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11th June - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - No-fuss sacking payouts included in employment law overhaul. Government aims to avoid row by allowing firms to sack staff after offering immediate payouts if they agree to leave. Full story - Guardian Law

  • Lax Security at LinkedIn Is Laid Bare http://t.co/hfoUY72e Jun 11, 2012
  • Judge Rejects Thomas Cooley Law School's Nuremberg Defense in Placement Data Fraud Lawsuit: Tax Prof Blog http://t.co/18Lx06MH Jun 11, 2012
  • ECHR BLOG: The European Court and International Law http://t.co/nyPyLNO5 Jun 11, 2012
  • Journal Announcement: Comparative Legal History http://t.co/trx7t5sv Jun 11, 2012
  • EGYPT's legal mess http://t.co/2706gRbC Jun 11, 2012
  • Lindsay Lohan faces more legal woes after car crash http://t.co/orbMGnDS Jun 11, 2012
  • CHINA publicizes human rights action plan http://t.co/SR1V479z Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird signs up Al Jazeera legal chief in boost for Middle East team- Legalweek http://t.co/UDDFmBtK Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: CC, Freshfields and Olswang among firms on Telefonica deal double- Legalweek http://t.co/1HrbsykK Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Morgan Lewis hands co-leadership role to ex-Dewey London head Sharp- Legalweek http://t.co/zvre3Ypw Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O cuts partners in Hong Kong amid regional market slowdown- Legalweek http://t.co/yPJnFUuZ Jun 11, 2012
  • Law school is a £60,000 con for many students, says top barrister http://t.co/dDWemxyh Jun 11, 2012
  • Barrister killed by motorcyclist gives new life to five people http://t.co/zYRjcxKZ Jun 11, 2012
  • Barrister Cherie Blair and Ambassador Matthew Gould speak at ICFR Young Diplomats event http://t.co/1kimMsef Jun 11, 2012
  • VENEZUELA: The red justice system keeps transforming http://t.co/0D1Y0mgQ Jun 11, 2012
  • PHILIPPINES: De Lima nominated to replace Corona http://t.co/hwHjzTAx Jun 11, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Justice on trial in a tale of morality and corruption http://t.co/CRIxtXEo Jun 11, 2012
  • LAWFIRM NEWS: Moves in the legal world | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PJkcS7GK Jun 11, 2012
  • Cash row lawyer denied families compensation http://t.co/35jaQmNz Jun 11, 2012
  • IRELAND: Solicitor claims gender discrimination in UCC job application http://t.co/iv7jjFqv Jun 11, 2012
  • Solicitor in running for top award - Tyneside http://t.co/mMkOQY38 Jun 11, 2012
  • Army doctor accused of covering-up death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa http://t.co/lrarSHNn Jun 11, 2012
  • Crime pays for bank robbers – until the fourth raid http://t.co/wdM7mydK Jun 11, 2012
  • Stopping internet troll using computer would breach his human rights, judge rules http://t.co/b6Mpm1Kd Jun 11, 2012
  • Submariner accused of passing encryption data to 'enemy' http://t.co/DBReE9VX Jun 11, 2012
  • Tulkinghorn: Rockin’ around the clock | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/9HpW3e15 Jun 11, 2012
  • Ex-Dewey partners gather their strength… in a wine bar | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tnC0Sxkl Jun 11, 2012
  • Firms unveil their tactics for dealing with the Olympic rush hour | The Lawyer: http://t.co/4fX4Fv0C Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Birketts and Birkett Long rivalry intensifies with tit-for-tat mergers | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ZaaGJ2zh Jun 11, 2012
  • Top cops in blue funk as Home Secretary’s golden boy lined up for chief inspector role | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YqjKoZSW Jun 11, 2012
  • Professional indemnity cases keep hitting the court lists as settlement values continue to rise | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ylyOsJbr Jun 11, 2012
  • Despite downturn in M&A work, elections & legislative change have helped keep Serbia’s lawyers busy | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rjKXggla Jun 11, 2012
  • The biggest event on earth needs the biggest and best legal support: lawyers taking on the Olympian task | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5SqZetE1 Jun 11, 2012
  • Judgment Call: 11 June 2012 | The Lawyer: http://t.co/HrXBrkoT Jun 11, 2012
  • TMT category in The Lawyer Awards has thrown up some outstanding work, with law firms breaking new ground | The Lawyer: http://t.co/s0kp79xw Jun 11, 2012
  • Last month’s draft Energy Bill is the first step towards achieving the UK’s low-carbon energy ambitions | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vvVi9VnF Jun 11, 2012
  • Law firms thinking about listing have many obstacles to overcome before taking the plunge | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TTEocoBb Jun 11, 2012
  • The UK needs a new legal framework for infrastructure projects to benefit from overseas investment | The Lawyer: http://t.co/jatjBBey Jun 11, 2012
  • Pinterest installs Google lawyer as first-ever GC | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tJakd3VK Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts takes action against Sugar Puffs maker over £255k in fees | The Lawyer: http://t.co/AOputmMp Jun 11, 2012
  • Met Police on hunt for legal chief as Solomons prepares for retirement | The Lawyer: http://t.co/QhvXQf2P Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Former Dewey City chief to co-manage Morgan Lewis's London base | The Lawyer: http://t.co/702KTVqR Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and White & Case land roles on Sberbanks $3.9bn Denizbank deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0SM13cd4 Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: A&O cuts four Hong Kong partners as regional focus shifts to Singapore | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Q2c1Q7Tk Jun 11, 2012
  • Russian police search opposition leaders' homes http://t.co/bM6sIa02 Jun 11, 2012
  • Leveson Inquiry: BSkyB conspiracy is nonsense, says Osborne http://t.co/O4tT5mzg Jun 11, 2012
  • GREECE: Fascist Golden Dawn politician to sue TV assault victims http://t.co/w8rJRyg4 via Jun 11, 2012
  • Louise Mensch 'troll' sentenced over threatening email http://t.co/BSebxUYt Jun 11, 2012
  • Theresa May statement on deportation and human rights http://t.co/VhyZu9p4 Jun 11, 2012
  • Laying down the law on nanotechnology http://t.co/OkiHYpOs Jun 11, 2012
  • ICC in LIBYA to secure staff release http://t.co/ZS26EkFB Jun 11, 2012
  • We are returning to an undemocratic model of land ownership http://t.co/T2lnT8Qf Jun 11, 2012
  • US: Obama's drone wars and the normalisation of extrajudicial murder http://t.co/4oeEDVBH Jun 11, 2012
  • Police pay libel damages over murder statement | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/h4vfsa3b Jun 11, 2012
  • High Court blocks plans to split up Conan Doyle house | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/dBxgTyYF Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Geeks of the world, unite http://t.co/QUG6zFSY Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: ‘Clumsy’ regulation could thwart innovation, Chancery Lane warns http://t.co/ObAXtP5h Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Italy's Pavia beefs up in Russia with Salt deal | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UwPZWLHn Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood returns to SNR Denton for latest partner hire | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1blOfLg3 Jun 11, 2012
  • Employment judge first to fall foul of new misconduct rules | The Lawyer: http://t.co/vOoOouBs Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Herbert Smith avoids RBS's aspersions thanks to judge in Highland case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/g9UBOnb2 Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: SJ Berwin champions 'One Firm' approach in bid to foster cross-referrals | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ruk0J2sg Jun 11, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: LSB urges SRA to speed up review of “unsustainable” in-house lawyer rules http://t.co/xaOOZedk Jun 11, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: CIPA chief eyes ABSs, Co-op boss to bow out, law firms are “cybercrime target and more http://t.co/RjXHLKCH Jun 11, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: More firms paying partner bonuses while embracing alternative compensation systems http://t.co/OQmTFhZd Jun 11, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Olswang seals hire of CC Paris partner as Euro IP push continues- Legalweek http://t.co/8Z5OSz9Z Jun 11, 2012
  • Headteacher stole from school to buy pirate costumes http://t.co/jLXSXP3u Jun 11, 2012
  • Police called to wedding of ex Newcastle player Danny Guthrie over stately home brawl http://t.co/7YDyZJFn Jun 11, 2012
  • Coalition battle brewing as email monitoring powers to be unveiled this week http://t.co/aFd7iarW Jun 11, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Rabbinical court rejects conversion by Bnei Brak's most important ultra-Orthodox court http://t.co/gfMLZNEu Jun 11, 2012
  • LIBYA: Australian lawyer for Gaddafi son held in Libya amid standoff with militia http://t.co/uKw7Ot8M Jun 11, 2012
  • US: Gupta will not testify at Goldman Sachs insider trading trial http://t.co/9H6MAo8R Jun 11, 2012
  • NZ: Guy trial: 'A life for a life seems fair' http://t.co/oni3gt3I Jun 11, 2012
  • US: Abuse trial of U.S. coach starts Monday, accusers' credibility key http://t.co/9r1MZr4I Jun 11, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Hundreds protest in Israel illegal immigration battle http://t.co/vg70cGi4 Jun 11, 2012
  • We're getting closer to new inquiry, says Doreen Lawrence http://t.co/6whfPv2U Jun 11, 2012
  • Inquest into Sean Rigg death-in-custody begins http://t.co/YhFyeiOi Jun 11, 2012
  • Father of British teenager killed in Greece to meet investigators http://t.co/dtfmhI7s Jun 11, 2012
  • First the pageant fiasco, now minibus carrying CPUK staff overturns on M40 http://t.co/AYJOHwd3 Jun 11, 2012
  • Is ACTA the best thing ever to happen to the European Union? http://t.co/oM9gEI2n Jun 11, 2012
  • Toughen up on human rights or we'll change the law, May tells judges who refuse to deport http://t.co/ovZM09bk Jun 11, 2012
  • INDIA: Late Demat conversion no ground for denial of capital gains http://t.co/meSk29p9 Jun 11, 2012
  • AUS: 'Big yellow boat' takes business away http://t.co/rrS5Hl8n Jun 11, 2012
  • GMC sets up standalone tribunal to hear disciplinary cases | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LdxUAPQQ Jun 11, 2012
  • INDIA: Green Tribunal wants Environment Ministry to strengthen public hearing process http://t.co/UfDB4RDI Jun 11, 2012
  • Sacked staff can be given instant pay offs by employers to avoid hassle and cost of a tribunal http://t.co/Z5zGs7pE Jun 11, 2012
  • Doctors to face hearings under new tribunal service http://t.co/jPI3FBRX Jun 11, 2012
  • CHILE: Police clash with anti-Pinochet demonstrators http://t.co/lTH2QbxN Jun 11, 2012
  • US: In wake of Sandusky scandal, questions about laws http://t.co/2GVGutFv Jun 11, 2012
  • Home Secretary Theresa May outlines deportation law moves http://t.co/Kt9IT8Cm Jun 11, 2012
  • UGANDA: As senior judges retire and others pursue greener pastures the courts are left hopelessly empty http://t.co/lT5yMfEw Jun 11, 2012
  • IRAN: Judiciary keeps journalist's bail money http://t.co/ulsPpwBo Jun 11, 2012
  • MALAWI: Judiciary to encourage non-custodial sentences http://t.co/U3egtzDs Jun 11, 2012
  • US: Fewer court stenographers as N.J. courts go digital http://t.co/SoSkfoh7 Jun 11, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Shahbaz calls nation to get united to save judiciary from conspiracies http://t.co/CZOL2aE3 Jun 11, 2012
  • US: NY judge: Anti-gay marriage law unconstitutional http://t.co/dsOGdt0v Jun 11, 2012
  • No-fuss sacking payouts included in employment law overhaul http://t.co/6bIa6S2J Jun 11, 2012
  • TURKEY: In Turkey the right to free speech is being lost | Mehdi Hasan http://t.co/nlGyrDtM Jun 11, 2012
  • The readers' editor on… an unhappy clash of editorial and commercial content http://t.co/LzrdkDgK Jun 11, 2012
  • AUSTRALIA: News media faces regulatory crackdown by government http://t.co/iT7efN6k Jun 11, 2012
  • The Tory folly of cutting back the Equality Act http://t.co/mzIW15xV Jun 11, 2012