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22st May - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - The government is to be forced to answer questions in the House of Commons on the controversial report by a Tory donor that called for companies to be given the right to sack workers at will. Full story - Guardian Law

  • Elliot Turner jailed for 16 years for strangling girlfriend Emily Longley - http://t.co/blf7Pkyk May 22, 2012  
  • US: 43 Catholic groups file legal challenge to contraceptive education http://t.co/xgsuv8Be May 22, 2012
  • Samsung Has “Options” In Legal War With Apple http://t.co/IJzjOqep May 22, 2012
  • Legal threat over noise from Cheslyn Hay quarry http://t.co/l3u4zsAb May 22, 2012
  • INDIA: Fresh legal trouble for Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan over smoking http://t.co/UsEeANIA May 22, 2012
  • Peel Holdings' legal threat over Whitebirk retail park http://t.co/R2r4r4wG May 22, 2012
  • Estate agents threatened with legal action for displaying Olympic rings http://t.co/9Vp78Yfa May 22, 2012
  • Fascnating observation on the writer 'Milan Kundera's perspective on Human Rights' on http://t.co/iP0887dc http://t.co/DC3YlKxe May 22, 2012
  • Olympic official 'willing to sell tickets to black market' http://t.co/K35TZ3Iv May 22, 2012
  • Detectives 'key culprits' in cash for information claim http://t.co/olceleX4 May 22, 2012
  • Eliska Novotna guilty of Peebles 'sex games' killing http://t.co/ZdBFtztN May 22, 2012
  • Servitude trial: 'Worker paid £80 in 15 years' http://t.co/GOxDdQNO May 22, 2012
  • Ex-England and Ipswich Town player Kevin Beattie admits fraud http://t.co/TcGl7eeA May 22, 2012
  • Cookie Monster | BabyBarista Blog http://t.co/WKQUuGyy May 22, 2012
  • Nothing but the truth - The oath sworn in court by witnesses should be replaced by an affirmation http://t.co/aYmQ1VSv May 22, 2012
  • The problem with privatising probation services http://t.co/M35hHEnk May 22, 2012
  • New chief coroner to overhaul inquests http://t.co/TjpqPady May 22, 2012
  • £150m superjail plagued by problems within four weeks of opening http://t.co/EYe7xihP May 22, 2012
  • Gupta, Ravi and Edwards: the trifecta of media show trials in US http://t.co/JcgY0yNg May 22, 2012
  • Ben Emmerson QC: abuse of human rights policies increases terrorism http://t.co/xoRlYdOa May 22, 2012
  • Asbo facelift won't protect the vulnerable | Shami Chakrabarti http://t.co/hMR61JN7 May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Proskauer recruits one of Dewey’s last rainmakers- Legalweek http://t.co/xn2YsQbG May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Kennedys makes up four new partners, including three in London- Legalweek http://t.co/G53GkLNu May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters overhauls international board with seven new members- Legalweek http://t.co/npwN0syO May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith makes support staff redundancies in Dubai- Legalweek http://t.co/MaWzRde2 May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey City partners to vote on administration as US heads towards bankruptcy- Legalweek http://t.co/XfiqL97k May 22, 2012
  • Government's financial pruning is now being applied to our law courts http://t.co/PAJw1xir May 22, 2012
  • Bobby Tohill attack accused 'may have blacked out' http://t.co/8gFYRL0p May 22, 2012
  • A man arrested in connection with attempted bomb attack on car owned by the parents of Northern Ireland police officer http://t.co/3ytn5JjQ May 22, 2012
  • Two people held over 1998 murder - N. Ireland http://t.co/QjwCLZ0e May 22, 2012
  • Barrister confident of guilty verdict in McAreavey murder trial http://t.co/eAeEMLDn May 22, 2012
  • Brooks, the barrister and old school ties http://t.co/KkyQ9fbk May 22, 2012
  • BALKANS: In this battle with Mladic, women of Srebrenica hold the edge http://t.co/yiRG7Liq May 22, 2012
  • We don't even know how often closed material procedures have been used - and the government has no plans to tell us http://t.co/afjq5jj5 May 22, 2012
  • Hackers Anonymous Claims Massive Leak of U.S. Department of Justice Data http://t.co/W6Qa01XD May 22, 2012
  • Inside justice: Thames Magistrates Court, Bow, east London http://t.co/xYSO7CX7 May 22, 2012
  • Victims at centre of plans for fairer Scottish justice system http://t.co/NDzkgEDm May 22, 2012
  • US: Judge wisely balanced misapplied hate crime verdicts in Clementi case against Ravi's actual but lesser offences http://t.co/q1eogZQd May 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: SPG conference: 'solicitor' brand still strong, says Fluck http://t.co/9o1hnhdN May 22, 2012
  • IRELAND: Solicitor who misappropriated client funds is struck off for misconduct http://t.co/9kXfPgtT May 22, 2012
  • MALAYSIA: Former Solicitor-General Yusof joins opposition leader Anwar's legal team: http://t.co/HVJYuTGD May 22, 2012
  • IRELAND: Bank says solicitor's claims on assets value 'ludicrous' http://t.co/WHnO4rZH May 22, 2012
  • UK can decide which prisoners vote, says European Court http://t.co/RjlCjNh1 May 22, 2012
  • Michael Pritchard inquest: Soldier accidentally shot http://t.co/lgGQ44lL May 22, 2012
  • Shafilea Ahmed case: Parents 'forced bag into mouth' http://t.co/vQk4TOWG May 22, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: Chief Justice Corona: They broke the law to fish for evidence against me http://t.co/rJQX6nke May 22, 2012
  • LIBYA: Central Bank of Libya clarifies implementation of Law 36 (Asset freezing law) http://t.co/QA50BBaV May 22, 2012
  • US: Federal Judge Strikes Down California's Art Royalties Law: http://t.co/3XWexvJL May 22, 2012
  • US: New Portland law firm forms after four lawyers leave Ball Janik http://t.co/vlzAVAnz May 22, 2012
  • US: Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, FTC judge rules http://t.co/lfqVA56i May 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Quebec’s largest student group vows to defy government’s new emergency law http://t.co/xBifyPE2 May 22, 2012
  • News of the World's 'fake sheikh' had MP Tom Watson followed, emails show http://t.co/BBpeJMgy May 22, 2012
  • Scotland Yard officer pleads not guilty to racially abusing suspect after riots http://t.co/6HXf7AM5 May 22, 2012
  • 'No fault dismissal' plans look buried as Nick Clegg joins critics http://t.co/nzzoYgRa May 22, 2012
  • University Guide 2012 - for studying LAW http://t.co/bjSuAdvP May 22, 2012
  • Torture victims held in UK immigration detention centres launch legal action http://t.co/6QUUraiz May 22, 2012
  • Restoring police prosecution powers will not save money http://t.co/5zDRkNMs May 22, 2012
  • Serious Fraud Office conducts 'urgent review' into Vincent Tchenguiz's status as suspect http://t.co/FQ4GI4xr May 22, 2012
  • Tenants can make successive enfranchisement applications, Lord Neuberger says | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/rUD9YYuq May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters unveils revamped international board | The Lawyer: http://t.co/sCdjns4v May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey vice-chair leads four-partner defection to Proskauer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/veoX0YCD May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin and Mayer Brown in talks over £900m tie-up | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LllBCw4O May 22, 2012
  • Radical cleric Abu Hamza could be stripped of hook in US prison http://t.co/r5C6IReF May 22, 2012
  • Prisoners could get vote within six months if UK loses last legal battle in Europe http://t.co/iKJrvGcZ May 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Tomlinson judge appointed first chief coroner http://t.co/AA75dWQa May 22, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a ▸  May 22, 2012
  • Abu Qatada: panel decision on his Grand Chamber referral http://t.co/jOYFCAdG May 22, 2012
  • Supreme Court judgment: Humphreys v HMRC http://t.co/LVth9R98 May 22, 2012
  • Kuwaiti pleads innocent of blasphemy in Twitter trial http://t.co/X1vtAUUi May 22, 2012
  • Vandalism by intruder at GM crop trial not enough to stop experiment http://t.co/ur5694mn May 22, 2012
  • Flurry of arguments start in former Goldman Sachs director Gupta insider-trading trial http://t.co/MKbFGpDR May 22, 2012
  • EGYPT: The psychological impact exceptional courts have on their victims http://t.co/YxqfsYJO May 22, 2012
  • LAGOS: House committee declares doctors’ strike illegal, unconstitutional http://t.co/sBLUW9A3 May 22, 2012
  • US: FBI looks at ‘illegal’ campaign donations http://t.co/uykrbC39 May 22, 2012
  • Guard Killed In US Illegal Immigrant Prison Riot http://t.co/Zzc922Bm May 22, 2012
  • Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloaders Gets a Boost From US Supreme Court http://t.co/LtOgZWq4 May 22, 2012
  • INDIA: Finance Minister proposes fast-track courts to deal with the issue of illegal money and tax evaders http://t.co/bk8hcDmS May 22, 2012
  • BRAZIL: Fight against illegal logging to protect Amazon natives http://t.co/KRn3nE2b May 22, 2012
  • US: Student's $675K fine for illegal downloading upheld http://t.co/lJKJEYjq May 22, 2012
  • US: Ex-Yahoo director, fund manager made illegal trades http://t.co/OGDkGazI May 22, 2012
  • Police given 24 hour deadline to investigate complaints of anti-social behaviour http://t.co/to4j2d31 May 22, 2012
  • My ordeal at the hands of the hunt master John Norrish http://t.co/3GsFjpfS May 22, 2012
  • US: Rescued Lawyer Tells Good Samaritans ‘You’ve Got My Ticket’ r http://t.co/qiSVZGCU May 22, 2012
  • Cricketer Luke Pomersbach's lawyer denies he has confessed to molestation charges http://t.co/1XlUMiej May 22, 2012
  • US: Enron Ex-CEO Seeks Retrial on ‘New Evidence,’ Lawyer Says http://t.co/YEMOwGQN May 22, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Lawyers’ movement for PM's removal: Bars disown resolution: http://t.co/ZhkgHB6s May 22, 2012
  • John Travolta Sex Assault Lawyers Go To War With Each Other http://t.co/YjGcnF3v May 22, 2012
  • US: Lawyer for soldier accused of shooting spree in Iraq says death penalty not warranted http://t.co/ni8LO2UE May 22, 2012
  • Our privacy may be worth more to Facebook than the courts http://t.co/RKooPX7S May 22, 2012
  • Legal History Blog - Review of 2 books on Courts, Mexican Immigration & Education http://t.co/hETAddDo May 22, 2012
  • US: High Court to Hear Warrantless Eavesdropping Challenge http://t.co/pC6TNjCo May 22, 2012
  • INDIA: Arushi case against accused couple to resume today http://t.co/Fu2GLTRk May 22, 2012
  • Apple, Samsung CEOs in U.S. court talks on patents http://t.co/sAryVOrr May 22, 2012
  • US: 22 states ask Supreme Court to revisit controversial ruling that lifts restrictions on corporate money in politcs http://t.co/pIk2wkeU May 22, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Rights group suspects Israeli troops stood by while settlers fired on Palestinians, wounded 1 http://t.co/wgVGn8W1 May 22, 2012
  • Tribunal backs FSA over £1.3m fine for ex-UBS advisers | Money Marketing http://t.co/QsFBuo7F£13m-fine-for-ex-ubs-advisers/1051726.article May 22, 2012
  • US: Marriage equality is a civil right http://t.co/oh5tAowY May 22, 2012
  • AFGHANISTAN: Human rights in Afghanistan- Amnesty briefing for the 2012 NATO summit http://t.co/mF2ZjEAa May 22, 2012
  • Vince Cable condemns labour rights reform http://t.co/Y5anpM4x May 22, 2012
  • Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service to launch on 11 June http://t.co/wSnEvwYJ May 22, 2012
  • Stuttering Asda worker sacked after being branded aggressive, tribunal hears http://t.co/JwUYvSYl May 22, 2012
  • Tribunal upholds FSA fines against former UBS advisers: http://t.co/ikmzHmri May 22, 2012
  • How 10 Downing Street censored its own independent report into employment law http://t.co/RPP0PiUE May 22, 2012
  • Supreme court to review US overseas surveillance powers http://t.co/fmUgC7r6 May 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Quebec’s largest student group vows defiance of emergency law http://t.co/jAi8pmP5 May 22, 2012
  • Controversial Beecroft Report on employment law published ahead of schedule after leak http://t.co/b9BTiD8a May 22, 2012
  • Mother Gedu Bibi killed daughter's boyfriend Sumon Miah http://t.co/faXEPwGJ May 22, 2012
  • Tiverton huntsman John Norrish jailed for four years for party rape http://t.co/IYTHGkvG May 22, 2012
  • Mother of teenage girl shot dead during a gang feud in Birmingham is setting up her own charity to combat gang culture http://t.co/CSeFxfdZ May 22, 2012
  • Murder accused had £100k in bank account http://t.co/uEPD2QRF May 22, 2012
  • Judge says Smithwick Tribunal 'needs more time' http://t.co/HAHocqet May 22, 2012
  • Devolution of corporation tax decision expected this summer http://t.co/q1SvMzhU May 22, 2012
  • Car hijack victims 'failed by outdated damages law' http://t.co/1437e9PW May 22, 2012
  • Tommy English family suing police http://t.co/yF68FLOF May 22, 2012
  • Body parts destroyed without 'consent' of families http://t.co/P1Rwj65Q May 22, 2012
  • Rebecca McKeown injury 'could have been caused by doctor' http://t.co/d56uczX5 May 22, 2012
  • Bellaghy woman's ex-partner remanded over fatal shooting http://t.co/w2b4wht6 May 22, 2012
  • Two due to face trial over Michaela Harte murder http://t.co/fOJDi4cE May 22, 2012
  • Arrests over anti-Semitic remarks on Facebook http://t.co/kjTOVHWs May 22, 2012
  • Eliska Novotna murder trial hears of sex toy find http://t.co/CrBGeiun May 22, 2012
  • Rangers owner Craig Whyte's firm Tixway has appeal refused http://t.co/pfOKdPIp May 22, 2012
  • Nat Fraser trial: Accused in Arlene murder case will not give evidence http://t.co/tIYaSIn8 May 22, 2012
  • Teenager appear in court charged under explosive substances act after an incident in the Aberdeenshire town of Banff http://t.co/MvVDLgrH May 22, 2012
  • Rangers could start next season as a new company in the Scottish Premier League without incurring any sanctions http://t.co/nBrzcI1n May 22, 2012
  • Summit opens in Edinburgh on e-crime threat http://t.co/R7oUKGBA May 22, 2012
  • Anti-social behaviour: Dyfed-Powys Police chief warns of cuts impact http://t.co/7VzY5XqL May 22, 2012
  • Private landlord licences plan in Wales http://t.co/BmI1ajSh May 22, 2012
  • James Siree denies confessing to Gabor Sarkozi murder http://t.co/Z44ejfhE May 22, 2012
  • Daniel Morgan report cites police and prosecution flaws http://t.co/L7DrQtl7 May 22, 2012
  • Chinese counterfeit parts 'used in US military equipment' http://t.co/5sbLslPr May 22, 2012
  • Downing Street dismisses suggestion it "doctored" independent report on possible changes to employment law http://t.co/R2us19HC May 22, 2012
  • PPI compensation: Ombudsman gets 6,000 bogus claims http://t.co/WSupJhzI May 22, 2012
  • Asbo replacement orders to be announced by government http://t.co/wZdd4NHt May 22, 2012
  • US: What regulation would have prevented the latest Wall Street disaster, when JPMorgan Chase lost billions of dollars? http://t.co/5EMGl22L May 22, 2012
  • US: The Wal-Mart Corruption Case http://t.co/rHG9t3Rw May 22, 2012
  • US: Financiers, private equity firms & corporate executives initiated a series of reforms leading to transformations http://t.co/Lr4W1Inr May 22, 2012
  • INDONESIA: No Model for Muslim Democracy - government has failed to protect religious minorities from extremist attacks http://t.co/BnNP3Y5Z May 22, 2012
  • Intruder damages GM research site http://t.co/2BN5TXl2 May 22, 2012
  • Survivor of 7 July sues over 'hacking' http://t.co/hIyEn0rO May 22, 2012
  • Elliot Turner CASE - Killer's parents face jail threat http://t.co/IFKKGxS6 May 22, 2012
  • 'Honour killing' trial: Teenager was abused and then murdered for refusing forced marriage, jury told http://t.co/lOwcBFYF May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Freshfields to draw on 3,500 alumni for temp lawyer venture- Legalweek http://t.co/IWm5adHx May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Taylor Wessing re-elects Eyles as UK fee income rises 12%- Legalweek http://t.co/MfU5LK89 May 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang posts double-digit financial growth as revenues pass £100m- Legalweek http://t.co/c8S2fUie May 22, 2012
  • Addison Lee boss could face prosecution for bus lane instruction http://t.co/YANvPlFA May 22, 2012
  • On trial beside Mladic in The Hague is disturbing case of infectious idiocy & denial which can no longer be ignored http://t.co/tCDcP2rf May 22, 2012
  • US: How America's death penalty murders innocents http://t.co/rGNdNxWs May 22, 2012
  • Vince Cable signals demise of Tory plan to make sacking workers easier http://t.co/uGPfZ55w May 22, 2012
  • Heathrow Border Force staff 'ready' for influx of Games visitors http://t.co/BwIBsjwr May 22, 2012
  • Fishing observers 'intimidated and bribed by EU crews' http://t.co/cqtUgeGy May 22, 2012
  • INDIA: Guns increasingly popular with well-off Indian women who feel they should be able to defend against crime http://t.co/7eyJwjDO May 22, 2012
  • Foreign Office loses appeal against release of extracts from phone call that took place a few days before invasion http://t.co/cFDT0Xxr May 22, 2012
  • Gaddafi's former spy chief charged in Mauritania http://t.co/Z4Bk73cS May 22, 2012
  • Social mobility a key task for the coalition, says Nick Clegg http://t.co/YTpO1WDG May 22, 2012
  • Theresa May to press ahead with tougher antisocial behaviour laws http://t.co/ImLInAfw May 22, 2012
  • Nuclear reactor reprieve puts UK energy plans in doubt http://t.co/te86Nlhw May 22, 2012
  • Goodbye solicitors, hello ‘regulated legal advisors’: consumer panel seeks radicaal training reform http://t.co/NLegzMxO May 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Should law students have to do pro bono work to qualify? New York says ‘yes’ http://t.co/6oukY3QH May 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: IPReg set to apply this year to become ABS regulator number 3 http://t.co/UlZvXcmF May 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Insolvency Service gives SRA a taste of its own medicine http://t.co/4PVR0CJW May 22, 2012