/Bxc6libB May 10, 2012
  • INDIA: Authority extending scope of green tribunal’s order: Noida Entrepreneurs’ Association http://t.co/XEbOXJm6 May 10, 2012
  • QATAR: Tribunal upholds action against former Al Mal Bank officers http://t.co/cNdDIAzj May 10, 2012
  • LEBANON: Tribunal allow 58 victims in Hariri case http://t.co/Q3Xda3uh May 10, 2012
  • Tribunal criticises Randox over unfair dismissal http://t.co/pkP9uxEb May 10, 2012
  • CANADA: Court sides with two Calgary university students in Facebook free-speech case http://t.co/Fooc7Bvd May 10, 2012
  • May did get Qatada date wrong (but she'll deport him anyway) - http://t.co/UZPPlvFl May 10, 2012
  • Solicitors’ grand result for heroes charity - Wiltshire http://t.co/qXmsAjlo May 10, 2012
  • IRELAND: Solicitor tries to tell us what it's all about http://t.co/HWLmiB49 May 10, 2012
  • Bogus solicitor who defauded clients is jailed for four years http://t.co/86jEZNEQ May 10, 2012
  • KENYA trial Briton Jermaine Grant 'linked to 7/7 bomber' http://t.co/kGwmdWXJ May 10, 2012
  • RUSSIA 'foils Islamist plot to attack Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics' http://t.co/ipNi1ol1 May 10, 2012
  • Michael Gove: public school domination 'morally indefensible' http://t.co/K4gc2fLt May 10, 2012
  • Edited NHS risk register is published in partial climbdown http://t.co/oCNsYH2W May 10, 2012
  • Andy Coulson: I may have seen top-secret state material http://t.co/ObtBZbit May 10, 2012
  • IVORY COAST militia leader is willing to face trial, says lawyer http://t.co/UC1V7U5T May 10, 2012
  • BALKANS: As Ratko Mladic trial begins, followers are poised to take power in Srebrenica http://t.co/Pr4F1vWL May 10, 2012
  • My trials by jury service http://t.co/NzkR5igk May 10, 2012
  • US: The solitary struggle in California prisons http://t.co/3eQIeFzp May 10, 2012
  • Lawyer quizzed over two Newcastle Airport bonuses - http://t.co/xT1SrEEl May 10, 2012
  • Hacking Updates: the Prime Minister, Lawyers, Corporate Goverance and Burton Copeland http://t.co/yAPCOUoh via @RichardMoorhead May 10, 2012
  • Novelist suing over Assassin's Creed has his lawyer respond to gamer rage http://t.co/XokaDrkO May 10, 2012
  • US: Judge frowns on accused NYC madam's bid to change lawyers to 4th team in 3 months http://t.co/wOwBDdBw May 10, 2012
  • Lawyer: 'Droves' of potential plaintiffs in John Travolta sex suit http://t.co/AensIvHP May 10, 2012
  • Court rejects UK gang shooting human rights complaint http://t.co/D6m4Ijed May 10, 2012
  • Internet Freedom Is a Human Right http://t.co/8s33sGfl May 10, 2012
  • Ford takes legal action against Chinese company over knockoff F-150 http://t.co/2JB3psoC May 10, 2012
  • INDIA: Govt initiates legal action against Kingfisher http://t.co/ncoKnkzU May 10, 2012
  • Despite legal woes, England recall Care for rugby tour http://t.co/9CanTNjk May 10, 2012
  • 'Grannygate' row as legal loophole is set to allow English students with Irish heritage to study in Scottish Uni http://t.co/By3qR8GZ May 10, 2012
  • Public sector protests spark government threat of legal action http://t.co/x9onzylQ May 10, 2012
  • FRANCE: Sarkozy may face legal queries after immunity expires http://t.co/O5fo7ACY May 10, 2012
  • Barrister for victims asks inquiry to scrutinise Operation Motorman files http://t.co/9hMc615f May 10, 2012
  • Teenager accused of abusing five-year-old boy http://t.co/GHkOnGKg May 10, 2012
  • Lawyer to watch: Ruth Brander http://t.co/rXqrlS6i May 10, 2012
  • 19 year old admits sex offences at Londonderry Crown Court http://t.co/NN7f3jxT May 10, 2012
  • Judge's choirboy son accidentally strangled himself to death while trying to hold his breath to improve singing http://t.co/xqggqZ3o May 10, 2012
  • Court told of threat to burn down Devizes pub - Wiltshire http://t.co/3SBe2tYy May 10, 2012
  • IRELAND: Call for probe after council spends €1.7m on barristers http://t.co/SBRySso4 May 10, 2012
  • Stockton prison guards stage retirement age protest http://t.co/sUz9oFQ9 May 10, 2012
  • Leveson Inquiry: Andy Coulson 'was no friend of Tories while News of the World editor' http://t.co/B24WXhxC May 10, 2012
  • Justice Secretary says single police force driven by UK ‘budget cuts’ not Scottish cuts http://t.co/gkf3ZK6e May 10, 2012
  • US: Civil rights lawsuit filed against Ariz. sheriff http://t.co/Ar9XrdlQ May 10, 2012
  • HOLLAND: Netherlands passes Europe’s first net neutrality law http://t.co/37oVbxHN May 10, 2012
  • Law Professors Call for TPP Transparency https://t.co/aydgPuLf May 10, 2012
  • CHILE: Chile approves hate-crime law after gay bashing http://t.co/XP0XDj4W May 10, 2012
  • CHINA: Rule of law? Not in China. Legal reform hasn't helped activists such as Chen Guangcheng. http://t.co/OhyGCK4Q May 10, 2012
  • ECUADOR: Legislature pass bill that would require banks to waive outstanding debt on mortgages for first-time buyers http://t.co/jBX31Oo9 May 10, 2012
  • ARGENTINA: Argentine Senate approves 'dignified death' law http://t.co/l7GazJ3B May 10, 2012
  • Apple Store in London moped raider suspect to face trial in October http://t.co/ya6BQZHV May 10, 2012
  • Law & Apple: Judge Puts Samsung Trial on Diet http://t.co/tsKUKYFp May 10, 2012
  • Why the Rochdale 'grooming trial' wasn't about race http://t.co/3f89bYwd May 10, 2012
  • US: Jennifer Hudson weeps as murder trial hears closing arguments http://t.co/qLLZZmKl May 10, 2012
  • The Spectator magazine to be prosecuted over Rod Liddle column during Stephen Lawrence trial http://t.co/KQN908jM May 10, 2012
  • US: California Police Face Trial Over Homeless Man's Death After Beating http://t.co/CNo4mako May 10, 2012
  • Rochdale child-sex trial: An obsession with racism that left vulnerable girls at the mercy of sex predators http://t.co/XgSn8LvQ May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Paul Hastings names new Paris head as incumbent steps down | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dCFfMSZm May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: L&E Global continues to grow with addition of Austria's Gerlach | The Lawyer: http://t.co/xAvFTTwy May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey attempts to rehouse trainees in face of uncertain future | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5ibhuAay May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans shifts China focus solely to Shanghai as it closes Hong Kong office | The Lawyer: http://t.co/W9useVQi May 10, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0MekMay 10, 2012
  • INDIA: Law-breakers: MPs across the political spectrum break planning regulations by building extensions http://t.co/b2Kw62BV May 10, 2012
  • Queen's Speech: new laws to banish 'libel tourists' http://t.co/vOZt4lUZ May 10, 2012
  • Queen's Speech 2012: energy laws will send bills soaring http://t.co/POddwACJ May 10, 2012
  • US law firms Winston & Strawn adds lawyers from failing N.Y. firm http://t.co/vCCvo9dz May 10, 2012
  • US Law Firm Dewey Loses Kessler, Shutran, Two of Four Co-Chairmen http://t.co/QZTGfcxd May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors could access fraudster register http://t.co/bwxNHuUi May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Chinese firm enters London with co-operation plan http://t.co/YqznyE31 May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Solicitors have ‘duty’ to disclose funding options http://t.co/qb5ftuJ2 May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Drafting and construing charitable legacies http://t.co/JRWK2cLI May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Judges will make QASA unworkable, says Kelcey http://t.co/Slv0yTLk May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Grieve spells out ‘modernise or die’ message to adversarial system http://t.co/SUBlhIBR May 10, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Civil court system faces ‘meltdown’ http://t.co/bdxtngeM May 10, 2012
  • National police force to be endorsed by Scottish MSPs http://t.co/P9tC8Klv May 10, 2012
  • Scottish Councils 'spend £40,000-a-minute', says Audit Scotland http://t.co/1wReKVso May 10, 2012
  • Ched Evans rape case: Four more arrested over Twitter naming http://t.co/Qp3lkaMU May 10, 2012
  • Expert panel 'should advise Welsh government media policy' http://t.co/HrG4sFH5 May 10, 2012
  • Rosemary Butler denies drinking culture among Welsh AMs http://t.co/wtKzwmPB May 10, 2012
  • Leveson inquiry: PM's former press chief Andy Coulson to appear http://t.co/k2MEstdb May 10, 2012
  • Heathrow queues criticised in report http://t.co/MynHbq9W May 10, 2012
  • Prisoners launch High Court challenge to keep more of their wages http://t.co/DBi6ZgFR May 10, 2012
  • Grooming trial fairness 'may have been compromised' http://t.co/NyYrXEe3 May 10, 2012
  • Asian sex gang: young girls betrayed by our fear of racism http://t.co/hTG8shFz May 10, 2012
  • May got date wrong but Qatada appeal bid rejected anyway http://t.co/wzkJuVeN May 10, 2012
  • Met police officer to be charged over assault allegations http://t.co/nbtH470c May 10, 2012
  • US: Barack Obama speaks out and declares support for same-sex marriage http://t.co/wPhjPovY May 10, 2012
  • US: FBI urges renewal of surveillance measures after foiled al-Qaida plot http://t.co/SPUvGlYS May 10, 2012
  • Andy Coulson is likely to have attended sensitive meetings, No 10 admits http://t.co/bFxQCvsd May 10, 2012
  • Commerzbank must pay bankers €50m in bonuses dating back to credit crunch http://t.co/OxAaewuN May 10, 2012
  • How my riots tweet landed me in hot water – at taxpayers' expense | Mike Harris http://t.co/UG5B9V8y May 10, 2012
  • Spectator magazine to face charge over article on Stephen Lawrence trial http://t.co/v6OiV3tf May 10, 2012
  • Abu Qatada deportation appeal rejected by human rights court http://t.co/NyuHP2oF May 10, 2012
  • Queen's speech: plan for secret hearings in civil courts brought forward http://t.co/C7sfcMdd May 10, 2012
  • Queen's speech launches overhaul of libel law http://t.co/EOtIq7TO May 10, 2012
  • British military under pressure over Afghan prisoners http://t.co/22fHq9Zd May 10, 2012
  • Police officers to march on London http://t.co/T9Ccb7T6 May 10, 2012
  • The spectacle of terror and its vested interests http://t.co/0kalrxnJ May 10, 2012
  • Parents reunited with baby after court rules fractures were caused by rickets http://t.co/RWimtkyS May 10, 2012
  • Queen's speech: all the bills and what they mean http://t.co/nt6w5LON May 10, 2012
  • The takeaway from the Yemeni 'underwear bomber' plot http://t.co/MYYsrm0p May 10, 2012
  • US: Same-sex marriage and the law: what happens next? http://t.co/SOGsuLi3 May 10, 2012
  • US: New York civil rights group challenges NYPD over stop-and-frisk numbers http://t.co/QsZ2Pbzr May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: BCCC partner launches Swiss technology boutique | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ELL8ZEfh May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: RPC adds Reed Smith partner to contentious banking team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/xiCcDOlM May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Appleby partner quits for membership at Wilberforce | The Lawyer: http://t.co/DjxHnzlW May 10, 2012
  • Lord Phillips to head east after Supreme Court | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6xgNsFvm May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Michelmores pays bonus to all staff after 5 per cent turnover rise | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TvBCD3GU May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts and Mishcon prevail in £40m battle over banker bonuses- Legalweek http://t.co/tyDfr5ob May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing makes up six new partners across UK and Germany- Legalweek http://t.co/yRjd8vWh May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: TLT announces Scottish merger and Northern Ireland launch- Legalweek http://t.co/7fcb6HGi May 10, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Quinn to strengthen City arbitration with double partner hire from A&O- Legalweek http://t.co/0BzmvU05 May 10, 2012
  • Legal Futures - ABS-in-waiting unveils £120m contract with top insurance intermediary http://t.co/TLkstIDc May 10, 2012