23rd March - LAW NEWS

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• Nearly six out of 10 legal professionals had a pay rise last year | New Law Journal http://t.co/4mMA8mXXZK 
• Beekeeper becomes new President of Association of District Judges | New Law Journal http://t.co/utLNtFPFcK 
• Warring couple criticised by family judge - £2.7m bill for bitter divorce | New Law Journal http://t.co/uYCmvHkZV3 
• Ruling in Thompson case highlights the risks of blogging | New Law Journal http://t.co/yoTTUR9dHR 
• High Court rules in favour of campaigners on one ground but decision "should not delay the process" | New law Journal http://t.co/IddZ6Pi6Om
• Scottish Law Society President Austin Lafferty on the separate representation issue | The Firm http://t.co/KKYt1pOxh2 
• Viability of legal system at “critical mass” says former Law Society CEO | The Firm http://t.co/IE4wlJKYgZ 
• Free Church: Jedi marriages “all over the place” | The Firm http://t.co/RZx3ks5h9p
• Holyrood to debate UK Royal Charter implications for Scottish media | The Firm http://t.co/WAVkFoVCTU
• Lower drink/drive alcohol limits on the way | The Firm http://t.co/WDQ04EHX4j 
• McLeveson Ministry of Twitter | The Firm http://t.co/UVo38ZWVR5 
• From BATNA to BAFTA – A Lawyer’s Journey into Filmmaking | The Firm http://t.co/UgI0d06zPs 
• Historic date in Scots legal calendar as Supreme Court permits secret hearings with parties excluded | The Firm http://t.co/w8497FPEIC 
• Brain research could play growing role in criminal justice system but must be used with caution | The Barrister http://t.co/Izwj8MGnKa 
• Saving the world's forests: a technology revolution to curb illegal logging http://t.co/UeJ1eN802u 
• SOUTH KOREA: Why Mini-Skirts Could Become Illegal http://t.co/8v8Lj2uN8S 
• INDIA: Dr Kidney not qualified but conducted illegal surgeries http://t.co/n3l2RswPi2 
• BRAZIL's music collecting societies convicted of forming an illegal cartel http://t.co/yXBzwZdREz 
• Nick Clegg abandons illegal immigrant amnesty proposal http://t.co/7G6EhNEpK8 
• US: Lawyer: No charges for Lohan in NYC assault case http://t.co/kDsUXhaoxO 
• US: iPad Hacker Appeals With Cyber Law Expert as New Lawyer http://t.co/jzN8yFAYgz 
• FRANCE: Sarkozy's lawyer says L'Oreal heiress party funding case is flawed http://t.co/knHGCFJGiD 
• US: Jodi Arias trial jurors question expert witness http://t.co/XYxlA14lUU 
• INDIA: High Court removes media gag on Nirbhaya trial http://t.co/fxONTEdfd9 
• JAPAN: Trial translation faults irk lay judges - minor convicted in Furlong killing believed oft misinterpreted http://t.co/z8hT23vOXo 
• Joss Stone trial suspects' previous convictions revealed to court http://t.co/9OoVUJfCUs
• SPAIN: Doping trial doctor Eufemiano Fuentes says Real Madrid owe him money http://t.co/7bm0wHYvUv
• RUSSIA: Sergei Magnitsky's posthumous trial gets under way http://t.co/SHb1SktXLb 
• IRELAND: Richardson loses challenge to Mahon Tribunal findings http://t.co/J8FNfyuhUQ 
• BERMUDA Judge: KFC's row with union will go to tribunal http://t.co/ZEFTmgQ5Xm 
• Stafford Hospital patient’s cries were ‘ignored’, tribunal hears http://t.co/0heSCUlYx6 
• CAMBODIA: The 'therapeutic legalism' of war crimes tribunal http://t.co/mWtPQ56kTf 
• NPT Children's Rights Unit launches in Neath http://t.co/X46LQVYY0b 
• Framework launched to boost human rights awareness among investment firms http://t.co/tCtB8GRUkz 
• Atheist groups say they are abandoned by EU in UN rights council http://t.co/25zAEhFiYY
• RUSSIA: Police raid rights group Memorial and other NGOs http://t.co/vtdAOYv8lX 
• SIERRA LEONE Judiciary Launches New Local Court http://t.co/88AOZCuuTQ 
• INDIA: Italian marines return: dignity of Indian judiciary upheld, says PM: http://t.co/e4o8B2kJeG 
• CHINA: Popular opinion won't sway judiciary, says Hong Kong Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li http://t.co/sEW5hcDzxr 
• BAHRAIN: Nabeel Rajab – Global Week of Action in protest against his imprisonment: March 21 – 28 http://t.co/FVXNie5qzq 
• Angry over UN inquiry, NORTH KOREA touts its human rights credentials http://t.co/I2JTKYHoPr 
• US: Stars of a Violent Rap Video Are Found Guilty of Violent Crimes in Real Life http://t.co/8Gfn2zpCcj 
• Sixteen face charges over BRAZIL nightclub fire http://t.co/DQer72atw4 
• Barbados rapes: MP warns travellers island is 'unsafe' http://t.co/mAp2hJg60A 
• Microsoft details global police data requests http://t.co/AkoYsEda3a 
• Rochester nightclub promotion offering women free entry if they wear low-cut tops has been condemned by MPs http://t.co/rxuMCHFSCb 
• Cooking oil theft 'costs Treasury £25m a year in lost duty' http://t.co/ptLgfkjszc 
• US: Justices Permit Resale of Copyrighted Imports http://t.co/KPViNOutXr 
• US: Walking While Black in New York http://t.co/sqi8w4xiL0 
• Legal aid: Far-reaching changes will effectively prevent anyone earning more than £20,000 a year from obtaining help http://t.co/qHNyKwRaHi 
• New rules to cut unfair dismissal payments - Getting the sack will come with an added price tag http://t.co/vTJBQ74Shp 
• US: Ready to Fight Gay Marriage at Court Door http://t.co/mm8FUQcp5Q
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Most US hate crime not reported, justice statistics say http://t.co/0t7UMDOZYM 
• ‘No justice’ for Leeds family ‘shattered’ by M62 tragedy http://t.co/t6bfMOf8gL 
• US hopes 'justice will be done' in case of DRC warlord http://t.co/m5AtFFtSAL 
• Half of squatters brought to justice by Scotland Yard are Romanians http://t.co/lHsc3W5ACv
• Cold-calling prosecutions planned | Law Gazette http://t.co/UBlW4rR9i3 
• Emergency legislation looms as Moscow refuses aid to CYPRUS http://t.co/g4bamCBS3C
• TAIWAN gay rights activist takes up legal same-sex marriage battle http://t.co/1aRzYjol0J 
• Warning over 'legal high' sales http://t.co/Scz4ptYmhA
• HS2 anguish continues despite a legal ‘victory’ over compensation http://t.co/Lri01zedct 
• Ambulance called to Angus school after ‘legal high’ incident http://t.co/d6jGAQ61oS 
• Scottish Press regulation: McCluskey defends new law plan http://t.co/1RFTMerqob 
• LEBANON's prime minister resigns in ballot law row http://t.co/nkOK6fpxWA 
• US: Federal judge: ‘Clipping’ news articles violates copyright law http://t.co/McyEePRHE9 
• US: Northern Kentucky University recruits new law school dean http://t.co/afZPZrRfHN
• ‘Ex-gay’ advertisement could not be justified, High Court rules | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/ZZMsZireEe
• Green light for separate representation rule for Scottish conveyancers | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/QPTJIeGpvC
• Mixed response to Edmonds’ call for a single legal regulator | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/PLqy93nFwC 
• Bart Simpson faces court showdown with Mr Burns | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UPDEhsiSjt 
• Apple caught in fresh patent lawsuit | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/mdvsSNGRjE 
• BP seeks sanctions against Halliburton | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fdMMjYXHKK
• Mtetwa's lawyers launch High Court appeal | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/ha0T9dq3wA 
• TwoBirds signs cooperation agreement with Sydney firm | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/nfap0hw05y 
• Former lawyers ramping up boardroom presence | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/pP69zDO76w 
• Newcastle fans disrupt amateur game in Wigan http://t.co/26QNR9a4US 
• 'Sexist joke' web developer whistle-blower fired http://t.co/WvdFLhonk5 
• CYPRUS MPs pass banking reforms http://t.co/WNjPmY5SSq 
• Troubled times for the UK legal sector http://t.co/LDCCcssFVO 
• UK’s Co-op Legal has a banner year in first year of operation http://t.co/JAc0A5DDkQ 
• Cherie Blair’s tribute to the barrister Rose Heilbron, the glass ceiling breaker http://t.co/mChIUTdS57
• Retired barrister with MS overjoyed as The Armoury gym is saved by the Royal Free Hospital http://t.co/FPIEYT0DZg 
• Solicitors AGM in Edinburgh votes to change rules http://t.co/sYmZzzAuKT 
• Critics say INDIA rape law opens way to more abuse http://t.co/ZwqoRrP6Fu 
• ITALY to return marines to INDIA for trial http://t.co/zsuPiQeBzH 
• Lee Weavers assault trial halted at Ipswich Crown Court http://t.co/eSJPiRZEFY 
• GUATEMALA: Audio and video livestreams of genocide trial for ex-dictator Montt http://t.co/XzQ7La9csv 
• Soap star pleads for early trial date over 19 child sex charges http://t.co/J0mHdbSg9v 
• US: Jackson's sex abuse case may feature in new trial over death http://t.co/LPC7wdFLVl 
• INDIA: Lawyer, 67, dies in fall from 1st floor of HC complex http://t.co/eJ6g1iKozQ 
• FRANCE: Sarkozy under investigation over allegations of illegal donations http://t.co/tHrznC9IK1 
• 2 international shipping firms admit in US court vessels illegally dumped waste oil http://t.co/N8JDzV12cn 
• Tribunal hears GP's 'bullied for being black' claim http://t.co/Aucv4pJ44V 
• Children's doctor facing a tribunal http://t.co/NZGrMvefYN 
• Mid Staffs nurse ignored pleas of dying patient, tribunal hears http://t.co/YIVPsBFwqG 
• Independent to pay damages for Nazi war criminal error http://t.co/6AxSXFUi9y 
• The Socialist Worker's Party leadership has turned the party into a sinking ship http://t.co/t7tAhbtdY3 
• Ministers admit trying to forcibly remove tens of thousands of people http://t.co/hl5hcOooHF
• US: NYPD officers testify stop-and-frisk policy driven by quota system and race http://t.co/oc2RMmNLdA 
• CONGO: Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda in custody at International Criminal Court http://t.co/TVu0sPhtGG