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22nd June - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story -
UK top 100 law firms recorded average fee income growth of almost 7% for the last financial year: year-on-year Q4 increase of 6.3%, meaning that for the year as a whole, revenues across the group grew by an average of 6.6%. Full story - Legal Week

  • LAW GAZETTE: Equality and diversity monitoring - will you be ready? http://t.co/UHqWV97T Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Shoosmiths joins Caledonian procession http://t.co/BbVcIdeq Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: SRA moves to reassure firms hit by bank computer woes http://t.co/iYyi539N Jun 22, 2012
  • Pupillage interviews this summer. Familiarise yourself with typical interview tasks: http://t.co/dG9pxbgt Jun 22, 2012
  • University Racial Justice Ad Seeks To Lead Fight Against White Privilege http://t.co/EdqucQtH Jun 22, 2012
  • Summary justice reform performance data - The Scottish Government http://t.co/0658a34X Jun 22, 2012
  • Rebekah Brooks in court on charges related to phone-hacking scandal http://t.co/WTu6AEIB Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Polygamous towns, home to Warren Jeffs cult, sued for destroying homes and properties of non-believers http://t.co/LcH9kvs5 Jun 22, 2012
  • University tutor wins £60,000 libel damages from Mail and Standard http://t.co/h5gQsijU Jun 22, 2012
  • Palm trees and controversy: the world's top judges and lawyers at Rio+20 http://t.co/Eagcb6nx Jun 22, 2012
  • ICC's Libyan crisis shows Saif Gaddafi should be tried in The Hague http://t.co/QjD2MeT5 Jun 22, 2012
  • No ‘mission creep’ at the LSB | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/duU1umHA Jun 22, 2012
  • Traditional high street services to remain under LSB spotlight | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/dUPSNFkr Jun 22, 2012
  • Enterprise bill ‘laying traps’ for employees and employers | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/7lPcP4s5 Jun 22, 2012
  • SNP is putting self interest before human rights by being lukewarm to Dalai Lama http://t.co/Wc2JHlad Jun 22, 2012
  • UK Urged To End Euro 2012 Human Rights Boycott: http://t.co/73b7C7uE Jun 22, 2012
  • Without Human Rights, Sustainable Development Will Fail http://t.co/LKQoV8Xb Jun 22, 2012
  • NORWAY: Anders Breivik: I was defending the Norwegian people http://t.co/1OFZE9Ro Jun 22, 2012
  • Police breach human rights by keeping photos of innocent http://t.co/8S08OrEs Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges revenue 5 per cent up to £118.2m | The Lawyer: http://t.co/UttMQTjo Jun 22, 2012
  • Bernie Ecclestone facing legal scuffle after ex-banker admits accepting bribes http://t.co/LOBlcVB5 Jun 22, 2012
  • Invitation to Irish & international scholars to Dublin to celebrate the global significance of the Irish legal diaspora http://t.co/jbH1Yogr Jun 22, 2012
  • Wal-Mart's Legal Bribery http://t.co/xEVsWa4K Jun 22, 2012
  • Legal action on unpaid garlic bill http://t.co/z0PuOBfu Jun 22, 2012
  • Assange seeks guarantees that aren't legally binding http://t.co/uM5oClFM Jun 22, 2012
  • CHINA's Evergrande mulls legal defence against fraud accusations http://t.co/sHuJR5ZM Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Strictly Legal: Quebec bailiffs to become digital process servers http://t.co/3TPk7DBB Jun 22, 2012
  • Are Apple's legal woes biting it? http://t.co/WClviETW Jun 22, 2012
  • These tax scams are all legal – that's morally repugnant | Simon Jenkins http://t.co/yvmWuxyK Jun 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Co-op accuses solicitors of hiding conveyancing charges in small print http://t.co/37Fgwp3L Jun 22, 2012
  • Lenders to share conveyancer panel info http://t.co/9zZCtlvg Jun 22, 2012
  • Danish Kaneria found guilty of 2 charges by ECB: corruption and bringing game into disrepute http://t.co/FJrkvTUV Jun 22, 2012
  • Forced labour trafficking gangs face tougher sentences http://t.co/56Ot2qit Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Google accused of withholding evidence from Texas antitrust probe http://t.co/P0GyXCrQ Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: The bell-curve tolls for government lawyers http://t.co/EsCmNgnw Jun 22, 2012
  • In the searing heat of Delhi, close to the airport :) http://t.co/SadHvgqw Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Solicitor ordered to pay £1.4m by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal http://t.co/32ZcjMnS Jun 22, 2012
  • Julian Assange claims he was abandoned by Australia, hence the Ecuador asylum request http://t.co/mzrPuMZT Jun 22, 2012
  • NORWAY: Defence lawyer argues Norway killer Breivik is sane http://t.co/Let0OqsW Jun 22, 2012
  • Labour leader Ed Miliband shifts immigration policy, saying Labour 'got it wrong' http://t.co/wcKXhi11 Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Effort to combat counterfeit products brings law enforcement, corporate experts to Dallas http://t.co/Tr4Xlqig Jun 22, 2012
  • VIETNAM & CHINA: Law on Contested Islands Draws China’s Ire http://t.co/5m55tAKd Jun 22, 2012
  • NEPAL: Will to power - Nepal after the demise of the CA and constitutional challenges being faced by it | Semanta Dahal http://t.co/cxwmnpjL Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lawyers, make it clear to your client what you won’t do for them http://t.co/T02FEg3J Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The clock is ticking on the debate over court attendance http://t.co/PpTaMpua Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: A round-up of recent adoption & intestacy cases http://t.co/ZTCQNyWY Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The courts take a dim view of money being wasted in disputes between neighbours http://t.co/cnpLkZOf Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Disclosure control: are you ready for the big bang next year, asks HH Judge Simon Brown QC http://t.co/1FfPKKyi Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Highlights from the key Arbitration Act 1996 decisions in 2011 http://t.co/2PqeVGl2 Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The High Court and county courts are now empowered to make a charging order without any default.. http://t.co/xHaCHJfG Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: A cautious approach to clean-break orders http://t.co/mKL7U9ix Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The debate surrounding liability for horse-related injuries http://t.co/0LLWuoDJ Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: A parent company’s liability to an employee of its subsidiary http://t.co/8cY7OGss Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: How to grow a law firm http://t.co/h8ow1GYR Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The absence of a written retainer can cause costs chaos http://t.co/hxbNy8JD Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Recent decisions on liability & quantum http://t.co/CltniHxx Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Special New Law Journal costs series: Client Billing (Part 3) http://t.co/Q1rs1OC1 Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: A landmark landlord & tenant decision http://t.co/Ic4aVUpd Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: How does Art 6 of the Convention apply to employers’ disciplinary proceedings http://t.co/h4Ohd1SN Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Pre-nuptial agreements: where are we now http://t.co/imi8uLhj Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The concept of proportionality is spreading like a virulent rash over the body of English law http://t.co/SgV2crg5 Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Should mediators (& mediation) be trusted? http://t.co/12rbnS4Q Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Knocked down twice: liability & apportionment http://t.co/4vRUH4OC Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Signed & sealed? The seal on Kim v Morris http://t.co/TK5iOUrI Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: An unsatisfactory state of affairs? Contributions between co-respondents http://t.co/JrxjXkLu Jun 22, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5aJun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Society makes its 1,500th quality standard award http://t.co/3pKtDcqq Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: 2,000 applications for top level web domains http://t.co/1UaA4Cqj Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Law Commission launches consultation on elections & referendums http://t.co/6iFf956o Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: SRA unable to fully enforce referral fee ban due to ABSs http://t.co/jnhjFvwc Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Court of Appeal refuses to recognise a "jus cogens" prohibiting "secret detention" http://t.co/F5ghGok1 Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: JAC study shows marked increase in successful female candidates http://t.co/J0WTzzjU Jun 22, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Eyebrows raised over MoJ’s statutory presumption plans http://t.co/QptQmrUN Jun 22, 2012
  • Prisons, Privatization, Patronage http://t.co/U3TTi0y9 Jun 22, 2012
  • To Settle Lawsuit, Facebook Alters Policy for Its Like Button http://t.co/BPMSWkz1 Jun 22, 2012
  • US: As Facebook Seeks Answers, S.E.C. Investigates Exchanges http://t.co/laE6f9Yh Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court Rejects F.C.C. Fines for Indecency http://t.co/6bTCT04z Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Documents Tell Zimmerman’s Side in Martin Case http://t.co/zUzg4WNC Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law http://t.co/0Yp8Ygpa Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Don't exclude future legal aid lawyers http://t.co/AbbmmX9x Jun 22, 2012
  • IPO rules need overhauling after Facebook float, Congressional committee says http://t.co/OvZqCUP5 Jun 22, 2012
  • Julian Assange could be locked up if Ecuador bid fails http://t.co/GUZSQ9sS Jun 22, 2012
  • Christmas bonus comes early for police in order to boost morale http://t.co/PakC7gLR Jun 22, 2012
  • Julian Assange: we heard the Ecuadorians were sympathetic to my struggles http://t.co/fQqega5u Jun 22, 2012
  • Manchester chosen for employment tribunal trial http://t.co/T6dBDvFF Jun 22, 2012
  • British Airways steward who blamed in-flight risotto for sickness wins compensation http://t.co/ogP0muxM Jun 22, 2012
  • Tribunal victory sparks mental health message - South Wales http://t.co/lFsegdmO Jun 22, 2012
  • Conor Murphy rejects NI Water tribunal findings http://t.co/iaEPQSfB Jun 22, 2012
  • Reproductive rights fail to find mention in Rio declaration http://t.co/hM8q5O9r Jun 22, 2012
  • GREECE: Immigrant rights group says Greek far-right party 'Golden Dawn' waging anti-immigrant 'terror campaign' http://t.co/tLz0GNte Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Does executive privilege outweigh Congress’s right to disclosure on Fast and Furious? http://t.co/pEEfEflR Jun 22, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Courts order arrest of new prime minister nominee http://t.co/kH0BNEg9 Jun 22, 2012
  • Exposing the truth went too far - Lawyer admits to exposing himself aboard flight http://t.co/9qsUyZO4 Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Lawyers demand Ottawa repatriate Omar Khadr to a Canadian prison: http://t.co/Iy4JQEoy Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Lawyer fears Magnotta not ‘receiving proper care,’ but accused killer declines psych evaluation http://t.co/1pnTIaPa Jun 22, 2012
  • NORWAY: Anders Behring Breivik trial: Prosecutors want mass killer sent to asylum http://t.co/YulIhLId Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky trial: three charges dropped as jury to start deliberations http://t.co/P3iSA5t8 Jun 22, 2012
  • PARAGUAY: President Fernando Lugo faces impeachment http://t.co/Vp1jUdJg Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Body parts accused seeks jury trial http://t.co/9rmMMWGB Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Judge delays trial over the poisoning of oaks at Auburn's Toomer's Corner, to weigh new venue http://t.co/M9iC1PEL Jun 22, 2012
  • Is JAPAN Making YouTube Illegal For Japanese Citizens? http://t.co/7FLpaF7S Jun 22, 2012
  • JAPAN: Illegal downloaders now facing jail as Japan passes new laws http://t.co/Nl6meDCJ Jun 22, 2012
  • When is tax dodging illegal? http://t.co/HsvjTSfs Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Obama’s amnesty by fiat http://t.co/yswqiglY Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Mitt Romney 'likely to scrap Barack Obama's immigration order' http://t.co/oWUzqMYH Jun 22, 2012
  • Ultraviolence in videogames: A defence http://t.co/5Gltq3CP Jun 22, 2012
  • Lord Steel: Most of my fellow peers accept the need to end the indefensible - http://t.co/W9uk9XTW Jun 22, 2012
  • The House of Lords exposed: 'I hope to play a much fuller role from next year...' - http://t.co/qINuTIPh Jun 22, 2012
  • URUGUAY: Law allowing state to sell cannabis could be adopted across Latin America in defiance of US http://t.co/Cf4Em5wM Jun 22, 2012
  • Civilian call handlers could have been overruled by police Sean Rigg inquest hears http://t.co/zxJLuzj3 Jun 22, 2012
  • Leveson to probe Swiss coach crash http://t.co/WOMfTDA1 Jun 22, 2012
  • Agent charged with murder of teen http://t.co/n2RLCLgu Jun 22, 2012
  • 'Hardball' bank at fault over Farepak, says judge http://t.co/x52l9HZX Jun 22, 2012
  • Mother guilty of killing her children in Spanish hotel http://t.co/0BrHUICi Jun 22, 2012
  • Mother mourns son shot dead in republican war on drugs - http://t.co/QoCMoQU5 Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Shearman appoints trio of regional leaders for EMEA, Americas and Asia- Legalweek http://t.co/Z29A18gS Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Wragges boosts revenues by 5% after strong disputes showing and international push- Legalweek http://t.co/injygtwo Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Top Russian investment bank RenCap kicks off ‘very competitive’ adviser review- Legalweek http://t.co/KxcNYE8k Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Riverview Law set for further expansion to Far East and offshore- Legalweek http://t.co/YfawJOUQ Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: UK top 100 firms record average fee income rise of 7% for 2011-12- Legalweek http://t.co/K7XGCYir Jun 22, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: UK elite lead way on female partners as promotions rise at top firms- Legalweek http://t.co/RmREmvKm Jun 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: The future of the sector approach to IP practice http://t.co/KxUS9j4k Jun 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: First Title packages legal indemnity policies for renewable energy market http://t.co/vr5HpRlk Jun 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Version 4 of Handbook goes live as SRA promises no further COLP/COFA delay http://t.co/Vu4PvixL Jun 22, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: SRA: 30 ABS applicants in formal decision phase; further 130 working through plans http://t.co/KDFm07Ys Jun 22, 2012
  • US: A Louisiana sex offenders Facebook law will force convicted to list criminal background on social media http://t.co/yxeocPRK Jun 22, 2012
  • Rangers 'have lived beyond law and all morals, and should now be declared beyond the pale,' says Vladimir Romanov http://t.co/f3ykqlub Jun 22, 2012
  • Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur http://t.co/lWBHDedl Jun 22, 2012
  • Phone hacking: four more files handed to CPS http://t.co/tVXdJYVK Jun 22, 2012
  • Driver denies murdering three men defending against looters during riots http://t.co/5PCMssdP Jun 22, 2012
  • Bogus police warning for Olympics http://t.co/rQrGZnTj Jun 22, 2012
  • European Court of Human Rights 'gets out begging bowl' http://t.co/5NpyQyrE Jun 22, 2012
  • Father Eugene Boland 'felt devastated' at abuse allegations http://t.co/lC9IYyRe  Jun 22, 2012
  • Director ban for former head of NI Conservatives Tim Lewis http://t.co/NiXUVRTj  Jun 22, 2012
  • Baby Anton neglect trial hears of clean-up list in dirty home http://t.co/DpcMOAgG  Jun 22, 2012
  • George Cameron admits raping four-year-old boy http://t.co/BRfQ3wEF  Jun 22, 2012
  • Euan Snowie caught drink-driving http://t.co/FXvML0Tb Jun 22, 2012
  • Arrests over Old Firm incident http://t.co/qSAtTuza Jun 22, 2012
  • Man in court over firearms stash http://t.co/c0jzglnJ  Jun 22, 2012
  • Dalai Lama's visit to Scotland sparks controversy over SNP snub http://t.co/4vgfvR6E Jun 22, 2012
  • Alcohol to be curbed on trains http://t.co/LYwNZcMf 2 Jun 22, 2012
  • Argentina plea over Falklands to Plaid MP Elfyn Llwyd http://t.co/nPF8Sg7V Jun 22, 2012
  • Awema: Ex-chief Naz Malik says he was a caring boss http://t.co/8YV92D24 Jun 22, 2012
  • Wrexham tea break midwife Helen Bannister struck off http://t.co/5vOlGZRx Jun 22, 2012
  • UK in EU legal stink over garlic from China http://t.co/N4nhTDYW Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Porn actor murder suspect in court in Montreal http://t.co/lYEC75mC Jun 22, 2012
  • Farepak collapse: Judge partly blames HBOS bank http://t.co/WVisGU3V Jun 212, 2012
  • Lianne Smith guilty of child murders in Spain http://t.co/6YW9wS4x Jun 22, 2012
  • Moody's downgrades 15 major banks http://t.co/Z0vaeK5I Jun 22, 2012
  • Leveson inquiry 'will cost almost £6m' http://t.co/w5KQQTaT Jun 22, 2012
  • Change rules on migrant workers, says Ed Miliband http://t.co/akv8oQqA Jun 22, 2012
  • Why job agencies prefer foreign workers http://t.co/xriOXHnZ Jun 22, 2012
  • Forced labour trafficking gangs face tougher sentences http://t.co/56Ot2qit Jun 22, 2012
  • Julian Assange: Foreign Office awaits decision from Ecuador http://t.co/UJ4Lmxg9 Jun 22, 2012
  • CROATIA: Employment protection legislation and labor market outcomes : theory, evidence and lessons http://t.co/pHZPdimb Jun 22, 2012
  • ACTA piracy legislation almost dead after EU vote http://t.co/nxlIjpwo Jun 22, 2012
  • CANADA: Legislation could give RCMP boss new powers to discipline rogue members http://t.co/EXtnRp3Q Jun 21, 2012
  • US: Obama Calls Passage of Student Loan Legislation a 'No-Brainer' http://t.co/bC7JxJHb Jun 22, 2012
  • SPAIN: Head of Spain Supreme Court Resigns http://t.co/0EEvp4rk Jun 22, 2012
  • IRAQ: Judiciary draws fire over fugitive VP trial http://t.co/r1BXpc9C Jun 22, 2012
  • EGYPT: The role of Egypt’s judiciary in post-Mubarak political conflicts http://t.co/kbi7FBvK Jun 22, 2012
  • Australian judge orders Apple to pay $2.25 million fine over misleading iPad advertisements http://t.co/JjJIEgm6 Jun 22, 2012
  • Judge Declares iOS Tetris Clone ‘Infringing’ http://t.co/OrXVYf2v Jun 22, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Judge Orders Arrest of Prime Minister Candidate http://t.co/cbSNcBVW Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Judge in priest beating case sends jury home for the week without explanation http://t.co/Z7Ol2Hfa Jun 22, 2012
  • US: Judge delays trial over the poisoning of oaks at Toomer's Corner, will consider new venue http://t.co/cD55yXCm Jun 22, 2012