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21st May - LAW NEWS Headlines

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  • Casually dressed lawyers in Japan, that paragon of formality? Surely not | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jTbeM6wg May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Farrers continues with ’compromise’ senior partner solution | The Lawyer: http://t.co/xg1tJmo6 May 21, 2012
  • Stand up, you lawyers who would rather be brickies - we know you’re out there | The Lawyer: http://t.co/DXCr5JEN May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans and SNR Denton stall on getting hitched | The Lawyer: http://t.co/pdsK6lQj May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA Piper develops brisk management style to help it through growing pains | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vLSnNdk0 May 21, 2012
  • IT services are all about the cloud these days, but what’s the attraction and what are the legal risks? | The Lawyer: http://t.co/k35DrIpE May 21, 2012
  • Russian lawyers scent a rosier future as transparency and stability top the political agenda | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gsklGZpO May 21, 2012
  • Daily deals website LivingSocial grows fast, choosing the team of lawyers to help it develop is vital | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UGL4noYJ May 21, 2012
  • As football clubs become more businesslike, in-house lawyers have become more important | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YXfbgBj9 May 21, 2012
  • Judgment Call 21 May 2012 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/8sVYVgZM May 21, 2012
  • The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has been the world’s largest bourse by deal volume for the past three years | The Lawyer: http://t.co/WVjFENCQ May 21, 2012
  • The ECJ is about to ramp up the pressure on air carriers, opening the door to more compensation claims | The Lawyer: http://t.co/pImULP3c May 21, 2012
  • DPP guidelines on when journalistS can use the public interest defence should help cases stay out of court - The Lawyer http://t.co/oSW4ny7J May 21, 2012
  • Hong Kong and Singapore are shaping up to woo China arbitrations away from London | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ee09aXts May 21, 2012
  • Patent wars promote innovation | The Lawyer: http://t.co/eqlvhTWs May 21, 2012
  • Diamond Jubilee: Your rights to a day off work http://t.co/LSqNAQRd May 21, 2012
  • INDIA: Delhi High Court rejects IFSL plea against NY tribunal ruling http://t.co/2Zf3i0GD May 21, 2012
  • ZAMBIA: The Tribunal of three sacked judges should go ahead | http://t.co/eskfXthp May 21, 2012
  • AUS: Tribunal hands ACT MLAs a 3.5% pay rise http://t.co/ad39bOD1 May 21, 2012
  • Ministry of Justice slammed for China contract http://t.co/vlqcm1NJ May 21, 2012
  • '100 are wrongly in prison', warns justice campaigner http://t.co/buaxjM3r May 21, 2012
  • Miscarriages of justice may be out of fashion, but they haven't gone away http://t.co/d4jvoEsk May 21, 2012
  • Why Atheism Demands Social Justice: http://t.co/YLGw3nFj May 21, 2012
  • U.S. seeks Lockerbie justice, after convicted bomber's death http://t.co/0FyGhKK4 May 21, 2012
  • Compensation Laws Leave Car-Jacking Victims Out, Solicitor Says - Northern Ireland News: http://t.co/TnZ9yhlM May 21, 2012
  • Pair jailed for immigration scam which made illegal migrants out to be skilled workers http://t.co/tcZAlZev May 21, 2012
  • Vince Cable calls sacking plans in Beecroft report 'the wrong approach' http://t.co/90bS3MKP May 21, 2012
  • Will the human rights court throw Britain a lifeline on prisoner votes? | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/Md0qiX8h May 21, 2012
  • Minister to answer urgent question over 'no-fault dismissal' plans http://t.co/raRAtWef May 21, 2012
  • Sun libel victor faces £300,000 legal bill http://t.co/hZsOMY1b May 21, 2012
  • Adrian Beecroft, the private equity buccaneer wants to exempt small firms from employment laws covering dismissals http://t.co/obPHAtKU May 21, 2012
  • Waterstones: letting the Amazon fox into the chicken coop http://t.co/x8hFsLkh May 21, 2012
  • Work Programme at risk as 'too few jobs' in UK http://t.co/Bw2D1r8A May 21, 2012
  • Jeremy Hunt in Commons' sleaze probe over media meetings http://t.co/srEUypC6 May 21, 2012
  • Police forced to act on yobs in new 'community trigger' power http://t.co/9bMjoHjN May 21, 2012
  • McDonald's worker who hacked into emails between Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber jailed for 12 months http://t.co/9vvPt0iB May 21, 2012
  • Lovers jailed for beating woman with riding whip during threesome http://t.co/8DEfohgT May 21, 2012
  • Body parts of hundreds of murder victims stored by police for decades http://t.co/rcY6Xhft May 21, 2012
  • Parents 'murdered daughter for bringing shame on family' http://t.co/9PP0DGkm May 21, 2012
  • Police apologise for storing human organs http://t.co/UJyzdFsk May 21, 2012
  • Mother and stepfather forced 11-year-old son to live in coal bunker, court hears http://t.co/118JZCT4 May 21, 2012
  • Huntsman who raped a drunk woman after a hunt ball jailed for four years http://t.co/nxMTHbVw May 21, 2012
  • £1.1m seized by courts from 'black fish' skippers behind illegal catch scam http://t.co/YgOK3Xdm May 21, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: ANC takes painting battle to high court http://t.co/hiPqeEYv May 21, 2012
  • AUS: Let the courts judge me, says MP Craig Thompson http://t.co/DUBehAUt May 21, 2012
  • NEW ZEALAND: Seven appear on terrorism counts http://t.co/EtsjUm16 May 21, 2012
  • Ken Clarke praises right wing newspaper for leading campaign against plans to extend secret court hearings http://t.co/63F81Bge May 21, 2012
  • Apple, Samsung CEOs set for court talks http://t.co/6DrNpFWu May 21, 2012
  • MALAWI: Businessman hires South African lawyer to prosecute ‘midnight 6’ coup plotters http://t.co/f0amjZ4e May 21, 2012
  • US: Stern v. Marshall: The Texas Cases - A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog http://t.co/P41v429k May 21, 2012
  • US: Disbarred N.J. lawyer sentenced for client thefts http://t.co/ZyGRR7qV May 21, 2012
  • INDIA: Ex-Central Bureau of Investigation cop & lawyer in custody for bribery http://t.co/swqTIRPT May 21, 2012
  • IRAQ: Lawyers for fugitive Iraqi VP quit case in protest http://t.co/l2uLJJA6 May 21, 2012
  • The Lawyer Awards Barrister of the Year shortlist http://t.co/9NgE7ocq May 21, 2012
  • Apple-Samsung patent fight gets its Law & Order moment http://t.co/VQcMdJD3 May 21, 2012
  • US: Loophole in state law protects some drunk drivers http://t.co/2sHXSnOa May 21, 2012
  • CANADA: Students defy new laws and take to streets again http://t.co/EyEiAO9e May 21, 2012
  • Using untested law poses risks for prosecutors http://t.co/foKqcUtx May 21, 2012
  • US Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years http://t.co/DX3ByJBC May 21, 2012
  • Zuckerberg's post-IPO wedding is smart legal move http://t.co/p12SF9bX May 21, 2012
  • Manchester City 'could make legal challenge to UEFA financial fair play rules' http://t.co/bcIvsObA May 21, 2012
  • Is Marriage a Legal Contract? http://t.co/yvCPnbkr May 21, 2012
  • Legal Theory Lexicon: Virtue Jurisprudence http://t.co/MvDKEt9r May 21, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: Bill places cap on legal fees http://t.co/RKNb3B6y May 21, 2012
  • Despite legal challenge, Tyrannosaur sells for $1 million: http://t.co/PQDRuUvJ May 21, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: Plan to transform legal services http://t.co/y0dwyOtR May 21, 2012
  • Megrahi death: 23 years of legal twists and turns but questions remain - : http://t.co/QiR7ak5j May 21, 2012
  • US: Legal Events to Watch This Week - Wall Street Journal Blog http://t.co/Ck2n4LWJ May 21, 2012
  • Housing association was not a charity, appeal judges rule | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/6Of9P9qz May 21, 2012
  • Consumer panel attacks ‘GP-style’ training of lawyers | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/wdxNWst3 May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: CC’s fast-track exit strategy | The #Lawyer: http://t.co/S5y8x3lr May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang celebrates 30 per cent profit rise after strong year | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mgOslOAZ May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: HBJ Gateley welcomes six to partnership | The #Lawyer: http://t.co/dn6LHbIX May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Paramount cuts London legal team in global restructuring | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gcOgNvy8 May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith closes in on African launch in Guinea | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YWtrgux2 May 21, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Wood Mallesons looks West for international expansion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gzSIN0wQ May 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lawyers’ right to strike http://t.co/R7BPQpVG May 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: General training ‘failing’, consumer watchdog tells review http://t.co/qvAqPxeD May 21, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Trainee minimum abolition ‘will hit women’ http://t.co/8UI12slT May 21, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  May 21, 2012
  • MAURITIUS: Harte trial puts media focus on Mauritius http://t.co/Q40a2Bdx May 21, 2012
  • Man arrested after break-in at GM wheat trial site http://t.co/zs7PZA6b May 21, 2012
  • US: 'Napoleon' Takes On Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs director on insider dealing http://t.co/YsrVPl6u May 21, 2012
  • NEW ZEALAND: Millionaire's immigration trial: Political connection revealed - http://t.co/snjcLICE May 21, 2012
  • US: Ex-Goldman director faces US jury in insider case http://t.co/qqX8IFGB May 21, 2012
  • JAPAN: Gree Drops After Japan Rules Sales Method Illegal: Tokyo Mover http://t.co/pXGoW8Oz May 21, 2012
  • INDIA: Illegal mining issue: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot holds meeting, calls for 'strong action' http://t.co/ZxlnSApo May 21, 2012
  • ISRAEL: illegal African immigrants threaten identity of Jewish state http://t.co/o5psVQTx May 21, 2012
  • CHINA: Chen Guangcheng's family and friends 'still at risk' in China http://t.co/dSK0A3Pa May 21, 2012
  • New Lockerbie inquiry rejected by PM as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies http://t.co/XLMLm1Do May 21, 2012
  • Cracks are appearing in Europe's state-backed lenders http://t.co/x3anYIqA May 21, 2012
  • Parents should be stopped from requesting additional work leave until 2017, leaked report advises http://t.co/cxXfN7eo May 21, 2012
  • Public fury at euro crisis will fuel extremism http://t.co/kfjBjZZt May 21, 2012
  • Archbishop Sentamu's flaws over gay marriage http://t.co/Vmayk62w May 21, 2012
  • 'No fault dismissal' plan expected to be shelved quietly by Tories http://t.co/NNZL7Sa7 May 21, 2012
  • In praise of … Silk - The legal drama http://t.co/XPVjYsxb May 21, 2012
  • Warrant out on fisherman in Pacific http://t.co/xPWx5rq9 May 21, 2012
  • Derry businessman calls on RAAD to lift death threat http://t.co/XQj6LItY May 21, 2012
  • Bellaghy teenager died 'protecting sister' http://t.co/d3qwXlA6 May 21, 2012
  • Chemical weapon 'risk' at RAF Kinloss in Moray http://t.co/gK29qFHD May 21, 2012
  • Scottish youth neglect probed by Action for Children http://t.co/v3aNwgra May 21, 2012
  • Police cuts: Home Office rejects claim of 1,600 jobs being lost in Wales http://t.co/Ax6I57H9 May 21, 2012
  • MEXICO arrests 'cartel leader' behind Monterrey deaths http://t.co/BpIiql41 May 21, 2012
  • PAKISTAN restores Twitter after block http://t.co/A9QDxAiq May 21, 2012
  • Woman sues over retained body parts - http://t.co/SdQcKZgX May 21, 2012
  • Man, 18, held over body at observatory http://t.co/TV1eEIDv May 21, 2012
  • Nazir Afzal: 'We tackled grooming gangs. Now we have to confront forced marriage among Travellers' http://t.co/tRBQfYxm May 21, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Bar calls on judges to halt solicitor “abuse” of QASA http://t.co/d0T4gTDA May 21, 2012
  • Calls for single 30% income tax rate http://t.co/ItmxSYX3 May 21, 2012
  • HSBC cash machines hit by IT failure http://t.co/RfbpmIlk May 21, 2012