11th May - LAW NEWS

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• Chris Grayling's radical changes to legal aid could mean being represented by the same company that jails you http://t.co/Cz3sRjeI5G
• Police 'pursued vendetta' against lawyer awarded £550,000 damages http://t.co/CoXlbKIMkw 
• Blur drummer David Rowntree who trained as solicitor attacks government's legal aid plans http://t.co/UzMeIJjMNQ 
• State Spending With Limits, and Without | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/aOKBkSjvZe 
• The Theologico-Political Question (Part II): A Review of “42″ | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/R3y6L8naxp 
• Originalism and Affirmative Action Part I: The Critics’ Argument | Online Library of Law and Liberty: http://t.co/dN82iJoy3l 
• EGYPT: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial starts http://t.co/infxzWVqgZ 
• INDIA: Law Minister resigns over alleged corruption charges http://t.co/2Nxxy6IsaP 
• CHINA Officials Seek Career Shortcut With Feng Shui http://t.co/Ha2QMXuOSd
• ISRAEL: Standoff at Western Wall Over Praying by Women http://t.co/xOugTS8cCs 
• Poison Attack Revives Fury in CHINA Over ’95 Case http://t.co/G1JvWxA6jz 
• US: Judge Refuses to Drop His Order Allowing Morning-After Pill for All Ages http://t.co/X7XlvXObSZ
• Privacy Breach on Bloomberg’s Data Terminals http://t.co/SDmalbKd4P 
• US: Racism in a Texas death case http://t.co/ZUrK63ml3F 
• TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCkVDp
• Facebook and flexible friends, time of contrast for the fortunes of women in the workforce | Law Gazette http://t.co/BrMIW20C87
• ZAMBIA: Activist Brebner Changala describe Supreme Court judgement to investigate three judges as a sham http://t.co/a2PP7I9nUh 
• Employment tribunal to lose power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases http://t.co/1BVkF8BSu4 
• US administration likely to brief on Armenian Genocide-era insurance claims http://t.co/1eYKeoIH59 
• IRELAND: Ballinamore solicitor scoops prestigious accolade http://t.co/9NFb3UQzvA 
• Disgraced solicitor jailed for inciting suspected loyalist paramilitaries to murder, bid to move to open prison http://t.co/pNHZchDmRW 
• US: Transcriber sought for Bradley Manning Wikileaks trial http://t.co/IVAPUQmCr7 
• Soap actor Ken Barlow's arrest an interesting parallel to the growing “lawyer bubble” here in NEW ZEALAND http://t.co/yA2qvF2SI8 
• Lawyer accuses deceased singer Michael Jackson sexually assaulted Australian choreographer Wade Robson as a child http://t.co/6WYNt9WWIH 
• Jimmy Savile Victims' lawyer condemns report that clears police of protecting shamed star http://t.co/6jT33NUPgh 
• US: OJ Simpson says lawyer botched case, will ask for new trial http://t.co/0iJo62gzRq 
• Senior QC calls for a radical shake-up of Scottish courts http://t.co/OXiv12h34b 
• April Jones murder suspect was an emotional wreck, says arrest officer http://t.co/oQ19l5Fqdf 
• AUSTRALIA: Courts involved in cricket TV rights http://t.co/skQEDwbSbt 
• IRELAND: Court ruling could mean lower pay for trade employees http://t.co/M5yzGgDCM9 
• INDIA: Uttar Pradesh government and court disagree over decision on explosive operatives http://t.co/x66AGF6qNo
• Top judges issue guidance over private hearings | New Law Journal: http://t.co/T9oVWfM2ql 
• Could "pay as you go" help low income clients? | New Law Journal: http://t.co/3troH8Ul5i 
• Proportionality rule is “boggling” says personal injury expert | New Law Journal: http://t.co/neW3JoFwlx
• Plans to slash fees go ahead despite concerns that lawyers won’t be able to cover costs | New Law Journal: http://t.co/NIc1qwe2pP 
• Multi-millionaire does not have to pay housing & lifetime maintenance 20 years after divorce | New Law Journal: http://t.co/bL5m9hNvWB 
• Government strikes tough note on immigration | New Law Journal: http://t.co/THP3RcW31k 
• Halsbury Legal Awards winners | New Law Journal: http://t.co/5WzYXUwju8 
• Jim Davidson bailed until July over sex allegations http://t.co/EEh0rw1RI8 
• Europe Is Losing Out by Not Recognising Migrants' Talents http://t.co/i5jUP7KJA8 
• Metropolitan Police must change way it deals with mental illness, panel says http://t.co/6IWMgQxeXg 
• Murder investigation launched after fatal shooting in Birmingham pub http://t.co/L5oJz7XDdt 
• Men are victims as well as perpetrators of sex crime. So why aren't they talking? http://t.co/Y7WbGWIwfT 
• Solicitor wins £550,000 for false imprisonment http://t.co/ZQFEmavXGY 
• US: Tamerlan Tsarnaev's secret Virginia burial upsets locals http://t.co/BkuZJJb2wW 
• US: Texas fertiliser plant blast - Criminal probe launched http://t.co/KzD27Zl7XJ 
• GUATEMALA: Former military leader Rios Montt found guilty of genocide http://t.co/aiS6DMJvLe 
• Cleveland Police in huge damages payout to lawyer http://t.co/GRpSkqsb77
• US Law students lend a hand to undocumented students http://t.co/RuNGbndJRE 
• CANADA Minister Sees Better Prospect of Change to EU Oil-Sands Law http://t.co/AVHJTKiPXX 
• US human rights ruling against Shell may have ramifications elsewhere, which worries Daimler ahead of trial http://t.co/r8kogM1aDB 
• New legislation on decrofting land put to parliament http://t.co/IGBKSkDSsC 
• US Judge says auction house cannot sell Kobe Bryant’s stuff yet as legal issues get complicated http://t.co/gfMEjiCTii 
• Former judge to examine role of police corruption in murder investigation http://t.co/AxT9fFKTF8 
• ISRAEL: Justice minister pledges to end gender segregation http://t.co/Qq3SoUwywD
• Court of Appeal applies Russian law in dispute over beneficial ownership of London property http://t.co/eRbEaLQy7W 
• Needlestick regulations become UK law http://t.co/lkjk44JbCM 
• UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate The Death Of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally http://t.co/iqhGbIgpT8 
• AZERBAIJAN & BRAZIL Consider New Legislation on Expression http://t.co/vXfq85OK5n 
• 'You're scared', David Cameron told as controversial gay marriage legislation is dropped from the Queen's Speech http://t.co/PZNnrfLISm 
• NEW ZEALAND says no to software patent rights http://t.co/c1UiD6gcQo 
• ARGENTINA Approves Controversial Judiciary Law http://t.co/0Ir8FzmNVQ 
• NIGERIA: Judiciary Cleansing Should Be Total http://t.co/WclO7dUKe1 
• Ex-prisoners to get mentors for 12 months, says justice minister - video http://t.co/N0652m4n0g 
• A Theory of Justice, the Musical Imagines Philosopher John Rawls as a Time-Traveling Adventurer http://t.co/bnCwpIg2Jn 
• AUSTRALIA: Chief Justice attacks WA's Attorney-General for blocking court web streaming http://t.co/aMztOlijdH 
• Climate justice group to highlight campaign with climb of Everest http://t.co/lfBeUKmRIs 
• US: Enron's Jeffrey Skilling Will Get Rough Justice http://t.co/EsfSA2eo7C 
• Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to set out wide-ranging shake-up of the criminal justice system http://t.co/JAZYQQdGWh 
• BELIZE: Supreme Court hears closing arguments from attorneys urging strike down of anti-sodomy law http://t.co/GmrqUsSUav 
• Orphan Works - the new law in the UK http://t.co/yzckxChHed 
• UK Intellectual Property Office responds on 'abolition of copyright' law http://t.co/383iPSUVQA 
• US firm’s lawyer joins Cambridge Law Firm Taylor Vinters http://t.co/lRoKy3TjDC 
• SNP bound by law to stop independence campaign 28 days before referendum http://t.co/XR0hIOWlKn 
• From Chinese factory to UK households – realities of the trade in legal highs http://t.co/eTrxAcDMJ9 
• Anger at Police report on Jimmy Savile affair which failed to address why officers were blinkered by his celebrity http://t.co/64PPeBZ8c2
• IRELAND: Kenny rules out reopening Moriarty Tribunal for Lowry tapes http://t.co/zkpgP5GMJk 
• New law may lead to more people trying to represent themselves in court, a Nottingham solicitor has warned http://t.co/mhEVWUHbIM 
• Wealth manager Bellpenny targets solicitor and accountant IFA arms after acquisition http://t.co/KB9FVhJmgC 
• GUATEMALA: Ríos Montt trial enters final phase, 75 years sought for genocide, crimes against humanity http://t.co/ySpKOiglQd 
• JPMorgan sued by California over 'illegal' debt collections http://t.co/5RxCVNwJIP 
• US: Students fight back against illegal unpaid internships http://t.co/NdFxMzLjRy 
• US: Washington lawyer gets 6 months for stealing clients’ insurance payouts http://t.co/E1VWJdT5J9 
• Meet SAUDI ARABIA's first female lawyer http://t.co/zFF4P6h1Q7 
• INDIA: Three new Intelligence courts in Maharashtra http://t.co/r3VOBG3iJ6 
• INDIA: Coal-gate: Law Minister denies reports of meeting the Prime Minister http://t.co/oK4rqxLNpF
• US: Twitter legal director to White House tech post http://t.co/e4cQeuidai 
• PAKISTAN Legal challenge: Peshawar High Court terms drone strike ‘naked aggression’ http://t.co/ARV4XHgWdO
• Cricket AUSTRALIA launches legal action against TV rights holder Nine http://t.co/JouyxqBagN 
• Outrage at barrister who called Stuart Hall's crimes 'low level' http://t.co/VVqRuP2CCT 
• Aberystwyth doctor six month ban for 'flirting' texts http://t.co/B51zpSMNUO 
• Salford prison van fugitive Ryan McDonald caught http://t.co/Uku7Fd2oYE 
• Bedfordshire child cruelty hoarders get suspended sentence http://t.co/gFnbGpok2m 
• INDIA: Court rejects actor Sanjay Dutt's plea http://t.co/m9ZFqft581
• Operation Chalice: Child sex abuse case concludes http://t.co/b4IckeR07N
• Abu Qatada documents 'linked' to Denmark arrest http://t.co/p9MR56cWZv 
• Abu Qatada 'would return to Jordan' http://t.co/dgY7UvhBBp
• BANGLADESH: Dhaka building collapse - Woman pulled alive from rubble http://t.co/jdWdWrRFQ5