Friday

6th January 2012

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  • Michael Peacock's acquittal is a victory for sexual freedom | Nichi Hodgson http://t.co/WlC1yDlU via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • HSBC unveils 40-strong conveyancing panel and tells customers: use it or pay more http://t.co/0BGiTea1 RT @legalfutures Jan 06, 2012
  • Russia's International Human Rights Report Is So Bad It Reads Like A Spoof http://t.co/eOx4qYfJ via @BI_Europe Jan 06, 2012
  • Nigerian government accused of Human Rights abuse : http://t.co/5nwkk9g4 via @AddThis Jan 06, 2012
  • NZ: Human rights spat as family barred from flat http://t.co/lqlFWdZb Jan 06, 2012
  • UN human rights office slams sharp rise in Saudi Arabia executions in 2011 http://t.co/bRfcVt3U Jan 06, 2012
  • Obscenity trial: the law is not suitable for a digital age | Myles Jackman http://t.co/Ts9GNAR7 via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • Monsters in the dock: This weeks best news, comment, analysis, blogs and readers' views from Guardian law http://t.co/CiEPfPEJ via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
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  • LAW GAZETTE: Quality hallmark for HSBC’s conveyancing mini-panel http://t.co/Y3JHKd2J Jan 06, 2012
  • £3.6 million stolen Magritte painting returned after thieves cannot sell it on black market - http://t.co/1mxjtSgP via @Telegraph Jan 06, 2012
  • Government will pay for women who had breast implants on NHS to have them removed - http://t.co/u4rUH7cX via @Telegraph Jan 06, 2012
  • Anuj Bidve's family visit Salford murder scene - The Independent http://t.co/PXGgOx8H Jan 06, 2012
  • Nurse held in hospital probe named - The Independent http://t.co/1Pn7pOSD Jan 06, 2012
  • Pair 'accused girl of witchcraft' - The Independent http://t.co/FGv9t4cB Jan 06, 2012
  • Rebekah Brooks' former PA arrested by phone hack police - The Independent http://t.co/WhYerpMD Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Bias shown by barrister-judges is certain to compromise advocacy accreditation http://t.co/sjKiYe0h Jan 06, 2012
  • We ain't no angels - TV's mixed efforts to portray life at the criminal Bar- Legalweek http://t.co/Gj57DSxV via @LegalWeek Jan 06, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Persons with disabilities have equal rights: http://t.co/eNXmw6ru Jan 06, 2012
  • Adam Vincent murder trial: 'No indication that five people were involved in fatal attack' http://t.co/z5Gxj24Y Jan 06, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: PAs conference reviews Fata law&order situation: http://t.co/k0rSEz3d Jan 06, 2012
  • KENYA: Kenyan police probe deputy chief justice gun threat http://t.co/zmFRVE65 Jan 06, 2012
  • Bomb plot Hindawi loses parole bid http://t.co/lFIKdpqD Jan 06, 2012
  • Information Commissioner's Office to focus on health and criminal justice http://t.co/3jhOZ1hK via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • U.S. broadens archaic definition of rape http://t.co/h4wiSDaL #cnn Jan 06, 2012
  • English solicitors told to face up to Facebook http://t.co/Qn0OlUzU Jan 06, 2012
  • IRELAND: Dublin solicitor given time to compensate theft victim | Irish Examiner: http://t.co/A9KUYiXs Jan 06, 2012
  • Solicitor's comment on Stephen Lawrence case http://t.co/ImsjkAFy Jan 06, 2012
  • AUS: Convicted solicitors still allowed to practise http://t.co/kgRDAtUN via @smh Jan 06, 2012
  • Legal scholar gets New Year honour - Banbury Guardian: http://t.co/jxZFFC5p Jan 06, 2012
  • Tyco extends Eversheds legal contract - http://t.co/auvFOcCF http://t.co/9gQhY7k9 Jan 06, 2012
  • US: White House mum over possible appointment legal advice http://t.co/twve4R4o via @reuters Jan 06, 2012
  • Manchester law firm Pannone is to close two offices in north west as it shifts its focus to expansion in London http://t.co/UnkQwfUs Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Changes in sweeping gun law: Bills open areas where and how guns can be carried http://t.co/PqS3q7CF Jan 06, 2012
  • US: House ponders compromise on Racial Justice Act http://t.co/q4qP0GDR Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of beans in blends http://t.co/7JPEW52B Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Breastfeeding Law Poses Unique Challenge To Businesses http://t.co/sIJiwPPd via @huffingtonpost Jan 06, 2012
  • @LeonjWard You will be fine! Keep the faith and work hard on as best you can be and building up a useful CV! Jan 06, 2012
  • @LeonjWard @LegalWeek Well, I just feel that there is no option but to be optimistic in the legal profession ;) Jan 06, 2012
  • Burma's prisons should not be off limits to international monitors | Elaine Pearson http://t.co/tQ5EPCKP via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • ABS big bang? Yes, but legal market is already changing | Neil Rose http://t.co/9NauueP1 via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • Government should stop state secrets being aired in court, says spy watchdog http://t.co/RdRHniFQ via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Cameron extends PI fees cap in attack on ‘albatross’ safety culture http://t.co/OgBUyZpU Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: European and US lawyers warn IMF on threats to independence http://t.co/I1AEaiE0 Jan 06, 2012
  • Trainee retention rates at top UK law firms see continued recovery- Legalweek http://t.co/PgdBZLZg via @LegalWeek Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: DLA seals hire of five-partner Hogan Lovells Washington DC energy team- Legalweek http://t.co/8qxQJGAi via @LegalWeek Jan 06, 2012
  • All present and correct - POLITICAL LOBBYING RULES ARE ON THE HORIZON | Opinion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/95uOogt2 via @AddThis Jan 06, 2012
  • New Year career resolutions | Opinion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/auUy32du Jan 06, 2012
  • Small firms can walk tall | Opinion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/tLRPveMR Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Nabarro real estate partner quits for Norton Rose | The Lawyer: http://t.co/AoV2rbjD Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Eversheds makes strides towards eliminating pension deficit | The Lawyer: http://t.co/gvz742cC Jan 06, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Davis Polk snares Freshfields partner for English law launch | News | The Lawyer: http://t.co/IXFiERkA Jan 06, 2012
  • Hungary Ready to Discuss IMF Loan http://t.co/dK6R7SiS via @WSJ Jan 06, 2012
  • "The increase we have seen in the past three years reflects some fundamental shifts in FDI that favour emerging market…http://t.co/bXEvL1kI Jan 06, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek Jan 06, 2012
  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: Call to end relationship recycling - New Law Journal http://t.co/HSTGxRvx Jan 06, 2012
  • UN declares Nasrin Sotoudeh’s detention illegal http://t.co/5OUWrwFy Jan 06, 2012
  • GlaxoSmithKline Fined Over Illegal Vaccine Experiments Killing 14 Babies http://t.co/vc62UJwW Jan 06, 2012
  • Belarus Makes Certain Web Behaviors Illegal http://t.co/xo7Aru2A via @mashable Jan 06, 2012
  • Where one-armed piano players must perform for free and it's illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory: WEIRD LAWS http://t.co/ysTUsrO6 Jan 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Janardhana Reddy made Rs 4,300 cr through illegal mining: CBI http://t.co/jlDJAwUx Jan 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Lapse enables illegal Bangla immigrants to cast vote http://t.co/AU7C2dgs Jan 06, 2012
  • Malawi: Lilongwe's illegal vendors clash with police http://t.co/H5s2tmP6 Jan 06, 2012
  • Illegal Immigrants the Aspect of Success Israel Doesn't Want http://t.co/ryrwMBN4 via @huffpostUK Jan 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Illegal buillding works: Neighbours can join suit, says HIHG COURT http://t.co/dLOCwOiz Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Obama's illegal power grab - Washington Times: http://t.co/Ndp0y1zT via @washtimes Jan 06, 2012
  • INDIA: 2G trial: Are you taking drugs, defence asks CBI witness; judge loses patience http://t.co/XO229y4B via @firstpostin Jan 06, 2012
  • Slain Chinese-American GI’s family wants soldiers tried in US http://t.co/haGnU0OV via @msnbc_us Jan 06, 2012
  • The Slánský trial: Stalinism, antisemitism and “anti-Zionism” http://t.co/2oUYsqRe Jan 06, 2012
  • Computer virus gets convicted murderer new trial http://t.co/mC0ILBv5 via @geekdotcom Jan 06, 2012
  • BMJ calls for disciplinary action on missing drug trial data: http://t.co/2A9Dcl4m Jan 06, 2012
  • Aggro Santos to stand trial for double rape claim http://t.co/9Lennvta Jan 06, 2012
  • INDIA: Judge unlikely to toss Gupta insider trial tapes http://t.co/eLRgytj6 Jan 06, 2012
  • Stephen Lawrence investigation team was told before trial that it would be disbanded http://t.co/KkM7N2Lc via @DailyMirror Jan 06, 2012
  • Joran van der Sloot goes on trial - Telegraph http://t.co/awWyUF7S via @Telegraph Jan 06, 2012
  • Last US Marine Stands Trial for Iraq Killings http://t.co/EZPoJkqS via @VOA_News Jan 06, 2012
  • EGYPT: Calls for ousted Egyptian leader to face death penalty http://t.co/rUI5Y4sI Jan 06, 2012
  • Local firms rule in Romania, but that may change if the economy takes an upturn: THE LAWYER http://t.co/dUqeg1hC Jan 06, 2012
  • US: New York lawyer who billed for porn won't collect http://t.co/xtrtQBeq Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer sued for libel by racehorse charity http://t.co/vmKJJxeB Jan 06, 2012
  • CANADA: Rwandan man will face death if deported, longtime lawyer argues http://t.co/vALXprUm Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Goldman Sachs former director Gupta didn't profit as alleged insider: lawyer http://t.co/3PYhbth9 Jan 06, 2012
  • CANADA: Substitute teacher’s lawyer suggests alleged inappropriate touching of girls could be accidental http://t.co/18zN8aUH Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Lawyer - Client devastated by ATF agent's NY death http://t.co/owsWzSat via @WSJ Jan 06, 2012
  • It's Time for the Courts to Catch Up With Technology http://t.co/Bu9fsG0U via @NetEvolution Jan 06, 2012
  • University's expansion plans could compromise safety and security at Cambridge Crown Court http://t.co/R8H93CZM Jan 06, 2012
  • 'I'll fight parking battle in courts' - EXETER http://t.co/OzM5docg Jan 06, 2012
  • NIGERIA: NBA asks lawyers to boycott courts http://t.co/Aq35fc3R via @vanguardngrnews Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts pledges merit-based hiring and promotion in the courts http://t.co/1nLv2Wv1 Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Veterans treatment court saves taxpayer money, is right thing to do http://t.co/iAZAVOHG via @yorkdispatch Jan 06, 2012
  • EUS: Legal expert: Precedent should guide Supreme Court on Texas redistricting http://t.co/sdUIN3sT Jan 06, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: No letter to Swiss courts: PPP Decisions of Core Committee: http://t.co/gAtERPad Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Honda in Small Claims Court http://t.co/gGJC5UVc Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Chief Justice John Roberts' Defense Of Supreme Court Ethics Doesn't Soothe Critics http://t.co/cTaTyX5O via @huffingtonpost Jan 06, 2012
  • Italian court denies Samsung’s bid for iPhone 4S sales ban http://t.co/Ehu7jQbq Jan 06, 2012
  • AUS: Murdered disabled girl's father jailed for a month - he wanted to take her ashed back to Aus - http://t.co/PMzPSyVt via @news_com_au Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Appeals Court Agrees Chevron is Guilty: Overwhelming Evidence of Company’s Crimes in Ecuador http://t.co/jzRzqLRR Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Republicans Trying to Restrict Voting Rights http://t.co/GLXP9j3J Jan 06, 2012
  • Human rights as conditions for aid: how long is a piece of string? http://t.co/hdKBzR9e Jan 06, 2012
  • EUS: Massachusetts violated constitutional rights of legal immigrants - barred them from health care program http://t.co/H9j360VP Jan 06, 2012
  • EGYPT: SCAF using Mubarak tactics to oppress freedom http://t.co/JBh2BbKh Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Indiana Capitol In Faceoff Over Labor Rights — Again http://t.co/2f0vWeJs via @TPM Jan 06, 2012
  • Divorced mums and dads could get legal right to see their children http://t.co/2Hk4SGLZ Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Governor Chris Gregoire of Washington Backs Gay Marriage: http://t.co/QeQNC3rc Jan 06, 2012
  • UniCredit warns rights issue investors of euro break-up http://t.co/fRKVk7VQ Jan 06, 2012
  • RT @legalfutures Law Society calls for new approach to sharing ARP liabilities so that solicitors .. http://t.co/wq8fcgi9 Jan 06, 2012
  • New 50p coin aimed at explaining offside law 'gets offside law wrong' http://t.co/PuIr56rD via @guardian Jan 06, 2012
  • US: ACLU Sues to Stop Michigan Law That Ends Public Employer Same-Sex Partner Benefits - Poliglot http://t.co/5WJPE3am via @metroweekly Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Insurers Profit From Health Law They Fought - Bloomberg http://t.co/k5ouL8cA via @BloombergNews Jan 06, 2012
  • US: Union-Law Fight Has Indiana’s Legislature Mired in Limbo - Businessweek http://t.co/II0GT30q via @BW Jan 06, 2012
  • Hospice is against suicide law change http://t.co/pcUVc0pj Jan 06, 2012
  • Lifting martial law in Fiji: A gift from the Commander | The Economist http://t.co/hh7mBV0i Jan 06, 2012