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6th June - LAW NEWS Headlines

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story - A matter of principle: Should they have stayed or were they within their rights to go? The hasty exits of top Dewey partners prior to the firm’s dissolution hardly looks like the honourable path. Full story - The Lawyer

  • Woman jailed after driving through Falkirk with man on car bonnet http://t.co/aTbdA0zv Jun 06, 2012
  • BRAZIL: President signs controversial World Cup beer law http://t.co/0zrLTAtg Jun 06, 2012
  • Rights groups rally around PAKISTAN lawyer under threat http://t.co/44SWPAT4 Jun 06, 2012
  • N. KOREA: Caste system 'underpins human rights abuses' http://t.co/RwclhrHr Jun 06, 2012
  • N. KOREA: In North Korea's workers' paradise, inequality is assigned at birth, human rights group says http://t.co/upIHvsdm Jun 06, 2012
  • LIBERIA: Rights Group stated that Liberia Failed to Stop Cross-Border Attacks http://t.co/CCGmQADz Jun 06, 2012
  • Welsh women's rights and the law http://t.co/v8K2jhMV  Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: Censorship impedes military inquiry, official says http://t.co/UFKaT20l Jun 06, 2012
  • Latimer Hinks solicitor retires after 49 years - Darlington http://t.co/Gxsd7B19 Jun 06, 2012
  • Singapore solicitor takes on desert run for Princess Alice Hospice - London http://t.co/iI7EDdEO Jun 06, 2012
  • Little Sutton solicitor in walk to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research http://t.co/sKnlAz73 Jun 06, 2012
  • Shutdown of Ilkeston solicitors' firm 'has left us in a legal limbo' http://t.co/BNlq0wKa Jun 06, 2012
  • Coventry councillor & solicitor Phil Townshend's firm owes £300,000 tax - http://t.co/ISb1Dckl Jun 06, 2012
  • Sri Lankan president cancels speech in London over protest fears http://t.co/T27RSi3f Jun 06, 2012
  • Women are born free in the US but everywhere give birth in chains http://t.co/5VqjoFQH Jun 06, 2012
  • S. AFRICA: Campaigners unite against secrecy bill http://t.co/GKXNj1ZE Jun 06, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Chief justice investigates own son http://t.co/1e5szLvz Jun 06, 2012
  • Cancer lie ex-police officer faces character reference probe http://t.co/3sebagSH Jun 06, 2012
  • AUS: Barrister Liam Kelly IN full High Court in Brisbane to help Jayant Patel in his ongoing fight to clear his name http://t.co/ZdMOXlXi Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Darwinian times: fierce competition is going to get in the legal market http://t.co/iEwwN9Rv Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Three questions about the International Bar Association http://t.co/IkK9f05s Jun 06, 2012
  • Society attacks insurers for failing to pass on £500m portal savings | Solicitors Journal: http://t.co/7WbBTv2J Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Brecher turns to Davenport Lyon and Nabarro for latest hires | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1OZiTOfb Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: McDermott bolsters Paris base with three-strong Orrick team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Pnci7Sx1 Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Milbank hires veteran Freshfields competition partner | The Lawyer: http://t.co/nMaKkFin Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Salans left with no China partners after Shanghai departures | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1YiGRuIF Jun 06, 2012
  • TheLawMap: Law Firm News: 27th May to 2nd June http://t.co/cje93MoM Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: Non-Sequiturs: 06.05.12 http://t.co/iec2FwRw Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: Associate Hours Open Thread: Did Your Puny Bonuses Result In A Work Slowdown? http://t.co/OaBsc7gp Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: A ‘Teaching Law Firm’ Like a Teaching Hospital? Why the Hell Not? http://t.co/iKSjYJ06 Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: Lawyerly Lairs: A Federal Prosecutor’s $25 Million Apartment http://t.co/HQM1XseF Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: Who Is the Great Satan of the Legal Profession? http://t.co/scG3v9eX Jun 06, 2012
  • ABOVE THE LAW: Lawsuits of the Day: Ewwww. OMG, OMG. Gross. http://t.co/qE6nAODa Jun 06, 2012
  • With so many prominent US Law Firms closing, Inside Straight: Dewey now Who’s Next? http://t.co/uMhY7LAa Jun 06, 2012
  • BRAZIL: Farmers in legal feud with Monsanto over GM soy http://t.co/PO9kdMjB Jun 06, 2012
  • 'Happy Days' Lawsuit: Stars Cleared For Trial Over Royalties http://t.co/DTMhvoEc Jun 06, 2012
  • Fox Networks Group Continues Business And Legal Affairs Restructuring http://t.co/BO17Qkby Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Sustainable Craft Brewing: The Legal Challenges http://t.co/0H7KxJLL Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Flex Discovery Acquires Landmark Legal Solutions http://t.co/eDoRlN00 Jun 06, 2012
  • Legal moves after dust on Darlaston gravestones http://t.co/yeH6GbW1 Jun 06, 2012
  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia spent $11.6 million on legal fees, most of it on priest sex abuse cases http://t.co/TnG1etgi Jun 06, 2012
  • Glencore and Xstrata moot joint legal chief role as part of merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5eV2ydty Jun 06, 2012
  • Alan Thompson to take legal action over Celtic sacking http://t.co/XQgPYExo Jun 06, 2012
  • Crowdfunding boosts legal fight vs Spain's Bankia http://t.co/XTh0AQlX Jun 06, 2012
  • Legally privileged - but the door is open | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/EVi2Qm2t Jun 06, 2012
  • SUDAN: Haphazard sharia legal system has claimed too many victims http://t.co/lDtK2yc6 Jun 06, 2012
  • SPAIN rejects bailout speculation http://t.co/y5m5MuHC Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Hill Dickinson makes up two Liverpool lawyers to partner- Legalweek http://t.co/akzFQdM7 Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters leads on multibillion-dollar Hong Kong rail infrastructure project- Legalweek http://t.co/sgvwfvxS Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey creditors appoint counsel as record bankruptcy rumbles on- Legalweek http://t.co/gdOTcE9S Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Why I plotted to smuggle explosives http://t.co/t4LmwkH3 Jun 06, 2012
  • Skepticism Greets Google's Attempt to Deal With Censored Terms in China: http://t.co/pCyrWlGk Jun 06, 2012
  • Is Pleasure a Sin? http://t.co/ueQ4FahN Jun 06, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to support Israeli Supreme Court order to close illegal neighborhood is hopeful http://t.co/JQ8E6geH Jun 06, 2012
  • Google Issues New Warning for State-Sponsored Attacks http://t.co/rbzAM64h Jun 06, 2012
  • JPMorgan Regulators in Spotlight After Firm's Huge Loss: http://t.co/ae0OyyFy Jun 06, 2012
  • Nuns, Rebuked by Rome, Plan Road Trip to Spotlight Social Issues http://t.co/JdVOxug5 Jun 06, 2012
  • DENMARK: Four Convicted in Terror Plot Against Danish Paper http://t.co/V0aYNbFy Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: Emergency Law Broadens Canada’s Sympathy for Quebec Protests http://t.co/sDYLKV8c Jun 06, 2012
  • When to Punish a Young Offender, and When to Rehabilitate http://t.co/brWWpdvZ Jun 06, 2012
  • A comprehensive list of visiting Professors at the Top Law Schools, 2012-13, in the US http://t.co/gb1Il5E2 Jun 06, 2012
  • ARGENTINA: Gender Identity Law Takes Effect http://t.co/v6DWp2D0 Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Law Lets New York Police Keep Their Misconduct Secret http://t.co/2LMd9s5E Jun 06, 2012
  • Brazilian Company Sues Florida Over Controversial Cuba Law http://t.co/0nw4jA8y Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Judge puts law to limit sex-related ads on hold http://t.co/N1DBwiRL Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Court rules it’s illegal for Catholic Christians to refuse to photograph same-sex ceremonies http://t.co/uDtDYUzw Jun 06, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Lower House passes new bill on illegal protests - a shocking 150% hike on protest fees http://t.co/qcZDZd5Y Jun 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Illegal sale of abortion pills: Drug inspectors raid seven medical stores in Beed http://t.co/GtELDCxY Jun 06, 2012
  • ARGENTINE sues five British companies over oil and gas exploration off the Falklands http://t.co/tBrPP5VS via Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: BC Conservative leader Cummins fined $300 for illegal fishing and now the fine is upheld by court http://t.co/V65e0NHa Jun 06, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Netanyahu Seeks to Move Illegal Outpost - http://t.co/D0MdEVVs http://t.co/oLxaF7pz Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: 'Bath salts' drug ingredient to be made illegal http://t.co/bvNj3RS0 Jun 06, 2012
  • CHINA warns foreign embassies publishing smog readings is illegal http://t.co/70bxTVbo Jun 06, 2012
  • NZ: Kim Dotcom accuses FBI of 'illegal act' News http://t.co/y21WqOKM Jun 06, 2012
  • ITALY: Earthquake Experts Finally Testify in Their Manslaughter Trial - http://t.co/35Zfo4cm Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Destroying the Economy; Stimulating Trial Lawyers http://t.co/yPLrwrNu Jun 06, 2012
  • EGYPT: NGO Trial Continues http://t.co/9cUTQBdy Jun 06, 2012
  • NIGERIA: Witness’ absence stalls governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s trial http://t.co/fDzdZ03t Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky: Former Penn State coach 'wrote his victims "creepy" love letters' http://t.co/rdg3GsV9 Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Jerry Sandusky trial jurors have ties to Penn State university http://t.co/lWceOLnu Jun 06, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrRtc5a Jun 06, 2012
  • The Lawyers' Olympics: BABY BARISTA BLOG http://t.co/oz0mOnPj Jun 06, 2012
  • The Facebook class action may change the way brokers communicate with their clients | The Lawyer: http://t.co/DWuCIxG8 Jun 06, 2012
  • Eurozone chaos allied to UK economic weakness could hit firms’ ability to access the funding they need | The Lawyer: http://t.co/cn4XkKzK Jun 06, 2012
  • Forcing shareholders to exercise rights of stewardship may sound good, but is not without difficulties | The Lawyer: http://t.co/RJj7PJd8 Jun 06, 2012
  • Abundant natural resources and a stable legal system make going into Mongolia a no-brainer | The Lawyer: http://t.co/YRzYjvv4 Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Australia’s AMP unveils plans to set up Asia-focused international panel | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Er4HRa0W Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Essex firm Birkett Long continues expansion drive with local merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EUqHoNND Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Covington & Burling revamps City management team | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5VY1hpT2 Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Norton Rose hires from Hogan Lovells amid fluid Paris jobs market | The Lawyer: http://t.co/FL3nSUC3 Jun 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Glencore and Xstrata moot joint legal chief role as part of merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5eV2ydty Jun 06, 2012
  • Nasdaq 'to compensate Facebook shareholders over disastrous IPO' http://t.co/BOSbxnYT Jun 06, 2012
  • UK banks sitting on £40bn of undeclared losses http://t.co/7aeMbUv9 Jun 06, 2012
  • VATICAN denies Pope's butler was 'double agent' in Vatileaks scandal http://t.co/kH7GDACK Jun 06, 2012
  • David Cameron's 'bizarre' decision to investigate Sayeeda Warsi but not Jeremy Hunt http://t.co/V1VhyhsW Jun 06, 2012
  • 'Canadian psycho' Luka Rocco Magnotta says he will not fight extradition from Germany http://t.co/8VIDEfzX Jun 06, 2012
  • Six GERMAN banks degraded as Euro crisis continues http://t.co/LyyIPuTw Jun 06, 2012
  • Students' pushy parents must cut the umbilical cord, say Oxford dons, as demands for exam remarks soar http://t.co/pjCWPAp6 Jun 06, 2012
  • Gangmasters caught running illegal labour teams escape prosecution http://t.co/43kRSMB6 Jun 06, 2012
  • City lawyer 'lost her £200,000 job after exposing corruption' http://t.co/d86yZBuI Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Judge accuses lawyer in Rosa Parks estate case of harassment http://t.co/VkhbxJYs Jun 06, 2012
  • Samsung lawyer: Apple didn’t want to pay for iPhone tech http://t.co/LhjRVcWP Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Clemens' lawyer: Debbie Clemens to testify in perjury trial http://t.co/FN9KTTl9 Jun 06, 2012
  • Lawyers for American NGOs in Egyptian case demand release of files http://t.co/uB9TZahT Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Defense: Lawyer gave Texas judge money as friend http://t.co/muxlAcip Jun 06, 2012
  • US lawyer sentenced to record 12 years for insider trading http://t.co/kIagklfZ Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Lawyer: Prior bat attack foreshadowed cannibalism http://t.co/P3YDqToJ Jun 06, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Lawyer to challenge forced retirement law http://t.co/uZuN1ACL Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Chesapeake CEO McClendon hires ex-SEC lawyer http://t.co/4zYxQ0WT Jun 06, 2012
  • Courts tells Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung to quit his £12 million home after bank wins civil case http://t.co/NeGiOECz Jun 06, 2012
  • Climbdown over secret courts http://t.co/BFt54wHq Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Appeals court revives suit by artist who says he is owed $12.6M by Saudi Royal Family http://t.co/1eAzCaMq Jun 06, 2012
  • US college football in the spotlight at sex abuse trial of renowned coach http://t.co/qayCFOTY Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Robert Penn Warren Archive Brings Early Civil Rights to Life | Open Culture http://t.co/P5JmLGpb Jun 06, 2012
  • NIGERIA: UBN refunds proceeds of failed rights offering http://t.co/YCqqDrfQ Jun 06, 2012
  • Obama, drone-strikes and human rights http://t.co/4JZ6YYdc Jun 06, 2012
  • Why prisoners should be given the right to vote http://t.co/WO9nmnez Jun 06, 2012
  • IRAN: hopeful on atomic talks if "rights" respected http://t.co/FzHyzBUG Jun 06, 2012
  • An opportunity missed - NI must develop attractive tax structure for businesses http://t.co/v1FpyuHi Jun 06, 2012
  • BA staff seek compensation over loss of discounts during strikes http://t.co/2hCEFMMW Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: Tribunal cancels previous orders connected to a retired veterinarian http://t.co/X2blRYFF Jun 06, 2012
  • World Bank Tribunal Allows Outrageous Pac Rim Case to Drag On http://t.co/9DpjKGTA Jun 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Nagapattinam project: Green Tribunal gives Chettinad Power six months to set right EIA report http://t.co/f5jEb6uk Jun 06, 2012
  • VATICAN tribunal acknowledges questioning pope's butler - http://t.co/3DYBjqO7 Jun 06, 2012
  • Funding Tax Litigation http://t.co/oMrI8D7o Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Harmony over New York Marijuana Law http://t.co/qk9zpedL Jun 06, 2012
  • http://t.co/9teF2L4J Sues Washington AG Over Child Prostitution Law http://t.co/EefKIrqq Jun 06, 2012
  • British throne law backdated ahead of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first baby http://t.co/EUrjY7pO Jun 06, 2012
  • UKRAINE: Russian Language Bill Stirs Anger in Ukraine http://t.co/43qyx0NA Jun 06, 2012
  • UK startups say they’re ignoring EU cookie laws http://t.co/EidCioGO Jun 06, 2012
  • BRAZIL's Odebrecht sues Florida over Cuba, Syria law http://t.co/w8eolOKi Jun 06, 2012
  • US: Construction company challenges Florida anti-Cuba law http://t.co/jh2hMNgU Jun 06, 2012
  • Londonderry Businessman accused of assault on his wife http://t.co/7qHMMmS6  Jun 06, 2012
  • Hijackers drag pensioner from van in Derry http://t.co/geO0ba8T  Jun 06, 2012
  • John McAreavey gives evidence at Michaela murder trial http://t.co/uh17hDHv  Jun 06, 2012
  • Pupils' anti-bigotry film to be shown in schools http://t.co/IAxHtyI4  Jun 06, 2012
  • Google alerts users to suspected state-sponsored attacks http://t.co/toEjOvvo Jun 06, 2012
  • Media giant Walt Disney to ban junk food ads http://t.co/WyWlz8ON Jun 06, 2012
  • CANADA: More body parts found in Vancouver schools in possibly related case of Luka Rocco Magnotta http://t.co/iMDsvWXU Jun 06, 2012
  • West Mercia police compensate man arrested for photographing bank http://t.co/llqBcFEW Jun 06, 2012
  • US: California's Proposition 8 (same sex marriage) heads for supreme court after pass by appeals court http://t.co/K2lRGo2y Jun 06, 2012
  • US: A jury for Jerry: can 12 unbiased jurors be found for the Sandusky trial? | http://t.co/SA5Bi7tz Jun 06, 2012
  • Tamil deportee blames Britain for repeat of Sri Lanka torture ordeal http://t.co/RMsQ3Jt4 Jun 06, 2012
  • Blackwater guards lose bid to appeal charges in Iraqi civilian shooting case http://t.co/uOVap34w Jun 06, 2012
  • Manufacturers urge ministers to drop 'no-fault dismissal' plan http://t.co/gqPj4PoP Jun 06, 2012
  • Young cannabis users 'do not realise the huge danger to their health' http://t.co/vizMiMh7 Jun 06, 2012
  • Treasury to fund infrastructure projects by selling us 'growth bonds' http://t.co/HNzW82od Jun 06, 2012
  • Two held after body found on beach http://t.co/aF2RzwhX Jun 06, 2012
  • Police app should let victims follow case http://t.co/JNUlphss Jun 06, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: Law Society’s portal extension verdict: good in principle, bad as planned http://t.co/22Wf1Wl7 Jun 06, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: CA overturns ban on in-house lawyer acting in case against former employer http://t.co/QcOPgQVb Jun 06, 2012
  • LEGAL FUTURES: “Disruptive” procurement business targets legal market http://t.co/joQrQWDb Jun 06, 2012