Thursday

8th March 2012: LAW NEWS HEADLINES & LINKS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Men who rape or physically abuse women abroad could face prosecution in the British courts. In a joint statement, coinciding with International Women's Day, the PM will announce that Britain intends to sign up to the Council of Europe's Convention on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence and incorporate it into British law. Full Story - The Independe
  • UGANDA: Rebel Joseph Kony target of viral campaign video http://t.co/NTHgErrj Mar 08, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Osama Bin Laden's three widows have been charged by Pakistan with illegally entering the country http://t.co/2FeIZ53R Mar 08, 2012
  • Glasgow Rangers FC pleased at court hearing http://t.co/jHmSKfVX Mar 08, 2012
  • Sun and NoW publisher had 'enthusiastic involvement' with police http://t.co/LRcsFXCf Mar 08, 2012
  • Court of appeal quashes convictions of five men for Kevin Nunes murder http://t.co/vw6Ec0mK Mar 08, 2012
  • US ruling against Salvadoran ex-General a ‘huge’ victory for victims http://t.co/RrMzy5VU Mar 08, 2012
  • Secrecy for torture evidence - analysis: UK Human Right's Blog http://t.co/G9B3sSpz  Mar 08, 2012
  • JAMAICA: UN secretary general wants rural women empowerment a human right http://t.co/VWnckpZH Mar 08, 2012
  • Golf-playing disability fraud trial man sacks barrister - Carlisle Crown Court http://t.co/wGBZe5xK Mar 08, 2012
  • AUS: Publicity the reason for no jury on Rayney trial http://t.co/s0YjBOjY Mar 08, 2012
  • AUS: Evidence 'links to Rayney home': prosecutors http://t.co/0c9TJFcY Mar 08, 2012
  • Woodley backs protest at Justice Centre on Women's Day - Croydon, London http://t.co/VCColtc6 Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Justice Department Threatens Apple, Publishers over E-Book Pricing http://t.co/Wxp2JGzr Mar 08, 2012
  • Ilford solicitor who smuggled drugs into prison in oversized shoes facing jail http://t.co/gKlkkoJ4 Mar 08, 2012
  • Linder Myers solicitor dies from heart attack | Manchester http://t.co/yDqVAo4r Mar 08, 2012
  • Runcorn solicitor admits stealing £46,000 from his law firm http://t.co/O5nakEO2 Mar 08, 2012
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority issues warning over bogus Birmingham law firms http://t.co/3Rjn2Bjt Mar 08, 2012
  • Solicitor referrals: under-used and under-valued? http://t.co/RBVpkADo Mar 08, 2012
  • Paris Bar reveals higher number of women than men in the law | The Lawyer: http://t.co/dsJMZRWr Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Slaughters launches scheme to help state-school kids' social mobility | The Lawyer: http://t.co/LNbp73Ze Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Clydes and 3VB act as Liverpool FC's former owners take further action against RBS | The Lawyer: http://t.co/fy5fIShn Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW FIRM NEWS: Dundas & Wilson chief steps down mid-way through term |  The Lawyer: http://t.co/GVtQMZ51 Mar 08, 2012
  • 15st man 'mugged by fox' :) http://t.co/o1DxnpEU Mar 08, 2012
  • Attackers can no longer 'hide’ abroad, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to announce http://t.co/Cvqo5Sqn Mar 08, 2012
  • Briton faces fresh murder claims 18 years after he was cleared http://t.co/DEQtRXdn Mar 08, 2012
  • MOD official in court for "breaching Official Secrets Act" http://t.co/8JKCsdd1 Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: LASPO suffers three more defeats in Lords http://t.co/UJRhG4oR Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Educate, don’t mandate: Jackson on mediation http://t.co/jfAoh1wt Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Legal profession must provide greater support for female lawyers http://t.co/MAOHcxhx Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Six law firms have been recognised as top employers by the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work http://t.co/a303xfee Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: High Court ruled in favour of taxpayer in a dispute over remedies where VAT unlawfully charged http://t.co/F74IEdrY Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The Office for Judicial Complaint launched consultation on complaints handling process http://t.co/BMbOs8IY Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: The Bar Council has published a report summarising commentary against the Legal Aid http://t.co/PRMLFgTb Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Lord Justice Jackson has no regrets over his proposals on civil litigation costs http://t.co/pJkcMSYB Mar 08, 2012
  • NEW LAW JOURNAL: Cherie Booth QC is stepping down as chair of the judging panel for the LALYs http://t.co/qysStH6N Mar 08, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Appeal judges slash 'biggest ever' confiscation orders http://t.co/B7gkbBEs Mar 08, 2012
  • Solicitors Journal - Lords seal fate of legal aid for medical negligence http://t.co/GQktgQpW Mar 08, 2012
  • Workers in FOUR YEAR legal battle costing £200,000 finally cleared of racism over innocent Three wise monkeys. http://t.co/rAAgooAt Mar 08, 2012
  • Legal reaction to ASA clearing Mars of using Katie Price and Rio Ferdinand to tweet about Snickers http://t.co/SKrGq3aV Mar 08, 2012
  • Ministers defeated on legal aid reforms http://t.co/7QI5wY2t Mar 08, 2012
  • US: The Story Behind the Obama Law School Speech Video http://t.co/xsfNxYrF Mar 08, 2012
  • Louis Vuitton threatens US law school over parody poster http://t.co/RKNNCay8 Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Law Faculty Hiring and Socioeconomic Bias - Tax Prof Blog http://t.co/IUuXYazN Mar 08, 2012
  • TURKEY: Adopt Strong Domestic Violence Law http://t.co/MNnGLbkQ Mar 08, 2012
  • CHINA: China to restrict secret detentions, at least on paper http://t.co/isrYSCDU Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Virginia signs law requiring ultrasounds for women seeking abortions but not invasive exams http://t.co/DngLPfwB Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Condom Rule May Drive Sex Films From Los Angeles: http://t.co/4DsGA7W7 Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Non-disclosure of assets in divorce proceedings http://t.co/OdMy4vxL Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Clarke defends secret trials http://t.co/D9zi1zUq Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Quality test 'should not protect barristers' http://t.co/3nkQeYwg Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Salford claims centre plagued by complaints http://t.co/kqdUO3eu Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Non-disclosure of assets in divorce proceedings http://t.co/OdMy4vxL Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Clarke defends secret trials http://t.co/D9zi1zUq Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Quality test 'should not protect barristers' http://t.co/3nkQeYwg Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Salford claims centre plagued by complaints http://t.co/kqdUO3eu Mar 08, 2012
  • INDIA: Illegal betel nut smuggling and oral cancer http://t.co/oqsrhqaf Mar 08, 2012
  • AUS: 'Illegal and dangerous': FCC weighs in on mobile phone jammers http://t.co/Sg8jn2f4 Mar 08, 2012
  • INDIA: High Court dismisses Yeddyurappa illegal mining report http://t.co/Ff1RYNJB Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Should U.S. courts police international human rights? http://t.co/7r0jUD8Y Mar 08, 2012
  • Cricketer Chris Cairns’ former teammates testimony heard in court http://t.co/YP9qvwpj Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Court orders US to review terror label for Iran exiles http://t.co/5bGGBA1R Mar 08, 2012
  • TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/VTrW0Mek ▸  Mar 08, 2012
  • Terror suspects linked to ricin plot could use secret courts in bid to go free http://t.co/VfsPv2jn Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Court ruling forces FBI to use agent surveillance instead of GPS in some probes http://t.co/eXjy9tyB Mar 08, 2012
  • Outer Temple silk leads on £1m insider trading case | The Lawyer: http://t.co/Ksd1JEVq Mar 08, 2012
  • BALKANS: Limaj’s Lawyer Accuses EULEX of Incompetence http://t.co/mxAHPeAM Mar 08, 2012
  • Maid's lawyer to talk at Cambridge Uni Strauss-Kahn protest http://t.co/hM73Z0B2 Mar 08, 2012
  • Two Michael Jackson fans accused of stealing unreleased music are confident they can prove their innocence in court http://t.co/NTJUzEwI Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers’ Comp Settlement in California History http://t.co/ukKwfBEa Mar 08, 2012
  • Divorce lawyer's guide to married bliss http://t.co/JjoZljh3 Mar 08, 2012
  • CANADA: Lawyer resigns from B.C. inquiry into missing women: http://t.co/3kaObh6x Mar 08, 2012
  • VATICAN: Lawyer: Vatican reverses closing of 13 parishes in Cleveland; bishop didn't follow procedure http://t.co/gfCkL07l Mar 08, 2012
  • "The lack of consular assistance" offered in the wake of Paul McBride QC's death http://t.co/Qt4IGGic Mar 08, 2012
  • BURMA: Journalist on trial for criticising road | Democratic Voice of Burma http://t.co/QyBwCRdv Mar 08, 2012
  • RUSSIA: Feminist punk group Pussy Riot face trial for cathedral protest http://t.co/aFcl4ex2 Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Dharun Ravi trial: Apology was likely the last thing Rutgers student Tyler Clementi saw before suicide http://t.co/dA8IO4Uz Mar 08, 2012
  • CANADA: Tori Stafford murder trial: Mother’s shortcomings: http://t.co/feoiI1oe Mar 08, 2012
  • BALKANS: Prosecutors Seek 28-Year Jail Term For Serb Nationalist Vojislav Seselj http://t.co/cHv650jx Mar 08, 2012
  • PAKISTAN: Women’s rights: ‘Implementation of laws must be next step’ http://t.co/whTXzlsp Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Court was Right Stop FBI's GPS Tracking - http://t.co/37aBm12D Mar 08, 2012
  • UK police to prosecute foreign rape http://t.co/hXe3ejKR Mar 08, 2012
  • PM: Lawrence case corruption claims must be examined - http://t.co/AeaRtOFJ Mar 08, 2012
  • Revealed: How Britain's most prolific fraudster stole £115m http://t.co/hR2XTVC7 Mar 08, 2012
  • Yates of the Yard 'withheld phone records' from police leak inquiry http://t.co/ihRUBjID Mar 08, 2012
  • Homeowner 'hoodwinked' into buying house next to 'neighbour from hell' http://t.co/Z6HXnNlQ Mar 08, 2012
  • Terrorists to use secret courts to fight deportation http://t.co/q7aJPPvg Mar 08, 2012
  • How we can turn the underclass around http://t.co/V68idIum Mar 08, 2012
  • Abu Qatada talks moving in right direction, says Theresa May http://t.co/XtwVf7D6 Mar 08, 2012
  • Muslim and African nations walk out of UN panel on gay rights http://t.co/UncDlHgP Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Why do judges give such long prison sentences? http://t.co/vslvhHTz Mar 08, 2012
  • UGANDA: Kony2012 video goes viral, and so do concerns about its producers http://t.co/zNx1iMLx Mar 08, 2012
  • US: Occupy Wall Street exposes judicial double standards | Naomi Wolf http://t.co/j4lSADR3 Mar 08, 2012
  • Man released over Mackin murder http://t.co/Q985mPjB Mar 08, 2012
  • Three arrested over attempted hijacking http://t.co/YzRfxHrI Mar 08, 2012
  • Sean Gallagher's RTE presidential debate complaints upheld http://t.co/0dgJCGA3 Mar 08, 2012
  • Attwood pledges crackdown on licensing over cheap drinks deals - Northern Ireland http://t.co/0KjLyE8N Mar 08, 2012
  • Jim Shannon uses parliamentary privilege to name killer http://t.co/T27X5EUA Mar 08, 2012
  • Bogus Lanarkshire callers posed as detectives http://t.co/hRdV7PW3 Mar 08, 2012
  • Neil Lennon bomb trial officer admits "inaccuracies" http://t.co/CEMtV4wv Mar 08, 2012
  • Police probe 'suspicious' death in Rutherglen http://t.co/pwzYu9Gd Mar 08, 2012
  • Donald Trump asked to appear before Scottish MSPs http://t.co/wR9QGO54 Mar 08, 2012
  • Andrew Hutchison fined for killing Holyrood hawk Naph http://t.co/NXliOIFP Mar 08, 2012
  • Paul McBride's body to be returned to Scotland http://t.co/I29NAnxH Mar 08, 2012
  • Glasgow Rangers FC hold fresh takeover talks amidst fear of going bust http://t.co/mEexg8R4 Mar 08, 2012
  • Debt advice demand in Wales set to surge http://t.co/5OWenVsW Mar 08, 2012
  • Texas execution: How much is a death worth? http://t.co/Jdv392Vv Mar 08, 2012
  • Footballer Mario Balotelli in Trafford Centre hoodie dispute http://t.co/jJ9BucGz Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Fee structure frozen to 2013 http://t.co/z2Xb7bVO Mar 08, 2012
  • LAW GAZETTE: Reprieve for specialist support service http://t.co/zc4QexgX Mar 08, 2012
  • Admiral Insurance mulling ABS option, chief executive confirms http://t.co/gfLghnwu  Mar 08, 2012
  • Quindell targets huge growth with more law firm acquisitions along the way http://t.co/OFdEpvd9  Mar 08, 2012