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26th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Trainee solicitors could be paid as little as £2.60 an hour in their first year under an amendment to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's proposals for ending the minimum wage. Full story - Law Gazette

  • I turned to gangster after I was raped, says riots student Laura Johnson http://t.co/4eVOnbrK Mar 26, 2012
  • Free expression, privacy injunctions and gay marriage - The Human Rights Roundup: http://t.co/AtJKxmG3 Mar 26, 2012
  • Mishcon de Reya | Features | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6Wo9rWaM Mar 26, 2012
  • Data on US firms advising a UK target has highlighted the marked trend towards lower deal volumes | The Lawyer: http://t.co/4ThXliEy Mar 26, 2012
  • Making a stand on extradition | The Lawyer: http://t.co/EOcJYhY2 Mar 26, 2012
  • Antitrust regime at crossroads | The Lawyer: http://t.co/TANlwjM2 Mar 26, 2012
  • War, peace, right and wrong | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5LYg7zdI Mar 26, 2012
  • UK deficit – can Govt budge it? | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6CqmcSAz Mar 26, 2012
  • Class actions go Dutch | The Lawyer: http://t.co/5Kg9nILH via @AddThis Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts managing partner to step down from top job | The Lawyer: http://t.co/ZlkncBsU Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Field Fisher advises on Thomas Pink's India entry | The Lawyer: http://t.co/cYREgy3X Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Collyer Bristow seals victory for cricketer in Twitter libel case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/SKvl4RXP Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: China's Broad & Bright joins MSI Global Alliance | The Lawyer: http://t.co/KiLkz9j8 Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Six partners quit Dewey for NY's Sutherland Asbill & Brennan | The Lawyer: http://t.co/kWoc1pO2 Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Allen & Overy and Allen & Gledhill call time on tie-up talks | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fUfcnPJc Mar 26, 2012
  • London Riots: Laura Johnson's mental health 'worse than ever' http://t.co/1pnfZo8y Mar 26, 2012
  • Essex Police apologises over officer's Simon Weston remarks http://t.co/Xc8NWpPr Mar 26, 2012
  • Rupert Murdoch firm used hacker site to target pay-TV rival http://t.co/bryGwodh Mar 26, 2012
  • TURKEY: Proving you're gay to the Turkish army http://t.co/efIdpPl8 Mar 26, 2012
  • The intolerable burden of assisted dying http://t.co/eEr3M4p5 Mar 26, 2012
  • Control order replacement could strengthen terror resolve, warns watchdog http://t.co/gw8qNa1T Mar 26, 2012
  • Mother's 'unbearable' pain after three gang members convicted of Stockwell shooting that paralysed five-year-old girl http://t.co/o5o3wZYS Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Advocate quality deal leaves plea-only question unsettled http://t.co/bMvri6zd Mar 26, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - End of stenographers prompts concerns for criminal justice http://t.co/2PtPCXi3 Mar 26, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Clinical negligence claims 'entirely suitable for ADR' http://t.co/G1EvrApk Mar 26, 2012
  • 40 jobs lost as Donns Law Firm goes into administration - Manchester http://t.co/rpGBqyR5 Mar 26, 2012
  • Man 'killed woman solicitor after cancer op' - Exeter http://t.co/uSojLf0E Mar 26, 2012
  • Stockwell shooting: Thusha Kamaleswaran's family 'happy justice has been done' http://t.co/zb2ao1HE Mar 26, 2012
  • Northern Ireland Attorney General: Ban on gay adoption will remain http://t.co/1R1DyUIz Mar 26, 2012
  • INDIA & PAKISTAN: Pakistan deputy attorney-general to clean shoes at Amritsar Golden Temple http://t.co/u1WDskvP Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Dating sites to screen for sex predators http://t.co/2hUiN6cc Mar 26, 2012
  • ISRAEL ends contact with UN Human Rights Council http://t.co/ajIt47if Mar 26, 2012
  • Pretend barrister David Evans jailed for 18 months http://t.co/FBl0P1BS Mar 26, 2012
  • U.S. regulator feels pressure over Freddie, Fannie: report http://t.co/Oy7z6zlV Mar 26, 2012
  • INDIA-RBS halts India tanker payment due to Iran sanctions http://t.co/wmBf2Pjx Mar 26, 2012
  • Current judicial appointments system is 'not fit for purpose', says report | Joshua Rozenberg http://t.co/nU1TYc7L Mar 26, 2012
  • The unintended consequences of Nick Kristof's anti-sex trafficking crusade http://t.co/pSrTIAnh Mar 26, 2012
  • UK investigations into torture and rendition – a guide http://t.co/Eiud0moD Mar 26, 2012
  • Tulisa persuaded me to film sex act, ex-boyfriend MC Ultra tells High Court http://t.co/xGGtWSx6 Mar 26, 2012
  • Clydesdale and Yorkshire to only use Law Society-accredited firms | Money Marketing: http://t.co/wSJQA6JS Mar 26, 2012
  • HSBC's conveyancing panel raises industry concerns http://t.co/CwPxCyT8 Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cuatrecasas welcomes all partners into equity | The Lawyer: http://t.co/rxDTXMmg Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Cobbetts managing partner to step down from top job | The Lawyer: http://t.co/M28L8UVZ Mar 26, 2012
  • Setback for Lalit Modi, who loses libel case against Chris Cairns http://t.co/gx3neSRM Mar 26, 2012
  • Private bank Coutts fined for failings in money laundering controls http://t.co/v02IvQJx Mar 26, 2012
  • Salford mother hurt in Pendleton racist acid attack http://t.co/pthVLgvp Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Jackson says one third of his clinical negligence proposals at risk http://t.co/Jf2imrld Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Banks make quality scheme a must for new panel firms http://t.co/cwYIGpEt Mar 26, 2012
  • Court decision on Canada's sex-trade laws coming Monday http://t.co/kYIAHzrf Mar 26, 2012
  • ISRAEL: Supreme Court Orders Settlers Off Palestinian Land: http://t.co/qudkFFnD Mar 26, 2012
  • UK terror suspects sent into internal exile under control orders http://t.co/DyeXt7rc Mar 26, 2012
  • Character and Its Discontents: Criminals can possess a soft side too? http://t.co/6W3VajUK Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Channel Islands imports must carry VAT, court rules | The Lawyer: http://t.co/1sgI6qF9 Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Arnold J rules in Formula 1 intellectual property dispute | The Lawyer: http://t.co/wxnakrEV Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Switzerland's Lachenal and Meyerlustenberger seal merger | The Lawyer: http://t.co/aGP5FFbj Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Howard Kennedy breaks equity bottleneck with partner promotion | The Lawyer: http://t.co/PFgQR70r Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Court orders liquidation of London firm Atlantic Law | The Lawyer: http://t.co/QOIrRhJQ Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Shackleton faces negligence claim from former client | The Lawyer: http://t.co/6PwYWfsP Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Berrymans healthcare head replaces Renouf as senior partner- Legalweek http://t.co/eyXOMn84 Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dewey sees six more senior exits as 2012 partner departures approach 40- Legalweek http://t.co/O2PoHKQy Mar 26, 2012
  • Polish single mother in Norfolk fears losing young son in extradition row http://t.co/YMOeuCwZ Mar 26, 2012
  • Baby Barista Blog: Legal directory games http://t.co/6FmkP2Xd via @guardian Mar 26, 2012
  • Richard Ottoway MP hints at support for euthanasia law http://t.co/0nzTJki9 Mar 26, 2012
  • Black cab driver could hold key to assassination of German Gorbuntsov http://t.co/EXIQiWDo Mar 26, 2012
  • Abu Qatada is 'happiest man in England' after getting bigger taxpayer-funded house - Telegraph http://t.co/4pkzwmCf Mar 26, 2012
  • Kate and Gerry McCann oppose libel reforms http://t.co/nn1Pka3U Mar 26, 2012
  • Twice as many judges needed to handle benefits appeals http://t.co/IqLEKshM Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Watchdog plans hefty rise in compensation maximum http://t.co/4CafWzu3 Mar 26, 2012
  • Olympics to be focus of mock tribunal - Scarborough http://t.co/aV3UUeXu Mar 26, 2012
  • McDonald's manager wins employment tribunal http://t.co/11JF0NjW Mar 26, 2012
  • IRELAND: Resigning ex-PM Ahern the most successful Fianna Fail leader in electoral terms since de Valera http://t.co/FVBLqbGs Mar 26, 2012
  • Tribunal - Crilly v Ballymagroarty Hazelbank Community Partnership that shortlising led to indirect discrimination http://t.co/xT2hVor5 Mar 26, 2012
  • FRANCE: Sarkozy: don't blame immigration laws for attacks http://t.co/1HOsLfre Mar 26, 2012
  • Shot Russian banker was due to give evidence http://t.co/iNV09Lik Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn, accuser to spar in court http://t.co/HrVcF1AM Mar 26, 2012
  • AFGHANISTAN: Taliban has no faith in trial of U.S. massacre suspect http://t.co/MjSPTlug Mar 26, 2012
  • Philosophy student who suffered head injuries from a police baton during the anti-fees protest in London faces trial http://t.co/DKFUzIN0 Mar 26, 2012
  • CANADA: Nortel fraud trial resumes this week http://t.co/EhUKkgvG Mar 26, 2012
  • TURKEY: Turkish ex-military chief on trial for "terrorism" http://t.co/PEqoWXIQ Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Trial to expose 'decades of child sex abuse coverup' in the Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia http://t.co/u884O3od Mar 26, 2012
  • S. KOREA: Zero Tolerance for Illegal Protests During Nuclear Summit http://t.co/u1QdpLDx Mar 26, 2012
  • FAR EAST: Tougher penalties against illegal food additives http://t.co/8KqnTuFL Mar 26, 2012
  • INDIA: Illegal arms dealers going great guns http://t.co/sNs2d3Kh Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Illegal Immigration Law Targeting Renters Costs Texas Town $5 Million http://t.co/VS9eGJMz Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Law Professor Concerned ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Will Lead To More Violence http://t.co/LnW7YAGy Mar 26, 2012
  • US: Supreme Court weighs historic Obama healthcare law http://t.co/n6GiE7RN Mar 26, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸ w Mar 26, 2012
  • MP, Mr Cruddas, founder of an online trading company, Currency Management Consultants, was recorded by undercover journalist over access to PM http://t.co/uyG95OgQ Mar 26, 2012
  • Legal Ombudsman: let us accept complaints from prospective clients and third part.. http://t.co/9mPFzHDc - LegalFutures Mar 26, 2012
  • RTA portal extension cannot be done by April 2013, government told http://t.co/WAvTcBE5 - LegalFutures Mar 25, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Swiss firms merge to create new 85-lawyer practice- Legalweek http://t.co/p1tGgqB8 Mar 25, 2012
  • Tribunal hands down key privilege ruling in OFT dairy pricing case http://t.co/ZfOpOrSe Mar 26, 2012
  • School handyman jailed for underage sex with girls http://t.co/eNoe5Fao Mar 26, 2012
  • Police seek cab that took shot Russian banker to his home - http://t.co/emexAxEa Mar 26, 2012
  • Quarter claiming Incapacity Benefit 'can work' http://t.co/4KPn327H Mar 26, 2012
  • Aberdeen City Council faces Animal Concern 'prosecution warning' at Tullos http://t.co/m2c8a76d Mar 26, 2012
  • Budget: SNP to table fuel duty amendment http://t.co/2SNEwn5I Mar 26, 2012
  • Old Firm arrests under new laws http://t.co/WNAM5Zl6 Mar 26, 2012
  • Man, 47, charged over Edinburgh park death http://t.co/Duxzhc6V Mar 26, 2012
  • Scottish independence: 'Border checks' warning from home secretary http://t.co/tBjpmfEa Mar 26, 2012
  • Caravan destroyed by fire at Clynnog Fawr, near Caernarfon http://t.co/xEhCGRJP Mar 26, 2012
  • Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan: Biggest challenge of all to keep UK together http://t.co/37TO1U4m Mar 26, 2012
  • Labour calls for independent inquiry into Cruddas boast http://t.co/aJRxF9QH Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Manchester PI firm goes under http://t.co/XGghY4QC Mar 26, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Lenders move to common approach on panel management http://t.co/lpdMNENq Mar 26, 2012
  • TheLawMap FOCUS OF THE DAY: Trainee solicitors could be paid as little as £2.60 an hour in their first year http://t.co/OSyPMbRc Mar 26, 2012