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12th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Bill of rights commissioner resigns over bypass of Commons: Michael Pinto-Duschinsky claims commission set up by Ken Clarke and Nick Clegg has sidelined parliament and the PM. Full story - Guardian Law

  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst issues ultimatum to plateau partners | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5DxuxQci Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Covington hires Korean partner for Seoul launch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/0ahFfjBm Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: King & Spalding hires partner duo from Bird & Bird | The Lawyer: http://t.co/zPWNU1DV Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: White & Case funds partner quits for DLA Piper in New York | The Lawyer: http://t.co/mDKy5qDz Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes signs alliance with Mongolia's Khan Lex Advocates | The Lawyer: http://t.co/H0iPzyhg Mar 12, 2012
  • Barrister who forged Baroness Hale's signature struck off by BSB | The Lawyer: http://t.co/iEvCunyk Mar 12, 2012
  • Freedom of information provides the scrutiny we need http://t.co/uevLt61y  Mar 12, 2012
  • US: A Way Forward on Judicial Ethics: http://t.co/wtZmiYEg Mar 12, 2012
  • Afghan massacre: US soldier 'acted alone' in Kandahar http://t.co/XZDuz1YO Mar 12, 2012
  • US Attorney General justifies terrorism kill policy http://t.co/hgX6RLL8 Mar 12, 2012
  • Attorney General to look at police Leveson remarks http://t.co/aE8epord Mar 12, 2012
  • Legal aid cuts will have devastating impact on CAB network says CEO:http://t.co/ZF6lVskO Mar 12, 2012
  • Dolphins: Should They Have Legal Rights? http://t.co/WsGe1LIz Mar 12, 2012
  • Legal theory Lexicon: Intention http://t.co/PsnvXgn1 Mar 12, 2012
  • Self-build mortgage market: a niche for the discerning Conveyancer? http://t.co/JHAFcm9r Mar 12, 2012
  • Fraud gang Solicitor sentenced http://t.co/ZhRjvzDZ Mar 12, 2012
  • HSBC panel banks on e-petition | The Lawyer: http://t.co/MfgTsXvL Mar 12, 2012
  • US: The Selective Compassion of the Media & Human Rights Establishment http://t.co/hgSyzICp Mar 12, 2012
  • ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Charity Law Destroys Human-Rights Groups, Amnesty Says http://t.co/g53u8gSa Mar 12, 2012
  • Britain fights Christians' right to wear cross, infuriating activists http://t.co/FdOIoDmI Mar 12, 2012
  • IRAN: UN human rights investigator finds pattern of abuses in Iran, says requests to visit denied http://t.co/CI3yw2dE Mar 12, 2012
  • Gainsborough teenage guilty of multiple rape charges against young boys http://t.co/G89Q7xpw Mar 12, 2012
  • Exchange Chambers barrister David Mohyusddin says 'Fans matter when football clubs go bust' http://t.co/hlhanPJW Mar 12, 2012
  • Barrister is Labour candidate http://t.co/JddraD9w Mar 12, 2012
  • Salman Rushdie attacks planned Justice Dept lawsuit against publishers http://t.co/gfEmhC0U Mar 12, 2012
  • CANADA: Lawyer alleges LSUC probe violates solicitor-client privilege http://t.co/0r91PY62 Mar 12, 2012
  • US: Paul Clement, Former Bush Solicitor General, Arguing At Supreme Court Against Obama Policies http://t.co/uQ8xdLfw Mar 12, 2012
  • Teenager charged over Facebook soldier death comments http://t.co/F1BhCN44 Mar 12, 2012
  • Antoni Imiela trial: Serial attacker 'raped stranger' in 1987 http://t.co/KOvyBowu Mar 12, 2012
  • £120,000 compensation after armed officers stopped wrong car - Telegraph http://t.co/1pMAZOcq Mar 12, 2012
  • Time to get rid of barristers - Baby Barista Blog http://t.co/qWwzhvkq Mar 12, 2012
  • Steve McFadden wins damages over News of the World 'assault' story http://t.co/crFnzsRa Mar 12, 2012
  • Inquest opens into IRA men shot dead by SAS in 1990 http://t.co/YSc6G3TO Mar 12, 2012
  • Teenager admits killing pensioner Richard Mannington Bowes in London riots http://t.co/M1wVZgey Mar 12, 2012
  • Locked-in syndrome sufferer wins high court hearing for his right to die http://t.co/Dxzvn2ia Mar 12, 2012
  • Lord Wedderburn of Charlton obituary - Politician, academic and pioneer of the study of labour law http://t.co/qq3an9Xl Mar 12, 2012
  • IRAN: Ahmed Shaheed's report on "striking patterns of violations" in Iran was welcomed by human rights organisations http://t.co/0TSdOeJk Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Federal court strikes down attempt to overturn ownership rule http://t.co/5a2GqAlf Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Concern at move to make success fee recovery ban retrospective http://t.co/YLdLmSgZ Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Beware the brand http://t.co/Wvv5G0CT Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Spot-fixing scandal, how sports bodies are tackling corruption & the impact of match postponement http://t.co/MYaBMhnx Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Dilapidations protocol, break clauses, business rates relief & unreasonable withholding of consent http://t.co/4Tx5HaBC Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Calling an attorney to account: what are my responsibilities? http://t.co/q52CTjx4 Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The 58th update of the CPR: a radical step in civil litigation http://t.co/JEWSjWxr Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - ABS is not the only route to the multi-disciplinary model http://t.co/qpRSeQqf Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Forced retirement: how can partners maximise their exit arrangements? http://t.co/s2unbE4X Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Are we doing enough to remedy miscarriages of justice? http://t.co/3f1IhTvp Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - How valuable is expert evidence when assessing a patient in a vegetative state? http://t.co/rJx4C5ES Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - The government has largely disregarded public opinion in its haste to reform the legal aid system http://t.co/rjsTMoNM Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Budget and legal aid cutsare forcing law centres to rethink their operation http://t.co/cYtSu7CM Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Dickens today would write about the plight of women in prison http://t.co/vmP1qAsu Mar 12, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - UK 'not in breach' of obligations on religious freedom http://t.co/URHy5eNp Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Stephenson Harwood wins lead on £3bn London waste-to-energy project- Legalweek http://t.co/yHABcBHx Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters and Debevoise lead on AIG's $6bn Hong Kong share sale- Legalweek http://t.co/LMMmWyIy Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: McGrigors construction team joins Eversheds ahead of Pinsents tie-up- Legalweek http://t.co/kLNP3khp Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes makes Mongolia move with local alliance agreement- Legalweek http://t.co/L7P6Zd6J Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Skadden, Cleary, Simpson and Davis Polk see revenues rise in 2011- Legalweek http://t.co/uiZIfCjn Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird London litigation partner duo exit to join US firm- Legalweek http://t.co/orIY5xFn Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Forty-two chambers sign up to new Bar social mobility scheme- Legalweek http://t.co/dSjxRln6 Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Bird & Bird takes lead role on £2.4bn RBS lawsuit brought by shareholders- Legalweek http://t.co/2H6sOMw5 Mar 12, 2012
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  • Tribunal 12 calls for evidence on border controls and migration http://t.co/P2M8ZRdw Mar 12, 2012
  • The wider impact of losing at the Employment Tribunal - Plymouth http://t.co/q1uhesn4 Mar 12, 2012
  • AUS: Trust kids when it comes to religious teaching http://t.co/mM0pu0yZ Mar 12, 2012
  • IRELAND: Recording at tribunal 'unprecedented' - Mahon Tribunal http://t.co/TMPTKcRw Mar 12, 2012
  • Killer Brady's tribunal to be held in public at Liverpool region hospital http://t.co/eVUw311Y Mar 12, 2012
  • Google and European Competition Law http://t.co/Uegg9dJ2 Mar 12, 2012
  • US: Top 14 Law School Grads: Too Good for BigLaw? TaxProf Blog http://t.co/eLs5ZQh6 Mar 12, 2012
  • Church 'will be forced to conduct gay weddings' http://t.co/8QFKyWRN Mar 12, 2012
  • US: Obama's health care law: A trek, not a sprint http://t.co/0Roy5i0X Mar 12, 2012
  • Human rights watchdog intervenes in 'do not resuscitate' case http://t.co/2ZhHiiXm Mar 12, 2012
  • Human Rights Round-Up - Scottish human rights law group http://t.co/4dsyLSJG Mar 12, 2012
  • Rights, Representation and Reason | Cannabis Law Reform http://t.co/uj2hLBJw Mar 12, 2012
  • EGYPT: Rights activists appalled by doctor's acquittal in virginity tests case http://t.co/ut3VUpAg Mar 12, 2012
  • OMAN: Rights forum focuses on role of national institutions http://t.co/xgLMAgAJ Mar 12, 2012
  • US: DOES THE Second Amendment protect an individual right to carry a gun outside the home? http://t.co/OXE3vF2F Mar 12, 2012
  • Ken Clarke and Nick Clegg 'defying the will of Parliament' says expert http://t.co/UeWKPOHx Mar 12, 2012
  • Minister launches assault on the right to wear a cross as she instructs government lawyers to fight http://t.co/Aec3QaXO Mar 12, 2012
  • Time for whoever wants to save Rangers FC to show themselves and their money http://t.co/nwIukFgT Mar 12, 2012
  • Nicolas Sarkozy courts rightwing voters with Schengen zone threat http://t.co/JL73Bx42 Mar 12, 2012
  • Strauss-Kahn sex case lawyer to attend Cambridge protest http://t.co/WTQirtsQ Mar 12, 2012
  • Lawyers backing Gary Critchley's bid to clear his name demand forensics from 1980 murder scene - http://t.co/nI0NZKzO Mar 12, 2012
  • US: Nicollette Sheridan Lawyer Truly Believes In Abc Conspiracy http://t.co/IfbMq1qp Mar 12, 2012
  • US: Lawyer for Banks Accuses MBIA Chief of Insider Trading http://t.co/4tUxgabm Mar 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Israeli officer 'can't remember' why Palestinian was left to die by side of road http://t.co/WvLWfqOm Mar 12, 2012
  • CANADA: Trial against Big Tobacco starts in Montreal Monday http://t.co/7KWLYwNU Mar 12, 2012
  • CANADA: Trial starts Monday for Millet mother accused of killing sons http://t.co/STMGg9ai Mar 12, 2012
  • ISRAEL: settlers agree to disband oldest illegal outpost http://t.co/JSYLSgpU Mar 12, 2012
  • INDIA: The murder of an IPS officer exposes Madhya Pradesh mining mafia http://t.co/ePPEtr0P Mar 12, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Women in boardrooms: have the zombies won? http://t.co/BWbe0ECr Mar 12, 2012
  • Loyalists blamed for bomb attack on house in east Belfast http://t.co/xLYPm2yG Mar 12, 2012
  • Man released after alleged rape in Twinbrook - N Ireland http://t.co/Ugp8bJpF Mar 12, 2012
  • USPCA shock at badger persecution http://t.co/1aqkcMMa Mar 12, 2012
  • Inquest for IRA men at centre of 'shoot to kill' allegations http://t.co/G8EUpVG0 Mar 12, 2012
  • Abuse survivors to meet Cardinal Brady - N Ireland http://t.co/JrRctODY Mar 12, 2012
  • 'Locked-in syndrome' patient awaits ruling on death http://t.co/1IRmziQ2 Mar 12, 2012
  • CHINA: Death row TV hit: Interviews Before Execution http://t.co/cvCcc3wu Mar 12, 2012
  • Clydebank sex attack on woman 'horrific' http://t.co/edfxz03p Mar 12, 2012
  • Lawyer Paul McBride's funeral to take place http://t.co/sM3yDuas Mar 12, 2012
  • Low Moss, Scotland's newest prison, gets first prisoners http://t.co/uprtQIIH Mar 12, 2012
  • Racism scarring grassroots football in Wales http://t.co/5dXRwx2s Mar 12, 2012
  • Rural 'ghost towns' warning by MPs Glyn Davies and Albert Owen - Wales http://t.co/cMi7OQPn Mar 12, 2012
  • 'Fewer frontline officers' since coalition took office - http://t.co/t7NXH9N0 Mar 12, 2012
  • 'Fewer frontline officers' since coalition took office - http://t.co/t7NXH9N0 Mar 12, 2012
  • Lawrence family to ask Home Secretary to reopen inquiry http://t.co/O5BY9sZf Mar 12, 2012
  • A force for good? the rise of private police http://t.co/drjT5WSn Mar 12, 2012
  • SWITZERLAND: Swiss voters reject longer holidays in referendum http://t.co/IKhv5AeZ Mar 12, 2012
  • Wakefield double murder: Victims were stabbed teenagers http://t.co/fFJdREG0 Mar 12, 2012
  • Mumsnet launches campaign to support sex attack victims http://t.co/hENTbJ6T Mar 12, 2012
  • Judge to rule on assisted suicide case http://t.co/2BQCtGr4 Mar 12, 2012
  • Vince Cable rails against US extradition treaty http://t.co/SEF1W3d5 Mar 12, 2012
  • It’s a huge mistake to forbid a tiny act of Christian worship http://t.co/wxkFLHft Mar 12, 2012
  • 80% of women don’t report rape of sexual assault, survey claims http://t.co/Fwme1jVx Mar 12, 2012
  • Missing criminals will be named, but only if they've been lost for 3 months http://t.co/QksyF9NM Mar 12, 2012
  • City firm to license out matter risk management system that saves it £600k a year in PII premiums http://t.co/jzdnnyjA  Mar 12, 2012
  • Labour turns attention to making referral fees criminal offence & halving portal fees in LASPO battle http://t.co/1j2swfoY  Mar 12, 2012